Table 1.
Physicochemical characteristics of the mud samples.
| Sampling Period | pH | ORP * | SC * (wt %) | TDS * (wt %) | TA * (mM) |
Cl (ppm) | SO42− (ppm) | Total Sulfur (ppm) | Na (ppm) | Ca (ppm) | K (ppm) | Mg (ppm) | B (ppm) | Sr (ppm) | Ba (ppm) | Si (ppm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | Day 1 | 7.53 | 157 | 59.02 | 2.17 | 46.3 | 10,791 | 51.9 | 18.78 | 7829 | 109.26 | 60.07 | 40.95 | 44.23 | 14.56 | 3.78 | 6.10 |
| Day 4 | 7.66 | 124 | 56.81 | 2.01 | - | 11,415 | 63.9 | 19.49 | 8436 | 100.38 | 68.35 | 41.39 | 48.09 | 14.89 | 4.10 | 6.56 | |
| Day 8 | 7.89 | 155 | 32.37 | 2.60 | 54.9 | 14,947 | 88.4 | 16.69 | 7538 | 38.82 | 60.59 | 33.93 | 44.58 | 11.13 | 2.93 | 3.15. | |
| Mid | Day 22 | 7.71 | 88 | 41.39 | 3.11 | 56.5 | 16,114 | 53.6 | 19.79 | 11,256 | 66.33 | 82.75 | 51.69 | 63.07 | 17.12 | 4.69 | 4.88 |
| Day 96 | 8.42 | 95 | 1.05 | 3.57 | 60.8 | 18,343 | 13.9 | 30.71 | 13,301 | 72.67 | 113.96 | 62.71 | 83.92 | 20.06 | 6.37 | 7.57 | |
| Long | Day 158 | 8.01 | −220 | 32.11 | 3.15 | 46.2 | 16,586 | 283.9 | 96.81 | 11,843 | 21.35 | 92.72 | 48.61 | 67.39 | 10.99 | 3.41 | 2.70 |
* ORP: oxidation/reduction potential; SC: solid content; TDS: total dissolved solids; TA: total alkalinity.