CONFIDENTIAL EHIJAN 2018/CGES76/577 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE : DRILLING ENGINEERING/DRILLING ENGINEERING | COURSE CODE : CGES576/577 EXAMINATION : JANUARY 2018 TIME : 3HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of five (5) questions 2. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page, 3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission Is given by the invigiator. 4. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of i) the Question Paper li) aone— page Appendix lil) an Answer Booklet ~ provided by the Faculty 5. Answer ALL questions in English, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO This examination paper consists of 4 printed pages: (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknolog! MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL, 2 EHIJAN 2018/CGE576/577 QUESTION 1 (P01, CO4, C1, C2) a) b) Figure 1 shows two examples of drilling tools that are used for making up connection. Name and define the function of each tool. (a) (b) Figure 1 Drilling tools (5 marks) A rotary drilling method has been popular after the discovery of the East Texas Field by "Dad" Joiner in 1930 and it is much more efficient than the alternative, cable tool drilling. Describe explicitly how a hole is made using the rotary drilling technique. (10 marks) QUESTION 2 (P02, CO2, C2, C4) a) b) Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) consists of drill collar and other types of components just above the bit such as the reamers, stabilizers and jars. Describe the function of each BHA component. (5 marks) ‘An exploration rig has the following grades of drill pipe to be run in a 15,000 ft deep well: Grade E: 5/4.276 in; 19.5 Ibmift; yield strength of 395,000 Ib (1760 kN) Grade G: 5/4.276 in; 19.5 lbm/ft; yield strength of 553,830 Ib (2464 KN) If the total length and weight of drill collars plus heavy-wall drill pipe is 984 ft (300 m) and 157,374 Ib (700 KN), respectively and the maximum expected mud weight at 16,000 ft is 100 pef (13.4 ppg, or 1.6 kg/l), determine the maximum length that can be used from each grade of drill pipe if an MOP of 50,000 Ib is to be maintained for the lower grade. (10 marks) © Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL,CONFIDENTIAL, 3 EHIJAN 2018/CGE576/577 QUESTION 3 (POS, CO3, C4, C6) a) Burst pressure is a force applied from the inside of the casing whereas the collapse pressure is force applied from the outside of the casing. Analyze five (5) possible internal and external pressures that experienced by the casing. (10 marks) b) The following three grades of 13-3/8 in. casings are available in a company store. It is, required to run a surface casing (13-3/8 in.) based on collapse and tension only. The casing is run in 8.96 ppg mud up to 6200 ft and being cemented to surface. The pore pressure behind the 13-3/8 in. casing is 8.48 ppg and the cement density used is 12.5 ppg. Safety factors are 1.8 for tension and a minimum of 0.85 for collapse. Based on Table 1 and 2, propose a suitable casing grade to be used in the well by considering collapse and tension calculation only. Table 1 Weight and Collapse Data [ Grade Weight (Ibs/ft) Collapse (psi K55 545 4130 K55 68 — 1950 eee 2670 Table 2: Yield strength data for body and coupling Grade Yield Strength (x1000 Ib) i a _ Body Coupli K55 853 _ 636 Z K55 1069 _[ 1300 180 1661 1693 Given: Joint type: LTC for K55, 54.5 Ibsift and BTS for remaining grades. (10 marks) QUESTION 4 (P05, CO3, C3, C5) a) Acconventional cementing job has been used for cementing conductor casing. Based on Table 3, determine the required quantities of cement and bentonite in sacks for that operation. Allow 20% excess cement in the open hole. (10 marks) © Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL