Drill String Design

Tutorial Sheet

(a) A well has to be drilled for 12000 ft depth using12 ppg mud and 60,000 WOB. The
drill collar is 6.5 inch × 2.5 inch. Calculate the required length of drill collar for
vertical well drilling and inclined well drilling if the well inclination is 45 degrees.
(Assuming 19.5 ppf nominal weight of drill pipe to support the drill string).

(b) Which one grade and class should be chosen for the following drill pipe
characteristics by using design criteria –

Given Value: d = 2.375 (inches) and t =0.280 inches, D = 15000 ft

Grades: S and G
Class: P and 3

Properties:
1. Burst Pressure
2. Tensile Strength

(c) An exploratory drilling rig has following variations of drill pipes of 5 in. X 4.276 in.,
19.5 ppf, standard specifications to design the drill string with minimum MOP 50,
000 lbs.
i. 21.3 ppf, Grade E, Premium class pipe
ii. 22.5 ppf, Grade X, New pipe

The drill collar is of 8 inch OD (de) and 2 inch ID (di). The linear weight of drill collar
can be calculated by the relation-
wdc = 10.68 t (de – t) and 2t= de - di

The mud weight is 100 pcf and WOB is 60,000 lbs.

a. Calculate the length of drill collar assuming 15000 ft. equivalent

length of string.
b. What is the maximum depth of the bore hole that can be drilled using
all the drill pipes shown above with drill collar?
c. Calculate the available safety factor of tension for each section of drill
pipe.
(d) Calculate all the drill pipe possible properties with the data given below for the
Grades – S and G

D (inches) t (inches)
2.375 0.280
2.875 0.362
3.5 0.368
3.5 0.449
4 0.262
4 0.330
4.5 0.2710
4.5 0.337
5 0.500
5.5 0.304

(e) Cross check the design of drill string and comment on suitability of the design
solution. Assume design factor for collapse and burst as normal.
Drill String:
WOB = 60,000; MOP = 50,000; SFT = 1.35; RPM = 60
Drill Collar: Ldc = 1200ft; wdc = 96.12 ppf; L = 10,000 ft
Drill Pipe: Outside diameter = 4 in.; Thickness = 0.262 inch; 11.85 ppf
nominal weight; mud weight = 15 ppg

Section Pipe Weight (ppf) Pc (psi) Length (ft)

1 D Class -3 21.5 5630 6400
2 E Class -2 23.6 12010 2400

(f) The following well details are given –

Well Type – Development

Projected Depth = 3092.9
Type of drilling – Rotary Drilling
Power to Draw Works – 2 DC Motors
Casing Size – 13.375” × 9.625” × 7”
Hole Size = 8.5”
Maximum Weight on Bit = 12 Tons
Mud weight = 1.27 gm/cc
Stands of Drill Collar = Six of 6.5” × 2.8125”
Stands of HWDP = Two of 5”
Length of one stand of drill collar = 28 m
Length of one stand of HWDP = 28 m
Weight of 6.5” × 2.8125” drill collar = 22.81 tons (135.773 kg/m)
Weight of 5” HWDP = 4.116 tons (73.5 kg/m)

Fill the given drill string data sheet for the above well specifications –

1. Buoyancy Factor Calculation:

Density of Steel = 7.85gm/cc

.0.838
B =____________________________________________________________

2. Calculation of length of drill collar, HWDP and Drill pipe

ଵ ଵଷ 168
Drill Collar (6 ଶ” x2 ଵ଺”) 6 Stands = ___________________m
56
HWDP (5”) 2 Stands = ___________________m
2869
Length of Drill pipe to be covered = ______________________m
26.926
3. Calculation of total weight of drill collar and HWDP ____________tons

4. Selection of Drill Pipe for remaining Length

a) 5’’, 31.2 kg/m, E-grade (NC50), Pt = 122.66Tonnes

2043
Length = ___________________________________________________m

Choose second section if whole length of drill pipe is not covered.

b) 5’’, 31.2 kg/m, G-grade (NC-50), Pt = 171.32 tons

1025
Length = ___________________________________________________m

Choose third section if whole length of drill pipe is not covered.

c) 5’’, 31.9 kg/m, S-grade (NC-50), Pt = 220.798 tons

Length = ___________________________________________________m

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Here, Pt= Tensile Strength = 122.66 Tons

12820
Required MOP =__________________________________________tons
(g) Select the best grade and class of drill pipe for the well data given below –

WOB = 60000 lbs

MOP = 50000 lbs
Linear weight of collar = 72.09 ppf
d = 5 inches, t = 0.3602 inches
SFT =1.3
Linear weight of Pipe = 19.5 ppf (for all grades)
Mud Weight = 12 ppg
Depth of well = 12000 ft

Available Pipes and Grade: X –P, X-1, E-1, E-P, D-3, D-2