Tubing

calculations
• Calculate the collapse resistance for a section of 3-
in. API 9.20 lb/ft, Grade J-55, non-upset tubing near
the surface of a 12,000-ft string suspended from
the surface in a well that is producing gas.
• Consider a 2 7⁄8 -in. API, 6.40 lb/ft Grade J-55 non
upset tubing anchored with a packer set at 8,000 ft.
The crude oil production through the tubing from
the bottom of the hole is 1,500 stb/day (no gas or
water production). A completion fluid is in place in
the annular space between the tubing and the
casing (9.6 lb/gal KCl water). Assuming surface
temperature is 808F and geothermal gradient of
0.018F/ft, determine the landing tension to avoid
buckling.
• The following data are given for a frac-packing job:
• Tubing: 2 7⁄8 in., 6.5 lb/ft (2.441 in. ID)
• Casing: 7 in., 32 lb/ft (6.094 in. ID)
• Packer: Bore size Dp = 3.25in., set at 8,000 ft
• Initial condition: Tubing and casing are full of 30 API oil (S.G. = 0.88)
Operation: Tubing is displaced with 12 ppg cement with an injection
pressure 4,500 psi and casing pressure 1,200 psi. The average
temperature drop is 308F.
• a. Calculate tubing movement if the tubing is not restrained
by the packer, and discuss solutions to the possible
operation problems.
• b. Calculate the tubing force acting on a restraining packer.