Table 3: Mud formulation using barite as weighting material.
Mud Weight |
|
PPG |
|
Mud Type |
Product Name |
Mixing Order & Time |
Brand Name |
Product Specific Gravity |
Product Concentration Field Barrel |
Product Concentration Lab Barrel |
Mins |
|
|
Lbs/Bbl |
Gals/Bbl |
Grams |
Mils |
WATER |
0 |
Water |
1 |
251.00 |
- |
251.00 |
324.13 |
Viscosifier 2 |
2 |
- |
1.5 |
1.50 |
- |
1.50 |
1.00 |
Fluid loss Additive 1 |
1 |
HV |
2 |
0.15 |
- |
1.25 |
1.25 |
Alkalinity |
- |
Soda Ash |
2.5 |
0.25 |
- |
0.25 |
0.10 |
NACL |
2 |
NACL |
3.31 |
14.54 |
- |
14.54 |
4.37 |
Other |
2 |
CaCO3 |
2.7 |
10.00 |
- |
30.00 |
11.11 |
Other |
1 |
Caustic Soda |
2.13 |
0.25 |
- |
0.25 |
0.12 |
Other |
2 |
X-CIDE 102 |
1.07 |
0.25 |
- |
0.25 |
0.23 |
BARITE |
2 |
BARITE LOCAL |
3.9 |
60.00 |
- |
30.00 |
7.69 |
- |
350.00 |