WATER BASED MUD TITRATION CHART.

TEST SAMPLE INDICATOR TITRATE WITH COLOR CHANGE MULTIPLIER UNITS

Phenolphthalein Pink to colorless or color No. of cc's of 0.02N H2SO4.
Pf 1cc of filtrate 0.02 N H2SO4 of original filtrate. (pH cc's
2 drops drops to 8.3)
Use the same sample Methyl Orange or Green / Blue to No. of cc's of 0.02N
Mf from above for which Brom Cresol Green 0.02N H2SO4 Orange / Yellow H2SO4 + 0.02N H2SO4 cc's
the Pf was (at pH of 4.3) used to obtain Pf.
determined. 4 drops
1 cc of Mud Phenolphthalein 0.02N H2SO4 Pink to original color No. of cc's 0.02N H2SO4
Pm + 4 drops or or or cc's
25-50 ml dist water 0.1 N H2SO4 pH of 8.3 cc's 0.1N H2SO4 x 5
1 cc of filtrate Potassium Chromate 0.0282 N AgNO3 Yellow to orange - red No. of cc's0.0282N x 1000
add same no. of cc's 5 - 10 drops (standard) or
Cl- acid as in Pf titration or (to persist for 30 sec's) No. of cc's 0.282N x 10,000 mg/l
+ 0.282 N AgNO3 or
25 -50 ml dist water or ml AgNO3 x N x 35,450
any Normality ml of sample
Total 1 cc of filtrate 1 ml Strong Buffer Standard versonate soln Wine red to blue (gray or
hardness + (pH 10) ( 0.01 M EDTA or green) with no undertint of No. of cc's of standard mg/l
20ml dist water + 0.02N) red remaining. versonate x 400
Manver 3 drops
A cc's x M x Atm. Wt g/l
cc's x 0.01 x 40
Ca++ 1 ml 1.0N NaOH or Standard versonate Wine red to blue with no Calcium = B x 400
1 cc of filtrate 8N KOH (pH 12) (0.01 M EDTA) undertint of red remaining ml sample mg/l
+ +
Mg++ 20 ml dist water 1/4 spoon Calcon B magnesium = (A-B) x 243
(or Calver II) ml sample
1 ml Mud Boil gently for 10 Add methylene blue The end point is when the methylene blue cap= ml MB
+10 ml dist water mins then dilute to soln. After each 0.5ml dye appears as a greenish- ml of mud
MBT +15 ml 3% hydrogen about 50ml with shake for about 30 blue ring around the dyed ppb
peroxide water. seconds, while solids are solids. Shake for a further equiv ppb bent = 5x MBC
+1 ml 5N H2SO4 still suspended remove 1 2mins. If ring doesnt apear
drop on filter paper continue.
KCL Add filtrate into Dilute both tubes to Add 3.0cc Sodium Centrifuge at constant
centrifuge tube (1) 7.0 cc with distilled Perchlorate to both 1,800 rpm for one min. Floc vol Filtrate (1)
(3.5 cc for 18-35 ppb water & AGITATE. tubes. Measure floc volume from Floc vol std KCl soln (2) ppb
KCl range) DO NOT AGITATE. each tube.
Counter balance other x 49
centrifuge tube (2)
with std KCl soln
(14g/100ml = 49ppb)