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Sodium Chloride: Product Data Sheet (PDS)

This document provides information about sodium chloride, including its uses in drilling fluids. Sodium chloride is used as a completion and workover brine, and to control washouts in saturated salt systems for drilling salt formations. It can also be used as a bridging agent and to provide weighting in saturated salt systems. Water-based muds are sometimes treated with sodium chloride to adjust resistivity for logging purposes. The document describes sodium chloride's physical properties, applications, packaging and storage, and safety information.

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Sodium Chloride: Product Data Sheet (PDS)

This document provides information about sodium chloride, including its uses in drilling fluids. Sodium chloride is used as a completion and workover brine, and to control washouts in saturated salt systems for drilling salt formations. It can also be used as a bridging agent and to provide weighting in saturated salt systems. Water-based muds are sometimes treated with sodium chloride to adjust resistivity for logging purposes. The document describes sodium chloride's physical properties, applications, packaging and storage, and safety information.

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Product Data Sheet (PDS)

FOR DRILLING FLUID SYSTEM

Egyptian Mud
Engineering & Chemicals Co.

SODIUM CHLORIDE
DESCRIPTION TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING INFORMATION

Sodium Chloride is used as a completion and work-over In saturated salt systems the Sodium Chloride brine
brine, and as a saturated salt system for drilling salt helps to control washouts while drilling salt formations.
formations (evaporites). Sized or graded Sodium Chloride salt crystals are also
used in saturated salt systems as a bridging agent and
to provide additional weighting.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Water-based muds are occasionally treated with Sodium
Chloride to adjust fluid resistivity for logging purposes.

Appearance Crystalline Powder

Colour White PACKAGING AND STORAGE

Odor None
Sodium Chloride is supplied in 25 kg sealed polyethyl-
ene sacks and 1.0 MT big bags.
Specific Gravity 2.16

Flash Point Not flammable


HSE
Solubility Soluble in water
Sodium Chloride is not classified as hazardous. The
following safety wear, as recommended in the MSDS,
should be used when mixing Sodium Chloride:
APPLICATION
- Standard PPE
Sodium Chloride brine is used in saturated salt drilling
fluids, as the brine phase in oil-based drilling fluids for
shale inhibition, and as a completion and work-over
brine. Sodium Chloride reaches brine saturation at 10
ppg (1.20 sg).
Refer to Sodium Chloride Brine Tables to determine the
concentrations to obtain required brine densities.

Tel: +20 (2) 2673 2900


Head Office: Plot No. 196, 2nd City Center, Fifth Settlement, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt www.emec.com.eg

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