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    This document contains a formula to calculate bouyancy factor based on mud weight in pounds per cubic foot, lists the specific gravity of steel as 7.85, and provides a table of bouyancy factors corresponding to mud weights ranging from 8 to 18 pounds per cubic foot.

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    This document contains a formula to calculate bouyancy factor based on mud weight in pounds per cubic foot, lists the specific gravity of steel as 7.85, and provides a table of bouyancy factors corresponding to mud weights ranging from 8 to 18 pounds per cubic foot.

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    Bouyancy Factors

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    Elinaldo Silva
    This document contains a formula to calculate bouyancy factor based on mud weight in pounds per cubic foot, lists the specific gravity of steel as 7.85, and provides a table of bouyancy factors corresponding to mud weights ranging from 8 to 18 pounds per cubic foot.

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    BF = 1 - (ppg / 65.

    5)
    SG Steel = 7.85
    Steel = 490 #/cu.ft.
    BOUYANCY FACTORS:
    MUD WT. Bouy
    ppg %
    8.00 0.878
    8.50 0.870
    9.00 0.863
    9.50 0.855
    10.00 0.847
    10.50 0.840
    11.00 0.832
    11.50 0.824
    12.00 0.817
    12.50 0.809
    13.00 0.802
    13.50 0.794
    14.00 0.786
    14.50 0.779
    15.00 0.771
    15.50 0.763
    16.00 0.756
    16.50 0.748
    17.00 0.740
    17.50 0.733
    18.00 0.725

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