Packaged aqueous slurry type explosives

Patent · Tue Mar 02 04:00:00 EST 1971

OSTI ID:5579812

Knight, Jr, H G

A packaged, and thickened, but generally pourable, inorganic oxidizer salt explosive of the aqueous slurry type is provided which contains a release agent to preclude adhesion of the mass of explosive to the inner wall of the container during gravitation of the mass from it. The agent is disposed so as to be in direct contact with the mass and the container inner wall across the mass-inner wall interface during the gravitation. Dependent on the particular need at the blasting site, the slurry is either pumped directly into the borehole, or is packaged at the time of manufacture, and transported to the blasting site, where the entire package is charged into the borehole; or alternatively, the contents of the package are transferred directly from the package into the borehole. (18 claims)

• Assignee: Hercules Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 3566790
• OSTI ID: 5579812
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300 -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450100* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Chemical Explosions & Explosives
ADHESION
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BOREHOLES
CAVITIES
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
CONTAINERS
DISPERSIONS
EXPLOSIONS
EXPLOSIVE STIMULATION
EXPLOSIVES
FLUID MECHANICS
MECHANICS
MIXTURES
OXIDIZERS
PACKAGING
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PUMPING
SALTS
SLURRIES
SOLUTIONS
STIMULATION
SUSPENSIONS
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
WELL COMPLETION
WELL STIMULATION