Calcium Chloride Brine

Product
Description

Calcium chloride liquid, CaCI2 is brine made from dry calcium chloride
salt and is used in completion workover, gravel packing, perforating and
packer fluids in a range of densities to 11.67 lb/gal (1398 kg/m3). Calcium
chloride is also widely used as the internal phase in non-aqueous fluids.

COMMON NAME

Typical
Properties

Product Data Sheet

Calcium chloride

CHEMICAL

CaCl2

FORMULA
APPEARANCE

Colour less

SOLUBILITY IN

74.5g/100 ml

WATER @ 20 C
SG

Applications/
Functions

Calcium chloride is used as soluble weighting agent in brine and

workover fluids to a density of 11.67 lb/gal (1398 kg/m3). It is also used to
provide osmotic control in non aqueous fluids, to stabilise reactive clay
formations, as a cement accelerator and as a source of calcium in calcium
inhibitive systems.

Advantages

Recommended
Treatment

Recommended
Handling

Packaging

Readily available.
High purity product.
Economically viable.
Common oil field usage.

As a brine Calcium chloride can be used to formulate single salt brines

to 11.67 lb/gal (1398 kg/m3) or in combination with other salts to form
brines of the required density. The most common combination is with
calcium bromide brines to densities up to 15.1 lb/gal (1812 kg/m3) SG).
For details of concentrations required check brine tables. In non aqueous
fluids, treatments will depend on the required degree of osmotic activity
required.

Limitations

1.398 max

The use of Calcium chloride may be restricted by local HSE rules.

If combined with monovalent salts it may cause precipitation in
solution.
Compatibility with work over chemicals should be confirmed prior to
use.
Compatibility with various rubber drilling components should be
confirmed prior to contact.
The crystallisation point of brines must be carefully checked to ensure
they are not too low.

Consult MSDS before use and use personal protective equipment as

advised.

Calcium chloride brine is available in bulk.

September 2007

5th Floor, Wisma Chase Perdana, Off Jalan Semantan, Damansara Heights,
50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Telephone: 603-2080-5080 / 7490-5080
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