1. SC-10 Oil Well Cements WG-08; Static Gel Strength Testing
CSEOM – Winter Meeting - SAT
Ramy Eid
Work-Group Chair
January 23, 2018

2. Update since Calgary – June, 2017
July 2017 – Contract API/NETL is approved and signed from API side – and waiting on NETL to sign.
Aug 2017 – Initiated Phase IV-B testing amongst all labs. (10 labs participating – 1 new – Grace Instruments)
Sept 2017 – Received 2 lab results - WG conference call for updates – let alone confirmation on NETL NDA’s
Oct 2017 – Barbara received internal approval of funding (from DoE) towards SGS. (Still waiting on API contract)
Nov 2017 – Ramy goes to Pittsburgh to meet NETL team and bring them upto speed on WG (since initiation)
Dec 2017 – Received 3 more lab results for Phase IV-B. Working with NETL for 2018 Roadmap.

3. Phase IV-B Testing Guideline
As a positive outcome from Phase IV, the WG decided to continue testing (Phase IV-B) - however this time, more monitored, eliminating some of the variables (psi, degF, conditioning, etc)..
Same volumes of water/cement/batch used in Phase IV
Test pressure to be set for 500 psi. Test Temp to be kept at ambient (or 80F)
3 tests; ATM Conditioning… Condition to ambient/80F temp in 20 min.. then transfer to SGS machine (temperature / pressure will be RAMPED up in 10 min, (JPT) – and then SGS-mode will initiate).
3 tests; In-machine Conditioning… will be done for 30 min where both temp and pressure will be ramped up (JPT) – and then SGS mode will initiate (**)
JPT time will not be reported as part of SGS time
Conditioning speed to be set for ALL machines (including SGSM) – at 150 rpm
Do not alter current settings for SGS mode  
** In case of SGSA – the  “in-machine” conditioning will be substituted by “straight from blender” (as before)