API RP 13B-2:2023
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Field Testing Oil-based Drilling Fluids
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04-08-2025
English
07-27-2023
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)
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American Petroleum Institute
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| ISO 386:1977 | Liquid-in-glass laboratory thermometers — Principles of design, construction and use |
| ISO 2977:1997 | Petroleum products and hydrocarbon solvents — Determination of aniline point and mixed aniline point |
| ISO 13226:2018 | Rubber — Standard reference elastomers (SREs) for characterizing the effect of liquids on vulcanized rubbers |
| ASTM D 3183 : 2010 | Standard Practice for Rubber<span class='unicode'>—</span>Preparation of Pieces for Test Purposes from Products |
| API RP 13D : 2017 | RHEOLOGY AND HYDRAULICS OF OIL-WELL DRILLING FLUIDS |
| ASTM D 1415 : 2018 | Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—International Hardness |
| ASTM D 1414 : 2022 | Standard Test Methods for Rubber O-Rings |
| API 13A : 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR DRILLING FLUIDS MATERIALS |
| ASTM C 25 : 2011 | Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Limestone, Quicklime, and Hydrated Lime |
| ISO 23936-2:2011 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Non-metallic materials in contact with media related to oil and gas production — Part 2: Elastomers |
| API RP 13C : 2014 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON DRILLING FLUID PROCESSING SYSTEMS EVALUATION |
| ASTM D 2240 : 2015 | Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hardness |
| ASTM D 1418 : 2010 | Standard Practice for Rubber and Rubber Latices-Nomenclature |
| 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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