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Spe 931227 G
Spe 931227 G
By C.
P. PARSONS,
DUNCAN, OKLA.
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C. P. PARSONS
111(' drilli/l~ fluid frolll :-;alL wa(,er in :L wl'il, acL 1,0 llppj,il'lP lIu:-;j,ahle eolloiti:-;,
dpRlroying thc forceH of co)wHion alld adhesion.
The formation of gels wit.hin a drilling fluid increascs t.he vit:!cot:!ityof
the fluid and also contributes to the stability of the suspended particles.
In some instances a drilling fluid will be deficient in these gel-forming
bodies, hence the solids will settle out freely, while in other instances the
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Smp10 No.
Location at
11011
West
Columbia,
Texas
Pierce
Junction,
Texas
Color
Van.
Texas
Voshell,
Gray
Gray
Kansas
Oklahoma
C1ty
Ventura,
Calit.
Sp. Gr.
1.205
1.205
1.205
1.205
1.205
1.205
10 Lb.
10 Lb.
10 Lb.
10 Lb.
10 Lb.
10 Lb.
Litmus
Reaction
Slightly
basic
Slightly
basic
Strongly
basic
Strongly
basic
Slightlr
bssic
Viscositr
(lIater=l.O)
1.42
1.18
Slightly
basic
1.47
1.31
1.17
1.14
COLLOIDAL QUALITY
1 Hour
6 Hours
:L%
I~"
IS"
1/2~ ~
.'"
R%
12 Hours
24 Hours
FIG.
ISY-
230
FIG.
231
C. P. PARSONS
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~ ~ i tIIII j i ~ ~
1.0
FIG.
2.0
.3.0
4.-SAME EFFECT AS IN
4.0
So
6.0
7.0
FIG. 3 ON BAROm
IN
8.0
1Yz
9.0
(0.0
110
12.0
FIG.
more inert substance (baroid). In Fig. 5 there is nO evidence of adsorption on the barite particles, but the cloudiness of the upper part of the
three bottles next to the last one on the right is due to adsorption on
the colloidal material that is in baroid. The action of some alkalies and
silicates (caustic soda, soda ash, sodium silicate, etc.), which are used in
similar problems of other industries, produces some immediate results in
changing the viscosity of a drilling fluid, but their use in an uncombined
form should be accompanied by an assurance that the surface film of cohe-
C. P. PARSONS
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