Exercise 1.

1.A. Drilling 17.5-inch hole with a roller cone bit, we want to use 45,000 lbs WOB in
the tangent section at 30° inclination.
What air weight of BHA is required to avoid running any drill pipe in compression?
The mud density is 10 ppg.
Use a 10% safety margin not 15%.

1.B. Suppose we have 180' of 9.5-inch tubulars weighing 220 lbs per foot, a 9.5-inch
MWD tool weighing 3,400 lbs and 90 ft of 8-inch tubulars weighing 154 lbs per foot.
How many joints of 5-inch HWDP would be required to meet the criteria in Example
1.A.
Weight of one 30 ft joint of 5-inch HWDP = 1,480 lbs.

Exercise 2
Length of Drillcollars for a given WOB
You have been advised that the highest rate of penetration for a particular 12 1/4” bit
will be achieved when 25,000lbs weight on bit (WOB) is applied to the bit. Assuming
that the bit will be run in 12 ppg mud, calculate the length of drillcollars required to
provide 25,000 lbs WOB.
a. Calculate the weight (in air) of 10000 ft of 5” 19.5 lb/ft Grade G drillpipe with 4
1/2” IF connections.
b. Calculate the weight of this string in 12 ppg mud.
c. Calculate the length of 9 1/2” x 2 13/16” drillcollars that would be required to
provide 25,000lbs WOB and keep the drillpipe in tension in 12 ppg mud.