products 205 205s 523 523s 540 and 540s mixing water with cement to form a pumpable slurry is well known the amount of water used can vary over a wide range depending upon the consistency of the slurry required the strengths requirement for the particular job and other factors api spec 10 which is known in the cement industry describes an apparatus and method for measuring the consistency of the cement slurries in terms of bearden units of consistency bc a pumpable slurry should be in the range of about 5 25 bc and preferably in the range of 7 15 bc slurries thinner than 5 bc would have a tendency to have greater particles settling and free water generation slurries thicker than 15 bc become increasingly difficult to pump depending upon the particular slurry and intended conditions of use mixing water is utilized in the slurry of the present invention in the range about 30 to 130 percent by weight based on the weight of the dry cement and preferably in the range of 40 to 100 percent by weight another advantage of this invention is that the cement does not require a fluid loss control agent to be added as a consequence of this additional polymer costs and the problems associated with increased cement retardation and viscosity can be alleviated the examples herein represent actual field tests.