DESCRIPTION

CALCIUM CHLORIDE is a salt that is extremely water soluble. The purity varies from 74% to 94%. It is a white, hygroscopic flake, powder or pellet. It is soluble in water and insoluble in oil. Picks up water of hydration from moist air.

APPLICATION

CALCIUM CHLORIDE is used to prepare brine solutions up to 12 ppb for completion fluids and as a gaseous solution in the emulsion when formulating 'oil-base' muds. Heat is generated upon solution of CALCIUM CHLORIDE in water.