WELL CONSTRUCTION COURSE

Section 3 : Casing Design

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CASING DESIGN

FUNCTIONS OF CASING

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CASING DESIGN

1. To KEEP the hole open and prevent collapse 2. To ISOLATE porous different pressure regimes so that production or injection may be controlled from a specific section

3. To PROTECT formations from contamination and fracture

4. To CONTROL any pressures encountered in the well

5. To provide structural SUPPORT for the BOPs on the wellhead

6. To ALLOW the passage of testing and completion equipment
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Q.

Why not just drill to TD ?

A.

Due to the nature of sedimentary basins :

Unstable formations and differing pressures necessitate casing off the open hole at certain depths to enable the final well objective to be met

Too long an open hole will collapse and pack off possible SIDETRACK or REDRILL
Exposed High and Low Pressure Zones - BLOWOUT

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CASING DESIGN

1. Largest tangible cost on any well 2. Performs critical functions - support, stability 3. Errors in calculations can impact cost, safety 4. Every design has two areas in common
Subjective assumptions have to be made concerning maximum loads After the loads are calculated a design factor will apply
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CASING DESIGN

1. Data is taken from offset wells or local geological knowledge - but actual lithologies may differ

2. LOT data may be different from the predicted values - need to be able to adjust the wellplan while drilling
3. The controllable kick size must be known at all times while drilling the well - KICK TOLERANCE 4. Inter-relationships MUST be known between LOT, PP, potential drilling problems and KT
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UK North Sea Examples

A
30 20

B
30 20

C
30 20 30

ERD
30 20

20

13-3/8 9-5/8

13-3/8

13-3/8

9-5/8 9-5/8 7 Liner 7 Liner

9-5/8 7 Liner

9-5/8 7 Liner

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CASING DESIGN

CASING TYPE
Conductor Surface Intermediate Production Liners

COMMON SIZES
30, 26 20, 13-3/8 13-3/8, 9-5/8 9-5/8, 7 7, 5

FUNCTIONS
Conduit for the drilling fluid. Cases off shallow, unconsolidated formations. Allows diverter installation A/A plus protect against shallow gas. Case off lost circulation zones. First casing on which a BOP can be run A/A plus allows heavier weight muds to be used. Set in transition zone of abnormally pressured formations Casing inside which the production casing will be run. Seperates production zones from other reservoir forms A/A plus facillitate testing and act as part of the completion in conjunction with the production tubing.

NORMAL RANGE
50 1500 100 5000 1000 15000 Above of across Reservoir Across Reservoir

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CASING DESIGN

1. Shoe depth chosen so that next hole section will not be fractured with higher mud weights 2. North Sea the average 30 setting depth 340 below sea bed. 3. Returns to seabed. 4. Cemented back to sea bed 5. Conductor analysis determines minimum height of cement to avoid a top up job 6. Can be pile driven on land often called STOVE PIPE
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CASING DESIGN

1. Combats weak formations found at shallow depths 2. Usually set in competent rock - hard limestone etc 3. Usually the first casing that the BOP stack is set on 4. Normally 20 in the North Sea or 18-5/8 in the Middle East
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CASING DESIGN

1. Usually set to case off a potentially unstable formation Eocene Shales 2. Good cementation must be ensured - multi-stage cement jobs or multi-stage collars 3. Traditionally 13-3/8 or 9-5/8 casing

4. Connectors are usually Buttress - not premium sealing

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CASING DESIGN

1. Production Casing represents the last casing string 2. Run to isolate producing zones, to provide reservoir fluid control and to permit selective production of specific reservoir zones 3. This is the size through which the well will be completed 4. Usual size is 9-5/8 or 7
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Does not reach the surface

Hung off using a liner hanger

As set on bottom, main criteria is max collapse pressure Advantages - lower costs, less pipe, faster running times Disadvantages - any leaks, tie-back packer, small bore difficult to always get a good cement job
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CASING DESIGN

Casing is usually described in terms of : 1. Outside Diameter 2. Nominal unit weight and wall thickness 3. The grade of the steel 4. The type of Connection 5. The Range and length of joint 6. The Manufacturing Process
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CASING DESIGN

1. The diameter referred to is the pipe body 2. The diameter of the coupling is larger

3. OD tolerance permitted for casing is +1, -0.5%

4. Wall thickness tolerance is +0, -12.5% 5. More specific requirements are set for upset ends of pipe and tubing

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Mechanical and physical properties dependent on chemical composition and heat treatment API has defined 8 grades [see API specs 5A, 5AC, 5AX] H40 J55 K55 L80 N80 C95 and P110 The numbers indicate MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH in thousands of psi. The letters serve to prevent oral confusion, although some have additional meaning K : > minimum ultimate tensile strength than J C and L : Restricted Yield Strength P : High Strength material
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CASING DESIGN

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: defined in terms of Min and Max Yield Strength and Min Tensile Strength

MINIMUM Yield Strength: most important in casing design - used to calculate minimum performance properties P110: can now be used in most normal operations.
API TESTING; Limited, thus clients may require extra inspection of critical strings whose failure could have serious consequences [i.e., HPHT, sour gas wells]

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Standardised at API Convention in 1924 - they are: 1. API Short Round Thread STC 2. API Long Round Thread LTIC 3. Buttress Thread BTC 4. Extreme Line XL
BUTTRESS THREADS: surface and intermediate casing PREMIUM THREADS: for production casing strings. PREMIUM SEALS metal to metal sealing, > cost. Estimated 86% of LEAKS occur on CONNECTIONS
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CASING DESIGN

Not equal lengths, API specify the range Range 1 2 3 Length (ft) 16 - 25 25 - 34 > 34 Average (ft) 22 31 42

RANGE 3 PIPE; is longer and minimises the number of connections (hence the possible leak areas).

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CASING DESIGN

Normally specified as

1. YIELD STRENGTH
1. Pipe Body and Coupling 2. COLLAPSE STRENGTH 3. BURST STRENGTH Pipe Body and Coupling
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PRELIMINARY CASING DESIGN

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CASING DESIGN

1. Casing is designed to support three different loads 1. Collapse

2. Burst
3. Tension

2. A standard design process is as follows

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CASING DESIGN

Define Load Cases

Determine COLLAPSE and BURST loads

Define Initial Casing String

Determine TENSILE Loads Adjust Initial Casing String Determine TRIAXIAL loads if required Finalise Casing String

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CASING DESIGN

1. COLLAPSE is calculated first

calculations based on pore pressure or mud weight that the casing is set in, with the pipe evacuated.

2. BURST Loads are then calculated

At shoe the lessor of PP at next setting depth minus the gas column to the shoe or the FP at the shoe At surface a/a + gas column to surface, minus the decreasing PP (or salt water column) to surface

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4. Design Factors are then applied

See WC manual

5. Initial Casing Selected

Advise maximum three sections per string

6. TENSILE Loads are then calculated

Based on selected casing weights Buoyed tension compared to pipe body strength and connector strength to ensure design factors OK
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CASING DESIGN

1. Installation

Load cases are calculated in the order that they appear

Casing Running

Casing cementing
Plug bump etc

2. Drilling
1. 2. Pressure Testing after WOC Maximum Mud Weight

3. Production
1. 2. 3. Completion / Kill Fluids Tubing Leaks Functioning DST Tools etc
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3.

Lost Circulation, Well Control

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Load Component
Weight in Air Buoyancy Bending (Fb) Shock Load (Fs)

Installation Drilling
X X X X X X X

Production
X X X

Weight of Cement
Pressure Testing Total

X
X X

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CASING DESIGN

1. Casing properties are downrated by a design factor to ensure a margin of safety. 2. Note : Local
legislation and individual Operators may have different design factors

MANUAL DESIGN FACTORS

Collapse

1.00

Burst
Tension Triaxial

1.10
1.30 1.25
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CASING SETTING DEPTH SELECTION

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WELL ABC M ud We ight Vs Fracture / Pore Pre sure Curv e s

Pore Pressures

Fracture Pressures 1000

2000

3000

4000

Depth

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Equivalent Mud Weight (ppg)

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CASING DESIGN

WELL ABC M ud We ight Vs Fracture / Pore Pre sure Curv e s

Pore Pressures

Fracture Pressures
D epth Lithology 0

1000

2000
1000

1500

3000
2000

2500

4000

3000

3500 4000 4500 5000

Depth

5000

6000

5500

6000

7000

6500

7000

8000

7500

9000
8000

8500

10000
9000

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

9500

Equivalent Mud Weight (ppg)

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CASING DESIGN

WELL ABC M ud We ight Vs Fracture / Pore Pre sure Curv e s

D epth Lithology 0

Pore Pressures

Fracture Pressures
1000

1000

1500

2000

2000

2500

3000
3000

3500 4000 4500 5000

4000

Depth

5000

5500

6000

6000

6500

7000

7000

7500

8000

8000

8500

9000

9000

9500

10000 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Equivalent Mud Weight (ppg)

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CASING DESIGN

WELL ABC M ud We ight Vs Fracture / Pore Pre sure Curv e s

D epth Lithology 0

Pore Pressures

Fracture Pressures
1000

1000

1500

2000

2000

2500

3000
3000

3500 4000 4500 5000

4000

Depth

5000

5500

6000

6000

6500

7000

7000

7500

8000

8000

8500

9000

9000

9500

10000 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Equivalent Mud Weight (ppg)

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CASING DESIGN

Construct
1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Mean Pore Pressure gradient curve Mud Weight curve (+ 200 - 400 psi or 0.5ppg) Fracture Gradient curve Add Safety Margin Line (0.3 0.5ppEMW less) Check Offset Mud weights and LOT data results
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CASING DESIGN

1.

Check the mud weight curve at point A Move up vertically to point B

2.

B is the setting depth for PRODUCTION casing

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3.

Move to point C - the mud weight at this depth

Move up vertically to point D.

4.

D is the estimated setting depth for INTERMEDIATE casing

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CASING DESIGN

5.

Move to point E to check the mud weight required. As the pore pressure is normal at this depth casing is not required for mud weight.

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1. 2. 3. 4.

5.
6. 7. 8.

Shallow gas zones Lost circulation zones Lithologies Unstable formations Well profile Hole cleaning Salt sections or high pressure zones Kick Tolerance

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CASING DESIGN

KICK TOLERANCE CONSIDERATIONS

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TWO TYPES
1.

Kick Intensity Kick Volume

2.

WE WILL DO THIS ONE

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CASING DESIGN

1.

Look at the problem in Section 3 Draw a brief Well Schematic We will then work through the problem together

2.

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CASING DESIGN

SCHEMATIC

8,842 ft

4281ft

TD = 13,123 ft
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CASING DESIGN
MAASP

KICK

MAMW = 14.3 ppg

506 psi

INTENSITY
KI = MAASP - ( MW x .052 x Hi ) .052 x TVD
MAASP = 8,842 x (14.3 - 13.2) x .052

MW = 13.2 ppg

Dwp = 8,842 ft

* Assumes gas has no weight so it is not included in the formulae.

TD - Dwp = 4281ft

TD = 13,123 ft
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KICK INTENSITY
MW = 13.2 ppg

CASING DESIGN
MAASP

KI = MAASP - ( MW x .052 x Hi )
506 psi

.052 x TVD

KI = 506 - ( MW x .052 x 300 )

.052 x TVD
Dwp = 8,842 ft

TD = 13,123 ft

= 0.44 ppg
Height of influx based on a 25 bbl kick 300 ft
TD - Dwp = 4281ft

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CASING DESIGN
MAASP 506 psi MW = 13.2 ppg

KICK INTENSITY
SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?
KI = 506 - ( 13.2 x .052 x 300 ) = .44 ppg .052 x 13,123

8,842 ft 13,123 ft

This is the maximum mud weight increase to circulate out a 25bbl kick without fracturing the weak point.

Height of influx based on a 25 bbl gas kick 300 ft

4281ft

Mud weight to balance the formation pressure is 13.2 ppg + 0.44 ppg

= 13.64ppg

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CASING DESIGN

WELL ABC M ud We ight Vs Fracture / Pore Pre sure Curv e s

D epth Lithology 0

Pore Pressures

Fracture Pressures
1000

1000

1500

2000

2000

2500

3000
3000

3500 4000 4500 5000

4000

5000

5500

6000

6000

6500

7000

7000

7500

8000

8000

8500

9000
9000

9500

10000 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Equivalent Mud Weight (ppg)

Use the Offset Well Data + your Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Plot information to select the 133/8 and 9-5/8 setting depths
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Depth

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CASING DESIGN

Calculate the Kick Intensity for your selected casing depths for the 12-1/4 and 8-1/2 Sections KI = MAASP - ( MW x .052 x Hi )
.052 x TVD

Example: for the 12-1/4 hole you need:

1. Your selected setting depth for the 13-3/8 shoe 2. LOT at the 13-3/8 shoe (from your plot)

3. Mud Weight for the 12-1/4 (from your plot)

4. Your selected 12-1/4 TD 5. 8 Collars (Assume 600ft length) 6. Assume 25bbl kick and 0.5ppg minimum KI
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CASING DESIGN

HOWEVER !!
As we have offset data we need to use it to plan our well. Recalculate the KI using offset well data
1. Your selected 13-3/8 setting depth 2. The LOT at the 13-3/8 shoe (from your plot) 3. 12-1/4 Mud Weight (estimate from your offset data)

4. Your selected 12-1/4 TD

5. 8 Collars (estimate from the offset data BHAs) 6. Use 25bbl kick and 0.5ppg minimum KI
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WORKED EXAMPLE

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CASING DESIGN

1. Calculate for COLLAPSE

1. Collapse drilling Load 2. Selecting casing based on collapse

2. Calculate for BURST

1. Burst drilling Load 2. Selecting casing based on burst

3. Check Tensile Loads

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CASING DESIGN

Draw a Schematic

The summary well data for the worked casing design is:
13 casing set at 9,750 ft

External Mud weight (outside)

Internal Mud Weight (inside) ppg Next Section TD (12) ft

11 ppg
11.2 13,360

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BASIC WELL DATA

Mud Weight Inside

Mud Weight Outside

9,750 ft MD

11.2 ppg

11.0 ppg

13,360 ft MD

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CASING DESIGN

The worst case collapse load during drilling occurs if lost circulation is encountered and the internal hydrostatic pressure decreases. Let us assume Lost Circulation while drilling 12 Hole below 13 Casing. The well information is: 13 casing External Mud weight Internal Mud Weight Drilling ahead,12 hole Losses and fluid drop to 9,750 ft 11 ppg 11.2 ppg 13,360 ft 2,528 ft

Schematic

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CASING DESIGN

MUD LEVEL INSIDE DROPS TO 2528 ft

MUD LEVEL DROPS

2,528 ft MD

Mud Weight Inside

Mud Weight outside

9,750 ft MD

11.2 ppg

11.0 ppg

13,360 ft MD
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CASING DESIGN

Calculate the INTERNAL Pressure Profile

at surface at 2528 ft at casing shoe = = = =
This is the pressure Acting inside the casing

psi

Calculate the EXTERNAL Pressure Profile at surface at casing shoe = = =

This is the pressure Acting outside the casing

psi

Calculate the NETT Collapse Load at the Casing Shoe Nett collapse at shoe = ________psi

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CASING DESIGN

13-3/8 casing Mud weight Internal Mud Wt Drilling ahead12-1/4 Fluid drop to

9,750 ft 11 ppg 11.2 ppg 13,360 ft 2,528 ft

Internal pressure profile

at surface =0 at 2528 ft =0 at casing shoe 0.052 = 4,206 psi = (9750 - 2528) x 11.2 ppg x

External pressure profile

at surface at casing shoe psi =0 = 9750 x 11.0 ppg x 0.052 = 5,577 = 1,371 psi
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Nett collapse at shoe = 5,577 psi - 4,206 psi

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CASING DESIGN

0 ft

Nett Collapse Line

2528 ft

1446 psi

Depth

9750 ft
1371 psi 4206 psi 5577 psi

Pressure
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CASING DESIGN

1.
2.

The following casings are available 13-3/8, 68lb/ft K55 and 13-3/8, 72lb/ft, N80. The Transocean design factors for collapse is 1.0
Grade Wt per foot lbs Inside Diameter
ins

Size

Collapse Resistance
psi

Body Yield Strength

x1000 lbs

Burst Pressure
psi

Downrated Burst Pressure

(Transocean DF = 1.1)

Coupling Buttress Thread

psi

ins

13-3/8

K55

68

12.415

1,950

1,069,000

3,450

3,450

13-3/8

N80

72

12.347

2,670

1,661,000

5,380

5,380

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CASING DESIGN

Casing Wear reduces wall thickness Fill-up of casing strings while running inadequate fill-up can result in casing collapse

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CASING DESIGN

The worst case Burst Load occurs either during pressure testing or during a well control event. Let us assume the 13-3/8 casing is being pressure tested to 3,000psi 13-3/8 casing Mud weight 9,750 ft 11.5 ppg

Schematic

Top of Cement (TOC) at 3000 Previous Casing shoe at 1500 Pressure test to 3000 psi Note: assume that, in the annulus, the cement has deteriorated to normal Pore Pressure at 8.6ppg EMW and the mud has deteriorated to brackish water at 8.33ppg EMW.
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3,000 psi

PRESSURE TESTING TO 3,000 psi

PRESSURE TEST Water (8.33ppg) TOC 11.5ppg Mud

Surface TOC at 3000

9750

Cement (8.6ppg)
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CASING DESIGN

Calculate the INTERNAL Pressure Profile [psi] at Surface = psi at Casing Shoe = Total = psi

psi

Calculate the External Pressure Profile [psi] at Surface = __________psi at TOC = ______________________________psi at Casing Shoe = ______________________________psi Total = ________psi

Calculate the NETT Burst Load at surface and the casing shoe [psi] at Surface = psi at Casing Shoe = psi
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CASING DESIGN

at surface

pressure)

= 3000 (ie, the casing test

at casing shoe .052)

= 3000 psi + (9750 x 11.5 x

= 8,831 psi

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CASING DESIGN

at surface = 0 at TOC = 3000ft x 8.33 ppg x 0.052 1299 psi Between TOC at 3000 ft & the shoe at 9750 ft = 6750 ft x 8.6 ppg x .052 3019 psi =

Total

= 4,318 psi

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CASING DESIGN

at surface = 3000 psi

at shoe psi = 8831 psi 4318

= 4,513 psi

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Production Casing Surface Tubing Leak Load at shoe = gas at surface + HH of fluid Development Drilling Can use oil gradient for invading fluid if no gas present

Pressure Testing
Lowest of Max WH pressure, 80% of burst, WH or BOP rating Surface Equipment Limitations
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Surface

3000 psi

TOC 3000 ft

DEPTH (ft)
Nett Burst
9750 ft

4513 psi 3000 6000 9000

PRESSURE (psi)

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CASING DESIGN

1.
2.

The following casings are available 13-3/8, 68lb/ft K55 and 13-3/8, 72lb/ft, N80. Note: The Transocean design factors for burst is 1.1, so downrate the burst pressure accordingly.
Size Grade Wt per foot lbs Inside Diameter
ins

Collapse Resistance
psi

Body Yield Strength

x1000 lbs

Burst Pressure
psi

Downrated Burst Pressure

(Transocean DF = 1.1) 3,136

Coupling Buttress Thread

psi

ins

13-3/8

K55

68

12.415

1,950

1,069,000

3,450

3,450

13-3/8

N80

72

12.347

2,670

1,661,000

5,380

4,891

5,380

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CASING DESIGN

0 ft

3,000 psi

13-3/8 K55 68 ppf

1. Collapse 1950 psi 3. Burst 3450 (3136 downrated for DF)

1446 psi

13-3/8 N80 - 72 ppf

2. Collapse 2670 psi 4. Burst 5380 (4891 downrated for DF)

CONCLUSION 9750 ft 1371 psi 4,271 psi

Both are suitable for Collapse Only N80 suitable for Burst
RECOMMENDATION

Nett Collapse

Nett Burst

Select 72ppf, N80

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CASING DESIGN

Once the casing meets collapse and design criteria, it is necessary to ensure that it will meet the Tensile design. It needs to withstand installation, drilling and production loads. It is assume that the casing is fixed at the surface but free to move at the shoe.. The following loads need to be considered. Load Component Weight in Air Buoyancy Bending (Fb) Shock Load (Fs) Pressure Testing Total Load (lbs) Installation X X X X X X Drilling X X X Production X X X

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CASING DESIGN

Load cases are calculated in the order that they appear

1.
2. 3.

Installation
Casing Running Casing cementing

Installation
Drilling Production

Plug bump etc

Drilling
1. Pressure Testing after WOC 1. 2. 3.

Production
Completion / Kill Fluids Tubing Leaks Functioning DST Tools etc

2.
3.

Maximum Mud Weight

Lost Circulation, Well Control

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CASING DESIGN

Let us assume two load scenarios:

1. The maximum installation (or running) load when running the 13-3/8 casing to 9,750ft. Inside diameter 12.347 Mud weight 11.0 ppg Instantaneous Velocity 5 ft/sec The maximum drilling load when cementing the 13-3/8 casing at 9,750ft. Top of Lead Slurry 3,000 ft Weight of Lead Slurry 11.6 ppg Top of Tail Slurry 9,000 ft Weight of Tail Slurry 15.8 ppg Plug Bump Pressure 3,000 psi

2.

Calculation: Use the data above + the attached handout (from the Well Construction Manual, Section 3, to calculate the tensile loads and fill out the table on the next page.

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CASING DESIGN

Load Component
Weight in Air
Fair = W x TVD

Installation

Drilling

Production

Buoyancy (note: needs to be subtracted)

Fbuoy = (Pe x Ao) (Pi x Ai)

Bending (Fb)
Fbend = 64 x DLS x OD x W

Shock Load (Fs)

Fshock = 1,780 x V x As

Pressure Testing
Fptest = Pptest x Ai

Total Tensile Load (lbs)

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Load Component
Weight in Air Buoyancy (subtract) Bending (Fb) Shock Load (Fs) Pressure Testing Total Tensile (lbs)

Installation Drilling
702,000 115,821 61,632 184,832 359,198 832,643 lbs 954,405 lbs 702,000 168,425 61,632

Production
702,000 115,821 61,632

359,198 954,405

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13-3/8 N80 Tensile

Load Component Weight in Air Buoyancy Bending (Fb) Shock Load (Fs) Pressure Testing Total [lbs] 832,643 Installation 702,000 115,821 61,632 184,832 359,198 954,405 359,198 954,405 Drilling 702,000 168,425 61,632 Production 702,000 168,425 61,632

From tables = 1,661,000 lbs Design Factor = 1.3 1.3 x 954,405 lbs = 1,277,923 lbs Thus Tensile Design is OK

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