XG Series
Engineered for High Suspension and High Performance
System Overview
The XG Series, developed by GEO, is a range of innovative products based on a natural polymer for use in drilling and soil stabilization. Designed for high solubility and viscosity control and high density, Cross-Gel XG serves as an efficient drilling fluid with long-lasting stability, effective sediment transport, and continuous reuse capability. It is fast hydrating and mixed using any batching system or equipment but best under high shear. The series includes complementary products—XG Break, XG Clean, and XG Shield—to optimize performance, manage fluid viscosity and density, and maintain polymer structure over extended operations.
Applications
Cross-Gel XG is used to stabilize non-cohesive and cohesive soils during excavation, preventing soil collapse and fluid loss, and providing a protective membrane along excavation walls. It suspends soil particles just like bentonite. Interacts with large range of soil profiles, stabilizing unstable non-cohesive soil, cohesive zero SPT N-blow counts marine clays. Its flexibility and reliability provide a solid solution to keep sands, silts, clay, shales, porous soils stable throughout the excavation of a foundation element. The sidewall stabilization is based on hydrostatic pressure and chemical interactions with the soil.
The high-density drilling fluid created by Cross-Gel XG effectively suspends and transports soil cuttings and sediments during drilling operations, ensuring efficient cleaning and preventing clogging.
The entire Cross Gel XG Series broad application in the geotechnical field matches the bentonite solution in soil stability for the installation of diaphragm walls, bored piles, Continuous flight auger, anchors, micropile, jacked tunnels, tunnel boring machines with closed shield or even in drilling water wells. It can be used with reverse circulation equipment such cutters as the high shear does not affect its properties, and enhanced fluid performance over extended periods.
Benefits of XG Series
Strong soil binding through dense molecular charges and high molecular weight.
Minimizes need for reapplication, ensuring long-term stability.
Suitable for challenging geological conditions across a range of drilling methods.
XG Series Products
CrossGel XG
Strong Walls, Seamless Support – All with Cross Gel XG.
Cross-Gel XG is a biodegradable, high-molecular-weight polymer with charged molecular structures that enhance soil cohesion, maintain a stable, dense slurry with no free water, and are free from harmful acrylamide. Its composition enables it to form strong, stable barriers in various geological conditions.
Biodegradable and Highly Soluble
High Molecular Weight
Charged Molecular Structure
Dense Slurry with No Free Water
Acrylamide-Free Composition
Immediate dispersibility of the soil
High Solubility in Fresh and Salt Water
Cross-Gel XG is widely used for stabilizing diaphragm walls, bored piles, tunnelling, continuous flight auger operations, and temporary structures. It enhances soil support, improves stability in challenging geotechnical conditions, and is suitable for both land and underwater applications.
Diaphragm Walls
Bored Piles
Tunnel Boring Machines (Closed Shield)
Reverse Circulation Drilling
Temporary Structural Walls
Continuous flight auger piles
Micropiles
XG Break
Instant Breakdown, Reliable Clarity.
XG Break is a highly soluble, solid reducing agent that lowers viscosity and density in Cross-Gel XG slurries, requiring XG Clean to fully activate its sediment-settling effect.
High Solubility in Fresh and Salt Water
Viscosity and Density Reduction
Requires XG Clean for Full Activation
Acrylamide-Free Composition
Color Variability (Green to Brown)
XG Break facilitates sedimentation in Cross-Gel XG slurries, particularly useful when mechanical desanders are unavailable or as a supplement to desanding processes.
Soil Particle Settling in Cross-Gel XG Slurries
Alternative to Mechanical Desanding
Supplemental Action with Mechanical Desanders
Use in Slurry Tanks for Viscosity Reduction
XG Clean
Powerful Oxidation for Enhanced Sediment Separation.
XG Clean is a liquid oxidizing agent that works with XG Break to reduce viscosity and help particles settle, lowering the slurry’s density and improving fluid clarity.
Liquid Oxidizing Agent
High Solubility in Fresh and Salt Water
Initiates Oxidative Reaction to Break Down Polymer Chains
Density and Viscosity Reduction Agent
Acrylamide-Free Composition
Activates the Reaction Between XG Break and Cross-Gel XG
Optimizes Viscosity Reduction in Cross-Gel XG Slurries
Improves Sediment Settling in Slurry Tanks
Enhances Fluid Clarity and Reduces Fluid Density
Facilitates Efficient Sediment Separation During Drilling
XG Shield
Preserve Performance, Extend Stability with XG Shield.
XG Shield enhances the lifespan and viscosity stability of Cross-Gel XG, is highly miscible in both fresh and saltwater, protects the polymer structure, is acrylamide-free, and ensures consistent performance even in harsh conditions, reducing the need for frequent reapplications.
Longevity Enhancement
High Miscibility
Polymer Protection
Acrylamide-Free
Cost-Effective
Slurry Tanks
Polymer Mixing Tanks
Excavation Sites
Operational Adjustments
Versatile Environments
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Available Support
GEO provides its clients with a methodology with proven international success composed by several client assistance oriented programs.
GEO will provide our customer’s technical teams a professional certification that ensures the necessary ability for correct application.
