API RP 13B-2:2023+ERR 1:2025
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Field Testing Nonaqueous-based Drilling Fluids
Hardcopy , PDF
English
01-10-2025
This recommended practice provides standard procedures for determining the following characteristics of nonaqueous drilling fluids (NADFs): a) drilling fluid density (mud weight); b) viscosity and gel strength; c) filtration; d) nonaqueous fluid (NAF), water, and solids concentrations; e) alkalinity, chloride concentration, and calcium concentration; f) electrical stability (ES); g) lime and calcium concentrations, calcium chloride, and sodium chloride concentrations; h) low-gravity solids and weighting material concentrations; i) sand content; j) high-temperature, high-pressure (HTHP) filtration using the permeability plugging apparatus (PPA).
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
180
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| ASTM D 3182 : 2021 | Standard Practice for Rubber—Materials, Equipment, and Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Preparing Standard Vulcanized Sheets |
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