Salt Cement Systems

Some cement formulas have salt as NaCl, and KCl into the cement system and we call them “salt cement systems”. The salt cement systems cause confusion in cement calculations because salt can be dissolved in based fluid and the volume of salt in solid state is not the same as salt in solution phase. Therefore, density of solid salt is not the same as the dissolved salt in liquid.

To get correct density and absolute volume of salt solution, you can find information about from cementing hand books. The books should tell you how much % salt is in solution and how much absolute volume/density is. Please see an image below that I just got from my Halliburton redbook.

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Calculate Total Bulk Cement and Water Required

This topic will teach you how to determine total bulk cement and water for required cement volume.

Let’s learn from the example.

The calculated cement volume is 150 bbl. (Learn about cement volume calculation -> Calculate Cement (Oil Well Cement) Volume Required

The cement formula given from town is listed below:

Cement formula:

Class G cement

35% Silica sand

0.2 gps of chemical A

0.6 gps of chemical B

0.9 gps of chemical C

Required cement density = 15.9 ppg

The absolute volume of each material is listed below:

Class G cement = 0.0382 gal/lb

Silica sand = 0.0456 gal/lb

Chemical A = 0.0974 gal/lb

Chemical B = 0.103 gal/lb

Chemical C = 0.112 gal/lb

Determine total bulk cement and water requirement for 150 bbl of cement.

We still use the same concept as previous calculation:

Volume = Weight x Absolute Volume

Where:

Volume in gal/sack

Weight in lb/sack

Absolute volume in gal/sack

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Calculate Cement Density and Yield Based on Cement Formula

This topic demonstrates how to determine cement density and yield as per the cement slurry formula.

The cement formula given from town is listed below:

Cement formula:

Class G cement

35% Silica sand

0.2 gps of chemical A

0.6 gps of chemical B

4.5 gps of drill water

The absolute volume of each material is listed below:

Class G cement = 0.0382 gal/lb

Silica sand = 0.0456 gal/lb

Chemical A = 0.0974 gal/lb

Chemical B = 0.103 gal/lb

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Calculate Water Requirement and Cement Yield as per Cement Slurry

This topic will teach you how to determine water requirement (gal/sack) and yield of cement (gallon/sack) as per cement slurry program.

 

The cement formula given from town is listed below:

 

Cement formula:

Class G cement

35% Silica sand (35% by weight of cement)

0.2 gps of chemical A

0.6 gps of chemical B

Required cement density = 15.5 ppg

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Drilling Formula Calculation Sheet V1.1

I update some useful drilling formulas into the drilling formulas spread sheet called version 1.1.

Please feel free to download.

Drilling Formula Calculation Sheet V1.1

The following drilling formulas are added:

Calculate Influx Height

Hydrostatic Pressure Loss Due to Gas Cut Mud

Kill Weight Mud

Maximum pit gain from gas kick in water based mud

Maximum Surface Pressure from Gas Influx in Water Based Mud

You can read how to use this work sheet via this topic > Drilling Formula Calculation Sheet

Ref book: Drilling Formula Book Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover, Second Edition