Volume of Dilution Water or Mud Required to Maintain Circulating Volume Formula
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| \( V_{wm} \;=\; \dfrac{ V_m \cdot ( F_l - F_o ) }{ F_l \cdot F_a }\) |
| Symbol |
English |
Metric |
| \( V_{wm} \) = Volume of Dilution Water or Mud Required to Maintain Circulating Volume |
\(bbl\) |
- |
| \( V_m \) = Volume of Mud in Circulating System |
\(bbl\) |
- |
| \( F_l \) = Low Gravity Solids in System (%) |
\(dimensionless\) |
- |
| \( F_o \) = Optimum Low Gravity Solids Desired (%) |
\(dimensionless\) |
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| \( F_a \) = Low Gravity Solids Added (%) |
\(dimensionless\) |
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