Assignment 2

Static derrick loading

Exercise 1
The following data refer to a 1.5 in block line with 10 lines of extra improved plough steel
wire rope strung to the travelling block.
hole depth = 10,000 ft
drillpipe = 5 in OD/4.276 in ID, 19.5 lb/ft
drill collars = 500 ft, 8 in/2,825 in, 150 lb/ft
mud weight = 10 ppg
line and sheave efficiency coefficient = 0.9615
Calculate:
(1) weight of drill string in air and in mud;
(2) hook load, assuming weight of travelling block and hook to be 23,500 lb;
(3) deadline and fast-line loads, assuming an efficiency factor of 0.81;
(4) dynamic crown load;
(5) wireline design factor during drilling if breaking strength ofwire is 228,000 lb
(6) design factor when running 7 in casing of 29 lb/ft.

Block line = 1.5 in

Lines = 10
Density of steel = 490 lb/ft3
nk = 0.9615

1) Weight of drill string in air = weight of drill pipe + weight of collar =

(10000-500) (19.5) + (150 * 500) = 260250 lb
2) Hook load = weight of drill + weight of travel block string in air =
260250 + 23500 = 283750 lb
3) Deadline load = hook load * (nk)10 / N *n = 283750 * (0.96)10 / 10 * 0.81 = 23289.66 lb
Fast-line load = hook load / N* n = 283750 / 10*0.81 = 35030.86
4) Dynamic crown load = hook load + Deadline load + Fast-line load = 283750 + 35030.86
+ 23289.66 = 342070.52
5) FDE = ((n+4)/ n) * Weight = 14/10 * 283750 = 397250 lb
FD = 35030.86 * 10 * (0.96)10+1 = 223580.73