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xls MITCHELL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS

COPYRIGHT 1990 MITCHELL ENGINEERING, PO BOX 1492. GOLDEN, CO, 80402, USA (303) 273 3744

ALLOWABLE DRILLING TORQUE

5 NOMINAL OD OF THE DRILLPIPE; in

4.276 NOMINAL ID OF THE DRILLPIPE; in

1 WEAR CLASS OF DRILLPIPE (CLASS 1, 2, OR 3)

100,000 MAXIMUM TENSION IN THE DRILLPIPE; lb

75,000 MINIMUM UNIT YIELD STRENGTH OF THE DRILLPIPE; psi

28,800 MAKE-UP TORQUE OF THE TOOLJOINTS; lb-ft

32,285 TORSIONAL STRENTH OF WALL OF DRILLPIPE WITH NO LOAD; lb-ft

31,500 TORSIONAL STRENGTH OF ROTARY SHOULDERED CONNECTIONS IN BHA; LB-FT

CALCULATIONS
30,577 TORSIONAL STRENGTH OF WALL WITH API FORMULA; lb-ft
4.855 WORN OD OF DRILLPIPE; in
21.733 POLAR MOMENT OF INERTIA OF WORN DRILLPIPE; in^4
4.154 WORN AREA OF DRILLPIPE; in^2
0.362 NOMINAL WALL THICKNESS OF THE DRILLPIPE; in
0.2 WEAR FRACTION; fr

28,800 ALLOWABLE DRILLING TORQUE IF DRILLPIPE AND BHA WEAKEST; lb-ft

PROGRAM DOS NAME: DRL_TORQ.XLS

PURPOSE: FIND ALLOWABLE DRILLING TORQUE

COMPUTATIONS:
1. COMPUTES TORSIONAL STRENGTH OF PIPE UNDER LOAD
2. COMPARES PIPE, TOOL JOINT, MAKE-UP TORQUE