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IWCF Formula Sheet

This document provides 26 formulas used in well control. The formulas calculate various well parameters and drilling metrics, including mud weight, hydrostatic pressure, equivalent circulation density, pump output, annular velocity, initial and final circulating pressures, kill mud weight, shut in casing pressure, equivalent circulation weight, height and gradient of fluid influx, trip margin, new pump pressure, maximum allowable mud weight, new MAASP after a kick is killed, baryte needed to increase mud weight, percolation rate, pressure drop per foot while tripping pipe, level drop for pipe connections, pipe required to be pulled before a well starts flowing, and volume needed to bleed to maintain bottomhole pressure.

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IWCF Formula Sheet

This document provides 26 formulas used in well control. The formulas calculate various well parameters and drilling metrics, including mud weight, hydrostatic pressure, equivalent circulation density, pump output, annular velocity, initial and final circulating pressures, kill mud weight, shut in casing pressure, equivalent circulation weight, height and gradient of fluid influx, trip margin, new pump pressure, maximum allowable mud weight, new MAASP after a kick is killed, baryte needed to increase mud weight, percolation rate, pressure drop per foot while tripping pipe, level drop for pipe connections, pipe required to be pulled before a well starts flowing, and volume needed to bleed to maintain bottomhole pressure.

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INTERNATIONAL WELL CONTROL FORUM

Field Units (API) Formula Sheet

1.

PRESSURE GRADIENT [psi/ft]

Mud Weight [ppg] x 0.052

2.

MUD WEIGHT [ppg]

3.

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE [psi]

Mud Weight [ppg] x 0.052 x True Vertical Depth [ft]

4.

FORMATION PRESSURE [psi]

Hydrostatic Pressure In Drill String [psi] + SIDPP [psi]

5.

EQUIVALENT MUD WEIGHT [ppg]

6.

PUMP OUTPUT [bbl/min]

7.

ANNULAR VELOCITY [ft/min]

8.

INITIAL CIRCULATING PRESSURE [psi]

9.

FINAL CIRCULATING PRESSURE [psi]

Pressure Gradient [psi / ft]


0.052

Pressure [psi]
True Vertical Depth [ft] x 0.052
Pump Output [bbls/stk] x Pump Speed [spm]

Pump Output [bbls / min]


Annular Volume [bbls / ft]
SCR or PL [psi] + SIDPP [psi]

SCR or PL [psi] x Kill Mud Weight [ppg]


Original Mud Weight [ppg]

10.

KILL MUD WEIGHT [ppg]

11.

SHUT IN CASING PRESSURE [psi]

12.

EQUIVALENT CIRCULATION WEIGHT [ppg]

13.

HEIGHT OF INFLUX ALONG HOLE [ft]

14.

GRADIENT OF INFLUX [psi/ft]

15.

TRIP MARGIN/SAFETY FACTOR [ppg]

June 2000 (Mud/Weight)

SIDPP [psi]
TVD [ft] x 0.052

+ Original Mud Weight [ppg]

{(Drilling Fluid Grad [psi/ft] - Influx Grad [psi/ft]) x Influx TVD Height [ft]} + SIDPP [psi]

Annular Pressure Loss [psi]


TVD [ft] x 0.052

+ Original Mud Weight [ppg]

Kick Size [bbls]


Annular Volume [bbls / ft]
(Mud Weight [ppg] x 0.052) -

Safety Margin [psi]


TVD [ft] x 0.052

SICP [psi] - SIDPP [psi]


Influx TVD Height [ft]

+ Mud Weight [ppg]

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INTERNATIONAL WELL CONTROL FORUM

Field Units (API) Formula Sheet

16.

NEW PUMP PRESSURE WITH NEW PUMP STROKES [psi]

17.

MAX. ALLOWABLE MUD WEIGHT [ppg]

New SPM

Current Pressure [psi] x


Old SPM
Surface Leak - off Pressure [psi]

2
(only approximate!)

+ Test Mud Weight [ppg]

Shoe TVD [ft] x 0.052


18.

NEW MAASP AFTER KILL [psi]

19.

BARYTE TO RAISE MUD WEIGHT [lbs/bbl]

(Max. Allow. Mud Weight [ppg] - Kill Mud Weight [ppg]) x 0.052 x Shoe TVD [ft]

(Kill Mud Weight [ppg] - Original Mud Weight [ppg]) x 1500


35.8 - Kill Mud Weight [ppg]

20.

PERCOLATION RATE [ft/hr]

Increase in Drill Pipe Pressure [psi/hr]


Mud Weight [ppg] x 0.052

21.

GAS LAWS

22.

PRESSURE DROP PER FT. TRIPPING DRY PIPE [psi/ft]

P1 V1 = P2 V2

P2 =

P1 x V1
V
2

V2 =

P1 x V1
P2

Mud Weight [ppg] x 0.052 x Metal Displ [bbls/ft]


Casing Capacity [bbls/ft] - Metal Displ [bbls/ft]

23.

PRESSURE DROP PER FT. TRIPPING WET PIPE [psi/ft]

Mud Weight [ppg] x 0.052 x (Metal Displ [bbls/ft] + Pipe Capacity [bbls/ft])
Annular Capacity [bbls/ft]

24.

LEVEL DROP FOR POOH DRILL COLLARS (DRY) [ft]

25.

PIPE TO PULL BEFORE WELL STARTS TO FLOW [ft]

Length of Drill Collars [ft] x Metal Displ [bbls / ft]


Casing Capacity [bbls / ft]
Overbalanc e [psi] x (Casing Capacity [bbls/ft] - Metal Displ [bbls/ft])
Mud Weight [ppg] x 0.052 x Metal Displ [bbls/ft]

26.

VOLUME TO BLEED TO MAINTAIN BHP [bbls]

Increase in Pressure [psi] x Original Kick Volume [bbls]


Formation Pressure [psi] - Increase in Pressure [psi]

June 2000 (Mud/Weight)

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