Consistometer:

See api-rp 10b.

Terms Related to Consistometer

• Lost circulation material (lcm)

  A substance added to cement slurries or drilling mud to prevent the loss of cement or mud to the formation. See bridging materials.

• Flash set

  A premature thickening or setting of cement slurry, which makes it unpumpable.

• Pressure, volume, and temperature (pvt) analysis

  An examination of reservoir fluid in a laboratory under various pressures, volumes, and temperatures to determine the characteristics and behavior of the fluid.

• Sodium chloride

  Common table salt. It is sometimes used in cement slurries as an accelerator or a retarder, depending on the concentration.

• Waiting on cement (woc)

  Pertaining to the time when drilling or completion operations are suspended so that the cement in a well can harden sufficiently.

• Retarder

  A substance added to cement to prolong the setting time so that the cement can be pumped into place. Retarders are used for cementing in ...

• Sonic log

  A type of acoustic log that records the travel time of sounds through objects, cement, or formation rocks. Often used to determine whether voids exist ...