RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON DETERMINATION OF SHRINKAGE AND EXPANSION OF WELL CEMENT FORMULATIONS AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
American Petroleum Institute
API Foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Sampling
5 Determination of shrinkage or expansion
under conditions of free access of water
at atmospheric pressure - Annular ring test
6 Determination of bulk shrinkage or expansion
under impermeable condition and atmospheric
pressure - Membrane test
Bibliography
Describes the methods for the testing of well cement formulations to determine the dimension changes during the curing process (cement hydration) at atmospheric pressure only.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 2015 |
