Sodium carbonate:

Also called soda ash.

Terms Related to Sodium carbonate

• Sodium bicarbonate

  The half-neutralized sodium salt of carbonic acid, used extensively for treating cement contamination and occasionally other calcium contamination in drilling fluids.

• Soda ash

  See sodium carbonate

• Calcium contamination

  Dissolved calcium ions in sufficient concentration to impart undesirable properties, such as flocculation, reduction in yield of bentonite, and increased fluid loss, in a drilling ...

• Salt

  A compound that is formed (along with water) by the reaction of an add with a base. A common salt (table salt) is sodium chloride ...

• Calcium sulfate

  A chemical compound of calcium, sulfur, and oxygen. Although sometimes considered a contaminant of drilling fluids, it may at times be added to them to ...

• Sodium bichromate

  Also called sodium dichromate. See chromate.

• Calcium carbonate

  A chemical combination of calcium, carbon, and oxygen. It is the main constituent of limestone. It forms a tenacious scale in water-handling facilities and is ...