ISO 13500:2006
(Main)Petroleum and natural gas industries — Drilling fluid materials — Specifications and tests
Petroleum and natural gas industries — Drilling fluid materials — Specifications and tests
ISO 13500:2006 covers physical properties and test procedures for materials manufactured for use in oil-and gas-well drilling fluids. The materials covered are barite, haematite, bentonite, nontreated bentonite, OCMA grade bentonite, attapulgite, sepiolite, technical grade low-viscosity carboxymethylcellulose (CMC-LVT), technical grade high-viscosity carboxymethylcellulose (CMC-HVT), and starch. ISO 13500:2006 is intended for the use of manufacturers of named products.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 13500
Second edition
2006-02-15
Petroleum and natural gas industries —
Drilling fluid materials — Specifications
and tests
Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel — Produits pour fluides de
forage — Spécifications et essais
Reference number
ISO 13500:2006(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. vi
Introduction . vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions. 1
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations . 2
4 Requirements . 4
4.1 Quality control instructions. 4
4.2 Use of test calibration materials in checking testing procedures. 4
4.3 Records retention . 4
5 Calibration . 4
5.1 Coverage. 4
5.2 Equipment requiring calibration . 5
5.3 Calibration intervals . 9
6 Packaged material . 11
6.1 Description . 11
6.2 Apparatus — Pallets. 11
6.3 Apparatus — Bags. 11
6.4 Marking — Pallets. 11
6.5 Marking — Bags. 12
6.6 Pallet covers. 12
6.7 Package weight. 12
6.8 Storage. 12
6.9 Recycling . 12
7 Barite. 13
7.1 Principle. 13
7.2 Reagents and apparatus — Density by Le Chatelier flask . 13
7.3 Procedure — Density by Le Chatelier flask . 14
7.4 Calculation — Density by Le Chatelier flask. 15
7.5 Reagents and apparatus — Water-soluble alkaline earths as calcium. 15
7.6 Procedure — Water-soluble alkaline earth metals as calcium . 16
7.7 Calculation — Water-soluble alkaline earths as calcium . 16
7.8 Reagents and materials — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 16
7.9 Procedure — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 17
7.10 Calculation — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm . 17
7.11 Reagents and apparatus — Particles less than 6 µm in equivalent spherical diameter
by sedimentation method . 18
7.12 Procedure — Particles less than 6 µm in equivalent spherical diameter by sedimentation
method . 18
7.13 Calculation — Particles less than 6 µm in equivalent spherical diameter by sedimentation
method . 19
8 Haematite (hematite). 22
8.1 Principle. 22
8.2 Reagent and apparatus — Density by Le Chatelier flask . 23
8.3 Procedure — Density by Le Chatelier flask . 23
8.4 Calculation — Density by Le Chatelier flask. 24
8.5 Reagents and apparatus — Water-soluble alkaline earth metals as calcium . 24
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8.6 Procedure — Water-soluble alkaline earth metals as calcium. 25
8.7 Calculation — Water-soluble alkaline earth metals as calcium . 25
8.8 Reagents and apparatus — Residues greater that 75 µm and 45 µm. 26
8.9 Procedure — Residues of diameter greater than 75 µm and 45 µm . 26
8.10 Calculation — Residues of diameter greater than 75 µm and 45 µm. 27
8.11 Reagents and apparatus — Particles less than 6 µm in equivalent spherical diameter
by sedimentation method. 27
8.12 Procedure — Particles less than 6 µm in equivalent spherical diameter by sedimentation
method . 28
8.13 Calculation — Particles less than 6 µm in equivalent spherical diameter by sedimentation
method . 28
9 Bentonite. 31
9.1 Principle . 31
9.2 Reagents and apparatus — Suspension properties . 31
9.3 Procedure — Rheology of suspension. 31
9.4 Calculation — Rheology of suspension . 32
9.5 Procedure — Filtrate volume of suspension. 32
9.6 Calculation — Filtrate volume of suspension. 33
9.7 Reagents and apparatus — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 33
9.8 Procedure — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 33
9.9 Calculation — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm . 34
10 Non-treated bentonite. 34
10.1 Principle . 34
10.2 Reagents and apparatus — Suspension properties . 34
10.3 Procedure — Rheology of suspension. 35
10.4 Calculation — Rheology of suspension . 35
10.5 Procedure — Dispersed plastic viscosity of suspension. 36
10.6 Procedure — Dispersed filtrate volume of suspension . 36
10.7 Calculation — Dispersed filtrate volume of suspension . 36
11 OCMA grade bentonite . 36
11.1 Principle . 36
11.2 Reagents and apparatus — Suspension properties . 37
11.3 Procedure — Rheology of suspension. 37
11.4 Calculation — Rheology of suspension . 38
11.5 Procedure — Filtrate volume of suspension. 38
11.6 Calculation — Filtrate volume of suspension. 38
11.7 Reagents and apparatus — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 39
11.8 Procedure — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 39
11.9 Calculation — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm . 39
12 Attapulgite. 40
12.1 Principle . 40
12.2 Reagents and apparatus — Suspension properties . 40
12.3 Procedure — 600 r/min dial reading of suspension . 41
12.4 Reagent and apparatus — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 41
12.5 Procedure — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 41
12.6 Calculation — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm . 42
12.7 Reagent and apparatus — Moisture. 42
12.8 Procedure — Moisture. 42
12.9 Calculation — Moisture . 42
13 Sepiolite . 43
13.1 Principle . 43
13.2 Reagents and apparatus — Suspension properties . 43
13.3 Procedure — 600 r/min dial reading of suspension . 44
13.4 Reagents and apparatus — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 44
13.5 Procedure — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm. 44
13.6 Calculation — Residue of diameter greater than 75 µm . 45
13.7 Reagents and apparatus — Moisture. 45
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13.8 Procedure — Moisture. 45
13.9 Calculation — Moisture. 45
14 Technical grade low-viscosity CMC (CMC-LVT). 46
14.1 Principle. 46
14.2 Reagents and apparatus — Determination of starch and starch derivatives. 46
14.3 Procedure — Determination of starch and starch derivatives. 47
14.4 Interpretation — Determination of starch and starch derivatives . 47
14.5 Reagents and apparatus — Solution properties of water-soluble polymers . 48
14.6 Procedure — Viscometer reading in deionized water. 48
14.7 Procedure — Filtrate volume of solution .49
14.8 Calculation — Filtrate volume of solution. 50
15 Technical grade high-viscosity CMC (CMC-HVT). 50
15.1 Principle. 50
15.2 Reagents and apparatus — Determination of starch and starch derivatives. 50
15.3 Procedure — Determination of starch and starch derivatives. 51
15.4 Interpretation — Determination of starch and starch derivatives . 52
15.5 Reagents and apparatus — Solution properties of water-soluble polymers . 52
15.6 Procedure — Viscometer reading in deionized water. 53
15.7 Procedure — Viscometer reading in 40 g/l salt water. 53
15.8 Procedure — Viscometer reading in saturated salt water. 54
15.9 Procedure — Filtrate volume of solution .54
15.10 Calculation — Filtrate volume of solution. 55
16 Starch. 55
16.1 Principle. 55
16.2 Reagents and apparatus — Suspension properties . 56
16.3 Procedure — Viscometer reading in 40 g/l salt water. 56
16.4 Procedure — Filtrate volume of 40 g/l salt solution. 57
16.5 Calculation — Filtrate volume of 40 g/l salt solution . 57
16.6 Procedure — Viscometer reading in saturated salt solution . 57
16.7 Procedure — Filtrate volume of saturated salt solution. 58
16.8 Calculation — Filtrate volume of saturated salt solution . 58
16.9 Reagents and apparatus — Residue greater than 2 000 µm . 59
16.10 Procedure — Residue greater than 2 000 µm . 59
Annex A (informative) Mineral impurities in barite . 60
Annex B (informative) Test precision. 61
Annex C (informative) Examples of calculations . 66
Bibliography . 74
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Foreword
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 13500 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore structures
for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries, Subcommittee SC 3, Drilling and completion fluids,
and well cements.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 13500:1998), which has been technically
revised.
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Introduction
This International Standard covers materials which are in common usage in petroleum and natural gas drilling
fluids. These materials are used in bulk quantities, can be purchased from multiple sources, and are available
as commodity products. No single-source or limited-source products are included, nor are speciality products.
International Standards are published to facilitate communication between purchasers and manufacturers, to
provide interchangeability between similar equipment and materials purchased from different manufacturers
and/or at different times, and to provide an adequate level of safety when the equipment or materials are
utilised in the manner and for the purposes intended. This International Standard provides minimum
requirements and is not intended to inhibit anyone from purchasing or producing materials to other standards.
This International Standard is substantially based on API Spec 13A, 16th Edition, December 1, 2003. The
purpose of this International Standard is to provide product specifications for barite, haematite, bentonite,
nontreated bentonite, Oil Companies Materials Association (OCMA) grade bentonite, attapulgite, sepiolite,
technical-grade low viscosity carboxymethylcellulose (CMC-LVT), technical-grade high viscosity
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC-HVT), and starch.
The intent of the document was to incorporate all International Standards for drilling fluid materials into an
ISO-formatted document. A survey of the industry found that only the American Petroleum Institute (API)
issued testing procedures and specification standards for these materials.
Reference to OCMA materials has been included in API work, as the OCMA and subsequent holding
committees were declared defunct, and all specifications were submitted to API in 1983.
Annex A (informative) lists the mineral impurities in barite, Annex B (informative) provides the test precision
and Annex C (informative) details examples of calculations.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 13500:2006(E)
Petroleum and natural gas industries — Drilling fluid
materials — Specifications and tests
1 Scope
This International Standard covers physical properties and test procedures for materials manufactured for use
in oil- and gas-well drilling fluids. The materials covered are barite, haematite, bentonite, nontreated bentonite,
OCMA grade bentonite, attapulgite, sepiolite, technical grade low-viscosity carboxymethylcellulose
(CMC-LVT), technical grade high-viscosity carboxymethylcellulose (CMC-HVT), and starch. This International
Standard is intended for the use of manufacturers of named products.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 6780, Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling — Principal dimensions and tolerances
ISO 10414-1, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Field testing of drilling fluids — Part 1: Water-based
fluids
ASTM D422, Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils
ASTM E11, Standard Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes
ASTM E161, Standard Specification for Precision Electroformed Sieves
ASTM E77, Standard Test Method for Inspection and Verification of Thermometers
ASTM E177, Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
NIST (NBS) Monograph 150, Liquid-in-glass thermometry
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1.1
ACS reagent grade
chemicals which meet purity standards as specified by the American Chemical Society (ACS)
3.1.2
flash side
side containing residue (“flash”) from stamping, or the side with concave indentation
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3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
ACS American Chemical Society
API American Petroleum Institute
APME Association of Plastic Manufacturers in Europe
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
CAS Chemical Abstracts Service
CMC-HVT Carboxymethylcellulose — High viscosity technical grade
CMC-LVT Carboxymethylcellulose — Low viscosity technical grade
OCMA Oil Companies Materials Association
NBS National Bureau of Standards
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
TC To contain
TD To deliver
b point/plastic viscosity ratio;
B hydrometer correction intercept;
c
C calibration correction;
c
C 40 times the EDTA volume, expressed in centimetres;
m
d inner diameter;
D equivalent spherical diameter, expressed in micrometres;
e
D equivalent particle diameter immediately greater than 6 µm;
2
D equivalent particle diameter immediately less than 6 µm;
3
K sample constant;
s
L effective hydrometer depth, in centimetres (see Table 4);
m sample mass, expressed in grams;
m soluble alkaline earth metals as calcium, expressed in milligrams per kilogram;
1
m residue mass, expressed in grams;
2
M hydrometer correction curve slope;
c
R average hydrometer reading;
R average hydrometer reading at lower temperature;
1
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R average hydrometer reading at higher temperature;
2
R hygrometer reading;
3
S corrected test value;
c
S sample test value;
s
t time;
V filtrate volume, in cubic centimetres, collected between 7,5 min and 30 min;
c
V initial volume, expressed in cubic centimetres;
1
V final volume, expressed in cubic centimetres;
2
V volume EDTA used, expressed in cubic centimetres;
3
V volume of filtrate used, expressed in cubic centimetres;
4
w cumulative percent finer than size;
a
w mass fraction residue of particles greater than 75 µm, expressed in percent;
1
w cumulative percent for point immediately greater than 6 µm;
2
w cumulative percent for point immediately less than 6 µm;
3
w cumulative percent of particles less than 6 µm;
4
w mass fraction of residue of particles greater than 45 µm, expressed in percent;
5
w cumulative percent less than 6 µm;
6
w mass fraction of moisture, expressed in percent;
7
η water viscosity, expressed in mi
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