The Australian National Groundwater Data Transfer Standard

Fluid

Domain for fluid PROPERTY attribute of CONSTRUCTION_ELEMENT_PROPERTY entity                    
References                    
ARMCANZ 1997, Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia, Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand,86p. http://www.dpie.gov.au/dpie/armcanz                    
ASTM D5409-93 1993, Standard guide for set of data elements to describe a ground-water site; Part Two - physical descriptors. American Society for Testing and Materials                    
NGC 1998, Review of Data Structures for Core Groundwater Data in Australia, NLP 97/7020 Project Report, National Groundwater Committee Working Group on National Groundwater Data Standards, 345 p.                    
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Note: also domain for fluid DESCRIPTION of RESULT entity                  
Attribute Code Parent Category       Synonyms Description Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2
fluid AIR   air         air compressed from the atmosphere    
fluid FOAM   foam         air bubbles trapped by detergent and water based film    
fluid FOMST FOAM   stiff foam       stable lattice of foam bubbles    
fluid MIST   mist         compressed air with fine water droplets    
fluid MUD   mud         water treated with colloids and/or chemicals to provide specific properties    
fluid AERM MUD   aerated mud       mud and air mixture    
fluid CLY MUD   clay mud       viscosity of fluid increased by addition of clays    
fluid NTVCLY CLY     native clay mud     insitu clays used as primary viscosifier    
fluid BENT CLY     bentonite mud     primary viscosifier consisting of montmorillonite and other naturally occurring minerals    
fluid PEPBEN BENT       peptized bentonite beneficiated bentonite primary viscosifier consisting of montmorillonite and other naturally occurring minerals with various additives such as sodium carbonate or polyacrylates    
fluid STDBEN BENT       standard bentonite   viscosifier consisting of montmorillonite and other naturally occurring minerals without additives    
fluid ATPGT CLY     attapulgite mud     primary viscosifier used in high salinity environments    
fluid POLY MUD   polymer mud       polymer based primary viscosifier    
fluid ACRPL POLY     acrylic polymer mud   polyacrylamide primary viscosifier and inhibitor to clay hydration and swelling    
fluid CMC POLY     cellusoic polymer mud   sodium carboxymethylcellulose primary viscosifier and inhibitor to clay hydration and swelling    
fluid OIL   oil         mineral oil    
fluid WATER   water         fresh or saline water    
fluid ADD   additives         a substance added to the drilling fluid to enhance certain properties    
fluid MTA ADD   mud-thinning agent       chemical agents to freshwater based drilling muds that prevent or retard flocculation of the mud solids    
fluid BKSDA MTA     baking soda     sodium bicarbonate added as a deflocculant    
fluid CSSDA MTA     caustic soda     sodium hydroxide used as a deliquescent    
fluid CPXP MTA     complex phosphates     usually sodium tetraphosphate or sodium acid pyrophosphate added as mud thinners    
fluid TAN MTA     tannins     complex organic compound used as a deflocculant    
fluid KCL MTA     potassium chloride   muriated potash, diammonium phosphate added to inhibit clay hydration and swelling    
fluid STRC MTA     pregelatinised starch     specially processed starch used to reduce filtration rate and to sometimes increase viscosity    
fluid SFCT ADD   surfactant     surface active agent, drilling detergent soluble compound that reduces the interfacial tension and helps maintain the mud solids in suspension    
fluid LUB ADD   lubricant       substance added to reduce friction    
fluid PLSC LUB     modified polysaccharide     used to enhance flow properties of the mud    
fluid GUAR PLSC       modified guar gum products   naturally occurring hydrophilic polysaccharide used to enhance flow properties    
fluid SEAL ADD   sealant       material added to seal hole wall when fluids are lost through large pores, cracks or joints    
fluid LIG SEAL     lignitic materials     organic material to act as sealant    
fluid MICA SEAL     mica     mica flakes added to act as sealant    
fluid BIDG SEAL     biodegradable material     biodegradable material added to act as sealant    
  PH ADD   ph buffer       additive to maintain ph conditions of mud    
fluid SDASG PH     soda ash     added to increase pH and precipitate out calcium carbonate hardness    
fluid LIME PH     lime     added to maintain lime-based high pH mud systems    
  COR ADD   corrosion inhibitor       additive to reduce or inhibit anodic corrosion    
fluid CLS COR     chromelignosulfonates     added to inhibit anodic corrosion    
fluid DNS ADD   density control agent       added to control or change mud density    
fluid BRT DNS     barites   barium sulphate high specific gravity mineral added to increase fluid density    
fluid CTL DNS     chrysotile asbestos     highly fibrous asbestos silicate that is incombustible, non conducting and chemically resistant    
fluid UNK   unknown         fluid is unknown    

 

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