March 2000
Supplement
00-03_cementing_T2.htm (Mar-2000)
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
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Accelerators and Salt |
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| Material | Description | Product Form |
BJ Services | Halliburton | Nowsco- Fracmaster Canada |
San Antonio | Schlumberger |
| Sodium chloride (salt) | Reduces thickening time of cement at concentrations between about 1% and 19% by weight in the mix water | Granular | A-5 or Salt or Sodium Chloride | Salt | Cement Grade Salt | Salt | DO44 |
| Calcium chloride | Accelerator. Reduces thickening time of cement. Typically used at 1% to 3% by weight of cement. | Solid | A-7 or CaCl2 | Calcium Chloride | Calcium Chloride | Calcium Chloride | S1 |
| Liquid | A-7 or CaCI2-L | Calcium Chloride Liquid | Calcium Chloride Liquid | D77 | |||
| Sodium silicate | Accelerator. Reduces thickening time of cement. Increases slurry viscosity. | Powder or Beads | A-2, Sodium Metasilicate, Diacel A | Econolite, Diacel A | EXC | Sodium Metasilicate, Diacel A | D79, Diacel A |
| Liquid | A-3L or Sodium Silicate | Liquid Econolite | EXC-L | SE-1L Sodium silicate | D75 | ||
| Calcium sulfate hemihydrate or gypsum | Accelerator. Reduces thickening time of cement. Often used to create thixtropic cement slurries. | Powder | A-10 or Gypsum | Cal-Seal, EA-2 | Gyp-Cem Quik Gyp | Gypsum | D53 |
| Potassium chloride | KCI | Granular | A-9 or Potassium Chloride | KCl | a-9 or KCl | KCl | M117 |
| Ammonium chloride | NH4CI | Granular | Available on request | Available on request | Available on request | NA4Cl | Available on request |
| Proprietary accelerator | AEF-100L, T-40L |
| Diacel A is a product of Drilling Specialties Co. |
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