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Calcium Carbonate (Caco) : Lost Circulation Material

Calcium carbonate is used as a bridging agent and weighting material in drilling fluids to prevent fluid loss and circulation loss. It comes in a range of particle sizes from 325 to 30 mesh. Calcium carbonate plugs permeable zones and lost circulation zones by bridging them. It is 98-99.5% soluble in acid, minimizing formation damage. Typical concentrations are 5-10 ppb as a bridging agent and 20-40 ppb in lost circulation pills. It also increases fluid density up to 14 ppg.

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Calcium Carbonate (Caco) : Lost Circulation Material

Calcium carbonate is used as a bridging agent and weighting material in drilling fluids to prevent fluid loss and circulation loss. It comes in a range of particle sizes from 325 to 30 mesh. Calcium carbonate plugs permeable zones and lost circulation zones by bridging them. It is 98-99.5% soluble in acid, minimizing formation damage. Typical concentrations are 5-10 ppb as a bridging agent and 20-40 ppb in lost circulation pills. It also increases fluid density up to 14 ppg.

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Lost Circulation Material

CALCIUM CARBONATE (CaCO3)


Description CALCIUM CARBONATE is used as a bridging agent and/or weighting
material in oil base and water base drilling fluids, drill-in fluids, work
over fluids, and completion fluids. CALCIUM CARBONATE comes in
a wide variety of particle sizes ranging from 325 mesh (35 µ) to 30
mesh (550 µ). Custom sizing for particular applications is also avail-
able

Uses CALCIUM CARBONATE is used to prevent fluid invasion of perme-


able zones, and to prevent loss of circulation during drilling, workover,
and completion activities. CALCIUM CARBONATE is applicable in all
drilling fluids, aqueous and non-aqueous. It can be used to prepare a
pill for spotting purposes.

CALCIUM CARBONATE is also used as an acid soluble weighting


material for drill-in or workover fluids with a density of 14.0 ppg or
less.

Benefits CALCIUM CARBONATE is 98 to 99.5% soluble in 7.5-15% hydrochlo-


ric acid solution, thus minimizing permanent plugging of the producing
formation. It is available in grades ranging from 325 mesh up 30 mesh
to provide the particle sizes needed for effective bridging of the pro-
ducing interval.

Particle Size
Analysis
CalCarb - Titan 200
50%
Mesh Micron
40% 400 35.56
75 190.80
% in Size

30%

20%
60 250.00
50 300.00
10%
40 425.00
0%
1 10 45 150 300 850 1700 30 600.00
Microns
20 850.00
14 1400.00
CalCarb - 80 10 1700.00
50%

40%
% in Size

30%

20%

10%

0%
1 10 45 150 300 850 1700
Microns

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Lost Circulation Material
CALCIUM CARBONATE (CaCO3)
(Continued)
Treatment CALCIUM CARBONATE concentrations of 5 to 10 ppb are usually
sufficient as a bridging agent to prevent fluid loss in work over sys-
tems. Concentrations of 20 to 40 ppb are used in the preparation of
LCM pills.

As a weighting agent, CALCIUM CARBONATE can be added to in-


crease fluid densities up to 14.0 ppg. The weight up formula for CA L-
CIUM CARBONATE is:

Required lb/bbl of CALCIUM CARBONATE = 945 ( W2 – W 1 )


22.5 – W 2

Where:
W 1 = initial mud weight in ppg
W 2 = desired mud weight in ppg

Function CALCIUM CARBONATE acts as a bridging agent like most solids but
is used because of its acid soluble nature. As a weight material it is
somewhat limited because of the low density, but this may be com-
pensated for by the use of salt to increase the water phase density. In
a water based system the pH of the drilling fluid needs to be above
7.0 since the CALCIUM CARBONATE is acid soluble. At a lower pH,
it will begin to dissolve and contaminate the drilling fluid with calcium
and will no longer be effective as a lost circulation material.

Typical Physical Appearance: .................white powder


Properties Specific Gravity:............2.7
Hygroscopic: ................no
pH in water: ..................neutral
Bulk density:.................63 pcf

Safe Handling Utilize normal precautions for employee protection when handling
Recommendations chemical products. Use of appropriate respirator, gloves, goggles, and
apron is recommended for employee comfort and protection. See Ma-
terial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for this product prior to use.

Packaging CALCIUM CARBONATE is packaged in 50 pound multiwall bags.

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