PETE 411

Well Drilling
Lesson 3
The Rig - Drilling Equipment

Contents

Rig Pumps
Solids Control Equipment
Air Drilling
The Rotary System
The Swivel
The Well Control System
The Well Monitoring System
Offshore Drilling
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Assignments:
READ:

ADE Ch. 1, to p.30

HW #1:

ADE 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Due Monday, Sept. 9, 2002
at the beginning of class

NOTE: Answers in book are not

always correct...
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Schematic
of Rig
Circulating
System for

liquid
drilling fluid

Example 1.3
Compute the pump factor in units of
barrels per stroke for a double-acting
duplex pump having:
6.5-inch liners
(dL)
2.5 inch rods
(dr)
18-inch strokes
(LS)
and a volumetric efficiency of 90%. (EV)
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Solution:
The pump factor for a duplex pump can
be determined using Equation 1.10

2
2
Fp = L S E V 2 d L d r
2

2
2
= (18 )(0 . 9 ) 2 (6 . 5 ) (2 . 5 )
2
3
= 1991
in / stroke

]
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Recall:
There are 231 in.3 in an U. S. gallon and
42 U.S. gallons in a U.S. barrel. Thus
converting to the desired field units
yields:
1991 in.3/stroke * gal/231 in.3 * bbl/42 gal.
= 0.2052 bbl/stroke.
Thus: Pump Factor = 0.2052 bbl/stroke
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Pump Factor = 3 * /4 dL2 LS EV/(231 * 42)

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Example:
Pump Factor for Triplex Pump
2

= 3 dL L S E V
4

in
2
= 3 6 (12 )0 . 90
stroke
4
= 0 . 09442 bbl/stroke

( )

bbl
in .
231 42

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Example: Pump Rate

= Pump Factor * Strokes/min
bbl
stks
80
= 0.09442
stk
min
= 7.554 bbl/min
= 317.3 gal/min
Pump Rate = 317 gal/min
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Hydrocyclone
desander
desilter
* Pressure drop
* Diameter

* No moving parts
* Low cost

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Decanting Centrifuge

Use?
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Use?
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Fig. 1.33
Schematic
of Rotary
System

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Fig. 1.34
Cutaway
View of
Swivel

ROTATING

* Seals
* Bearings
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PIN
BOX
TJ
Shoulder

Fig. 1.38
Cutaway View and
Dimensions for
Example Tool Joint
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Fig. 1.39
Stabilizer

* Keeps pipe in center of hole

* Aids in drilling straight hole
* Prolongs bit life

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Fig. 1.41
Kick Detection During
Drilling Operations

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GAIN IN PIT
VOLUME EQUAL
TO KICK VOLUME

KICK 2
1
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CHOKE

Fig. 1.46
Remote
Control
Panel for
operating
Blowout
Preventers

What to do if KICK occurs?

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DP
TJ
DC
OH
Press

Fig. 1.44 Annular Blowout Preventer

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Ram Blowout Preventer

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SHEAR / BLIND
RAM ASSEMBLY

Ram Blowout Preventer - contd

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Fig. 1.48 Rotating Blowout Preventer

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Fig. 1.51
HighPressure
Circulating
System for
Well
Control
Operations
Kick

Keep BHP const.

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Fig. 1.56
Subsurface
Well
Monitoring
System
MWD
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OFFSHORE DRILLING

Fig. 1.57 Spread Mooring Systems

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Fig. 1.58
Schematic of
Equipment
for Marine
Drilling

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Fig. 1.59 Operation of a

Heave Compensator
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Fig. 1.60
Subsea
BOP
Stack

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Fig. 1.63 Subsea Equipment

Installation Procedure

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Typical Casing Strings

Water Level
Seafloor
Conductor pile

Depth
Below ML
36 30 200

Conductor Casing 26 20 1000

Surface Casing

17 1/2 13 3/8 4000

Hole Csg. Depth32

Some Typical Casing Strings

Depth
Below ML
Conductor pile

36 30 200

Conductor Casing 26 20 1000

Surface Casing

17 1/2 13 3/8 4000

Hole Csg. Depth

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Capacity = Area * Length

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What is the capacity of 10,000 ft of 5

OD, 19.50 lb/ft drillpipe?
Capacity = Area * Length
Area = /4 d2 = /4 * 4.2762 = 14.36 in2
Length = 10,000 ft = 120,000 in

Capacity = 14.36 *120,000 in3 /(231*42 in3 /bbl)

Capacity = 177.6 bbls

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What is the displacement of 10,000 ft

of 5 OD, 19.50 lb/ft drillpipe?
Capacity = Area * Length
Area = /4 (od2 - id2 ) = /4 * (52 - 4.2762)
= 5.275 in2
Length = 10,000 ft = 120,000 in
Displ. = 5.276 * 120,000 in3 /(231 * 42 in3 /bbl)

Displacement = ?

Bbls
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