Day 2 (ERD Course)

ERD Well Design

Using IDM
- Training Course

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 Agenda
• Day 1 - Course objectives and pre-requisites
- Role of IDM, MoDrill/EzClean internals
- Introduce demo ERD well
- Exercises : MoDrill cases A) to D)

• Day 2 - Review exercises from Day 1

- Complete the demonstration well
- Exercises: MoDrill cases E) to L)

• Day 3 - Review exercises from Day 2

and implications for ERD design
- Demonstrate use of Stabor (time permitting)

• Day 4 - “ERD Clinic” to review real field cases

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 Who’s who
Please introduce yourself
- your role (job)

- how much experience have you had with

IDM – Wellplan - StressCheck

- what you hope to gain from the course

Next topic: Review Drilling 26”

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 Review Drilling 26” Hole Section
• A) Drilling 26” Hole Section
– Pipe stresses
– Buckling limits (hint: check effective tension)
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures

– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)

– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
– Drill string saver plot

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 Pipe Stresses

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 Review 26” Hole Section
• A) Drilling 26” Hole Section
– Pipe stresses
• OK
– Buckling limits (hint: check effective tension)
• Need to reduce WOB
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
• 275 bars
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
• OK
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
• HCI < 0.75: Hole cleaning problems expected
– Drill string saver plot
• OK, except need to reduce WOB to avoid buckling

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 Actual vs. Effective Stress
Hook load
• Effective tension accounts
for buoyant weight of string, Q mud
pressure and hydraulic drag ahd
differentials Cross section where
effective and actual
Hydraulic tension are evaluated
• String bucking depends on Drag:
Ha Hb

the effective tension

g xW: Linear weight
Pa(ahd) Pb(ahd)
• Stresses in the string
depend on the actual tension Q mud
Ab D: Drag (Running In)

• Surface hook load depends Aa D: Drag (Pulling Out)

on the actual tension

WOB
Q mud

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 Effective Tension

–Pipe Loads (stresses and make up torque)

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 Effective Tension

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 Review Drilling 26” Hole Section
• A) Drilling 26” Hole Section
– Pipe stresses
• OK
– Buckling limits (hint: check effective tension)
• Need to reduce WOB
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
• 275 bars
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
• OK
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
• HCI < 0.75: Hole cleaning problems expected
– Drill string saver plot
• OK, except need to reduce WOB to avoid buckling

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Annulus & Drill Pipe Pressures

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 Annulus and Drill Pipe Pressures
Annulus & DP Pressures

Maximum standpipe
pressure in this hole
section is 275 bars
when sliding (i.e.
without rotation) and
with cuttings.

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 Component Pressure Drop

Note the large pressure

drop over the mud motor
and the MWD

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 Checkpoint
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Next topic: Continue review Drilling 26”

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 Review Drilling 26”Hole Section
• A) Drilling 26” Hole Section
– Pipe stresses
• OK
– Buckling limits (hint: check effective tension)
• Need to reduce WOB
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
• 275 bars
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
• OK
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
• HCI < 0.75: Hole cleaning problems expected
– Drill string saver plot
• OK, except need to reduce WOB to avoid buckling

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 Equivalent Circulating Density

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A) Drilling 26” Hole Section: Equivalent
Circulating Density ECD

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 Review Drilling 26” Hole Section
• A) Drilling 26” Hole Section
– Pipe stresses
• OK
– Buckling limits (hint: check effective tension)
• Need to reduce WOB
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
• 275 bars
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
• OK, but cuttings loading can significantly influence ECD
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
• HCI < 0.75: Hole cleaning problems expected
– Drill string saver plot
• OK, except need to reduce WOB to avoid buckling

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 EzClean Hole Cleaning Model
Hole cleaning is an
issue mainly...
...in the section with the
largest diameter
..near diameter changes in the well,
just inside the section with the largest
diameter

...in sections with ...at the point where the

inclinations between 30 highest inclination is
and 60 degrees since reached
particularly dangerous Casing
avalanching deposits
may occur here Liner
Bit

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EzClean Hole Cleaning IndexEzClean Hole Cleaning Index

Bit _ Open _ Area

HCI 
Area _ Occupied _ by _ Cuttings

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 HCI – what is OK? HCI – what is OK?

EzClean HCI Calibration study : 53 cases in Total

120

55% of the cases has tripping problems

100
Frequency of Problems [%]

80

Aim to keep
60
HCI > 1.5
40

20

0
0-0.25 0.25-0.5 0.5-0.75 0.75-1.0 1.0-1.25 1.25-1.5 1.5-2.0 >2.0
HCI [-]

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 Hole Cleaning Index

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 Review Drilling 26” Hole Section
• A) Drilling 26” Hole Section
– Pipe stresses
• OK
– Buckling limits (hint: check effective tension)
• Need to reduce WOB
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
• 275 bars
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
• OK, but cuttings loading can significantly influence ECD
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
• HCI < 0.75: Hole cleaning problems expected
– Drill string saver plot
• OK, except need to reduce WOB to avoid buckling

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 Drill String Saver

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 Conclusions: Drilling 26” Hole Section
• A) Drilling 26” Hole Section
– Pipe stresses
• OK
– Buckling limits (hint: check effective tension)
• Need to reduce WOB
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
• 275 bars
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
• OK, but cuttings loading can significantly influence ECD
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
• HCI < 0.75: Hole cleaning problems expected
– Drill string saver plot
• OK, except need to reduce WOB to avoid buckling

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Next topic: Review 18 5/8” Running

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 Review of Running 18 5/8”
• B) Running 18 5/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
– Axial loads on connectors
– Torsional stresses on connectors

– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing

string
– ECDs

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 Set Down Weight

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 Review of Running 18 5/8”
• B) Running 18 5/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
• OK
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
– Axial loads on connectors
– Torsional stresses on connectors
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing
string
– ECDs

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 Pipe Stresses

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 Effective Tension

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 Review of Running 18 5/8”
• B) Running 18 5/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
• OK
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
• OK
– Axial loads on connectors
– Torsional stresses on connectors
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing
string
– ECDs

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 Actual Tension

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 Review of Running 18 5/8”
• B) Running 18 5/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
• OK
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
• OK
– Axial loads on connectors
• OK
– Torsional stresses on connectors
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing
string
– ECDs

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 Torsion

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 B) Running 18 5/8” Casing: Torsion
Torsion

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 Review of Running 18 5/8”
• B) Running 18 5/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
• OK
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
• OK
– Axial loads on connectors
• OK
– Torsional stresses on connectors
• Rotation is impossible
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing string
– ECDs

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Hoist Capacity Requirement for POOH

Add 50MT for surface equipment

Add 100MT surface overpull
Total = 170 + 50 + 100 = 320MT = 706klbf

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 Review of Running 18 5/8”
• B) Running 18 5/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
• OK
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
• OK
– Axial loads on connectors
• OK
– Torsional stresses on connectors
• Rotation is impossible
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing string
• Minimum 706,000lbf capacity would be required
– Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)

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 ECD

Note: ZOOMED plot!

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 Conclusions: Running 18 5/8”
• B) Running 18 5/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
• OK
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
• OK
– Axial loads on connectors
• OK
– Torsional stresses on connectors
• Rotation is impossible
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing string
• Minimum 706,000lbf capacity would be required
– Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
• OK

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 Checkpoint
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Next topic: Review 16” Drilling

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 Review of Drilling 16” Hole
• C) Drilling 16” Hole Section
– Drill string saver plot
– Fluid Temperatures
– Hole Cleaning Index (HCI)
– Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)

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 Drill String Saver

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 Review of Drilling 16” Hole
• C) Drilling 16” Hole Section
– Drill string saver plot
• Hard Chalk drilling could exceed MUT of BHA if bit
agressiveness increases to 0.5 : stuck pipe. Also,
standpipe pressure increase from 370 to 439 bars
– Fluid Temperatures

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 Fluid Temperatures

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 Review of Drilling 16” Hole
• C) Drilling 16” Hole Section
– Drill string saver plot
• Hard Chalk drilling could exceed MUT of BHA if bit
agressiveness increases to 0.5 : stuck pipe. Also,
standpipe pressure increase from 370 to 439 bars
– Fluid Temperatures
• Effect on mud motor not severe in this case.
– Hole Cleaning Index (HCI)

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 HCI

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 Review of Drilling 16” Hole
• C) Drilling 16” Hole Section
– Drill string saver plot
• Hard Chalk drilling could exceed MUT of BHA if bit
agressiveness increases to 0.5 : stuck pipe. Also,
standpipe pressure increase from 370 to 439 bars
– Fluid Temperatures
• Effect on mud motor not severe in this case.
– Hole Cleaning Index (HCI)
• 0.75<HCI<1.25: Some degree of problems expected
– Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)

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 ECD

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 Review of Drilling 16” Hole
• C) Drilling 16” Hole Section
– Drill string saver plot
• Hard Chalk drilling could exceed MUT of BHA if bit
agressiveness increases to 0.5 : stuck pipe. Also, standpipe
pressure increase from 370 to 439 bars
– Fluid Temperatures
• Effect on mud motor not severe in this case.
– Hole Cleaning Index (HCI)
• 0.75<HCI<1.25: Some degree of problems expected
– Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
• OK if formation strength does not exceed mud weight by 0.09sg

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Next topic: Review Running 13 3/8”

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 Review of Running 13 3/8”
• D) Running 13 3/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
– Pipe loads and buckling limits

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 Set Down Weight

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 Review of Running 13 3/8”
• D) Running 13 3/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
• SDW only 18MT, very little contingency
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
– Axial loads on connectors
– Torsional stresses on connectors
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing
string
– ECDs

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 Effective Tension

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 Review of Running 13 3/8”
• D) Running 13 3/8”
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
• SDW only 18MT, very little contingency
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
• Near to buckling limit, could this case benefit from floating?
• Could we use heavier sections in the top part of the string?

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 Summary of 26” and 16” Hole Sections
• Drilling 26” Hole Section
– Buckling (reduce WOB), Hole cleaning (HCI<0.75),
High ECD with cuttings loading
• Running 18 5/8” Casing
– Rotation is impossible, >700lbf rig hoist capacity
required to POOH
• Drilling 16” Hole Section
– Standpipe pressure highest at 370 bar. Mud motor
pressure drip increases substantially if stuck in chalk
• Running 13 3/8” Casing
– Low Set Down Weight (18MT). Near buckling limit.
Options: Use heavier casing in top, floatation. Not
feasible to POOH
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 Checkpoint!
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• If you have a question,

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Next, we will have three 30-min “stepout” sessions for you to run MoDrill. The instructor will indicate he is not available
during these breaks by clicking on the stepout button
You may do the same.

When you are back in, click the button again

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 Checklist : Day 2 Exercise 1
• E) Drilling 12 1/4”
– Pipe stresses
– Buckling limits (hint: check effective tension)
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
– Drill string saver plot
• F) Running 9 5/8” Casing
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
– Axial loads on connectors
– Torsional stresses on connectors
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing string
– ECDs

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 Day 2 Exercise 1

For the following cases :

• E) 12 ¼ “ Drilling (section 5.5)
• F) Running 9 5/8 “ Casing (section 5.6)
Look at the input data, and the results after
running the cases.

Let’s meet back here

in 30 minutes to
review!

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 Checkpoint
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Next topic: Exercise 2

Drilling 8 ½ “ and Running 7” Liner

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 Checklist: Day 2 Exercise 2
• G) Drilling 8 1/2” Hole Section
– Drill string saver plot
– Pipe stresses
– Buckling limits
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)
• H) Running 7” Liner
– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
– Axial loads on connectors
– Torsional stresses on connectors
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing string
– ECDs
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 Day 2 Exercise 2

For the following cases :

• G) 8 ½ “ Drilling (section 5.7)
• H) 7 “ Liner Running (section 5.8)
Look at the input data, and the results after
running the cases.

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in 30 minutes to
review!

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 Checkpoint
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question,
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Next topic: Exercise 3

Drilling 6” ,
Running 5” Liner & Tubing, 5 7/8” workstring

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 Checklist: Day 2 Exercise 3
• I) Drilling 6” Hole Section
– Drill string saver plot
– Pipe stresses
– Buckling limits
– Annulus and drill pipe pressures
– Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
– Hole cleaning index (HCI)

• J,K,L) Running 5” Liner, 5” Tubing, 5 7/8” Workstring

– Set down weight (SDW) (hint: drag chart)
– Pipe loads and buckling limits
– Axial loads on connectors
– Torsional stresses on connectors
– Hoist capacity requirement for pulling this casing string
– ECDs

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 Day 2 Exercise 3
For the following cases :
I) 6” Hole Drilling (section 5.9)
J) 5” Liner Running (section 5.10)
K) 5” Tubing Running (section 5.11)
L) 2 7/8” Workstring Running (section 5.11)
Look at the input data, and the results after
running the cases.

Let’s meet back here

in 30 minutes to
review!

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We’ve Reached the End of Day 2 !
• Are we still airborne?

• Any nervous
breakdowns?
• Tomorrow we review
the whole ERD design
and introduce the
Stabor borehole
stability model.

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See you tomorrow, Closeout

from a higher vantage point...

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