Table 3: Results obtained from the laboratory experiment.
| PARAMETERS |
WATER BASED DRILLING FLUID SAMPLES (25 °C) |
| MUD |
MUD + KCl salt |
MUD + CaCl2 salt |
MUD + MgCl2 salt |
| % Concentration of Salt |
| 0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
| Ɵ600 RPM |
24 |
28 |
26 |
24 |
23 |
21 |
14 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
| Ɵ300 RPM |
17 |
20 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
| Ɵ6 RPM |
11 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ɵ3 RPM |
10 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| PV (mPa.s) |
7 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| AV (mPa.s) |
12 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11.5 |
10.5 |
7 |
5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
| YP (lb/100ft2) |
10 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |