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Cabot publishes definitive work on formate brines
The new Formate Technical Manual from Cabot Specialty Fluids is the most comprehensive work on formate brines to date. Split into three sections: chemical and physical properties, compatibilities and interactions, and formate field procedures, it gives interested parties and current users a valuable reference tool on the three formate brines – cesium, potassium and sodium.
 
Author, Siv Howard PhD, says:
"This formate manual is a must for all current users of formate brines and all those considering using them in their operations. It combines all the existing knowledge and data on formate brines with the results from new tests and the experience gained from over 500 field applications. It’s an extremely useful tool." 
 
The news gets even better. Cabot is offering this manual free of charge, just click on the links below and download entire sections or individual chapters. If you’d like a copy of the manual sent to you please send an e-mail to formatemanual@cabot-corp.com with your name and address and we'll send you a digital version on a memory stick.

The manual is an ongoing project with new sections added and old ones updated over time. If you’d like to be notified of these changes please send an email to the address above. For further technical information not covered by the current version of the manual, please call Siv Howard on (44) 1224 230573 or send an email to Siv_Howard@cabot-corp.com.

Download the manual here 
 
 
Part A

  Chemical and Physical Properties


 

Part B Compatibilities and Interactions

Part C Formate Field Procedures    
 
   
Read summary and download by chapter    
Part A Chemical and Physical Properties
Version no.
Issue date
A1
Chemistry
02
September 2008
A2
Brine Density and PVT Data
06
January 2010
A3
Water Activity and Colligative Properties
03
November 2008
A4
Brine Viscosity
  
Coming in 2010
A5
Crystallization Temperature
01
July 2008
A6
pH and Buffering
02
March 2009
A7
Thermophysical Properties
02
October 2008
A8
Lubricity
01
July 2007
A9
Petrophysical Properties
02
January 2010
A10
Water Adsorption and Desorption
01
July 2007
A11
Radioactivity
01
July 2007
A12 Biodegradability and Biocidal Properties
01
July 2009
A13
Thermal Stability
06
July 2008
     
 
   
Part B
Compatibilities and Interactions    
B1
Compatibility with Gases
01
July 2007
B2
Solubility of Gases in Formate Brines
01
July 2007
B3
Diffusion of Gases in Formate Brines
01
July 2007
B4
Compatibility with Oilfield Fluids
01
April 2009
B5
Compatibility with Additives
02
December 2009
B6
Compatibility with Metals
02 
Currently unavailable,
but largely covered
by this separate report
B7
Compatibility with Elastomers
02
December 2007
B8 Compatibility with Cement
  
Coming in 2010
B9 Compatibility with Other Materials
02
January 2008
B10 Compatibility with the Reservoir
 
Coming in 2010
B11 Compatibility with Shale
01
February 2010
B12 Solubility of Minerals in Formate Brines
 
Coming in 2010
B13 Hydrate Inhibition
  01
October 2009
   
 
 
Part C Formate Field Procedures and Applications    
C1 Fluids Management
03
October 2008
C2 Fluid Testing and Property Maintenance
03
February 2010
C3 Formate Brine Drilling Fluid Applications
 
Coming in 2010
C4 Formate Brine Completion Fluid Applications
 
Coming in 2010
C5 Other Oilfield Applications with Formate Brines
 
Coming in 2010




 

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