BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

RESERVOIR APPLICATION FLUIDS
1
Percent
Weight
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
14.0
15.0
16.0
17.0
18.0
19.0
20.0
21.0
22.0
23.0
24.0
2
Specific
Gravity
1.005
1.011
1.017
1.024
1.030
1.037
1.044
1.050
1.057
1.063
1.070
1.077
1.084
1.091
1.097
1.104
1.111
1.119
1.126
1.133
1.140
1.147
1.155
1.162
Table 6 - 11
3
Density
(lb m /gal)
8.37
8.42
8.47
8.53
8.59
8.64
8.69
8.75
8.80
8.86
8.90
8.97
9.03
9.08
9.12
9.20
9.26
9.32
9.38
9.44
9.51
9.56
9.64
9.68
4
KCl
(lb m /bbl)
3.5
7.1
10.7
14.4
18.1
21.8
25.6
29.4
33.3
37.3
41.2
45.3
49.4
53.5
57.6
61.9
66.1
70.5
74.9
79.3
83.9
88.4
93.1
97.7
5
H 2 0
(gal/bbl)
41.8
41.6
41.4
41.3
51.1
40.9
40.7
40.5
40.4
40.2
40.0
39.8
39.6
39.4
39.1
38.9
38.7
38.5
38.3
38.0
37.8
37.6
37.4
37.1
6
KCl
(mg/L)
10000
20200
30500
41000
51500
62200
73000
84000
95100
106300
117700
129200
140900
152700
164600
176700
188900
201300
213900
226600
239500
252400
265700
278900
7
Chlorides
(mg/L)
4756
9606
14506
19499
24493
29582
34718
39950
45229
50556
55977
61447
67011
72623
78282
84038
89840
95737
101730
107770
114000
120040
126473
132643
8
Volume
Increase
Factor
1.005
1.009
1.013
1.017
1.022
1.026
1.031
1.035
1.039
1.045
1.050
1.055
1.061
1.066
1.072
1.078
1.084
1.090
1.097
1.104
1.111
1.117
1.125
1.132
9
Crystallization
Point
( o F)
31.2
30.3
29.5
28.6
27.8
26.9
26.1
25.2
24.3
23.4
22.4
21.4
20.4
20.0
18.5
17.0
16.0
15.0
14.0
13.0
22.0
34.0
48.0
59.0
Physical Properties of Potassium Chloride Solutions @ 20 0 C
* There is minimal water in sacked KCI, therefore, the volume increase from retort and sack
additions may be considered the same.
Metric Conversions
• KCl (g/L) = KCl (lb m /bbl) x 2.85714
• H 2 0 (mL/L) = H 2 0 (gal/bbl) x 23.8086
• KCl (ppm) = % wt x 10,000
• mg/L = ppm x specific gravity
• Cl – (mg/L) = KCl (mg/L) x 0.476
• KCl (mg/L) = Cl – (mg/L) x 2.101
• K + (mg/L) = Cl – (mg/L) x 1.103
• Cl – (mg/L) = K + (mg/L) x 0.907
BAKER HUGHES DRILLING FLUIDS
REFERENCE MANUAL
REVISION 2006 6-52