Is additional barite an ideal weighting agent for oil exploitation?

Recently, a new round of rise in oil prices has started. Barite is an ideal weighting agent for oil exploitation, and the demand for barite has soared. The demand for barite increases sharply with the oil price, mainly because the demand for barite is 1 ton for every 30 meters of drilling, and the consumption accounts for almost half of the output of barite powder.

Barite is mainly composed of barium sulfate (BaSO4), with Mohr 3-3.5 and specific gravity 4.0-4.60. It has the advantages of insoluble in water, high density, good filling, non-toxic, easy to absorb, etc. it has a high proportion of barite demand in chemical industry, petroleum, building materials, medicine and other industries.