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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