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Annular Velocity (AV) in ft/min

Oilfield Unit
Formula 1: AV = pump outpup ÷ annular capacity
Pump output 10 bbl/min
Annular capacity 0.13 bbl/ft
Annular Velocity 76.9 ft/min
Formula 2: Flow rate in gpm and diameter between 2 diameters
Flow rate 800 gpm
Bigger diameter 10 in such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter 5 in such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Annular Velocity 261.3 ft/min
Formula 3: flow rate in bbl/min and diameter
Flow rate 13 bbl/min
Bigger diameter 10 in such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter 5 in such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Annular Velocity 178.4 ft/min
Flow rate in gpm required for a desired annular velocity, ft/mim
Annular Velocity 120 ft/min
Bigger diameter 10 in such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter 5 in such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Required pump rate 367 gpm
Strokes per minute (SPM) required for a given annular velocity
Annular Velocity 150 ft/min
Bigger diameter 10 in such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter 5 in such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Pump out put 0.1 bbl/stk
SPM required 109 spm

Metric Unit
Formula 1: AV = pump outpup ÷ annular capacity
Pump output 1600 liters/min
Annular capacity 68 liters/m
Annular Velocity 23.5 m/min
Formula 2: Flow rate in gpm and diameter between 2 diameters
Flow rate 3000 liters/min
Bigger diameter 254 mm such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter 127 mm such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Annular Velocity 78.9 m/min
Formula 3: flow rate in m3/min and diameter
Flow rate 2 m3/min
Bigger diameter 254 mm such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter 127 mm such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Annular Velocity 52.6 m/min
Flow rate in liters per min required for a desired annular velocity, ft/mim
Annular Velocity 37 m/min
Bigger diameter 254 mm such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter 127 mm such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Required pump rate 1406 liters/min
Strokes per minute (SPM) required for a given annular velocity
Annular Velocity 46 m/min
Bigger diameter 254 mm such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter 127 mm such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Pump out put 0.0156 m3/stk
SPM required 112 spm
Input cells
calculated cells

Reference
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