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Accumulator water requirements,46,47, 48,49

capacity-surface system,35, 36 weighted cement calculations,
capacity-subsea system,36, 37 5 0 ,5 1
pre-chargepressure,37, 38 Centrifuge
Annular capacity evaluation,97, 98, 99
betweencasing or hole and drill Cost per foot, 25
pipe, tubing, or casing,10, Cuttings
ll, 12 amount drilled, 16
betweencasing and multiple bulk density,38, 39
stringsof tubing, 12, 13, 14 slip velocity, 16'7,168, 169,
Annular velocity 1 7 0 ,1 7 l
critical, 165, 166 Control drilling, l7
determine,8, 9 Conversion factors
pump output required, 9, l0 area, 209
spm required, l0 circulation rate,209
impact force, 209
length,210
Bit nozzleselection,157, 158, 159, mud weight, 210
1 6 0 ,1 6 1 power, 210
Bottomhole assembly pressure,2l0
length necessaryfor a desired velocity,2l I
weight on bit, 39, 40,41 v o l u m e ,2 1 1
Buoyancy factor, 18, 39, 40, 4l weight, 211

"d" exponent,166,167
Capacity
a n n u l a r ,1 0 , l l , 1 2 Density
i r r s i d e1, 4 , 1 5 , 1 6 , 2 2 , 2 3 equivalentcirculating, 5, 179,
('cnrcntingcalculations 1 8 0 ,t 8 l , 1 8 2
rrrltlitivecalculations,44, 45, 46 Directional drilling
ttullrncedcementplug, 58, 59, available weight on bit, 194
{ t ( )(, r 1 . 6 2 deviation/departure,l9l, 192
lnon cementadditives,48, 49 dogleg severity, 192, 193
t t i a l p r e s s u r e6, 2 , 6 3 surveycalculations,189,190, l9l
ol'leet to be cemented, true vertical depth, 194
t5, 56.57 Displacement
flqtrirc:tl.51, 52, 53, 54 drill collar, 22,23
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Diverter lines, ll6 Hydraulics analysis, 16l, 162,

Drilling fluids 163, 164
dilution, 83 Hydraulicing casing, 63, 64, 65, 66
increasedensity, volume Hydrocyclone
increase,starting volume, 79, evaluation,95,96
80,gl, g2 Hydrostatic pressuredecrease
oil based muds gas cut mud, 127
changing o/w ratio, 87, 88, 89 tripping pipe, 18, 19, 20
densityof mixture, 85, 86
starting volume to prepare, 86
mixing fluids of different Kick
densities,83, 84, 85 maximum pressurewhen
Drill collar circulating,129, 130,131, 132,
capacity and displacement, 133, 134
204,205 maximum pit gain, 128, 129
Drill pipe maximum surfacepressure,
capacityand displacement. 127, 128
201,202
heavy weight, 201
Drill string Leak-off test, 5, 116, lll
critical RPM, 198 maximum allowable mud weight
design,39, 40,4l from, l18, l19
MASICP, II9

Equivalentmud weight, 116, ll7

Overbalance
l o s so f , 2 0 , 2 1
lost returns,68, 69
Flowrate
minimum for PDC bits, 198
Fracture gradient Pressure
Ben Eaton method, 185, 186 adjusting pump rate, 24, 25
Matthews and Kelly method, analysis
1 8 2 ,1 8 3 ,1 8 4 gas expansion,135
subseaapplications,186, breaking circulation, 76, 7'l
187,188 drill stem tests
surfacepressures,136, 137
gradient
Gas migration, 126 determine,l, 2
convert, 2
hydrostatic
Hydraulic determine,2, 3
horsepower,22 c o n v e r t ,3 , 4
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maximum anticipated surface, Surgeand swab pressures,171,

1 1 3 , 1 1 4l l,5 t72, t73, 114, l' l5, 176, 177,
pressureexerted by mud in 178, 179
casing, 136
tests,I 16, 117
Pressurelosses
Tank capacity determinations,202,
a n n u l a r ,1 9 6 , 1 9 7
203, 206, 207, 208
d r i l l s t e mb o r e , 1 9 5 ,1 9 6 ' .
Temperature
pipe fittings, 191, 198
conversion,26,27
surfaceequipment, 195
determine,2l,22
Pump output
Ton-mile calculations
duplex, 7
coring operations, 43
triplex, 6
drilling or connection, 43
setting casing, 44
round trip, 41, 42, 43
S l u g c a l c u l a t i o n s3, 1 . 3 2 . 3 3 . 3 4 short trip, 44
Specific gravity
determine,4
c o n v e r t , 4 ,5
Volume
Solids
a n n u l a r ,2 9 , 3 0 , 3 1 , l 0 l , 1 0 2 , 1 0 4
a n a l y s i s8, 9 , 9 0 , 9 1 , 9 2 , 9 3
drill string,29,30,31,l0l, 102,104
dilution, 94,
''
displacement,95
fractions, 93, 94
generated,l7 Washout
Stripping/snubbing depth of, 67, 68
breakoverpoint, 137, 138 Weight
casing pressureincreasefrom calculate lblft, 22, 23
stripping into influx, 140 maximum allowable mud, 5
height gain from stripping into rule of thumb,23,24
influx, 139 Well control
maximum allowable surface bottomhole pressure,123
pressure,l4l sizing diverter lines, I l6
maximum surface pressure final circulating pressure,102,105
before stripping, 139 formation pressure
volume of mud to bleed, 140, 141 maximum, 120
Strokes shut-in on kick, 122
to displace,29, 31 gas migration, 126
Stuck pipe influx
determiningfree point, 69,10,71 maximum height, 120, l2l,
height of spotting fluid, 1l, 12 122, 124, 125
spotting pills, 72, 13, 14, 75, 76 type, 125, 126
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Well control (continued) subseawell control

kick BHP when circulatingkick,
g a sf l o w i n t o w e l l b o r e , 1 3 4 , 1 3 5 1 4 9 ,1 5 0
maximum pit gain, 128, 129 bringing well on choke, 142,143
maximum surfacepressure, casing burst pressure,144,
1 2 7 ,t 2 8 , t 2 g , 1 3 0 , l 3 l , 1 4 5 ,1 4 6
1 3 2 .1 3 3 . 1 3 4 c h o k el i n e
tolerance adjusting for higher mud
factor,119 w e i g h t ,1 4 7
maximum surface pressure pressureloss, 146
from, 120 velocity through, 146
kill sheets maximum allowable mud
n o r m a l , l 0 l , 1 0 2 ,1 0 3 ,1 0 4 , w e i g h t ,1 4 3
105, 106, 107, 108 maximum allowableshut-in
taperedstring, 108, 109, I l0 casingpressure,143,
h i g h l y d e v i a t e dw e l l , l l 0 , l l l , 144,145
ll2, II3 maximum mud weight with
kill weight mud, 102, 105 returns back to rig
initial circulating pressure, floor, 148
102, 105 minimum conductor casing
maximum anticipated surface setting depth, 147, 148
p r e s s u r el,l 3 , l l 4 , 1 1 5 r i s e rd i s c o n n e c t e d1,4 9
MASICP, ll9, 122 trip margin, 106
psi/stroke,106, 107, 108 Workover operations
shut-in casingpressure,123 bullheading,151, 152, 153
shut-in drill pipe pressure,123 lubricateand bleed,153,154,155