The effect of ilmenite plant dusts on rheological properties of Class G oil well cement slurries

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Cement and Concrete Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0008-8846(96)85008-3· OSTI ID:253782

Saasen, A; Log, P A ^[1]

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1. Hoegskolen i Stavanger (Norway). Dept. of Petroleum Technology

A series of experiments was conducted to evaluate two ilmenite plant dusts as an alternative to barite as weight material for oil well cement slurries. These dusts had a similar particle size distribution to ground barite. Rheological investigations show that one of the dusts could be applied if it was properly dispersed. However, a change in consistency with time resulting from chemical reactions within the slurry was observed before the initial set. Such changes in consistency was not observed for a similar slurry weighted with barite. This makes the use of ilmenite plant dusts less favorable than the use of barite as a weight material for well cements.

• OSTI ID: 253782
• Journal Information: Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 26, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
OIL WELLS
CEMENTING
CEMENTS
RHEOLOGY
DENSITY
WELL SERVICING
ILMENITE
ADDITIVES
PERFORMANCE
MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
BARITE