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Table 5.1 (continued )
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Gravity ( API) Specific gravity Specific weight Fluid head Buoyancy factor
3
or (g/cm ) (totally immersed)
(lb/gal) (lb/cu. (lb/bbl) Pressure Height
ft) (lb/sq. in/ft) (ft/lb)
14.0 0.973 8.11 60.7 341.0 0.421 2.38 0.876
13.0 0.979 8.16 61.0 343.0 0.424 2.36 0.875
12.0 0.986 8.22 61.5 345.0 0.427 2.34 0.874
11.0 0.993 8.28 61.9 348.0 0.430 2.33 0.874
10.0 1.00 8.34 62.4 350.0 0.433 2.31 0.873
Pure water 1.00 8.34 62.4 350.0 0.433 2.31 0.873
1.01 8.4 62.8 353.0 0.436 2.29 0.872
1.03 8.6 64.3 361.0 0.447 2.24 0.869
1.06 8.8 65.8 370.0 0.457 2.19 0.866
1.08 9.0 67.3 378.0 0.468 2.14 0.862
1.10 9.2 68.8 386.0 0.478 2.09 0.860
1.13 9.4 70.3 395.0 0.488 2.05 0.856
1.15 9.6 71.8 403.0 0.499 2.00 0.853
Salt water 1.154 9.625 72.0 404.0 0.500 2.00 0.853
1.18 9.8 73.3 412.0 0.509 1.96 0.850
1.20 10.0 74.8 420.0 0.519 1.93 0.847
1.22 10.2 76.3 428.0 0.530 1.89 0.844
1.25 10.4 77.8 437.0 0.540 1.85 0.841
1.27 10.6 79.3 445.0 0.551 1.81 0.838
1.29 10.8 80.8 454.0 0.561 1.78 0.835
1.32 11.0 82.3 462.0 0.571 1.75 0.832
1.34 11.2 83.8 470.0 0.582 1.72 0.829
1.37 11.4 85.3 479.0 0.592 1.69 0.826
1.39 11.6 86.8 487.0 0.603 1.66 0.823
1.41 11.8 88.3 496.0 0.613 1.63 0.820
1.44 12.0 89.8 504.0 0.623 1.61 0.817
1.46 12.2 91.3 512.0 0.634 1.58 0.814
1.49 12.4 92.8 521.0 0.644 1.55 0.810
1.51 12.6 94.3 529.0 0.655 1.53 0.808
1.53 12.8 95.8 538.0 0.665 1.50 0.804
1.56 13.0 97.3 546.0 0.675 1.48 0.801
1.58 13.2 98.7 554.0 0.686 1.46 0.798
1.61 13.4 100.0 563.0 0.696 1.44 0.795
1.63 13.6 102.0 571.0 0.706 1.42 0.792
1.65 13.8 103.0 580.0 0.717 1.39 0.789
1.68 14.0 105.0 588.0 0.727 1.38 0.786
1.70 14.2 106.0 596.0 0.738 1.36 0.783
1.73 14.4 108.0 605.0 0.748 1.34 0.780
1.75 14.6 109.0 613.0 0.758 1.32 0.777
1.77 14.8 111.0 622.0 0.769 1.30 0.774
1.80 15.0 112.0 630.0 0.779 1.28 0.771
1.82 15.2 114.0 638.0 0.790 1.27 0.768
1.85 15.4 115.0 647.0 0.800 1.25 0.765
1.87 15.6 117.0 655.0 0.810 1.23 0.762
1.89 15.8 118.0 664.0 0.821 1.22 0.759