Description

API RP 13B-1 – Field Testing Water-based Drilling Fluids, Fifth Edition, Includes Errata 1 (2020) and Errata 2 (2021)

This recommended practice provides standard proceduresfor determining the following characteristics of water-baseddrilling fluids:

a) drilling fluid density (mud weight);
b) viscosity and gel strength;
c) filtration;
d) water, oil, and solids contents;
e) sand content;
f) methylene blue capacity;
g) pH;
h) alkalinity and lime content;
i) chloride content;
j) total hardness as calcium;
k) low-gravity solids and weighting material concentrations.

Annexes A through K provide additional test methods that may be used for:

chemical analysis for calcium, magnesium, calcium sulfate, sulfide, carbonate, and potassium;
determination of shear strength;
determination of resistivity;
removal of air;
drill-pipe corrosion monitoring;
sampling, inspection, and rejection;
rig-site sampling;
calibration and verification of glassware, thermometers, timers, viscometers, retort cup, and drilling fluid balances;
permeability plugging testing at high temperature and high pressure for two types of equipment;
sag testing.

Product Details

Edition:: 5th
Published:: 05/01/2019
Number of Pages:: 132
File Size:: 1 file , 1.8 MB
Redline File Size:: 2 files , 16 MB
Product Code(s):: GX13B15, GX13B15, GX13B15, GX13B15, GX13B15, GX13B15
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