Mud Circulation Initiation Pressure

Program: PRTICIRC
Purpose : To determine the amount of pressure required to initiate
mud circulation both dwon the drill pipe and up the
annulus.
Input : Mud weight : Mw (pound/gallon)
Mud gel strength : Gs ( pound/100 sq.feet)
Well Depth : D (feet)
Pipe inside diameter : Di (inches)
Pipe Out side diameter : Do (inchs)
Hole Diameter : Dh(inches)

Output : Pressure required to initiate Circulation

Down the drill pipe : PP (psi)
Up the annalus : AP (psi)

Equation : (1) For pressure grediant to break gel strength :

(a) Dwon the drill pipe :

TG
PD
300 D1

(b) Up the annulus :

TG
YP
300 D3 D2

(2) For pressure required to initiate circulation

(a) Dwon the drill pipe :
PP= DPD

(b) Up the annulus

PP= DPD
Variables: Mw : Mud weight
Gs : Mud gel strength (pound/100 sq.feet)
D : Well Depth (feet)
Di : Pipe inside diameter (inches)
Do : Pipe outside diameter (inches)
 Dh : Hole Diameter (inches)
PD : Pipe pressure gradiant to break (psi/foot)
PA : Annulus pressure gradiant to break gel
(psi/foot)
PP : Pipe pressure required to initiate
circulation (psi)
AP : Annulus pressure required to initiate
circulation (psi)

Example : "INTIATING CIRCULATING A WELL"

WHAT IS MUD WEIGHT ?

? 10
WHAT IS MUD GEL STRENGTH (LB/100SQ.FT )?
? 75
WHAT IS DEPTH (FEET)?
?4000
WHAT IS PIPE INSIDE DIAMETER(IN.) ?
? 5.5
WHAT IS PIPE OUTSIDE DIAMETER(IN.)?
? 6.0
WHAT IS HOLE DIAMETER ?
?11.

MUD WEIGHT IS 10 LB/GAL

MUD GEL STRENGTH IS : 75 LB/100SQ.FT
DEPTH IS: 4000 FEET
PIPE INSIDE DIAMETER IS: 5.5 INCHES
PIPE OUTSIDE DIAMETER IS: 6 INCHES
HOLE DIAMETER: 11 INCHES
PRESSURE REQUIRED TOINITIATE
CIRCULATION:
DWON THE DRILL PIPE IS: 181.818 PSI
UP THE ANNULUS IS: 200 PSI
 RUN

INPUT
Mw,Gs,D,Di,Do,
Dh

CALCULATEA
PD,PAPP,AP

OUTPUT
PRINT, Mw,Gs,D, Di,Do, Dh
PRINT PP,AP

END

200 CLS:PRINT
210 PRINT "INITAING CIRCULATION OF A WELL"
220 PRINT
230 PRINT "WHAT IS MUD WEIGHT(LB/GAL)?"
240 INPUT Mw
250 PRINT "WHAT IS MUD GEL STRENGHT (LB/100 SQ.FT)?"
260 INPUT Gs
270 PRINT "WHAT IS DEPTH (FEET)?"
280 INPUT D
290 PRINT "WHAT PIPE INSIDE DIAMETER (IN.)? "
300 INPUT Di
310 PRINT "WHAT IS PIPE OUT SIDE DIAMETER (IN.) ?"
320 INPUT Do
330 PRINT "WHAT IS HOLE DIAMETER (IN.)?"
340 INPUT Dh
350 PD = Gs/(300D1)
360 PA = Gs/(300(D1D2))
370 PP = DPD
380 AP = DPA
390 CLS:PRINT
400 PRINT "MUD WEGIHT IS:";Mw;"LB/GAL"
410 PRINT "MUD GEL STRENGTH IS: :";Gs;"LB/100 SQ.FT."
420 PRINT "DEPTH IS:";D;"FEET"
430 PRINT "PIPE INSIDE DIAMETER IS: :";Di;"INCHES"
440 PRINT "PIPE OUTSIDE DIAMETER IS: :";Do;"INCHES"
450 PRINT "HOLE DIAMETER IS: :";Dh;"INCHES"
460 PRINT
470 PRINT "PRESSURE REQUIRED TO INITIATE CIRCULATION"
480 PRINT
490 PRINT "DOWN THE DRILL PIPE IS: ";PP;" PSI"
500 PRINT "UP THE ANNULUS IS: "; AP;" PSI"
510 PRINT
520 PRINT
530 END