CEMENTING

GUIDELINES

Drilling Fluid Conditioning

Reduce Mud Rheologies
PV - <20
YP - <10 in vertical wells
<15 - 30 in deviated
wells

Reduce Fluid Loss

<15 ml/30 min. - vertical wells
<10 ml/30 min. - deviated wells

Flat Gel Profile

10 sec./10 min. - 2/4

Mud Removal
Run Fluid Caliper
Run Mechanical Caliper
Desire 95% removal of
circulatable drilling fluid

Bottom Hole Static Temperature

Use of geothermal gradient maps
Use of logging temperatures
Hours Service Circulated
0 - 12
12 - 15
15 - 22
22 - 24
24 - 36

BHST
logging temp +15%
logging temp +10 - 15%
logging temp + 5 - 10%
logging temp + 3 - 5%
logging temp + 3%

Use of downhole temperature tools

Use of Service Company temperature models

Bottom Hole Circulating Temperature

Current API RP 10B tables
Current API RP 10B equations
Temperature probes
Service Company temperature models

Spacer Design
At least 0.2 ppg heavier than mud
Compatibility Tests
with mud
with cement

Water-wetting properties
Minimum of 500 feet in annulus
If turbulent flow is used, a contact
time of 7 to 10 minutes across
zone of interest

Slurry Designs
Thickening Times Tests
Window for Pilot Test
60 minutes (example: 2:00 to 3:00 hours)
Window of Field Blend
90 minutes (example: Pilot test 3:00 hours,
then field blend must be 2:30 to 4:00 hours)

Slurry Designs (cont.)

Placement Time
Mixing time and placement time pump rate
plus 1 - 2 hours (casing and liner jobs)

Heat-Up Rate
Calculate the time for first sack to bottom
If greater than 90 minutes, use 90 minutes
If less than 90 minutes, use the calculated time to bottom

Slurry Designs (cont.)

Free Water
Surface Pipe
2.5 ml or 1%
Filler Slurries
No zones of interest up to 2.5 mls or 1%
Secondary zones of interest
Zero to trace
Completion Slurries
Zero to trace

Slurry Designs (cont.)

Fluid Loss
Casing Cementing
200 to 500 cc / 30 min., if needed
Liner Cementing
50 to 200 cc / 30 min., if needed
Squeeze Cementing
50 to 200 cc / 30 min., as required
Gas Migration Control
20 to 50 cc / 30 min.

Slurry Designs (cont.)

Compressive Strength
Use UCA if at all possible
Casing and Liner Cementing
Use 85% of BHST if less than 24 hours
The following equation can be used
(BHST - 80F) x .85 + 80F = BHST
South Texas Operations
Lead Slurry brought back to surface must develop 250 psi at 80F in 24 hours

Slurry Designs (cont.)

Rheology
6 RPM reading at 80F
maximum of 25
6 RPM reading at BHCT up to 190F
minimum of 5
Use service company cement program to determine displacement rates for desired flow regime

Cement Sampling
Bulk Plant
Inline samples should be taken when
cement is moved from weigh batcher
to bulk truck

On Location
Inline samples should be taken from
bulk truck (do not sample the first
10% of cement or the last 10% of
cement)
Samples retained for 30 days
Cement Blend
Mix Water

Slurry Mixing
Control slurry density with pressurized
balance
Use inline density measuring equipment
Limit the use of jet type mixing systems
Control density 0.2 ppg
Record the cement job to include density,
pressure, and pump rate
Post job analysis

Cement Evaluation
Minimum Compressive Strength, psi
250 psi for CBL tools
100 psi for other tools

Time to run logs

minimum of 36 to 48 hours

Do not allow pressure to build up in casing

Request raw data when using ultrasonic type
tools
Request Scaling Range of 0 - 5 mR when using
ultrasonic type tools