Unconventional oilfield drilling boosts hectorite prospects
By Mike O'Driscoll
Published: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
OFM Dubai: deeper oilfield drilling targeted by Western Lithium USA Corp.
The increasing trend in exploring for unconventional oil and
gas deposits at greater depths, with the associated drilling
environments of higher temperatures and pressures, is a welcome
sign for consumption of hectorite in drilling fluids.
Certainly it is a trend that Western Lithium USA Corp. (WLC)
is evaluating closely with...