Weighting up Fresh Water or Field Salt Water

Problem: How much Ten pound Brine is required to weight up Field Salt Water from 8.8 lbs per gal. to 9.4 lbs per gal?
Answer: Where the respective Horizontal and Vertical Columns intersect you will note 50% of total fluid shall be Brine.

Final Desired Weight pounds per gallon Hydrostatic Pressure PSI Per 100 feet of column Degrees Salometer Water (Weight of field water – Pounds per gallon)
8.33 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 10
Percent Saturated 10 Pounds Required
8.33 43.3 0 0
8.5 44.2 11 10
8.6 44.7 18 16 7 0
8.7 45.3 24 22 14 7 0
8.8 45.8 30 28 20 14 8 0
8.9 46.3 36 34 27 21 15 8 0
9 46.8 42 40 34 28 23 16 9 0
9.1 47.4 48 46 40 36 31 25 18 10 0
9.2 47.9 54 52 47 43 38 33 27 20 11 0
9.3 48.4 60 58 54 50 46 41 36 30 22 12 0
9.4 48.9 66 64 60 57 54 50 45 40 33 25 14 0
9.5 49.4 71 70 67 64 61 58 54 50 44 37 28 16 0
9.6 49.9 77 76 74 71 69 66 63 60 55 50 43 33 20 0
9.7 50.5 83 82 80 78 77 75 73 70 66 62 57 50 40 25 0
9.8 51.5 88 88 87 85 84 83 82 80 78 75 72 67 60 50 33 0
9.9 51.5 94 94 93 93 92 92 91 90 89 88 86 84 80 75 67 50 0
10 52 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

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