Pump out (both duplex and triplex pump)

Pump Pump Pressure and Pump Stroke Relationship

Formation Integrity Test (FIT)
FIT/LOT Leak Off Test (LOT)
Increase mud weight by adding Barite
Weight Up Increase mud weight by adding Calcium Carbonate
Increase mud weight by adding Hematite
Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
Equivalent Circulating Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) Using Yield Point for MW less than or equal to 13 ppg
Density Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) Using Yield Point for MW more than 13 ppg
Calculate Equivalent Circulating Density with Engineering Formula
Surge and Swab Pressure Method#1
Surge and Swab Surge and Swab Pressure Method#2
Accumulator capacity
Actual gas migration rate in a shut in well
Adjusted maximum allowable shut-in casing pressure for new mud weight
Bottle Capacity Required in Accumulator
Calculate Influx Height
Estimate gas migration rate with an empirical equation
Estimate type of influx
Final Circulating Pressure (FCP)
Formation pressure from kick analysis
Hydrostatic Pressure Loss Due to Gas Cut Mud
Increase in Casing Pressure due to Kick Penetration
Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP)
Kick tolerance factor (KTF)
Well Control Formulas Kill Weight Mud (KWM)
Lube Increment
Maximum formation pressure (FP)
Bottle Capacity Required in Accumulator

Volume of usable fluid required (gal) 5.0

Pre-charge pressure (psi) 1,000
Minimum system pressure (psi) 1,200
Operating pressure (psi) 3,000
Usable volume per bottle (gal) 10.00
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Time to petentrate the kick

Depth of top of kick (ft) 8,974.0

Bit depth (ft) 6,500.0
Gas Kick Migration Rate (ft/hr) 262.0
Stripping Speed (ft/hr) 200.0
Time to petentrate the kick (hr) 5.4
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Mud Increment (MI)

Pressure Increment (psi) 100.0

Casing ID (inch) 12.50
Drillstring OD (inch) 5.00
Mud Weight (ppg) 11.0
Annular Capacity Factor (bbl/ft) 0.1275
Mud Increment (bbl) 22.3
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Lube Increment (MI)

Pressure Increment (psi) 100.0

Casing ID (inch) 12.50
Drillstring OD (inch) 5.00
Mud Weight (ppg) 11.0
Annular Capacity Factor (bbl/ft) 0.1275
Lube Increment (bbl) 22.3
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Increase in casing pressure due to kick penetration
Assumption - vertical well
Pit gain (bbl) 30.0
Mud Density (ppg) 11.0
Kick Density (ppg) 2.0
Hole size 12.25
BHA OD (inch) 6.50
BHA length (ft) 800
Drilstring OD (inch) 5.00
Hole capacity (bbl/ft) 0.1458
Annular capacity between hole and BHA (bbl/ft) 0.1047
Annular capacity between hole and Drillstring (bbl/ft) 0.1215
Kick Height in Hole (ft) 205.8
Kick Height in Annulus (ft) 286.4
Increase in casing pressure due to kick penetration (psi) 37.7
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 Riser Margin

Air Gap 60 ft Input Cells

Water Depth 1,600 ft Calculated Cell
Mud Weight 9.30 ppg Back to the first page
Sea Water Weight 8.60 ppg
Depth (TVD) 3,000 ft Ref
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New Pump Pressure With New Strokes (psi)

Current Pressure 1,600 psi Input Cells

SPM 1 70 strks. Calculated Cell
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New Pump Pressure 3,951 psi
New Pressure Loss With New Mud (psi)

Original Pressure Loss 1,400 psi Input Cells

Mud Weight#1 11.50 ppg Calculated Cell
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New Pressure Loss 1,522 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure (psi)
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SCR Pressure 450 psi Calculated Cell
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Original Mud Weight 10.00 ppg
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ICP 900 psi
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Kick Tolerance (Surface Stack and Vertical Well)

Previous Casing Shoe MD/TVD 5,500 ft

TD depth MD/TVD 9,500 ft
Predicted Formation Pressure @ TD 12.0 ppg
Pore pressure uncertainty 0.5 ppg
Planned MW @ TD 12.0 ppg
Gas gradient 0.11 psi/ft
Leak Off Test at casing shoe 14.7 ppg
Hole size 12.3 inch
Drill pipe size 5.0 inch
Average BHA size 6.5 inch
BHA length 850.0 ft
Annular capacity between hole and BHA 0.1047 bbl/ft
Annular capacity between hole and DP 0.1215 bbl/ft
Maximum anticipated pressure 12.5 ppg
Maximum allowable shut in casing pressure 772.2 psi
Kick intensity 0.50 ppg
Underbalance 247 psi
Kick Height 1,021.79 ft
1st case: Gas at the bottom 109.89 bbl
2nd case: Gas at the shoe 84.52 bbl
Kick Telerance 84.52 bbl
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Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) Using Yield Point for MW more than 13 ppg

Mud weight 13.5 ppg Input Cells

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Hole ID 6.2 inch
Pipe OD 4 inch Reference
Flow rate 200 ppg http://www.drillingformulas.com/equivalent-circulati
AV 218.4 ft/min
PV 15.0
YP 10 CP
Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) 14.2 ppg
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Mud weight 9.2 ppg Input Cells

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Hole ID 6.2 inch
Pipe OD 4 inch Reference
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Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) 9.7 ppg
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Pressure Drop Across a Bit
Flow rate 800 gpm
Mud Weight 9 ppg
Total Flow Area 0.3728 in2
Pressure Drop Across a Bit 3446 psi
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Surge and swab pressure method#2
θ300 85
θ600 130
Hole diameter 9.000 inch
Drillpipe diameter 5 inch
Drill collar diameter 6.25 inch
Average pipe running or pulling speed 250 ft/min
Drill Pipe Length 12000 ft
Drill collar length 800 ft
Current Mud Weight 12.5 ppg
Well TVD 9000 ft

PV 45
n 0.613
K 1.863
Fluid Velocity (Closed Ended Pipe) around drill pipe 224.1 ft/min
Maximum pipe velocity around drill pipe 336.2 ft/min
Shear rate of mud around drill pipe (Ym) 201.7
Shear stress of mud around drill pipe (T) 48.1
Fluid Velocity (Closed Ended Pipe) around drill collar 345.4 ft/min
Maximum pipe velocity around drill collar 518.0 ft/min
Equivalent flow rate around drill collar 886.8 gpm
Pressure lose around drill pipe 480.5 psi
Pressure loss around drill collar 71.8 psi
Total Pressure Loss 552.2 psi
Surge: Bottom Hole Pressure 6402.2 psi
Surge: Bottom Hole Pressure in ppg 13.7 ppg
Swab: Bottom Hole Pressure 5297.8 psi
Swab: Bottom Hole Pressure in ppg 11.3 ppg
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Surge and swab pressure method#1
θ300 47
θ600 80
Hole diameter 6.35 inch
Drill Collar 5 inch
ID of drill collar 2.25 inch
Drillpipe diameter 4 inch
ID of drill pipe 3.34 inch
Average pipe running or pulling speed 20 ft/min
Drill Pipe Length 12270 ft
Drill Collar Length 100 ft
Current Mud Weight 13.2 ppg
Well TVD 9972 ft
Select Criteria ---> Open Ended Pipe

n 0.767
K 0.394

Fluid volocity around drill pipe (Open ended pipe) 11.7 ft/min
Maximum pipe velocity around drill pipe 17.6 ft/min
Pressure Loss around drill pipe 67.6 psi

Fluid volocity around drill collar (Open ended pipe) 28.6 ft/min
Maximum pipe velocity around drill collar 42.8 ft/min
Pressure Loss around drill collar 2.9 psi
Total pressure loss 70.5 psi
Surge: Bottom Hole Pressure 6915.3 psi
Surge: Bottom Hole Pressure in ppg 13.3 ppg
Swab: Bottom Hole Pressure 6774.3 psi
Swab: Bottom Hole Pressure in ppg 13.1 ppg
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Maximum pit gain from gas kick in water based mud

Expected formation pressure 3620 psi

Pit volume gain 20 bbl
Kill Weight Mud 14.5 ppg
Annular Capacity 0.1215 bbl/ft
Maximum pit gain 98.5 bbl
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Maximum Surface Pressure from Gas Influx in Water Based Mud

Expected formation pressure 6378 psi

Pit volume gain 25 bbl
Kill Weight Mud 13 ppg
Annular Capacity 0.0459 bbl/ft
Maximum Surface Pressure 1344 psi
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Hydrostatic Pressure Loss Due to Gas Cut

Mud weight 12 ppg

Annular Capacity 0.0352 bbl/ft
Pit volume gain 15 bbl
Hydrostatic Pressure Loss Due to Gas Cut 266 ft
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Calculate Influx Height

Pit volume gain 12 bbl

Annular Capacity 0.0459 bbl/ft
Influx height 261 ft
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Kill Mud Weight

Shut in Drillpipe Pressure 500 psi

Current Mud Weight 9.5 ppg
Hole TVD 9000 ft
Kill Mud Weight 10.6 ppg
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Acutal gas migration rate

Increase in pressure 200 psi/hr

Mud Weight 12 ppg
Acutal gas migration rate 321 ft/hr
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Estimate gas migration rate with an empirical equation.

Current Mud Weight 12 ppg

Vg 0.14 ft/sec
Vg 510 ft/hr
al equation.

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Estimate Type of Influx (kick)

Shut in casing pressure 1050 psi

Shut in drill pipe pressure 750 psi
Height of influx 450 ft
Current Mud Weight 14 ppg
Influx weight 1.2 ppg
Type of influx Gas Influx
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Formation Pressure from Kick Analysis

Shut in drill pipe pressure 550 psi

Hole TVD 6000 ft
Current Mud Weight 10.2 ppg
Formation Pressure 3732 psi
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Adjusted maximum allowable shut-in casing pressure for new mud weight

Leak off test pressure 1000 psi

Casing shoe TVD 4500 ft
Original Mud Weight 9.5 ppg
Current Mud Weight 12 ppg
New MASICP 415 psi
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Maximum possible influx height when equal to maximum allowable shut in casing pressure

Maximum Allowable Shut-In Casing Pressure (MASICP) 874 psi

Mud gradient 0.52 psi/ft
Influx gradient 0.12 psi/ft
Maximum possible influx height 2185 ft
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Maximum Initial Shut-In Casing Pressure (MISICP)

Leak off test pressure 15 ppg

Current mud weight 12.2 ppg
Casing shoe depth 4000 ft
Maximum allowable shut in casing pressure 582.4 psi
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Maximum formation pressure that can wistand when shut in the well.

Kick tolerance factor 1.68 ppg

Mud weight 10 ppg
Hole TVD 10000 ft
Maximum formation pressure 6,074 psi
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Maximum surface pressure from kick tolerance information

Kick tolerance factor 1.68 ppg

Bottom hole, TVD 10000 ft
Maximum pressure 873.6 psi
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Kick tolerance factor (KTF)

Casing shoe TVD 4000 ft

Well depth TVD 10000 ft
Maximum allowable mud weight 14.2 ppg
Current mud weight 10 ppg
Kick tolerance factor (KTF) 1.68 ppg
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Trip margin calculation

Mud Yield Point 10 lb/100 sq ft

Hole Diameter 8.5 in
Drillpipe Diameter 4.5 in
Trip Margin 0.2 ppg
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Increase Mud Density by adding Hematite

Current Mud Weight, ppg 10.0 ppg

New Mud Weight, ppg 13.0 ppg
Total mud in the system 500.0 bbl
Sacks of Barite per 100 bbl of mud 186.7 sacks
Total sacks of barite required 933.3 sacks

Volume of mud in bbl increase due to mud weight increase by adding Hematite
Current Mud Weight, ppg 10.0 ppg
New Mud Weight, ppg 13.0 ppg
Total mud in the system 500.0 bbl
Volume in bbl increase per 100 bbl of mud 11.11 bbl
Total volume increase in bbl 55.56 bbl

Starting volume in bbl of original mud weight required to achieve a predetermined final volume of desired mud weigh

Current Mud Weight in ppg 10.0 ppg

New Mud Weight in ppg 13.0 ppg
Final volume in bbl 100.0 bbl
Starting volume in bbl 90.00 bbl
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Increase Mud Density by adding Carbonate

Current Mud Weight, ppg 10.0 ppg

New Mud Weight, ppg 13.0 ppg
Total mud in the system 500.0 bbl
Sacks of Barite per 100 bbl of mud 298 sacks
Total sacks of barite required 1492 sacks

Volume of mud in bbl increase due to mud weight increase by adding Carbonate
Current Mud Weight, ppg 10.0 ppg
New Mud Weight, ppg 13.0 ppg
Total mud in the system 500.0 bbl
Volume in bbl increase per 100 bbl of mud 31.58 bbl
Total volume increase in bbl 157.89 bbl

Starting volume in bbl of original mud weight required to achieve a predetermined final volume of desired mud weigh

Current Mud Weight in ppg 10.0 ppg

New Mud Weight in ppg 13.0 ppg
Final volume in bbl 100.0 bbl
Starting volume in bbl 76.00 bbl
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Increase Mud Density by adding Barite

Current Mud Weight, ppg 10.1 ppg

New Mud Weight, ppg 11.1 ppg
Total mud in the system 1000.0 bbl
Sacks of Barite per 100 bbl of mud 61.5 sacks
Total sacks of barite required 615.1 sacks

Volume of mud in bbl increase due to mud weight increase by adding Barite
Current Mud Weight, ppg 9.2 ppg
New Mud Weight, ppg 10.1 ppg
Total mud in the system 650.0 bbl
Volume in bbl increase per 100 bbl of mud 3.61 bbl
Total volume increase in bbl 23.49 bbl

Starting volume in bbl of original mud weight required to achieve a predetermined final volume of desired mud weigh

Current Mud Weight in ppg 10.0 ppg

New Mud Weight in ppg 13.0 ppg
Final volume in bbl 100.0 bbl
Starting volume in bbl 88.00 bbl
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Displacment of plain pipe such as casing, tubing, etc.

OD 9.625 inch
ID 8.835 inch
Displacment in bbl/ft 0.01417 bbl/ft
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Accumulator Capacity

Suface Application
Volume per bottle 10 gal
Pre-charge pressure 1000 psi
Minimum System Pressure 1200 psi
Operating Pressure 3000 psi
Usable Volume per bottle 5.00 gal

Subsea Application
Volume per bottle 10 gal
Pre-charge pressure 1000 psi
Minimum System Pressure 1200 psi
Operating Pressure 3000 psi
Pressure gradient of hydraulic fluid 0.445 psi/ft
Water depth 1500 ft
Usable Volume per bottle 4.38 gal
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Calculate inner capacity of open hole, inside cylindrical objects such as tubulars, drill pipe, drill collars, tubing, casin

Calculate capacity in bbl/ft

Hole size, Casing ID, Tubing ID, etc 6.125
Capacity in bbl/ft 0.0364

Calculate capacity in ft/bbl

Hole size, Casing ID, Tubing ID, etc 6.125
Capacity in ft/bbl 27.4392

Calculate capacity in gal/ft

Hole size, Casing ID, Tubing ID, etc 6.125
Capacity in gal/ft 1.5306

Calculate capacity in ft/gal

Hole size, Casing ID, Tubing ID, etc 6.125
Capacity in ft/gal 0.6533
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Annular capacity between casing or hole and drill pipe, tubing, or casing.

Calculate annular capacity in bbl/ft

Hole size, casing ID in inch 8.5
Drill pipe size, DC size or casing/tubing OD 5
Annular capacity, bbl/ft 0.04590

Calculate annular capacity in ft/bbl

Hole size, casing ID in inch 6.125
Drill pipe size, DC size or casing/tubing OD 3.5
Annular capacity, ft/bbl 40.743

Calculate annular capacity in gal/ft

Hole size, casing ID in inch 6.125
Drill pipe size, DC size or casing/tubing OD 3.5
Annular capacity, gal/ft 1.031

Calculate annular capacity in ft/gal

Hole size, casing ID in inch 6.125
Drill pipe size, DC size or casing/tubing OD 3.5
Annular capacity, ft/gal 0.970
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Pump Pressure and Pump Stroke Relationship

Basic Calculation

Current Circulating Pressure, psi 2500

Old Pump Rate, SPM 40
New Pump Rate, SPM 25
New Circulating Pressure, psi 976.6

Advanced calculation (Determine factor)

Pressure 1, psi 2700

Flow rate1, gpm 320
Pressure 2, psi 500
Flow rate2, gpm 130
Factor 1.872
Current Circulating Pressure, psi 2500
Old Pump Rate, SPM 40
New Pump Rate, SPM 25
New Circulating Pressure, psi 1037.0
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Calculate Equivalent Circulating Density with Engineering Formula

Mud weight 13.2

Reading at 300 47
Reading at 600 80
PV 33
Pump rate, gpm 165
Hole diameter, in 6.35
Drill pipe OD, in 4
Drill pipe length, ft 12276
Drill collar OD, in 5
Drill collar length, ft 100
TVD, ft 10000

n 0.767
K 0.394
Annular velocity around DP, ft/min 166.2 Lamina Flow
Critical velocity around DP, ft/min 327.9
Annular velocity around DC, ft/min 263.8 Lamina Flow
Critical velocity around DC, ft/min 462.9
Pressure loss around DP 378.5
Pressure loss around DC 8.2
Total annular pressure loss 386.7
ECD at 10000' TVD in ppg 13.94
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Leak Off Test Pressure Converted to Equivalent Mud Weight (LOT)

LOT pressure (psi) 1600 psi

Mud Weight (ppg) 9.2 ppg
Shoe Depth (TVD) 4000 ft
LOT equivalent mud weight 16.9 ppg
valent Mud Weight (LOT)

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Pressure Required Formation Integrity Test (FIT)
FIT required (ppg) 14.5 ppg
Mud Weight (ppg) 9.2 ppg
Shoe Depth (TVD) 4000 ft
Pressure required (psi) 1102.4
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Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD), ppg
Annular pressure loss(psi) 400 psi
Mud weight (ppg) 10 ppg
TVD (ft) 8000 ft
ECD 11.0 PPG
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Specific Gravity (SG)
Specific gravity using mud weight, ppg
Mud weight (ppg) 13 ppg
SG 1.56
Specific gravity using pressure gradient, psi/ft
Pressure gradient (psi/ft) 0.50 psi/ft
SG 1.15
Specific gravity using mud weight, lb/ft 3
Mud weight (lb/ft3) 90.00 lb/ft3
SG 1.44
Convert specific gravity to mud weight, ppg
SG 1.50
MW (ppg) 12.50 ppg
Convert specific gravity to pressure gradient, psi/ft
SG 1.50
Pressure Gradient (psi/ft) 0.650 psi/ft
Convert specific gravity to mud weight, lb/ft 3
SG 1.50
Mud weight (lb/ft3) 93.600 lb/ft3
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Converting Pressure into Mud Weight
Convert pressure, psi, into mud weight, ppg using feet as the unit of measure
Pressure (psi) 5000 psi
TVD (ft) 8000 ft
MW (ppg) 12.0 PPG
Convert pressure, psi, into mud weight, ppg using meters as the unit of measure
Pressure (psi) 5000 psi
TVD (m) 2500 m
MW (ppg) 11.7 PPG
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Barrels of slug required for a desired length of dry pipe

Desired length of dry pipe (ft) 400 ft

Drill pipe capacity (bbl/ft) 0.015 bbl/ft
Current MW (PPG) 11.5 ppg
Slug Weight (PPG) 12.5 ppg

Hydrostatic pressure required to give desired drop inside drill pipe 239.2 psi
Difference in pressure gradient bw slug and current MW 0.052 psi/ft
Length of slug in drill pipe (ft) 4600 ft
Slug Volume 69.00 bbl

Weight of slug required for a desired length of dry pipe with a set volume of slug

Desired length of dry pipe (ft) 400 ft

Slug Volume (bbl) 30 bbl
Drill pipe capacity (bbl/ft) 0.015 bbl/ft
Current MW (PPG) 11.5 ppg

Slug length (ft) 2000.0 ft

Hydrostatic Pressure required (psi) 239.2 psi
Weight of slug (PPG) 13.8 ppg
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Hydrostatic Pressure (HP)
Hydrostatic pressure using ppg and feet as the units of measure
Mud weight 12 ppg
TVD (ft) 10000 ft
Hydrostatic Pressure (psi) 6240.0 psi
Hydrostatic pressure, psi, using pressure gradient, psi/ft
Pressure gradient (psi/ft) 0.5 psi/ft
TVD (ft) 10000 ft
Hydrostatic Pressure (psi) 5000.0 psi
Hydrostatic pressure, psi, using mud weight, lb/ft 3
Mud weight (lb/ft3) 80 lb/ft3
TVD (ft) 10000 ft
Hydrostatic Pressure (psi) 5555.2 psi
Hydrostatic pressure, psi, using meters as unit of depth
Mud weight 12 ppg
TVD (m) 5000 m
Hydrostatic Pressure (psi) 10236.7 psi
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Annular Velocity (AV) in ft/min
Formula 1: AV = pump output, bbl/min ÷ annular capacity, bbl/ft
Pump out put (bbl/min) 10 bbl/min
Annular capacity (bbl/ft) 0.13 bbl/ft
Annular Velocity (AV) 76.92 ft/min
Formula 2: Flow rate in gpm and diameter between 2 diameters
Flow rate (gpm) 800 gpm
Bigger diameter (in) 10 in such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter (in) 5 in such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Annular Velocity (AV) 261.33 ft/min
Formula 3: flow rate in bbl/min and diameter
Flow rate (bbl/min) 13 bbl/min
Bigger diameter (in) 10 in such as hole size, casing ID, etc
Smaller diameter (in) 5 in such as drill pipe OD, tubing OD, etc
Annular Velocity (AV) 178.43 ft/min

Annular velocity (AV), ft/sec

Formula 1: Flow rate in bbl/min and diameter between 2 diameters
Flow rate (bbl/min) 13 bbl/min
Bigger diameter (in) 10 in
Smaller diameter (in) 5 in
Annular Velocity (AV) 2.97 ft/sec
Pump output in gpm required for a desired annular velocity, ft/mim
Annular Velocity (ft/min) 120 ft/min
Bigger diameter (in) 10 in
Smaller diameter (in) 5 in
Required pump rate (gpm) 367.35 gpm
Strokes per minute (SPM) required for a given annular velocity
Annular Velocity (ft/min) 150 ft/min
Bigger diameter (in) 10 in
Smaller diameter (in) 5 in
Pump out put (bbl/stk) 0.1 bbl/stk
SPM required 109.29 spm
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Pump out
Triplex Pump, bbl/stk
efficiency (%) 97
Liner diameter (in) 6 in
Stroke length (in) 12 in
PO (bbl/stk) 0.10183 bbl/stk

Duplex Pump , bbl/stk

efficiency (%) 85
Liner diameter (in) 6 in
Rod diameter (in) 2 in
Stroke length (in) 12 in
PO (bbl/stk) 0.11236 bbl/stk
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Pressure Gradient Calculation
Pressure gradient, psi/ft, using mud weight, ppg
MW (ppg) 9 PPG
Pressure gradient (psi/ft) 0.468 psi/ft
Pressure gradient, psi/ft, using mud weight, lb/ft 3
MW (lb/ft3) 80 lb/ft3
Pressure gradient (psi/ft) 0.556 psi/ft
Pressure gradient, psi/ft, using mud weight, specific gravity (SG)
MW sg 2
Pressure gradient (psi/ft) 0.866 psi/ft
Convert pressure gradient, psi/ft, to mud weight, ppg
Pressure gradient (psi/ft) 0.5 psi/ft
MW (ppg) 9.62 PPG
Convert pressure gradient, psi/ft, to mud weight, lb/ft3
Pressure gradient (psi/ft) 0.5 psi/ft
MW (ppg) 72.00 lb/ft3
Convert pressure gradient, psi/ft, to mud weight specific gravity (SG)
Pressure gradient (psi/ft) 0.5 psi/ft
Specific Gravity 1.155
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Accumulator Pre-charge Pressure

P start 3000
P final 2000
Volume removed 25
Volume total 200
Average pre charge pressure 750
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How many feet of drill pipe pulled to lose certain amount of hydrostatic pressure (psi) when pul
Hydrostatic pressure to lose 200 psi
Casing capacity 0.0873 bbl/ft
Pipe displacement 0.01876 bbl/ft
Mud weight 12 PPG
Feet of drill pipe pulled 1171 ft

How many feet of drill pipe pulled to lose certain amount of hydrostatic pressure (psi) when pul
% of volume in drill pipe out of hole 100 %
Hydrostatic pressure to lose 200 psi
Pipe displacement 0.0055 bbl/ft
Pipe capacity 0.01876 bbl/ft
Casing capacity 0.0873 bbl/ft
Mud Weight 12 PPG
Feet of drill pipe pulled 833 ft
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in amount of hydrostatic pressure (psi) when pull wet.

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Hydrostatic Pressure (HP) Decrease When POOH
When pulling DRY pipe
Stands pulled 10 stands
Length per stand 91 ft
Pipe displacement 0.0055 bbl/ft
Casing capacity 0.0873 bbl/ft
Mud Weight 12 PPG
BBL displace 5.01 bbl
HP decrease (psi) 38.18 psi

When pulling WET pipe

% of volume in drill pipe out

of hole 100
Stands pulled 10 stands
Length per stand 91 ft
Pipe displacement 0.0055 bbl/ft
Pipe capacity 0.01876 bbl/ft
Casing capacity 0.0873 bbl/ft
Mud Weight 12.0 PPG
BBL displace 22.08 bbl
HP decrease (psi) 218.52 Psi
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