this particular form of barite is coarsely ground such that about 90 of the barite particles have a particle size greater than about 125 microns a preferred particle size distribution of the barite is shown in fig1 in particular fig1 depicts the particle size distribution of sweep wate u2122 barite the mean particle diameter and median particle diameter of sweep wate u2122 barite are about 305 microns and about 289 microns respectively its specific surface area is about 4 566 cm 2 ml as used herein the symbol u201c u201d represents the term u201c percent u201d the amount of coarse barite added to the cement can vary depending on the desired density of the cement slurry for example the amount of barite added to the cement may range from about 5 to about 100 by weight of the cement more preferably from about 10 to about 70 and yet more preferably from about 15 to about 50 the resulting cement barite blend can be stored until it is desirable to place the blend in a well bore at which point it can be transported to the location of the well bore a sufficient amount of fluid is then added to the cement barite blend to form a.