The ultimate “cheat sheet”

for any drilling, production,

or petroleum engineer Scrivener

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978-0-470-62599-6 / 250 pages (est.) / Paper / September 2010
US $155.00 /CAN $174.00 / £96.95 / =C125.00
Presented in an easy-to-use format, Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations is a
quick reference guide for day-to-day work out on the rig as well as in the office.  Virtually all the
mathematics required on a drilling rig is presented in one convenient source, including formulas
for pressure gradient, specific gravity, pump, output, annular velocity, buoyancy factor, riser
margin, and many other topics. 
This “must have” guide:
• Provides detailed calculations for the most common problems faced daily
by engineers, including offshore calculations, horizontal drilling, and many other
state-of-the-art technologies in drilling operations 
• Includes formulas for pressure gradient, specific gravity, pump, output,
annular velocity, buoyancy factor, riser margin, and many other topics. 
• Serves as a handy study guide for drilling and well control certification courses

With thousands of handy formulas and calculations, this is an indispensible reference for any
drilling, production, or petroleum engineer. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Robello Samuel has been a principal technical advisor in the drilling evaluation division
of Halliburton since 1998 and has more than 25 years of experience. With dozens of articles
and several books to his credit, including Downhole Drilling Tools, Drilling Engineering, and
Advanced Drilling Engineering, he is also an adjunct professor in the petroleum program at the
University of Houston.  Dr. Samuel is also on the board of “Journal of Petroleum Science and
Engineering,” and he holds degrees from the University of Madurai (BS and MS) and
Tulsa University (MS and PhD).

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