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Well Control Calculations

This document contains formulas related to well control calculations used in oil and gas drilling. It provides equations for calculating mud weight, formation pressure, equivalent mud weight, equivalent circulating density, trip margin, maximum allowable annular surface pressure, kick tolerance, circulation pressures, pump output, and annular velocity. It also includes secondary well control calculations such as calculating the gradient of an influx, migration rate, barite required to raise mud weight, and shut-in casing pressure using principles from gas laws including Boyle's Law.

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Well Control Calculations

This document contains formulas related to well control calculations used in oil and gas drilling. It provides equations for calculating mud weight, formation pressure, equivalent mud weight, equivalent circulating density, trip margin, maximum allowable annular surface pressure, kick tolerance, circulation pressures, pump output, and annular velocity. It also includes secondary well control calculations such as calculating the gradient of an influx, migration rate, barite required to raise mud weight, and shut-in casing pressure using principles from gas laws including Boyle's Law.

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European Well Control Forum.

Formulae ( Field Units.)

Primary well control calculations.


Gradient ( Psi /ft.)
= Mud weight (PPG) x 0.052

Mud weight ( PPG)


= Mud Gradient ( Psi/ft ) / 0.052

Formation pressure ( Psi )


= Mud gradient ( Psi/ft ) x TVD of drillstring ( Psi ) + SIDPP ( Psi )

Equivalent Mud weight EMW ( PPG )


= Bottom hole pressure ( Psi ) / 0.052 / TVD (ft )

Equivalent circulating density, ECD, ( PPG )


= Mud wt in use (PPG) + Annular pressure loss ( Psi ) / TVD / 0.052

Trip Margin / Safety factor ( PPG)


= Kill weight mud ( PPG ) + [ Safety factor ( Psi ) / 0.052 / TVD ( Ft ) ]

Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure. [ MAASP ( Psi.) ]


= [ Form grad at shoe ( PPG) - mud gradient (PPG) ] x 0.052 x Csg shoe TVD (Ft)

Maximum allowable mud weight (PPG) = Test mud weight (PPG) + [Leak off press (Psi) /0.052/Casing TVD (Ft )] Pressure drop per (Ft) tripping dry pipe ( Psi)
= Mud grad (Psi/ft) x Metal Displ ( Bbls/ft) / Casing Capacity ( Bbls/ft) - Metal Displ ( Bbls/ft)

Pressure drop per (Ft) tripping wet pipe.


= Mud grad (Psi/ft) x [Metal displ (Bbls/ft) + DP capacity ( Bbls/ft)] Casing capacity ( Bbls/ft ) - [Metal Displ ( Bbls/ft) / DP Capacity (Bbls/ft)]

Kick tolerance (PPG)


= [MAASP ( Psi) - Mud wt (PPG) x 0.052 x Height of Influx (Ft)] / TVD (Ft) /0.052

Circulation pressures. Pump pressure / Pump strokes relationship ( Psi )


= Present pressure ( Psi) x [New SPM / Old SPM ] 2

Pump output

( Bbls/min.)

= Pump liner capacity ( Bbls/Stroke) x Pump speed ( SPM )

Annular velocity ( Ft/min.)


= Pump output ( Bbls/min) / Annular Volume ( Bbls/ft.)

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European Well Control Forum.


Secondary well control calculations.

Formulae ( Field Units.)

Formation pore pressure. = Mud gradient ( Psi/ft ) x TVD of the well ( Ft ) + SIDPP ( Psi ) Kill weight Mud ( PPG) = Original mud weight (PPG) + [ SIDPP ( Psi) / TVD ( Ft ) of the well / 0.052 ] Initial circulating pressure ( Psi ) = Selected slow pump presure ( Psi) + SIDPP ( Psi) Height of influx ( Ft ) = Pit gain ( Bbls) / Drill collar / open hole volume ( Bbls/ft.) Gradient of influx ( Psi/ft.) = Mud gradient ( Psi/ft) - [ ( SICP-SIDPP) / influx height ( Ft )] Migration ( percolation ) rate ( Ft/hr) = Pressure increase per hour ( Psi/hr) / Mud gradient ( Psi/ft ) New MAASP ( Psi) = [ Max allowable mud wt (PPG) - mud wt (PPG)] x 0.052 x Casing TVD (Ft) Barite required to raise mud weight ( Lbs/bbl.)
= [1500 x ( Kill mud wt (PPG) - Old mud wt (PPG)] / [ 35.8 - Kill weight mud (PPG)]

Shut in casing pressure ( Psi) = Mud gradient (Psi/ft) - [Influx grad ( Psi/ft) x Height of Influx (Ft)] + SIDPP or = Formation pressure (Psi) - [Mud grad x height + Influx grad x Influx height ] Where Gradients = Psi/ft , Heights = (Ft). Gas Law equations Boyles Law
P1 V1 = P2 V2 ,

750 psi. 4 bbl

1500 psi.
Therefore P2 = P1 x V1
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V2 V2 = P1 x V1
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2 bbl 3000 psi I bbl

P2

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