
API RP 13B-1:2019 INC ERR 2:2021
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Field Testing Water-based Drilling Fluids
Hardcopy , PDF
English
12-01-2021
01-14-2023
This recommended practice provides standard procedures for determining the following characteristics of water-based drilling 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.
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Standard
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Pages |
132
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ProductNote |
This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
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PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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Status |
Superseded
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Supersedes |
API RP 13D : 2017 | RHEOLOGY AND HYDRAULICS OF OIL-WELL DRILLING FLUIDS |
API 13I : 2009 : R2016 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR LABORATORY TESTING OF DRILLING FLUIDS |
API STD 19C:2018 | Measurement of and Specifications for Proppants Used in Hydraulic Fracturing and Gravel-packing Operations |
API RP 13B-2 : 2014 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR FIELD TESTING OF OIL-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS |
API SPEC 13A:2019 | Drilling Fluids Materials<br> |
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