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    The "Wait and Weight" method for controlling a gas kick involves slowly increasing the mud weight over time to reduce formation breakdown risk, circulating out the kick in a single pass. Disadvantages include longer waiting times if a large mud weight increase is needed. The procedure has the kill mud pumped from surface to bit while following a drillpipe pressure drop schedule to reach the final circulating pressure, then maintaining that pressure until the kick circulates out.

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    Useful in Well Killing Operation. It is also known as One circulation Method

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    The "Wait and Weight" method for controlling a gas kick involves slowly increasing the mud weight over time to reduce formation breakdown risk, circulating out the kick in a single pass. Disadvantages include longer waiting times if a large mud weight increase is needed. The procedure has the kill mud pumped from surface to bit while following a drillpipe pressure drop schedule to reach the final circulating pressure, then maintaining that pressure until the kick circulates out.

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    Wait and Weight Method

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    Mubin Ashraf Sheikh
    The "Wait and Weight" method for controlling a gas kick involves slowly increasing the mud weight over time to reduce formation breakdown risk, circulating out the kick in a single pass. Disadvantages include longer waiting times if a large mud weight increase is needed. The procedure has the kill mud pumped from surface to bit while following a drillpipe pressure drop schedule to reach the final circulating pressure, then maintaining that pressure until the kick circulates out.

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    Advantages of Wait and Weight method the annular pressure will usually be lower and the chance of formation

    breakdown is therefore reduced. the hole and the wellhead equipment are subjected to high pressures for the shortest possible time since the influx is circulated out and the well is killed in one circulation. Disadvantages of Wait and Weight method considerable waiting time while weighing up mud can cause gas migration if large increases in mud weight is required, this may be possible in stages only This method involves one circulation. Kill mud is prepared and is pumped from surface to bit while following a prepared drillpipe pressure drop schedule. Once the kill mud enters the annulus, a constant drillpipe pressure is maintained until the heavy mud returns to surface. Procedure The procedure for the Wait and Weight method is as follows: After the well has been secured and pressures have stabilised, complete kill sheet including kill graph Bring pumps up to speed keeping casing pressure constant by manipulating the choke When pump is up to kill speed the choke is manipulated to keep the drill pipe pressure at initial circulating pressure (ICP). Pump kill mud down drill pipe keeping casing pressure constant and allowing drill pipe pressure to fall from ICP to final circulating pressure (FCP). When kill mud reaches the bit the drill pipe pressure should be at FCP. Continue pumping kill mud keeping drill pipe pressure constant at FCP until the kick is circulated out and kill mud reaches surface

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    KMW = (SIDPP / (0.052 * TVD)) + OMW Trip margin may not be included in the calculation for kill mud weight. The major reason for this is to avoid any unnecessary additional wellbore pressure that could result in formation breakdown.

    Calculate initial circulating pressure:


    ICP = SCRP + SIDPP (psi)

    Calculate Final circulating pressure:


    FCP = KMW x SCRP (psi) OMW

    Calculate surface to bit strokes:


    Strokes = Drillstring volume (bbls) Pump output (bbls/stroke)

    Calculate time to pump surface to bit:


    Time (mins) = Total strokes from surface to bit) Strokes per minute Where:

    KMW = Kill mud weight (ppg) SIDPP = Shut in Drillpipe pressure (psi) TVD = True vertical depth (ft) OMW = Original Mud Weight (ppg) ICP = Initial circulating pressure (psi) SCRP = slow circulating rate pressure (psi) FCP = Final circulating pressure (psi)

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