API RP 13B-1
Recommended Practice for Field Testing Water-Based Drilling Fluids
Standard by API, 2019
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Language: English
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Recommended Practice for Field Te sting Water - Based Drilling Fluids (includes Errata 1 dated May 2020, Errata 2 dated December 2021, and Errata 3 dated January 2023) Provides standard procedures for determ ining the following characteristics of water - based drilling fluids: • drilling fluid density (mud weight); • viscosity and gel strength; • filtration; • water, oil, and solids contents;• sand content; • methylene blue capacity; •p H ;• alkalinity and lime content; • chloride content; • total hardness as calcium;• low - gravity solids and weighting material concentrations. Annexes A through K provid e additional test methods that may be used for: • chemical analysis for calcium, magnesium, calcium sulfate, sulfide, carbonate, and potassium; • determination of shear strength;• determination of resistivity; • removal of air; • drill - pipe corrosion monitoring;• sampling, inspecti on, and rejection; • rig - site sampling; • calibration and verification of gl assware, thermometers, timers, viscometers, retort cup, and drilling fluid balances; • permeability plugging testing at high temperature and high pressure for two types of equipment; •s a g t e s t i n g. P a g e s : 1 3 2
SKU: e224fc1590e7
- Publication Date: 2019
- Publisher: API
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