BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

RESERVOIR APPLICATION FLUIDS
Example:
Density
lb/gal
8.3
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
9.0
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.8
9.9
10.0
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9
11.0
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5
Table 6 - 16
bbl Water per
bbl Brine
1.000
0.985
0.980
0.974
0.967
0.962
0.956
0.954
0.947
0.942
0.937
0.932
0.928
0.922
0.916
0.911
0.905
0.901
0.895
0.888
0.883
0.878
0.872
0.865
0.858
0.854
0.847
0.842
0.835
0.829
0.824
To prepare 10 bbl of 10 lb/gal KBr:
10 × 0.911 = 9.1 bbl water
10 × 100.8 = 1,008 lbs KBr
Add 1,008 lbs KBr to 9.1 bbl water.
bbl KBr per
bbl Brine
-
15.1
21.9
28.1
34.8
40.8
47.0
52.6
58.6
64.7
70.6
76.6
82.3
88.5
94.8
100.8
106.9
112.7
119.0
125.4
131.4
137.6
143.8
150.6
157.0
162.6
169.2
175.5
181.2
188.2
194.2
% KBr
-
4.2
6.0
7.6
9.3
10.8
12.3
13.6
15.0
16.4
17.7
19.0
20.2
21.5
22.8
24.0
25.2
26.3
27.5
28.7
29.8
30.9
32.0
33.2
34.3
35.2
36.3
37.3
38.3
39.3
40.2
Crystallization
Point, °F
(LCTD)
32
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
25
24
23
22
22
21
19
18
17
16
15
14
12
13
20
27
33
41
49
57
66
75
Preparation of Potassium Bromide Based Solutions Using
Granular Concentrated KBr
BAKER HUGHES DRILLING FLUIDS
REFERENCE MANUAL
REVISION 2006 6-58