BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

Oil / Synthetic Fluids
Table 5-36
Products required to build 100 bbl of SYN-TEQ Fluid: 85/15 Synthetic/Water Ratio
(SWR)
Maximum Temperature °F (°C)
Products 250 (121) 300 (149) 350 (177) 400 (204) 450 (232)
OMNI-TEC TM , gal
OMNI-MUL TM , gal
OMNI-TROL TM , 50 lb sacks
MIL-LIME TM , 50 lb sacks
100
25
10
8
115
50
20
9
140
62.5
20
11
160
75
30
13
180
112
30
16
85/15 SWR
ISO-TEQ,
Brine*, CARBO-GEL,
(bbl)
(bbl)
(50 lb sacks)
8.0 82 15 9 18
8.5 80 14 9 50
9.0 79 14 9 76
9.5 77 14 9 103
10.0 76 14 9 129
10.5 74 13 9 156
11.0 72 13 9 182
11.5 71 13 9 209
12.0 69 13 9 236
12.5 68 12 8 262
13.0 66 12 8 289
13.5 65 12 8 316
14.0 63 12 8 342
14.5 62 11 8 369
15.0 60 11 7 395
15.5 59 11 7 422
16.0 57 10 7 449
16.5 56 10 7 475
17.0 54 10 7 502
17.5 52 10 7 528
18.0 51 9 5 555
18.5 49 9 5 582
19.0 48 9 5 608
Fluid Weight,
(lb m /gal)
*Saturated NaCl or 250,000 CaCl 2 water.
MIL-BAR,
(100 lb sacks)
The volumes and densities are accurate to ±1%. Because it is not possible for a able to show formulations with numerous
internal phase salinities and temperature stabilities, it is recommended that a material balance approach be utilized prior to
the formulation of large quantities of CARBO-DRILL.
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids
Reference Manual
5-60 Revised 2006