BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids
Table 3-15 Typical Formulation for Air-Fluid Dispersions .....................................................3-47
Table 3-16
Component Description of the PYRO-DRILL ® System........................................3-63
Table 3-17 PYRO-DRILL Product Concentration Guidelines for Various Fluid Types .........3-64
Table 3-18 Basic Properties of Glycols Used in the AQUA-DRILL System ..........................3-69
Table 3-19 Chemical Similarities Between Glycols and Alcohols ..........................................3-69
Table 3-20 Effects of AQUA-COL ® and AQUA-COL ® D on Elastomers in a 5%
Solution..................................................................................................................3-78
Table 3-21 Range of Glycol Cloud Points in KCl and NaCl Brines ........................................3-79
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Table 3-23
Table 3-24
Table 3-25
Table 3-26
Table 3-27
Table 3-28
Table 3-29
Table 3-30
Table 3-31
Recommended Ranges for Gel Strengths and Yield Points for AQUA-COL
Systems ..................................................................................................................3-80
Recommended Dilution Rates for AQUA-DRILL Systems..................................3-82
Recommended Product Concentrations and Applications for the AQUA-
DRILL System .......................................................................................................3-83
AQUA-DRILL Applications in the North Sea.......................................................3-86
Typical Offshore Discharges Figures for Water Base Mud Systems.....................3-87
Basic Formulation for ALPLEX Systems..............................................................3-88
Fluoride Electrode Correlation Chart.....................................................................3-93
PERFORMAX System Products and Functions....................................................3-95
PERFORMAX System Products and Concentrations............................................3-99
Return permeability on Berea Sandstone for 20% NaCl, 12 lb/gal
PERFORMAX .....................................................................................................3-100
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