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CALCULATION
Equation - 1
Equation - 2
In practice, since excess storage capacity is not available and to limit the
amount of added, costly weighting material, before the density increase
(by adding barite), some mud volume is discarded from the circulation
system. In this situation, the volume the existing mud has to be reduced
to before weighting material added:
Equation - 4
Where :
EXERCISE
1. When 180 [lbm] of API barite, 60 [lbm] of
bentonite and 2 [bbl] of water are mixed,
what is the resulting density?
Answer:
Used equation [1] and [2],
Refer Table-1 to measured density.
EXERCISE
2. When 90 [lbm] calcium chloride is mixed
with 3 [bbl] of water, what is resulting
density?
Answer :
Used equation [1] and [2],
Refer Table-1 to measured density.
EXERCISE
3. 700 [bbl] of mud have to be increased in density from 13 [ppg] to 15 [ppg] by
adding API barite. Since the mud thickness has to be maintained, 1 [gal] of
water is added with every 100 [lb] of barite. Calculate the total amount of water
and barite required.
Answer:
EXERCISE
4. When 1,000 [bbl] of mud have to be increased from 10 [ppg] to 13 [ppg] mud
weight by adding API Barite, the total voume is limited to 1,000 [bbl]. How much an
old mud has to be discarded and what is the weight of the added API barite?
Answer: