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WELLPLANTM Software
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Contents
Getting Started ................................................................................................................. i

Manual Overview ............................................................................................................... i
Data ........................................................................................................................ i
Icons Used in Manual ............................................................................................ ii
Technical Support Information ........................................................................................... iii
Basics ................................................................................................................................... 1
Overview............................................................................................................................. 1
Exercise 1: Creating the Data Hierarchy ............................................................................ 2
Steps and Questions ..................................................................................................... 2
Answers ....................................................................................................................... 4
Exercise 2: Specifying Tubular Properties, and Working With Catalogs .......................... 12
Answers ....................................................................................................................... 14
Exercise 3: Using the Case Menu, Libraries, and Configuring the Workspace ................. 22
Using the Case Menu ............................................................................................. 22
Using Libraries ...................................................................................................... 25
Configuring the Workspace ................................................................................... 25
Configuring and Using Plots .................................................................................. 27
Answers ....................................................................................................................... 30
Using the Case Menu ............................................................................................. 30
Using Libraries ...................................................................................................... 38
Configuring the Workspace ................................................................................... 45
Configuring and Using Plots .................................................................................. 55
Drilling .................................................................................................................................. 1
Overview............................................................................................................................. 1
Data ........................................................................................................................ 1
Workflow ............................................................................................................... 1
Workflow Solution ................................................................................................ 2
What Is Covered .................................................................................................... 2
Torque Drag Analysis (Using the Torque Drag Analysis Module) ............................. 5
Input and Review Well Configuration and Analysis Options ............................... 5
Analyze Results at TD ........................................................................................... 7
Analyze Torque and Drag at Other Depths ........................................................... 9
Analyze Hydraulics (Using the Hydraulics Module) .................................................. 11
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Analyze Hole Cleaning .......................................................................................... 11

Analyze Pressure Loss and Annular Velocity ....................................................... 13
Determine Required Horsepower .......................................................................... 14
Check ECDs ......................................................................................................... 15
Bit Optimization .................................................................................................... 16
Final Design Check ............................................................................................... 17
Analyze Surge/Swab Pressures and ECDs (Using the Surge Module) ....................... 18
Analyze Transient Responses ................................................................................ 18
Investigate Well Control (Using the Well Control Analysis Module) ........................ 21
Determine Kick Type ............................................................................................ 21
Estimate Influx Volume ......................................................................................... 21
Analyze Kick Tolerance ........................................................................................ 22
Use Animation to Review Results ......................................................................... 23
Generate a Kill Sheet ............................................................................................. 23
Determine Critical Rotational Speeds (Using Critical Speed Module) ....................... 26
Input Analysis Parameters ..................................................................................... 26
Examine The Stresses Acting On The Workstring ................................................ 27
Examine String Displacements .............................................................................. 28
Review Bending Moments and Shear Stresses ...................................................... 28
Review Results in 3D Plots ................................................................................... 29
Predict BHA Build and Drop (Using Bottom Hole Assembly Module) ..................... 30
Input Analysis Parameters and Review Results .................................................... 30
Determine Where BHA Contacts the Wellbore .................................................... 31
Evaluate Effect of WOB and ROP ........................................................................ 32
Stuck Point Analysis (Using Stuck Pipe Module) ....................................................... 33
Input General Analysis Parameters ....................................................................... 33
Determine the Stuck Point ..................................................................................... 33
Setting and Tripping the Jar ................................................................................... 34
Yielding the Pipe ................................................................................................... 34
Backing Off ........................................................................................................... 35
Drilling Solution .............................................................................................................. 1

Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1
Torque Drag Analysis (Using the Torque Drag Analysis Module) ............................. 2
Analyze Results at TD ........................................................................................... 10
Analyze Torque and Drag at Other Depths ........................................................... 20
Analyze Hydraulics (Using the Hydraulics Module) .................................................. 25
Analyze Hole Cleaning .......................................................................................... 26
Analyze Pressure Loss and Annular Velocity ....................................................... 30
Determine Required Horsepower .......................................................................... 35
Check ECDs ......................................................................................................... 38
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Bit Optimization .................................................................................................... 40

Final Design Check ................................................................................................ 43
Analyze Surge/Swab Pressures and ECDs (Using the Surge Module) ....................... 45
Analyze Transient Responses ................................................................................ 45
Tripping In Operation ............................................................................................ 48
Investigate Well Control (Using the Well Control Analysis Module) ........................ 50
Determine Kick Type ............................................................................................. 51
Estimate Influx Volume ......................................................................................... 52
Analyze Kick Tolerance ........................................................................................ 53
Use Animation to Review Results ......................................................................... 61
Generate a Kill Sheet ............................................................................................. 62
Determine Critical Rotational Speeds (Using Critical Speed Module) ....................... 68
Input Analysis Parameters ..................................................................................... 68
Examine The Stresses Acting On The Workstring ................................................ 69
Examine String Displacements .............................................................................. 74
Review Bending Moments and Shear Stresses ...................................................... 76
Reviewing Results in 3D Plots .............................................................................. 77
Predict BHA Build and Drop (Using Bottom Hole Assembly Module) ..................... 78
Input Analysis Parameters and Review Results .................................................... 78
Determine Where BHA Contacts the Wellbore ..................................................... 80
Evaluate Effect of WOB and ROP ........................................................................ 81
Using Stuck Point Analysis (Using Stuck Pipe Module) ............................................ 83
Input General Analysis Parameters ........................................................................ 83
Determine the Stuck Point ..................................................................................... 83
Setting and Tripping the Jar ................................................................................... 84
Yielding the Pipe ................................................................................................... 85
Backing Off ............................................................................................................ 85
Running Liner ................................................................................................................... 1

Overview............................................................................................................................. 1
Data ........................................................................................................................ 1
Workflow ............................................................................................................... 1
What Is Covered .................................................................................................... 2
Input and Review Well Configuration and Analysis Options ..................................... 3
Centralizer Placement (Using OptiCem Module) ........................................................ 3
Using Bow Centralizers ......................................................................................... 3
Using Rigid Centralizers ........................................................................................ 4
In-Depth Torque Drag Analysis (Using Torque Drag Module) .................................. 5
Matching Friction Factors to Actual Field Data .................................................... 6
Determining Surge and Swab Pressures (Using Surge Module) ................................. 7
Specify the Operation Data .................................................................................... 7

Analyze Transient Response ................................................................................. 8

Check the Tripping Schedule ................................................................................ 8
Reciprocating ......................................................................................................... 9
Condition the Well Prior to Cementing (Using Hydraulics Module) .......................... 10
Running Liner Solution ............................................................................................... 1

Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1
Input and Review Well Configuration and Analysis Options ..................................... 2
Centralizer Placement (Using OptiCem Module) ....................................................... 3
Using Bow Centralizers ......................................................................................... 3
Using Rigid Centralizers ....................................................................................... 6
In-Depth Torque Drag Analysis (Using Torque Drag Module) .................................. 8
Matching Friction Factors to Actual Field Data .................................................... 12
Determining Surge and Swab Pressures (Using Surge Module) ................................. 15
Specify the Operation Data .................................................................................... 16
Analyze Transient Response ................................................................................. 17
Check the Tripping Schedule ................................................................................ 22
Reciprocating ......................................................................................................... 25
Condition the Well Prior to Cementing (Using Hydraulics Module) .......................... 28
Cementing the Liner ..................................................................................................... 1

Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1
Data ........................................................................................................................ 1
Workflow ............................................................................................................... 1
What Is Covered .................................................................................................... 2
Open the Case .............................................................................................................. 4
Input and Review Wellbore Data ................................................................................ 4
Review Hole Section, String, and Wellpath Data ................................................. 4
Define Cement Slurries and Spacers ..................................................................... 5
Review Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Data ............................................... 5
Review or Input Geothermal Gradient Data .......................................................... 5
Review or Input Circulating System Data ............................................................. 5
Centralizer Placement .................................................................................................. 6
Specify Depths of Interest ..................................................................................... 6
Estimate Bottom Hole Circulating Temperature ......................................................... 6
Input Cement Job Data ................................................................................................ 7
Analyze Results ........................................................................................................... 9
Review Circulating Pressures ................................................................................ 9
Review Downhole Pressure Profiles ..................................................................... 9
Review Density and Hydrostatic Profiles .............................................................. 10
Compare Rates In and Out ..................................................................................... 10
Review Wellhead and Surface Pressures ............................................................... 10

Review Hookloads ................................................................................................. 10

Use the Fluid Animation to Analyze Job Parameters ............................................ 11
Review Hole Cleaning .......................................................................................... 11
Fine-Tune the Job .................................................................................................. 12
Cementing the Liner Solution ................................................................................. 1

Overview............................................................................................................................. 1
Open the Case .............................................................................................................. 2
Input and Review Wellbore Data ................................................................................. 4
Review Hole Section, String, and Wellpath Data .................................................. 4
Define Cement Slurries and Spacers ..................................................................... 7
Review Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Data ................................................ 8
Review or Input Geothermal Gradient Data .......................................................... 9
Review or Input Circulating System Data ............................................................. 10
Centralizer Placement .................................................................................................. 10
Specify Depths of Interest ...................................................................................... 10
Estimate Bottom Hole Circulating Temperature ......................................................... 11
Input Cement Job Data ................................................................................................ 12
Analyze Results ........................................................................................................... 16
Review Circulating Pressures ................................................................................ 16
Review Downhole Pressure Profiles ...................................................................... 17
Review Density and Hydrostatic Profiles .............................................................. 17
Compare Rates In and Out ..................................................................................... 18
Review Wellhead and Surface Pressures ............................................................... 19
Review Hookloads ................................................................................................. 20
Use the Fluid Animation to Analyze Job Parameters ............................................ 21
Review Hole Cleaning ........................................................................................... 24
Fine-Tune the Job .................................................................................................. 26


Getting Started
Manual Overview
This manual contains one chapter covering basic functionality. The
remaining chapters cover three workflows: Drilling, Running Liner, and
Cementing. Each workflow is covered in two chapters. One chapter
contains the exercise or workflow steps, and the other chapter contains
the workflow solution. If the exercise steps do not provide enough
information to complete the step, please refer to the solution in the
subsequent chapter.
An overview of each workflow is contained in the exercise section

pertaining to the workflow.
Data
The data used in this exercise is not from an actual well. Although an
attempt has been made to use realistic data in the exercise, the intent
when creating the data set is to display as much software functionality
as possible. Therefore, some data may not be realistic. Please do not let
the accuracy of the data overshadow learning software functionality.
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Icons Used in Manual
The Concepts icon indicates sections where conceptual information

related to the software are detailed.
The Tip section has some key information to increase your efficiency
using the application.
The Observe icon draws you attention to a particular section of a dialog,

view, plot, or other portion of the software.
The Caution icon indicates critical information that will impact results.
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Technical Support Information

Landmark operates a number of Technical Assistance Centers (TACs). Additional support is
provided through district support offices around the world. If problems cannot be resolved at the
district level, Landmark's escalation team is called to resolve your incidents quickly.
Support information is always available on the Landmark Graphics Support internet page.
http://css.lgc.com/CustomerSupport/CustomerSupportHome.jsp
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Chapter 1
Basics
Overview
Exercise 1: Creating the Data Hierarchy

In this exercise you will create a new company, project, site, well,
wellbore, design, and case.
Exercise 2: Specifying Tubular Properties and Working With

Catalogs
In this exercise, you will create a new pipe grade and then use this pipe
grade to create a new pipe in an inventory you create. You will also
review creating a unit system and importing a catalog.
Exercise 3: Using the Case Menu, Libraries, and Configuring

the Workspace
This exercise builds on the previous two exercises. Using the data
hierarchy created in Exercise 1, you will specify additional data that
defines the case you are analyzing. You will use the information you
entered into the catalog in Exercise 2 as well as use the catalog you
imported. This exercise will also familiarize you with using libraries to
quickly use pre-defined strings or fluids. You will also learn how to
configure the workspace (tabs) for easily accessing the data and results
you need.
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Exercise 1: Creating the Data Hierarchy
Steps and Questions

1. Launch WELLPLAN.
2. Enter your User ID and Password on the login screen.
3. Create a new company.
4. Specify Company properties.
a) Rename the company Class. Entry of other company

information is not required for this course at this time.
b) What would you do if you want to prevent editing of the

company level data?
c) How do you prevent editing of all data associated with the

company?
5. Create a new project.
a) Name the project Class Project. Use Mean Seal Level as the
System Datum. Entry of other project information is not
required for this course at this time.
6. Create a new site.
a) Specify general site information. Name the site Class Site. The
Default Site Elevation is 100 feet above MSL. Use Grid as the
North Reference. Do not apply a tight group. (Use
Unrestricted.) Entry of other site information is not required for
this course at this time.
7. Create a new well.
a) Specify general well information. Name the well Class Well. Do

not use a Tight Group. Use API Well Units. Leave other fields
on this tab blank.
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b) What unit system will be used for any Design or Case associated
with this Well? (Hint: Use the online help.)
c) Specify the well depth reference, configuration (offshore or

onshore), and to view a depiction of the datum. This is an subsea
well in 500 ft of water. Specify a 490 ft wellhead elevation.
d) What datum will be used for Designs associated with this well?
(Hint: Use the online help.)
e) Entry of other well information is not required for this course at

this time.
8. Create a new wellbore.
a) Define general information about the wellbore. Name the

wellbore Class Wellbore. Entry of other wellbore information is
not required for this course at this time.
9. Create a prototype design for wellbore Class Wellbore. Name the

design Class Design.
10. Create a case for design Class Design. Name the case Class Case.
11. Open the case you created.

Answers
1. Launch WELLPLAN using Start > Programs > Landmark
Engineers Desktop > WELLPLAN.
2. Enter EDM as the User ID and landmark as the Password on the

login screen.
3. Create a new company. Using the Well Explorer, right-click on the

database canister and select New Company from the menu.

4. Specify Company properties.
a) Using the Company Properties > General tab, rename the

company Class.
b) To prevent editing of the company level data, you can set a

Company Level password by clicking the Company Level
password box and specifying a password. You can also check the
Company is Locked box, however this box will not be
password protected unless you set a company level password.
c) To prevent editing of all data associated with the company

(projects, sites, wells, wellbores, designs, and cases), click the
Locked Data box to specify a locked data password.

5. Create a new project when prompted or by using File > New >
Project.
a) Use the Project Properties > General tab to specify project

properties. Name the project Class Project. Use Mean Seal
Level as the System Datum.
6. Create a new site when prompted by clicking the Yes button.
a) Use the Site Properties > General tab to specify general site
information. Name the site Class Site. The Default Site
Elevation is 100 feet above MSL. Use Grid as the North
Reference. Do not apply a tight group. (Use Unrestricted.)

7. Create a new well when prompted by clicking the Yes button.
a) Use the Well Properties > General tab to specify general well
information. Name the well Class Well. Do not use a Tight
Group. Use API Well Units. Leave other fields on this tab
blank.
b) API units will be used for any Design or Case associated with
this Well.

c) Use the Well Properties > Depth Reference tab to specify the
well depth reference, configuration (offshore or onshore), and to
view a depiction of the datum. This is an subsea well in 500 ft of
water. Specify a 490 ft wellhead elevation.
d) Designs and Cases associated with this well will use the Datum
with the Default box checked.

8. Create a new wellbore when prompted.
a) Use the Wellbore Properties > General tab to define general

information about the wellbore. Name the wellbore Class
Wellbore.

9. Create a design for wellbore Class Wellbore when prompted. Name

the design Class Design. Indicate the design is a Prototype using
the Phase drop-down list.
10. Create a case for design Class Design when prompted. Name the
case Class Case.

11. If the case does not automatically open, you can open the case by
double-clicking on the case name in the Well Explorer.

Exercise 2: Specifying Tubular Properties, and

Working With Catalogs
Steps and Questions

1. Access the Materials spreadsheet.
2. Create a material named Class Material. This material has the

following properties:
Description: Leave blank
Youngs Modulus: 30,000,000 psi
Poisons Ratio: 0.3
Density: 490 lbm/ft3
Temperature Deration: Steel
Expansion Coefficient: 6.9 E -06 oF
Anistropic Radial Yield (%): 100
Anistropic Hoop Yield (%): 100
3. Access the Grades Spreadsheet.
4. Create a pipe grade named Class Grade. This grade has the
following properties:
Section Type: Casing/Tubing
Material: Class Material
Minimum Yield Strength: 125 kpsi
Fatigue Endurance Limit: 25,000 psi
UTS: 135 kpsi

5. Create a new Casing/Tubing Catalog. Name the catalog Class

Casing.
6. Open the catalog you created and create a casing with the following
properties. If a property is not listed below, leave the entry for that
property blank.
Nominal Diameter: 11 3/4

Nominal Weight: 65 lbs
Grade: VMHCQ-125
Body OD: 11.75
Body ID: 10.682 in
Weight: 65 lbs.
Pipe Type: Special
Drift ID: 10.625 in
Burst: 9,940 psi
Collapse: 6,540 psi
Body Yield Strength: 2,352,010 lbf
Linear Capacity: 0.1108 bbl/ft
Closed End Displacement: 0.1341 bbl/ft
Average Joint Length: 40.0 ft
Wall Thickness: 87.5%
a) If the Pipe Type is Standard, what casing properties cannot be

specified?
b) Save and close the catalog.
7. Make a new Units set and name it Class Units. (Tools > Unit
System) Base the new unit set on API units.
a) Use the unit psi/ft for Mud Weight.
b) What is the active unit system?
c) Is the unit for density psi/ft? You can refer to Case > Fluid
Editor and determine what unit is associated with density.
d) Activate the API unit set.
e) Have the units for mud density changed to ppg?
8. Save the case, but do not close it.

Answers
1. Access the Materials spreadsheet by double-clicking on Materials
in the Well Explorer. You may need to expand the Tubular
Properties node.
2. To create a material named Class Material, add the new material in

the first blank line at the end of the list.
3. Access the Grades spreadsheet by double-clicking on Grades in

the Well Explorer.
4. Create a pipe grade named Class Grade. Add the new grade in the
first blank line at the end of the list. It is very important to specify
the Section Type. If not, the grade will not be available to you
when you create a new pipe in a catalog later in this exercise.

5. Using the Well Explorer, right-click on the Casing/Tubing catalog

and select New from the right-click menu.
To create a new catalog:
1. Click on the catalog group
(Drilling Tools, Completion Tools,
or Wellhead Equipment) in the
Well Explorer. For this example,
select Drilling Tools.
2. Highlight the catalog type in the
Well Explorer. In this example,
Casing/Tubing is highlighted.
3. Right-click on the highlighted
catalog category and select New
from the right-click menu.
4. Specify the name of

the new catalog in the
Catalog Properties
dialog.
5. Optional: Specify a
description of the
catalog to help you
identify it later.
6. Click the Ok button
and the catalog will
be created.

7. The new catalog will

be displayed in the
Well Explorer within
the catalog type you
selected in Step 2.
6. Using the Well Explorer, double-click on the catalog you created to

open it. After the catalog is opened, you can specify the new
catalog entry.
a) If the Pipe Type is Standard, the Internal Yield Pressure,

Collapse Resistance, and Body Yield Strength will be
calculated based on the grade and associated material of the
casing.
b) Save and close the catalog using the catalog node right-click
menu.

7. Use Tools > Unit System. Base the new unit set on API units.
Notice that the active Unit Set name is displayed in the Status Bar.
Click the New button to

create a new unit
system.
Select API from the Template

drop-down list to base the new
unit set on API units.

a) Use the unit psi/ft for Mud Weight.
Select Mud Weight

from the list of unit
types and then select
the unit you want to
use for that unit type.
b) The active unit system is Class Units. You can tell what unit
system is active by referring to the Active Viewing Unit System
drop-down list on the Unit Systems Editor. The active unit
system is also displayed in the Status Bar.

c) Refer to Case > Fluid Editor and determine what unit is

associated with density.

d) Activate the API unit system using Tools > Unit System. Select
API using the Active Viewing Unit System drop-down list.

e) Refer back to the Case > Fluid Editor and note the units are
now ppg.
8. Save the case using File > Save As, or File > Save.

Exercise 3: Using the Case Menu, Libraries, and

Configuring the Workspace
Steps and Questions
Using the Case Menu

1. Define the hole section, including the last casing, liner, and the open
hole section. (Case > Hole Section Editor)
The hole section depth is 17,968 ft.
Use 12,534 ft of API 13 5/8, 88.2 lb/ft, Q-125 casing with 17.5
effective hole diameter. (Effective hole diameter is only used in
the OptiCem module for cementing analysis.)
Enter 3,597 ft of 11 3/4, 65 ppf, Class Grade liner. (Class

Grade is the grade of the pipe. You must select this casing from
the catalog you created in the last exercise.) Use Casing as the
section type for liners. The effective hole diameter is 14.75.
There is 1,837 ft of 12 1/4 open hole. The open hole is gauge.
Use .2 friction factor in cased hole and .3 in open hole.
2. Define a simple drill string to become familiar with using the Case
> String Editor.
String Depth: 17,968 ft
Drill Pipe: API Drill Pipe Catalog, 17,045 ft, DP 5 in, 19.50 ppf,
G, NC50(XH), P
Heavy Weight: System Heavy Weight Catalog, 60 ft, HW Grant

Prideco, 5 in, 49.7 ppf
Jar: System Jar Catalog, 33 ft, Dailey Mechanical 6 1/4 OD,

2.25 ID)

Heavy Weight: System Heavy Weight Catalog, 300 ft, HW

Grant Prideco, 5 in, 49.7 ppf
Drill Collar: API Drill Collar Catalog, DC, 390 ft, 8 X 2.5, 7
H-90
Stabilizer: System Stabilizer Catalog, 5 ft, IBS, 10 5/8 FG, 8 X

2.5
Drill Collar: API Drill Collar Catalog, DC, 30 ft, 8 X 2.5, 7 H-

90

2.5
Drill Collar (Non-mag): API Drill Collar Catalog, 31 ft, NDC 8

X 2.5, 7 H-90

2.5
MWD: System MWD Catalog, 30 ft, MWD 8, 8 x 2.5 in
Mud Motor: System Mud Motor Catalog, 30 ft, BHM 8, 8 x 2.5

in
Sub: System Sub Catalog, 3 ft, BS 6, 6 x 2 1/2 in
Bit: Security DBS, 10.625, Tri-Cone Bit, XL20, 517X
3. Import a catalog containing a bi-center bit using the file Class

Bits.cat.xml. Change the bit in the string to the bi-center bit in the
catalog you imported.
4. Import the wellpath data using the file

WP2003_16TrainingWellpath.TXT. Your instructor will tell you
where the file is. The column order and units are: MD (ft), Inc
(deg), and AZ (deg). (Note: It is important that you correctly
specify column order and units.) Review the wellpath data using
Case > Wellpath > Wellpath Editor.
5. Create a fluid using the following properties. Activate the fluid

after you create it. In this example, PV and YP are specified. If you
have access to Fann data, it can be specified instead of PV and YP.
Use the following properties:

Name: 15.1 ppg OBM
Type: Non Spacer
Base Type: Oil
Base Fluid: Diesel
Density: 15.1 ppg at 70 oF, and 14.7 psi
PV: 24 cp at 70 oF
YP: 12 Tau0 at 70 oF
Rheological Model: Bingham Plastic
6. Copy all pore pressure and fracture pressure from the file
WPPoreFrac.xls. Paste the pore pressure data into Case > Pore
Pressure and the fracture gradient data into Case > Fracture
Gradient.
a) How is the first row of the Case > Pore Pressure spreadsheet
calculated?
b) Depth is always required for entry into either of these

spreadsheets. Why is it necessary to specify either EMW or
pressure for entry or copy into these spreadsheets?
7. Specify the geothermal gradient. The surface ambient temperature

is 80 degree F, the mudline temperature is 40 degrees F, and the
temperature at TD is 279.5 degrees F. What is the geothermal
gradient?
8. Specify mud pump and other circulating system data.
a) The surface equipment rated working pressure is 6,000 psi, the

surface pressure loss is 100 psi, and the surface equipment type
is IADC.

b) Select the following two pumps from the catalog. Activate only
the A1400PT pump.
Make Description Type Liner ID Rod OD Efficiency
Oilwell A1400PT Triplex 5 none 100
Oilwell A1700PT Triplex 6.5 none 100
Using Libraries
9. Export the string you created by clicking the Export button on the
Case > String Editor. Name the string 10.625 BHA.
10. Export the fluid titled 15.1 ppg OBM by clicking the Library
button on the Case > Fluid Editor. You could change the name if
you wished, but for this exercise we will not change the name.
11. Create a new case by right-clicking on the Database icon in the

Well Explorer and selecting Instant Case from the right-click
menu. Include this case in the Class company. Create new names
for the remaining hierarchical levels. The well is subsea, in 328 ft
of water, with a wellhead depth of 323 ft, and a default site
elevation of 100 ft.
12. Open the case you created in the previous step if it is not already
opened.
13. Open the Case > String Editor. Notice there is no string data in the
String Editor. Import the 10.625 BHA string you created from the
library. Set string depth to 17,950 ft.
14. Open the Case > Fluid Editor. Notice there is no fluid data in the
Fluid Editor. Import the 15.1 ppg OBM fluid you created from the
library.
15. Assume you want to transfer your libraries to another computer, or

you want to share your libraries with another person. Create a
library transfer file.

16. Continue to use the case you created in step 11. (Using the Instant
Case option.)

17. Create the following tabs by renaming or creating additional tabs.

Use window splitters near the scrollbars to create window panes.
a) Create a tab titled Schematic. On that tab, put the Well

Schematic-Full String - not to scale.
b) Create a tab titled Editors. Create two horizontal panes on that

tab. Open the Hole Section Editor in one pane and String
Editor in the other pane.
c) Create a tab titled Wellpath. Open the Wellpath Editor in this

tab.
d) Create a tab titled Plots. Open the Inclination plot in this tab.
18. To illustrate the Copy/Paste functionality between cases and

designs, we will copy the hole section from the Class Case in the
Class Project we worked with earlier in this exercise.
a) In the Well Explorer, highlight the case Class Case in the Class
Project. What items are linked at the case level?
b) In the Associated Data Viewer (located at the bottom of the

Well Explorer), right-click on the Hole Section entry and select
Copy.
c) In the Well Explorer, right-click on the case you created in step

11 and select Paste from the right-click menu.
d) Notice the Associated Data Viewer indicates the hole section

depth has changed.
e) Notice the Case > Hole Section Editor displays the hole section
data.
19. Copy the wellpath from the design Class Design in the Class
Project project to the design you created in step 11. Notice the
wellpath is now displayed on the Wellpath tab and the inclination
is displayed on the Plots tab.
20. Using the Associated Data Viewer, determine what data is linked
at various hierarchy levels (design, case, wellbore, etc.).
a) what data is shown to be linked at the design level?
b) What data is shown to be linked at the case level?

c) What data is shown to be linked at the wellbore level?
21. Save the tab configuration as a User Defined Workspace. Name the
workspace Class Workspace. Notice the workspace you created is
now listed as a User Defined Workspace in the Well Explorer.
22. Save and close the case.
23. Reopen the case. What tabs are displayed and why?
24. You can export your workspaces if you want to share them with
another person. Export the Class Workspace workspace you
created.
25. In the Well Explorer, notice the node titled System Workspaces.
System Workspaces are installed with the software. Can you
modify a System Workspace? Review the tab configurations
associated with each System Workspace.
26. Module Workspaces are a convenient way to use the same tab
configuration every time you use an analysis module regardless of
the case you are analyzing. To illustrate, continue to use the case
you created in step 11.
a) Activate the Torque Drag Analysis module.
b) Apply the Torque Drag Analysis System Workspace. Did the

tabs change?
c) Save this as the default workspace for all Torque Drag analysis.
d) Open the case Class Case in the project Class Project to open
the case if it isnt already opened.
e) Activate the Torque Drag Analysis module and notice the tab
configuration. What tab configuration is used?
f) Assume you dont want to use the Torque Drag default

workspace configuration, how can you use the Class Workspace
you created?
Configuring and Using Plots

27. This exercise step demonstrates the Freeze Line. Continue to use
the case you created in step 11.

a) Freeze the curve on the Inclination plot using the Plots tab.
Specify the color of the freeze line to be green, the width to 3,
and change the name of the curve.
b) Using the Wellpath tab, change the inclination near 2500 ft to

50 deg. Notice the two curves visible at this depth on the
Inclination plot.
c) Using the right mouse button, click on the curve with the 50
degree inclination. Select Hide Line. What happened to the line?
d) Add a Halliburton logo as a background logo to the plot. Your

instructor can tell you the location of the file.
28. Generate a survey Vertical Section plot. Use the Plot tab.
a) Change the width of the data curve (vertical section line) on the
Vertical Section plot to 3. (Hint: Right-click on the curve and use
Line Properties option of the right-click menu.)
b) Activate the Graphics Toolbar by clicking anywhere on the

plot.
c) Use the Data Reader (third button from left on Graphics

Toolbar) to determine the vertical section at TD. What is it?
d) View X/Y coordinate data for the plot and then return to the plot
view.
29. Click on the Properties button to open the Properties tabs. The
following questions highlight the functionality of these tabs. (Hints:
To easily view the changes to the plot, move the Properties tabs
dialog box so that the plot is visible. Dont forget to click the Apply
button to implement changes.)
a) Using the Axis tab, Draw the X axis where Y = 0, and remove
the tick marks from the Y axis.
b) Using the General/Grid tab, remove the grid lines from the plot.
c) Using the Labels tab, change the Y axis label to True Vertical
Depth.
d) Using the Font tab, change the axis labels to green and italic.

e) Using the Markers tab, display data markers every 50 data

points.
f) Using the Legend tab, turn off the legend.
g) Click OK and notice the changes to the plot.
30. Save and close this case.
31. Export this Case at the company level using the filename of your
choice.

Answers
Using the Case Menu

1. Use Case > Hole Section Editor.
2. Use Case > String Editor.
3. Right-click on the Catalog node in the Well Explorer, and select

Import Catalog from the right-click menu.Use the Import
Catalog dialog to navigate to the correct folder, and to select the
file you want to import. After you import the catalog, it will be

located under the catalog category titled Bits because it is a bit

catalog.
1. Click on an inactive (gray) cell
in the row defining the bit in the
Case > String Editor.
2. Access String > Catalog using
the Main Menu.
3. Select the catalog you

imported by selecting
Class Bits from the
drop-down list.
4. Highlight the bit you
want to use. (In this
example, there is only
one so it is
automatically
highlighted.)
5. Click OK and the
selected bit will
replace the bit in the

4. Use File > Import > Wellpath File to import the file
WP2003_16TrainingWellpath.TXT. Review the wellpath data using
Case > Wellpath > Wellpath Editor.
It is important that you

correctly specify column
order and units.
5. Enter mud properties on the Fluid Editor. Click the New button to
enter data for a new fluid. (Case > Fluid Editor). After you are
finished inputting fluid properties, click the Activate button to
indicate you want this fluid used in the analysis.
Click the New button to enter a
new fluid.
After you activate the

fluid, a tear-drop
symbol is placed next
to the active fluid.
There can only be one
active fluid.
6. Copy all pore pressure and fracture pressure from the file
WPPoreFrac.xls. Use CTRL-C and CTRL-V to copy and paste the
data. In Excel, select the columns you want to copy and use CTRL-
C. In WELLPLAN, highlight the second row (because it is the first

empty row in the spreadsheet) and use CTRL-V to paste the data.
Paste the pore pressure data into Case > Pore Pressure and the
fracture gradient data into Case > Fracture Gradient. Because
these spreadsheets contain no data except for the first calculated
row of data, you can either Overwrite or Append the data into
these spreadsheets.
In Excel, select the

columns you want to copy
and use CTRL-C to copy
the data to the clipboard.
Highlight the row where

you want to begin the
copy. In this example,
highlight the first empty
row. Click on the row
number to highlight the
row. Click CTRL V to
paste the data into the
spreadsheet.

Indicate whether you want to

Overwrite existing data, or to
Append data by clicking the
appropriate button. In this
example, either button will
work.
a) The first row of this spreadsheet is automatically calculated from

the data on the Well Properties > Depth Reference tab.
b) Entry of either EMW or pressure is required. The other value

will be calculated.
7. Use Case > Geothermal Gradient. The Gradient is calculated

based on the supplied temperature data.

8. Use Case > Circulating System.
a)

b)
Click the
Add From
Catalog
button to
select a
mud pump
from the
catalog.
Double-click to select the Make, Description, Type,

Liner ID, Rod OD, and Efficiency.
Use the System Pumps

catalog.

Click on the Active box

to check or uncheck it.
Check only the Oilwell
HD1400-PT 5 Liner
pump to make it the only
active pump.

Using Libraries
9. Export the string you created by clicking the Export button on the
Case > String Editor. Name the string 10.625 BHA.
Click the Export
button to export
the string to a
library.
Click Yes to save the

case before you add
the string to the library.
Specify the name you Click the Export

want to give the string button to make a
to have in the library. copy of the string in
You will use this name the library using the
to identify the string in Assembly Name you
the library. provided.
10. Export the fluid you created by clicking the Library button on the
Case > Fluid Editor. Highlight the fluid you want to move to the
library. In this example, highlight the 15.1 ppg OBM. Click the left-
facing arrow to copy the fluid to the library. The fluid will have the

same name in the library as it did in the Fluid Editor. You could
change the name if you wished, but for this exercise we will not
change the name.
Click the Library button

to export a copy of a
fluid to the fluid library.

Highlight the name of the fluid

that you want to copy to the
library. Click the left arrow to
copy the fluid to the library.

The fluid is now in the

Library Fluids list.
11. Create a new case by right-clicking on the Database icon in the

Well Explorer and selecting Instant Case from the right-click
menu. Include this case in the Class company. Create new names
for the remaining hierarchical levels. The well is subsea, in 328 ft

of water, with a wellhead depth of 300 ft, and a default site

elevation of 100 ft.
To include this case in the Class

company, select Class from the
Company drop-down list.
Notice the case you created is

associated with the Class
company.
12. Double-click on the case name in the Well Explorer to open the
case you created in the previous step if it is not already opened.

13. Open the Case > String Editor. After the import, notice that the
string data is displayed in the Case > String Editor.
Click the Import button. When the warning message appears,
click Yes to indicate that you want to overwrite any existing string
data.
Highlight the string

library entry titled
10.625 BHA on the
Import Assembly
String From Library
dialog. Click Import to
import the string from
the library.

14. Open the Case > Fluid Editor. Notice there is no fluid data in the
Fluid Editor until after you import the fluid from the library. You
must click the Activate button if you want to use the fluid in the
analysis.
Click the Library button.
Highlight the fluid library entry

titled 15.1 ppg OBM in the
Library Fluids column.
Click the right arrow button to

copy the fluid from the library to
the wellbore fluids list. Click OK.

15. Using the Well Explorer, right-click on the Database Icon, and
select Export from the right-click menu. Specify the filename you
want to use and be sure that the Save as Type says Library
Transfer Files (*.lib.xml). Click Save to create the library transfer
file. You, or the person you are giving the file to, can import the
library transfer file by selecting Import from the Database Icon
right-click menu.

16. Continue to use the case you created in step 11. (Using the Instant
Case option.)

17. Use View > Tabs.
Click New to create a

new tab. Click
Rename to rename
an existing tab. Click
Delete to delete the
highlighted tab.
Window splitters
You can also rename a tab by

double-clicking on the tab
and specifying a new name.

a) Use View > Schematics > Well Schematic-Full String and then
use the Option drop-down list to select Not To Scale.
b) On the tab titled Editors, put Case > Hole Section Editor in one
pane and Case > String Editor in the other pane.

c) On the Wellpath tab, put the Case > Wellpath Editor.
d) On the tab titled Plots, open the View > Wellpath Plots >
Inclination plot in this tab.

18.
a) In the Well Explorer, highlight the case Class Case in the Class
Project.
Highlight the case by clicking

on it. Refer to the Associated
Data Viewer to determine
which items are linked to the
case. In this example, the Hole
Section and Assembly use the
default names of Hole Section
and assembly. You can rename
items in the Associated Data
Viewer by highlighting them
and then clicking on them
again. The active fluid is also
displayed.
b) In the Associated Data Viewer (located at the bottom of the

Well Explorer), right-click on the Hole Section entry and select
Copy.
To copy a hole section

associated with the
highlighted case, right-click on
the hole section in the
Associated Data Viewer.
Select Copy from the right-
click menu.

c) In the Well Explorer, right-click on the case you created in step

11 and select Paste from the right-click menu.
Highlight the case you want to

copy the hole section to. Right-
click, and select Paste from the
right-click menu.
Click Yes to indicate you

want to copy.
d)
Notice the Associated Data

Viewer indicates the hole
section depth has changed.

e)
19. Follow the same procedure as in the previous step.
20. Using the Well Explorer, highlight the hierarchy level you are
interested in, and then view the linked data using the Associated
Data Viewer.
a) Wellpath, pore pressure, fracture gradient, geothermal gradient,

and casing designs are linked to the design level.
Highlight the design you are

interested in. The Associated Data
Viewer displays the items that are
linked to this design.
b) Rigs, hole section, assembly, and fluids are linked to the case
level.

c) Fluids are linked to the wellbore level.
21. In the Well Explorer, right-click on the User Defined Workspace

and select New from the menu. Name the workspace Class
Workspace and click OK. Notice the workspace you created is now
listed as a User Defined Workspace in the Well Explorer.
Right-click on User
Defined Workspace
and select New from
the right-click menu.
Notice the workspace you

created is now listed as a User
Defined Workspace in the Well
Explorer.
22. Save and close the case by using the File menu, or by right-clicking
on the case name in the Well Explorer.
23. Reopen the case by double-clicking on it in the Well Explorer.

Notice that the tabs are those that you created. When you save a
case, the current tab configuration is saved with the case data.
Therefore, when you reopen the case, the tab configuration is
automatically displayed.
24. Right-click on the workspace name and select Export.
25. System Workspaces are installed with the software and cannot be
changed. You could use a System Workspace as the basis for a User
Defined Workspace, but you must always save your workspaces as
User Defined Workspaces. Review the tab configurations

associated with each System Workspace by double-clicking on the

workspace name in the Well Explorer, or by highlighting the
workspace and selecting Apply from the right-click menu.
Apply the workspace by

highlighting the workspace
and selecting Apply from the
right-click menu.
26.
a) Activate the Torque Drag Analysis module by using Modules

> Torque Drag > Normal.
b) Apply the Torque Drag Analysis System Workspace by double-

clicking on it in the Well Explorer. Ignore any error messages
that may be displayed in the Status Message area. These errors
occur because we have not entered required analysis data.
Notice the tabs have

changed.

c)
Right-click on the Module

Workspaces node in the Well
Explorer tree and select Save As
Default.
Notice that Torque Drag now

appears beneath the Module
Workspace node. This indicates that
a workspace default has been
associated to the Torque Drag
Analysis module. (This isnt the name
of the workspace, but rather the name
of the module.) You can only have
one default for each analysis module,
although you can change the default
whenever you want.
d) Using the Well Explorer, right-click on the case Class Case in

the project Class Project to open the case if it isnt already
opened. If the case is open, you can use the Window menu to
switch to this case.
e) Click on the toolbar button to activate the Torque Drag

module. The tab configuration is the one you specified to use as
the default for all Torque Drag Analysis, regardless of which
case you are analyzing.
f) Double-click on the User Defined Workspace you created to

apply that workspace. Notice the tab change.

Configuring and Using Plots

27.
a)
Using the Plot tab, place the

cursor (arrow) on the data
curve of the Inclination plot.
Click the right mouse button,
and select Freeze Line.
Specify the color of the freeze

line to be green, the width to 3,
and change the name of the
curve.

b)
Using the Wellpath tab,

change the inclination
near 2500 ft to 50 deg.
Notice the two curves

visible on the Inclination
plot. The legend indicates
the name of each curve.

c)
Using the right mouse

button, click on the
desired curve. Select
Hide Line.
When a line is
hidden, it
disappears from
the plot.
d) Add a background logo to the plot. Right-click anywhere on the

plot and select Properties. Select the Background tab. Click the

Bitmap button. Add the Halliburton logo to the plot. Your

instructor can tell you the location of the file.
Notice the logo is applied

28. Generate a survey Vertical Section plot using View > Wellpath
Plots > Vertical Section.
a)
b) Activate the Graphics Toolbar by clicking anywhere on the

plot.
Data Reader

c) Use the Data Reader (third button from left on Graphics

Toolbar) to determine the vertical section at TD. What is it?
Move the data reader to the point on

the curve that you are interested in.
Read the coordinate values here.
d) Click on the Grid View button (fourth button from the left on the
Graphics Toolbar) to view X/Y coordinate data for the plot.
Click the Arrow button (left button on Graphics Toolbar) to
return to the plot view.
To toggle between tabular

data and plotted data, you
can also select Graph/Grid
from the right-click menu.

29. Click the toolbar button.
a) Using the Axis tab, Draw the X axis where Y = 0, and remove
the tick marks from the Y axis.
Click this radio

button to draw
the x-axis
where y=0.
Remove Tick
Marks by
unchecking the
associated box.
b) Using the General/Grid tab, remove the grid lines from the plot.
Uncheck this box to

remove the grid lines.

c) Using the Labels tab, change the Y axis label to True Vertical
Depth.
Specify the Y-axis label here.
d) Using the Font tab, change the axis labels to green and italic.
Click the Axis Labels

button to change the fonts
used for axis labels.

e) Using the Markers tab, display data markers every 50 data

points.
Check the Show Data

Markers box to
indicate data point
frequency.
f) Using the Legend tab, turn off the legend.
Uncheck the Show Legend

box to remove the legend
from the plot.

g)
30. Right click on the case name in the Well Explorer and select Close.
31. Export this Case at the company level using the filename of your
choice.
Click on the company

containing the case you want to
export. Select Export from the
right-click menu.
Note: You must close all cases

associated with the company
before you can export.

Chapter 2
Drilling
Overview
Data
Workflow
In this section we will drill one hole section in a well. During this
analysis, we assume previous hole sections have been drilled, and will
focus only on the current section being drilled.
The following is a brief, general overview of the workflow and does not
include a description of all workflow steps.
Initial analysis evaluates the stresses acting on the string when the bit is
at TD. Adjustments to the drill pipe are made based on this analysis.
Next, the torque and drag is evaluated at depths other than TD.
After all string adjustments based on torque drag analysis are completed,
hydraulics analysis begins. First of all, hole cleaning is reviewed. Flow
rate adjustments are made to improve hole cleaning. Pressure losses,
including system, string, and annulus are examined. Critical annular
velocities are determined. Pump horsepower requirements are
determined. ECDs are analyzed, and bit nozzle sizes are optimized. A
final design check is performed to ensure hole cleaning, pressure losses,
and ECDs are acceptable.
After the hydraulics analysis is completed, tripping surge and swab

transient pressures are investigated.

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Well control analysis is the next step in the process. The kick type is
determined, as well as the expected influx volume. Using the estimated
influx volume, the kick tolerance is examined. A kill sheet is generated,
and the well control animation is used to display the pressures and other
parameters as the kick is circulated out of the wellbore.
After well control analysis is completed, critical vibrational speeds are

investigated, as well as the stresses, bending moments, and
displacements acting on the string.
Next, the BHA performance is investigated including the response of the

BHA to various WOB and ROP combinations.
Finally, the forces required to set, trip, and reset a jar in the event the
pipe becomes stuck are determined.
Workflow Solution
Solutions for the workflow steps in this chapter can be found in the
Drilling Solution chapter.
What Is Covered
During this workflow you will:
Input General Well Data

Integration between WELLPLANTM software modules
Defining the hole section
Defining the workstring and the component parameters
Defining the wellpath and how to apply tortuosity
Defining wellbore fluids
Torque Drag Analysis

Understand the torque and drag analysis parameters, including:
Analytical methods
Stiff string and soft string models

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Mechanical limitations
Selecting desired tripping and drilling modes
Defining friction factors
Analyze torque drag at TD, and at other wellbore depths
Examine effective and true tension and when to use each
Examine fatigue
Determine available overpull
Determine the torque acting on the string
Investigate the possibility of buckling
Investigate ways to resolve torque and drag issues
Hydraulics Analysis
Examine hole cleaning at various pump rates
Investigate the effect of ROP on hole cleaning
Determine pressure losses
Determine annular velocity
Input circulating system information
Investigate required horsepower
Check ECDs
Optimize hydraulics
Surge Swab Analysis

Analyze transient surge/swab pressures and ECDs
Generate a trip schedule

Well Control Analysis

Investigate well control
Determine predicted kick type
Estimate influx volume and kick tolerance
Evaluate pressures as a kick is circulated out
Predict a safe drilling depth
Generate a kill sheet
Critical Speed Analysis

Determine critical rotational speeds
Examine the stresses acting on the workstring at various ROPs

including the type of stress and where it occurs
Examine string displacements
Review bending moments
Bottom Hole Assembly Analysis

Predict BHA build and drop
Evaluate BHA contact points along the wellbore
Analyze the effect of various WOB and ROP combinations on

BHA performance
Stuck Pipe Analysis

Estimate a stuck point for specified surface conditions, and string
stretch
Determine loads required to set and trip a jar
Determine load required to yield the pipe

Torque Drag Analysis (Using the Torque Drag Analysis Module)
The Torque Drag Analysis module predicts the measured weights and
torques while tripping in, tripping out, rotating on bottom, rotating off
bottom, slide drilling, and backreaming. This information can be used
to determine if the well can be drilled or to evaluate conditions while
drilling a well. The module can be used for analyzing drillstrings, cas-
ing strings, liners, tieback strings, tubing strings, and coiled tubing.
The Torque Drag Analysis module includes both soft string and stiff
string models. The soft string model is based on Dawsons cable model.
In this model, the work string is treated as an extendible cable with zero
bending stiffness. Friction is assumed to act in the direction opposing
motion. The forces required to buckle the string are determined, and if
buckling occurs, the mode of buckling (sinusoidal, transitional, helical,
or lockup) is indicated. The stiff string model includes the increased
side forces from stiff tubulars in curved hole, as well as the reduced side
forces from pipe wall clearance.
Input and Review Well Configuration and Analysis Options

1. Using the Well Explorer, open the Case titled Drilling.
2. Activate the Torque Drag Analysis module.
3. What is the mudline depth (MSL)?
4. Review the hole section information.
a. Why is the riser length 590 ft?
b. What friction factors are used?
5. Review the string information.
The length of the top row component is automatically

adjusted.
a. What is the string depth?
b. Does the drill pipe weight include the tool joint weight?

c. What type of connections are used for the drill pipe, and what is
the make-up torque for the drill pipe connection?
6. Review the wellpath information.
a. What is the best azimuth to view the View > Wellpath Plots >
Vertical Section plot?
b. How can you use this dialog to set the Vertical Section plot to
use that azimuth?
7. Apply tortuosity to the open hole section. Use the Sine Wave
Tortuosity Model, 12,500 ft MD Top, a 500 ft Angle Change
Period, a 0.5 degree magnitude, and a 30 ft Depth Interval.
In this example, only one MD Top is specified.

Therefore, the same tortuosity will be applied to all
data points below the specified MD Top.
a. When should you use tortuosity?
b. When using the Sine Wave model, why should angle and pitch
not be a multiple of each other?
c. Review the Inclination and Azimuth plots. What is causing the

corkscrews?
8. What fluid is used in the analysis?
Torque Drag Analysis uses viscosity and density for

the analysis
9. Specify the Torque Drag Analysis setup options. Check all the
boxes in the Mechanical Limitations section. This information
will now be displayed on the applicable plots.
The Soft String model is more widely used than the

Stiff String model. For more information, refer to the
online help.

10. Review the additional analysis parameters.
a. From what source are the friction factors coming from?

(Calibrated, Hole Section Editor, etc.)
b. What operations will be analyzed?
c. What is the WOB (or overpull), and the bit torque?
Analyze Results at TD
Using the Normal Analysis mode, we will review the results when the
bit is at TD (total depth). Later we will use Drag Charts to review the
results when the bit is at other depths along the wellpath.
11. Review the Summary Loads table.
a. What problems exist?
b. Can you determine where the problems occur?
c. What is the overpull margin with and without tortuosity applied?

Continue the exercise with tortuosity applied.
d. If we consider viscous drag effects of the fluid acting on the

drillstring, what is the overpull margin? What additional
problem have we introduced and in what mode of operation?
e. Does buckling occur?
12. Review the Effective Tension plot.
a. Why not use the True Tension plot?
b. Which operation is close to exceeding the tension limit?
c. Is buckling predicted based on this plot?
13. Review the Torque Graph to determine the location in the string
when the torque limit is exceeded for each operation that the
Summary Loads table indicated.
14. Review the Fatigue plot to determine where fatigue may be a

problem.

a. What is fatigue, and why is it important? (Hint: Refer to the

online help.)
b. What is one possible cause of the fatigue?
15. Review the load data to determine which limits are exceeded during
the Backreaming, Rotating On Bottom, and Rotating Off Bottom
operations. When backreaming, at what depth is the yield strength
and utilization factor exceeded?
16. What can you do to avoid the problems in the string? There are
several possible options. For this exercise, change the drill pipe.
a. One option would be to change the drill pipe to 5, 25.6#, S, FH,

Class 1 pipe.
b. Review the make-up torque and fatigue limits for this pipe.
17. Review the Normal Analysis Summary Loads table as another

means to confirm the problems are resolved. Is the overpull over
designed?
18. How could you save some money on the string? Continue to use the
S grade pipe in the top 7,500 ft of drill pipe. Because the original
drillpipe (5, 19.5 lb/ft, G, NC50, P) was sufficient below that
depth, change to the original pipe below 7,500 ft. Review results
again using the Summary Loads table. (7,500 ft of S pipe is used
because the problems began about 7,000 ft. The additional 500 ft
allows for a margin of safety.)
There are other possible drill pipe configurations that would be

acceptable. Because of time constraints, additional analysis will not
be performed in the course setting at this time.
Analyze Torque and Drag at Other Depths
Using the Normal Analysis mode, we reviewed the results with the bit
at TD (total depth). Now we will use Drag Charts to review the results
when the bit is at other depths along the wellpath.
19. Select the Drag Charts analysis mode.

20. Analyze every 100 ft from 0 to TD.
Much of the information on this dialog defaults from

the data specified in the Normal Analysis mode.
21. Review the Hook Load chart.
a. What does the Max Weight Yield line represent?
b. How can you determine the overpull at a specific point?
22. Review the Torque Point chart.
a. This plot displays the torque at what depth?
b. Why is there 0 torque while tripping in and tripping out?
23. Specify an RPM of 80 for the tripping operations (as with a top
drive). Notice the difference in the plot. Set the RPM back to zero
before proceeding.
24. Review the Minimum WOB chart. Look at the last data point and
compare the results to the Normal Analysis Summary table
results. Notice the Run Depth is the same as the bit depth.

Analyze Hydraulics (Using the Hydraulics Module)
The WELLPLANTM software Hydraulics module is designed to assist

the engineer with the complicated issue of designing hydraulics. The
module can be used to optimize bit hydraulics, determine the minimum
flow rate for hole cleaning, determine the maximum flow rate to avoid
turbulent flow, analyze hydraulics for surge and/or swab pressures and
to quickly evaluate rig operational hydraulics.
The module provides several rheological models, including Bingham

Plastic, Power Law, Newtonian, and Herschel Bulkley. The chosen
rheological model provides the basis for the pressure loss calculations.

25. Access the Hydraulics module.
26. Review the string information.
a. What are the bit nozzle sizes?
b. What are the flow rates and pressure losses for the mud motor?
c. What are the flow rates and pressure losses for the MWD?
Analyze Hole Cleaning

27. Access the Hole Cleaning - Operational analysis mode.
28. Review the analysis parameters.
29. Review the Hole Cleaning Operational plot at 600 gpm and a rate
of penetration (ROP) of 50.
a. What is the minimum flow rate to clean the wellbore?
b. What is the bed height in the riser?
c. What is the bed height in the casing (between the drill pipe and
the casing)?

d. Will changing the flow rate help clean the annulus (not including
the riser)? Try 615 gpm.
Use the slider on the plot to change the flowrate.
e. How much additional flow is needed to clean the riser? Try a

flow rate of 720 gpm.
f. In order to pump at the lower flowrate of 615 gpm, add a booster

pump. The injection depth is 590 ft, 40 degree F injection
temperature, and an injection rate of 105 gpm.Now that you have
added a booster pump, set the flowrate to 615 gpm. Are the
wellbore and riser clean?
30. Review the Minimum flow Rate vs ROP plot.
Using this plot, you can perform sensitivity analysis

by selecting any RPM. To increase ROP, you can vary
the RPM or the flowrate.
a. At 0 RPM, what flowrate is required to achieve an ROP of 70 ft/

hr?
Rotary speed is the speed of the rotary bushing or the

top drive.
b. How fast can you drill, and keep the wellbore clean, if you rotate
at 30 rpm?
c. Set the rpm to 25 before proceeding.
Analyze Pressure Loss and Annular Velocity

31. Access the Pressure: Pump Rate Range analysis mode.
32. Review the surface equipment and mud pump information.

a. What is the surface equipment rated working pressure?
b. What is the maximum discharge pressure and horsepower rating

of the active pump?
33. Now that we know we need to pump at 615 gpm to clean the
wellbore, analyze pressure losses for a range of flowrates to
determine if our pumps can handle the required flow. Use the
following analysis parameters:
Analyze rates between 475 - 725 gpm using an increment of 50

gpm
Include mud temperature effects
Include tool joint pressure losses
9 hr circulation time
a. Where do the Maximum System Pressure and the Maximum

Pump Power come from?
34. Review the pressure losses. Are the system pressures losses too
high at 615 gpm?
35. Change from the 5660 psi pump to a 7500 psi pump.
To use the active pump in the analysis, you must

update the Pumping Constraints on the Parameter
> Rates dialog by clicking the Obtain from
Circulating System button.
36. Is there still a pressure loss problem?
37. Review the Annular Velocity plot .
a. Is there turbulent flow?
b. What is the minimum flowrate that causes turbulent flow?
c. If you want a turbulent flow regime in the open and cased hole,
how fast would you need to pump? (Hint: Use the Annular
Pump Rate plot.)
38. Save your data to the database.

Determine Required Horsepower

39. Check the required horsepower using the Pressure: Pump Rate
Fixed analysis mode. Pump at 615 gpm. .
a. What is the standpipe pressure? Is this less than the maximum

pump pressure?
b. Using the pie-charts, review the power losses in the drillstring

and annulus. What are the total power losses and how do they
compare to the available power for the pump we have selected?
c. Using the pie-charts, review the pressure losses in the drillstring

and annulus. What are the total pressure losses?
d. Activate the other 7500 psi pump, and use both in the analysis.
(Both 7500 psi pumps should be active.) (Hint: This is a two step
process. One step to activate the pump, and the other to use the
pump in the analysis.)
When using multiple pumps, the pump pressure used

in the analysis is the minimum pump pressure for any
active pump. However, if using multiple pumps, the
HP used in the analysis is the combined HP of all
active pumps.
e. Clear the status messages.
Check ECDs
40. Continue using the Pressure: Pump Rate Fixed analysis mode to
check the ECDs.
a. Using the Pressure vs. Depth plot, is there likely to be trouble?
b. Does the ECD vs. Depth plot indicate any trouble?
c. Hide the pore and fracture pressure curves displayed on the ECD
vs. Depth plot. .
d. Using the Freeze Line functionality, freeze the remaining curve

on the plot. To identify the curve later, change the color and
increase the thickness of the curve.

e. Include cuttings loading in the analysis.
In order to include cuttings loading in the analysis,

you must un-check the Mud Temperature Effects
box. Then you can check the Include Cuttings
Loading box.
f. Refer back to the ECD vs Depth plot and notice the difference
in the curves. Why is there a difference?
g. Review the Depth vs Pressure and ECD Chart. What does this
chart tell you?
Bit Optimization
41. Access the Optimization Planning analysis mode, and specify the
following analysis parameters. What size nozzles do we need to use
to optimize based on Bit Impact Force or HHP?
The minimum annular velocity is 120 ft/min.
Allow 3 nozzles, with a minimum size of 14/32 nds
Allow 100% bit flow
Include tool joint pressure losses
42. Access the Pump Rate Fixed analysis mode.
43. Use the Rate dialog to investigate the effect on HSI when the
nozzle sizes are changed.
a. What is the HSI?
b. Change the Local nozzles to three 15/32nds. What is the TFA?
Local nozzles can be used for sensitivity analysis so

the String Editor nozzles can be left unchanged. After
you finish the sensitivity analysis, you can copy the
Local nozzles to the String Editor nozzles.
c. Indicate that you do not want to use the String nozzles. What is
the HSI now?

d. Notice the stand pipe pressure is close to the maximum pump

pressure, so use three 16/32nd nozzles instead. What is the HSI
now?
e. Copy these nozzles to the String Editor.
Notice the Item Description field associated with the

bit on the String Editor did not change when the Local
Nozzles were copied to the String Editor. This field is
for description only. You can change the description
if you wish.
Final Design Check

44. Review the hole cleaning. Is everything ok?
45. Review the pressure losses. Is everything ok?
46. Review the ECDs. Is everything ok?

Analyze Surge/Swab Pressures and ECDs (Using the Surge Module)
The Surge module is a transient pressure model to determine surge and

swab pressures throughout the wellbore caused by pipe movement. This
analysis is used for well planning operations when surge pressures need
to be controlled and to evaluate well problems related to pressure
surges. It is also useful for critical well designs when other surge pres-
sure calculation methods are not sufficiently accurate.
The Surge module is based on a fully dynamic analysis of fluid flow

and pipe motion. This analysis solves the full balance of mass and bal-
ance of momentum for pipe flow and annulus flow.
Surge solutions consider the compressibility of the fluids, the elasticity

of the system, and the dynamic motions of pipes and fluids. Also con-
sidered are surge pressures related to fluid column length below the
moving pipe, compressibility of the formation, and axial elasticity of
the moving string. In-hole fluid properties are adjusted to reflect the
effects of pressure and temperature.

47. Access the Surge module.
48. Review the pore pressures. At what measured depth is there a 0.5
ppg pore pressure increase in the open hole section (other than at
the shoe)? (Hint: Use Convert Depth/EMW.)
Analyze Transient Responses
Tripping Out Operation

49. Specify operations data. Specify the following analysis parameters.
Use defaults for other options.
Swab analysis.
Enter 15,000 ft for the Additional Depth of Interest.

Specify 12,500 (shoe), 15,000 (depth of interest), and 20,000

(TD) pipe depths. Use 270 ft/min for the pipe speed at all depths.
For each depth of interest, the analysis will be

performed assuming the pipe is at the depths specified
in the Pipe Depth column using the trip speed
specified in the Pipe Speed column.
50. Review equivalent mud weight (EMW) vs Time. Examine all

depths, but the following questions pertain to TD.
a. Why is the initial EMW presented on the plot not equal to the
original mud weight?
The initial EMW is the downhole static mud weight.

When you check the box to Include Mud
Temperature Effects, the downhole static mud
weight is adjusted based on mud type, fluid
properties, and wellbore conditions.
b. Is there a problem?
c. How much of a swab effect exists (in ppg)?
51. Run a trip schedule for the open hole. What is the recommended
safe trip speed?
52. Adjust the trip speed to 150 ft/min, and review the transient plots to
confirm the problem is resolved.
Tripping In Operation
53. Change the operation from swab to surge. Leave all other
parameters the same as for the swab operation.
54. Review the transient plot. Why was the analysis not performed?
55. Adjust the moving pipe depth, and review the transient response
plot at all three moving pipe depths. Are there any problems?
56. Is it possible to experience a swab effect while tripping in and a

surge effect while tripping out? Review any transient response
plot.

Investigate Well Control (Using the Well Control Analysis Module)
The Well Control module can be used to

Calculate the expected influx volume
Assist with casing design in terms of shoe settings depths
Calculate expected conditions resulting from an influx
Generate kill sheets
Determine maximum safe drilling depths and maximum allow-
able influx volumes
Well Control Analysis analyzes three different influx types: oil, water,
and gas. The default influx type is gas.
If the influx type is gas, the analysis assumes the influx is a single,
methane gas bubble. Dispersed gas influxes are not modeled. The influx
density is the density of methane at the current temperature and pres-
sure. The compressibility factor, Z, is based on the critical temperature
and pressure of methane.

57. Activate the Well Control Analysis module.
58. Review geothermal data.
59. Review well control setup data.
60. Review the temperature distribution model.
61. Review the geothermal plot.
Determine Kick Type

62. Specify the Kick Interval Gradient of 0.732 psi/ft. Why is this a
kick while drilling? (Hint: Refer to the online help.)
Estimate Influx Volume

63. What type of kick detection method is used?
64. Review the reservoir information.
65. Review the reaction time.

66. What is the expected influx volume, and how long did it take to
detect the kick?
Analyze Kick Tolerance

67. Access the Kick Tolerance mode
68. Use the Wait and Weight method.
Available tabs on the Case > Well Control Setup

dialog vary depending on selected analysis mode.
69. Specify the kick tolerance analysis parameters.
The Kill Rate is 135 gpm.
Specify the shoe depth as the Depth of Interest.
Assume a 50 bbl kick
Design for a 14.3 ppg kill mud (0.743 psi/ft)
Click the F4 button to convert units.
Analyze between the shoe and TD. (Depth Interval to Check is

7,500ft)
The Depth Interval to Check begins at the Depth of

Interest.
Assume a Gas kick. This is the worst case kick type.
Influx types can be Gas, Oil, or Salt Water.

70. Analyze kick tolerance results.
a. What is the maximum allowable influx volume?
b. Is the annular pressure at the shoe between the pore and fracture
pressures as the kick is circulated out?
c. What is the highest choke pressure?
d. Review the Maximum Pressure plot. How does this plot

compare to the Pressure at Depth plot?
e. Review the Safe Drilling Depth plot. What does this plot tell
you?
f. Review the Formation Breakdown Gradient plot. What does

this plot tell you?
g. Will there be a problem if there is a full evacuation to gas?
Use Animation to Review Results

71. Use View > Animation > Schematic to view a representation of
the fluids moving through the pipe and annulus using the Wait and
Weight method. What fluid is in the wellbore and string at the end
of the animation?
72. View the animation using the Drillers method. What fluid is in the
wellbore and string at the end of the animation?
73. Set the kill method back to Wait and Weight.
Generate a Kill Sheet

74. Access the Kill Sheet analysis mode.
75. Specify the following analysis parameters.
Use a choke and kill line. (590 ft line length, and both choke and
kill line IDs are 3.5 inches)
Use the Wait and Weight method.
BOP pressure rating is 10,000 psi.

Casing burst pressure rating is 10,035 psi
Casing burst safety factor is 80%
Leak off pressure is 450 psi
Leak off mud weight used for the leak off test is 13.8 ppg
WELLPLANTM software internally calculates the

equivalent mud gradient when performing the Well
Control analysis. If the calculated equivalent mud
gradient is less than the fracture gradient, the
calculated gradient will be used in the analysis.
76. Optional Step: Use the Notebook module to determine the

formation breakdown pressure and equivalent mud gradient based
on a leak off test. Use a test pressure of 450 psi.
a. What mud density should you use?
b. The leak off test was performed at the casing shoe. What is the
casing shoe measured depth, and how can you easily determine
the true vertical depth at the shoe?
c. How can you easily determine the air gap and sea depth?
d. How does the calculated equivalent mud gradient compare to the

fracture gradient?
77. Access the Well Control Kill Sheet analysis mode.
78. Review the slow pump information.
79. Review the kill sheet analysis parameters. Specify a 6 bbl pit gain.
Select the pump with the 40 spm speed.
a. What weighting material is used?
b. What shut-in casing pressure is input?
80. Review the Kill Graph.
81. Does pump efficiency make a difference?
a. Freeze the current line on the Kill Graph.

b. Change the pump efficiency for pump #1 to 90%.
c. Compare the two curves on the Kill Graph.
d. Set the pump efficiency back to 95%.
82. Access the Kill Sheet report.
The last page of the report contains an index to assist

with locating information in the report.
a. Review report options.
b. How many sacks of weighting material are required?
c. What is the final circulating pressure?
d. How many strokes, and how many minutes does it take to fill the
drill pipe?

Determine Critical Rotational Speeds (Using Critical Speed Module)
The Critical Speed Analysis module identifies critical rotary speeds and
areas of high stress concentration in the drillstring. The analysis uses an
engineering analysis technique called Forced Frequency Response
(FFR) to solve for resonant rotational speeds (RPMs). The Critical
Speed Analysis module is based on a nonlinear finite element solution
written to include intermittent contact/friction, finite displacement,
buoyancy and other effects that occur while drilling.
The Critical Speed Analysis module is designed to analyze the 3D lat-

eral bending vibrational responses of a bottom hole assembly. The anal-
ysis can model axial vibrations (vibrations parallel to the drillstring
axis), lateral vibrations (perpendicular to the drillstring axis) and tor-
sional (twist) vibrations. The module includes damping and mass
effects in order to more accurately represent the downhole environment.
Input Analysis Parameters

83. Access the Critical Speed module.
84. Input the following analysis parameters.
Torque at bit of 2000 ft-lbf
Weight on bit of 25 kips
Steering tool orientation of 0 degrees
If you use a steering tool, the orientation will be

included in the analysis to determine the original
position of the string in the wellbore. Steering tool
parameters can be input to the mud motor using the
Starting speed of 20 rpm
Ending speed of 200 rpm
Speed increment of 5 rpm
Excitation Frequency Factor of 3

Mesh from 0 to 99999 ft
a. Why are we using an excitation frequency of 3? (Hint: Look in

the online help.)
b. Why do we mesh to 99999 ft? (Hint: Look in the online help.)
c. Why is Dynamics disabled?
85. Review the mesh zone parameters. Use the default parameters.
a. Why is a mesh used in the analysis?
b. In what size elements will the BHA be meshed?
c. Why is Aspect Ratio 1 the smallest ratio?
d. What is Length 2 used for?
Examine The Stresses Acting On The Workstring

This exercise will focus on one critical rpm at 140. In
reality, you should analyze all peaks, and the range of
rpms near a peak rpm. For example, for the peak at
140 rpm, we should consider between 130 and 150
rpm.
86. Examine the stresses acting on the workstring.
The model used is based on harmonic analysis,

therefore stresses are relative and not actual.
a. What rotational speeds may result in high relative stress in the

string? Look for abnormalities in the curve.
b. Where in the string are these stresses likely to occur at 140 rpm?
Consider re-scaling the plot to view the data easier.
c. What components are at these points in the string?
d. What type of stress is causing the high equivalent stress?

e. Explain the difference between the View > Position Plots >
Stress Components plot and the View > Rotational Speed >
Stress Components plot. (Hint: Split the window and display
each plot in a vertical pane.)
Many plots have a slider to change analysis

parameters.
Examine String Displacements

Vibration may result in excessive displacement in all
directions.
87. Review string displacements.
a. Is there more relative displacement at certain rotational speeds?
b. At 140 rpm, how does the relative magnitude component stress

in the MWD compare to the relative magnitude displacement in
the MWD?
Review Bending Moments and Shear Stresses

88. Review bending moments and shear stress to determine if there are
concerns at 140 rpm. Split the screen.
Review Results in 3D Plots

89. Access View > 3D Plots > Resultant Stresses > Equivalent. What
is the advantage to using a 3D plot to review results?
Use the left mouse button to zoom, rotate, and move

the walls of the 3D plot.

Predict BHA Build and Drop (Using Bottom Hole Assembly Module)
The Bottom Hole Assembly module analyzes a bottom hole assembly

(BHA) in a static in-place condition or in a drillahead mode. Many
different factors influence the behavior of a bottom hole assembly.
These factors include more controllable parameters such as WOB, and
drillstring component size and placement, as well as less controllable
items such as formation type. Because the performance of a bottom
hole assembly is impacted by such a wide and varied range of parame-
ters, predicting the behavior of a bottom hole assembly can be very
complex.
Engineers in other fields have often relied on the Finite Element Analy-
sis Method to solve complex problems. The Finite Element Analysis
(FEA) method solves a complex problem by breaking it into smaller
problems. Each of the smaller problems can then be solved much easier.
The individual solutions to the smaller problems can be combined to
solve the complex problem. Depending on the number of elements
(smaller problems) that the complex structure (overall problem) is com-
prised of, the solution can become very laborious. Fortunately, the com-
bination of the increasing speed of computing power and creative
mathematics have significantly simplified FEA analysis.
Because a bottom hole assembly is composed of many different ele-

ments of varying dimensions, it lends itself quite well to the FEA
method. The following sections describe the major steps performed by
the Bottom Hole Assembly module while solving for an in-place
solution, as well as a drillahead prediction.
Input Analysis Parameters and Review Results

90. Activate the Bottom Hole Assembly module.
91. Review the mesh zone parameters. Use the default parameters.
92. Input analysis data and review results. How is the bit tilt relative to
the wellbore?
Torque at bit is 2,000 ft - lbf
Weight on bit is 25 kips
Rotary speed is 120 rpm

Do not check the Enable Drillahead box
93. Examine the results for drilling ahead 300 ft. Unless noted
otherwise, use the same analysis data as in the previous step.
Check the Enable Drillahead box.
Steering tool orientation is 0 degrees
Drill interval is 300 ft
Overgauge is 0.5 inches
Record interval is 30 ft
Bit coefficient is 50
Formation hardness is 30
Rate of penetration is 30 ft/hr
a. What is the build rate?
b. What is the walk rate?
Determine Where BHA Contacts the Wellbore

94. Access View > Plot > Displacement.
a. Where is the BHA in contact with the wellbore?
b. What does the inclination curve represent?
95. Access View > Plot > Side Force.
a. Where are the side forces greater than zero?
b. What component has the highest side force?

Evaluate Effect of WOB and ROP

Analysis parameters are shared between modes.
96. Activate the BHA Parametric mode.
97. Specify the following WOB and ROP data.
WOB (kip) ROP (ft/hr)
5 15
25 35
35 50
a. How will the build and walk rates be affected by weight on bit?

Stuck Point Analysis (Using Stuck Pipe Module)
The Stuck Pipe analysis module calculates the forces acting on the drill-
string at the stuck point. It can be used to determine the location of the
stuck point, the overpull possible without yielding the pipe, the mea-
sured weight required to set the jars, and the surface action required to
achieve the desired conditions at the back-off point.
The Stuck Pipe Module:

Includes the frictional effects of the drill string in a three-
dimensional wellbore
Adjusts for stretch when the string is buckled.
Uses the WELLPLANTM software Torque Drag Analysis
calculations, including: equilibrium equations and stresses, stretch
and buckling calculations
Yield load limits are based on the calculated effective yield stress.
Fatigue is not considered in the Yield Analysis
Input General Analysis Parameters

98. Activate the Stuck Pipe module and select the Stuck Point Analysis
mode.
99. Input the analysis parameters.
Traveling Assembly Weight is 50 kips
Check all three Mechanical Limitations options and use the

values provided.
Determine the Stuck Point

100.Compute the stuck point. Assume you were tripping out when the
string became stuck. The initial load of the stretch test was 345
kips, and the final load was 365 kips. The stretch was 23.8 inches.
a. What is the measured weight when stuck?
b. Where is the stuck point?

c. Is the stuck point below the jar?
Setting and Tripping the Jar

101.Activate the Jar Analysis mode.
102.Specify the following jar operating forces.
Up set and trip forces are 10 kips
Down trip force is 10 kips
Pump open and seal friction forces are 5 kips
103.What are the forces to set, trip, and reset the jar?
Yielding the Pipe

Yield analysis can be performed to ensure the pipe is
suitable for a jar.
104.Activate the Yield Analysis mode.
105.Determine if the loads required to set, trip, and reset the jar cause
the string to fail. Is the pipe buckling or yielding?
Minimum applied measured weight is 200 kips
Maximum applied measured weight is 500 kips
Increment is 10 kips
Backing Off
106.Activate the Backoff Analysis mode.
107.Determine the initial surface actions required to backoff at 19,158

ft. using the following parameters.
Backoff force is 5 kips

Backoff torque is 2,000 ft-lbf
a. What is the initial surface action for setup?
b. Why do you slackoff?
c. To backoff, what do you do?


Chapter 3
Drilling Solution
Overview
This chapter contains the answers for the exercises found in the previous
Drilling chapter.

WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual Chapter 3: Drilling Solution
Torque Drag Analysis (Using the Torque Drag Analysis Module)

1. Using the Well Explorer, open the Case titled Drilling.
2. Use the Torque Drag Analysis toolbar button.
3. The Reference Datum section is located in the Well Explorer. If

the Well Explorer is not displayed, click the toolbar button. If
the Reference Datum is not displayed, click the
button located at the bottom of the Well
Explorer.
The mudline depth

is 500 ft.
4. Use Case > Hole Section.
a. The riser length of 590 ft (490 ft + 100 ft) is based on the

Wellhead Depth (490 ft) specified on the Well Properties >

Chapter 3: Drilling Solution WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual
Depth Reference tab plus the Elevation (100 ft) also specified
on the Depth Reference tab.
b. The default friction factors are used. These (0.2 for cased hole,
and 0.3 for open hole) friction factors are the generally accepted
within the industry as defaults, or a place to begin your analysis.
When possible, it is a good practice to correlate

friction factors to existing data whenever possible.
5. Use Case > String Editor information.

a. The bottom of the string is at the String Depth (20,000 ft).

Notice that the string is entered from Top to Bottom, therefore the
bit is the bottom row of the spreadsheet.
b. The drill pipe weight includes the tool joint weight. This
information can be found in the online help topic titled String
Drill Pipe Data Dialog.
c. To determine the type of connections used for the drill pipe, and
the make-up torque for the drill pipe connection, double-click on
a non-editable cell in the spreadsheet row describing the drill
pipe. The String Drill Pipe Data dialog will appear. The pipe is
5, 19.5 lb/ft (the stated weight of 21.92 lb/ft includes the tool
joints), G grade, P class pipe with a makeup torque of 21,914 ft-
lbf. The connections are NC50(XH).

6. Use Case > Wellpath > Editor.
a. The current vertical section azimuth is 0.0 degrees. It is best to

view the View > Wellpath Plots > Vertical Section using the
same azimuth as the last survey point. In this example, the
azimuth at the last survey point is 224.84 degrees. View the
Vertical Section plot with the azimuth at the original 0.0
degrees, and again at 224.84 degrees.

b. Use the Azimuth field in the VSection Definition group box to

set the viewing azimuth.
Vertical section
plot with vertical
section azimuth
set to 0.0 degrees.
Vertical section
plot with vertical
section azimuth
set to 224.84
degrees.

7. Use Case > Wellpath > Options, or click the Options button on
the Wellpath Editor to specify tortuosity.
a. Apply tortuosity to the open hole sections of planned wellpaths

to simulate the variations found in actual wellpaths. Applying
tortuosity allows for more realistic predictions of torque and
drag for planned wells. See the online help for more information.
Do not apply tortuosity to actual survey data.
b. When using the Sine Wave model, angle and pitch should not be
a multiple of each other because the result will go to zero. Refer
to the online help for an example.
c. Review the View > Wellpath Plots > Inclination and View >
Wellpath Plots > Azimuth plots. The corkscrews are caused

by applying tortuosity. Tortuosity creates ripples in the

planned wellpath.

8. Use the Case > Fluid Editor. The 13.8 OBM is used.
To activate a fluid,
highlight the fluid
name and then click
the Activate button.
The teardrop next to the fluid name indicates it is the

active fluid.
9. Specify the Torque Drag Analysis setup options using Case >
Torque Drag Setup. The Soft String model will be used because
the Use Stiff String Model box is not checked.

10. Use the Parameter > Mode Data dialog to review additional
analysis parameters.
a. Friction factors specified on the Case > Hole Section Editor

will be used because the radio button next to Hole Section
Editor is selected.
b. All drilling and tripping operations will be analyzed because the

box associated with each operation is checked.
c. There is either 25 kips WOB while rotating on bottom or sliding,

15 kips overpull for backreaming, and 1,500 or 2,000 ft-lbf
torque (depending on the operation). WOB and torque vary
depending on the operating mode.
Analyze Results at TD
11. Access the View > Table > Summary Loads table. The Measured
Weight indicated in this table is the hookload.
a. Several problems exist. Refer to the online help for a definition

of all failure flags.
The X flag indicates the yield strength and utilization factor is

exceeded. In this example, this occurs when backreaming.

The T flag indicates the make-up torque is exceeded. In this

example, this occurs when backreaming, rotating on bottom,
and rotating off bottom.
The F flag indicates the fatigue endurance limit is exceeded. In

this example, this occurs when backreaming or rotating off
bottom.
b. Using this table it is not possible to tell where in the string the
problems occur. In the following steps, we will look at other
plots and tables that provide this information.
c. The overpull margin with tortuosity is 1.6 kips, and without

tortuosity is 7.3 kips.
d. The overpull margin is -2.6 kips, and the yield utilization factor
is exceeded during tripping out.
e. No, buckling is not predicted to occur. Notice the buckling flags

(S or H) are not displayed in the table.
12. Access the View > Plot > Effective Tension plot.
a. The True Tension plot should only be used for stress analysis. If
you want to determine when the string will buckle or fail due to
tension, use the Effective Tension plot.

b. Notice that the tripping out operation is nearing the Tension

Limit at the surface resulting in the very low overpull margin.
c. All operation curves fall to the right of the buckling curves,

therefore buckling is not predicted to occur.
13. Access View > Plot > Torque Graph. Notice where the curves
cross the Torque Limit line. The curves for all rotating operations
indicate when the string is at TD the makeup torque is exceeded
above 6,900 ft MD.
14. Access the View > Plot > Fatigue Graph. Notice the Backreaming
and Rotating Off Bottom operations have a Fatigue Ratio greater
than 1.0 at about 5,200 ft MD indicating a fatigue problem.
a. The fatigue ratio is the calculated bending and buckling stress

divided by the fatigue endurance limit of the pipe. Fatigue
analysis is important because it is a primary cause of drilling

tubular failure. A fatigue failure is caused by cyclic bending

stresses when the pipe is rotated in wellbores with high doglegs.

b. Use View > Wellpath Plots > Dogleg Severity to review the
doglegs. Notice the high doglegs beginning about 5,200 ft.

15. Access View > Table> Load Data.
The flags in the STF column that indicate what limit

is exceeded.
The problems begin around 7,000 ft MD. While backreaming, the X

flag in the STF column appears at 0 ft MD indicating the yield
strength and utilization factor is exceed at the surface.
16.
a. Use Case > String Editor to change the drill pipe to 5, 25.6#,
S, FH, Class 1 pipe. To edit the drill pipe data, double-click on a
non-editable cell in the spreadsheet row describing the drill pipe.
The String Drill Pipe Data dialog will appear. Click the From
Catalog button to display the Drill Pipe Specification dialog.

On this dialog, select the API Drill Pipe catalog from the Type
drop-down list.
Double-click on each of the desired parameters to select the pipe

you want to use, and then click OK.
Notice the drill pipe has been changed on the Case > String
Editor.
Double-click on a non-editable cell associated with a

component to view/edit the parameters defining the
component.

Double-click on a non-editable cell associated with the drill pipe

and review the parameters defining the pipe.
b. Review the make-up torque (View > Plot > Torque Graph) and
fatigue limits (View > Plot > Fatigue Graph) for this pipe.
Notice the problems are resolved.

17. Access the Normal Analysis Summary Loads table. The

problems are resolved in all operation modes. Yes, it is possible the
overpull is over designed.
18. You must first insert another row of drill pipe. Because we want to
use the S grade pipe in the top 7,500 ft, insert a row of drill pipe
below that pipe. To insert another row, highlight the existing row in
the spreadsheet immediately below where you want to insert a row,

and then press the Insert key on the keyboard. A blank row will be
created.
Select Drill Pipe from the Section Type drop-down list. The Drill
Pipe Specification dialog will appear. Use this dialog to select the
desired pipe. Click OK to close the dialog.
Because the top row of this spreadsheet is automatically calculated,

to specify 7,500 ft as the length of the upper section of drill pipe, you
must specify the section length in the bottom section of drill pipe as
11,568 ft. (19,068 - 7,500 ft).

Some longer components (drill pipe, heavy weight)

are not automatically assigned a default length in the
catalog.
Use View > Table > Summary Loads and notice the problems are
resolved.
Analyze Torque and Drag at Other Depths

19. Using the Mode drop-down list, select the Drag Charts analysis
mode.
20. Using the Parameter > Run Parameters dialog, analyze every
100 ft from 0 to TD. Notice much of the information on this dialog
defaults from the values specified in the Normal Analysis.
21. Access the View > Plot > Tension Point/Hook Load chart.

a. The Max Weight Yield line represents the minimum yield

strength of all components currently in the well at that run depth.
b. To determine the overpull at a specific run depth, subtract the

Tripping Out hook load from the Max Weight Yield at the depth
you are interested in. For example, the overpull when the bit is
at 2,000 ft is approximately 290 kips (442 - 154).

22. Review the Torque Point chart.
a. This plot displays the torque at the surface unless the box titled
Torque/Tension Point Distance from Bit box is checked on the
Parameter > Run Parameters dialog.
When the Torque/Tension Point Distance from Bit

box is checked, you can specify a specific depth
where you want to know the torque acting at a
particular point in the string.
b. There is 0 torque for trip in and trip out because the RPM field
for both tripping operations is set to 0 on the Parameters > Run
Parameters dialog.

23. Use the Parameter > Run Parameters dialog to enter the RPM.
Notice the difference in the plot. Set the RPM back to zero.
24. Access the View > Plot > Minimum WOB chart. The results
reported in the Normal Analysis Summary table assume the bit is
at the string depth specified on the Case > String Editor. In this
case, the string depth is set to TD (20,000 ft). Use the Data Reader

to determine what the buckling weights are at TD. The results

will match.

Analyze Hydraulics (Using the Hydraulics Module)

25. Access the Hydraulics module by clicking the toolbar button.
26. Review the Case > String Editor information. To view or edit the
parameters defining a component, double-click on a non-editable
field associated with the component. A dialog will become
available for you to edit or review the data associated with the
component.
a. Double-click on a non-editable cell associated with the bit to

review the bit nozzle sizes. The nozzles are 3-18/32nds.
b. Double-click on a non-editable cell associated with the mud

motor to review the flow rates and pressure losses for the mud
motor.

c. Double-click on a non-editable cell associated with the MWD to

review the flow rates and pressure losses for the MWD.
Analyze Hole Cleaning

27. Access the Hole Cleaning - Operational analysis mode using the
Mode drop-down list.
28. Use Parameter > Transport Analysis Data.
29. Review the View > Plot > Operational plot at 600 gpm and a rate
of penetration (ROP) of 50. Use the sliders at the bottom of the
view to change the ROP and pump rate if necessary. Use the Data

Reader toolbar button as you have in the past to determine the

coordinate values on a plot
a. The minimum flow rate to clean the wellbore is about 717 gpm.
This flow rate is required to clean the riser. About 614 gpm is
required to clean inside the casing.
b. The bed height in the riser is less than 3 inches.
c. The bed height in the casing (between the drill pipe and the
casing) is less than one half inch.
The casing shoe depth is indicated in the Bed Height

plot.

d. As expected, a flow rate of 615 gpm cleaned the annulus in the

cased hole section. However, there is still over 2.5 inches of bed
height in the riser.
e. A flow rate of 720 gpm did clean the riser. Because 615 gpm
cleaned the cased hole section, and 720 gpm cleans the riser, 105
gpm of additional flow is required to clean the riser.
f. Use Case > Hole Section Editor to add a booster pump.

Double-click on a non-editable cell in the row of data

corresponding to the Riser. You must first check the Booster

Pump box before you can input the booster pump information.
If Catenary is selected for the Type of Riser the angle

will be used in the analysis. All analysis that
considers wellbore deviation will be affected.
g. Yes, the wellbore and riser are clean.
30. Access View > Plot > Minimum flow Rate vs ROP plot.

a. If you want to drill with an ROP of 70 ft/hr and an RPM of 0, a

flow rate of 646 gpm is required to clean the wellbore.
b. About 60 ft/hr.
c. Specify the rotary speed in the Rotary Speed field at the bottom
of the window.
Analyze Pressure Loss and Annular Velocity

31. Access the Pressure: Pump Rate Range using the Mode drop-
down list.

32. Review the surface equipment and mud pump information using
Case > Circulating System.
a. The surface equipment rated working pressure is 10,000 psi
b. The maximum discharge pressure is 5,660 psi, and the

horsepower rating is 2,000.
The Active box is checked to activate the pump. Only

the active pump will be used in the analysis.

33. Use Parameter > Rates to specify the analysis parameters.
a. The Maximum System Pressure and Maximum Pump Power

can be entered, or they can come from the active pump on the
Case > Circulating System tabs. To use the pressures specified
on the Circulating System tabs, click the Obtain from
Circulating System button.
34. Use View > Plot > Pressure Loss plot. The system pressures losses
are too high. Notice that at a 615 gpm flow rate, the system pressure
losses are in the red zone.
The red zone on the Pressure Loss plot is defined as

the minimum between the pump pressure and the
circulating system rating.

35. Using the Case > Circulating System dialog, change from the
5660 psi pump a the 7500 psi pump.
Click the Obtain from Circulating System button to update the

Pumping Constraints based on pump you selected.
36. No, there is not a problem.

37. Access View > Plot > Annular Velocity.
a. Yes, there is turbulent flow around the bottom hole assembly.

Any flow rate with an annular velocity greater than the Critical
Velocity (red curve on plot) is in turbulent flow.
b. Based on the flow rates and increments we are analyzing, 575

gpm is the maximum flow rate without turbulence. Use the
Rescale toolbar button to enlarge a particular area of the
plot if necessary. You can also review the data in grid form by
clicking the Grid View toolbar button.
c. Use View > Plot > Annular Pump Rate. Over 2400 gpm would
be required for turbulent flow in the riser. 834 gpm is required

for turbulent flow in the open hole, and 870 gpm in the cased
hole.
38. Save your data to the database.
Determine Required Horsepower

39. Check the required horsepower using the Parameter > Rate dialog
of the Pressure: Pump Rate Fixed analysis mode. Use the Mode
drop-down list to select the analysis mode.
a. The stand pipe pressure is 5982 psi which is less than the 7,500
psi of the pump.

b. Using View > Pie Charts > Power > Drill String and, View >
Pie Charts > Power > Annulus review the power losses in the
drillstring and annulus. The power loss in the drill string is 2072
hp, and in the annulus is 38 hp. This is greater than the pump
power of 2,000 hp.
c. Using View > Pie Charts > Pressure > Drill String and, View
> Pie Charts > Pressure > Annulus, review the pressure losses
in the drillstring and annulus. The pressure loss in the string is

5776 psi, and in the annulus is 106 psi. This is less than the pump
pressure.
d. Use Case > Circulating System > Mud Pumps to activate the
other pump. (Check the box next to the pump name to activate
it.) Click the Obtain from Circulating System button on the
Parameter > Rate dialog to include the second pump in the
analysis.
e. Clear the status messages by right-clicking in the status message

area, and select Clear.

Check ECDs
40.
a. Using the View > Plot > Pressure vs. Depth plot, the string and
annulus pressure stay within the pore pressure and fracture
gradient boundaries.
b. The View > Plot > ECD vs. Depth plot indicates the ECD
remains within the pore pressure and fracture gradient
boundaries in the open hole section.

c. Hide the pore and fracture pressure curves displayed on the plot
by right-clicking on the curve and selecting Hide from the right-
click menu.
d. Right-click on the ECD curve, and select Freeze Line from the
menu. Change the line color and thickness using the displayed
dialog.
e. Use the Parameter > Rate dialog. Click OK to close the

Parameter > Rate dialog. The ECD vs Depth plot will
automatically be updated.
f. Refer back to the ECD vs Depth plot and notice the difference
in the curves. The difference occurs because suspended cuttings
are now included in the analysis. There would be a larger
difference if there was a cuttings bed in the annulus.
g. The View > Plot > Depth vs Pressure and ECD Chart displays
the ECD and pressure when the bit is at different depths in the
open hole section. This plot can also be used to compare the

predicted standpipe pressure to equipment ratings. This is

similar to the Drag Charts used in the Torque Drag analysis.
Bit Optimization
41. Access the Optimization Planning analysis mode using the Mode
drop-down list. Specify the following analysis parameters using
Parameter > Solution Constraints. To optimize based on Bit
Impact Force or HHP we need three 15/32nd nozzles.
42. Access the Pressure: Pump Rate Fixed analysis mode using the
drop-down list.
43. Use the Parameter > Rate dialog

a. The HSI is 2.6 hp/in2 using the current string nozzles.
b. Click the Nozzles button to specify the nozzle size. Use the
Local tab. The String tab indicates the nozzles used on the
String Editor. The TFA is 0.518 in2.

c. Be sure to un-check the Use String Editor Bit Nozzles box. The
HSI is now 5.5 hp/in2.
d. Using the Rate dialog, notice the stand pipe pressure is close to
the maximum pump pressure (7,500 psi), so use three 16/32nd
nozzles instead. To use the three 16/32nd nozzles, click the
Nozzles button and specify this nozzle configuration on the
Local tab. The HSI is now 4.2 hp/in2.
e. Click the Copy to String button on the Bit Nozzles > Local tab
to copy these nozzles to the String Editor.

Final Design Check

44. Select the Hole Cleaning Operational analysis mode using the
Mode drop-down list. Review the View > Plot > Hole Cleaning
Operational plot. There does not appear to be any issues.
45. Select the Pressure: Pump Rate Fixed analysis mode using the
Mode drop-down list. Review the View > Plot > Pressure vs
Depth plot. There does not appear to be any issues.

46. Access the View > Plot > ECD vs Depth plot. There doesnt
appear to be any issues.

Analyze Surge/Swab Pressures and ECDs (Using the Surge Module)

47. Access Surge analysis using the toolbar button.
48. Use Case > Pore Pressure to review the pore pressures. The over
pressured zone is at 10,743.8 ft TVD. Press F11 to access the
Convert Depth/EMW dialog. Specify the TVD, and click the
Convert button to determine the MD.
Analyze Transient Responses
Tripping Out Operation

49. Specify operations data using the Parameter > Operations Data
dialog.
50. Use the View > Operations Plot > Transient Response plot to
review pressures or EMW vs Time. Use the right-click menu to
select the correct plot.
a. The initial EMW on the plot is less then the original mud weight
because mud temperatures effects are included in the analysis.

b. Yes, there is a problem because the EMW when the moving pipe
depth is at TD falls below the pore pressure as denoted by the
red zone on the plot.
c. About 0.25 ppg.

51. Use View > Operation Plot > Trip Schedule. The recommended
safe trip speed is 150 ft/min.
52. Specify the trip speed using the Parameter > Operations Data
dialog. Use View > Operation Plot > Trip Schedule to review
results at all depths.Refer back to Operations Data dialog, and use
150 ft/min for the trip speed and notice the issue is resolved.

Tripping In Operation
53. Use Parameter > Operations Data to change the operation from
swab to surge.
54. Use View > Operation Plot > Transient Response. The
calculations cannot be performed for a surge operation when a
moving pipe depth is at TD. The maximum moving pipe depth
allowed is TD minus one stand length. In this example, the
maximum moving pipe depth would be 19910 ft.
55. Use Parameter > Operations Data to change the moving pipe
depth. There are no predicted problems.

56. Yes it is possible to experience both. Notice the following plot

displays both surge and swab effects. EMW above the bold line are
surge, and below the line are swab.
The line in the

middle of this
plot was added
to the manual to
illustrate the
surge (above the
line) and swab
(below the line)
pressure
responses.
The conventional definition of surge operations have

increases in pressure only. Transient models can
predict both surge and swab pressures while running
in the wellbore. Transient models have been validated
using downhole tools. Refer to the online help for a
list of technical references. The WELLPLANTM
software Hydraulics module has a steady-state (not
transient) surge/swab analysis.

Investigate Well Control (Using the Well Control Analysis Module)

57. Activate the Well Control Analysis module using the toolbar
button.
58. Review geothermal data using Case > Geothermal Gradient.
59. Use Case > Well Control Setup data.
60. Review the temperature model using Parameter > Temperature

Distribution.

61. Use View > Plot > Geothermal Gradient.
Determine Kick Type

62. Use the Parameter > Kick Class Determination dialog. This is a
Kick While Drilling because the kick interval pressure is greater
than the circulating bottom hole pressure. Refer to the online help
for more information.

Estimate Influx Volume

63. Access Parameter > Influx Volume Estimation > Kick Detection
Method tab. Flowrate Variation is the detection method used.
Flowrate variation detects flow-out increases.

Volume variation detects pit volume increases.
64. Parameter > Influx Volume Estimation > Reservoir tab to

review the reservoir information.
Some fields on the Parameter > Influx Volume

Estimation tabs are disabled depending on the kick
type.

65. Parameter > Influx Volume Estimation > Reaction Times tab to
review the reaction time.
66. Use Parameter > Influx Volume Estimation > Results to

determine the expected influx volume. It took 315 seconds to detect
the expected 6 bbl kick.
Analyze Kick Tolerance

67. Access the Kick Tolerance mode using the Mode drop-down list.
68. Use the Case > Well Control Setup > Operational tab to specify
the method.

69. Specify the kick tolerance analysis parameters using Parameter >
Kick Tolerance.
70. Analyze kick tolerance results.
a. Use the View > Plot > Allowable Kick Volume plot. The
maximum allowable influx volume is 57 bbls.

b. Use the View > Plot > Pressure at Depth plot at the shoe. The
pressure is between the pore and fracture pressures while the
kick is circulated out.
Use the right-click menu to select the correct plot if

necessary.

c. Use the View > Plot > Pressure at Depth plot to analyze the
annular pressure at the surface. Use the right-click menu to select
the correct plot. The highest choke pressure is 1386 psi.

d. Review the View > Plot > Maximum Pressure plot. The
Maximum Pressure plot displays the maximum annular
pressures that will occur at any measured depth with an influx of
constant volume in the well. The Pressure at Depth plot
displays the pressure at a specified depth of interest in the
annulus as the kick is circulated.

e. Access the View > Plot > Safe Drilling Depth plot. Use this plot
to display the maximum pressure at a specified depth of interest
using a constant influx volume occurring at the bit as the
wellbore depth increases. The analysis begins at the last casing
shoe depth, and continues over the distance specified as the
Depth Interval to Check on the Parameter > Kick Tolerance
dialog. (The ending depth of the analysis will be the casing shoe
depth plus the Depth Interval to Check.)

f. Access View > Plot > Formation Breakdown Gradient plot.

This plot displays the maximum pressure (expressed as a
gradient) that will occur as a result of the specified influx size.

g. Use View > Plot > Full Evacuation to Gas. Yes, there will be a
problem if there is a full evacuation to gas because the annular
pressure exceeds the fracture gradient.

Use Animation to Review Results

71. Use the VCR buttons to start, stop, and rewind the
animation. The heavy weight mud is in the wellbore and string at
the end of the animation.
72. Use Case > Well Control Setup > Operational to change the kill
method. The light mud is in the wellbore and string at the end of the
animation.
73. Use Case > Well Control Setup > Operational tab to change the
kill method.

Generate a Kill Sheet

74. Access the Kill Sheet analysis mode using the Mode drop-down
list.
75. Using the Case > Well Control Setup tabs to specify the analysis
parameters.
76. Click the toolbar button to access the Notebook module, and
Miscellaneous mode. Use the Parameter > Leak Off Test dialog
to specify the test pressure as 450 psi.

a. Use the mud density of the active fluid on the Case > Fluid
Editor.
b. The leak off test was performed at the casing shoe. The casing
shoe measured depth is 12,500 ft. Use the Convert Depth/
EMW tool (press F11) to determine the TVD (9493.8 ft.).
c. Use the Reference Datum section of the Well Explorer to

easily determine the air gap and sea depth.
d. The calculated equivalent mud gradient is the same as the

fracture gradient.
77. Activate the Well Control Analysis module using the toolbar
button, and the Kill Sheet mode using the Mode drop-down list.
78. Use Case > Well Control Setup to review the slow pump
information.
79. Access Parameter > Kill Sheet and specify a 6 bbl pit gain. Click
the Select Pump/Kill Speed button and select the pump with the 40

spm speed. Notice the other data, including the annulus and string
volumes are already specified.
a. Barite is the weighting material. You can select other materials

using the drop-down list.
b. The shut-in casing pressure is 500 psi.
You can click the Default from Editors button to

default the annulus and string volumes based on data
input in the Case > Hole Section Editor and the Case
> String Editor when performing future analysis.

80. Access the View > Plot > Kill Graph.
81. Pump efficiency makes a difference.
a. Freeze the current line on the plot.
b. Use Case > Circulating System > Mud Pumps to change the
pump efficiency for pump #1 to 90%.

c. Compare the two curves on the Kill Graph. Pump efficiency

does make a difference. It will take more strokes with a less
efficient pump.
d. Set the pump efficiency back to 95%.
82. Access the View > Report and select Kill Sheet. Click Preview to
view the report.
a. Click the Report Options button to review the options.
b. 1176 sacks of weighting material are required.
c. The final circulating pressure is 774 psi.

d. It takes 4,280 strokes and 107 minutes to fill the string.

Determine Critical Rotational Speeds (Using Critical Speed Module)
Input Analysis Parameters

83. Access the Critical Speed module using the toolbar button.
84. Use Parameter > Analysis Parameters to input the following

parameters.
a. We have a tri-cone bit, so we are using an excitation frequency

of 3.
b. Mesh to 99999 ft. to analyze the entire string.
c. Dynamics is not checked therefore the nodal torque due to

friction is not included.
85. Review the mesh zone parameters. (Parameter > Mesh Zone) Use
the default parameters.
a. A mesh is used because it is a finite element analysis. The mesh

is a term for describing how the string is divided into elements
and nodes prior to performing the finite element analysis.
b. The BHA will be divided into elements based on the input values
for Aspect Ratio 1 and Length 1. Refer to the online help for
more information.

c. Aspect Ratio 1 the smallest ratio because it is used to mesh the

BHA zone (500 ft in this example). It is preferable to mesh the
BHA into smaller elements.
d. Length 2 is used to mesh the section of the string between the

BHA and the drill pipe. The remaining pipe will be meshed
using Aspect Ratio 3.
Examine The Stresses Acting On The Workstring

86. Examine the stresses acting on the workstring.
a. 140 and 35 rpm may result in high relative stress in the string.
(View > Rotational Speed Plots > Resultant Stresses)
b. Use View > Position Plots > Resultant Stresses. At 140 rpm,
these stresses likely to occur 12 ft (mud motor) and 37 (MWD)
ft from the bit. (Use the Rescale button to enlarge a portion

of the plot. Use the Data Reader button to determine a

specific value for a point on the curve.)

c. These stresses are likely to occur in the mud motor (12 ft) and
MWD (37 ft).

d. Bending stress is causing the high equivalent stress in these

components. If necessary, rescale the plot to view the data easier.
(View > Position Plots > Stress Components)
e. The View > Position Plots > Stress Components plot displays
the stress components for a range of rotational speeds. The View

> Rotational Speed > Stress Components plot displays the

stress components at one rotational speed.

Examine String Displacements

87.
a. Yes, there more relative displacement at certain rotational

speeds. Significant displacement is at 140 rpm, but 35 rpm and
other speeds also have higher displacements. (View >
Rotational Speed > Displacements)

b. Display View > Position Plots > Displacement in one vertical

pane, and View > Position Plots > Resultant Stresses in the
other pane. The MWD is located 30 - 47 ft from the bit. In this
interval, both the displacement and resultant stress are at a peak.

Review Bending Moments and Shear Stresses

88. Split the screen. Display View > Rotational Speed Plots >
Moments in one vertical pane, and View > Rotational Speed >
Shear Forces in the other pane. The peaks in these plots
correspond to the peak at 140 and 35 rpm we saw in other plots.

Reviewing Results in 3D Plots

89. A 3D plot is a good visual representation of two 2D plots. For
example, using the Resultant Equivalent Stress plot, you can
determine the equivalent stress as well as the position where the
stress occurs.

Predict BHA Build and Drop (Using Bottom Hole Assembly Module)
Input Analysis Parameters and Review Results

90. Activate the Bottom Hole Assembly analysis module by clicking
the toolbar button.
91. Review the mesh zone parameters using Parameter > Mesh Zone.
Use the default parameters.
92. Use Parameter > Analysis to input analysis data and review
results. The bit is tilted downward 0.06 degrees. The negative bit
force indicates the force is acting downward. Refer to the online
help for more information.

93. Examine the results for drilling ahead 300 ft. Use Parameter >
Analysis to input analysis data and review results. Unless noted
otherwise, use the same analysis data as in the previous step.
a. The build rate is 0.25 degrees upward.
b. The walk rate is 0.02 degrees to the left.

Determine Where BHA Contacts the Wellbore

94.
a. The BHA is in contact with the wellbore when the Clearance

line is at 0 displacement. In this example, the stabilizers are all
in contact. Moving up the string, the collars are also in contact.
Further up, the drill pipe is in contact also.
b. The inclination curve indicates the BHA displacement is in the

inclination plane. Refer to the online help for more information.

95.
a. The greatest side forces are located at the contact points we saw
on the previous plot.
b. The first stabilizer has the highest side force.
Evaluate Effect of WOB and ROP

96. Select BHA Parametric from the Mode drop-down list.

97. Using Parameter > Analysis, specify the following WOB and
ROP data.
a. Use View > Plot > Weight on Bit to determine how the build
rate is affected by weight on bit. After 25 kips WOB, additional
WOB doesnt have much affect on the build rate. There is not
much change in walk after this point either. At some point, the
string settles into an equilibrium state and is less sensitive to
WOB changes.

Using Stuck Point Analysis (Using Stuck Pipe Module)
Input General Analysis Parameters

98. Activate the Stuck Pipe module using the toolbar button and
select Stuck Point Analysis from the Mode drop-down list.
99. Use Case > Stuck Pipe Setup to input analysis parameters.
Determine the Stuck Point

100.Using Parameter > Analysis, specify the initial load of the stretch
test was 345 kips, and the final load was 365 kips. The stretch was
23.8 inches.
a. The measured weight when stuck is 405 kips.
b. The stuck point is at 19,227 ft MD.

c. Refer to the Case > String Editor. Yes, the stuck point is below
the jar.
Setting and Tripping the Jar

101.Use the Mode drop-down list to select the Jar Analysis mode.
102.Use the String Jar Data dialog to specify the jar operating
parameters. To access the String Jar Data dialog, double-click on
a non-editable field associated with the jar on the Case > String
Editor.
103.Use Parameter > Analysis to determine the forces to set, trip, and
reset the jar.

Yielding the Pipe

104.Use the Mode drop-down list to select the Yield Analysis mode.
105.Use Parameter > Analysis, to determine if the loads required to

set, trip, and reset the jar cause the string to fail. The pipe does not
yield or buckle using the loads required to set, trip, or reset the jar.
If we slackoff enough, the string will buckle (sinusoidal).
Backing Off
106.Use the Mode drop-down list to select the Backoff Analysis
mode.
107.Use Parameter > Analysis to determine the surface actions

required to backoff at 19,158 ft.
a. The initial surface action is to slackoff 140.8 kips.
b. Slacking off releases the tension in the string.
c. To backoff, pickup 142.3 kips.


Chapter 4
Running Liner
Overview
Data
when creating the data set is to display software functionality.
Therefore, some data may not be realistic. Please do not let the accuracy
of the data divert attention from acquiring knowledge of software
functionality.
Workflow
In this section we will analyze running a liner in the wellbore section
drilled in the last workflow.
Determine centralizer placement is the first step in the workflow. Both

rigid and bow centralizers are used in the analysis. Comparison of the
hookloads with and without centralizers is performed. Initially, a high-
level torque drag analysis is performed.
A more in-depth torque drag analysis while tripping and rotating on

bottom is performed. Actual load data is used to validate the selection of
cased and open hole friction factors.
The Surge module is used to analyze the transient pressure (EMW)

responses while running and reciprocating the liner. Mud temperature
effects are examined. Conventional and auto-fill float options are
investigated. A tripping schedule is generated to determine maximum
trip speeds possible without exceeding the fracture gradient.
The final step in the workflow involves conditioning the well prior to
cementing.

WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual Chapter 4: Running Liner
Workflow Solution
Running Liner Solution chapter.
What Is Covered
During this workflow you will:
Consider the effects of both conventional and autofill float shoes
Analyze surge and swab transient pressures at several depths
Review the effect of centralizers on ECD
Review the effect of tool joints on ECD
Analyze reciprocating the liner
Answers for the exercises in this chapter can be found in the chapter
titled Running Liner Answers.

Chapter 4: Running Liner WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual

1. Using the Well Explorer, open the Case titled Running Liner.
2. Review the casing string. What is the liner overlap?
3. Ensure the mud weight is 13.8 ppg.
Because of the integration between the WELLPLANTM

software modules, the wellbore data from the Drilling
case is available to the Running Liner case.
Centralizer Placement (Using OptiCem Module)

4. Activate the OptiCem-Cementing module.
5. Activate the Centralizer Placement analysis mode.
Use the Centralizer Placement mode to calculate

either the standoff yielded for a required spacing
between centralizers or the spacing between cen-
tralizers needed to achieve a required standoff.
Using Bow Centralizers

6. Import the TrainingCentralizer centralizer catalog, and the
TrainingCasingShoe catalog.
7. Select the bow centralizer in the catalog you imported. Determine

the centralizer placement using the following parameters.
Calculate centralizer placement based on standoff
The top of the centralized interval is 15,000 ft
Assume the cement design requires 70% standoff in centralized

interval, and 40% above the centralized interval
The maximum distance between the centralizers is 160 ft, and

the minimum distance is 20 ft.

The calculated step size is 500 ft.
The trip speed is 60 ft/min, at 0 rpm
Important:
In order to update results in the Quick Look section, you must click the
Copy to Standoff Devices button on the Parameter > Centralizer
Placement view. Therefore, if you change any data, click this button to
update the results. If not, the results calculated using standoff devices
may not be accurate.
a. What is the hookload with centralizers?
b. What is the hookload without centralizers?
c. What is the maximum hookload and where does it occur?
8. How many bow centralizers are required?
9. View a graphical representation of the hookload with and without

centralizers using the Torque Drag Analysis plot. Why is there less
hookload with centralizers?
10. In a future step, we will compare the hookload with bow

centralizers to the hookload with a rigid centralizer. Freeze the
curve representing the hookload with bow centralizer.
Using Rigid Centralizers

11. Replace the bow centralizer with the rigid centralizer from the
Training Centralizer catalog. (Hint: Use a tab other than the tab
displaying the Torque Drag Analysis plot.)
If you use the same tab to display another plot or view

(for example the Parameter > Centralizer
Placement view) that you use to display the Torque
Drag Analysis plot, any frozen lines will be lost.
12. Use the same analysis parameters that you did for the bow
centralizer. What is the maximum hookload and where does it
occur?

13. Review the Torque Drag Analysis plot using the rigid centralizers.
How does it compare to the torque drag using bow centralizers?
14. How many rigid centralizers are required? Use the same tab that
you viewed the Torque Drag plot.
In-Depth Torque Drag Analysis (Using Torque Drag Module)
Using OptiCem, we performed a high-level torque drag analysis. Now

we can use the Torque Drag Analysis module for more in-depth analy-
sis of additional operating modes.
15. Activate the Torque Drag Analysis module.
16. Access the Drag Charts analysis mode.
17. Input the following analysis parameters.
Analyze every 500 ft between 0 and 20,000 ft
Analyze tripping in and out at 60 ft/min. There is no rotation.
Analyze rotating off bottom in addition to the two tripping

operations.
18. Review the hook loads for each operation with and without
centralizers. Are the loads within the yield limit and rig capacity
with and without centralizers when tripping out? (Hints: Use Freeze
line. Use the Standoff Devices dialog to indicate when you want
the centralizers used in the plot results.)
If View > Auto Calculation is checked, anytime

there is an OptiCem view, or plot open in a tab, the
calculations will be performed. This is typically not
desired when using another WELLPLANTM software
module. Therefore, if you have an OptiCem view
active in a tab, you may want to consider replacing it
with the plot required for this step.
19. Include centralizers in the analysis again before proceeding.

Matching Friction Factors to Actual Field Data

20. Analyze tripping in at 60 ft/min and 0 rpm every 500 ft between
10,000 and 20,000 ft.
21. Enable the sensitivity plot.
22. Input the following friction factors for sensitivity analysis.
Casing Open Hole
Min 0.0 0.1
Increment 0.2 0.2
Max 0.4 0.5
23. Specify the following actual load data.
Run Depth Trip In Measured Weight

(ft) (kips)
10,000 313
12,500 293
15,000 271
17,500 276
20,000 284
24. What friction factors are we currently using?
25. Do the friction factors in use (from Case > Hole Section Editor)
match actual load data?
26. Is the make-up torque limit exceeded if we rotate while tripping in

the liner? Analyze at 10, 15, and 20 rpm.

Determining Surge and Swab Pressures (Using Surge Module)

27. Access the Surge module application.
28. Review the string data.
a. Review the casing shoe information.
b. What is the difference between conventional and autofill?
c. Select the conventional float option.
d. What module uses the float option?
29. Review the standoff devices.
Specify the Operation Data

30. Specify the following operation data:
Analyze a surge operation
Include mud temperature effects
Pipe acceleration and deceleration is 1 ft/sec2.
Specify the following moving pipe depths and corresponding

pipe speeds:
Pipe Depth Pipe Speed

(MD) (ft/min)
12,500 155
15,000 155
19910 155
a. Why should you analyze 15,000 ft MD as an additional depth of

interest?

b. What is the length of a stand of pipe?
c. Why is the deepest pipe depth not at TD?
Analyze Transient Response

31. Review the transient EMW, at all moving pipe depths, as a function
of time.
a. Is the formation fracturing at any depth?
b. Using the Transient Response plot at TD, freeze the curves that
are fracturing. Change the names of the curves to indicate a
conventional float is used.
32. Does auto-fill help resolve the problem? (Use a different tab to
access the String Editor.)
a. Is there still the possibility of exceeding the fracture gradient at

TD?
b. What is the EMW reduction at TD when the moving pipe depth

is at TD?
c. Is there still the possibility of exceeding the fracture gradient at

the shoe?
d. Is there still the possibility of exceeding the fracture gradient at

15,000 ft MD?
Check the Tripping Schedule

33. How can we reduce the risk of fracturing the formation by altering
the trip speed?
a. What is the trip speed at TD, at the shoe, and at the depth of
interest?
b. What speeds should you trip if the auto-fill becomes plugged?

Compare the auto-fill results with the conventional results.
c. Enable auto-fill before proceeding.

34. Recheck the transient pressure responses to determine if there is an

issue using the suggested trip speeds. Use 125, 120, and 115 ft/min
for 12,500, 15,000, and 19,910 ft respectively.
Reciprocating
35. Select the Reciprocation analysis mode.
36. Specify the following analysis parameters.
Reciprocation depth 25 ft above TD (19975 ft.)
Reciprocation length 22 ft
Pipe acceleration and deceleration is 0.5 ft/sec2
No additional depth of interest
0 gpm flow rate
37. Are there any transient pressure issues at TD?
38. What flow rate resolves this issue?

Condition the Well Prior to Cementing (Using Hydraulics Module)

39. Access the Hydraulics module.
40. Access the Pressure: Pump Rate Fixed analysis mode.
41. Do not use centralizers in the analysis.
42. Determine how long it takes to circulate two circulations using a

pump rate of 400 gpm.
43. Specify the analysis parameters. Dont include tool joints in the
analysis, but do include mud temperature effects. Analyze every
500 ft between 12,500 and TD. Circulate for 8 hours.
44. Review the ECDs as a function of depth. Freeze the ECD curve on
the plot using Freeze Line.
45. Do tool joint pressure losses alter the results? If so, why? Freeze
this ECD curve also on the plot using Freeze Line.
46. Include the centralizers. Is there a change in ECD? Why is the ECD
increased after 15,000 ft MD?
47. What is the circulating temperature at TD, and what is the return
temperature at the surface?

Chapter 5
Running Liner Solution
Overview
This chapter contains the answers, to the exercise questions presented in
the Running Liner chapter.

WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual Chapter 5: Running Liner Solution

1. Double-click on the case name in the Well Explorer to open the
Case titled Running Liner.
2. Access the Case > String Editor. The liner overlap is 250 ft.
(Previous casing shoe is at 12,500 ft.)
3. Ensure the mud weight is 13.8 ppg using Case > Fluid Editor.

Chapter 5: Running Liner Solution WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual
Centralizer Placement (Using OptiCem Module)

4. Click the toolbar icon to activate the OptiCem module.
5. Activate the Centralizer Placement analysis mode using the

Mode drop-down list.
Using Bow Centralizers

6. To import the catalog, right-click on the Catalogs node in the Well
Explorer and select Import Catalog from the right-click menu.
Using the Import Catalog dialog, navigate to the folder containing
the catalog file you want to import. Be sure the Files of type: drop-
down list says Catalog Transfer Files (*.cat.xml). Notice the Well
Explorer now lists a catalog titled Training Centralizer. Repeat
this procedure for the casing shoe catalog.
7. Use the Parameter > Centralizer Placement view. Click on the

Centralizer A cell, and select Use Catalog Selector from the drop-

down list. The Centralizer Specification dialog will be displayed.

Use this dialog to select the TrainingCentralizer catalog from the
Catalog drop-down list. Select the bow centralizer.
Input the provided running parameters using the Parameter >

Centralizer Placement view.
a. Click the Copy to Standoff Devices button on the Centralizer

Placement dialog to update the Quick Look results. The
hookload with centralizers is 254 kips.
b. The hookload without centralizers is 306 kips.
c. The maximum hookload is 254 kips and occurs at 20,000 ft.

8. Use Parameter > Standoff Devices to determine how many

centralizers were required. In this example, 109 centralizers are
required.
9. Use View > Plot > Torque Drag Analysis to view a graphical
representation of the hookload with and without centralizers and
compare to results using bow centralizers. There is less hookload
with centralizers because there is more drag and the drag force acts
in the opposite direction of motion.

10. To freeze a curve on a plot, click on the curve, then right-click

and select Freeze Line. It is helpful to change the color, line
thickness, and/or curve title to distinguish the various curves.
Using Rigid Centralizers

11. Use Parameter > Centralizer Placement. Click on the
Centralizer A cell, and select Use Catalog Selector from the drop-
down list. The Centralizer Specification dialog will be displayed.
Use this dialog to select the TrainingCentralizer catalog from the
Catalog drop-down list. Select the rigid centralizer.

12. Remember to click the Copy to Standoff Devices button.The

maximum hookload is 330 kips and occurs at 8,000 ft.
13. Click the tab that contains the View > Plot > Torque Drag
Analysis to compare the hookload using bow and rigid centralizers.
14. Using the same tab that you viewed the Torque Drag plot, access
the Parameter > Standoff Devices to determine how many rigid

centralizers are required. Scroll to the bottom of the spreadsheet.

There are 93 centralizers used.
In-Depth Torque Drag Analysis (Using Torque Drag Module)

15. Activate the Torque Drag Analysis module using the Torque
Drag Analysis toolbar button.
16. Access the Drag Charts analysis mode using the Mode drop-down
list.

17. Use Parameter > Run Parameters.
18. Display View > Plot > Tension Point/Hookload Chart.
Use Freeze Line to ensure the curves for running with centralizers
remain so that you can compare the results to those without
centralizers. (To access Freeze Line functionality, right-click on the
curve, select Freeze Line, and change the properties using the
displayed dialog.)

In another tab, access Parameter > Standoff Devices to indicate

centralizers should not be used in the analysis. Uncheck the Use
Standoff Devices box on the Standoff Devices spreadsheet.
Access the tab with the plot again. Notice the results without
centralizers is now displayed on the Tension Point/Hookload
Chart along with the results using centralizers. Notice that all loads,
for all operations are within the yield limit of the pipe. This plot can
also be used to compare the rig capacity to expected loads. In this
particular case, there is 100 kips difference between the expected
tripping out with centralizers load and the rig capacity.

As you cursor over a curve with the mouse, notice the

curve turns black. The curve label in the legend also turns
black. This can be helpful when determining what the
curve represents. Particularly when there are several
curves on the plot with the same, or close to the same
color.
19. Access Parameter > Standoff Devices and check the Use Standoff
Devices box on the Standoff Devices spreadsheet.

Matching Friction Factors to Actual Field Data

20. Use Parameter > Run Parameters.
21. Check the Enable Sensitivity Plot check box on the Run
Parameters dialog.

22. Click the Input Friction Factors button on the Run Parameter
dialog to access the Sensitivity Plot Friction Factors dialog.
23. Use Parameter > Actual Loads to input the actual load data.
24. Use Case > Hole Section Editor to determine the friction factors
we are currently using. We are using 0.2 in cased sections, and 0.3
in open hole sections.
25. Use View > Plot > Sensitivity Plot-Tension/Hook Load Chart to
determine if the friction factors in use (from Case > Hole Section
Editor) match actual load data. Notice the actual load data points
fall along the curve corresponding to a 0.2 friction factor in cased

hole, and 0.3 in open hole. These are the values we are using in the
Hole Section Editor.
26. Use Parameter > Run Parameters to specify the rpm, and use
View > Plot > Torque Point/Surface Chart. When rotating at 20
rpm, we exceed the make- up torque limit.

Determining Surge and Swab Pressures (Using Surge Module)

27. Access Surge analysis using the toolbar button.
28. Use Case > String Editor to review the string data.
a. Double-click on a non-editable cell pertaining to the Casing

Shoe. The String Casing Shoe Data dialog will be displayed.
b. Click the Help button to access the online help to determine the
difference between conventional and autofill options. The
following is an excerpt from the online help.
c. Click the radio button associated with the conventional option.

d. The WELLPLANTM software Surge module uses the float

option. This is indicated on the String Casing Shoe Data dialog.
29. Use Parameter > Standoff Devices to review the standoff devices.
These are the rigid centralizers analyzed previously.
Specify the Operation Data

30. Specify the operation data using Parameter > Operations Data.

a. Consider analyzing pressured zone(s) in the open hole section.

In this example, the Case > Pore Pressure spreadsheet indicates
a pressured zone at 10,743 ft TVD.
Press F11 to access the Convert Depth/EMW dialog and use this
dialog to determine the MD corresponding to this TVD. 10,743.8 ft
TVD corresponds to 15,000 ft MD.
b. Because we are running a liner, a stand of pipe is 90 ft.
c. The deepest pipe depth is not at TD because a surge analysis

cannot be performed if the bottom pipe depth is within a stand
length of TD. If so, a message will be displayed in the Status
Message section at the bottom of the application window, and
calculations will not be performed.
Analyze Transient Response

31. Use View > Operation Plot > Transient Response Plot to review
the transient pressures/EMWs, at all moving pipe depths, as a
function of time. Right-click in the plot to access a menu that can be
used to select a plot at a different depth. You can choose to display
the data as EMW vs Time rather than Pressure vs. Time.

a. The formation is fracturing at all depths of interest using one or

more moving pipe depths. Notice on the following plots the
depth of interest is indicated in the plot title bar. Each curve on
the plot represents the pressures or EMWs over time at that
particular depth as bottom of the liner is at a specific moving
pipe depth. Use the legend to determine which moving pipe
depth corresponds to each curve. If a curve crosses into a red
range at the top of the plot, the pressures or EMWs are fracturing
the formation. Conversely, if a curve crosses into a red range at
the bottom of the plot, the pressures or EMWs fall below the
pore pressure and a kick may occur.
The following plot displays the results at the depth of interest (15,000 ft
MD) for all three moving pipe depths. Notice that the formation fracture

gradient is exceeded at this depth when the pipe depth is at the shoe, or
the depth of interest, or near TD.
Using the right-click menu again, display the results at TD. Notice the
fracture gradient is exceeded when the pipe is at 19,910 ft MD, and also
slightly into the red zone when the pipe is at the depth of interest
(15,000 ft MD).
b. Freeze the curves that are fracturing.

32. Use Case > String Editor to change the float option to autofill.
a. Yes, there still the possibility of exceeding the fracture gradient

at TD when the moving pipe depth is at TD.

b. The largest reduction, about 2.1 ppg, occurs about 0.6 minutes
into tripping the stand. Use the Data Reader toolbar button to
assist you.
c. Yes, there is still the possibility of fracturing the formation.

d. Yes, there is still the possibility of fracturing the formation at

15,000 ft.
Check the Tripping Schedule

33. Review the tripping schedule using View > Operation Plot > Trip
Schedule.
a. The trip speed at TD, at the shoe, and at the depth of interest is
127, 125, and 117 ft/min respectively.
b. Freeze the trip speed curve generated using autofill. Using a

different tab, access the String Editor and change the float

option to Conventional. Review the Trip Schedule plot again,

and notice the trip speeds must be significantly reduced using
conventional float option.
c. Enable auto-fill before proceeding.
34. First, using the Parameter > Operations Data dialog to specify
the revised trip speeds for each moving pipe depth. Then, review
the View > Operation Plot > Transient Response plot at each
depth. Notice the problems are resolved.

Results at the shoe do not indicate a problem.
Results at the depth of interest, 15,000 ft, do not indicate a problem.

Results close to TD do not indicate a problem.
Reciprocating
35. Select the Reciprocation analysis mode using the Mode drop-
down list.
36. Specify the analysis parameters using Parameter > Operations

Data.

37. The EMW falls below the pore pressure at TD while reciprocating.
38. Use Parameter > Operations Data to specify the flow rate. Yes,
the issues are resolved.


Condition the Well Prior to Cementing (Using Hydraulics Module)

39. Access the Hydraulics module by clicking the toolbar button.
40. Use the Mode drop-down list to access the Pressure: Pump Rate
Fixed analysis mode.
41. Use the Parameter > Standoff Devices dialog to indicate standoff
devices (centralizers) are not used in the analysis.
42. Determine how long it takes to circulate two circulations. Press F12
to determine the annular volume. Using this volume, it will
approximately four hours to circulate one time.

43. Use Parameter > Rate to specify the analysis parameters.
44. Use View > Plot > ECD vs Depth.

45. Use Parameter > Rate to include tool joint pressure losses by
checking the Include Tool Joint Pressure Losses box.
Use the Rescale toolbar button to enlarge the portion of the plot
containing the curve data. Notice the tool joint pressure losses increase
the ECD as depth increases because the tool joints reduce the annular
volume. A tool joint may also result in reduced internal pip volume if
the tool joint ID is less than the pipe ID.

46. Include the centralizers by checking the Use Standoff Devices box
on the Parameter > Standoff Devices dialog. The centralizers also
reduce the annular volume. The increase begins at 15,000 ft
because that is where the centralizers begin.

47. Review the geothermal data using View > Plot > Geothermal
Gradient. The circulating temperature at TD is 209 degrees F, and
the return temperature at the surface is 76 degrees F.

Chapter 6
Cementing the Liner
Overview
Data
Workflow
In this section we will cement the 9 5/8 liner we analyzed in the
previous workflow.
The workflow begins with a review of the centralizer placement

determined in the previous workflow. The bottom hole circulating
temperature is estimated.
Entering of cement job data is performed using fluids provided.
Result analysis includes analyzing: circulating pressures, downhole

pressures, density and hydrostatic profiles, comparing rates in and out,
wellhead and surface pressures, and estimated hookloads.
Hole cleaning (erodibility) is investigated, including the effect of

remaining mud on fluid tops.
The animation is used to determine fluid tops, volumes, and other

cementing parameters.
Workflow Solution
Cementing Solution chapter.

WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual Chapter 6: Cementing the Liner
What Is Covered
Integration between WELLPLANTM software modules
Defining cement slurries and spacers
Different placement methods
Defining a cement job, including:
Sequence and rates fluids will be pumped
Plugs
Shoe tracks
Automatic Rate Adjustments and Safety Factors
Job stages
Cement material requirements (sacks)
Displacement volumes
Surface iron works
Estimating bottom hole circulating temperatures
Determining pipe and annular volumes
Specifying a gauge or washed out hole
Using many of the available plots (as a function of time, volumes,

strokes) to analyze:
Circulating pressures
Downhole pressures
Density and hydrostatic pressure profiles
Recognize when free fall is occurring
Wellhead and surface pressures
Hookloads during the job

Chapter 6: Cementing the Liner WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual
Using the Fluid Animation to review many job parameters
Analyzing hole cleaning during the cement job

Open the Case

1. Open the Case titled Cement Liner. We will be cementing the 9 5/8
liner we analyzed in the previous exercise.
If you have a Halliburton OptiCem OTC file, you can

import this data directly into an open WELLPLANTM
software case using File > Import. You can create a
case using File > New > Instant Case.
2. Activate the OptiCem module and the Wellbore Simulator

analysis Mode.
3. Keeping in mind the data integration provided by WELLPLANTM

software, what data type of wellbore data do you think you will
need to input to analyze a cementing case that you did not input in
the Running Liner case?
Input and Review Wellbore Data
Review Hole Section, String, and Wellpath Data

4. Review the hole section data. Is the hole washed out?
Caliper log data can be directly imported into the Hole

Section Editor using File > Import Caliper.
5. What is the total annular volume and the annular volume in the
open hole? Why is the Between Strings volume zero?
6. What is the total annular volume and the annular volume in the
open hole if there is a 15% washout?
7. Set the open hole back to gauge hole.
8. Review the string data.
9. Review the wellpath editor. Is tortuosity used? Hint: Click the

Options button.

Define Cement Slurries and Spacers

10. Input the following fluids. All fluids use the Bingham Plastic
rheology model. The 13.8 ppg OBM should already be input
because it was used in the previous exercises.
Name Type Class Density PV @ 70 YP @ 70 Yield Water Req

(ppg) degrees degrees (ft3/sk94) (gal/sk94)
14.0 ppg Spacer n/a 14.0 28.0 12.0 n/a n/a

Spacer
14.5 ppg Lead Cement H 14.5 39.0 9.23 1.36 5.91
16.4 ppg Tail Cement H 16.4 178.3 19.81 1.41 8.35
Review Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Data

11. Review pore pressure data. Where is the maximum pore pressure in
the open hole section?
12. Review the fracture gradient data. Where is lowest fracture gradient
in the open hole?
Review or Input Geothermal Gradient Data

13. What is the static bottom hole temperature?
Review or Input Circulating System Data

14. Review circulating system data. What is the displacement volume
in the surface iron?

Centralizer Placement
You can use multiple types of centralizers. You can create a pattern
of centralizers. For example, you can alternate between two types of
centralizers, or use two of one type centralizer followed by another
type. There are several patterns available for use.
15. Review the centralizer placement. Notice these are the same
centralizers used in previous Running Liner case.
Specify Depths of Interest

16. Specify the depths of interest based on your answers to steps 11 and
12. Why use these depths?
Estimate Bottom Hole Circulating Temperature
It is strongly recommended that the circulating temperature profiles

should be run using a temperature simulator as in WELLCAT (HCT
file) or obtained data from a cementing service company. (Click Edit
Profile button to input or import a temperature profile.) If this data is
not available, a quick temperature analysis can be run using the WELL-
PLANTM software Hydraulics module. For this exercise, we do not
have an hct file, or other data, so we will use the Hydraulics module for
a quick estimate of the bottom hole circulating temperature.
17. Activate the Hydraulics module and the Pressure: Pump Rate
Fixed analysis mode.
18. Specify a flowrate of 400 GPM. (This is the same flow rate used to
condition the hole in the Running Liner case.) Include the effects of
mud temperature in the analysis. Circulate for 9 hours. This allows
for approximately 2 circulations.
19. What are the circulating annular bottom hole and surface
temperatures?

Input Cement Job Data

20. Activate the OptiCem module using the OptiCem toolbar
button. Select Wellbore Simulator from the Mode drop-down list
21. Input BHCT, surface temperature, and the mud outlet temperature.
22. Specify the following cement job data using Parameter > Job
Data. Notice that all fluids are pumped at 10 bbl/min except for the
tail slurry.
Plugs indicate the start of the displacement, as

well as act as a normal plug. In OptiCem, Top
Plug with the New stage box checked, indicates
the start of displacement. In this exercise, the sec-
ond stage of the tail cement is an optional step to
specify the time to drop the plug.
As the wellbore fluid, use the 13.8 ppg OBM. Specify a rate of
10 bbl/min. (Because this fluid is designated as the active fluid
on the Case > Fluid Editor, it will appear in the top row of the
Job Data dialog by default.).
Use 50 bbls of the 14 ppg Spacer as a spacer. Pump the spacer

at 10 bbl/min. (Select Spacer/Flush in the Type drop-down list.).
The Placement Method is Volume.
Pump the 14.5 ppg Lead cement at a rate of 10 bbl/min. The

Placement Method is Top of Fluid and specify the top of the
lead cement at 12,250 ft (at the Liner Hanger). (Select Cement in
the Type drop-down list.)
Pump 2000 ft of the 16.4 ppg Tail slurry at a rate of 7 bbl/min.

(Select Cement in the Type drop-down list.). The Placement
Method is Length.
Drop a plug. To do this, add a second row of 16.4 ppg Tail slurry.
Un-check the New Stage box so that this entry becomes the 4-2
stage of the tail slurry. Specify a shutdown time of 5 minutes to
drop the plug.

Indicate the start of the displacement by selecting Top Plug as

the Type for the row between the tail cement and the
displacement fluid. Check the New Stage box.
Pump 10 bbls of 14.0 ppg Spacer at 10 bpm on top of the plug

as a post flush as an extra measure to prevent slurry
contamination by displacement mud.
Select Mud in the Type drop-down list. Displace the cement with
the 13.8 ppg OBM mud pumped at 10 bbl/min.
Because the annulus is open to the atmosphere, use 14.7 psi for
the Back Pressure and use 0 bbl Return Volume.
Use 80 ft of shoe track.
Select Top Plug option and enter 350 PSI for bumping the plug.
Do not automatically adjust the rates

Do not use foam cement
Do not use Inner String
Enable auto-displacement calculations. (Leave the box
unchecked.)
a. How much shoe track volume is predicted?
b. How many sacks of lead and tail cement are needed for this job?
c. If the shoe track was 160 ft how many extra tail slurry sacks
would be require? Important: Set it back to 80 ft after checking.
23. What is the displacement volume?
24. What is the pipe volume, and why doesnt the displacement volume
in the previous step equal the pipe volume?
Analyze Results
Review Circulating Pressures

25. Do the circulating pressures (vs. volume) during the cement job
exceed the fracture pressure at the shoe?

26. Do the circulating pressures (vs. volume) cause a well control

problem during placement at TD?
Review Downhole Pressure Profiles

27. Access the View > Plot > Downhole Pressure Profiles plot.
a. What would you use this plot for?
b. Is it possible to take a kick or fracture the open hole during the

cement job?
c. What does the minimum hydrostatic gradient curve represent?
d. What does the maximum ECD curve represent?
Review Density and Hydrostatic Profiles

28. Access View > Plot > Final Density and Hydrostatic Profile.
What do the curves represent?
Compare Rates In and Out

29. Access View > Plot > Comparison of Rates In and Out. View
Results vs Time.
a. What does this plot represent?
b. Does freefall occur during the job?
c. Is the predicted free fall a cause for concern in this design?
d. What does the Gas Rate represent on right side of the plot?
Review Wellhead and Surface Pressures

30. Access View > Plot > Calculated Wellhead/Surface Pressure (in
Time).
a. What is the maximum calculated wellhead surface pressure and

when during the job does it occur?
b. What is the difference between the pump pressure and the

wellhead pressure?

c. What is the maximum calculated pump pressure?
d. Why does the pressure initially drop, and then increase?
Review Hookloads
31. Access View > Plot > Hook Load Simulation.
a. Is there any danger of pumping the non-secured pipe out of the

hole during the cement job?
b. Is the rig capacity exceeded?
c. Remove the line of interest from the plot. When is the maximum
hookload predicted during the job?
Use the Fluid Animation to Analyze Job Parameters

32. Access View > Fluid Animation Schematic.
a. Do not include any labels on the animation, and view the

animation using a 1/2 cutaway.
b. Set the down hole pointer to19,000 ft. annulus (the mid-point of
the tail slurry). View the schematic To Scale.
c. Review the colors associated with each fluid. What color is

associated with tail, lead, spacer, and free fall?
d. Run the simulation. What volume has been pumped when

freefall occurs and the Time In is 58 minutes?
e. What is the bottom hole pressure and ECD at 19,000 ft (annulus)

when free fall begins?
f. Finish the simulation.
g. What is the total time to pump the job?
h. Why is knowing the time required to pump the job important?

Review Hole Cleaning
Erodibility data should be obtained from field studies, the mud

company, or lab tests.
If you do not have centralizers in the analysis, and you enable

the Eccentricity option, the pipe is assumed to be on the low
side of the wellbore.
33. Enable Erodibility and Eccentricity analysis. Specify a required

shear stress (lbf/100ft2) of 20 for this exercise. Analyze between a
top and bottom measured depth of 18,000 and 20,000 ft.
corresponding to the tail slurry placement.
34. Access the View > Plot > Erodibility Profile plot. What is the
displacement efficiency in the tail slurry section of the annulus?
35. Analyze the entire open section in the annulus.
a. Access the Analysis Data dialog, and click the Entire Open
Hole Section radio button. Click OK to re-run the calculations.
b. Is the wellbore clean or is there mud cake remaining? Why is

there an increase in mud cake between the previous shoe and the
15,000 ft?
c. Is the remaining mud cake a problem if only a good tail cement

placement is required?
d. If a mud cake remains, what parameters, other than hole

cleaning, should be re-examined?
Fine-Tune the Job
Re-Examine ECDs
36. Use the Downhole Pressure Profile plot to determine how did
erodibility affected the ECDs in the open hole. Where is the
increase in ECD most likely to cause a problem?

37. Change the fracture zone of interest from 12,500 ft to 20,000 ft.
38. Is the circulating pressure close to the fracture gradient?
39. Add a safety factor of 150 psi using automatic rate adjustment.
40. Are the circulating pressure still close to the fracture gradient?
(view in volume)
41. How have the rates changed, and how many barrels will be pumped
at the lower rate?
42. Access View > Plot > Downhole Pressure Profiles and notice the
maximum ECD is not as close to the fracture gradient as it was
prior to the rate adjustment.
Re-Examine Fluid Tops

43. Now, lets examine the top of fluids. Run the fluid animation at
19,000 ft annulus with erodibility
a. What does the red color remaining in the annulus at the end of
the job represent?
b. What is the predicted top of the lead slurry with the mud
remaining?
c. What is the revised predicted top of the spacer with the mud
remaining?

Chapter 7
Cementing the Liner Solution
Overview
This chapter contains the answers, to the exercise questions presented in
the Cementing the Liner chapter.

WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual Chapter 7: Cementing the Liner Solution
Open the Case

1. Use the Well Explorer to open the case.
2. Use the OptiCem toolbar button to activate the OptiCem

module. Select Wellbore Simulator from the Mode drop-down
list.
3. WELLPLANTM software is a suite of integrated engineering

applications that share data that is stored in the EDM database.
Once data is input, it is shared between applications where
appropriate. In fact, data stored in the EDM database can also be
shared with other Landmark applications. Refer to the online help
for more information about integration.
In these exercises, we are using data already entered in a previous

exercise. Data already entered includes:
Hole section data
String data
Wellbore fluid
geothermal
Wellpath
Pore pressure and fracture gradient
Shared centralizers
Shared rig data
Data specifically related to a cement job that must be entered for this
exercise includes:
Slurries and spacers need to be defined using the Case > Fluid
Editor.
The sequence and volume of fluids pumped during the

cementing operation must be input using the Parameter > Job
Data dialog.

Chapter 7: Cementing the Liner Solution WELLPLANTM Software Version 2003.16.1.7 Training Manual
There are other analysis parameters specific to a cementing

analysis that must be specified.

Input and Review Wellbore Data
Review Hole Section, String, and Wellpath Data

4. Use Case > Hole Section Editor. No, the hole is not washed out.
To indicate the hole is washed out, specify the percentage increase
using the Excess (%) field.
5. The Between Strings volume pertains to an inner string

configuration. If there was an inner string configuration, this
volume is the volume between the inner and outer strings. (Hint:
Use Tools > Volume Calculations.) The total annular volume is
2,055 bbls.
The annular volume in the open hole section is 418 bbls.

6. Use Case > Hole Section Editor and change the Excess % to
15.00 %.
The total annular volume is 2,118 bbls.
The annular volume in the open hole section is 481 bbls.
7. Use Case > Hole Section Editor and set the Excess % back to
zero.

8. Use Case > String Editor. This is the same string configuration
that was used in the Running Liner case.

9. Use Case > String Editor. Yes, this is the same wellpath used in
the previous two designs.
Define Cement Slurries and Spacers

10. Specify the fluid data using Case > Fluid Editor.

Review Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Data

11. Use Case > Pore Pressure. The maximum pore pressure of 13.5
ppg is at 13,253 ft TVD.

12. Use Case > Fracture Gradient. The lowest fracture gradient of
14.75 ppg is at the prior shoe 9493.8 ft TVD
Review or Input Geothermal Gradient Data

13. Use Case > Geothermal Gradient. The BHST is 229.7 degrees F.

Review or Input Circulating System Data

14. Use Case > Circulating System Data. The displacement volume is
0.34 bbls.
Centralizer Placement
15. Use Parameter > Centralizer Placement.
Specify Depths of Interest

16. Access Parameter > Additional Data. For Reservoir Zone enter
the MD of the well at TD (20000 ft) and for Fracture Zone enter

the casing shoe depth (12500 ft). We entered these depths because
the MD of the well at TD has the highest pore pressure in the open
hole, and the casing shoe depth has the lowest fracture gradient in
the open hole. You can enter any depths of interest for these zones
(weak zones or abnormal pressure zones not necessarily at prior
shoe depth or well depth) if desired.
Estimate Bottom Hole Circulating Temperature

17. Click the toolbar button to access the Hydraulics module,
and use the Mode drop-down list to access the Pressure: Pump
Rate Fixed analysis mode.

18. Use Parameter > Rate to specify this information.
19. Access View > Plot > Geothermal Gradient. Use the Data Reader
button to determine the temperatures, or click the Grid View
toolbar button to view the data in tabular form.The annular
surface temperature is 73.6 degrees F.
The annular bottom hole temperature is 208.3 degrees F.
Input Cement Job Data

20. Activate the OptiCem module using the OptiCem toolbar
button. Select Wellbore Simulator from the Mode drop-down list

21. Use Parameter > Additional Data. Select the BHCT option.
22. Use Parameter > Job Data.
a. 5.66 bbls of shoe track is predicted.

b. 1326 sacks of lead cement, and 467 of tail cement.
c. Approximately 23 sacks. Set the shoe track length back to 80 ft

after checking.

23. Use Parameter > Job Data. The displacement volume includes the
cumulative volume of fluids after the plug is dropped. 10 bbls
(spacer) + 723.17 bbls (mud) = 733.17 bbls.
24. Use Tools > Volume Calculations to determine the pipe volume.
The volumes are not equal because of 5.66 bbls shoe track volume.

Analyze Results
Review Circulating Pressures

25. Use View > Plot > Circ Pressure and Density - Frac Zone. (Hint:
Use right-click menu to view pressure vs. volume.) No, there isnt a
problem. The circulating pressures do not exceed the fracture
gradient at this depth for the entire job.
26. Use View > Plot > Circ Pressure and Density - Reservoir Zone.
(Hint: Use right-click menu to view pressure vs. volume.) No, there
is not a problem because the circulating and hydrostatic pressures
do not fall below the pore pressure at TD during the entire job.

Review Downhole Pressure Profiles

27. Access the View > Plot > Downhole Pressure Profiles plot.
a. Use this plot for quick overall picture to determine if you will
have well control or ECD issues at any depth in the open hole.
b. No, because the maximum ECD and minimum hydrostatic

gradient curves lie between the pore pressure and fracture
gradient curves.
c. The hydrostatic gradient curve represents the minimum gradient

at any given time that could be present in the annulus.
d. This curve represents the maximum ECDs that can be

anticipated at various depths.
Review Density and Hydrostatic Profiles

28. The Density curve represents the static density of each fluid at the
end of the job. The Hydrostatic Gradient curve represents the

cumulative hydrostatic gradient of all fluids in wellbore at the end

of the job.
Compare Rates In and Out

29. Use the right-click menu to view Rates vs Time.
a. This plot displays the total annular return rate and corresponding
pump rates versus the fluid pumped into the well (a comparison
of the volume of material pumped in with the volume coming out
of the well.) The difference between the two rate curves
indicates free fall. If free fall occurs and well goes on vacuum,
the rate out will initially exceed and then fall below the planned
pumped rate.
b. There is slight free-fall at the start of displacement during the

job.

c. The free fall does not appear to be severe enough. The predicted
rates (in and out) are about the same for most of the job.
d. This is for foam jobs when both liquid and gas phases are
present. However, it is not applicable in this design.
Review Wellhead and Surface Pressures

30. Access View > Plot > Calculated Wellhead/Surface Pressure.
a. The maximum calculated wellhead surface pressure is 2,001 psi,

and occurs at the end of the job when the plug is bumped.
b. The pump pressure is at the cement unit, the wellhead pressure

is at the wellhead.
c. The maximum pump pressure is approximately 2,260 psi.
d. After the heavier fluids move to the annulus, additional pressure

is required to lift these fluids up the annulus.

Review Hookloads
31. Access View > Plot > Hook Load Simulation.
a. No, the predicted hookloads during the entire job are well above
the neutral buoyancy.
b. No, the rig capacity is not exceeded. The calculated hookloads

are below rig capacity during the entire job.
c. Click the to remove the lines of interest from a plot.

Immediately after free fall occurs as the displacement fluid
catches up with the tail slurry.

Use the Fluid Animation to Analyze Job Parameters

32. Access View > Fluid Animation Schematic.
a. Right-click on the plot to access the View > Animation > Fluid
Positions dialog. Un-check all the boxes associated with labels,
and check the 1/2 Cutaway option.
b.

c. Refer to the color legend in the upper right corner of the

animation.
d. Click the button to begin the animation. 488 bbls have been
pumped when free fall occurs. You can tell when free fall begins
because the color indicator (black) for free fall appears. Hint: use
the VCR buttons to stop, start, and step through the simulation.

e.
f. Finish the simulation.
g. 132 minutes.

h. To properly design the optimal thickening times for the slurries.
Review Hole Cleaning

33. Use the Parameter > Analysis Data dialog. Check the Erodibility
and Eccentricity boxes. Click the Enter Top/Bottom MD radio
button and specify the depths. Click OK and the simulation will
run.
34. The tail slurry section is predicted to be fully cleaned with 100%
mud removal.
35. Analyze the entire open section in the annulus.

a. Access the Analysis Data dialog, and click the Entire Open
Hole Section radio button. Click OK to re-run the calculations.
b. Access View > Plot > Erodibility Profile. There is mud cake
remaining. There is an increase in mud cake between the
previous shoe and 15,000 ft because this interval does not have
centralizers.
c. Ideally hundred percent mud removal is desirable for entire

cemented section. In this exercise only a good tail placement was
required and the tail section is 100% clean. In the centralized

interval containing the lead slurry, there is a small (less than 3%)
mud cake.
If the design required the entire cemented section

to be cleaned, the following changes could be
made to the design:
- a mud with a higher erodibility number could be
used
- improved centralizer placement over a longer
interval
- specially formulated spacers (for example tuned
spacers) that achieve higher mud removal
- use non-conventional cementing techniques (for
example, foamed cement)
d. Fluid tops and ECDs may be affected by remaining mud cake.
Fine-Tune the Job
Re-Examine ECDs and Fluid Tops

36. Access the View > Plot > Downhole Pressure Profile plot. Notice
the increase in ECDs. The increase in ECD is most likely to cause a
problem at TD.

37. Use Parameter > Additional Data dialog. Click OK to close the
Additional Data dialog and re-run the simulator to update results.
38. Access View > Plot > Circulating Pressure and Density -
Fracture Zone (in volume). Notice the circulating pressure is very
close to the fracture zone towards the end of the displacement at
TD.

39. To add a safety factor, use Parameter > Job Data dialog to select
Automatic Rate Adjustment with 150 psi safety factor.
40. Access View > Plot > Circulating Pressure and Density -
Fracture Zone. Notice the circulating pressure are no longer near
the fracture gradient because the rates have been adjusted towards
the end of the job. Note the safety factor region has been added to
the plot.
41. Access View > Plot > Comparison of Rates In and Out. Notice
the rates dropped near the end of cement job. Approximately the

last 50 bbls are pumped at the slower rate of 5 bpm instead of the
planned 10 bpm.
42. Access Plot > Downhole Pressure Profiles. Notice the decrease in
ECD as a result of the reduced flow rates.

43. .
a. The red denotes the section where the mud was not fully
removed. Use the Erodibility plot to determine the percentage
of mud remaining.
b. Place the mouse pointer over the top of the lead slurry in the
animation schematic to view the predicted top of lead slurry. It

is 11,813 ft (compared to previous 12,250 ft.). Fluid tops are also

reported in the Wellbore Simulator report.
c. Place the mouse pointer over the top of the spacer in the
animation schematic to view the predicted top of spacer. It is
11,200 ft. versus planned 11,848 ft.

If the annular volume is significantly filled with

non-mobile mud, it will increase the velocity and
frictional pressure losses elevating the ECDs.
Also, this can cause fluid tops to be higher than
anticipated. It is a good practice to review all
parameters if mud displacement efficiency is not
100%.

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WELLPLANTM Software

Part Number: 220027A - July 2008

Landmark Graphics Corporation

Getting Started ................................................................................................................. i

Landmark Learning May 2008 1

Analyze Hole Cleaning .......................................................................................... 11

Drilling Solution .............................................................................................................. 1

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Bit Optimization .................................................................................................... 40

Running Liner ................................................................................................................... 1

Landmark Learning May 2008 3

Analyze Transient Response ................................................................................. 8

Running Liner Solution ............................................................................................... 1

Cementing the Liner ..................................................................................................... 1

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Review Hookloads ................................................................................................. 10

Cementing the Liner Solution ................................................................................. 1

Landmark Learning May 2008 5

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An overview of each workflow is contained in the exercise section

Landmark Learning May 2008 i

Icons Used in Manual

The Concepts icon indicates sections where conceptual information

The Observe icon draws you attention to a particular section of a dialog,

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Technical Support Information

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Landmark Learning May 2008 iv

Exercise 1: Creating the Data Hierarchy

Exercise 2: Specifying Tubular Properties and Working With

Exercise 3: Using the Case Menu, Libraries, and Configuring

Landmark Learning May 2008 1-1

Exercise 1: Creating the Data Hierarchy

Steps and Questions

2. Enter your User ID and Password on the login screen.

3. Create a new company.

4. Specify Company properties.

a) Rename the company Class. Entry of other company

b) What would you do if you want to prevent editing of the

c) How do you prevent editing of all data associated with the

5. Create a new project.

6. Create a new site.

7. Create a new well.

a) Specify general well information. Name the well Class Well. Do

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c) Specify the well depth reference, configuration (offshore or

e) Entry of other well information is not required for this course at

8. Create a new wellbore.

a) Define general information about the wellbore. Name the

9. Create a prototype design for wellbore Class Wellbore. Name the

11. Open the case you created.

Landmark Learning May 2008 1-3

2. Enter EDM as the User ID and landmark as the Password on the

3. Create a new company. Using the Well Explorer, right-click on the

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4. Specify Company properties.

a) Using the Company Properties > General tab, rename the

b) To prevent editing of the company level data, you can set a

c) To prevent editing of all data associated with the company

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a) Use the Project Properties > General tab to specify project

6. Create a new site when prompted by clicking the Yes button.

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