ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 10414-1 Second edition 2008-03-15 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Field testing of drilling fluids Part 1: Water-based fluids Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel Essais in situ des fluides de forage Partie 1: Fluides aqueux Reference number ISO 10414-1:2008(E) @ISO2008 ISO 10414-1:2008(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO2008 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either Iso at the address below or IsO's member body in the country of the requester ISO copyright office Case postale 56 :.CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ Iso 2008 - All rights reserved ISO 10414-1:2008(E) Contents Page Foreword. Introduction vi 1 Scope 2 Terms and definitions.. 3 Symbols and abbreviated terms 3.1 Symbols 3.2 Abbreviations. 4 Drilling fluid density (mud weight).. 4.1 Principle..... 4.2 Apparatus 4.3 Procedure ... 4.4 Calculation.... 5 Alternative drilling fluid density method. 5.1 Principle...... 5.2 Apparatus .. 10 5.3 Procedure.... 5.4 Calculation.... 10 6 Viscosity and gel strength. 11 6.1 Principle.... 6.2 Determination of viscosity using the Marsh funnel ... 11 6.3 Determination of viscosity and/or gel strength using a direct-indicating viscometer.. 7 Filtration.. 14 7.1 Principle.... 7.2 Low-temperature/low-pressure test 14 7.3 High-temperature/high-pressure (HTHP) test..... 15 8 Water, oil and solids contents. 8.1 Principle..... 18 8.2 Apparatus. .18 8.3 Procedure 19 8.4 Calculation. 20 9 Sand content 22 9.1 Principle.... 22 9.2 Apparatus. 22 9.3 Procedure ... 22 10 Methylene blue capacity .. 23 10.1 23 10.2 Reagents and apparatus .... 23 10.3 Procedure.... .24 10.4 Calculation... 26 11 pH. .26 11.1 26 11.2 Reagents and apparatus ..... 27 11.3 Procedure for pH measurement. .28 11.4 Care of electrode.... 29 12 Alkalinity and lime content . 29 12.1 Principle..... Is 2008 -All rights reserved ili ISO 10414-1:2008(E) 12.2 Reagents and apparatus .... 30 12.3 ProcedurePhenolphthaleinandmethylorangefiltratealkalinities 12.4 Procedure - Phenolphthalein drilling fluid alkalinity ... 31 12.5 Calculation of ion concentrations from P, and M... 31 12.6 Estimation of lime content. 31 13 Chloride ion content 13.1 Principle . .32 13.2 Reagents and apparatus 32 13.3 32 13.4 Calculation 32 14 Total hardness as calcium .. ..33 14.1 Principle .. 33 14.2 Reagentsandapparatus 33 14.3 Procedure..... 14.4 Calculation... ..35 Annex A (informative) Chemical analysis of water-based drilling fluids ... ..36 Annex B (informative) Shear strength measurement using shearometer tube ... Annex C (informative) Resistivity... ..54 Annex D (informative) Removal of air or gas prior to testing ... ...56 Annex E (informative) Drill pipe corrosion ring coupon ..57 Annex F (informative) Sampling, inspection and rejection . Annex G (informative) Rig-site sampling . ..63 Annex H (informative) Calibration and verification of glassware, thermometers, viscometers, retort-kit cup and drilling fluid balances .. ..66 A