The invention provides a method for detecting the content of basic ions in drilling chemicals, which adopts a two-step
titration mode, strong acid is titrated until CO2 is discharged from a medium-strong acid environment, strong alkali is dripped back to the pH value of an original to-be-detected solution, the interference of amine,
organic acid radicals, borate radicals,
silicate radicals and other ions in the drilling chemicals can be removed, and the content of the basic ions in the drilling chemicals can be determined by substituting the amount of the consumed strong alkali into a correction formula according to the amount of the consumed strong alkali. And accurate unit contents of hydroxyl,
carbonate and
bicarbonate can be obtained. The method is mainly suitable for detecting or measuring the content of basic ions such as hydroxyl,
carbonate and
bicarbonate in the
drilling fluid or the
drilling fluid treating agent, interference of other groups or ions in the
national standard can be avoided, and
carbonate and
bicarbonate are converted into
carbon dioxide and discharged on the basis of strong acid
titration; strong base back dropping is used, the content of interference groups or ions such as amine,
organic acid radicals, borate radicals and
silicate radicals is measured, the content of hydroxyl ions, carbonate ions and bicarbonate ions is corrected, and the measuring accuracy is high.