Basic knowledge of the cementing test

PT. COSL INDO

2015.07.10
1. The cement slurry test items

2. Oil Well Cement

3. Additives

4. Cement slurry system

Cement slurry test items

1. Rheology
The deformation and flow properties of cement slurry under the action of 
external force.

2.Thickening time
Pressurized consisometer with pressurized simulated underground
conditions, the time from the pressure until heated slurry to achieve
consistency when 100Bc.

3.Compressive strength
Cement under pressure to meet before the damage per unit area can
bear on the most force.
Cement slurry test items

4.Gel strength
Static shear, cement slurry still in a state of permanent deformation of the
minimum shear stress, that is the ability to gel the formation of colloidal
size.

5.Fluid loss of cement slurry

6.9MPa in the pressure conditions, with equipment provided for fluid
loss in 30min by measuring the slurry filtration.

6.Cement hydration
Cement and water to form a chemical reaction between the cement.
Cement slurry test items

7.Free fluid
Cement slurry still in the process of the Liberal precipitation of water,
additives, fine particles of cement impurities and the composition of the
liquid.

8.initial setting time

The time of cement mixed with water to start going through the initial set.

9.final setting time

The time of cement mixed with water to start going through the final set.
1. Cement slurry test items

2. Oil Well Cement

3. Additives

4. Cement slurry system

Oil Well Cement

Definition

Oil well cement refers to the application of various drilling conditions for

the cement (Portland cement) and non Portland cement.

Typically include API all levels of Portland cement known as the basic oil

well cement , others such as thixotropic cement, expansive cement and the

corrosion resistance cement are all special oil well cements.

Oil Well Cement

Preparation
Oil Well Cement

Composition
Main mineral composition :
Tricalcium Silicate ： 3CaO×SiO2 For Short ： C3S
Dicalcium Silicate ： 2CaO×SiO2 For Short ： C2S
Tricalcium Aluminate ： 3CaO×Al2O3 For Short ： C3A
4CaO×Al2O3×Fe2O3 For Short ： C4AF

C3S

C2S
Strength

C3A

C4AF

Setting Time
Oil Well Cement

Classification
 API Portland cement is usually divided into eight grades from A to

H, each of which is applied to a different depth, temperature and

pressure.

 According to the ability of Sulfate resistance (C3A content) to

classify : Ordinary (O), Moderate sulfur (MSR) and High sulfur (HSR).
Oil Well Cement

Checkout
G grade cement:

 Thickening Time :90~120min(52℃,5200psi)

 Maximum consistency ≤ 30Bc(15~30min)
 The minimum requirements for the compressive strength
≥500psi,8h,38℃ ；≥ 1500psi,8h,60℃.
 Free water ＜ 5.9%.
Oil Well Cement

Hydration
Various mineral compositions chemical reactions of water.

saturated line
Ⅰ. Pre-induction stage
II. Induction stage
Heat Release Rate

I II III IV V III. Reaction acceleration

stage
Ⅳ. Reduction stage
Ⅴ. Diffusion stage
Hydration Time
Oil Well Cement

Influence factors
 Mineral composition
 Temperature
 Cement particle size
 Water cement ratio
 Pressure
 Cement aging
 Alkali metal
1. Cement slurry test items

2. Oil Well Cement

3. Additives

4. Cement slurry system

Additives

Defoamer

 Destroy & Restain

Destroy Type ： destroy the foams as they have formed.
Restrain Type ： Restrain the formation of foams.
 Product Code ： PC-X60L 、 PC-X61L
PC-X66L(Only for Latex System ）

Accelerator

 Reduce Consistency Time , Enhance early

strength
 Product Code ： PC-A90S 、 PC-A90L
Additives

Retarder

 Delay hydration, extend or maintain the time of the cement slurry in the
liquid state
 A wide range of Retarder, with complex mechanism of action
 Product Code ： PC-H21L 、 PC-H24S 、 SCR-100L
PC-H31S 、 PC-H32L 、 PC-H40L
Dispersant

 Reduce the plastic viscosity and yield value of cement slurry ,improve
the fluidity of cement .
 A wide range of Retarder, with complex mechanism of action
 Product Code ： PC-F41L 、 PC-F44S
Additives

Fluid loss

 Increase the viscosity, so that the cement paste is not easy to dehydration

 Improve the static shear stress

 Granular materials, which are different in size, can block the voids or pores in
formation.

 Adsorbed on the surface of cement particles, Bound more free water, Reduce
the permeability of cement filter cake.

 Product Code ： PC-G71L （ Polyvinyl alcohol ）、 PC-

G34S （ Cellulose ）

PC-G80L （ AMPS ）、 PC-GR5 （ Latex ）、 PC-GR6 （ Latex ）

Additives

Weighting agent

 Magnify density of cement slurry 。

 Product ： Barite 、 Iron powder

Reducing agent

 Mainly used to reduce the density of cement slurry, increase the

rate of cement paste
 Product ： Bentonite 、 Hollow Microsphere
Additives

Special agent

 Sweller ： PC-B10 、 PC-B50

 Anti-Corrosion ： PC-B80L

 Lost circulation material ： PC-B60

 High temperature resistant material ：

C81S
Additives

Flusher

 Flushing casing,

 Product Code ： PC-W21L/PC-W20L

Spacer

 Separate the drilling fluid and

cement slurry, improve the
displacement efficiency.
 Product Code ： PC-S21S
PC-S22S
PC-S23S
1. Cement slurry test items

2. Oil Well Cement

3. Addtives

4. Cement slurry system

Cement slurry systems

PC-SMARTTM
Classic System

PC-LETTM System performance increase application

PC-HiWiTM range
PC-RUBTM

PC-LoCemTM
PC-LoLETTM
PC-UltraLETTM
PC-LiteSTONETM
New System

PC-FlexCemTM Technological breakthroughs to solve

PC-ThermCemTM complex problems
PC-GasStopCemTM
PC-ResinCemTM
PC-HDS CemTM
PC-LosCemTM
Cement slurry systems

1 Composition

2 Advantage

3 Mechanism

4 Property
1.Composition

Composition of PC-SMAT
CEMENT “G”Cement

BASE WATER Fresh water/Sea water

FLUIDLOSS AGENT PC-G71L

RETARDER PC-H21L 、 PC-H40L

DEFOAMER PC-X61L
1.Composition

★ Fluidloss agent ： PC-G71L

1.Description
PC-G71L is a kind of AMPS high molecular copolymer used to control the fluid
loss cement slurry.It is compatible with both fresh water and salt water.
2.Property
Appearance: Colorless or Slight Yellow Liquid
Specific Gravity: 1.08
Activity: >24%
pH: 5-7
Solubility in Water: Disperse
Flash Point: N/A
Pour Point: -5℃
3.Normoal range of use
Temperature range:30℃ to 120 ℃
Concentration range: 3.0-8.0%(BWOC)
1. Composition

★ Retarder : PC-H21L

1.Description
PC-H21L is a organic phosphate type compound mainly used to prolong
the thickening time of the cement slurry. It is used in the medium
temperature range.

2.Property
Appearance: Dark Brown Liquid
Specific Gravity: 1.2
Activity: >25%
pH: 5-7
Solubility in Water: Miscible
Flash Point: N/A
Pour Point: -5℃
3.Normoal range of use
Temperature range:30 ℃to 120℃
Concentration range: 0.1-2.0%(BWOC)
1. Composition

★ Retarder : PC-H40L
1.Description
PC-H40L is a kind of AMPS and organic acid compound mainly used
to prolong the thickening time of the cement slurry. It is used in the cement
slurry. It is used in the medium to high temperature ranges.

2.Property
Appearance: Straw Yellow Liquid
Specific Gravity: 1.05g/cm3
Activity: >20%
pH: 6-8
Solubility in Water: Miscible
Flash Point: N/A
Pour Point: -10 ℃
3.Normoal range of use
Temperature range:60 ℃to 170℃
Concentration range: 0.3-2.5%(BWOC)
1.Composition

★ Defoamer: PC-X61L
1.Description
PC-X61L is a polyether type defoamer. It effectively eliminates the
foaming caused by polymers and surfactants in cement slurry.

2.Property
Appearance: Colorless Transparent Liquid
Specific Gravity: 0.95-1.00
Activity: >70%
pH: 5-7
Solubility in Water: Disperse
Flash Point: N/A
Pour Point: -15 ℃

3.Normal range of use

Temperature range: up to 180 ℃
Concentration range: (BWOC)
2.Advantage

1.Used in high temperature(>220℃)

2.Used in salt-loaded cementing
3.Excellent fluid loss and free water control
4.Compatibility with a wide variety formation
5.Settling control and excellent stabilization
6.High strength
7.Simple composition and easily to use
3. Mechanism

1.Fluidloss agent :PC-G71L

adsorption
3. Mechanism

2. Retarder :PC-H21L

Repulsion and Encumbrance

4. Property

1.The Fluidloss in different PC-G71L BWOC

Composition ： G CMT+X% F/W+ Y%PC-G71L

Fluidloss /
BWOC% ml/60℃ 加量与失水量关系

0 926.00 
1000

1 249.20 
2 43.20 
800

3 24.68  600
失水量ml

4 20.56  400

5 15.10  200

6 11.44  0

0 2 4 6

加量%
4. Property

2.The Rheology in different PC-G71L BWOC

Composition ： G CMT+X% F/W+ Y%PC-G71L

Rheology
BWOC %
φ3 φ6 φ100 φ200 φ300 φ600
0 9 13 36 39 42 73
1 5 7 24 38 48 85
2 3 5 40 67 92 147
3 6 7 76 121 165 265
4 8 10 103 166 226 >300
5 6 9 143 231 >300 >300
6 7 10 178 >300 >300 >300
4. Property

3.The Thickening time in different PC-G71L BWOC

Composition ： G CMT+X% F/W+ Y%PC-G71L

BWOC % T.T./min/60℃
1 109
2 104
3 122
4 143
5 150
6 149
4. Property

4.The Compressive strength in different PC-G71L BWOC

Composition ： G CMT+X% F/W+ Y%PC-G71L

Compressive
BWOC %
strength /MPa
0 24.37
1 21.98
2 25.64
3 25.84
4 27.95
5 25.95
6 27.71
4. Property

5. The property of retarder

Composition ： G CMT+41.9% F/W+ 4%PC-G71L+x%PC-H21L

加量1g
300

240 250

220
200
200
150
180
加量1g
160 100

140
50
120

100
0
40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

The thickening time in different The thickening time in different

temperature (0.125%BWOC) BWOC （ 90℃ ）
4. Property

6 、 The property of PC-SMAT in 40 ℃ ―90℃

Composition ： G CMT+41.9% F/W+ 4%PC-G71L+0.25%PC-H21L+0.1%PC-X61L

SLURRY PROPERTY RESULT

FREE WATER 0
FLUIDLOSS/ml/90℃ 23.2
RHEOLOGY/90℃ >300/220/159/112/9/7
THICKENING TIME 241 min

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH 21.5/22.7/21.9/21.7

/MPa/24h/60
4. Property

The Thickening time of PC-SMAT in 40 ℃ ―90℃

THICKENING TIME /min

Composition ： G CMT+41.9% F/W+ 4%PC-G71L+0.25%PC-H21L+0.1%PC-X61L

W/g 60℃ 90℃ T/℃ 1g 2g

0 73 300
64 50 210 360
250
0.8 132 99 60 195 261
200

1.6 158 132

150
70 194 290

2.4 244 232

100 80 170 279

3.2 304
50
270 90 196 268
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
s 4. Property

★ Thickening time Chart

Composition ： G CMT+41.9% F/W+ 4%PC-G71L+0.25%PC-H21L

4. Property

7 、 The property of PC-SMAT in 90 ℃ ―120℃

Composition ： G CMT+35%Silica powder+50% F/W+ 5%PC-G71L+0.5%PC-

H21L+0.1%PC-X61L

SLURRY PROPERTY RESULT

FREE WATER 0
FLUIDLOSS/ml/90℃ 23.2
RHEOLOGY/90℃ >300/220/159/112/9/7

THICKENING TIME 241 min

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH 21.5/22.7/21.9/21.7

/MPa/24h/60
4. Property

The Thickening time of PC-SMAT in 90 ℃ ―120℃

THICKENING TIME /min

Composition ： G CMT+35%Silica powder+50% F/W+ 5%PC-G71L+0.5%PC-
H21L+0.1%PC-X61L

120℃
300 T/℃ 2g
W/g
250
4.8 138 90 473
200

5.6 165 100 257

150

6.4 254
100 110 248

7.2 236
50 120 116
0
8.0 278
3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0
4. Property

★ Thickening time Chart

Composition ： G CMT+35%Silica powder+50% F/W+ 5%PC-

G71L+0.5%PC-H21L+0.1%PC-X61L