Originally Posted By: davatsa

We were hoping to use drilling mud to seal the shallower forage ponds (if practical).

Obviously, using the drilling mud would be our cheapest option. Buying liners is another option. Buying bentonite is a third.

Any other thoughts or ideas?

Dave, as Ewest states, drilling mud right out of the sack is bentonite and safe to use.
With the low price of oil, rig counts are down in our area and mud may be a bargain if you look around.

Warehouses were full of the stuff with the oil crash in the 80's.



N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
Original george #173 (22 June 2002)