Group Project 1: Drilling Hydraulics (Pcb4223) : Rotor Speed (RPM) Dial Reading (Degree)
Group Project 1: Drilling Hydraulics (Pcb4223) : Rotor Speed (RPM) Dial Reading (Degree)
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Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
106
300
67
200
50
100
29
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
105
300
64
200
48
100
30
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
139
300
87
200
67
100
43
11
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
140
300
92
200
69
100
43
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
110
300
65
200
48
100
29
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
140
300
95
200
73
100
45
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
145
300
92
200
69
100
41
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
153
300
98
200
74
100
47
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
171
300
114
200
84
100
52
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
66
300
50
200
43
100
33
11
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
10
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
76
300
52
200
42
100
29
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
11
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
81
300
42
200
28
100
14
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
12
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
67
300
43
200
33
100
21
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
13
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
67
300
34
200
23
100
12
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
Open
14
Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
96
300
69
200
57
100
41
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Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
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Your drilling team was tasked to formulate a drilling mud to be used to circulate a slim vertical wellbore
PCB4223 with true vertical depth (TVD) of 2,000 ft which is located at the southern part of Seri Iskandah,
Malaysia. The slim wellbore consists of a casing of OD = 13-3/8 inches (ID = 12.565 inches) at a depth of
300 ft followed by an open hole section of diameter, 12.25 inches. The drillstring, which extends to a total
depth of 2,000 ft has OD and ID respectively, 5.5 inches and 4.276 inches. The drill collar is designed as
an integral part of the drill bit with OD and ID of 9 inches and 2.875 inches respectively has a total length
of 50 ft. The mud is required to be circulated at a discharge rate of 550 gpm. The drill bit consists of a tricone bit with a discharge coefficient, Cd, of 0.95 and three varying nozzles sizes of 13/32-in, 14/32-in and
15/32-in. The following data in TABLE 1 were obtained from laboratory experiment for the drilling mud using
a rotational viscometer at 70oF. The measured mud weight was 10.5 ppg. Assume a smooth casing and
drillpipe surface.
Rotor
Speed
(RPM)
Dial
Reading
(degree)
600
84
300
60
200
50
100
37
14
12
Your company management has tasked your team to carry out the following assignment for a successful
drilling operation.
a) Characterize the drilling mud rheological constants with the Bingham plastic (BP), Power law (PL),
an Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid models using (i) the standard approach and (ii) regression approach.
Also apply the graphical method to predict the rheological constants of the mud sample.
b) Estimate the error margin between the experimental data and the predicted data in (ai) and (aii)
using the error measures (i) mean percent error (MPE) (ii) coefficient of determination, R2. Select
the best rheological model that represents your mud data.
c) Using the best mud rheological properties, estimate the pump pressure required to circulate the
drilling mud from the drillstring to the surface.
d) Estimate the equivalent circulating density (ECD) required for this wellbore operation.
e) Present your findings to the management in both report form and power point presentation.
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