SURGE AND SWAB PROGRAM

9 MUD SPECIFIC WEIGHT (ppg) 500 FLOW RATE (gpm)

25 MUD PLASTIC VISCOSITY (cp)
25 MUD YIELD POINT (lb/100sqft)
20 GEL STRENGTH OF MUD (lb/100sqft) (10 min)
96 LENGTH OF ONE STAND OF PIPE (ft)
400 LENGTH OF STRING OF PIPE (ft)
12.25 AVERAGE HOLE DIAMETER (inch)
5 OD OF STRING OF PIPE (inch) 4.23 ID OF STRING OF PIPE (inch)
60 TIME TO MOVE A LENGTH OF PIPE (seconds)
92 LENGTH OF PIPE MOVED DURING TIME INTERVALL (ft)
0.00029 CONSTANT "A" FROM CHARTS
0.0055 CONSTANT "B" FROM CHARTS
2.15 CONSTANT "E" FROM CHARTS
0.26 CONSTANT "F" FROM CHARTS
0.385 CONSTANT "W" FROM CHARTS
92 LOWERING OR RAISING VELOCITY OF STRING OF PIPE (ft/mn)
1330 TOTAL VERTICAL DEPTH (ft)
621 HIDROSTATIC PRESSURE (psi)
71 Rh 600 rpm RHEOMETER READING
43 Rh 300 rpm RHEOMETER READING
0.781 K FLOW CONSISTENCY INDEX
0.723 N FLOW BEHAVIOR INDEX
FLUID VELOCITY
90.3 FLUID VELOCITY FOR PLUGGED PIPE (ft/mn)
76.5 FLUID VELOCITY FOR OPEN PIPE (ft/mn)
DELTA PRESSURE SURGE O SWAB
4 Ps FOR LAMINAR FLOW (PLUGGED PIPE) (psi)
0 Ps FOR TURBULENT FLOW (PLUGGED PIPE) (psi)
9.055 Max EQUIVALENT MUD WEIGHT DUE TO SURGE (ppg)
8.945 Min EQUIVALENT MUD WEIGHT DUE TO SWAB (ppg)
VISCOUS DRAG
17 LAMINAR PRESSURE SURGE OR SWAB (psi)
1 TURBULENT PRESSURE SURGE OR SWAB (psi)
17 VISCOUS SURGE OR SWAB (psi)
GEL PRESSURE SURGE OR SWAB
4 GEL PRESSURE SURGE OR SWAB (psi)
0 GEL PRESSURE SURGE OR SWAB (psi)
ACCELERATION PRESSURE SURGE OR SWAB
0.05 ACCELERATION OF STRING (ft/sec2)
0.01 ACCELERATION OF MUD (ft/sec2)
0.06 ACCELERATION PRESSURE SURGE OR SWAB (psi)