Sulaimani Polytechnic University

Technical College of Engineering

Petroleum and Energy Engineering Department
Second Semester

“Solid and Liquid Content (Vol.%)”

Experiment #4

Mohammed Jamal Awl

mohammed.jamal@koyauniversity.org
21 April 2019
Aim

To determine the amount of liquid and solid matter in the mud. This
liquid which may be water or water and oil.

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Theory
Advantages of this test:

1) To control mud properties.

2) To evaluate viscosity and solid control equipments.
3) To Know the oil percent in oil emulsion muds.

In this experiment:
Can be measure the amount of solids in the mud (average).
Can not be determine the amount of each solid material.

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 Test Equipment
50 ML Retort Kit used to show the percent of liquid and solid
contents in the mud.
Insulator
Condenser block

Spatula
On/Off
button Leveling Lid

Mud Chamber
Tong
Graduated
Cylinder
Brush Steel wool

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 Test Procedure

1) Prepare a mud by mixing bentonite and water.

2) Put 50 ml of the mud to the mud chamber.
3) Tightening the leveling lid on the top of mud chamber.
4) Connecting cables.
5) Switch on the device.
6) After 45 min, switch off device, after that read liquid volume
in graduated cylinder and find solid volume by calculation.
7) Wait 15 min for cooling mud chamber and carefully holding
the mud chamber by tong because it is very hot.
8) Clean leveling lid by spatula and mud chamber by brush.