1) A triplex pump has

has a discharge pressure of

9 in. liners and

1800 psig

a) Calculate the pump factor in units of gal/cycle at

_=3/4__^2_
1gal=231in^3
Fp

15 in. strokes. The pump operates at

0.85 efficiency.

10.53 gal/cycle

b) Calculate the flow rate in gal/min

q

1896.125 gal/min

c) Calculate the pump horsepower.

_=()/1714

Ph

1991.3 hp

d) Calculate the energy expended by each piston during each cycle in ft-lbf/cycle.
=_/(/)

121688.3 ft lbf/cycle cylinder

180 cycles/min and

2) A double-acting duplex pump has

7.5 in. liners,
3.5
The pump is operated at
4500 psig and
20 cycles/min. for
with the suction pit isolated from the flow line. The mud level in the suction pit, which is
wide and
24 ft. long, is observed to fall
22 in. during this period.

a) Compute the pump factor in gal/cycle

Pumped volume
684288 in^3
2962.286 gal
n of cycles
Fp

Ph
3421.44
200
14.81 gal/cycle

b) Compute the volumetric efficiency.

DUPLEX
_=/2_(2_^2_^2 )_
Ev

c) Compute the hydraulic horsep

_=()/1714

90.53%

in. rods, and

ycles/min. for
ction pit, which is
n. during this period.

24 in. strokes.
10 minutes
9 ft

) Compute the hydraulic horsepower

=()/1714
777.7 hp

3) A
1000 ho pump can operate at a volumetric efficiency of
discharge pressure for various liner sizes is given in the following table
Liner size "
7.5
7.25
7
6.75
6.5
6

Max Discharge pressure psig

1917
2068
2229
2418
2635
3153

0.9

q gal/min
894.1
828.8
769.0
708.9
650.5
543.6

Plot flow rate versus pum pressure at maximum hydraulic horsepower on both, Cartesian and log-log

q vs Discharge Pressure
3300
3100
2900
2700
2500
2300
2100
1900
1700
1500
500.0

550.0

600.0

650.0

700.0

750.0

800.0

850.0

900.0

950.0

. For this pum, the maximum

Cartesian and log-log

q vs Discharge Pressure log-log

10000

1000
100.0

1000.0

4) A drillstring is composed of
of drillcollars having an ID of

15000 ft of
7.5625 in. and an OD of

a) Capacity of the drillpipes in barrels.

_=(/4^2 )
Ap
Capacity

6.625 in,
9.375

Look ID of the drillpipe using the linea

ID
5.965

0.0346 bbl/ft
518.47 bbl

b) Capacity of the drill collars in barrel.

_=(/4^2 )
Ac
Capacity

0.0556 bbl/ft
66.67 bbl

c) Number of pump cycles required to pum surface mud to the bit. The pump is a duplex double acting
liners,
4.25 in. rods,
30 in. strokes, and operates at a volumetric efficiency o
_=/2_(2_^2_^2 )_
Fp

2603.948 in^3
0.27 bbl/cycle

Total capacity
Number of cycles

585.14
2180 cycles

d) Displacement of drillpipe in bbl/ft

=(( ^2 ^2 ))/1029.4
displacement

0.0081 bbl/ft

e) Displacement of drill collars in bbl/ft.

=(( ^2 ^2 ))/1029.4
displacement

0.030 bbl/ft

f) Loss of fluid level in the well if

15 stands of drillpipe are pulled without filling the hole.
the hole is
12.5 in., the length of each pipe joint is
30 ft., and assume there are
per each stand.

_^2 _^2 )1+/4 _^21=/4 _^22

_^2+ _^2 _^2 ))/( _^2 )1

h1
h2
delta h

1350 ft
1278.2 ft
71.8 ft

g) Loss in fluid level in the well if

2 stands of drill collars are pulled without filling the ho
the hole is
12.5 in., the length of each pipe joint is
30 ft., and assume there are
per each stand.
_^2+ _^2 _^2 ))/( _^2 )1

h1
180 ft
h2
144.6345 ft
delta h
35.3655 ft
change in mud level

107.2 ft

h) Change in the fluid level in the pit if the pit is

after pulling
15 stands of drillpipe
=/()=(( _^2)/4)/()

i) Change in the fluid level of a

stands of drillpipe.
=/()=(( _^2)/4)/()

10 ft. wide and

h=

24

0.255 ft
3.06 in

25 ft^2 trip tank assuming the hole is filled from the tri

h=

2.44732031 ft

25.2 lbm/ft drillpipe and,

in. Compute the following items:

1200 ft

drillpipe using the linear weight given

s a duplex double acting with

a volumetric efficiency of

6.25 in
0.92

without filling the hole. The ID of the casing in

., and assume there are
3 joints

led without filling the hole. The ID of the casing in

., and assume there are
3 joints

ft. long, assuming the hole is filled

hole is filled from the trip tank after pulling

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