Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and by William C. Lyons, Thomas Carter, Norton J. Lapeyrouse

By William C. Lyons, Thomas Carter, Norton J. Lapeyrouse

Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, creation, and Workover, the entire formulation you want to resolve Drilling and construction difficulties, Fourth variation

provides a handy reference for oil box staff who don't use formulation and calculations frequently, aiming to aid lessen the amount of fabrics they have to hold to the rig flooring or activity web site.

Starting with a evaluation of easy equations, calculations, and that includes many examples, this useful reference bargains a brief look-up of themes corresponding to drilling fluids, strain regulate, engineering calculations, and air and gasoline calculations. The formulation and calculations are supplied in both English box devices or in metric devices.

This version comprises extra insurance on cementing, subsea concerns, good hydraulics, in particular calculating for hydraulic fracturing equipment, and drill string layout boundaries.

This functional advisor maintains to save lots of time and cash for the oil box employee or supervisor, with a simple structure and association to aid optimistically behavior operations and overview the functionality of wells on-the-go.

  • Features a brand new bankruptcy all for cementing
  • Includes on-the-job solutions and formulation for today’s hydraulic fracturing methods
  • Provides additional application with an internet easy equation calculator for 24/7 problem-solving access
  • Covers subject matters similar to drilling fluids, strain regulate, engineering calculations, and air and fuel calculations

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4 Step 2 Determine the number of SACKS of cement required for a given length of plug, OR determine the FEET of plug for a given number of sacks of cement: a) Determine the number of SACKS of cement required for a given length of plug: hole or Sacks Plug casing of = length, x x excess capacity, cement ft ft3/ft + slurry yield, ft3/sk Formulas and Calculations 62 NOTE: If no excess is to be used, omit the excess step. OR b) Determine the number of FEET of plug for a given number of sacks of cement: hole or sacks slurry casing Feet = of x yield, ++ excess capacity, cement ft3/sk ft3,ft NOTE: If no excess is to be used, omit the excess step.

1. Length of bottomhole assembly necessary for a desired weight on bit: WOB x f Wdc x BF Length, ft = where WOB f Wdc BF = desired weight to be used while drilling = safety factor to place neutral point in drill collars = = drill collar weight, lb/ft buoyancy factor Exumple; Desired WOB while drilling = 50,0001b Safety factor Mud weight Drill collar weight Sin. OD-3in. 0696 = 479ft Length, ft = Length 2. Feet of drill pipe that can be used with a specific bottomhole assembly (BHA) NOTE: Obtain tensile strength for new pipe from cementing handbook or other source.

OD-3in. 0696 = 479ft Length, ft = Length 2. Feet of drill pipe that can be used with a specific bottomhole assembly (BHA) NOTE: Obtain tensile strength for new pipe from cementing handbook or other source. 5 b) Determine maximum length of drill pipe that can be run into the hole with a specific bottomhole assembly: Length,,, where T f MOP Wbha Wdp BF = [(T x f ) - MOP - Wbha] x BF WdP = tensile strength, lb for new pipe = safety factor to correct new pipe to no. 87 c) Total depth that can be reached with this BHA and this drill pipe: Total depth, ft = 12,655ft + 500ft Total depth = 13,155ft Ton-Mile (TM) Calculations All types of ton-mile service should be calculated and recorded in order to obtain a true picture of the total service received from the rotary drilling line.

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