Technical Support – Mobile Laboratory (API)
Housed in a 20ft container it has the following features and accessories:
- 220V power outlets
- Air Compressor with outlets, 220V designed to deliver 100psi operating pressures
- Heating and Air Conditioning Units
- Water hook up with outlets and drainss
- Telephone and Computer line hook ups
It is fully equipped and operational with all necessary Spares with the following instruments/devices:
CHANDLER Model 7222 Consistometer – also called thickening time tester
It is specifically designed to measure thickening time of oil well cement slurries in strict compliance with API Spec 10 RP10B. The Model 7222 has a wide pressure and temperature range up to 22,000 PSI (150 Mpa) and 400ºF (205ºC). A variety of conditions found in down-hole well cementing can be simulated by applying high temperature and pressure to the cement slurry under testing. The thickening time measured can then be used in Formulating plans for the actual cementing of the well.
CHANDLER Model 4265 Ultrasonic Cement Analyzer- .; Rating: 400 oF; 20000 psi
It provides a determination of the strength development of a cement sample while it is being cured under downhole temperature and pressure conditions. Cement strength is inferred by measuring the change in velocity of an ultrasonic signal transmitted through the cement specimen as it hardens. As the strength of the cement specimen increases, the ultrasonic signal’s transit time through the sample decreases.
CHANDLER Atmospheric Consistometer; Model 1200/1250; Rating: 200 oF
The testing of cement slurries requires the measurement of rheological properties, fluid loss and various other properties. Cement slurries are initially mixed with a Chandler Model 3060 or 3070 Constant Speed Mixer in compliance with API Spec 10 A/B.
The slurry is then placed into the Model 1200 and Model 1250 for any or all of the following tests:
- (a) Determination of Rheological Properties
- (b) Determination of Fluid Loss at Temperatures less than 194°F
- (c) Water Content of Slurry
CHANDLER CONSTANT SPEED MIXER; Model 3060
It provides all the necessary function to mix cement slurries according to API Spec 10B, Section 5. The Model 3060 Mixer will hold the speed constant during the fifteen second period without operator attention, so wide variations in shear rate are avoided. Variations in shear rate have been found to be a major source of differences in thickening time tests when other variables are held constant.
CHANDLER Direct Indicating Viscometers; 12 Speed, Model 3500
It is a Direct Reading Viscometer that is used to measure the rheological properties of many different types of fluids.
- It is the conventional 12 speed instrument, with new technology design improvements.
- It has the capability of measuring viscous fluids at shear rates as low as 0.17 sec-¹ using the standard gap size (0.1 RPM). This enables a more direct correlation of a flowing fluid with its ability to support particles.
- Model 3500 is Coquette coaxial cylinder viscometer that fulfill the requirements of API Spec 10, API RP-13B and API RP-39 testing procedures.
Top Loading Balance, 2100 X 0.01 gram
The top loading balance combines precision weighing technology with the latest processing software. Features include large 16 segment LCD display, and push button calibration.
CHANDLER HTHP Filter Press
The filter press design features a cell body to hold the fluid sample, a pressure inlet, and a base cap with screen and filter paper. The field portable units are supplied with various pressurization assemblies and manifolds and rely mainly on nitrogen gas to provide pressure. The American Petroleum Institute (API) recommends a standard 1000 ± 1.0 psi (690 ± 6.9 kPa) cell pressure be applied within 30 seconds for a 30 minute test. The filter press is designed for test temperatures up to 200°F.
Top Mud Balances; 2 nos. (1 Conventional and 1 Pressurized)
The absolute density of a fluid sample is measured by using the Tru-Water pressurized fluid density scale. The operation is similar to the conventional mud balance, with the additional capability of placing the sample in the cup under pressure. Drilling fluids and foam cements often have a considerable amount of air entrained or trapped within the fluid that may give erroneous results when determining fluid density using conventional equipment. This air volume may be decreased to a negligible quantity by pressurizing the sample cup, which will then give more accurate density readings of the fluid itself. The standard scale density may be read directly in units of: lbs/gal, lbs/cu. ft., specific gravity and psi/1000 ft.
Software – Cementing Job Design
CEMPro Cementing Simulation Model
Models Cement Slurry Placement by addressing:
- U-tubing Phenomena
- Dynamic Injection Pressure
- Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
- Formation Breakdown Pressure / Pore Pressure
- Wellbore Trajectory & Flow Regime
CENTRA Software for Centralizer Placement Optimization
Developed Cement Slurry Systems Offered
By MG Well Solutions
- Lightweight Cement Systems (8.5 – 10.5 ppg)
- Ultra Lightweight Cement Systems (7.6 ppg “on the fly”)
- High Early Strength Lightweight Systems
- Extended Cement Systems (non-bentonite)
- Thixotropic Slurry Systems
- Heavyweight Cement Systems (22 ppg)
- High Temperature Cement Systems ( + 230 0 F)
- Anti Gas Migration Cement Systems
- Ultra Fine Cement Systems (12 – 13 ppg – Squeeze Cementing)
- Cure Loss System
- Thermal Cements