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Technical Data Sheet


 
 
1. IDENTIFICATION  OF  PRODUCT  
 
Product  Name:                                   Cenospheres  
Product  Application:   Additive  for  oilfield  cementing    
 
 
2. DESCRIPTION  AND  BENEFITS  
 
Light  weight  cement  as  low  as  8.32  lbm/gal  is  often  needed  to  reduce  the  hydrostatic  pressure  of  
the   cement   column   across   weak   formations   to   eliminate   or   reduce   lost   circulation   rates.     Reducing  
the  cement  slurry  weight  by  loading  it  with  more  water  is  the  cheapest  alternative  with  the  aid  of  
extenders   such   as   sodium   silicate   and   bentonite,   however,   at   densities   below   13.5   lbm/gal,   the   set  
cement  looses  its  main  properties  and  becomes  permeable  with  very  low  compressive  strength.    In  
addition,  the  light  weight  slurry  looses  its  properties  and  becomes  unstable.      
 
Cenospheres  are  hollow  spheres  that  are  added  to  the  cement  slurry  to  reduce  the  slurry  density  
to  low  levels  where  water  in  combination  with  conventional  extenders  fail  to  achieve  the  required  
properties.   The   slurry   properties   prepared   using   Cenospheres   is   a   stable   system   and   the   set  
cement   properties   show   relatively   high   compressive   strength   values,   low   permeability,   hence,   a  
high  resistance  to  acid  and  brine  attacks.      
 
 
3. CHEMICAL  COMPOSITION  
 
SiO2  %  by  wt               60  -­‐  70    
Al2O3  %  by  wt               20  -­‐  30    
 
 
4. PHYSICAL  PROPERTIES  
 
Color         Grey  off-­‐white  or  Grey  brown  
Bulk  density:         0,38  -­‐  0,42  g/cm3  
Real  density  :         0,75  -­‐  0,85  g/cm3  
Sinker  deposit:     <  5  %    
Particle  size:       <  0,5  mm  
Moisture   <  0,5  %  
 
5. PACKAGING  
Cenospheres  are  packaged  in  jumbo  bags  varying  between  500  kg  to  600  kg.  
 
 
6. HSE  
Non  Hazardous.  Refer  to  the  MSDS  for  further  details.    

This material is supplied solely for informational purposes and Elkem Oilfield Chemicals FZCO makes no guarantees or warranties, either expressed or implied,
with respect to the accuracy and use of the data. All product warranties and guarantees shall be governed by the Standard Terms of Sale. Elkem Oilfield
Chemicals. PO Box 262213, Dubai – UAE. Tel: +971 4 8872144, Fax: +971 4 8872155

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