Calcium chloride Brine: When dissolved in water, solid 

calcium chloride
releases heat in an exothermic reaction. ... This brine lowers the freezing
point of water to melt additional snow and ice on contact. By attracting
moisture from its surroundings, CaCl2 speeds up the creation
of brine compared to rock salt and other ice melt materials.
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Q. How to Mix Calcium Chloride and Water?

Calcium chloride is a chemical compound made up of calcium ions and chlorine ions.
The ions are held together by an ionic, or weak salt bond. Mixing calcium chloride with
water is an exothermic reaction, which means that the combination of the two
substances releases heat. Thus, when you add calcium chloride to water, the solution
heats. When adding calcium chloride to water, hydrochloric acid and calcium oxide
form.
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Water phase in SOBM is called as Internal phase because oil encapsulate water or form a skin layer
around water droplets. And Oil is called external phase because it’s encapsulate water droplets.

Internal phase: The discontinuous phase of an emulsion, the dispersed droplets of emulsified fluid.

A useful definition of activity control is a measure of the escaping tendency of water from the fluid
or the shale. The application of activity control in typical drilling operations uses an emulsified
internal brine phase of an activity equal to or lower than the activity of the formation to be drilled.

Historically, activity requirements have been estimated from experience and rig observations – sticky
cuttings, etc. Experience has shown in the Gulf Coast region that shallow formations can be
balanced with activities of around 0.75 Aw (equivalent to 25 wt% calcium chloride brine or 250,000
ppm water phase salinity). In deeper formations, activities of 0.50 Aw (equivalent to 30 wt%
calcium chloride brine or 300,000 ppm water phase salinity) are typically specified.