10/3/2020

Fluid Formulation Recipe: WBM

 Inputs for Fluid Design Recipe

 Fluid Density

 Salt Type & ppm

 Weighting material (& density)

 Additive details (density & concentration)

 Output for Fluid Design Recipe

 Fluid composition for formulating 1 lb-bbl (350 ml) fluid in lab or 1 bbl fluid in field

[ Prove: 1 lbm/bbl == 1 g/350 ml ]

amounts of weighting material, water & salt(s).

 ASG (average specific gravity).

Fluid Formulation: WBM

 Formulae : Density table, Volume Balance and Mass Balance, ASG

 Brine density & volume correction

 ∑𝑉 =𝑉 +𝑉 +𝑉 = 1.

𝑉 ,𝑉 ,𝑉 are volume fractions of brine, additives and weighting material respectively.

 ∑𝜌 𝑉 = 𝑉 ∗𝜌 +𝑉 ∗𝜌 +𝑉 ∗𝜌 = MW (ppg)/8.345

𝜌 ,𝜌 ,𝜌 are densities (g/cm3) of brine, additives and weighting material respectively.

 ASG (Average specific gravity of solids)

∗ ∗
ASG =
For Fluid density
For component 1 pound per barrel (lbm/bbl) 1 g/(350 ml)
concentration

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 10/3/2020

Fluid Formulation Recipe: WBM

 Formulae : Density table, Volume Balance and Mass Balance, ASG

 Brine Density Correction : e.g. NaCl

x = fractional weight
percentage

 Brine Volume Correction: Consider 100 g of brine solution

100
𝑉 ( )
𝜌 /8.345
=
𝑉 (100 − 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑡_𝑤𝑡%)

Problem: WBM Design

 Design recipe of 1 lb-bbl (350 ml) water-based mud with following specifications:

 Fluid Density : 12 ppg

 Salt: NaCl (140,000 ppm)

 Weighting material: Barite (4.2 sg)

 Additive details (density & concentration)