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15、s published annually by API,1220 L Street,NW,Washington,DC 20005.Suggested revisions are invited and should be submitted to the Standards Department,API,1220 L Street,NW,Washington,DC 20005,standardsapi.org.iiiContentsPage1Scope.12Normative References.13Terms,Definitions,Symbols,and Abbreviations .1
16、3.1Terms and Definitions.13.2Symbols and Abbreviations.124Requirements.135System Performance of Drilled-solids Removal.135.1Principle.135.2Apparatus.145.3Sampling.155.4Procedure.156Rigsite Evaluation of Drilled-solids Management Equipment.186.1Principle.186.2Application.186.3Sampling of Streams for Capture Analysis.196.4Determination of Mass Fraction(Percent)Solids.196.5Calculation of Capture.206.6Interpretation of Results.216.7Procedure for Characterizing Removed Solids.216.8Calculation of Mass
