BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

Table of Content
Figure 5-24 Flow Diagram for a Two-Stage Centrifuge for Medium to High Weight Oil Muds .....5-49
List of Tables
Table 5-1 Common Acids ................................................................................................................5-9
Table 5-2 Common Bases ................................................................................................................5-9
Table 5-3 Base Fluid Properties .....................................................................................................5-18
Table 5-4
Table 5-5
Properties of Synthetic Materials...................................................................................5-19
Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-GEL.................................................................5-30
Table 5-6 Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-GEL II .............................................................5-31
Table 5-7
Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-MIX.............................................................5-31
Table 5-8 Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-MUL/CARBO-MUL HT ................................5-32
Table 5-9
Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-TEC.................................................................5-33
Table 5-10 Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-TEC HW .........................................................5-34
Table 5-11
Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-TEC S..............................................................5-34
Table 5-12 Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-TROL ..............................................................5-35
Table 5-13
Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-TROL HT........................................................5-35
Table 5-14 Typical Physical Properties – CARBO-VIS ..............................................................5-36
Table 5-15
Table 5-16
Typical Physical Properties – CHEK-LOSS..................................................................5-36
Typical Physical Properties – CHEK-LOSS PLUS.......................................................5-37
Table 5-17 Typical Physical Properties – MAGMA-TROL ........................................................5-38
Table 5-18 Typical Physical Properties – OMNI-COTE .................................................................5-38
Table 5-19 Typical Physical Properties – OMNI-LUBE .............................................................5-39
Table 5-20
Table 5-21
Table 5-22
Typical Physical Properties – OMNI-MIX................................................................5-39
Typical Physical Properties – OMNI-MUL...............................................................5-40
Typical Physical Properties – OMNI-PLEX..................................................................5-40
Table 5-23 Typical Physical Properties – OMNI-TEC ....................................................................5-41
Table 5-24
Typical Physical Properties – OMNI-TROL / CARBO-TROL.................................5-42
Table 5-25 Typical Physical Properties – 6-UP ...........................................................................5-42
Table 5-26
Table 5-27
Table 5-28
Troubleshooting Emulsion Fluid Systems.....................................................................5-45
CARBO-DRILL Products Required to Build 100 bbl of CARBO-TEC Oil Fluid:
70/ 30 and 80/20 Oil/Water Ratios ................................................................................5-51
CARBO-DRILL Products Required to Build 100 bbl of CARBO-TEC Oil Fluid:
85/15 Oil/Water Ratio....................................................................................................5-52
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids
Reference Manual
iv Revised 2006