Product Data Sheet (PDS)

FOR DRILLING FLUID SYSTEM

Egyptian Mud
Engineering & Chemicals Co.

THE SALT PILL™

DESCRIPTION TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING INFORMATION

The Salt Pill is a blend of sized salt with polymers that The Salt Pill is a one-bag product that comprises specially
produces a water-soluble, non-damaging, temporary ground and sized pure Sodium Chloride salt as the main
sealing kill pill for use in reservoir formations. bridging agent, with optimised levels of water-based
polymers to provide viscosity for particle suspension, as
well as tight fluid loss control.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES The Salt Pill is suitable for high temperatures up to 180°C
(355°F), and is primarily used for temporarily sealing
sensitive reservoir formations during well completion and
Appearance Powder
workover operations, with minimum affect on the
porosity/permeability of the underlying producing rock
Colour White
structure.
Odor None The Salt Pill can be used for curing lost circulation in the
reservoir, for perforation pills, for water-soluble isolation
Specific Gravity 2.1 pills, for temporary sealing of sand control screens during
completion or workover operations, and for the temporary
Flash Point Not combustible sealing of casing leaks.
The Salt Pill will seal uniform permeabilities up to 10,000
Solubility Soluble in water millidarcies when mixed at 50ppb with a density of 10.5
ppg (1.25 s.g.). Considerably higher permeabilities can
be sealed when used with other bridging salt particle
sizes (e.g. Salt Seal), including micro and mini-fractures.
APPLICATION
The Salt Pill is non-damaging to reservoir formations and
is usually removed after use during back-flow. Any
The Salt Pill is usually mixed in a saturated Sodium
residue is dissolved by water in the production fluids, or
Chloride solution to maintain the concentration and size of
by water or under-saturated brine used in a soak/spotting
the ground sized salt particles essential for primary bridg-
pill as part of the clean-up process.
ing. However, The Salt Pill can also be mixed in other
brine systems as long as they are saturated with respect
to Sodium Chloride.
PACKAGING AND STORAGE
The Salt Pill is typically added to the base brine at
concentrations ranging from 40 to 60 ppb (114 to 170
The Salt Pill is supplied in 25 kg sacks and should be
kg/m3). The weight of the pills can be designed within the
stored in a dry location.
10.5 to 14.0 ppg range (1.26 to 1.68 s.g.) by selecting the
appropriate base brine.
Technical advice for specific formulations before use in
HSE
the field can be obtained from Downhole Fluid Solutions.

The Salt Pill is not classified as hazardous, but it may be

an irritant. The following safety wear, as recommended in
the MSDS, should be used when mixing The Salt Pill:
- Standard PPE

The Salt Pill is a product trademark of Downhole Fluid Solutions.

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