There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids

should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as

similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.
There is general agreement that the components of drilling fluids
should be evaluated in terms of performance under conditions as
similar as possible to the conditions of use. Because of the wide
variety of conditions, and because the same product may serve
different functions, there has been little success in efforts to
standardize methods of product evaluation. Such physical
properties as density, moisture content, and sieve size analysis can
be measured by generally accepted methods. But when a
component such as bentonite 86 Composition and Properties of
Drilling and Completion Fluids requires testing, the question arises
as to the purpose of adding the component, whether for use as a
thickening agent or to reduce filtration. In evaluating barite, for
example, the presence of a small amount of calcium sulfate in the
product would not affect its performance in a mud already saturated
with gypsum, although the same barite might be unsatisfactory in
fresh-water mud.