STANDARD WET METHODS OF TESTING WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS
Serial Name of the Reagents Technique Calculation
no test 4 Alkalinity test 1.H2SO4(0.02N) Pf = V1 2.Phenolpthalein Pf determination: Mf = V2 (Phenolpthalein indicator. Take 1ml of filtrate in a alkalinity of 3. methyl orange conical flask and add 2 1. When Pf =Mf, filtrate, Pf and indicator. drops of phenolphthalein [OH]= Pf*340 mg/l Methyl orange indicator. If the solution alkalinity of the turns pink, titrate the 2.Mf < 2Pf, filtrate , Mf) solution with 0.02N H2SO4 [OH]=[2Pf-Mf]*340 solution until the colour mg/l changes from pink to [CO3]=[2(Mf- colourless. Note the volume Pf)]*600 mg/l of H2SO4 added. (V1). 3. Mf= 2Pf [CO3]= Mf*600 mg/l
Mf determination: 4.Mf> 2Pf,
To the same titrated [CO3]= 2Pf*600 mg/l solution, add 2-3 drops of [HCO3] = (Mf- methyl orange. If the 2Pf)*1200 mg/l solution turns yellow, add 0.02N H2SO4 drop wise until 5. Pf=0 the yellow solution turns [HCO3] = Mf*1220 pink. Note the total volume mg/l (V2) of H2SO4 added (including V1).
5. KCl Sodium perchlorate
determination solution(150g/ 100 ml of Take appropriate volume of KCl in filtrate (mg/l) distilled water). filtrate in a centrifuge tube. Dilute it to 7ml. Add 3ml of = (7/ ml of filtrate) * standard sodium perchlorate value from standard solution. curve.
Centrifuge the solution at a
speed of 1800 rpm for one minute. Read the precipitate volume immediately and record (counter balance the centrifuge with another tube and liquid of the same weight).
Add 2-3 drops of sodium
perchlorate solution to the tube. If the precipitate still forms , repeat the above step again.
Determine the KCl
concentration from the standard calibration curve from the volume of the precipitate.
[Note: prepare a standard plot
beforehand using known concentration of KCl solutions]