Bingham Plastic Modelling

Input parameters

Pump rate 350 Gpm Mud weight 12.50 ppg

PV 35 Cutting Density
YP 25.00 Cutting size
Gel

Surface Pipework Results

Effective Apparent Reynolds Critical Flow Friction Moody Fric
Description Length OD ID Velocity Shear Rate Shear stress
Viscosity Viscosity number velocity regime factor (f) factor (f)
Pressure drop

Swivel 6 ft 5.00 ins 4.00 ins 9 ft/sec 329 sec-1 235 dynes/cm 71 cp 110 cp 3785 6 ft/sec Turbulent 0.00423 #REF! 0 psi #REF!
Standpipe 45 ft 5.00 ins 4.00 ins 9 ft/sec 329 sec-1 235 dynes/cm 71 cp 110 cp 3785 6 ft/sec Turbulent 0.00423 #REF! 2 psi #REF!
Rotary Hose 55 ft 5.00 ins 3.00 ins 16 ft/sec 623 sec-1 338 dynes/cm 54 cp 66 cp 8320 6 ft/sec Turbulent 0.00192 #REF! 4 psi #REF!
Top Drive / Kelly 40 ft 5.00 ins 4.00 ins 9 ft/sec 329 sec-1 235 dynes/cm 71 cp 110 cp 3785 6 ft/sec Turbulent 0.00423 #REF! 2 psi #REF!

Drillstring configuration
Effective Apparent Reynolds Critical Flow Friction
Description Length OD ID Velocity Shear Rate Shear stress
Viscosity Viscosity number velocity regime factor (f)
Pressure drop
Drill pipe 10900 ft 5.00 ins 4.28 ins 8 ft/sec 290 sec-1 221 dynes/cm 76 cp 126 cp 3077 6 ft/sec Turbulent 0.00520 392 psi
Heavy Weight 0 ft 0.00 ins 0.00 ins #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Drill Collars 2 0 ft 0.00 ins 0.00 ins #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Drill Collars 1 600 ft 6.50 ins 2.88 ins 17 ft/sec 692 sec-1 362 dynes/cm 52 cp 63 cp 9204 7 ft/sec Turbulent 0.00174 52 psi
Total length 11500 ft 11500 ft

Annulus configuration
Effective Apparent Reynolds Critical Flow Friction Moody Fric
Description Length OD ID Velocity Shear Rate Shear stress
Viscosity Viscosity number velocity regime factor (f) factor (f)
Pressure drop

Drill pipe / Casing 1900 ft 5.00 ins 2.00 ins 7 ft/sec 498 sec-1 294 dynes/cm 59 cp 90 cp 2630 6 ft/sec Turbulent 0.00608 #REF! 129 psi #REF!
DP/ Open hole #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
HWDP/ Open hole #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
Collars 2/Open Hole #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
Collars 1/Open Hole #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
Total length #REF! #REF!

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 Hydraulics and hole cleaning

Hole opening optimisation

Input parameters Results
Maximum anticipated flow rate 350 Gpm Volume of hole / ft drilled
Required jet velocity 300 ft/sec Bit 0.39 ft3
hole opener 1 0.00 ft3
Bit size (inches) 8.50ins hole opener 2 0.00 ft3
Hole opener 1 (inches) 8.50ins Total 0.39 ft3
Hole opener 2, (inches) 8.50ins
Balance for each set of cutters
For one hole opener insert same sizes in 1 & 2 Bit 350 Gpm
hole opener 1 0 Gpm
hole opener 2 0 Gpm
Note: Total 350 Gpm
Continuity equation applied for resultingTFA
required Flow area for each set of cutters
Bit * 0.450 sq ins
Hole opener 1* 0.000 sq ins
Hole opener 2* 0.000 sq ins
Total flow area 0.450 sq ins
*Select nozzles to suit total flow areas (TFA) resulting
Refer to TFA worksheet.

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 Total flow area (TFA) of Standard nozzles (ins2)

Number of nozzles
Nozzle size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

7/ 32 0.038 0.075 0.113 0.150 0.188 0.225 0.263 0.301 0.338

3/ 8 0.110 0.221 0.331 0.442 0.552 0.663 0.773 0.884 0.994
9/ 32 0.062 0.124 0.186 0.249 0.311 0.373 0.435 0.497 0.559
5/ 16 0.077 0.153 0.230 0.307 0.383 0.460 0.537 0.614 0.690
11/ 32 0.093 0.186 0.278 0.371 0.464 0.557 0.650 0.742 0.835
3/ 8 0.110 0.221 0.331 0.442 0.552 0.663 0.773 0.884 0.994
13/ 32 0.130 0.259 0.389 0.518 0.648 0.778 0.907 1.037 1.167
7/ 16 0.150 0.301 0.451 0.601 0.752 0.902 1.052 1.203 1.353
15/ 32 0.173 0.345 0.518 0.690 0.863 1.035 1.208 1.381 1.553
1/ 2 0.196 0.393 0.589 0.785 0.982 1.178 1.374 1.571 1.767
17/ 32 0.222 0.443 0.665 0.887 1.108 1.330 1.552 1.773 1.995
9/ 16 0.249 0.497 0.746 0.994 1.243 1.491 1.740 1.988 2.237
19/ 32 0.277 0.554 0.831 1.108 1.384 1.661 1.938 2.215 2.492
5/ 8 0.307 0.614 0.920 1.227 1.534 1.841 2.148 2.454 2.761
21/ 32 0.338 0.676 1.015 1.353 1.691 2.029 2.368 2.706 3.044
11/ 16 0.371 0.742 1.114 1.485 1.856 2.227 2.599 2.970 3.341
23/ 32 0.406 0.811 1.217 1.623 2.029 2.434 2.840 3.246 3.652
3/ 4 0.442 0.884 1.325 1.767 2.209 2.651 3.093 3.534 3.976

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