Basic Drilling Engineering Equations - p.

1
3 p 2 LEN d 4 231

Triplex Pump :

Q=

( )

Hydrostati c Pr essure :

P = 0.052 * Density * Depth

Double - Acting Duplex :

Q=

p 2 2 L E N 2dL - dR 2 231
Q DP 1 ,714

Re ynolds Number :

NRe =

929 r V d m

Hydraulic Horsepower :

HHP =

Gelled Mud :

t GEL dP = dL 300 (d2 - d1 )

1 DPPARASITIC = DPPUMP m + 1
2 DPPARASITIC = DPPUMP m+ 2

Pipe Internal Area :

A PIPE =

p 2 di 4

For Max Hyd. HP :

Annular Area :

A ANN =

p 2 2 d 2 - d1 4

)
bbl ft

Max Im pact Force :

Pipe Capacity :

VPIPE =

p 2 12 d 4 231 * 42

Im pact Force :

FJ = 0.01732 Q r DPNOZ
VNOZ = 33.43 DPNOZ rMUD

Pipe Capacity :

VPIPE =

d2 bbl 1 ,029.4 ft
d 2 - d1 1,029.4
2 2

Nozzle Velocity :

Annular Capacity :

VANN =

bbl ft
PB + PS ln P S

Nozzle Area :

A NOZ _ TOT =

p 2 2 2 d1 + d2 + d3 + ... 4
rMUD Q 2

)
2

Gas in Mud :

CPS Z A TA DPRED = (100 - C) Z T S S

Nozzle Pr essure Drop :

DPNOZ =

10,859 A NOZ _ TOT

C = Gas Volume as % of Total Volume

r MUD r STEEL

Nozzle Area :

Q ANOZ _ TOT _ OPT = OPT 104.2

dNOZ = 4 A TOT 3p

rMUD DPNOZ _ OPT

Buoyancy Factor for steel :

BF = 1 -

With 3 Nozzles :

Circulatin g Pr essure :

SPM 2 P2 = P1 SPM 1

Lifting Pipe :

1 1 L = W 1 + + En n

log R 60N dC = 12W log 6 10 DB

E = en

rMUD _ NORMAL r MUD _ ACTUAL

Lowering Pipe :

E 1 L = W 1 + + n n

P S S P = - - D D D D N

dC _ OBSERVED dC _ NORMAL

1.2

n+ 4 Load on Dead _ Line _ Leg : L D = W 4n

Wind Load, lbf : ft 2 p = 0.004 V 2

P S S P R OBSERVED = - - D D D D N R NORMAL
P S S P CNORMAL = - - D D D D N C OBSERVED

1.2

(V in mph)

1.2

2 Dp V Vae = 0.45 + PIPE 2 2 DH - D p 2 2 Dp - Di V Vae = 0.45 + PIPE 2 2 2 DH - D p + D i

P S S P Dt NORMAL = - - D D D D N Dt OBSERVED

3.0

S -P P F= + D 1- D
p.1
HCJ - October 9, 2002

ACRONYMS API APL bbls BHP ECD EMW FIT FP HP hp ID LOT LWD MASP MAASP MD MWD OD ppg psi psia psig SICP SIDPP American Petroleum Institute annular pressure loss barrels bottom hole pressure equivalent circulating density equivalent mud weight formation integrity test formation pressure hydrostatic pressure horse power internal diameter leak off test logging while drilling maximum allowable surface pressure maximum allowable annular surface pressure measured depth (along the wellbore) measurement while drilling outer diameter pounds per gal pounds per square inch psi absolute psi gauge = psia - 14.7 (approx) shut-in casing pressure shut-in drillpipe pressure

TVD

true vertical depth

Density of Gas :

r=

pM 80 .3 Z T

r p M Z T

= = = = =

density absolute pressure molecular weight gas deviation factor absolute temperature

Pr essure :

p = p0 e

M(D -D0 ) 1,544 Z T

p p0

= absolute pressure at depth D = absolute pressure at depth D0

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