API 13A : 2010
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SPECIFICATION FOR DRILLING FLUIDS MATERIALS
Hardcopy , PDF
23-10-2019
English
01-01-2016
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API Foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations
4 Requirements
5 Calibration
6 Packaged material
7 Barite
8 Haematite (hematite)
9 Bentonite
10 Non-treated bentonite
11 OCMA grade bentonite
12 Attapulgite
13 Sepiolite
14 Technical-grade low-viscosity CMC (CMC-LVT)
15 Technical-grade high-viscosity CMC (CMC-HVT)
16 Starch
17 Low-viscosity polyanionic cellulose (PAC-LV)
18 High-viscosity polyanionic cellulose (PAC-HV)
19 Drilling-grade xanthan gum
20 Barite 4,1
Annex A (informative) - Mineral impurities in barite
Annex B (informative) - Test precision
Annex C (informative) - Examples of calculations
Annex D (informative) - Use of the API Monogram by Licensees
Bibliography
Describes physical properties and test procedures for materials manufactured for use in oil- and gas-well drilling fluids.
| DevelopmentNote |
SPANISH Version of 15ED 1993 is still available, see API 13A SPANISH. (07/2009) Also numbered as ISO 13500. (02/2010) Also available in Chinese version, see API 13A CHINESE. (09/2014)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
128
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2010
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| API RP 13B-2:2023 | Field Testing Oil-based Drilling Fluids |
| ASTM D 422 : 1963 : R2002 : EDT 1 | Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils |
| ISO 10241:1992 | International terminology standards Preparation and layout |
| ISO 3310-1:2016 | Test sieves Technical requirements and testing Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth |
| ASTM E 177 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods |
| ISO 6780:2003 | Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling Principal dimensions and tolerances |
| ASTM E 11 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves |
| ISO 10414-1:2008 | Petroleum and natural gas industries — Field testing of drilling fluids — Part 1: Water-based fluids |
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