Mud Mix
Mud Mix
Mud Mix
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COPYRIGHT 1990 MITCHELL ENGINEERING, PO BOX 1492. GOLDEN, CO, 80402, USA (303) 273 3744
MUD MIXING
MIXING OF NEW MUD VOLUMEOF MUD DESIRED AFTER MIXING; BBL 100 SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL 15.00 BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water = 1.0 4.25 BENTONITE CONCENTRATION IN NEW MUS; LB/BBL 10 BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0 1
NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS
35,790 1,000 75
RAISING WEIGHT OF OLD MUD WITH BARITE ADDITON VOLUMEOF MUD BEFORE MIXING; BBL 100 SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD BEFORE MIXING; LB/GAL 14 SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL 15 BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water 4.25
NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS
105 7,286
LOWERING WEIGHT OF OLD MUD WITH BASE FLUID ADDITON VOLUMEOF MUD BEFORE MIXING; BBL 457 SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD BEFORE MIXING; LB/GAL 9.3 VOLUME OF BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL 25 SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF BASE FLUID; WATER = 1.0 0.89
NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS
9.20
VOLUME OF MUD AT BEGINNING; BBL VOLUME MUD AFTER MIXING; BBL SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AT BEGINNING; LB/GAL SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water NATIVE SOLIDS (2.6-2.7 SPECIFIC GRAVITY) AT BEGINNING; %BY VOLUME NATIVE SOLIDS DESIRED AT END OF MIXING; % BY VLOLUME BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AT BEGINNING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AFTER MIXING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0
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MUD TO BE DISCARDED BEFORE MIXING; BBL BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB BENTONITE TO BE ADDED; LB BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL
VOLUME OF MUD AT BEGINNING; BBL VOLUME MUD AFTER MIXING; BBL SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AT BEGINNING; LB/GAL SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water NATIVE SOLIDS (2.6-2.7 SPECIFIC GRAVITY) AT BEGINNING; %BY VOLUME NATIVE SOLIDS DESIRED AT END OF MIXING; % BY VLOLUME BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AT BEGINNING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AFTER MIXING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD AVERAGE HOLE DIAMETER AFTER DRILLING; INCH LENGTH OF SECTION OF HOLE; FEET COMPOSITE EFFICIENCY OF ALL SOLIDS REMOVAL EQUIPMENT; % BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0 VOLUME OF MUD AFTER DRILLING AND MIXING; BBL BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB BENTONITE TO BE ADDED; LB BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL VOLUME OF RETAINED DRILLED NATIVE SOLIDS; BBL
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