Basic Drilling Engineering Equations - p.

1
3 2 LEN
d
4
231

Triplex Pump :

Hydraulic Horsepower :

HHP

A PIPE

Pipe Internal Area :

Annular Area :

Pipe Capacity :

Q P
1,714

Gas in Mud :

Max Im pact Force :

PPARASITIC

d 2 d1
1,029.4

CPS Z A TA
PRED
100 C Z S TS

bbl

ft

bbl

ft

PB PS
PS

ln

Nozzle Area :

lbf
:
ft 2

Dp
Vae 0.45
2
2

DH D p

n 4

L D W
4n

V in mph

2
2

Dp Di
V
Vae 0.45
PIPE
2
2
2

D
H
p
i

A NOZ _ TOT

MUD Q 2

PNOZ

10,859 A NOZ _ TOT

QOPT

104.2

d NOZ

With 3 Nozzles :

R
60N
12W
log 6
10 DB

4 A TOT
3

P S S P

D D D D

P S S P


D D D D
P S S P

D D D D
P S S P

D D D D

SP

log

dC

MUD _ NORMAL

MUD _ ACTUAL

dC _ OBSERVED

d C _ NORMAL

1.2

R OBSERVED

R NORMAL
CNORMAL

C OBSERVED
t NORMAL

t OBSERVED

P

1

PNOZ
MUD

2
2
2
d1 d2 d3 ...
4

A NOZ _ TOT _ OPT

Nozzle Area :

V
PIPE

VNOZ 33.43

2
PPUMP
m
2

Nozzle Pr essure Drop :

E 1
L W 1
n n

p 0.004 V 2

Load on Dead _ Line _ Leg :

1
PPUMP
m 1

FJ 0.01732 Q PNOZ

Im pact Force :

1
1

L W 1

En n

Lowering Pipe :

Wind Load,

MUD
STEEL

SPM 2

P2 P1
SPM1

Circulatin g Pr essure :

Lifting Pipe :

BF 1

Nozzle Velocity :

C Gas Volume as % of Total Volume

Buoyancy Factor for steel :

GEL
dP

dL 300 d 2 d1

d2
bbl

1,029.4 ft

VANN

929 V d

PPARASITIC

Annular Capacity :

NRe

Gelled Mud :

2
12

4
231 * 42

VPIPE

Re ynolds Number :

For Max Hyd. HP :

VPIPE

P 0.052 * Density * Depth

2
di
4

2
2
d 2 d1
4

A ANN

Pipe Capacity :

2
2 L E N
2dL dR
2
231

Double Acting Duplex :

Hydrostati c Pr essure :

1.2

1.2

3.0

MUD
PNOZ _ OPT

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Stress

Force
Area

Pr essure

1 ft 3 7.48 gal

Force
Area

1 bbl 42 gal

Torque Force * Arm

1 hp 33,000 ft lbf / min

Power Force * Velocity

1 BTU 779 ft lbf

Power Torque * Angular Velocity

FLUID
8.33

Specific Gravity

lb / gal

lb / gal

Newtonian Model
Laminar

dP
V

dL 1,500 d 2

Bingham Plastic Model

Laminar

y
p V
dP

2
dL 1,000 d 2 d1
200 d 2 d1

V
dP

dL 1,000 d 2 d1 2
Turbulent

dP f V 2

dL 25 .8 d

y
p V
dP

2
dL 1,500 d
225 d

Turbulent

dP f V 2

dL 25 .8 d
0.75
1.75
dP V p

dL
1,800 d1.25

dP
f V2

dL 21.1 d 2 d1

dP
f V2

dL 21.1 d 2 d1

dP
0.75 V 1.75 0.25

dL 1,396 d 2 d1 1.25

0.75 V 1.75 p
dP

dL 1,396 d 2 d1 1.25

0.25

PCC

S S1
1
P1
P1 P2
D.F.
S 2 S1

KILL OLD

SIDPP
0.052 D

PCC

1
17,571 15,000
3,660
3,660 3,590
1.125.
20,000 15,000

KICK OLD

SICP SIDPP
0.052 hKICK

Pump Pr essure :
Mixtures :

0.25

dP 0.75 V 1.75 0.25

dL
1,800 d1.25

PPUMP PS PDP PDC PNOZ PDC _ ANN PDP _ ANN PHYDROSTATIC

Mass 1 V1 2 V2 3 V3 ... n Vn V1 V2 V3 ... Vn MIX

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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

TVD

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

true vertical depth

Density of Gas :

Pr essure :

pM

80 .3 Z T

p p0e

M D D0
1,544 Z T

p
M
Z
T

=
=
=
=
=

p
p0

= absolute pressure at depth D

= absolute pressure at depth D0

density
absolute pressure
molecular weight
gas deviation factor
absolute temperature

lbm/gal
psia

psia
psia