BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

Oil / Synthetic Fluids
Table 5-30
CARBO-DRILL Products Required to Build 100 bbl of CARBO-FAST ® Oil Fluid:
70/30 and 80/20 Oil/Water Ratios
Maximum Temperature °F ( °C )
Product 250 (121) 300 (149) 350 (177) 400 (204) 450 (232)
CARBO-MUL HT, gal* 40 + 50 + 60 + 70 + 75 +
* + 1 gal additional CARBO-MUL HT / OMNI-MUL required per 25 100-lb sacks MIL-BAR ®
70/30 OIL/WATER RATIO
Fluid Weight
(lb m /gal)
Diesel
(bbl)
Brine*
(bbl)
CARBO-VIS TM
(50 lb sacks)
MIL-BAR(100 lb
sacks)
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.5
10.0
70
68
67
66
65
30
29
29
28
28
8
8
8
8
8
0
29
59
82
110
10.5
11.0
11.5
12.0
12.5
64
62
61
60
58
27
27
26
26
25
8
8
8
8
8
136
163
191
218
245
13.0
13.5
14.0
14.5
15.0
57
56
55
53
52
24
24
23
23
22
8
8
8
8
8
272
299
327
353
380
80/20 OIL/WATER RATIO
Fluid Weight
(lb m /gal)
Diesel
(bbl)
Brine*
(bbl)
CARBO-VIS
(50 lb sacks)
MIL-BAR (100 lb
sacks)
15.5
16.0
16.5
17.0
58
56
55
54
14
14
14
13
8
8
8
8
408
436
463
490
17.5
18.0
18.5
19.0
52
50
49
48
13
12
12
12
8
6
6
6
516
544
572
598
*Saturated NaCl or 250,000 ppm CaCl 2
The volumes and densities are accurate to ± 1 %. Because it is not possible for a table to show formulations with
numerous internal phase salinities and temperature stabilities, it is recommended that a material balance approach be
utilized prior to the formulation of large quantities of CARBO-DRILL
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids
Reference Manual
5-54 Revised 2006