Section 12-2

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Hole cleaning with Formate
A combination pill (Low Vis, Light weight and Hi Vis, heavy weight) are recommended as
hole dictates to ensure hole cleaning

1. In slug pit mix 100 bbls 76 brine treated with 1 lbs PAC LV using IBS,s

(62 bbls Water + 6 IBC + 0.5 lbs/bbl Soda Ash + 1 lbs/bbl PAC LV)
Use this staff as LOVIS

2. Use the current mud with 0.25 lbs/bbl XC polymer as HIVIS

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Sodium Formate Table

Density S.G. Wt% Salt lb of Salt bbl of water TCT

8.40 1.008 1.7 6.2 0.990 31

8.50 1.020 3.4 12.4 0.984 29
8.60 1.032 5.0 18.8 0.978 27
8.70 1.044 6.7 25.3 0.972 25
8.80 1.056 8.3 31.9 0.965 23
8.90 1.068 10.0 38.7 0.957 20
9.00 1.080 11.6 45.7 0.949 18
9.10 1.092 13.3 52.7 0.941 16
9.20 1.104 14.9 60.0 0.933 13
9.30 1.116 16.6 67.3 0.924 11
9.40 1.128 18.3 74.8 0.914 8
9.50 1.140 19.9 82.5 0.904 6
9.60 1.152 21.6 90.3 0.894 3
9.70 1.164 23.2 98.2 0.883 6*
9.80 1.176 24.9 106.3 0.872 9*
9.90 1.188 26.5 114.6 0.861 12*
10.00 1.200 28.2 122.9 0.849 15*
10.10 1.212 29.8 131.5 0.836 18
10.20 1.224 31.5 140.1 0.824 26
10.30 1.236 33.2 149.0 0.810 34
10.40 1.248 34.8 157.9 0.797 40
10.50 1.260 36.5 167.0 0.783 49
10.60 1.272 38.1 176.3 0.768 52
10.70 1.284 39.8 185.6 0.754 54
10.80 1.296 41.1 195.2 0.738 56
10.90 1.308 43.1 204.9 0.723 59
11.00 1.320 44.7 214.7 0.707 70*

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(HCOOK) Potassium Formate Table

Brine Density KHCO2 Potassium Water TCT LCTD

at 15oC content Formate
(SG) (ppg) (% w/w) (kg) (litres) (oC) (oC)
1.01 8.461 2 20.4 989.6 -1.2 -1
1.02 8.545 3.9 40.5 979.5 -1.8 -1.6
1.03 8.628 5.8 60.4 969.6 -2.5 -2.3
1.04 8.712 7.6 80.1 959.3 -3.3 -3.1
1.05 8.796 9.4 99.6 950.4 -4.2 -3.8
1.06 8.88 11.1 119 941 -5.1 -4.7
1.07 8.963 12.8 138.2 931.8 -6.1 -5.5
1.08 9.047 14.4 157.4 922.6 -7.1 -6.4
1.09 9.131 16 176.5 913.5 -8.2 -7.3
1.1 9.215 17.6 195.6 904.4 -9.4 -8.3
1.11 9.298 19.1 214.7 895.3 -10.7 -9.3
1.12 9.382 20.6 233.8 886.2 -12 -10.4
1.13 9.466 22.1 252.8 877.1 -13.30 -11.5
1.14 9.55 23.6 272 868 -14.80 -12.7
1.15 9.634 25 291.2 858.8 -16..3 -14
1.16 9.717 26.4 310.4 849.6 -17.8 -15.3
1.17 9.801 27.8 329.8 840.2 -19.4 -16.6
1.18 9.885 29.2 349.2 830.8 -21.1 -18.1
1.19 9.969 30.6 368.7 821.3 -22.8 -19.6
1.2 10.052 32 388.4 811.6 -24.6 -21.1
1.21 10.136 33.3 408.1 801.9 -26.4 -22.7
1.22 10.22 34.7 428 792 -28.3 -24.4
1.23 10.304 36 448 782 -30.3 -26.2
1.24 10.387 37.3 468 771.9 -32.3 -28.1
1.25 10.471 38.6 488.3 761.7 -34.3 -30
1.26 10.555 39.9 508.6 751.4 -36.4 -32
1.27 10.639 41.2 529.1 740.9 -38.5 -34.1
1.28 10.723 42.4 549.7 730.3 -40.7 -36.3
1.29 10.806 43.7 570.4 719.6 -43 -38.6
1.3 10.89 44.9 591.2 708.7 -45.3 -40.9
1.31 10.974 46.2 612.2 697.8 -47.6 -43.4
1.32 11.058 47.4 633.2 686.8 -50 -45.9
1.33 11.141 48.6 654.4 675.6 -52.4 -48.6
1.34 11.225 49.8 675.6 664.4 -54.9 -51.3
1.35 11.309 51 696.9 653 -57.4 -54.2
1.36 11.393 52.2 718.4 641.6 -59.9 -57.1

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(HCOOK) Potassium Formate Table (Continued)

Brine Density KHCO2 Potassium Water TCT LCTD

at 15oC content Formate

1.37 11.476 53.4 739.9 630.1 -60.9 -57.5

1.38 11.56 54.5 761.5 618.5 -58.4 -53.9
1.39 11.644 55.7 783.1 606.9 -55.8 -50.5
1.4 11.728 56.8 804.8 595.1 -53.1 -47.2
1.41 11.812 57.9 826.6 583.3 -50.4 -44.2
1.42 11.895 59 848.5 571.5 -47.7 -41.3
1.43 11.979 60.1 870.5 559.6 -44.9 -38.5
1.44 12.063 61.2 892.5 547.5 -42.1 -35.9
1.45 12.147 62.3 914.6 535.4 -39.2 -33.3
1.46 12.23 63.4 936.7 523.3 -36.3 -30.7
1.47 12.314 64.5 959 511 -33.4 -28.2
1.48 12.398 65.5 981.4 498.6 -30.5 -25.8
1.49 12.482 66.6 1003.8 486.1 -27.6 -23.2
1.5 12.565 67.6 1026.5 473.5 -24.7 -20.7
1.51 12.649 68.6 1049.2 460.8 -21.8 -18.1
1.52 12.733 69.7 1072.2 447.8 -18.9 -15.4
1.53 12.817 70.7 1095.3 434.7 -16 -12.5
1.54 12.901 71.8 1118.6 421.3 -13.1 -9.6
1.55 12.984 72.8 1142.3 407.7 -10.3 -6.5
1.56 13.068 73.9 1166.2 393.8 -7.5 -3.1
1.57 13.152 74.9 1190.5 379.5 -4.7 0.4
1.58 13.236 76 1215.1 364.9 -2 4.10

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 Sodium Format Powder \ Potassium Format Brine Blinding Table
brine HCOON HCOO quantities to prepare 1m3
density a k brine
ppg SG %w/w %w/w dry dry HCOOK HCOO water
K
HCOONa HCOONa Brine Brine (liters
(Kg) (ppb) (liters) (bbl) )
9.9 1.188 29 0 345 760.38 0 0.00 844
10 1.2 26.8 1.6 322 709.688 16 0.10 853
10.1 1.212 23.9 6.5 290 639.16 67 0.42 817
10.2 1.224 21.5 10.9 263 579.652 113 0.71 783
10.3 1.236 19.6 14.9 242 533.368 156 0.98 748
10.4 1.248 17.9 18.4 223 491.492 195 1.23 718
10.5 1.261 16.6 21.6 209 460.636 231 1.45 688
10.6 1.273 15.6 24.3 198 436.392 262 1.65 661
10.7 1.285 16.1 27.1 207 456.228 295 1.86 613
10.8 1.297 15.8 29.8 205 451.82 328 2.06 576
10.9 1.309 15.6 31.1 204 449.616 345 2.17 562
11 1.319 15.5 32.2 204 449.616 361 2.27 549
11.1 1.331 15.3 33.8 204 449.616 382 2.40 528
11.2 1.343 15.2 35.5 204 449.616 405 2.55 504
11.3 1.355 15.5 36.5 210 462.84 420 2.64 486
11.4 1.367 15.9 37.6 217 478.268 437 2.75 465
11.5 1.379 16.3 38.5 225 495.9 451 2.84 447
11.6 1.391 16.6 39.3 231 509.124 464 2.92 432
11.7 1.403 17 40.2 239 526.756 479 3.01 413
11.8 1.415 17.4 41.4 246 542.184 498 3.13 388
11.9 1.427 17.9 42.4 256 564.224 514 3.23 365
12 1.439 18.3 43.4 263 579.652 530 3.33 344
12.1 1.451 18.6 44.3 270 595.08 546 3.43 325
12.2 1.463 18.9 45.8 277 610.508 570 3.59 294
12.3 1.475 17.2 48.2 254 559.816 604 3.80 274
12.4 1.487 15 52 223 491.492 657 4.13 234
12.5 1.499 13 54.6 195 429.78 695 4.37 213
12.6 1.511 11.3 57.2 171 376.884 734 4.62 188
12.7 1.523 9 60.5 137 301.948 783 4.92 158
12.8 1.535 7 63.5 107 235.828 828 5.21 129
12.9 1.547 7 65.2 108 238.032 857 5.39 94
13 1.559 3.9 69.9 64 141.056 926 5.82 46
13.1 1.571 0 75 0 0 1000 6.29 0

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