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Bicarb

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000332

Common shorthand for sodium bicarbonate, a mud additive used mainly to treat cement contamination in water-based muds. It converts dissolved calcium to insoluble calcium carbonate and consumes hydroxide, so it removes both the calcium and the high pH that cement adds. Gypsum or anhydrite contamination is usually treated with soda ash instead.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000332
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000332",
  "term": "Bicarb",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Common shorthand for sodium bicarbonate, a mud additive used mainly to treat cement contamination in water-based muds. It converts dissolved calcium to insoluble calcium carbonate and consumes hydroxide, so it removes both the calcium and the high pH that cement adds. Gypsum or anhydrite contamination is usually treated with soda ash instead.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bicarb/"
}

Record 357 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.