API Cooperative Testing Program Hyatt on Capitol Hill Washington, DC June 25th, 2013
Program Format December Solicitation Letter mailed to Committee members, monogram holders, past participants January 15, 2014 – Deadline for subscribing to the program February 2014 – Samples distributed by ??? February 2014 – Electronic reporting forms and testing protocol distributed by when samples shipped May 15, 2014 – Deadline for returning results by to Scott Saville and Bill Carruthers June 2014 – Preliminary report made at API summer meeting
TESTING PROTOCOL Schedule 5 neat Free Fluid Strength at 100 (8 & 24 Hr) and 140 (8 hr), UCA (8 Hr & 24 Hr) Chemistry Fineness Gel Additional Testing for strength work group Additional other testing?
Sample Weight Requirements Schedule 5860 grams Free Fluid860 grams Strengths (4 sets)3440 grams Gel Strength860 grams Rheology860 grams Blaine, Chemistry, etc.25 grams Additional Testing???? TOTAL6905 grams
Volunteers from the 2010 Program Lehigh, Edmonton, AB Canada (NM) Dyckerhoff, Germany (M) Raysut, Oman (M) VOLSKCEMENT (Holcim) Russia (M) Holcim Apasco S.A. de C.V., Tabasco, Mexico (M) TPI Polene Public, Thailand