API RP 13B-1 Download PDF Contents:
- API Foreword
- Foreword
Introduction
This part of ISO 10414 is based on API RP 13B-1 download PDF, third edition, December 2003[2] and ISO 10414 (all parts)[6]
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Annexes A to H and K of this part of ISO 10414 are for information only. Annexes I and J are normative. In this part of ISO 10414, where practical, U.S. Customary (USC) units are included in brackets for information
API RP 13B-1 Scope
This part of API RP 13B-1 Download PDF provides standard procedures for determining the following characteristics of water-based drilling fluids:
- drilling fluid density (mud weight);
- viscosity and gel strength;
- filtration; API & HPHT
- water, oil and solids contents;
- sand content;
- methylene blue capacity;
- pH;
- alkalinity and lime content;
- chloride content;
- total hardness as calcium
Terms and definitions
Symbols and abbreviated terms
- 31 Symbols
- 32 Abbreviations
API RP 13B-1 Download | Drilling fluid density (mud weight)
- 41 Principle
- 42 Apparatus
- 43 Procedure
- 44 Calculation
Alternative drilling fluid density method
- 51 Principle
- 52 Apparatus
- 53 Procedure
- 54 Calculation
API RP 13B-1 Download | Viscosity and gel strength
- 61 Principle
- 62 Determination of viscosity using the Marsh funnel
- 63 Determination of viscosity and/or gel strength using a direct-indicating viscometer
Filtration
- 71 Principle
- 72 Low-temperature/low-pressure test
- 73 High-temperature/high-pressure (HTHP) test
API RP 13B-1 Download | Water, oil and solids contents
- 81 Principle
- 82 Apparatus
- 83 Procedure
- 84 Calculation
Sand content
- 91 Principle
- 92 Apparatus
- 93 Procedure
Methylene blue capacity
- 101 Principle23
- 102 Reagents and apparatus
- 103 Procedure
- 104 Calculation
pH
- 111 Principle
- 112 Reagents and apparatus
- 113 Procedure for pH
- 114 Care of electrode
Alkalinity and lime content
- 121 Principle
- 122 Reagents and apparatus
- 123 Procedure — Phenolphthalein and methyl orange filtrate alkalinities
- 124 Procedure — Phenolphthalein drilling fluid alkalinity
- 125 Calculation of ion concentrations from Pf and Mf
- 126 Estimation of lime content
API RP 13B-1 Download | Chloride ion content
- 131 Principle
- 132 Reagents and apparatus
- 133 Procedure
- 134 Calculation
Total hardness as calcium
- 141 Principle
- 142 Reagents and apparatus
- 143 Procedure
- 144 Calculation
Annex
- Annex A (informative) Chemical analysis of water-based drilling fluids
- Annex B (informative) Shear strength measurement using shearometer tube
- Annex C (informative) Resistivity
- Annex D (informative) Removal of air or gas prior to testing
- Annex E (informative) Drill pipe corrosion ring coupon
- Annex F (informative) Sampling, inspection and rejection
- Annex G (informative) Rig-site sampling 63 Annex H (informative) Calibration and verification of glassware, thermometers, viscometers, retort-kit cup and drilling fluid balances
- Annex I (normative) High-temperature/high-pressure filtration testing of water-based drilling fluids using the permeability-plugging apparatus and cells equipped with set-screw-secured end caps
- Annex J (normative) High-temperature/high-pressure filtration testing of water-based drilling fluids using the permeability-plugging apparatus and cells equipped with threaded end caps
- Annex K (informative) Water-based drilling fluids report form 90 Bibliography
API RP 13B-1 Download PDF
