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Subsurface & Integrity Operations Dept. Head
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-farag-radwan-a9266626/
 Presenter Name:
Mahmoud Farag Radwan
Mahmoud Radwan is a Subsurface & Integrity Operations Dept. Head at AMAL
Petroleum Company (AMAPETCO) with 15 years of experience in oil & gas

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industry. Mahmoud worked in Well Engineering, Intervention, Integrity & Work-over
at several companies, including KDT Global Solutions, Badr El-Din Pet. Co.
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(BAPETCO), Qarun Pet. Co. (QPC) and Wadi El-Sahel Petroleum Co.
Biography

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(WASPETCO).
Also, a freelance instructor at upstream Oil & Gas in Egypt & GCC since 2008.

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Mahmoud received a BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering from Al-Azhar

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University in 2007.
o Evaluating Sustainable Annulus Pressure (SAP) in Sour Wells and the Possible Causes to

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Avoid Recurrence to the Well Integrity Annual Middle East Conference in Abu Dhabi; UAE
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in Apr 2015
o Implementing NDT methods for maintenance and inspection to the Asset Integrity
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Management North Africa Conference in Cairo; Egypt in Nov 2015
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o Feasibility Evaluation of Using Downhole Gas-water Separation Technology in gas

Reservoirs with Bottom Water; paper number: SPE-183739-MS to the 20th Middle East Oil
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Publications & Gas Show and Conference in Mar 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/183739-MS

o Managing the Operational Challenges in Corroded Wells through Well Integrity
Management System to the Improving Brownfield Performance Technical Convention, in
Cairo; Egypt in Dec 2019
o Safe and Economic Attractive Rigless Operations Using a Digital Slickline in Unmanned
Platform with Low Structure Loads and Spacing; paper number: SPE-202857-MS to the
Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Nov 2020
https://doi.org/10.2118/202857-MS
 Outlines
• Dimension system

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• Area & volume Calculations

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• Oil field application

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• Density Principles and Sp.Gr concept

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• Pressure concept and its unit conversion
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• Buoyancy factor and its application
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• Mud pumps
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• Special petroleum calculation

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 Dimension system

Value English Metric (SI)

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Length Foot (ft) Meter (m)

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Volume (capacity) Gallon (g) Liter (l)

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Weight Pound (lb) Gram (gm)
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 Dimension system

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 English system units
Length:
1 mile = 1760 yard

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1 yard = 3 feet (ft)

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1 ft = 12 inch (in).

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Weight:

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1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces
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Volume:
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1 bbL = 5.614 ft3

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1 BBL = 42 gallon (gal)

1 ft3 = 7.48 gal

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 Metric system units
Length:
1 kilometer (Km) = 1000 meter (M)

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1 meter (M) = 10 decimeter (dm)

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1 dm = 10 centimeter (cm)

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1 cm = 10 millimeter (mm)

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1 kg = 1000 gm
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1cubic meter(M3) = 1000 liter (L)

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Constant Conversions

Length:

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1 M = 3.281 ft

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1 in = 2.54 cm

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Weight:
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1 lb = 453.5 gm
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volume:
1 gal = 3.785 liter

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 Rig Tape
Rig Tape

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The Ordinary Measuring Tape (Inch Vs Centimeter)
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- The inch is divided to 16 or 32 divisions

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 Area Calculations
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Area = L x L =L2

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Rectangle:
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Area = L  W
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Triangle:
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Area =  B  H
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 Area Calculations

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 Area Calculations

Cross Sectional Area = 0.7854 (OD − ID 2 2

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 Area Calculations

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 Volume calculations

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Volume of mud Tank = length x width x height (ft3)

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 Volume calculations

Volume of Cylinder = Area of Base  Height

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= 0.7854 
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Volume of Cylinder =  H , bbl
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D: Diameter, in2
H: Depth, ft

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 Volume calculations

OD 2 − ID2
Metal Displacement = bbl / ft

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1029.4

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Metal Displacement =
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bbl / ft
Steel Density
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Adj . Wt / ft
= bbl / ft
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 Density

Weight

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Density =
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ppg: pound per gallon

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Pcf: pound per cubic foot
Lb/bbl: pound per barrel

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gm/cc: Gram per cubic centimeter
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fresh water: Steel:

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= 8.34 ppg = 65.44 ppg

= 62.4 pcf = 489.5 pcf
= 2748 lb/bbl

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 Density

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Mud Balance
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Mud Balance is used to measure the mud

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density, it has four scales:

• ppg
• pcf
• SG
• psi/1000ft.
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Substance Density
Specific Gravity =

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Fresh Water Density

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Substance Density ( ppg )
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8.34

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 Specific Gravity

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 Pressure

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Force
Pressure = psi

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Area F

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Area

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Kg/cm2: kilogram per square centimeter
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1 atm = 14.7 psi

1 bar = 14.5 psi

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 Hydrostatic pressure
Hydrostatic pressure = Const.  Fluid Density  TrueVertical Depth

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P ( psi ) = 0.052  Mwt ( ppg )  TVD( ft )

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( psi ) = 0.433  Mwt (SG )  TVD( ft )
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 Pressure Gradient

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 Examples

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 Buoyancy

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Weight in fluid = Weight in air − Force up

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 Buoyancy factor
Object density − Fluid density
Buoyancy Factor =
Object density

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Steel density − Mud density 65.44 − Mud density

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Buoyancy Factor = =

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Steel density 65.44

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Weight in fluid = Weight in air  Buoyancy Factor
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Hook load = Weight in air  B.F lbs

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 Examples

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 Mud pumps
Types of mud pumps:

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1- Triplex single acting mud pump

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 Mud pumps
2- Duplex double acting mud pump

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 Mud pumps
Pump output calculations:

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Triples Single Acting Mud Pump:

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Pump out put in bbl/stk =  3  eff
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L = Stroke length in inches
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eff = Pump efficiency

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Pressure/Mwt relationship

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Pressure/stroke relationship

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 Slug volume

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 Slug weight

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 ICP

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 FCP

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 Formation pressure

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 Fracture pressure

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Annular velocity (AV)

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Annular velocity (AV)

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Annular velocity (AV)

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Annular velocity (AV)

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 Nomenclature
bbl/ft Barrels (US) per foot INFh Height of Influx
bbl Barrel KMW Kill Mud Weight
bbl/min Barrels (US) per minute lbs/bbl Pounds per barrel

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bbl/stk Barrels (US) per stroke LOT Leak-off Test

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BHP Bottom Hole Pressure Maximum Allowable Annular Surface
MAASP

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BOP Blowout Preventer
MD Measured Depth

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BPM Barrel Per Minute
MWt Mud Weight

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D Diameter
OD Outer Diameter
ECD Equivalent Circulating Density OMW Original Mud Weight

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EMW Equivalent Mud Weight
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FCP Final Circulating Pressure Pa Pressure Losses in annulus
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FG Gradient Fracture PC Circulating Pressure
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ft Feet pcf Pound Per Cubic Foot

ft/hr Feet per hour
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PF Formation Pressure
ft/min Feet per minute PG Pressure Gradient, Mud Gradient
gpm Gallons Per Minute PH Hydrostatic Pressure
ICP Initial Circulating Pressure ppg Pounds per gallon
ID Inner Diameter pcf Pounds per cubic feet

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 Nomenclature

psi Pounds per square Inch

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psi/ft Pounds per square inch per foot

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psi/hr Pounds per square inch per hour

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POOH Pull out of hole

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RIH Run In hole

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RRCP Reduced Rate Circulating Pressure

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Specific Gravity
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SICP Shut in Casing Pressure
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SIDPP Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure

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SPM Strokes per minute

TD Total Depth

TVD True Vertical Depth

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 Conversion factor

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 Conversion factor

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 Conversion factor

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 Conversion factor

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Thank You

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