CEMENTING PRODUCTS AND ADDITIVES (March 1999)

The 1999 Cementing Supplement is a comprehensive listing of cementing products and

additives available from mayor suppliers. This most recent update now comprises seven
companies, including two companies new to the listing. American Fracmaster Ltd. Is the U.S.
affiliate of Fracmaster in Calgary, Canada. The firms have separate but complementary
products lines. Argentinas s San Antonio is listed in Cementing this year for the first time as
well.

HOW TO USE THIS REFERENCE

Listings reflect available cement additives from seven service companies. Products are grouped
into functional categories. Some products are unique to a company, and many are protected by
patent rights or other legal means. They may be chemically similar, but not identical, and
provide comparable performance in cement slurry formulations. Exact equivalence is not
implied.
Where applicable, products are subdivided into groups having similar performance within each
functional category. Performance groups have been subdivided to reflect significant differences
in chemical nature of additives and emphasize uniqueness within each company s product line.
What can not be reflected are differences in product performance with different cements, or
performance variations resulting from different sources of the same material around the world.
Materials should be tested according to accepted procedures to ensure that performance
requirements are met. Also, users are cautioned that it is generally not possible or prudent to
make translations of cement formulations between service companies based solely on additive
descriptions.
Products are grouped in 15 functional categories:

Basic cements
Accelerators and salts
Extenders and density-reducing additives
Free water control and solids suspending agents
Dispersants
Bond improving and expanding additives
Fluid-loss control additives
Silica to reduce or prevent high temperature strength retrogression
Retarders
Anti-gas migration agents
Anti-foam and defoaming agents
Density increasing or weighting agents
Additives and mixtures to reduce or prevent lost circulation
Spacers and chemical washes or preflushes
Specialty cement blends

Temperature has a significant effect on many cementing additives and is the single most
important variable affecting cement hydration. This is particularly for retarders, but also applies
to fluid loss control additives, anti-gas migration, expanding and other agents. Salt tolerance is
particularly important in fluid loss control additive selection. When applicable, this reference

includes temperature ranges groupings, salt tolerance and other variables critical to additive
performance. Temperature and salt tolerance are broad groupings and actual performance may
vary somewhat depending on cement, other additives in formulations and well conditions.
Important note. Fluid loss control additives are listed according to maximum temperature and
salt tolerance for that product. For example, if an additive is shown to be effective up at about
250 F in the presence of over 18% salt (by weight of mix water), it is very likely that this product
is also effective at higher temperatures with lower salt concentrations. There are several
examples of this in the table.
Finally, if a company does not have an equivalent to a competitors product listing, it does not
mean that the company can not come up with a cement formulation that achieves similar
performance. Our recommendation is to call the company, describe the application or problem
and let them work on a solution. Even though additive technology has advanced, it is still best
applied with a measure of experience.

BASIC CEMENTS
Material

Portland cement

High aluminate cement

Commercial lightweight
cements
Commercial expanding
cements
Microfine Portland
cement
Microfine Portland
cement and microfine
blast furnace slag blend
High fineness cement
Blast furnace slag (BFS)
Microfine blast furnace
slag
Blend of Portland cement
and blast furnace slag
Storable liquid cement
slurry
Acid soluble cement
Synthetic resin cement

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

San
Antonio

API Class A, B and ASTM

Type I or II cements

A, B Type I, II

A, B Type I, II

Normal
Portland

Standard

A, B Type I,
II

A, B

API Class G or H

G, H

G, H

G, H

Premium

G, H

G, H

API Class C and ASTM type III

C, Type III

C, Type III

Lumnite,
Ciment Fondu
TXI
Lightweight

Lumnite,
Ciment Fondu
TXI
Lightweight

TXI
Lightweight

Premium
Plus
Ciment
Fondu
TXI
Lightweight

Description

Calcium aluminate cement

TXI lightweight or equivalent

Fondu
TXI
Lightweight

Fondu

C, Type III
Ciment
Fondu
TXI
Lightweight

Ciment
Fondu
Lightweight

Chem Comp, ASTM type K or

similar
MC-300 or equivalent

Available
on request

MC-300

Microfine
cement

Channelma
ster

Micromatrix
cement

MC-500 or equivalent

Available
on request

MC-500

Microfine
cement

Channelma
ster CS

Matrix
cement

Microcem
1000

Slag
cement

Slag-10, 20,
30, 40

Cements ground finer than

normal but not as microfine
cements
Ground, granulated or
pelletized blast furnace slag

Fine Grind
Class C
cement
Blast Furnace
Slag cement

Blast Furnace
Slag (D930)

MC-100 or equivalent
Blend to improve poor quality
Portland cements and improve
additive response
Water-based liquid cement
slurry
Non-Portland inorganic
cement soluble in acid
Epoxi resin cement

Slagment
Liquid stone
Magne Plus

Acid soluble
cement
Synthetic
cement

Available
on request

Acid soluble
cement
EPSEAL,
Stratalock

Magna
cement

ACCELERATORS AND SALTS

Product
Form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

San
Antonio

Granular

Salt

A-5 or salt or
Sodium Chloride

D44

Salt

Salt

Cement
Grade salt

Salt

Solid

CaCl2

A-7 or CaCl2

S1

CaCl2

Calcium
Chloride

Calcium
Chloride

Calcium
Chloride

Liquid

CaCl2-L

A-7L or CaCl2-L

D77

CaCl2-L

Calcium
Chloride
Liquid

Powder or
Beads

Sodium
Metasilicate

A-2, Sodium
Metasilicate,
Diacel A

D79, Diacel A

TXC-1

Econolite,
Diacel A

EXC

Liquid

Liquid sodium
silicate

A-3L or Sodium
Silicate

D75

EXT-100

Liquid
Econolite

EXC-L

Calcium
Chloride
Liquid
Sodium
Metasilicate
Diacel A
SE-1L
Sodium
silicate

Calcium sulfate
hemihydrate or
gypsum

Accelerator.
Reduces thickening
time of cement.
Often used to
create thixtropic
cement slurries

Powder

Gypsum

A-10 or Gypsum

D53

Ultracal 60

Cal-Seal,
EA-2

Gyp-Cem,
Quik Gyp

Gypsum

Potassium
chloride

KCl

Granular

KCl

M117

KCl

KCl

KCl

KCl

NH4Cl

Granular

Available on
request

Available on
request

Available
on request
CA-3
CA-4

Available
on request

Available
on request

NH4Cl

Material

Sodium chloride
(salt)

Calcium Chloride

Sodium silicate

Ammonium
chloride
Proprietary
accelerator

Description
Reduces thickening
time of cement at
concentrations
between 1% and
10% by weight in
the mix water
Accelerator.
Reduces thickening
time of cement.
Typically used at
1% to 3% by weight
of cement
Accelerator.
Reduces thickening
time of cement.
Increases slurry
viscosity

A-9 or
Potassium
Chloride
Available on
request
AEF-100L,
T-40L

EXTENDERS AND DENSITY-REDUCING ADDITIVES

Material

Description

Product
Form

Bentonite

Naturally colloidal clay

Powder

American
Fracmaster
Ltd
Bentonite

Attapulgite

Naturally colloidal clay

Powder

Powder

Type F flyash

Type C, flyash
Microfine flyash
Natural
pozzolan
Diatomaceous
earth
Perlite/expand
perlite

Pozzolanic material
product of burning coal.
Lower in lime content
than type C
Pozzolanic material
product of burning coal
For use with microfine
cements
Siliceous material
produced from volcanic
activity
Lightweight, friable
siliceous material
derived from diatom
remains
Volcanic glass,
spherelitic and hollow

Nowsco
Canada

San
Antonio

Bentonite
Salt Gel
Sepiolite

Bentonite

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Bentonite

D20

Bentonite

Gel

Salt Gel

Attapulgite

D128

Salt gel

Attapulgite

Pozzolan

Flyash

D35

Pozzolan

Pozmix A

NowPoz

Flyash

D132

Calss C
Flyash

NowPoz

Powder
Powder

Pozzolan

D61

Pozzolan

Powder
Granular

Diacel D

Diacel D

D56

Granules
Beads

Perlite

Perlite

D72

Perlite

Perlite

Powder

Fumed
Silica

BA-58
CSE

D154

FS-1

Silicalite

Liquid
Suspension

On request

BA-58L
LW-8L

D155

FS-101

Diacel D

D.E.

Microsil-10P
Microsil-22P

High surface area,

amorphous silica

Glass
microspheres

Scotchlite or similar

Small beads

On request

LW-7-2,
LW-7-4

On
request

Pozzolan
microspheres

Spherulitic, expanded
pozzolanic material
produce from burning
coal

Powder-like
Small beads

C Spheres

LW-6

D124

Ceramic
Spheres

Spherelite

Nowspheres
7000

Powder or
beads

Sodium
Metasilicate

D79,
Diacel A

TXC-1

Econolite,
Diacel A

EXC

Liquid

Liquid
sodium
silicate

D75

EXT-100

Liquid
Econilite

EXC-L

Solid

Thrifty Mix,
Diacel A, Sodium
Metasilicate
Thrifty Mix-L,
Sodium Silicate
Liquid
T-40 Black-Lite

Liquid

BJ Blue

D111

Liquid
silicalite,
Microblock
Galss
Spheres

Versaset
GasCon 469
Versaset L

Diacel D

Perlite

Fumed silica
(dry)

Proprietary
extender

Pozzolan

Microflyash

Powder

Sodium silicate

Attapilgite

Microsilica

Microsil-15L
Nowspheres
2000

D-20

Esfelite

SE-15

FREE WATER CONTROL AND SOLIDS SUSPENDING AGENTS

Application

Free water
control and
solids
suspension

Product type

Polymers, sodium
silicates,
biopolymers,
proprietary
chemicals

Bentonite,
attapulgite, fumed
silica, etc. See
also: Extenders
and density
reducing agents

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dry
powders,
granules,
beads, etc

Sodium
metasilicate,
Diacel A

A-2 or sodium
metasilicate,
Diacel A, T-40,
FWC-47, ASA301

D79,
Diacel A,
D153

TXC-1

Liquid

Liquid
Sodium
Silicate

A-3L or sodium
silicate, T-40L,
FWC-47L, ASA301L, BJ Blue

D75,
D162

EXT-100

Powder

Bentonite,
Attapulsite

Bentonite,
attapulgite, BA58, CSE, BA-90

D20,
D128,
D154

Bentonite,
FS-1, TXC-1,
Salt gel,
FWC-3

Liquid

Available on
request

BA-58L,
Microblock

D155

FS-101,
EXT-100

Product
Form

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton
Econolite,
Diacel A,
VersaSet,
FWCA,
Suspend HT,
SA-541
Liquid
Econolite,
VersaSet L,
VersaSet LXP,
GasCon 469
Gel,
Attapulgite,
Silicalite,
Compacted
silicalite,
Microblock
Liquid silicalite,
Microblock

Nowsco
Canada

San
Antonio

FW-1,
EXC

Sodium
metasilicate,
Diacel A,
SE 18

FW-2,
EXC-L

SE IL

Bentonite,
Attapulgite,
Microsil 10P,
Microsil 22P

Microsilica,
Bentonite

Microsil 15L

SE IL

DISPERSANTS
Application

Product type

Polynapthalene
sulfonate (PNS)
type.
Example products:
Lomar-D, Daxad-19
or equivalent

General
Application

Proprietary, nonPNS, nonlignosulfonate

Product
Form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

San
Antonio
1W, 3W,
FT-4,
Granular
Powder,
FT4-L

Powder

Available on
request

CD-31

D65

FRC-3

CFR-2

T-10

Liquid

Available on
request

CD-31L,
CD-31NL,
CD-31LS

D80

FRC-100

CFR-2L

T-10L

Powder

FMD-1300

CD-33

CFR-3

Liquid

CFR-3L

Liquid

D145A

Powder

CD-32

Proprietary
Liquid

Dispersant for
salt-saturated
slurries
Dispersant with
non-setting or
anti-setting
characteristics
for easily
dispersed
cements

Proprietary: for use

above about 200 F
circulating
temperature
Citric acid, citrate
salt or similar
Polimetric materials
(not citric acid,
citrate salt, etc)

Powder

FMD-1300

Powder
Granular

FM-MTB
1500
FM-MTB
1600

Powder

D121

XR-2

D45

CD-33

D65A

CFR-3

D80A,
D604AM

CFR-3L

Liquid
Powder

CD-32

Liquid

CD-33L

FRC-2

FE-2

CFR-2

D604AM

CFR-2L

T-11

BOND IMPROVING AND EXPANDING ADDITIVES

Application

Product type
Latex:
Styrene/butadiene
copolymer
Latex:
Acrylic or
equivalent

Improve
cement
bonding to
surfaces:
Non-expanding
additives

Improve bonding to
salt formations
Calcium sulfate
hemihydrate or
gypsum

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Liquid

LAC-1

BA-86L

D600,
D134

Latex-1

Latex 2000

Powder

LAC-1P

BA-10, BA-56,
BH-56HT,
FLAG-56

LAP-1,
FloBlock 210,
Halad 447

BA-10L

LA-2

Liquid
Powder

Fumed silica

BA-58, CSE,
BA-90

D154

FS-1

Liquid

Available on
request

BA-58L

D155

FS-101

Powder

Nowlite

BA-91

Powder

D65A

Liquid

D80A,
D604AM,
D604M

Powder

Gypsum

A-10 or
Gypsum

Pwder

Available on
request

EC-1, EC-2

Powder

Available on
request

BA-29, BA-61

Liquid

Available on
requesr

Metal oxide

D53

Ultracal 60

Silicalite,
Compacted
silicalite
Liquid silicalite,
Microblock

Nowsco
Canada

San
Antonio

NL-2

NL-2

Microsil 10P,
Microsil 22P
Microsil 15L

Silicalite blend

Nowlite

Cal-Seal, EA-2

Gyp-Cem,
Quik Gyp

Microbond,
Microbond M,
Microbond HT

Liquid
Gas-generating
agents:
Aluminum powder
or similar

Other materials

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

Fumed silica

Fumed silica/flyash
blend

Expanding
agents, may
also improve
bonding

Product
Form

Super CBL
Gas-Check,
Inhibited GasCheck

Powder

BA-92, BA-100,
MPA-1, MPA-2

Liquid

BA-100L

Proprietary

CPC-1

Bondmaster

SPC-12000

Nowlite

FLUID-LOSS CONTROL ADDITIVES

Appication

Circulating
temperature
range

Compatibility with
salt (NaCl):
Salt concentration
and temperature
limitations
Use in fresh water
or with less than
5% salt by weight

Low
temperature
when little or
no retarding
effect is
desired

60 F to
120 F

Use up to 10% salt

by weight

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

San
Antonio

Powder

FM-FL-1200

FL-62, BA-10

D127,
D156

FLC-1,
FLC-5

LAP-1

D-25

LTX

BA-10L,
FL-45LS/LN

UniflexL

FLC-100

LA-2

Liquid
Powder

UniflexS

D19, D30

Liquid

UniflexL

LD-30

FL-33, FL-63

D146,
UniflexS

FLC-7

FL-33L,
FL-63L

UniflexL

FLC-107

FL-62, BA-10

UniflexS

FLC-1,7,4,8

BA-10L

UniflexL

FLC-100

Liquid

FL-45LN,
FL-45LS

Powder

FL-52, FL-25

UniflexS
D300,
UniflexL
D60,
UniflexS

Powder

FM-HTFL1270

Use up to 18% salt

by weight
Liquid

Only for fresh water

Powder

FM-FL-1200

Liquid
Use up to 10% salt
by weight
General
application

80 F to
200 F

Use up to 18% salt

by weight

Use over 18% salt

by weight

LTXL

Powder

Liquid

Powder
Liquid

D-24,
NFL-2
LD-18,
LD-24

LTX

NFL-2,
NFL-3,
D-33

LTXL

GasStop HT
Halad-10L
Halad 9, 332,
413, 567
Halad 9L,
9LXP, 322L,
322LXP

UniflexL
FM-HTFL1270

Halad 322,
344,413,567,
Gas Stop HT
Halad 322L,
322LXP,
344LXP, 413L,
361A, 600LE
LAP-1, Halad
447, GasStop
HT
LA-2

D19,D30
FC-19,
FC-22,
Sarf-100

NFL-2
LD-18

FL-33, FL-63

D59,
UniflexS

FLC4, 7, 8

D-24

FL-33L, FL63L

UniflexL

FLC-107

LD-24

Sarf 3,
FC-22,
FC-2

FLUID-LOSS CONTROL ADDITIVES (CONT. 1)

Appication

Circulating
temperature
range

Compatibility with
salt (NaCl):
Salt concentration
and temperature
limitations
Only for fresh water

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Powder

FM-HTFL1250

FL-62

UniflexS

BA-10L

UniflexL

Liquid
Use up to 10% salt
by weight
General
application

Effective up
to 250 F

Powder

UniflexS

Liquid

UniflexL
D160,
UniflexS
D603,
D159,
UniflexL
D65A,
UniflexS
D80A,
D604AM
UniflexL

Powder
Use up to 18% salt
by weight

Only for fresh water

FL-52, FL-25

Liquid
Powder

Use over 18% salt

by weight

FM-HTFL1270

FM-HTFL1270

FL-32L, FL-33L,
FL-63L

Liquid
Powder

FL-32, FL-33,
FL-63

FM-HTFL1250/1270

General
application

Effective up
to 300 F

Use up to 18% salt

by weight

Powder

FM-HTFL1270

Powder
Liquid

San
Antonio

GasStop HT,
Halad 413,
567

D-30

Sarf 2

LD-30

LD-30

GasStop HT,
Halad 413,
567

FC-9

Halad 22A,
344

FC-22

GasStopHT,
Halad 413

Diacel,
LWL

UniflexS
UniflexL

FM-HTFL1270

FL-52, FL-25

Liquid
Use over 18% salt
by weight

Nowsco
Canada

UniflexL

Liquid
Powder

Halliburton

Halad 22AL,
22ALXP

UniflexS

Liquid
Use up to 10% salt
by weight

Fracmaster

FL-32, FL-33,
FL-63
FL-32L, FL-33L,
FL-63L

UniflexS

FLC-7

UniflexL

FLC-107

UniflexS
UniflexL

Halad-14,
GasStop HT,
Halad 413
Halad-14LXP,
Halad 600LE
GasStop HT,
Halad 413

D-24
LD-24

FLUID-LOSS CONTROL ADDITIVES (CONT. 2)

Appication

Circulating
temperature
range

Compatibility with
salt (NaCl):
Salt concentration
and temperature
limitations
Only for fresh water

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

Powder

FM-HTFL1250

BJ Services

Liquid
Up to 10% salt by
weight
General
application

Efective over
300 F

Up to 18% salt by
weight

Over 18% salt by

weight

Powder

FM-HTFL1270

From 100 F to
400 F
depending
upon product
and stabilizers

Recommended for
fresh water. May be
used up to 18% salt
by weight

Up to 200/250
F

Recommended for
fresh water

Variable limits

Variable limits

Fracmaster

Halliburton

UniflexS

FLC-7

GastStop HT,
Halad 413

UniflexL

FLC-107

UniflexL

Powder

FM-HTFL1270

UniflexS

Liquid

FM-HTFL1270

D73,
D73.1,D158,
UniflexL

Powder

FM-HTFL1270,
Diacel LWL

Liquid

Nowsco
Canada

GasStop HT,
Halad 413

UniflexS

Liquid

Liquid
General and
special
application
Latex:
Styrene/
butadiene
copolymer
General and
special
application
Latex: Acrilic
Fluid loss
control in
highly
extended or
low density
slurries
Fluid loss
control in
blast furnace
slag slurries
(containing no
Portland
cement)

Dowell

LAC-1

FL-33, FL-63,
FL-32

D8, Diacel
LWL,D143,
UniflexS

FL-33L,FL63L
FL-32L

D158,
UniflexL

BA-86L

D600, D134,
UniflexL

GasStop HT,
Halad 413

D-28
LD-28

Halad 413,
100A, Diacel
LWL, Gas Stop
HT
Halad-413L,
361A, 600LE

Latex-1

Diacel
LWL

Latex 2000

Powder

UniflexS

LAP-1, Halad
447

Liquid

UniflexL

LA-2

Powder

FL-52

D112,D156
UniflexS

FLC-4,
FLC-7,
FLC-8

D23, D24
NFL-2

Liquid

BL Blue

D159,D300
UniflexL

FLC-100

LD-24

Variable limits

Powder

UniflexS

Liquid

UniflexL

Variable limits

San
Antonio

FLUID-LOSS CONTROL ADDITIVES (CONT. 3)

Appication

Circulating
temperature
range

Compatibility with
salt (NaCl):
Salt concentration
and temperature
limitations

Product
form

Stabilizer for
latex in the
presence of
salt or at high
temperature
Stabilizer for
latex in low
density
slurries

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

Dowell

Liquid

LS-1, LS-2

D135,
UniflexL

Stabilizer 434B,
Stabilizer 434C

Liquid

CD-32, CD-33

D138,
UniflexL

Stabilizer 434B,
Stabilizer 434C

Fluid loss aid

Up to 200 F

Powder

Fluid loss aid

Over 200 F

Powder

Fracmaster

Nowsco
Canada

BJ Services

D136,
UniflexS
D121,
UniflexS

Halliburton

San
Antonio

FLC-2
FLC-2

SILICA TO REDUCE OR PREVENT HIGH TEMPERATURE STRENGTH RETROGRESSION

Material

Sand

Silica flour
Microfine silica:
For use with
microfine
cements

Product type
Crystalline silica
approximately 100
mesh. SG 2.65
nominal
Cristalline silica
approximately 200
mesh or finer SG 2.65
nominal
Crystalline silica SG
2.65 nominal

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

San
Antonio

Granular
solid

FM-SR-1150

S-8C

D30

SFA-100

SSA-2

L-10

SF-100

Fine
Powder

FM-SR-1100

S-8

D66

SFA-200

SSA-1

SFA-200,
SFA-325

SF-200,
SF-225

Fine
Powder

Available on
request

FS-1

Microsand

RETARDERS
Appication

Circulating
temperature
range

Low
temperature

Up 180 F

Mid-range,
moderate
temperature

125 to 225 F

Moderate to
hight
temperature

175 to 300 F

Product type

Borax/borate salt

Helps early
compressive
strength
where
significant
temperature
differential
exists

R-3

D13

CR-1

HR-4, HR-7

R-6

SR-2

Liquid

R-21L

D81

CR-100

HR-4L, HR-7L

R-6L

Powder

R-3, R-11
R-10L, R-12,
R-21L

D800

CR-2

HR-5

D801

CR-102

HR-6L

FM-R-22

Over 300 F

Retarder for
improved
compressive
strength in long
cement
columns

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Powder

Blend of
lignosulfonate or
modified
lignosulfonate with
borax or borate salt

Up to 425 F

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Canada

Organic acid or
organic acid salt
blend
Diacel LWL
(carboxymethyl
hydroxyethyl
cellulose)
Modified
lignosulfonate blend

Synthetic
retarder

Halliburton

FM-R-4

Over 225 F

Up to 250 F

Fracmaster

Liquid

Hight
temperature

Synthetic
retarder

Dowell

Powder

175 to 300 F

Retarder aid for

lignosulfonates
Retarder aid for
lignosulfonates

BJ Services

Lignosulfonate,
mofified
lignosulfonate
Lignosulfonate.
Modified
lignosulfonate blend

Moderate to
hight
temperature

Hight
temperature

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd
FM-R-1400

Non-borax/norate
salt
Proprietary,
synthesized polymer
or copolymer. Nonlignosulfonate

R-40L

D110

CR-105

SR6-1
Diacel
LWL

CR-5

Liquid
Powder

SR-6

Diacel LWL

R-6 or Diacel
LWL

D8

CMHEC

Diacel LWL

FM-R-1400

R-8

D28

CR-5

R-8L

D150

CR-105

HR-12, HR-15
HR-12L, HR13L

Diacel
LWL

SR-12

R-55

SR-10

Liquid
Powder
Liquid
Powder

R-55L

CR-5, CR-3

HR-20

R-57

CR-3

Component R

R-35

Liquid
Powder

Borax

R-9 or sodium
borate

Powder
Powder
Liquid
Powder

D93
D121

SR-30

SCR-100

R-14L, R15LS, R-20L

SR-30

SCR-100L
HR-25

Liquid
Powder

Liquid

HR-25

HR-25L
SR-30

D161

SCR-100

D110

SCR-100L

RETARDERS (CONT.)
Appication

Circulating
temperature
range

Product type

Retarder for
microfine
cements

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

Powder
Liquid

Permafrost
cement
retarder

For slurries
containing calcium
sulfate hemihydrate
or gypsum
Citric acid or citrate
salt or similar, nonlignosulfonate

Permafrost

Lignosulfonate

Thixotropic
cement
retarder

Product
form

MMCR

Powder

R-18, SR-30

Powder

R-7

D74

CR-4
FRC-2

Sodium citrate

R-15

R-7

Liquid
Powder

D13

CR-1

HR-4

Liquid

D81

CR-100

HR-4L

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ANTI-GAS MIGRATION AGENTS

General mechanism
of action

Product type

Fluid loss control only

See: fluid loss control

additives
Polymeric blends:
(Non-Latex)
Latex:
Styrene/butadiede
copolymer or similar

Matrix flow
restriction/blocking

Latex: Acrylic

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BA-56, BA-56HT,
BA-100, FLAG-56
BA-100L, FL-45LS
LN, BJ Blue

Powder
Liquid
Liquid

BJ Services

LAC-1

BA-86L

Powder

BA-10

Liquid

BA-10L

Dowell

Halliburton

Latex-1

Latex 2000
LAP-1,
Halad-447
LA-2
Silicalite,
compacted
silicalite
Liquid
silicalite,
Microblock

Microsil10P
Microsil 22P

Cal-seal,
EA-2

Gyp-cem

GasblockLT

D600, D134

Powder

Fumed silica

BA-58, CSE,
BA-90

D154

FS-1

Liquid

On request

BA-58L

D155

FS-101

Gypsum

A-10 or gypsum

D53

Ultracal 60

Fumed silica

Fumed silica/polymer
blends

Gel strength
modification:
Thixotropic
additives/slurries

Calcium sulfate
hemihydrate or
gypsum
Cross-linked or
complexed polymeric
materials

Microsil 15L

Powder
Liquid
Powder
Powder
Liquid
Powder

Thix Set 31
On request

Telmaster,
Thixmaster,
FastMaser2

BA-46

Other
Liquid

Gel-strength
modification:
Delayed gelling

Nowsco
Canada

Fracmaster

Thix-Set A,
VersaSet
Versaset L,
VersaSet
LXP

BA-46L

Powder

D65A

GasStop,
GasStop HT

Liquid

D604AM

GasStop L,
GasStop
LXP

Proprietary polymeric
additives

Thix-Mix,
Thix-O-Gel,
Thermal
Thix-Mix

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ANTI-GAS MIGRATION AGENTS (CONT.)

General mechanism
of action

Product type

Alteration of cement
slurry compressibility:
Gas-generating
agents

Aluminum powder or
similar

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Powder

On request

BA-29, BA-61

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

CPC-1

Super CBL

SPC-12000

Gas-check,
Inhibited GasCheck

Liquid

Alteration of cement
slurry compressibility:
Foamed cement

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Foamed
cement

Foamed cement

Foamed
cement

Foamed
cement

Foamed
cement

Supplemental agents
for gas migration
control

Stabilizer for Latex in

the presence of salt
or at high
temperature

LS-1, LS-2

D135

Stabilizer 434B,
Stabilizer 434C

Supplemental agents
for gas migration
control

Stabilizer for Latex in

low-density slurries

CD-32, CD-33

D138

Stabilizer 434B,
Stabilizer 434C

Foamed
cement

CF-1

ANTI-FOAM AND DEFOAMING AGENTS

General mechanism
of action

Product type

Prevent or decrease
foaming during
mixing

High molecular
weight alcohols,
polyalcohols,
silicones, etc.

Product form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Dry-powders,
granules,
beads, etc.

FM-AF-P

FP-11

D46

DEF-3

D-Air 1

Liquid

FM-AF-L

FP-6L, FP-9L,
FP-12L, FP-10L,
AFA-3

D47,
M45,
D144

DEF-1,
DEF-5

D-Air 2, D-Air 3,
NF-3, NF-4, NF-6,
NF-7

Nowsco
Canada

AFA-2,
AFA-3

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DENSITY INCREASING OR WEIGHTING AGENTS

Material

Sand

Sand

Silica flour
Microfine silica:
For use with
microfine cements
Ilmenite
Hematite
Barite
Manganese oxides
Microfine weighting
agents for use with
microfine cements
Calcium carbonate
for use in spacers

Product type
Cirstalline silica
approximately 40-70,
20-40 mesh or similar
coarse material SG
2.65 nominal
Crystalline silica
approximately 100
mesh SG 2.65
nominal
Crystalline silica
approximately 200
mesh or finer SG
2.65 nominal
Crystalline silica SG
2.65 nominal
Iron Titanium oxide
SG 4.4 4.5 nominal
Iron oxide SG 5 5.2
nominal
Barium sulfate SG
4.2 nominal
SG 4.6 4.9 nominal

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

Granular
solid

Sand

Sand

Sand

Sand

Sand

Sand

Granular
solid

FM-SR-1150

S-8C

D30

SFA-100

SSA-2

L-10

Fine
powder

FM-SR-1100

S-8

D66

SFA-200

SSA-1

SFA-200,
SFA-325

Fine
powder

Microsand

Powder

Ilmenite

Ilmenite

Powder

Hematite

Hematite

D76

Hematite

Hi-Dense 3,
Hi-Dense 4

Hematite

Barite

Barite

D31

Barite

Barite

Barite

W-10

D157

Micromax
Micromax

Fine
powder
Fine
powder

Ilmenite

SG 4.9

Fine
powder

D157

SG 2.75

Granular
solid

D151

Ilmenite

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ADDITIVES AND MIXTURES TO REDUCE OR PREVENT LOST CIRCULATION

Material

Description

Cements

SEE: Basic cements

Thixotropic cement
slurries: Aqueous

Foamed cement

Non-aqueous
slurries
Non-aqueous
cement slurries
Reactive washes,
polymer solutions

Sand

Diesel oil cements,

diesel oil bentonite
cements, gunk
squeeze, etc. Made with
regular grind cements
Made with microfine
cements
Sodium silicate
solutions, complexed
sodium silicate
solutions, polymer
solutions
Graded and sized to
meet needs

Product
form

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

Slurries

Slurries

Available
custom blend

Sure Fill, Sure Plug,

Thixofill, Thixofume,
Gypsum cement,
BJ Thixo

RFC

Thixmaster,
Telmaster,
Plugmaster

Thix-Set, ThixSet 31,

Thixlite 373,
Cal-Seal
cement,
VersaSet

Slurries

Foamed
cement

Foamed cement

Foamed
cement

Foamed
cement

Foamed
cement

Thix-Mix,
Thix-O-Gel,
Thermal
Thix-Mix,
Rapid Gel
SPC, Rapid
Set
Foamed
cement

Diesel cement

Diesel oil cement,

Visqueeze Mark II,
Diesel oil/bentonite,
Zone check

Polymer Plug,
SOS

Diesel cement
systems

BDO, BDOC,
DOC, Flexplug

Diesel Gel,
Diesel
cement

Slurries

Slurries

MOC-1

Liquid
mixtures

Custom Flush

Flo-guard L, Stop
Block, SAF Mark III,
Siljel V

Zonelock,
Permablock

Gel Seal,
Masterflush,
Mastersweep

Superflush

Thixseal

Granular

Sand

Sand

Sand

Sand

Sand

Sand

Mica

Mica

Mica

Mica

Mica

Cellophane flake

Flake/
Powder
Flake

Celloflake

Celloflake

D29

Celloflake

Flocele

Celloflake

Gilsonite

Granular

Gilsonite

Gilsonite

D24

Gilsonite

Gilsonite

Gilsonite

Ground coal

Granular

Kol seal

D42

Kollite

NLC-1

Mica

Walnut plugs

Tuf plug or equivalent

Granular

On request

Nut plug

Beads

On request

Perlite

Fibrous/
poeder

On request

Wood chips

Granular/
Flake

On request

Polyester, rubber,

Granular

Perlite
Fibers: Nylon,
Polypropinele,
cellulose, etc.

Kwik seal
Proprietary

Flakes

D72

Wood chips
Flex Seal, Hi-Seal,
Mud save F,
Mud save M

Granular
Acid soluble, expanding
bridging agenbt

Tuf Plug

D130

Perlite

Perlite

LCM-2

Tuf additive
No. 2

Wood chips

Wood chips

On request

Granulite TR
1/4
Kwik Seal

Cuttings K

Perfect seal

Wood chips

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Antonio

SPACERS AND CHEMICAL WASHES/PREFLUSHES

Spacer or wash type

Description

Chemical washes (Not

weighted with solid
weighting agents)

Reactive containing
sodium silicate or similar
reactive materials
Aqueous containing
surfactants and solvents.
No fluid loss control
Aqueous containing
surfactants and solvents.
Contains agents to reduce
fluid loss to formations
Non-aqueous blend or
surfactants, solvents, etc
in hydrocarbon carrier fluid

Chemical washes
recommended for wells
drilled with OBM
Chemical washes
design for mixability at
sub-zero temperatures

Spacers Aqueous,
weighted

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Nowsco
Canada

Chekmaster

Flowcheck, Flo
Guard

Zonelock,
Zonelock SC

Gel Seal

Super flush

Thix-Seal
Flush

Chemwash-1

Mud clean,
MRS-2

CW-7, CW-8,
CW-8ES

Masterflush
W

Mud Flush

Nowflush 6,
Nowflush 7

Mud sweep,
Ultraflush II

CW-100, CW101

Formulated for turbulent

flow at low pump rates

FOMS-300

Formulated for laminar

flow
Flow regime not specified
Oil continuous phase

FOMS-100

Solvent continuous phase

Spacers
Recommended in wells
drilled with OBM
Spacers Formulations
compatible with high
salt concentrations
Spacers Fluids
containing blast furnace
slag for use with SlagMix and slag cement

Masterflush
O

N-Ver-Sperse
O

Masterflush
O

N-Ver-Sperse
O, Alpha
Preflush

Nowflush 6,
Nowflush 7

Dual Spacer,
SD Spacer,
Spacer 500

Nowsweep
W

Aqueous formulations
containing a freeze point
depressant

Water continuous phase

Spacers Emulsion,
weighted

CW-8,
CW-8ES,
CW-101

Chemwash D

Alpha
Preflush

MCS-2, MCS-3
MCS-4, MCS-5
Ultraflush II,
Turbo Flo 3
Weighted mud
sweep

Mudpush XT
Mudpush XTO
Mudpush XS
Mudpush XSO
Mudpush XL
Mudpush XLO
MudpushWHT

APS-1

Mudpush XEO

Mastersweep
W

OB-1, RSB

Tuned
Spacer
Alpha spacer

Supersweep

SAM-4

Turbo-Solvent
FOMS-200

MCS-3, MCS-4
RSB,
Turbo-Solvent

Mudpush XLO
Mudpush XTO
Mudpush XEO
Mudpush XS

OMR-2

Mastersweep
O

Dual Spacer,
Alpha spacer,
SAM-4,
Tuned spacer
Dual spacer,
Dual spacer
E

Nowflush 6,
Nowflush 7

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SPECIALTY CEMENT BLENDS

General formulation

Specific formulation

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Blends of Portland cement

with commercial
lightweight cements such
us TXI Lightweight

Blends of Portland
cement, Flyash and Gel
(Bentonite)

Ratio of flyash: cement

at 15:85 with bentonite
up to 8%
Ratio of flyash: cement
at 35:65 with bentonite
up to 6%
Ratio of flyash: cement
at 50:50 with bentonite
up to 4%

(1)

Thriftmaster,
Thriftmaster
LT

FAC (2)
(Flyash cement)

(1)

AFL-Lite

FAC (2)

(1)

50:50:4

FAC (2)

(1)

On request

FAC (2),
Econofill
WMC-1,
WMC-1B

FM-Lite

On request

Nowsco
Canada
Tru-Lite R,
Tru-Lite HS

Nowlite 2

Fillmaster

Halliburton
Light cement

Nowlite 1

Halliburton
Pozment A

Nowlite 3

My-T-Lite
1200

Nowlite 1200

(1)

HILITE

Cenolite

Halliburton

LITEFILL

Litemaster,
Litemaster 2

SpheraLite
Cement

Lite Set

Blends of cement, flyash,

lime and silica for high
temperature applications
Low density cement blend
with superior compressive
strength (10.5 to 12.5 ppg)
High density cement blend
with superior mixing and
rheological properties
(17.5 to 24 ppg)
Expanding cements
containing calcium sulfate
hemihydrate or similar

Fracmaster

15:85:8

Other ratios
Blends of cement. Flyash
and silica fume
Blends containing cement,
silica fume and pozzolan
microspheres
Blends of containing
lightweight pozzolan
microspheres
Blends containing
lightweight glass beads

Dowell

HTLD (High
temperature
Low Density
Cement)

On request

Proprietary blend

Proprietary blend

LW-6/MPA-1,
Portland Blend

LiteCRETE

On request

LiteCRETE

On request

Self Stress
Cement

Bondmaster

On request

Expand-O-Mix

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SPECIALTY CEMENT BLENDS (CONT. 1)

General formulation

Specific formulation

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Expanding cements
containing metal oxide
expanding agents
Expanding cement
containing gas generating
agents

Thixotropic cements

Rapid Gel
SPC
Containing calcium
sulfate hemihydrate or
gypsum
Crosslinked polymer
complexes
Proprietary additives

Permafrost cement
Cements to improve
bonding

Cements to improve
bonding to salt formations

Sure Fill

Thixmaster

Thixofil
Cold Set

Containing polymeric
additives such us latex,
polyvinyl alcohol, etc.

On request

Versaset
Permafrost
cement

Arcticset
cement
Wellbond
Service

Synthetic resin cement

Epoxy resin cement

Non-Portland inorganic
cement completely
soluble in acid
Water-based liquid
cement slurry

BVC-30
Polarset
Cement

Salt
Saturated
Cement

Proprietary additives to
improve bonding to salt
formations

Portland cements with

additives to reduce acid
solubility

Thix-Mix

Latex
Cement

Telmaster

Salt containing or salt

saturated cements

Acid resistant cement

Storable liquid cement

RFC
(Regulated
fill-up cement

Thix-Set 31

Carbon dioxide resistant

cements

Acid soluble cement

Nowsco
Canada

Saltbond
cement

On request

CO2 resistant
cement

Flexcem,
Thermalock
Flexcem,
Epseal

Synthetic
cement
Magne Plus
Liquid Stone

Acid soluble
cement

Epseal,
Atratalock
On request

Acid soluble
cement

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Antonio

SPECIALTY CEMENT BLENDS (CONT. 2)

General formulation

Fiber cement

Deepwater cement

Specific formulation
Cement containing fibers
to increase resistance to
mechanical shock and
tensile stress
Blend for cold
temperature of deep
water drilling where
shallow water flow zones
are a problem

American
Fracmaster
Ltd

BJ Services

Dowell

Fracmaster

Halliburton

Fiber cement

On request

On request

On request

Deep Set

RAS

Flow Stop I,
Flow Stop
4000

(1) No compositional name used. Blends are referred to by their actual composition (35:65:6, 50:50:2, etc).
(2) Flyash cement or FAC is used to describe all blends of flyash and cement. The ratio is specific for the appication.

Nowsco
Canada

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