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Blender Information
We recommend you use a high-quality blender suitable for mixing drilling
fluids, such as a Hamilton Beach single spindle mixer.
Blending Your Drilling Fluid Sample for Salinity Test
Oil, water, and solids can separate in a drilling fluid which has settled. For
the most accurate results it is essential to ensure the drilling fluid is homoge
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neous.
We recommend following the below best practise for blending your diluted
drilling fluid sample:
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Use DSX7 Dilution solution bottles directly from OFITE
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Open a sealed bottle of DSX7 and pour all of the contents into a blending
cup.
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Using a syringe, measure out 20 mL of undiluted drilling mud and inject
the mud into the DSX7 solution (be careful not to deposit the sample on
the sides or on the blade assembly above the liquid line).
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Switch on your blender. To avoid splashing, blend at the slowest speed
and gradually increase to the highest speed.
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Ensure the vortex is half the height of the fluid level in the cup whilst
blending.
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Blend for 2 minutes to ensure the oil emulsion is sufficiently broken.
The MudChecker requires chloride ions to be saturated in the water phase in
order to measure. Similarly to traditional titration methods unsaturated chlo
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rides will be attributed as solids.
Submerging the Probe
It is essential to ensure that the MudChecker probe is inserted into the drilling
fluid sample so that the horizontal slots at the top of the probe are submerged
in the sample.
Expelling Bubbles and Air Gaps
When carrying out a measurement ensure that all air bubbles are expelled.
We recommend that you do this by giving the probe a gentle wiggle while
submerged in the sample.
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