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Introduction
Lesson 1 Introduction
Contents
Introduction to course
Basic Concepts Liquid Hydrostatics Multimedia Lesson 2. Well Control
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Catalog Description
PETE 625. Well Control. (3.0). Credit 3. Theory of pressure control in drilling operations and during well kicks; abnormal pressure detection and fracture gradient determination; casing setting depth selection and advanced casing design; theory supplemented on well control simulators. Prerequisite: PETE 411
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Textbook
Advanced Well Control, by David Watson, Terry Brittenham and Preston Moore. SPE Textbook Series, 2003
Class Notes and Homework Assignments can be found at: http//pumpjack.tamu.edu/~schubert
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Guide to Blowout Prevention, WCS Well Control School, Harvey, LA, 2000.
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References - General
Applied Drilling Engineering, by Adam T. Bourgoyne Jr., Martin E. Chenevert, Keith K. Millheim and F.S. Young Jr., Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson, TX, 1991.
Drilling Engineering, A complete Well Planning Approach, by Neal Adams and Tommie Carrier. PennWell Publishing Company, Tulsa, OK, 1985
Practical Well Planning and Drilling Manual, by Steve Devereux. PennWell Publishing Company, Tulsa, OK, 1998.
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Grading
Homework Quiz A Quiz B Project Quiz C 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
Your Instructor
Name: Office: Jerome J. Schubert 501K Richardson
Phone:
e-mail:
862-1195
jschubert@tamu.edu
Schedule
Week 1 Weeks 2&3 Weeks 4&5 Week 6 Weeks 7&8 Week 9
Introduction, Gas Behavior, Fluid Hydrostactics (Ch. 1) Pore Pressure Fracture Pressure SPE ATCE - Houston Kick Detection and Control Methods (Ch. 4) Well Control Complications, Special Applications (Ch. 5&6)
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(Ch. 2) (Ch. 3)
Schedule contd
Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14
Well Control Equipment Offshore Operations Snubbing & Stripping (Ch. 7) (Ch. 8) (Ch. 9)
Blowout Control
Casing Seat Selection Circ. Press. Losses Surge & Swab Press. Project Presentations
(Ch. 10)
(Ch. 11) (Appendix A) (Appendix B)
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Week 15
Definitions
What is a Kick?
An unscheduled entry of formation fluids into the wellbore of sufficient quantity to require shutting in the well
What is a Blowout?
Loss of control of a kick
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HSP
10 ppg mud
TVD
HSP
HSP
HSP
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Problem # 1
Derive the HSP equation
Calculate the HSP for each of the following:
10,000 ft of 12.0 ppg mud 12,000 ft of 10.5 ppg mud 15,000 ft of 15.0 ppg mud
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Solution to Problem # 1
Consider a column of fluid:
Cross-sectional area = 1 sq.ft. Height = TVD ft Density = MW
Solution, cont.
This weight is equally distributed over an area of 1 sq.ft. or 144 sq.in.
Therefore, Pressure = Weight / area = 62.4 MW * TVD/(8.33*144) HSP = 0.052 * MW * TVD
W
F = PA
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Solution, cont.
HSP = 0.052 * MW * TVD
HSP1 = 0.052 * 12 * 10,000 = 6,240 psi HSP2 = 0.052 * 10.5 * 12,000 = 6,552 psi HSP3 = 0.052 * 15.0 * 15,000 = 11,700 psi
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Terminology
Pressure Pressure gradient Formation pressure (Pore) Overburden pressure Fracture pressure Pump pressure (system pressure loss) SPP, KRP, Slow circulating pressure, kill rate pressure Surge & swab pressure SIDPP & SICP BHP
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U-Tube Concept
400 600 400 600
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More Terminology
Capacity of:
casing hole drillpipe
Rig Pumps
Duplex pump Triplex pump
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Problem # 2
Calculate the mud gradient for 15.0 ppg mud G15 = 0.052 * MW = 0.052 * 15 = 0.780 psi/ft Calculate the HSP of 15,000 of 15 ppg mud HSP = 0.780 * 15,000 = 11,700 psi
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Problem # 3
The top 6,000 ft in a wellbore is filled with fresh water, the next 8,000 with 11 ppg mud, and the bottom 16,000 ft is filled with 16 ppg mud.
(i) What is the BHP? (ii) What is the pressure 1/2 way to bottom? (iii) Plot the mud density vs. depth (iv) Plot the mud gradient vs. depth (v) Plot the pressure vs. depth
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Problem # 3 solution
(i) BHP = 0.052 * [(8.33 * 6,000)
Problem # 3 solution
(iii) Plot MW vs. Depth
D e p t h Mud Density, ppg 0 5 10 15 20 0 5,000
8.33
10,000
15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000
11.0
16.0
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Problem # 3 solution
(iv) Plot mud gradient vs. Depth
Depth Gradient ft psi/ft 0-6,000 0.433 6,000-14,000 0.572 14,000-TD 0.832
D e p t h Mud Gradient, psi/ft 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0 5,000
0.433
10,000
15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000
0.572
0.832
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Problem # 3 solution
(iv) Plot HSP vs. Depth ft psi
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5,000 10,000 D 15,000 e p 20,000 t 25,000 h 30,000 Mud Pressure, kpsi 8 5 10 15 20 2,599 psi 7,175 psi 20,487 psi
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Problem # 4
New Density = Weight / Volume
MW2
WB [(MW2 / 35.4) -1] = 42 MW1 42 MW2 WB(MW2 - 35.4) = (42 * 35.4) * (MW1 - MW2)
Stopping an Influx
1. Increase Pressure at Surface
Stopping an Influx
Depth
Pressure
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Depth
Mud Hydrostatic Pressure Pressure
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Depth
Mud Hydrostatic Pressure Pressure
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Depth
Mud Hydrostatic Pressure Pressure
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