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Table 5 Laboratory analysis of cement slurry (Part 2/2)

From: Monitoring of a reverse cement job in a high-temperature geothermal environment

Thickening time

 

Free fluids

 

Bearden units of consistency (bc)

Time

Surface (21 \(^{\circ }\)C)

0

19 bc

0:00

Downhole (82 \(^{\circ }\)C)

0

40 bc

4:32:52

  

50 bc

4:34:30

  

60 bc

4:35:01

  

70 bc

4:35:22

  

99 bc

4:38:19

  

Surface rheology

(21 \(^{\circ }\)C)

Downhole rheology

(82 \(^{\circ }\)C)

RPM

Dial reading

RPM

Dial reading

600

302.2

600

183.3

300

189.3

300

113.8

200

135.6

200

87.4

100

76.6

100

54.8

60

50.9

60

42.5

30

33.0

30

36.3

6

18.2

6

14.3

3

32.3

3

15.1

PV

144.1 cP

PV

83.7 cP

YP

28.5 lbf/100 ft\(^{2}\)

YP

24.6 lbf/100 ft\(^{2}\)

  1. The cementing contractor used a Fann Model 3530A to measure the rheological parameter