Drill Collar Weight

Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) Using Yield Point for MW less than or equal to 13 ppg
Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) Using Yield Point for MW more than 13 ppg
Lag time
Light weight spot fill to balance formation pressure
Loss of hydrostatic pressure due to filling water into annulus in case of lost return
Margine of Overpull
Applied Drilling Formulas
Pipe Elongation Due to Temperature
Pressure required to break circulation
Pump out (both duplex and triplex pump)
Pump Pressure and Pump Stroke Relationship
Stuck Pipe Calculation
Ton Miles Calculation
Accumulator capacity
Amount of cuttings drilled per foot of hole drilled
Annular Capacity
Annular Velocity (AV)
Buoyancy Factor (BF)
Convert Temperature Unit
Converting Pressure into Mud Weight
Depth of washout
D-Exponent and D-Exponent Corrected
Displacement of plain pipe such as casing, tubing, etc.
Drilling Cost Per Foot
Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
Basic Drilling Formulas
Formation Integrity Test (FIT)
Formation Temperature
How many feet of drill pipe pulled to lose certain amount of hydrostatic pressure (psi)
Hydrostatic Pressure (HP)
Hydrostatic Pressure (HP) Decrease When POOH
Inner Capacity of open hole, inside cylindrical objects
Leak Off Test (LOT)
Pressure and Force
Pressure Gradient
Slug Calculation
Specific Gravity (SG)
Total Bit Revolution in Mud Motor
Directional Survey - Angle Averaging Method
Directional Survey - Radius of Curvature Method
Directional Survey - Balanced Tangential Method
Directional Drilling Calculation Directional Survey - Minimum Curvature Method
Directional Survey - Tangential Method
Dogleg Severity Calculation based on Radius of Curvature Method
Dogleg Severity Calculation based on Tangential Method
Bulk Density of Cuttings by using Mud Balance
Decrease oil water ratio
Determine oil water ratio from a retort analysis
Determine the density of oil/water mixture
Dilution to control LGS
Increase mud weight by adding Barite
Increase mud weight by adding Calcium Carbonate
Drilling Fluid Formulas
Increase mud weight by adding Hematite
Increase oil water ratio
Mixing Fluids of Different Densities with Pit Space Limitation
Mixing Fluids of Different Densities without Pit Space Limitation
Plastic Viscosity (PV) and Yield Point (YP) from mud test
Reduce mud weight by dilution
Annular Pressure Loss
Critical RPM
Engineering Formulas
Calculate Equivalent Circulating Density with Engineering Formula
Critical Flow Rate
Cutting Carrying Index
Cutting Slip Velocity Method#1
Cutting Slip Velocity Method#2
Effective Viscosity
Hydraulic Horse Power (HPP)
Optimum Flow Rate for basic system
Power Law Constant
Pressure Loss Annulus
Hydraulic Formulas
Pressure Loss Annulus With Tool Joint Correction
Pressure Loss Drillstring
Pressure Loss Drillstring With Tool Joint Correction
Pressure Loss in Surface Equipment
Reynold Number
Surge and Swab Pressure Method#1
Surge and Swab Pressure Method#2
Total Flow Area Table
Actual gas migration rate in a shut in well
Adjusted maximum allowable shut-in casing pressure for new mud weight
Calculate Influx Height
Estimate gas migration rate with an empirical equation
Estimate type of influx
Formation pressure from kick analysis
Hydrostatic Pressure Loss Due to Gas Cut Mud
Kick Tolerance (Surface Stack and Vertical Well)
Kick tolerance factor (KTF)
Kill Weight Mud
Maximum formation pressure (FP)
Well Control Formulas
Maximum influx height
Maximum Initial Shut-In Casing Pressure (MISICP)
Maximum pit gain from gas kick in water based mud
Maximum Surface Pressure from Gas Influx in Water Based Mud
Maximum surface pressure from kick tolerance information
Trip margin

Riser Margin
Air Gap
Water Depth
Mud Weight
Sea Water Weight
Depth (TVD)
Riser Margin

60
1,600
9.30
8.60
3,000
1.25

ft
ft
ppg
ppg
ft
ppg

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New Pressure Loss With New Mud (psi)

Original Pressure Loss
Mud Weight#1
Mud Weight#2
New Pressure Loss

1,400
11.50
12.50
1,522

psi
ppg
ppg
psi

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New Pump Pressure With New Strokes (psi)

Current Pressure
SPM 1
SPM 2
New Pump Pressure

1,600
70
110
3,951

psi
strks.
strks.
psi

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Initial Circulating Pressure (psi)

SCR Pressure
Kill Mud Weight
Original Mud Weight
FCP

450
12.00
10.00
540

psi
ppg
ppg
psi

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Initial Circulating Pressure (psi)

SCR Pressure
SIDPP
ICP

400 psi
500 psi
900 psi

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Tensile Capacity of Drillpipe

OD
Norminal ID
Pipe Yield Strenght
Wall Thickness (New pipe)
80% wall thickness (Premium Class)
Cross Sectional Area of New Pipe
Cross Sectional Area of Premium Pipe
Tensile Capacity of New Pipe
Tensile Capacity of Premium Class Pipe

5
4.276
135,000
0.362
0.290
5.275
4.154
712,070
560,764

0.78751186

inch
inch
psi
inch
inch
square inch
square inch
lb
lb

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Plastic Viscosity and Yield Point

Reading at 600
Reading at 300
Plastic Viscosity (PV)
Yield Point (YP)

56
35
21 CP
14 lb/100 ft2.

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Kick Tolerance (Surface Stack and Vertical Well)

Previous Casing Shoe MD/TVD
TD depth MD/TVD
Predicted Formation Pressure @ TD
Pore pressure uncertainty
Planned MW @ TD
Gas gradient
Leak Off Test at casing shoe
Hole size
Drill pipe size
Average BHA size
BHA length
Annular capacity between hole and BHA
Annular capacity between hole and DP
Maximum anticipated pressure
Maximum allowable shut in casing pressur
Kick intensity
Underbalance
Kick Height
1st case: Gas at the bottom
2nd case: Gas at the shoe
Kick Telerance

5,500
9,500
12.0
0.5
12.0
0.11
14.7
12.3
5.0
6.5
850.0
0.1047
0.1215
12.5
772.2
0.50
247
1,021.79
109.89
84.52
84.52

ft
ft
ppg
ppg
ppg
psi/ft
ppg
inch
inch
inch
ft
bbl/ft
bbl/ft
ppg
psi
ppg
psi
ft
bbl
bbl
bbl

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Drill Collar Weight

Maximum Allowable Tensile Strenght
Hook Load
Margin of Overpull
Safety Factor

300 Klb
100 Klb
200 ppg
3.0

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Drill Collar Weight Calculation To Prevent Drill Pipe Buckling

Vertical Well
WOB required
Safety Factor
Mud Weight
Buoyancy Factor
Drill Collar Weight

50,000
25
12
0.82
76,519

lb
%
ppg

50,000
25
12
30
0.82
88,356

lb
%
ppg
degree

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Deviated Well

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Safety Factor
Mud Weight
Inclination
Buoyancy Factor
Drill Collar Weight

lb

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Pipe Elongation Due to Temperature

Pipe Length
Surface Temperature
Bottom Hole Temperature
Average Temperature
Temperature Difference
Pipe Elongation

10,000
80
375
227.5
147.5
122.43

ft
F
F
F
F
inch

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Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) Using Yield Point for MW more than 13 ppg
Mud weight
Reading at 300
Reading at 600
Hole ID
Pipe OD
Flow rate
AV
PV
YP
Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)

13.5
25
40
6.2
4
200
218.4
15.0
10
14.2

ppg

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inch
ppg
ft/min

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Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) Using Yield Point for MW less than 13 ppg
Mud weight
Reading at 300
Reading at 600
Hole ID
Pipe OD
YP
Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)

9.2
25
40
6.2
4
10
9.7

ppg

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CP
ppg

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Total Bit Revolution in Mud Motor

Rotor rpm
Flow rate
Rotary rpm
Total Bit Revolution in Mud Motor

0.2
300
200
260

rev/gpm
gpm
rpm
rpm

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Pressure Drop Across a Bit

Flow rate
Mud Weight
Total Flow Area
Pressure Drop Across a Bit

800
9
0.3728
3446

gpm
ppg
in2
psi

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Optimum Flow Rate - Optimzed at The End of The Run

Hole Size
Depth at TD
Maxium Surface Pressure
Mud properties at TD
MW
PV
YP
3 rpm
300 rpm
600 rpm
Drill pipe OD
Drill pipe ID
Tool Joint OD
Tool Joint ID
Drill collar OD
Drill collar ID
Length of Drill Collar
Cse (select)
Cpb
B
Cpa
Cp
Ccb
Cca
Cc
Vf
Optimum flow rate
Maximum hydraulic horsepower
Maximum Impact Force

8.500 inch
6000 ft
4500 psi
9.5
14
11
3
30
33
5
4.2
6.5
3.5
6.75
3.5
800
5
0.006243486
2.4
0.003082686
0.009326172
0.016337
0.016559829
0.032896
1.055788

ppg

inch
inch
inch
inch
inch
inch
inch
See the table =>

702 gpm
868 gpm

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Critical Flow Rate

Power Law Constant, n
Power Law Constant, K
Mud Weight
Hole Diameter (Dh)
OD of pipe/collar (Do)
Critical Annular Velocity
Critical Flow Rate

0.51
6.63
10
12.25
5
3.82
1172

ppg
in
in
ft/sec
gpm

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Cutting Carrying Index

Mud Weight
9.2
Annular Velocity
140
Plastic viscosity
17
Yield Point
15
n
0.61472
K
353.71
CCI
1.14
Hole cleaning
Good Hole Cleaning

ppg
ft/min
cp
lbs/100 sq ft

If CCI = 1 or greater, the hole cleaning is excellent.

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Reynold Number
Annular Velocity
Hole Diameter
Drill pipe OD
Mud Weight
Effective viscosity
Power Law Constan
Reynold Number

6
8.5
5
9.5
42.53
0.514
3,781

ft/sec
inch
inch
ppg
centipoise

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Power Law Constant

Reading at 300 rpm
Reading at 3 rpm
na
Ka

32
3
0.514
6.628

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Effective Viscosity
Ka
na
Dh
Do
Flow rate
Annular Velocity
Effective viscosity

6.629
0.514
8.5
5
800
7
42.53

poise
inch
inch
gpm
ft/sec
centipoise

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Pressure loss through surface equipment

General coefficient for surface equipment (Cse)
Mud Weight
Plastic Viscosity
Flow rate
Pressure loss through surface equipment

8
9.5
12
600
155.0

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ppg
centipoise
gpm
psi

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Pressure loss in annulus with corrected coefficient

Length of drill pipe
OD of drill pipe
OD of drill pipe tool joint
Length of drill collar
OD of drill collar
Hole size
Mud Weight
Plastic Viscosity
Flow rate
B parameter (see the table)
Coefficient for annulus around
drillpipe and tool joint
Coefficient for annulus around drill
collar
Pressure loss in the annulus around
drill pipe
Pressure loss in the annulus around
drill collar
Total Pressure loss in the annulus

2500
5
6
500
5
9
9.5
12
600
2.4

ft
inch
inch
ft
inch
inch
ppg
centipoise
gpm

0.001733
0.001645
63 psi
12 psi
74 psi

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Pressure loss in annulus

Length of drill pipe/drill collar
OD of drill pipe/drill collar
Hole size
Mud Weight
Plastic Viscosity
Flow rate
B parameter (see the table)
General coefficient
Pressure loss in the annulus

2500
5
8.835
9.5
12
600
2.4
0.001912
69

ft
inch
inch
ppg
centipoise
gpm

psi

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Pressure loss through the drill string with tool joint coefficient
Length of drill pipe
ID of drill pipe
Tool joint ID of drill pipe
Length of drill collar
ID of drill collar
Mud Weight
Plastic Viscosity
Flow rate
General coefficient for drill pipe
General coefficient for drill collar
Pressure loss through the drill pipe
Pressure loss through the drill collar
Total pressure in drill string

5000
3.34
2.563
500
2.8
9.5
12
600
0.0204
0.0483
1473
349
1821

ft
inch
inch
ft
inch
ppg
centipoise
gpm

psi
psi
psi

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Pressure loss through the drill string

Length of drill pipe
ID of drill pipe
Length of drill collar
ID of drill collar
Mud Weight
Plastic Viscosity
Flow rate
General coefficient for drill pipe
General coefficient for drill collar
Pressure loss through the drill pipe
Pressure loss through the drill collar
Total pressure in drill string

5000
3.34
500
2.8
9.5
12
600
0.0174
0.0409
1254
295
1549

ft
inch
ft
inch
ppg
centipoise
gpm

psi
psi
psi

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2
3
4
5
6
Nozzle size (x/32 Nozzle Nozzles Nozzles Nozzles Nozzles Nozzles
7
0.0376 0.0752 0.1127 0.1503 0.1879 0.2255
8
0.0491 0.0982 0.1473 0.1963 0.2454 0.2945
9
0.0621 0.1243 0.1864 0.2485 0.3106 0.3728
10
0.0767 0.1534 0.2301 0.3068 0.3835 0.4602
11
0.0928 0.1856 0.2784 0.3712 0.4640 0.5568
12
0.1104 0.2209 0.3313 0.4418 0.5522 0.6627
13
0.1296 0.2592 0.3889 0.5185 0.6481 0.7777
14
0.1503 0.3007 0.4510 0.6013 0.7517 0.9020
15
0.1726 0.3451 0.5177 0.6903 0.8629 1.0354
16
0.1963 0.3927 0.5890 0.7854 0.9817 1.1781
17
0.2217 0.4433 0.6650 0.8866 1.1083 1.3300
18
0.2485 0.4970 0.7455 0.9940 1.2425 1.4910
19
0.2769 0.5538 0.8307 1.1075 1.3844 1.6613
20
0.3068 0.6136 0.9204 1.2272 1.5340 1.8408
21
0.3382 0.6765 1.0147 1.3530 1.6912 2.0295
22
0.3712 0.7424 1.1137 1.4849 1.8561 2.2273
23
0.4057 0.8115 1.2172 1.6230 2.0287 2.4344
24
0.4418 0.8836 1.3254 1.7671 2.2089 2.6507
25
0.4794 0.9587 1.4381 1.9175 2.3968 2.8762
26
0.5185 1.0370 1.5555 2.0739 2.5924 3.1109
27
0.5591 1.1183 1.6774 2.2365 2.7957 3.3548
28
0.6013 1.2026 1.8040 2.4053 3.0066 3.6079
29
0.6450 1.2901 1.9351 2.5802 3.2252 3.8702
30
0.6903 1.3806 2.0709 2.7612 3.4515 4.1417

7
8
9
Nozzles Nozzles Nozzles
0.2631 0.3007 0.3382
0.3436 0.3927 0.4418
0.4349 0.4970 0.5591
0.5369 0.6136 0.6903
0.6496 0.7424 0.8353
0.7731 0.8836 0.9940
0.9073 1.0370 1.1666
1.0523 1.2026 1.3530
1.2080 1.3806 1.5532
1.3744 1.5708 1.7671
1.5516 1.7733 1.9949
1.7395 1.9880 2.2365
1.9382 2.2151 2.4920
2.1476 2.4544 2.7612
2.3677 2.7059 3.0442
2.5986 2.9698 3.3410
2.8402 3.2459 3.6516
3.0925 3.5343 3.9761
3.3556 3.8350 4.3143
3.6294 4.1479 4.6664
3.9140 4.4731 5.0322
4.2092 4.8106 5.4119
4.5153 5.1603 5.8054
4.8320 5.5223 6.2126

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Surge and swab pressure method#2

300
600
Hole diameter
Drillpipe diameter
Drill collar diameter
Average pipe running or pulling speed
Drill Pipe Length
Drill collar length
Current Mud Weight
Well TVD

85
130
9.000
5
6.25
250
12000
800
12.5
9000

PV
n
K
Fluid Velocity (Closed Ended Pipe) around drill pipe
Maximum pipe velocity around drill pipe
Shear rate of mud around drill pipe (Ym)
Shear stress of mud around drill pipe (T)
Fluid Velocity (Closed Ended Pipe) around drill collar
Maximum pipe velocity around drill collar
Equivalent flow rate around drill collar
Pressure lose around drill pipe
Pressure loss around drill collar
Total Pressure Loss
Surge: Bottom Hole Pressure
Surge: Bottom Hole Pressure in ppg
Swab: Bottom Hole Pressure
Swab: Bottom Hole Pressure in ppg

45
0.613
1.863
224.1
336.2
201.7
48.1
345.4
518.0
886.8
480.5
71.8
552.2
6402.2
13.7
5297.8
11.3

inch
inch
inch
ft/min
ft
ft
ppg
ft

ft/min
ft/min

ft/min
ft/min
gpm
psi
psi
psi
psi
ppg
psi
ppg

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Surge and swab pressure method#1

300
600
Hole diameter
Drill Collar
ID of drill collar
Drillpipe diameter
ID of drill pipe
Average pipe running or pulling speed
Drill Pipe Length
Drill Collar Length
Current Mud Weight
Well TVD
Select Criteria --->
n
K
Fluid volocity around drill pipe (Open ended pipe)
Maximum pipe velocity around drill pipe
Pressure Loss around drill pipe
Fluid volocity around drill collar (Open ended pipe)
Maximum pipe velocity around drill collar
Pressure Loss around drill collar
Total pressure loss
Surge: Bottom Hole Pressure
Surge: Bottom Hole Pressure in ppg
Swab: Bottom Hole Pressure
Swab: Bottom Hole Pressure in ppg

47
80
6.35
5
2.25
4
3.34
20
12270
100
13.2
9972
Open Ended Pipe

inch
inch
inch
inch
inch
ft/min
ft
ft
ppg
ft

0.767
0.394
11.7 ft/min
17.6 ft/min
67.6 psi
28.6
42.8
2.9
70.5
6915.3
13.3
6774.3
13.1

ft/min
ft/min
psi
psi
psi
ppg
psi
ppg

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Cutting Slip Velocity Method#2

300
600
Flow rate
Hole diameter
Drillpipe Diameter
Diameter of cutting
Density of cutting
Mud Weight

32
49
600
11.50
5
0.75
21.5
9.2

gpm
inch
inch
inch
ppg
ppg

n
K
Viscosity
Annular Velocity
Cutting Slip Velocity
Net cutting rise velocity

0.614
0.694
82.40
137.1
76.93
60.1

cp
ft/min
ft/min
ft/min

Moving Up
Falling Down
Good

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Cutting Slip Velocity Method#1

Flow rate
Hole Diameter
Drillpipe OD
PV
MW
Diameter of cutting
Density of cutting
Annular Velocity
Cutting Slip Velocity
Net cutting rise velocity

600
11.5
5
17
9.2
0.75
21.5

gpm
inch
inch
cps
ppg
inch
ppg

137.1 ft/min
85.34 ft/min
51.7 ft/min

Moving Up
Falling Down
Good

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Maximum pit gain from gas kick in water based mud

Expected formation pressure
Pit volume gain
Kill Weight Mud
Annular Capacity
Maximum pit gain

3620
20
14.5
0.1215
98.5

psi
bbl
ppg
bbl/ft
bbl

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Maximum Surface Pressure from Gas Influx in Water Based Mud

Expected formation pressure
Pit volume gain
Kill Weight Mud
Annular Capacity
Maximum Surface Pressure

6378
25
13
0.0459
1344

psi
bbl
ppg
bbl/ft
psi

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Hydrostatic Pressure Loss Due to Gas Cut

Mud weight
Annular Capacity
Pit volume gain
Hydrostatic Pressure Loss Due to Gas Cut

12
0.0352
15
266

ppg
bbl/ft
bbl
ft

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Calculate Influx Height

Pit volume gain
Annular Capacity
Influx height

12 bbl
0.0459 bbl/ft
261 ft

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Kill Mud Weight

Shut in Drillpipe Pressure
Current Mud Weight
Hole TVD
Kill Mud Weight

500
9.5
9000
10.6

psi
ppg
ft
ppg

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Acutal gas migration rate

Increase in pressure
Mud Weight
Acutal gas migration rate

200 psi/hr
12 ppg
321 ft/hr

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Estimate gas migration rate with an empirical equation.

Current Mud Weight
Vg
Vg

12 ppg
0.14 ft/sec
510 ft/hr

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Estimate Type of Influx (kick)

Shut in casing pressure
Shut in drill pipe pressure
Height of influx
Current Mud Weight
Influx weight
Type of influx

1050
750
450
14
1.2
Gas Influx

psi
psi
ft
ppg
ppg

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Formation Pressure from Kick Analysis

Shut in drill pipe pressure
Hole TVD
Current Mud Weight
Formation Pressure

550
6000
10.2
3732

psi
ft
ppg
psi

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Adjusted maximum allowable shut-in casing pressure for new mud weight
Leak off test pressure
Casing shoe TVD
Original Mud Weight
Current Mud Weight
New MASICP

1000
4500
9.5
12
415

psi
ft
ppg
ppg
psi

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Maximum possible influx height when equal to maximum allowable shut in casing pressure
Maximum Allowable Shut-In Casing Pressure (MASICP)
Mud gradient
Influx gradient
Maximum possible influx height

874
0.52
0.12
2185

psi
psi/ft
psi/ft
ft

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Maximum Initial Shut-In Casing Pressure (MISICP)

Leak off test pressure
Current mud weight
Casing shoe depth
Maximum allowable shut in casing pressure

15
12.2
4000
582.4

ppg
ppg
ft
psi

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Maximum formation pressure that can wistand when shut in the well.
Kick tolerance factor
Mud weight
Hole TVD
Maximum formation pressure

1.68
10
10000
6,074

ppg
ppg
ft
psi

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Maximum surface pressure from kick tolerance information

Kick tolerance factor
Bottom hole, TVD
Maximum pressure

1.68 ppg
10000 ft
873.6 psi

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Kick tolerance factor (KTF)

Casing shoe TVD
Well depth TVD
Maximum allowable mud weight
Current mud weight
Kick tolerance factor (KTF)

4000
10000
14.2
10
1.68

ft
ft
ppg
ppg
ppg

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Trip margin calculation

Mud Yield Point
Hole Diameter
Drillpipe Diameter
Trip Margin

10
8.5
4.5
0.2

lb/100 sq ft
in
in
ppg

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Lag Time Calculation

Pump speed
Pump Output
Annular Volume
Lag time in minutes
Lag time in strokes

300
0.102
250
35
2451

GPM
bbl/stroke
bbl
minutes
strokes

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Ton Mile Calculation

Round-trip ton-mile
Mud Weight
Measured depth (D)
Drillpipe weight
drill collar weight
drill collar length
HWDP weight
HWDP length
BHA weight in air
Length of BHA
Block weight (Wb)
Average length of one stand (Lp)
Buoyancy factor
Buoyed weight of drill pipe (Wp)
Buoyed weight of BHA (drill collar + heavy
weight drill pipe + BHA) in mud minus the
buoyed weight of the same length of drill
pipe (Wc)
Round-trip ton-mile (RT TM)

10
5500
13.3
85
120
49
450
8300
94
95000
94
0.847
11.27

ppg
ft
lb/ft
lb/ft
ft
lb/ft
ft
lb
ft
lb
ft
lb/ft

26,876.24 lb
258.75 Ton mile

Drilling or Connection Ton-miles

Ton-miles for one round trip of last depth
before coming out of hole. (T2)
Ton-miles for one round trip of first depth
that drilling is started. (T1)
Ton-miles for drilling (Td)

230 ton-miles
195 ton-miles
105.00 ton-miles

Ton-miles for Coring Operation

Ton-miles for one round trip at depth where
coring operation stopped before coming out
of hole (T4)
Ton-miles for one round trip at depth where
coring get started (T3)
Ton-miles for drilling (TC)

190 ton-miles
20.00 ton-miles

Ton-Miles for Setting Casing

Mud weight
Casing weight
Depht of casing set
Travelling block weight
Length of one joint of casing
Buoyancy factor
Ton-Miles for Setting Casing

10
25
5200
95000
42
0.847
50.73

Ton-Miles for Short Trip

Ton-miles for one round trip at the deeper
depth(T6)
Ton-miles for one round trip at the shallower
depth (T5)
Ton-miles for drilling (TC)

200 ton-miles

ppg
lb/ft
ft
lb
ft
ton-miles

200 ton-miles
190 ton-miles
10.00 ton-miles

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d Exponent
Rate of penetration (R)
Rotary drilling speed (N)
Weight on bit (W)
Bit Diameter (D)
D-exponent, dimensionless

90
110
20
8.5
1.20

f/hr
rpm
klb
inch

90
110
20
8.5
9
12
0.90

f/hr
rpm
klb
inch
ppg
ppg

d Exponent Corrected
Rate of penetration (R)
Rotary drilling speed (N)
Weight on bit (W)
Bit Diameter (D)
Initial mud weight in ppg (MW1)
Actual mud weight in ppg (MW2)
D-exponent, dimensionless

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Dilution to Control LGS

1st case: Dilution by adding base fluid or water
Total barrels of mud in circulating system
Percent low gravity solids in system
Percent total low gravity solids desired
Barrels of dilution water or base fluid

1000
6
4
500.0

2nd case: Dilution by adding drilling fluid

Total barrels of mud in circulating system
Percent low gravity solids in system
Percent total low gravity solids desired
Percent low gravity solids bentonite and/or
chemicals added in mud
Barrels of dilution water or base fluid

2000
7
3.5
2
4666.7

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Decrease oil water ratio

% by volume oil
% by volume water
% by volume solids
Total mud volume, bbl
% original oil in liquid phase
% original water in liquid phase
% new oil in liquip phase
% new water in liquid phase
Water added per 100 bbl of original mud
Total volume of water added into the system

56
14
30
300
80%
20%
70
30
10.00 bbl
30.00 bbl

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Increase oil water ratio

% by volume oil
% by volume water
% by volume solids
% original oil in liquid phase
% original water in liquid phase
% new oil in liquip phase
% new water in liquid phase
Oil added per 100 bbl of original mud

51
17
32
75%
25%
80
20
17.00 bbl

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Determine oil water ratio from a retort analysis

% by volume oil
% by volume water
% by volume solids
% oil in liquid phase
% water in liquid phase
Oil/Water ratio

56
14
30
80%
20%
80/20

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Determine the density of oil/water mixture

Percentage of oil
Percentage of water
Density of oil
Density of water
Final density

80
20
7 ppg
8.33 ppg
7.27 ppg

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Mix different fluid density: Case#2 unlimit space

Mud Weight#1
Mud Weight#2
Volume of Mud#1
Volume of Mud#2
Total volume
Final Mud Weight

10
14
200
300
500
12.4

ppg
ppg
bbl
bbl
bbl
ppg

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Mix different fluid density: Case#1 limit space

Mud Weight#1
Mud Weight#2
Final Mud Weight
Final Volume
Volume of Mud#1
Volume of Mud#2

10
14
12
300
150
150

ppg
ppg
ppg
bbl
bbl
bbl

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Reduce mud weight (dilution)

Strating volume (V1) in bbl
Start drilling fluid weight in ppg (W1)
Final drilling fluid weight in ppg (W2)
Density of light weight fluid in ppg (Dw)
Light weight fluid required in bbl

200
13.8
10
7.2
271.4

bbl
ppg
ppg
ppg
bbl

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Increase Mud Density by adding

Hematite

Current Mud Weight, ppg

New Mud Weight, ppg
Total mud in the system
Sacks of Barite per 100 bbl of mud
Total sacks of barite required

10.0
13.0
500.0
186.7
933.3

ppg
ppg
bbl
sacks
sacks

Volume of mud in bbl increase due to mud weight increase by adding

Current Mud Weight, ppg
New Mud Weight, ppg
Total mud in the system
Volume in bbl increase per 100 bbl of mud
Total volume increase in bbl

10.0
13.0
500.0
11.11
55.56

Hematite

ppg
ppg
bbl
bbl
bbl

Starting volume in bbl of original mud weight required to achieve a predetermined final volume of desired mud weigh
Current Mud Weight in ppg
New Mud Weight in ppg
Final volume in bbl
Starting volume in bbl

10.0
13.0
100.0
90.00

ppg
ppg
bbl
bbl

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Increase Mud Density by adding

Carbonate

Current Mud Weight, ppg

New Mud Weight, ppg
Total mud in the system
Sacks of Barite per 100 bbl of mud
Total sacks of barite required

10.0
13.0
500.0
298
1492

ppg
ppg
bbl
sacks
sacks

Volume of mud in bbl increase due to mud weight increase by adding

Current Mud Weight, ppg
New Mud Weight, ppg
Total mud in the system
Volume in bbl increase per 100 bbl of mud
Total volume increase in bbl

10.0
13.0
500.0
31.58
157.89

Carbonate

ppg
ppg
bbl
bbl
bbl

Starting volume in bbl of original mud weight required to achieve a predetermined final volume of desired mud weigh
Current Mud Weight in ppg
New Mud Weight in ppg
Final volume in bbl
Starting volume in bbl

10.0
13.0
100.0
76.00

ppg
ppg
bbl
bbl

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Increase Mud Density by adding Barite

Current Mud Weight, ppg
New Mud Weight, ppg
Total mud in the system
Sacks of Barite per 100 bbl of mud
Total sacks of barite required

10.1
11.1
1000.0
61.5
615.1

ppg
ppg
bbl
sacks
sacks

Volume of mud in bbl increase due to mud weight increase by adding

Current Mud Weight, ppg
New Mud Weight, ppg
Total mud in the system
Volume in bbl increase per 100 bbl of mud
Total volume increase in bbl

9.2
10.1
650.0
3.61
23.49

Barite

ppg
ppg
bbl
bbl
bbl

Starting volume in bbl of original mud weight required to achieve a predetermined final volume of desired mud weigh
Current Mud Weight in ppg
New Mud Weight in ppg
Final volume in bbl
Starting volume in bbl

10.0
13.0
100.0
88.00

ppg
ppg
bbl
bbl

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Pressure required to break circulation

Pressure required overcoming the muds gel strength inside the drill string.
10 min get strenght of mud, lb/100 sq ft
Inside diameter of drill pipe in inch
Length of drill string in ft
Pressure required to break circulation inside drill string

12
3.32
11500
138.6

lb/100 sq ft
in
ft
psi

Pressure required overcoming the muds gel strength in the annulus.

10 min get strenght of mud, lb/100 sq ft
Outside diameter of drill pipe in inch
Hole diameter in inch
Length of drill string in ft
Pressure required to break circulation inside drill string

12
4
6.5
11500
184.0

lb/100 sq ft
in
in
ft
psi

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Light weight spot fill to balance formation pressure

Current mud weight, ppg
Overblance with current mud weight, psi
Weigth of light weight pill, ppg
Height of light weight pill, ft, in annulus

13
300
8.3
1227

ppg
psi
ppg
ft

You must ensure than height of light weight pill in the annulus must less than 1227 ft in order to prevent wellcontrol situation.

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Loss of hydrostatic pressure due to filling water into annulus in case of lost return
Current Mud Weight in ppg
Water Weight in ppg
TVD in ft
Annular Capacity in bbl/ft
Water filled into annulus in bbl
Feet of water in annuls
Hydrostaic Pressure decrease
Equivalent Mud Weigth at TD

13
8.6
6000
0.1422
140
984.5
225.3
12.3

ppg
ppg
ft
bbl/ft
bbl
ft
psi
ppg

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Displacment of plain pipe such as casing, tubing, etc.

OD
ID
Displacment in bbl/ft

9.625 inch
8.835 inch
0.01417 bbl/ft

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Stuck Pipe Calculation

Stretch in inch
Free point constant
Pull force in Klb
Depth of stuck pipe

5 inch
28634.51
100 Klb
1431.73 ft

Free Point Constant (FPC) calculation

Outside Diameter
9.625 inch
Inside Diameter
8.835 inch
FPC
28634.51
Sutck Pipe Calculation (in case of not know Free Point Constant (FPC))
Stretch in inch
Pull force in Klb
Outside Diameter
Inside Diameter
Depth of stuck pipe

5
100
9.625
8.835
1431.73

inch
Klb
inch
inch
ft

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Accumulator Capacity
Suface Application
Volume per bottle
Pre-charge pressure
Minimum System Pressure
Operating Pressure
Usable Volume per bottle

10
1000
1200
3000
5.00

gal
psi
psi
psi
gal

Subsea Application
Volume per bottle
Pre-charge pressure
Minimum System Pressure
Operating Pressure
Pressure gradient of hydraulic fluid
Water depth
Usable Volume per bottle

10
1000
1200
3000
0.445
1500
4.38

gal
psi
psi
psi
psi/ft
ft
gal

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Calculate inner capacity of open hole, inside cylindrical objects such as tubulars, drill pipe, drill collars, tubing, ca
Calculate capacity in bbl/ft
Hole size, Casing ID, Tubing ID, etc
Capacity in bbl/ft

6.125
0.0364

Calculate capacity in ft/bbl

Hole size, Casing ID, Tubing ID, etc
Capacity in ft/bbl

6.125
27.4392

Calculate capacity in gal/ft

Hole size, Casing ID, Tubing ID, etc
Capacity in gal/ft

6.125
1.5306

Calculate capacity in ft/gal

Hole size, Casing ID, Tubing ID, etc
Capacity in ft/gal

6.125
0.6533

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Annular capacity between casing or hole and drill pipe, tubing, or casing.
Calculate annular capacity in bbl/ft
Hole size, casing ID in inch
Drill pipe size, DC size or casing/tubing OD
Annular capacity, bbl/ft

8.5
5
0.04590

Calculate annular capacity in ft/bbl

Hole size, casing ID in inch
Drill pipe size, DC size or casing/tubing OD
Annular capacity, ft/bbl

6.125
3.5
40.743

Calculate annular capacity in gal/ft

Hole size, casing ID in inch
Drill pipe size, DC size or casing/tubing OD
Annular capacity, gal/ft

6.125
3.5
1.031

Calculate annular capacity in ft/gal

Hole size, casing ID in inch
Drill pipe size, DC size or casing/tubing OD
Annular capacity, ft/gal

6.125
3.5
0.970

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Cost Per Foot Calculation

Bit cost (B), $
Rig cost (CR), $/hr
Rotating time (t), hrs
Round trip time (T), hrs
Footage per bit (F), ft
Cost per foot , $/ft

27000
3500
50
12
5000
48.80

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Pump Pressure and Pump Stroke Relationship

Basic Calculation
Current Circulating Pressure, psi
Old Pump Rate, SPM
New Pump Rate, SPM
New Circulating Pressure, psi

2500
40
25
976.6

Advanced calculation (Determine factor)

Pressure 1, psi
Flow rate1, gpm
Pressure 2, psi
Flow rate2, gpm
Factor
Current Circulating Pressure, psi
Old Pump Rate, SPM
New Pump Rate, SPM
New Circulating Pressure, psi

2700
320
500
130
1.872
2500
40
25
1037.0

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Hydraulic Horse Power (HPP)

Circulating Pressure, psi
Flow rate, GPM
Hydraulic Horse Power (HPP)

3500
800
1633.61

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Formation Temperature
Surface Temperature, F
Temperature Gradient, F/ft
Formation Depth in TVD, ft
Formation Temperature, F

90
0.015
12000
270

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Critical RPM to prevent pipe failure due to high vibration

Just rough estimate 15% accurate
Length of one joint of drill pipe, ft
OD of drill pipe, inch
ID of drill pipe, inch
Critical RPM

32
4
3.5
172

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Calculate Equivalent Circulating Density with Engineering Formula

Mud weight
Reading at 300
Reading at 600
PV
Pump rate, gpm
Hole diameter, in
Drill pipe OD, in
Drill pipe length, ft
Drill collar OD, in
Drill collar length, ft
TVD, ft

13.2
47
80
33
165
6.35
4
12276
5
100
10000

n
K
Annular velocity around DP, ft/min
Critical velocity around DP, ft/min
Annular velocity around DC, ft/min
Critical velocity around DC, ft/min
Pressure loss around DP
Pressure loss around DC
Total annular pressure loss

0.767
0.394
166.2 Lamina Flow
327.9
263.8 Lamina Flow
462.9
378.5
8.2
386.7

ECD at 10000' TVD in ppg

13.94

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Annular Pressure Loss

Mud Weight in ppg
Length in ft
Flow rate in GPM
Dh, in
Dp, in
velocity, ft/min
P loss annular in psi

13.0
8000.0
320.0
6.50
4.00
298.7
531.65

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Direcional Survey Calculation

Angle Averaging Method

Depth (ft)
Inclination (degree)
Azimuth (degree)
North
East
Vertical

Survey1 Survey2
7482
7782
4
8
10
35
28.97 ft
12.00 ft
298.36 ft

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Direcional Survey Calculation

Radius of Curvature Method

Depth (ft)
Inclination (degree)
Azimuth (degree)
North
East
Vertical

Survey1 Survey2
7482
7782
4
8
10
35
28.74 ft
11.90 ft
298.30 ft

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Direcional Survey Calculation

Balanced Tangential Method

Depth (ft)
Inclination (degree)
Azimuth (degree)
North
East
Vertical

Survey1 Survey2
3500
3600
15
25
20
45
27.10 ft
19.37 ft
93.61 ft

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Direcional Survey Calculation

Minimum Curvature Method

Depth (ft)
Inclination (degree)
Azimuth (degree)

RF
North
East
Vertical

Survey1 Survey2
3500
3600
15.00
25.00
20.00
45.00
0.22605
1.00428
27.22
19.45
94.01

radians
ft
ft
ft

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Direcional Survey Calculation

Tangential Method

Depth (ft)
Inclination (degree)
Azimuth (degree)
North
East
Vertical

Survey1 Survey2
3500
3600
15.00
25.00
20.00
45.00
29.88 ft
29.88 ft
90.63 ft

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Calculate dogleg severity between 2 survey points based on

Depth (ft)
Inclination (degree)
Azimuth (degree)
Dogleg severity

Survey1 Survey2
4231
4262
13.5
14.7
10
19
8.05 degree/100 ft

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Calculate dogleg severity between 2 survey points based on

Depth (ft)
Inclination (degree)
Azimuth (degree)
Dogleg severity

Survey1 Survey2
4231
4262
13.5
14.7
10
19
3.23 degree/100 ft

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Determine force with given pressure and area

Pressure
500 psi
Area
3 in2
Force
1500 lb
or
Determine force with given pressure and diameter
Pressure
500 psi
Diameter
3 in
Force
3534.3 lb

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Leak Off Test Pressure Converted to Equivalent Mud Weight (LOT)

LOT pressure (psi)
Mud Weight (ppg)
Shoe Depth (TVD)
LOT equivalent mud weight

1600
9.2
4000
16.9

psi
ppg
ft
ppg

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Pressure Required Formation Integrity Test (FIT)

FIT required (ppg)
Mud Weight (ppg)
Shoe Depth (TVD)
Pressure required (psi)

14.5 ppg
9.2 ppg
4000 ft
1102.4

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Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD), ppg

Annular pressure loss(psi)
Mud weight (ppg)
TVD (ft)
ECD

400
10
8000
11.0

psi
ppg
ft
PPG

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Specific Gravity (SG)

Specific gravity using mud weight, ppg
Mud weight (ppg)
SG

13 ppg
1.56

Specific gravity using pressure gradient, psi/ft

Pressure gradient (psi/ft)
SG

0.50 psi/ft
1.15

Specific gravity using mud weight, lb/ft3

Mud weight (lb/ft3)
SG

90.00 lb/ft3
1.44

Convert specific gravity to mud weight, ppg

SG
MW (ppg)

1.50
12.50 ppg

Convert specific gravity to pressure gradient, psi/ft

SG
Pressure Gradient (psi/ft)

1.50
0.650 psi/ft

Convert specific gravity to mud weight, lb/ft3

SG
Mud weight (lb/ft3)

1.50
93.600 lb/ft3

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Converting Pressure into Mud Weight

Convert pressure, psi, into mud weight, ppg using feet as the unit of measure
Pressure (psi)
TVD (ft)
MW (ppg)

5000 psi
8000 ft
12.0 PPG

Convert pressure, psi, into mud weight, ppg using meters as the unit of measure
Pressure (psi)
TVD (m)
MW (ppg)

5000 psi
2500 m
11.7 PPG

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Barrels of slug required for a desired length of dry pipe

Desired length of dry pipe (ft)
Drill pipe capacity (bbl/ft)
Current MW (PPG)
Slug Weight (PPG)

400
0.015
11.5
12.5

ft
bbl/ft
ppg
ppg

Hydrostatic pressure required to give desired drop inside drill pipe

Difference in pressure gradient bw slug and current MW
Length of slug in drill pipe (ft)
Slug Volume

239.2
0.052
4600
69.00

psi
psi/ft
ft
bbl

Weight of slug required for a desired length of dry pipe with a set volume of slug
Desired length of dry pipe (ft)
Slug Volume (bbl)
Drill pipe capacity (bbl/ft)
Current MW (PPG)
Slug length (ft)
Hydrostatic Pressure required (psi)
Weight of slug (PPG)

400
30
0.015
11.5

ft
bbl
bbl/ft
ppg

2000.0 ft
239.2 psi
13.8 ppg

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Hydrostatic Pressure (HP)

Hydrostatic pressure using ppg and feet as the units of measure
Mud weight
TVD (ft)
Hydrostatic Pressure (psi)

12 ppg
10000 ft
6240.0 psi

Hydrostatic pressure, psi, using pressure gradient, psi/ft

Pressure gradient (psi/ft)
TVD (ft)
Hydrostatic Pressure (psi)

0.5 psi/ft
10000 ft
5000.0 psi

Hydrostatic pressure, psi, using mud weight, lb/ft3

Mud weight (lb/ft3)
TVD (ft)
Hydrostatic Pressure (psi)

80 lb/ft3
10000 ft
5555.2 psi

Hydrostatic pressure, psi, using meters as unit of depth

Mud weight
TVD (m)
Hydrostatic Pressure (psi)

12 ppg
5000 m
10236.7 psi

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Annular Velocity (AV) in ft/min

Formula 1: AV = pump output, bbl/min annular capacity, bbl/ft
Pump out put (bbl/min)
10 bbl/min
Annular capacity (bbl/ft)
0.13 bbl/ft
Annular Velocity (AV)
76.92 ft/min
Formula 2: Flow rate in gpm and diameter between 2 diameters
Flow rate (gpm)
800 gpm
Bigger diameter (in)
10 in
such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter (in)
5 in
such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Annular Velocity (AV)
261.33 ft/min
Formula 3: flow rate in bbl/min and diameter
Flow rate (bbl/min)
13 bbl/min
Bigger diameter (in)
10 in
such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter (in)
5 in
such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Annular Velocity (AV)
178.43 ft/min

Annular velocity (AV), ft/sec

Formula 1: Flow rate in bbl/min and diameter between 2 diameters
Flow rate (bbl/min)
13 bbl/min
Bigger diameter (in)
10 in
Smaller diameter (in)
5 in
Annular Velocity (AV)
2.97 ft/sec
Pump output in gpm required for a desired annular velocity, ft/mim
Annular Velocity (ft/min)
120 ft/min
Bigger diameter (in)
10 in
Smaller diameter (in)
5 in
Required pump rate (gpm)
367.35 gpm
Strokes per minute (SPM) required for a given annular velocity
Annular Velocity (ft/min)
150 ft/min
Bigger diameter (in)
10 in
Smaller diameter (in)
5 in
Pump out put (bbl/stk)
0.1 bbl/stk
SPM required
109.29 spm

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Pump out
Triplex Pump, bbl/stk
efficiency (%)
Liner diameter (in)
Stroke length (in)
PO (bbl/stk)

97
6 in
12 in
0.10183 bbl/stk

Duplex Pump , bbl/stk

efficiency (%)
Liner diameter (in)
Rod diameter (in)
Stroke length (in)
PO (bbl/stk)

85
6
2
12
0.11236

in
in
in
bbl/stk

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Buoyancy Factor (BF)

Buoyancy factor using mud weight, PPG
MW (PPG)
BF

13
0.802

Buoyancy factor using mud weight, lb/ft3

MW (lb/ft3)
BF

100
0.796

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Amount of cuttings drilled per foot of hole drilled

a) BARRELS of cuttings drilled per foot of hole drilled:
Porosity(%)
Hole diameter (in)
BBL/ft

25
6.125
0.027333

Porosity(%)
Hole diameter (in)
cu-ft/ft

25
6.125
0.153462

bbl/footage drilled
b) CUBIC FEET of cuttings drilled per foot of hole drilled:
cu.ft/footage drilled

c) Total solids generated:

Hole diameter (in)
Hole capacity (bbl/ft)
Footage drilled (ft)
Porosity(%)
Cutting Density (gm/cc)
Solid generated(pounds)

6.125
0.036444
100
25
2.2
2104.651 pound

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Pressure Gradient Calculation

Pressure gradient, psi/ft, using mud weight, ppg
MW (ppg)
Pressure gradient (psi/ft)

9 PPG
0.468 psi/ft

Pressure gradient, psi/ft, using mud weight, lb/ft3

MW (lb/ft3)
Pressure gradient (psi/ft)

80 lb/ft3
0.556 psi/ft

Pressure gradient, psi/ft, using mud weight, specific gravity (SG)

MW sg
Pressure gradient (psi/ft)

2
0.866 psi/ft

Convert pressure gradient, psi/ft, to mud weight, ppg

Pressure gradient (psi/ft)
MW (ppg)

0.5 psi/ft
9.62 PPG

Convert pressure gradient, psi/ft, to mud weight, lb/ft3

Pressure gradient (psi/ft)
MW (ppg)

0.5 psi/ft
72.00 lb/ft3

Convert pressure gradient, psi/ft, to mud weight specific gravity (SG)

Pressure gradient (psi/ft)
Specific Gravity

0.5 psi/ft
1.155

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Convert temperature, Fahrenheit (F) to Celsius (C)

F
C

347
175.0

Convert temperature, Celsius (C) to Fahrenheit

C
F

26.667
80.0

Convert temperature, Celsius (C) to Kelvin (K)

C
K

23
296.2

Convert temperature, Fahrenheit (F) to Rankine (R)

F
R

150
609.7

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Accumulator Pre-charge Pressure

P start
P final
Volume removed
Volume total
Average pre charge pressure

3000
2000
25
200
750

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Bulk Density of Cuttings by using Mud Balance

Procedure to obtain RW:
1. Cuttings must be washed free of mud. In oil base mud, diesel oil can be used instead of water.
2. Set mud balance at 8.33 ppg.
3. Fill the mud balance with cuttings until a balance is obtained with the lid in place.
4. Remove lid, fill cup with water (cuttings included), replace lid, and dry outside of mud balance.
5. Move counterweight to obtain new balance. This value is Rw = resulting weight with cuttings plus water, ppg.
RW, ppg
SG

14
3.13

ith cuttings plus water, ppg.

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How many feet of drill pipe pulled to lose certain amount of hydrostatic pressure (psi) when
Hydrostatic pressure to lose
Casing capacity
Pipe displacement
Mud weight
Feet of drill pipe pulled

200
0.0873
0.01876
12
1171

psi
bbl/ft
bbl/ft
PPG
ft

How many feet of drill pipe pulled to lose certain amount of hydrostatic pressure (psi) when
% of volume in drill pipe out of hole
Hydrostatic pressure to lose
Pipe displacement
Pipe capacity
Casing capacity
Mud Weight
Feet of drill pipe pulled

100
200
0.0055
0.01876
0.0873
12
833

%
psi
bbl/ft
bbl/ft
bbl/ft
PPG
ft

ain amount of hydrostatic pressure (psi) when pull dry.

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ain amount of hydrostatic pressure (psi) when pull wet.

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Hydrostatic Pressure (HP) Decrease When POOH

When pulling DRY pipe
Stands pulled
Length per stand
Pipe displacement
Casing capacity
Mud Weight
BBL displace
HP decrease (psi)

10
91
0.0055
0.0873
12
5.01
38.18

stands
ft
bbl/ft
bbl/ft
PPG
bbl
psi

100
10
91
0.0055
0.01876
0.0873
12.0
22.08
218.52

stands
ft
bbl/ft
bbl/ft
bbl/ft
PPG
bbl
Psi

When pulling WET pipe

% of volume in drill pipe out
of hole
Stands pulled
Length per stand
Pipe displacement
Pipe capacity
Casing capacity
Mud Weight
BBL displace
HP decrease (psi)

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Depth of washout

Method 1:
Strokes pumped till pressure increase
Internal capacity of drill pipe
Pump output
Depth of washout

Method 2:
Strokes pumped till material seen
Internal capacity of drill pipe
Annulus capacity
Pump output
Volume from bell nipple to shale shakers
Depth of washout

The concept of this method is to pump plugging material to plug the wash ou
calculate back where the washout is.
400
0.00742
0.0855
4609

strokes
bbl/ft
bbl/stk
ft

The concept of this method is to pump material that can be easily observed
calculate the depth of washout bases on the combination volume of internal
2500
0.00742
0.0455
0.0855
10
3850

strokes
bbl/ft
bbl/ft
bbl/stk
bbl
ft

method is to pump plugging material to plug the wash out. We will know how many stroks pump till pressure increase then we can
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method is to pump material that can be easily observed from drill pipe pass through wash out into annulus and over the surface. We can
f washout bases on the combination volume of internal drill pipe volume and annulus volume.

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ssure increase then we can

ulus and over the surface. We can