Tubular Mechanics This chapter focuses on the different basic calculations related to tubulars. 6.1 Drill Collar Length The drill collar size required is calculated by D..=@D.,-D,) (6.1) where D,, = diameter of the drill collar, D_, = diameter of the casing coupling, and D, = diameter of the bit. The length of the drill collar required is calculated by WOB = DF 1, XBFX cosa’ Ly (6.2) where WOB = weight on bit in Ibs, DF = design factor, w, = unit weight of the collar in Ibf/ft, BF = buoyancy factor, and a= wellbore inclination in degrees. 205206 Formunas anp CaLcutaTions ron DRILLING OrERATIONS Problem 6.1 An 816", 22° hole is planned to be drilled and cased with 7”, 38 ppf, P-110— BTC casing, The mud weight to be used is 12 ppg. The weight on bit desired is 25 kips. Calculate the size and length of drill collars, required for a design factor of 1 and 1.2. Solution: Coupling, OD of the 7" 38 ppf BTC is 7.656 in Using equation 3.1, the diameter of the drill collar is Dy =2%7.656 -8.5=6.812" The closest available drill collar sizes are 6%” and 6%". Typically, 614" is selected so that annular pressure losses against the drill collars, and thereby the equivalent circulating density, (ECD) are reduced. From Table 33, the drill collar size that can be selected is 614" 99 ppt. For design factor 1: The buoyancy factor is p=1-—2_ -a816. 5.39 ‘The length of the drill collars is 1, = 280001 505 990.82 x cos22 To pull out the hole in full stands, 4 stands of 6!4” drill collars of a total length of 360 ft can be used, which will give a design factor of 1.08. For design factor 2: The length of the drill collars is = 28000212 99, 990.82 x cos22 ‘To pull out the hole in full stands, 4 stands of 6!4” drill collars of a total Jength of 450 ft can be used, which will give a design factor of 1.35.TUBULAR MECHANICS 207 6.2 Bending Stress Ratio (BSR) Bending strength ratio (BSR) is defined as the ratio of the box section modulus to the pin section modulus, and the dimensions used are illustrated in Figure 6.1. BSR (6.3) where D =the connection or tool outside diameter in inches, b= the thread roat diameter of box threads at the end of the pin in inches, R, = the thread root diameter of pin threads % inch from the shoulder of the pin in inches, and d = the pin inside diameter in inches. Typical accepted ranges of BSR are 2.25 - 2.75 for critical serviee application, 2.03.0 for normal service application, and 1.9 -3.2 for limited service application. 6.3 Pipe Wall Thickness The corrected outside diameter is caleulated as D,, =¢xD,+D,Q-0), ) where c= the class multiplier, D,, = the corrected pipe diameter, D, = the original pipe diameter, and D,= the inside pipe diameter. + Prnlengh Figure 6.1 Pin-box dimensions