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Equivalent sack

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001320

The mass of a blend of Portland cement with fly ash or another pozzolan that has the same absolute volume as one 94-pound sack of Portland cement. It lets additive dosages and slurry yields for blended cements be compared on the same volume basis as neat cement. A sack of Portland cement is defined as 94 pounds, or about 42.6 kilograms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001320
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001320",
  "term": "Equivalent sack",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The mass of a blend of Portland cement with fly ash or another pozzolan that has the same absolute volume as one 94-pound sack of Portland cement. It lets additive dosages and slurry yields for blended cements be compared on the same volume basis as neat cement. A sack of Portland cement is defined as 94 pounds, or about 42.6 kilograms.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/equivalent-sack/"
}

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