Table 5.
API specifications for fluid loss control additive.
| Fluid loss control additives | Filtration Test |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Filter cake thickness | API Fluid loss | ||
| i. | Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) | >2mm | 1.0 × 10−5m3 (10mL) max. |
| ii. | Polyanionic cellulose (PAC) | 2.5 × 10−5m3 (25mL) max. | |
Source: Agwu et al. (2019).