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OILFIELD CHEMICALS
RFL-1 – LT
Cost Effective Fluid Loss
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Riteks RFL-1 – LT is a non-retarding low temperature fluid loss/ gas migration additive with particular applications in lightweight slurries. This additive is highly effective at exceptionally low loadings-- 0.5% or below-- in many slurry designs. It can also be used at 1% to 2.5% loadings in “latex cement” designs.
Other Names & Identifiers
- LT Fluid-Loss Reducer
- Cost-Effective Fluid-Loss Additive
- Low-Temperature Filtrate Control Agent
- Economical Filtration-Control Polymer
- Budget Fluid-Loss Modifier
- Standard-Grade Fluid-Loss Control
- Cement Fluid-Loss Polymer (LT)
- Spacer/Flush Fluid-Loss Additive
- Basic Filtrate Reducer
- Low-Cost FL Control Agent
- LT Performance FL Additive
- Non-retarded Fluid-Loss Polymer
- General-Purpose Fluid-Loss Control
APPLICATIONS & BENEFITS
APPLICATIONS
APPLICATIONS & BENEFITS- Improved bonding can be achieved with loadings as low as 0.2% bwoc
- 0.4% bwoc can be utilized to stabilize foam cements
- Some applications use Riteks RFL-1 – LT Cost Effective Fluid Loss as a hydrocarbon barrier
- Riteks RFL-1 – LT Cost Effective Fluid Loss provides improvements with enhancing durability in cement, as well as improved bond strength and sheet bond strength for the life of the well
- Improvement to cement flexural strength
- Various density cements and long term isolation
- Low density cement may be more advantageous than a high density cement, due to durability (flexural strength/shear bond strength)
- Low density cement design is really useful in certain areas (Midland Basin) for concerns of ECDs and improving cement height
Recommendations
APPLICATIONS & BENEFITS- Typical loadings of Riteks RFL-1 – LT Cost Effective Fluid Loss are from 0.5% to 0.8% by weight of cement in normal or lightweight slurries
- Pozzolan appears to enhance the performance of this additive
- Riteks RFL-1 – LT Cost Effective Fluid Loss has almost no effect on slurry viscosity below about 140°F, and begins to thicken slurries slightly above that temperature
- This property can aid in controlling free water, particularly in lighter designs
- Riteks RCD-3 – Red Dispersant can be added if dispersant is needed
- Riteks THIX-C2 – Alternative to SMS, Thixotropic, Suspender works well as an accelerator to this product
- RCR-800 is the preferred retarder
Technical Specifications
PACKAGING
20k Bags
GENERAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance
Fine Powder, White
Specific Gravity
1.29
Absolute Volume
0.0929
PH
5-7
Limitations
- Riteks RFL-1 – LT Cost Effective Fluid Loss may lose some of its effectiveness in coarse grindcements such as neat API Class H or Class G
- Salts have an adverse effect on fluid loss in some applicationsLignosulfonate Retarders are not preferred
- Degradation of fluid loss numbers can be witnessed attemperatures >140°F
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