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: BASICMATHEMATICS
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GENERAL
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I The functionof well controlcan be sub-dividedinto 3 phases,namely primarywell
well controlandtertiarywell control.
control,secondary
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I himary Well Control
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PrimaryWellControlis hvdrostaticpressureprovidedby drillingfluid morethan
!lr formationpressure but lessthanfracturegradientwhiledrilling.lf hydrostatic
pressure
is
I lessthanreservoirpressure, reservoir
fluidmay influxintowellbore. Thissituationis
!' called"Lossof PrimaryWellControl".
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Notonlyis hydrostatic pressure morethanformationpressure, but alsohydrostatic
I pressure must not exceedfracturegradient.lf yourmud in holeis too heavycausing
I brokenwellbore, youwill facewith losscirculation problem(maybe partiallylostor total
rl- fiostcirculation).
Whenfluidis losingintoformation,mud levelin well borewill be
decreased pressure.
that will resultin reducinghydrostatic In worstcasescenario,you
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will losethe primarywell controlandwellboreinfluxor kick will enterintowellbore.
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slightlyoverbalance pressure
of hydrostatic pressureis normally
overreservoir
desired.
Youmust keepin mindaboutthe basicof maintaining primarywell controlthat
t youmustmaintainholewith drillingfluidthat will be heavyenoughto overbalance
a formationpressure but notfractureformation.
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columnof drillingfluidis the primarywellcontrolin
Note:BHPcreatedby hydrostatic
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? lf BHPis morethan FP(formationpressure),

this situationis called"Overbalance".
? lf BHPis equalto FP(formationpressure),
this situationis called"Balance".
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this situationis called"Underbalance".
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WellControl
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I- Whenprimarywell controlfailed,it causeskick (wellboreinflux)comingintowellbore.
? Therefore,
thissituationneedsspecialequipmentwhichis called"BlowOutPreventer"
? (BOP)to controlkick.We can call that 'Blow Out Preventer"or BOPis SecondaryWell
? Control.Pleasealsorememberthat BOPmust be usedwith specificprocedures
to
: controlkick suchas driller'smethod,wait and weight,Concurrent,
Volumetric,
lubricate
: and bleedand bull heading.Withoutwellcontrolpractices
for usingBOPs,it willjust be
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TertiaryWell Gontrol
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(BOP)performing
Thereareseveraltypesof "BlowOutPreventer" differentapplications.
Canyou imagineif primaryandsecondary wellcontrolfailed?lf well is flowinghow do

we dealwith it? Forthis situation,you must useTertiaryWell Control.
TertiaryWell Controlusesspecificmethodto controlwell in caseof failureof primary

andsecondary are examplesof tertiarywellcontrol:
well control.Thefollowings
. Drillreliefwellsto hit adjacentwellthat is flowin$and kill the wellwith heavy

mu d .
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Dynamickill by rapidlypumpingof heavymud to controlwellwith Equivalent
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Density(ECD)
Circulating
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Pumobariteor gunk to pluBwellboreto stopflowing
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Pumocementto PluElwellbore
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Definitionof Pressure
? Pressure is forceexertedper unit area.In APIunit pressure in poundper
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Hydrostatic
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dependsonlyon the densityof the fluidand its trueverticaldepth.
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{ HSP E 0.052 x MW x WD
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constant(psy'ft./ppg).
tnueverticaldepthin feet,and 0.O52is a conversion
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7 cubic foot hasa basearea of ! squarefoot
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lnch Therefore,the pressure exerted by a fluid of 7
= foot heightover the area of its basewouldbe
7.48 + 744 = O.O52pound persquareinch(psi).
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HydrostaticPressu
SingleFluid Density
HydrostaticPressure= O.O52x 7! x 8,OOO

f
1l-0 ppg
= 4,576 psi
9,000ft.
Hydrostaticpressureis affectedby densityof fluid and its verticaldepth:
Density Depth,TVD Hydrostatic Pressure

@pA (ft.) (psi)
9.O 8,OOO 3,744
MW 70.o 9,OO0 4,680

(ppg)
70.5 lo,ooo 5,460
ps 75,OOO 9,750
Differentfluid densitiesin the well:

HydrostaticPressure(HSP)at different fluid columns
(in Annulus)
HSPof fluid columnt = O.O52x 7Ox 3,5OO= \82O psi
HSPof fluid alumn 2 * O.052x 9 x 4,OOO = 7,872 psi
HSPof fluid column 3 = O.O52x 7! x 5OO = 286 psi
Total HydrostaticPressure = !,82O + !,872 + 286

7,500ft. (at 8,OOO'TVD) = 3,978 psi
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DEPrH(MD)
DEPTHCrVD)VSMEASURED
TRUEVERTTCAL
The hydrostaticpressure in the well is

calculatedbasedon the TrueVerticalDepth
WD).This is due to gravitypullingstrai$ht
downor verticallydown.Therefore, from the
given diagram,the hydrostaticpressureat
the bottomof the well is calculatedby using
the verticaldepthof 1O,000ft. (WD).
pressure= 0.052x 10 x 10,000

Hydrostatic
= 5,2OOpsi
The MeasuredDepth(MD) is the depth alongthe well path if well drilleddirectionally.

Thisdepthis derivedfrom the sum of drill stringslengththat the drilleraddsor makes
whlledrilling.Thismeasureddepthis usedfor the wellvolumecalculations.
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1,.4 GRADIENT
PRESSURE
of fluidof knowndensitymeasuredovera $ivenunitdepth.

gradientis pressure
Pressure
Sampleof PressureGradient
Freshwaterhas a densityof 8.33 pp€,in a foot columnit shouldexerta pressureof

(0.052x 8.33 x 1) = 0.433 psi.
We then call pressuregradientof freshwater= 0.433 psi/ft'
Saltwaterhasa densityof 8.94 ppg,in l foot columnit shouldexerta pressure

of
=
(0.052x 8.94 x 1) 0.465 Psi.
We then call pressure$radientof salt water = 0.465 psi/ft.
Typeof Influx(Kick)Gradients
Gas = lessthan 0.156 psi/ft.(lessthan 3 ppg)

Mixtureof Gas,Oil,Water = 0.156 - 0.465 psi/ft. ( 3 - e PPg)
SaltWater = 0.465 - 0.520 psi/ft. ( e - 10 ppg)
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1.5 HOLEPRESSURE
BOTTOM
Bottomholepressure exertedat the bottomof the hole'

(BHP)is the sum of all pressures
Bottomhole pressurewill be varieddependingon the operations. In $eneral,bottom
hole pressurecan be expressedas follows:
BHP - HydrostaticPressure+ SurfacePressure+/'Dynamic Pressure
Hydrostaticpressureis the pressureexertedby drillingfluid,the surfacepressureexerted

ni tne shut in pressurewhen well was closedby BOPand the dynamicpressureis the
pr"..ut" exerted due to fluid movement(i.e. Annular FrictionLosses)and pipe
movement(i.e.Surgleand Swab).
1.5.1 BHPwhen not circulating

= 0.052 x PPgx TVDwell
L.5.2 BHPwhiledrillingor circulating

= (0.052x ppg x TVDwell)+ AnnularFrictionLosses(AFL)
1.5.3 BHPwhiletriPPingin hole

= (0.052x ppg x TVDwell)+ Surgepressure
L.5.4 BHPwhiletrippingout of hole

= (0.052x ppgx TVDwell)-
Swabpressure
1.5.5 BHPwhenwellwas shut in
when the well wasshut in due to kick and the Bit on bottom,the
bottomholepressureequalsfo the Formationpressureatthe
initial shutin sta$e.The bottomhole pressurecan be determined
by:
Total HSPin Drill strin{,

BHp = HSpof mud in drillstring+ srDPP
= (0.052x pp{XTVDwell) + S|DPP
TotalHSPin Annulus
BHP = HSPof mud in annulus+ HSPof influx + SICP
= (O.O52x pp| x ft. columnof mud) + HSPof influx + SICP
Note; The correctBHPdeterminedon the annulusside should

be basedon the assumptionthat the influx is not
mi$ratin$upward.
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Bottom HolePressureRelationship
Thebottomholepressureis the sum of all the pressures

actingon the bottomhole.We
candescribethe statementbeforeas the followin$equation;
Bottom HolePressure(BHP)= SurfacePressure(SP)+ HydrostatlcPressure(HSP)
of bottomholepressure.
the relationship
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Pressure
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SurfacePressure(SP) = Bottom HolePressure(BHP) - HydrostaticPressure(HSP)
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We assumethat formationpressure is normalpressure gradientof water(0.465psi/ft)
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so formationpressureat 8000' TVD 8000 ft x 0.465 psi/ft = 3720 psi.Thefirst case:
Hydrostaticcolumnis waterwhichis equalto formationpressure gradientso Surface
(SP)
Pressure is equalto 0 psi
Thesecondcase:BHPis to be watergradientbutfluid columnis oil (0.35psi/ft)whichis

lowerdensitythanwatergradient(0.465psi/ft).Therefore,
in orderto balanceBHP,we
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needSurfacePressure(SP)of 920 psi (SP 3720 (0.35x 8000)).
Thethirdcase:BHPis to be watergradientbutfluidcolumnis gas(0.1 psi/ft)whichis

evenlowerdensitythanwatergradient(0.465psi/ft).Therefore,in orderto balance
BHP,we needSurfacePressure = -
(SP)ot 2,920 psi(SP 3720 (0.1x 8000)).
Accordingto the example,SurfacePressure(SP)will compensatethe lackof hydrostatic

pressure(HSP)in orderto balanceformation pressure(FP).
SURGE& SWABPRESSURE EFFECTS

surgepressures are additionalpressures exertedon
the well by the movement of the pipein the hole.As
andthefr iction
p i p ei s r u ni n toh o l emu di s d i splaced
effectof the mud followin$up aroundthe bit andthe
bottomholeassemblycausesa pressure surgebelow
the bit.surgepressure cancauselostcirculation and
the formation to fracture.
Swabpressure is the reductionin the hydrostatic

pressure whichmayoccurat anypointbelowthe bit.
Thisreduction of pressure is causedby an upward
movementof drill string in the holewhichcreatesa
suctioneffectbelowthe bit.Thesuctioneffectis STIRGE S\1lB
createdbecauseit is difficultfor mud to fall belowthe

b i t a s r ap i d l ya s th e p i p ei s p u l l ed.
Themaximumswab
pressureis occurredwhen the bit isjust liftedoff
bottom.Swabcan reducethe BHPsufficientenoughto
allowinfluxflowsintothe well bore.
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1.6.1 Conditions
Swaband surgepressures may occurif:

. Mudviscosity and gel strengthis high. a
o Pipemovementis fast.
. T h i ckw a l lca ke(mu dcakeon wellbor e) .
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r e a ra n cea gainstBHAis small.
o is balledup.
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L.6.2 Swab indicationat surface
Swab can be detected by using 'TRIP

SHEET", by checkingif the hole takes a
properamountof mud when pullingthe
pipeout of holeor if the rightamountof
mud return (not over return) when
Swnbbing in a kick
runningthe pipe in hole due to the pipe
metal displacesthe mud in the hole. Swab is also clearlyindicatedat surfacewhile
trippingout pipeby:
. Overpull.
. No dropin mud levelin the annulus.
o Risein mud levelin annuluswhendrillstringis beingpulledout of hole.
Pullingout the pipe througha horizontalreservoirsectionwhere the formationhas a

highpermeabilitycancompoundthe amountof fluidswabbedin.
EquivalentMud Weight(EMW)
The equivalentmud weight can be definedas the total pressureof a mud column
exertedat a givendepthexpressedin poundper gallon( ppg) equivalent.
An exampleof EMWis fracturemud weightin ppg(Maximumallowablemud weight).
g npte ConvertShoeFracturepressure 3858 psi ( Shoe TVD45OOft) into Equivalent

tilud WeiSht(EMW):
Maximum allowablemud weight
3 8 58psr
= 16.49ppg
(0.0s2x 4500ft)
Answer:Maximumallowablemud weight = !6.4 ppg(roundeddown)
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L.7 EQUIVALENT DENSIW(ECD)
CIRCULATING
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The equivalentcirculatingdensity,ECD,is a calculatedmud wei$ht pressure
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generatehydrostaticpreisureat a point in the well bore,equivalentto the total F-

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Losses CircuI atin!, (dynamic) bottom hole pressure -
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in Annulus = 5,2OO+ 72O -

Mud in use 120 psi = 5,32Opsi
1o ppg
EquivaIent Circut atin{, Density(ECD) l-
5,320 F-
0 . 0 5 2x 1 0 , 0 0 0
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Example:Calcutatethe BHPwhen circulatin$,72pp€ mud at 45 /
TVDSOOO lossesof 72O psiat 45 spm,bit nozzlespressurelossesof
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Mud hydrostaticpressurein annulus 4
= 4992 psi
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= 4992 psi+ 72O Psi= 5772 Psi
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t throughthe circulationsystem.This pressurewill be at hi$hestat the pump discharge
t and will graduallyreduceto zeroat the mud returnline.Generally,the frictionlossesin
systemare considered
the circulation intofour distinctparts:
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2. Frictionlossin the drillstring,bothin drill pipeand drillcollars.
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3. Frictionlossin bit nozzles or jets.
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LossComponents
Pressure
Frictional Svstem
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FrictionalpressureLoss:FrictionalPressureLossis pressurelosscreatedby fluid flowing

throughthe flow path.lt is a functionof fluidproperty(density, gelstrength)'
viscosity,
velocityof fluid,characteristic pressure
of flow path(holesizeldrillstringsize).Frictional
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lossaffectson pumppressurebecausehigherfrictionalpressure loss,higherpump

is requiredto maintainthe pumprate.
pressure
the pressure
In orderto clearlydemonstrate losscomponentin the drillingri$system'
the diagrambelowdescribes pressure lossacrosseachflow pathof drillingfluid in the
sYstem.
total rigcirculation
Parametersthat affect pump pressureare as follows:
1. Fluidpropertiesespeciallymud weight,viscosity,gel strengthand yieldpointaffect

directlyon pumppressure. Thehigherthe mudweight,viscosity, gelstrengthandyield
point,the higherthe pumppressurerequirement to maintainpumprate.
2. pump rate is anotherfactorthat affectsdirectlyon pumppressure.

Thisis a basic
conceptsuchthat whenhigherpumprateis needed,higherpumppressure is required.
3. Holesize/drillstringsize:Smallerinternaldiameterof bothholeanddrillstring,higher
velocityof fluidflow is createdat samepumprate.Hi$hervelocitycreatesmore
frictionalpressure loss.Highpumppressure is requiredin orderto maintainpumprate
becausethereis additionalpressurelossdueto smallerholesizeand drillstrin$'
4. BHAand Bit Dueto smallinnerarea,BHAand bit can causemajorityof pressure

and bit nozzleselectionare criticalfor hydraulic
loss. Hence,BHAdesign/selection
design.
losswill occur. lt meanswe

5. Well Depth:Thedeeperof the well is,the morepressure
needmorepumpcapacityto achievethe drillinggoal. Depthof the well is basedon
geologicaltargetsunderneath Thispartwill influence
the earthby $eologists. on howto
of the wells.
objectives
selectthe properrig capacityin orderto meetsoundhydraulic
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l-9 FORMATION
PRESSURE
Formationpressureor porepressureis the pressureexertedby naturallyoccurringfluids

trappedin the porespacesof the formation.Thesefluidsincludewater,oil and gas.This
pressurecan be affected by the weight of the overburden(rock layers)above the
formation,whichexertspressureon bothgrainsand porefluids.lf porefluidsare freeto
moveor escape,the grainslosesomeof theirsupportandwill moveclosertogether.This
processis calledcompaction.
Theformationpressure is dividedintothreecategories:
In termsof gradient,
o Subnormalpressure ( Gradient< 0.433 psi/ft)
o Normalpressure (0.433< Gradient<0.465 psi/ft)
. Abnormalpressure (0.465< Gradient< 1.0 psy'ft)
UnderstandinEl
AboutFormationPressure
Formationpressure is the pressure

of fluidcontainedin porespaceof rockand thereare
threecategories
of formation pressurewhichare normalpressure,abnormalpressure
andsubnormalpressure.
1- NormalPressure:Normalpressureis the hydrostaticof watercolumnfrom the surface

to the subsurface
formation.Theconcentration of salt in wateraffectsthe normal
pressure.Highersaltconcentrationin water,higherspecificgravityof waterwill be.
Therefore,the normalpressurecan varyfrom slightlysalt 0.433 psirzft(8.33 PPG)to
highfyconcentratedsalt 0.478 psy'ft(9.2 PPG)basedon salt concentration in water.
2. SubnormalPressure:Thesubnormalpressure is the pressure

that is lessthan normal
pressure
and it possiblycauseslostcirculation
problems.
3. AbnormalPressure:The abnormalpressureis the pressuregreaterthan the pressure

columnof water.Generally,the abnormalpressurezonesare good reservoirwhich oil
companiesare lookingfor.Thiskindof pressure
can createwell controlproblem.
Question;Whatis abnormal pressurerelatingto fluid pressurein the formation?
Answer:Abnormal formation pressureis any formation pressurethat is Sreater

than'normal'pressure.
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whendrillingintoeachpressureregime.At the sameTrueVerticalDepth(TVD), lf

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Someof the Gauses canbe categorized
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1) UnderCompactionShaleFormation
The rapid depositionof shale sedimentscausesa high compactionrates under the

weightof materialsabove.The fluidsin shalecannotescapequicklyenoughwhilethe
sedimentscompactionprocess being continued,the shale fluids will bear the
overburden weightfrom above.At this point,pressurewithinshaleformationincreases l-
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formationwater.UnderCompactionShaleFormationis causefor most of the abnormal -
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2) Faulting
The up-thrustingfault zonescreate the "chargeup"

formationof shallowdepthwhich containsfluid at r",*w
pressuremuch greaterthan normalfor their depth /
or the fault itselfmay allowfluid seepageoverpart
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of its extent.
Fromadjacentfigure,the left side of the fault zone

is a normalpressurelocation.The rightsideof fault
zone is an abnormal pressurelocation.This is
becauseof the up-thrustingfault which movedthe
formations upward when the shifted formation
carriedits sameformationpressure.
3) ArtesianEffects
An aquifer or water bearing permeable layer

outcrops in the hills creates differential fluid
pressure.The drive pressurefrom such a reservoir
equalsthe waterheadat any point.
T he dr illingintothe aquiferout on the plainswher e

its locationis at a lowerlevelthan the levelof water
outcropup the hili,relatively creatinga shortcolumn
HYDROTIATIC
of well fluid is availableto balancea longcolumnof
?R€38URE formationwater.Hencean abnormallyhighpressure
7ROil
gradientwill be expectedwhendrilledinto the water
zone.
Questron What hascreatedthe abnormalpressureby an artesianeffect?
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In dippingor folded(anticline),sealedreservoirs, from the deepestpart of the
pressure
reservoiris transmittedto the shallowersections.Pressureat deep end of the reseruoir
maywell be normalfor that depth.However, if the gaswhichhasa lowerdensitythan oil
and water presentinsidethe cap rock,the gas will transmitits pressureto the shallow
depthin lowergradientthan that of a normalgradientpressure, thus abnormalpressure
is alwaysseeninsidethe gascap reservoir.
Antlcllno
2125prl
GasGapsurounded by a normal prcssureFormation
To determinethe Formationpressurebelow the top of cap rock or anticline:
From the fisure of SascaPabove;

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Theformationsurriunding anticlinecontentswith salt waterof $radient o.465 psi/ft.
(Normat$radient).Trapped$as Sradient= O-IOOpsi/ft'
pressureat 5,000' = O.465x 5,OOO = 2,325 psi
7. Formation
2. Pressureof Gasinside anticlinecap,roek = 2,ooo x 0.7= 2oo psi
3. Formationpressureat the top of the anticlinebelowthe cap rock
= 2,325 - 2OO= 2,725 Psi
4. The2,l2;psi is abnormalpressure,comparewith a normalpressureof 1'395 psi
outside an anticlineat the same depth (we have 73O psi hi$her pressurethan
normalin this examPle).
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t On drillingnearbyliveproductionwell,somesimilareffect
t of a downhole communication or "Underground Blowout"
) may haveoccurred. The high pressuregas in the deeper
t depth sand formation communicatesto the shallower
sand formation,thus creatingthe abnormalpressureat
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) the formationsbeneathand
to migratethroughit. Becauseof this salt characteristics,
besidethe salt layer are commonlyexhibitingthis abnormalpressuredue to its
t supporting Piercedformationlayersare usuallysealedby the salt and lifted
overburden.
t up. leadingto migrationof oil and gas, later trappedin there and have pressurein
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requiredto rupturea formation,so that the wholemud can flow Into it. Thisformation
breakdownpressureis usuallydeterminedfor formationsjust belowa casingshoe by
meansof a Leak-offtest.The casingshoe depth is recognizedas the weak point in the tJ
well becauseit is not protectedby casing,and generally,the formationsat deeperdown :

belowshoehavemorecompactionthus they becomestrongerand hardercomparedto rJ
formationat shoedepth.
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Most commonly,the oil companydrillsa well by keepinga small amountsof the over -
balancedpressure. Theobjectivefor thls is to maximizethe drillingratesand to saverig
times.Whendrillingwith minimumoverbalance, small slugsof gas may enterthe well
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bore during connections.After the connection,pumps are turned back on, this gas
becomesin gas-cut mud."Connection Gas/Gas-cut Mud"is the relatively smallamount -
of gas that entersa well when the mud pump is stoppedfor a connectionto be -
made. SinceBHPdecreases whenthe pumpis stopped,gas may enterthe well. l-
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and pipeis beingpulledfrom the wellbore.Thegas may enterbecauseof the reduction -
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and decreases gas
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gasor gasshowcomesfrom.Especially,
usedto findwherethe locationof connection
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gas presents,
whenthe connection lagtime of gas peakwill be relativeto the time when
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t factorsas balled-upbit,fast pullingout rate,biggerdiameterBHA,etc cancreateswab
t effectthat can reducehydrostatic pressurewhiletrippingout of hole.lf too much
) reductionin hydrostaticpressure is present,
formationgascan influxintothe well bore,
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Example:
Calculatethe pressure
droP 11ppg
in BHPwhilecirculating = 4OOpsi
gascut mudin
thiswell: 12ppg +.
1500 = 499 psi

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7000
AnnulussflP = 447tt psi
:700 x llx.052 '- 400 pti
HSP Surfaceto 700 feet
:800x12x0.052 -* de9 pri

HSP frour 700 - 1500ft
ft :5500x12.5x0.052 =. J5r 5 pr i
HSPfrom 1500- 7CI00
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arntnltts F{5F = {{)ll * {99 + 3575 : 44?4psi
IISP of original mud :7000x12.5x0.052 - .[550psi
Reductionin BHP = 4550- 447,1 = 76 psi
gascut will causea smalldropin BHP)

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1.12 TRIPMARGIN
D u r i n gp u l l i n go u t o f h o l e ,th er eis a chanceof swabbing in the well,causin$a dec r eas e

in the bottom hole pressureand the well may flow. An extra mud weightshouldbe
a d d e dto p e rmi ta sa fetri p p ingand connection An incr eased
oper ations. mudw ei ght( i n
ppg)is called.TripMargin".Thereis a misconception that a trip marginand a slu$ are
the same.However, thereare importantdifferences betweenthe two:
o the BHPpr iorto the tr ip as longas the slugi s s ti l l i n

A sl u gw i l l n o t i n c r ease
th e d ri l lstri n g .
o Trip marginwill certainlyincreasethe bottom hole pressuredue to mud

weight increaseto compensatefor the loss of mud hydrostaticpressure
causedbYswabbing.
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? Well depth to,ooo ft. $/D)
MW !O.O pp€,
? An extra pressure required at the bottom of the
t well = lOO psi
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= O.O52x 7Ox IO,OOO= 5,2OOpsi
t 2. Total BHPincludingan extrapressure
t = 5,2OO+ 70O = 530O psi
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5,300
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t In the top hole section,drillingrate is normallyvery fast, hole sizesare very large,
porosityis very high.The carrying-upcuttingscapacityand annularvelocityis relatively
2 low.Thisleadsto largeaccumulated cuttingsin annulus.Theformationstrengthis also
2 commonlylow,moreso in offshoredrillingwellssincethe partof overburden consistsof
2 seawaterratherthan a wholeformation.
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while drillinga top holesection:
t o Theformationbeingweakis vulnerable to bulkmud losses.
? a Fastdrlllingin soft formationat top holesectiongenerateslargevolumeof
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cuttingsthat tendto accumulatein the borehole.
1 o Shallow gas kick occurs quickly and shallow reservoircan have high
t permeability, time for actionis verylimited.
: . Formationis weakand riskof craterwhenshallowgaskick.
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detectingsmall shallowgas accumulations.Occasionally these "bri$htspots"may be la
gas at high pressure,thoughmorecommonly they are low pressure and low volume.
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t a Installthe full openingsafetyvalve(FOSV),
thencloseit.
t Opendiverterlinevalvesto the downwinddirection.
t o Closethe diverterpacker.
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a, a Makeup the kellyor circulating
head.
,1, a OpenFOSV.
a a Circulate
out the kick at the maximumpumpratewith available
drillingfluid.
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t Mud Wei{ht from given fluid gradients:
; rearranSingformula; aabulate MW (pp€)
s O.33psi/tt = 6.35 ppg
=
s i) psi/ft O.O52x ppg O.46psi/ft = 8.85 pp(,
t ii) ft. 6/D) = psi + (O.OS2x ppE) B. Calculate Gradient(psi/ft).
, 0.756 psi/ft = 3.0 ppg
iii) ppg = (psi/ft) + o.o52 :8.94 pp!
t 0.465 psi/ft
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C. CalculateColumnheight(ft)
q ToconvertppStoGradient-> multiptyby O.OS2 O.45psi/ft with2,5OOpsi = 5,556ft.
t ToconvertGradientto pp€-> dividedby O.OS2 O.35psi/ft with3,OOOpsi = 8,57I ft.
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PL = Old circulationPressure PI = OId circulationPressure
P2 = New circulation Pressure P2 = New circulationPressure
SPML = OIdpump Stroke MW! = OIdmud Wei$ht
SPM2 = Newpump Stroke MW2 = New mud Wei{ht
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is the Pumppressureat a sPeedof 3O speedof 4OSPM.Whatis the PumP
pressureat 40 SPMif mud densitYis -
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PERMEABILITy: Theabilityof a rockto transmitfluidthrou$hthe porespaces
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fluid'Thereis no necessary )
influencein the rateof flow,movementanddraina$eof the
relationbetweenporosityand permeability. A rockmay be hi$hlyporousandyet 2
impermeable if thereis no communication betweenpores.A highlyporoussandis
u s u a l l yh i g h l YP e rme a b l e .
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2. Pressure overa givenunitdepth
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exertedby fluidwhichtrapped"in
6. Pressure
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2. Determinethe Bottomholepressure,
MudweightandPressure from
Gradient
givendatabelow:
a) TVD= 10,000' MW= 9.6ppg BHp= , psi
b) TVD= 14,000' MW= 12.0ppg BHp= psi
c) WD = 8,500' MW= 9.5 ppg BHp= . psi
d) BHP= 4,850psi at 7,000'WD MW= ppg
e) BHP= 6,840psi at 12,000'WD MW= ppg
0 BHP= 7,230psi at 12,000'TVD MW= ppg
g) BHP- 4,430psi at 8,000'WD Gradient= psi/ft
h) Gradient= 0.455psi/ft. MW= ppg
3. the BottomHolePressure
Calculate whenwellhasmixtureof differentmud
weightsasfollows:
TVD = 6,000ft.
Fromsurface to 500ft, MW = 10.0ppg
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From1,300- Bottomhole,MW = 11.5ppg
Answer:BottomHolePressure=
4. Calculate
theCirculatingBHPandEquivalent density(ECD)from
circulating
givenwelldata:
TVD = 10,000ft. MW = 10.5ppg
Annularpressureloss= 150psi
Answer:Dynamic =
BottomHolePressure
Equivalent Density =
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Mudweightrequiredto balanceFormation for the
followingbottomholepressure
andTVDdepth:
a) 4,850psiat 7,000' Answer: ppg F
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) Whichof the followingsituations

is likelyto inducethe greatestswabbing
) duringtripping?
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) a) Whenpullingfirst few standsoff bottom
b) Whendrillcollarsare passing intocasing
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c) Whendrillcollarsare liftedout of hole
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) 9. will probablyresultin Swabbing?
Whichof the followingsituations (Select3
) answers)
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a) The mudpumpis runningwhilepullingout of holewiththe drill
) string
) b) The mudviscosityis too high
) c) Pullingthe drillstringthroughtightspotswithoutpumping
I d) Pullingout the drillstringtoo fast
e) Pullingthe drillstringthroughtightspotswhilepumping
t f) Pullingon the drillstringslowly
10. pressure
In the Oilfieldthe hydrostatic is a functionof:
a) Drillstringlength
b) Pumpoutputper minute
c) Theverticaldepth
d) Formation porosity
11. Whendoesexcessive
Surgingoccur?(Select2 answers)
a) out the pipetoo fast

Pulling
b) Largeannularclearance
c) Impropercirculating density
d) Running in too fast
e) Lowmudviscosity
f) Tighthole
12. The equivalent

circulatingdensity(ECD)is considered the effectivemud
weightwhilecirculating.
Which pressure
lossin the circulatingsystemis added
to staticmudweightto find it?
a) Surface pressure
loss
b) Drillpipepressure
loss
pressure
c) Drillcollar loss
d) Bit nozzlepressure
loss
ei) Annularpressure
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b) Bottomholepressure
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c) Nochangein bottomholepressure
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b) Upward Faulting
c) Anincrease in shaledensity
d) A gascapeffect
e) A artesian
effect
15. to 9,000'WDwith9.5ppgmud.WellB is drilled

WellA is drilled to 9,000'MD
(8,500'T/D)withthesameMW.Whatis thedifferencein hydrostatic pressure -
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MW 13.5ppg at a -
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b) 15.0ppg
13.2ppg -
c)
d) 12.5ppg -
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wellcontains
pressure -
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b) 1,650psi -
c) 1,433psi Fl
d) 1,350psi
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a) Lessthan0.156psi/ft
b) Equalto 0.465psi/ft
./ c) Morethan0.465psi/ft
d) Equalto 0.433psi/ft
19. the minimum

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pressure
theformation
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Calculate at topof thegascapandthe minimum
mud
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t c
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b z a
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8736
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psi
b c 4199 psi
b d
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13.3
11.0
ppg
ppg
f LL.6 ppg
6
o O.5s3 psy'ft
h 8.8 ppg
BottomHolePressure= 3528.20 Psi

b DynamicBottomHolePressure= 5610 psi
b 4.
Equivalent Density= 10.8 PPB
Circulating
b L9O7 psi
b 5. a
b 2652 psi
b c
d
344 psi
697 _--psi
b e 1600 psi
b t 2880 psi
b 6. a 13.4 ppg
b b
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ppg
b d 9.8
to.7
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ppg
b e
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b 7. o
b 8. A
b 9. b.c.d
b 10.
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b ll.
b li. d
b I -1.
b 15.
16. 2
b 17.
b 18.
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Mud weight: 11.72 ppe
20 Pressureat top ofgas cap : 1315psi

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I on the drillingrigs,therearetwo commonshapesof objectwhichhavebeen
deployedeitheras facilitatedequipments
or as drillingequipments.
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) Square
The squareshapedobject is similar to the
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m u dt a nk a n dth e tri pta n k.
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It The cylindershapedobjectis similar to the
It
, e d ri l l p i p e and the dr ill
w e l l . t he ca si n g th
collars.
It
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|l
-a determinedby simplymultiplyits lengthby its
w i d t ha n d b y i ts h e i g h t.
= L x W x H
T h ev o l u meo f th e cyl i n d esh

r a p ecanbe
d e t e r m i n ebdy u si n gfo rmu l a :
TTXD2XH
rExRzxH or
Where,
1 (pi)= 3.1,4L6(theconstant,is a ratio
betweenthe diameterandthe circumference)
R = Radiusof circle(distance from the centre
to the outeredge).
D = Diameterof the circle(distance through
the centrefrom edgeto edge).
T h ec o m mo nu n i tso f vo l u mea recubicfeet,

cubicmeters,USgallonsand barrels.
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CALGUHTION:
lr
lr
To findvolumeor capacityof a
cylindershapeor hole;
Capaci$= Baseareax Lenglth

or Depth
Theterms of baseareaare expressed tj

in the followingdrawings: -
Annuhrrpocobctncrn
rffng and crring
Annuhrrplcr brlt*n
drilldringendholr
0rill *ing Crproty
Dtill lbing llchl Ditphcamrnt

Dilfihahcshr Ihf @hryordc
StringCapacity:
StringCapacityis determinedby:
a -
Dilllstdng
lTXD2XH
Capacily 4
Inputthe conversionnumbers:
D = inch
D2 1sq. feet = L44sq. inch
bbl/ft = l- cubicfeet= 0.1781bb|
m
In 1ft. columnheight,the capacity
will be:
3.1416xDzxO.I7BL pz
bbl/ft =
4xL44 1029.4
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can be determinedby:
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oDz - IDz
I bbl/ft =
ro29.4
t
t Inputthe conversion numbers:
t ODandlD of dr illstr ing= inch
1 sq.feet = L44 sq. inch
t = 0.1781bb|
l cubicfeet
2 In 1ft. columnheight,the capacitywill be;
,
t oDz - IDz
hbl I ft
LO29.4
t
t Alote; The metal displacement calculated by this
t formula is valid only for drill strinSs not including
upset or tool joinb.
;
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t
1'
Example: Example:
t hlculate internal capacity(bbl/ft) of Calculatethe metal displacement(bbl/ft) ot

e 5' Dritl Pipe.#79.5\bs/ft, 6-3/4" Drill Collar,lD = 2-7,/2"
=
lD 4.276'
,
4.2762 6 . 7 5 2- 2 . 5 2
, bbllft= = 0.0382
LOZ,-.4=0.0178 L029.4
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of dr illstr ingas
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. DrillPipeCapacityx Lengthof Drillpipe
,
. HWDPCapacity x Lengthof HWDp
) . DrillCollarCapacity
x DCLength
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, Volumeof Drill pipe(bbls)= DP cap.(bbl/ft)x DP.LenSth
(ft)
)
Volumeof HWDP(bbls1=HWDPcap.(bbl/ft)x HWDp tengtn6t)
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Annularcapacitycanbe determined
StringMetalDisplacemenl
lD is the insidediameterof the outerstring

or holesize.
OD is the outsidediameterof the insidestring
Inputthe conversion numbers:

OD and lD of dr illstr ing= inch
1sq. feet = L44 sq. inch t
l cubicfeet = 0.1781bbl
In 1ft. columnheight,the capacitywill be;

IDZ _ ODz ODz_ IDz
bbl/ft = bbl/ft =
to29.4 LO29.4
Fs<ample: Example:
Calculateannular capacityof 5" drill pipe, Calpul?teannular capacityof 6-t/2" drill

#79.5\bs/ft. inside9-5/8' Casin!,,#4O.O collar,# 99lbs/ft inside8-7/2" hole;
Ibs/ft,N-80,(lD= 8.687");
B .6 B t2 - 5 2 9 . 5 0 2- 6 . 5 0 2
bbl/ft - : O.O4892L bbl/ ft - : O.O29t
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q Annularcapacitiesin the wellarevaried
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depending on the sectionof casing,drillpipeand
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a
a will consistof threesectionsof the annular
||tt capacities;
a- Casingand drill pipe
. Annularcapacityof drillpipein casing.
rl . A n n u l aca o f d ri l lp i p ei n open
r p a ci ty
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. Annularcapacityof drillcollarsin open
a holeand drill pipe
h o l e.
rl
a
.l Annularvolume betweendrill pipein casin$
= DP/6G. cap. (bbl/ft) x Casin$length(ft).
rl
holeand drill Collar
rl Annularvolume betweendrill pipe/ openhole
= DP/ OH.cap. (bbl/ft) x DP/OH Len$th(ft)-
al
a Annularvolume betweendrill collar in openhole
.l = DC/ OP.cap.(bbl/ft) x DC Len€th(ft).
a
a
Forthe subseaBOPstack,thereis an extraannularcapacityof drillpipein
rl
for fillingthe kill mud
marineriser.Thiscapacityshouldbe considered
a *right afterkillinEwell.
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rl the totalstrokescan be determinedby relationship
Afterhavingthe volumein barrels,
a as follows:
a b<ample:
Pump Strokes
a Volumein DrillString= 175 barrels.
Pump Odtput = O.7O9Obbl/stroke.
rl Volume(bbls)
a Pump output (bbl / str o ke) Total strokesto pump from surfaceto bit
rl t7s
:-:L.6O6strokes
rl 0.1090
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Afterobtainingthe pumpstrokes,the pumpingtime in minutescan be determinedby
relationship
as follows: -
Times to pump
Example:
Strokes Total strokestopump in drill string= 1606
strokes
Pump r ate (Str oke / minute) Pump rate = 3O strohes/minute.
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GENERAL . SURFACE
CALCULATION BOP -
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Well Data:
Hofesize 8-1,/2"
HoleDepth 11,536ft.(M TVD)
9-5/8" Casing 9,875 ft. (M TVD)
5' HWDP 600 ft.
G1,/4"DrillCollar 880 ft.
DrillStringCapacity;
5" DriffpipeCapacity O.OL741,bbl/tt -
5' HWDPCapacity 0.00874bbl/tt
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G1,/4"DCCapacity O.OO492bbl/tt
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DCIOpenHole o.0322Lbbt/tt -
HWDP&DPlOpen Hole o.o447Obbt/tt -
DPlCasing 0.04891bb1/ft
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Drill StringVolumeCalculations(Drill pipe length= Well depth- DC- HWDP)
DilSthgtfrmnir DrlSuh6V*rtF&bb)
Len$h(fl)x Capaeitv
ibbfft)
Vdumen OdNpin (tib)
@xl =
ont74l
Vdune in l-ftfDP(trbb)
F]xFoosal = l-;l
VotureintE (Hs)
ExFq=|J3 l
Tffil voftrnem m (tbb) =
AnnulusVolumeCalculations
tMPt{Fx0mll*S{
=l-lqsll
,ruxl oo4fil
lf xOpcl&& 6U{
IqrFq =lzffi4l
Isdorruohyksu$ =[ffi2fl
TotdArrx-fusVdnre(bb)
=
Hole length= Welldepth - DC - CasingShoedepth)

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Wellcontroloperationsare performedat reducedpumpspeed.Kicksmust be circulated
t al
Rate(SCR)with kill ratecirculating
out at SlowCirculation pressure.
Theobjectives
are:
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I and doesnot exceedthe surfacelinerating(MudGasSeparatorlimits).
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. To allow mud returnsto be weightedup and re-circulated within the mud
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mixingcapacity.
- o To preventthe dangerof fracturingthe formationat the casingshoe.
rl . To allowlongerreactiontime for chokeadjustment.
rt . To allowsufficienttime for disposalof kick at surface,especially
the critical
conditionwhen gas influx at surface reachesthe maximum pressure
t
especiallywith mud seallimitationof MudGasSeparator(MGS).
rt o To reduceannularpressureloss for a better control of the bottom hole
rl pressure.
rt
r To reducechokelinefrictionloss.Thisgreatlyaffectsthe killingoperations on
the subseaBOPstack,in the deepseawateroperations.
rt
Gooddrillingpracticesrequirethe Slow Pump Rate Pressure(SCRP)be checkedand
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necordedregularlyby the driller.TheSCRPmust be recorded:
? e With bit nearbottom
rl . Onthe drillpipepressure gaugeon the chokepanel
rl r At the beginning of eachshiftor tour.
- . Afterchangein drillingmud density.
rl o Afterchangesto the bit nozzlesizeor BHAconfiguration.
o Afterdrillinga longsectionof hole(i.e.500') in a shift.
t
o Aftermud pumprepairsor equipmentchanges.
aa
o At changeswhichcausea differentcirculation, or fast drillingsectionwhere
rt d ri l l i n gp a ra me te rs
ma y be changed.
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Ie SCRPressureshouldbe recordedfrom the gaugethat is to be used for well killing

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operationwhichis on the drillpipepressure gauggon tlie drillerrsremotechokepanel.
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rl SCRpressure:24O psi at 30 SPM,MW = 12.6 ppg

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rl SIDPP: 610 psi,SICP:7LO psi,MW in the well : 10.43 ppg
e Calculate
the FCPat 30 SPM?
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14.KIIL MUDDENsITY(ppg) = =-3T3-(pt=')' ^ * orisinal Mud.Density(pps)
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a TVDut) x 0.052
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KILL MUDDENSITY= + 1 0 . 4 3: 1 2 . 5 4 p p g
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PRESSURE(psi)
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KtlI Mud Density (ppg)
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}rigtnal Mud Denstty(ppq)
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leak. In anotherword, the leak off test is to determinethe potentialof exposed -
formationcan withstand,an exertedpressurein excessof mud hydrostatic untilthe next
casingsettingdepth.lt is usuallyconductedafterdrillingout the shoeand 10 to 15 ft. of -
rat hole.Forlongopenholesectiondrillingwhenevera weakerformationhasapparently -
beendrilled.Someoil companiespreferanothertest,namelya FormationIntegrityTest -
(FlT).lt is madeto determinewhetherthe formationcansupportmud of higherdensity.
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test shoeandformationuntilformationbreaksdown. -
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Leakoff Testis conductedin orderto find the fracturepressure(fracturegradient)of
f o r m a t i o na n dsh o e Wh
. e nco n d uctingthe LOT,youwillpum pdr illingfluidto untilyou
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seethe fracturetrendof formation. Once the first pressure
formationis fractured, that
deviatedfrom a trendis typicallycalledLeakOff Pressure. We usethe leakoff pressure -
t o c a l c u l a te mudweightthatcanbe appliedto a welldur i ng
th e ma xi mu me q u i valent -
drillingoperations.
FormationlntegritvTest(FlT)-youteststrengthof shoeandformationto designed -
(or its mud wei$htor gradientequivalent).

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BottomHolePressure
increasing (BHP)to designedpressure. Whenyoudo the FITtest, -
youwill increasesurfacepressureuntilit reachesthe requiredpressure only.Thereis no -
intentionto breakthe formationwith FlT.Youwill do FITto ensurethat youwill be able -
to drillto sectiontargetdepthandwill be ableto controlthe well in caseof wellcontrol

blowout.
situationwithoutunderground
Thenecessityof the LeakOffTestis:
o To ensurethe strengthof cementbondaroundcasingshoe.

. To determinea MaximumAllowableAnnularSurfacePressure (MAASP).
o To controlkickswithoutfracturing
the formation
at casingshoe.
Equipmentsand Materialsrequiredfor obtainingthe correctedLeak-OffTest:
. Cementpumpunit(lowvolume-high pressure). -
. Calibratedpressuregauges.(Preferably with easyto read pressurescaleor -
ca l i b ra ti o n ).
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o L i n eu p o f p i p i n g& va lvefr om pumpto well.
. BOP.
o Wellcontentscirculated and containgoodhomogeneous mud.
o Correctedcasin$shoeTVD.
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teak Off Test Procedures:
a Drillingout the casingshoeand 10 to 15 feet of newformation.

a P u l lth e b i t i n si d eca si n g .
a Conditioned mud beforedoingLOT.
a Closethe preventer on drillpipeand openannulusbetweencasingstring.
a Pumpintowellwithselectedpumpin increments of 0.25 to 0.50 barrel,
in controlled stageswaitingfor pressureto stabilize graduallypumpsmall
(or
amountof drillingfluid intowellwith constantpumpstrokeand
recommended pumpstrokesare 5 to 1Ostrokesperminute.Recordtotal
pumpstrokes,drillpipepressure and casingpressure. Drillpipepressureand
c asi n gp re ssu re w i l l i n cre ase whilepumpingdr illingfluidin hole.
continually
Whenplottinga graphbetweenstrokespumpedand pressure, if formationis
not broken,a graphwill demonstrate a straightlinerelationship. When
pressure exceedsformationstrength,formationwill be brokenand let drilling
fluidpermeateintoformation,thereforea trendof drillpipepressureand
casingpressure will deviatefrom the straightlinetrend.Thefirstcasing
pressure that deviatesfrom the straightllnetrendis calledas leakoff test
pressure).
Simultaneously plot stabilizedpressureversustotal volumepumpedfor
eachincrement.
Continuepumpinguntil the plotted curve beginsto flatten or when first
deviationawayfrom the straightline.Stoppumping.
Releasepressureand measurethe volumeof mud lostto the well.
Recordedpressuresusedto calculateFormationstreng[h.
FinalPumping
Pressure
After
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,r FinatSiaticPressure
Alter
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Maxtmum
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LOTpressure(pst) -
:"*T::;::^,1,*J,
!,'* r^ . 0.052x ShoerVD(f t) -
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Fracture pressureat shoe(psi)
Fracture pressuregradient at shoe(pst/ft) =
Casing
Example: -
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M a x i m um A IIo w a b IeMu d Weight ( ppg) = 9.2 I = L6.g ppg ,fl
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t MAASPis the highestsurfacepressurethat can be allowedat the top of casingand, if
l exceeded,is likelyto causemud lossesto the open holeformationat the casingshoe
I depth.Thereare threefactorsdecidingthe initialMAASP.
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t ' The maximumpressurewhichthe formation,at the casingshoe,(or a weak
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blAAsP= Shoestrength- Hydrostatic
pressureheadof fluid abovethe casingshoe
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NIAASP= Maximumshoepressure- ( O.OS2x ppgx TVDshoe)
ta
v arimumMw(pps) = m".## "
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InitialMMSP (MAASP
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pressureinsidecasing
t. is the determining
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Leakoff test Pressure = 1,350 ft. MD/TVD -
TestMW = 8.5 pp8
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ALLOWABLE
11.MAXIMUM (ppg)=
MUDDENSITY tF
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LOTMud Densi.ty(ppg)
1350 -
+ 8.5 = 7.4L+ 8.5 l-
( 3 5 0 0x 0 . 0 5 2 )
= \s.gtppg
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(psi)=
l2.MAASP
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= [15.91- 9.5]x 0.052x 3500: ' l- L66pst
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The fracturepressureof a formationis the total pressureat which the formation
materialwill break down, thus allowingfluid to escapefrom the wellboreinto the
surrounding formation.Duringthe well planningstage,the casingshoedepthplacement
will be advised,with relationto the formationstrength.Practically, whiledrillinga well,
the formationstrengthis recordedby meansof a LeakOffTest,meaningthat the weak -
p o i n ti n th e w e l li s g e n e ra l layt theshoedepth. -
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Erample:
hole. Find the fracture pressure

at the casing shoe (shoe
Strength)?
LOT : I.05tl psi
HSP: 12 ppg X O.O52X 45OOft A

F
qfi
tlr
= ZStlB psi lll
tJ
f
Frac pressure = 1O5Opsi + 2BOBpsi 3
{t,
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= 3a5a psi
Formation strength gradient at shoe= : 0.8S7 psi/ft

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But, PressureGradientof 7 ppg fluid = O.O52psi/ft.
Thus,
o' 857
Ma xi mu mmu d.tvetght: : 16.4 ppg
b,g
= Fracture
mudweightat shoe(ppg)
Eemple:Calculate
the maximumallowablemuddensityof abovedata?
11.MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE (ppg)=
MUDDENS|TY
Surf ace LOTPressure(psi)

+ LOTMud Density (ppg)
ShoeTVD (f t) x 0.052
10il
MaxMW : -.r.12 : L6.49ppg
4500x0.052'--
Answer: Max MudWei.ght : L6.4ppg
2noCalculationMethod:ConvertFracturepressureto EquivalentMud Weight(EMW)

EMWis fracturemud weightin ppg (Maximumallowablemud weight)
Max MW = 3858 psy'(0.052x 4500 ft) = 16.49 ppg
Answer:Max MW = L6.4 ppg (roundeddown)
Question:How to receivean accurateLOTpressure?
Answer:- Goodhomo{eneousmud
- Calibratedpressureg,augeCalibratedvolume measuring
- CorrectedCasin!,ShoeTVD Saugeor tank
- Incrementin$Pump mud into hotewith no return until formation
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catculatethe maximumpressurethe formationcantemporarilyhandle,suchas -
circulatingout a kick)
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Formationstrengthat the shoe = 4,500 psi €
Currentmud densitY = 11 ppg
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ShoeStrength (psi) 4500
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(Psi)=
12.MAASP F
F
lMaxtmum Allowable Mud Density (ppil- Current Mud Density (ppdl x 0.052 x ShoefVD(f t)
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I SafetyMarSn afterwellshut-in = MAASP-SICP
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be allowedto increasewhen start circulatingkick out of the well,withoutfracturingor
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mud injectingintothe formationat a shoe.In anotherword,the safetymarginafterwell
) strutin is the amountof the pressureon casin$pressuregaugethat can be allowedto
I increasebeforereachingMAASPwhilecirculating kick out of holewhichis equalto the
differencein pressure
between MMSP and SICP.
t (ttotq Safetymargin is more relevantas the influx travelsin the open hole and until it is
t insidethe casingshoe).
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I ttft The conditionthat would provide the hi$hest MAASPis;
t Whenthe formation shoe strenSthis a lot hi$her than mud HSP.
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3"6.1 DetermineInitialCirculatingPressure(lCP)
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lnitialCirculating Pressureis the drill pipegaugepressurewhichwill be achievedwhen
t pumpwas broughtup to a desiredkill rateor a selectedslowpump rate.Thispressureis
t expressed as follows:
t
t (lCP)= SlowPumpRatePressure
Pressure
InitialCirculating (SCR)+ SIDPP
,
t 3.6.2 DetermineFinalCirculatingPressure(FCP)
t Whilea kill mud is circulateddownfrom surfaceto the bit,the drill pipegaugepressure
I shoulddecreasedue to a heavykill mud replacingold mud in the drillstring.The Final
t Pressure
Circulating as follows:
can be calculated
t
t tKMWt'
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3.6.3 DetermineKill MudWeiBht(KMVU

At the initialstageof well shut in when kick and the bit is on bottom,the bottomhole
pressure will be equalto the formationpressure oncethe surfaceshut in pressures have
beenstabilized. Thisis becauseof well balanceitselfat the bottom.Thekill mud weight
(KMW)is determinedbasedon the formationpressurein orderto balancethe wellwhen
carryout the killingoperations:
SIDPP
KMW= MW+l ( 0.052x TVDW eIl)
for the SurfaceBOPstack:

Thefollowingis a sampleof KillSheetCalculation
Well KickData:
Holesize 8-L/2"
Ho l ed e p th 12,860ft. TVDIMD
9-5/8" Casingshoedepth LO,2O5ft. WDIMD
5" DrillPipecapacity 0.0178 bbt/tt.
5' HWDP(558 ft. long)capacity 0.0088 bbt/tt
6-7-/4"DC(722 ft. long)capacity 0.0060 bbt/ft
MW 13.9 ppg
AnnularGapacity:
DCl OH o.0322bbt/ft.
oH/DP&HWDP o.0473 bbt/tt.
DP/ Casing 0.0493 bbt/tt.
FormationStrengthtest data:
LeakOffTestpressure 2,020 psi -
TestMW 13.0 ppg -
Pu mp sOu tp u t 0.1070 bbllstroke
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SlowPumpRatePressure 600 psi,at 30 SPM
(DYNAMICPRESSURE
LOSS)
Shutin data;
SID P P 450 psi
SIC P 680 psi
P i tGa i n L2 bbl
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t t.r- I ,',E GHT AT TEST ppg

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t Lr ,r, r.., r.l TLOWABLE MUD WEIGHT =
(A)
WEIGHT ppS
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S r c E T V D E P T Hx 0 . 0 5 2
= PPg
t riH7lrrl IAIASP =
C - :,RR:\T
t M U D W E I G H T )x S H O E T . V .D E P T H x 0 0 5 2
CAS'I{G SHOEDATA:
t SIZE
, M DEPTH
= ' _ r . f =\ r 3 1 D I S P L \
t T,V DEPTH
t HOLE DAIA:
t (PL) DYNAMIC PRESSURE LOSS [psi]
SIZE inch
t s_:i ruMP
;":-i ]ATA: M DEPTH feet
t T,V DEPTH feet
t
t -- =-A=-UKUtrU
t , ]--I.IE DATA:
LENGTH
feet
CAPACIry
bbls/ foot
VOLUME
barrels
PUMPSTROKES
slrokes
TIME
minutes
t i1580 x0'0178 = 206.12 i PUMP STROKES
VOLUME
t 558 x 0.0088
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4.9t +
P U M PDISPLACEMENT SLOWPUMPRATE
t x
722 0,0060 = 4.33 +
t D R I L L S T R I N GV O L U M E (D) 215.36 (E) 20L2. strokes
t
t lP HWDPx OPEN HOLE
1071 strokesll
t 35.7 Min
t DP x CASING 10205 x 0"0493 =(c) 503.11 ' ll srroKes

t TOTALANNULUS
VOLUME
t TOTALWELLSYSIEM VOLUME = 1r1

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SIDPP -
TVDx 0.052
450 = 14.57 -
KMW 12860x o.osz 14.6 pps
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I 3.7 DETERMINE CHOKELINEFRICTION LOSSES ONFLOATTNG RtcS (suBsEABOp)

I On floatin$rigs,the effect of long choke line in deepsea water depth is verysignificant
I to the killingoperations.Thefrictionpressurein the chokelineand the kill lineappliesto
I all pointsin the well boreand is especiallycriticalat shalldwor weakcasingdepth.
Thb problemcan be handledby measuringthe choke line friction pressurebefore
I driNlingout of casin$.Thecasingpressurecouldthen be reducedby the amountof choke
t linetrictionpressurewhile bringingthe pump up to kill speed.The procedure to reduce
I casing pressureby reducingSICP down equal to choke line friction pressurewhile
bringngpumpup to kill speedby meansof manipulating
l choke.
Anotherway which normallyutilizedis to maintainkill line pressuregaugeconstant
I whenstartup the killingoperations.
) Tlrcreare three methodsto determinethe choke line friction pressure:
) 1) Performa Slow Pump Ratesby pumpingup throughMarineRiserand then up
) throughchoke line (chokefully openedwith well shut in). The differencein
pressuresis the ChokeLineFrictionpressure.
I 2) Performa Slow Pump Ratesby pumpingdown the choke line and up to the
I MarineRlser.Thepumppressureis the ChokeLineFrictionpressure.
) 3) Performa Slow PumpRatesby pumpingdownthe kill line and up to the choke
fine (close Annular/upper ram and lower ram, with choke fully opened).The
I ChokeLineFrictionPressureis 50% of the pump pressure. Thismethodwiil only
) applyif insidediameterof the kill lineand the chokelineare the same.
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t Thefollowin$is a sampleof KillSheetCalculation
for the SubseaBOpstack:
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WellData:
t Holesize L2-t/4"
t Air Gap(RKBto MSL) 80 ft.
t Waterdepth(MSLto Sea Bed) 770 tt.
We l lMDfro m R K B 13,000ft.
t WellTVD 12,500ft.
t L3-5/8"Casingshoedepthfrom RKB 9,200ft. MD
t t3-5/8" Casingshoedepthfrom RKB 9,200 ft. TVD
t l n te rn aCl a p a ci ti e s:
t 5 ' D r i l lp i p e o.ot72bbt/tt.
5" HWDP 4g2tt. 0.0088 bbt/tt.
t 8" DrillCollar820 ft. o.oo77 bbt/tt.
t 2 ' C h o k el i n e7 8 8 f t . 0.0061bbt/tt.
t 20" MarineRiser 756 ft. 0.3892 bbl/ft.
Mu dP u mpto ri gfl o o rvolum e 6.29 bbls
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A n n u l aC r a p a ci ti e s:
t D ri l lC o l l a irn Op e nh o l e 0.0837 bbt/tt.
t Drillpipe/ HWDPin Openhole o.L2O4bbt/tt.
t Drilfpipe/ HWDPin Casing o.L292 bbt/tt
D ri l lp i p ei n R i se r 0.3638 bbt/tt.
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t P u mpD a ta :
t PumpOutputat95o/o
efficiency O.L2bbl/Stroke
t SlowPumpRateData:
t ThroughRiser@30 SPM 450 psi
t T h ro u g C
h h o kel i n e@30 SPM 600 psi
t Formation
Strength:
t Formation
StrengthGradientfrom Rotarytableto TVD= 0.750 psi/ft
t Otherrelevantinformation:
t ActivesurfaceMudvolume 440 bbls
I SeaWaterDensity 8.6 ppg
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I S ID P P 350 psi
srcP 450 psi
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Subsea
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SubseaBOP VerticalWellKill Sheet (APl Field Units) NAME: ffTCO Ltd.
FORMATION STRENGTH DATA:

.. CURRENTWELLDAIA:
S U R F A C EL E A K . O F F P R E S S U R EF R O M
FORMATION TEST
STRENGTH i SUBSEABOPDATA:
MUDWEIGHTATTEST i MARTNE
RISER feer
] LENGTH
FORMAIION GMDIENT= 0.75 psilft
STRENGTH
ALLOWABLE
MAXIMUM =
MUDWEIGHT ] CHOKELINE [lRR I t""t
tB)+ r{A)
^, = PPS ] LENGTH
SHOE TV. DEPTH x 0 052 -
INITIAL MAASP = -
( ( C ) - C U R R E N TM U D W E I G H T )x S H O E T . V .D E P T H x 0 0 5 2 ) : DRILLING MUD:
] WEIGHT PPg -
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CAS"VGSHOEDATA: / \
srzE i-T3-5/Bl in"n
0,120 bbls/ strokei bbls/ stroke
M. DEPTH
T.V DEPTH
(PL) DYNAMIC PRESSURE LOSS [psi]
SLOW PUMP PUMPNO 1 PUMPNO 2

HOLEDATA:
Riser UNOKE Choke Riser Choke Choke
RATE DATA: Line Line Line Line SIZE
M-DEPTH
30 SPM 450 600 1 5 0
SPM
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VOLUMEDATA: feet ibbls/feet: barrels Strokes ] Minutes
D R I L LP I P E l 1 6 8 8 x 0 . 0 1 7 2= 201.03
H E V I W A L L D R I L LP I P E 492 x 0,0098 = 4.33
(E) 1764 strokesj 5B.S Min
820 x0,0837= 68.63

2 9 8 0 , 0 . 1 2 0 4= 3 5 8 . 7 9
DP x CASING
CHOKELINE 7BB x 0.0061 = 4.81 + stroKes Min
TOTALANNULUS/CHOKELINE
VOLUME (F+G+H| - {t) 1523.19 oots 12693 strokes 423.1 Min
TOTALWELL SYSTEMVOLUME tD+t)= {Jt l/J{.$$ uutr
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Why? ICP= SlDpp+ Oynamic

PressureLossThruRiser
Shutin kill { 5?o)sl Killlin* {. 9?0 { , Pumpet
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DP calculation
BHP = ICP+HSP-DPPL
8HP=$IOPF+*f$P 5720 = ICP+5200-400
* 5IO* 51fr1 ICP = 5720-5200+400
= II2O# = 520 + 400 = 920 osi
AnnularCalculation AnnularCalculation
700=5720-HSP CP= SKP-CLFL = 700-150= 550psi
HSP= 5020asi BHP=CP+CLFL+HSP
= 550 + 150 + 5020psi
Assume: No APL at kill speed.
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1. FromWelldiagrambelow,calculate the drillstringVolume(bbls)and

annulusVolumein variouslocations:
Givendata:-
WellDepth 12,000'MD
Drillpipe Holesize B-t12"
Casingsize 9-s18"
Casingshoedepth 9,850'MD
Ce:ingrhoe 5" DrillpipeCap. 0.0173bbl/ft
5" HWDPCap. 0.0088bbl/ft
5" HWDPlength 450'
6-Ll4"DCCap. 0.0060bbl/ft
drill pipe 6-L14"DClength
Hevi-well 900'
Openhole
DC/OHCap. 0.0323bbl/ft
Drillcoller DP,HWDP/OHCap. 0.0473bbl/ft
DP/Casing
Cap. 0.0493bbl/ft
Ignoresurfacelinevolume
a) Totalinternal of 5" drillpipe

Capacity bbls
of 5" HWDP
Capacity
b) Totalinternal bbls
of 6-Ll4"DC
Capacity
c) Totalinternal bbls
Capacity
d) TotalDrillstringinternal
in openhole
of annulus
e) Totalcapacity bbls
in casedhole
of annulus
f) Totalcapacity bbls
g) Totalannulus
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2. datain question
Fromcalculated 1, if TriplexPumphasbeenusedandit had
pumpoutput= 0.10892 calculate
bbl/stroke, totalstrokefor pumping
mudto
thefollowing
sections:
a) Stokesfrom Surfaceto the Bit
b) Strokesfrom Bit to Casingshoe t
c) Strokesfrom Casingshoeto Surface
3. WellData:
WellDepth 7,560ft. MD. 7,050ft. TVD
L3-3l8"Casingshoe 6,000ft. MD. 5,820ft. TVD
= 1,400psiwith testedMW10.0ppg.
A leakoff test (LOT)Pressure
Bit size tz-r14"

Drillpipe s" (19.slbift) Cap.- 0.01776bbl/ft
Drillcollars 8" x2-t31I6",530ft. Cap.- 0.0080 bbl/ft
Drillpipe/casing
Annulus Cap.= 0.1293 bbl/ft -
Drillpipe/openholeAnnulus Cap.- 0.1215 bbl/ft
Drillcollar/open
holeAnnulus Cap.- 0.0836 bbl/ft -
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Pumpoutput = 0.119bbl/stk
= 150psi -
SCRat 30 SPM
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the volume,totalstrokesandtimein minutes
Calculate to circulate
at -
varioussections: -
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b) Internalvolumeof B" DC bbls -
c) TotalDrillstringvolume bbls
of annulusin openhole
d ) Barrels bbls
of annulusin casedhole
e) Barrels bbls
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f) TotalAnnulus
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i) Strokes
j) Strokefromshoeto surface stks
k) Timeto circulatewith 30 SPMfrom sufaceto the bit; -minutes
l) Timeto circulatewith 30 SPMfrom bit the casingshoe;-minutes
with30SPMfromshoeto surface;
m)Timeto circulate minutes
n) Whatis the maximumMWthat can be usedwithoutincurringlossesat

shoe?
Answer ppg
at shoe?-7'vxq-)
pressure
o) Whatis the Formationbreakdown
Answer psi
p) Whatis the initialMAASP

whenshutin wellwith currentmudweight
(MW= 11.0ppg)?
Answer psi
4. throughoutthe system,whatwould
If the currentmudweightwas increased
the MAASP be?
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) MAASP neverchange
5. be recalculated?
WhenshouldMAASP
a) Startingeachshift
b) Every500ft. drilled
c) Everymudweightchange
d) zone
Whendrillingin transition
e) All of above
6. Ratesmustbe takenwhen;
SlowCirculating
a) At the beginning of eachshift

b) Afterchangein drillingmudweight
c) Afterdrillinga longsectionof hole(i.e.500')
d) Afterpumpend repair
e) All of above
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leakoff pointwasequivalentto a 0.91psi/ft.fracturegradient,how much ,-J
pressure wasappliedor allowedat surface?
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a ) 1250psi 1
b) 1500psi -
tb
c) 1700psi -J
1950psi
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to bit circulating -
pumpoutputof 0.123bbl/stkand26SPM?
capacity,
a) 20 minutes
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b) 30 minutes
c) 40 minutes
d) 50minutes
9. Thegreatestpressure to thecasing
is reached casing
shoewhenthesurface
pressure
is at itshighest.
a) True
b) False
1 0 . The fracturegradientof a surfaceholeformationat 4,500ft. is 0.606psi/ft. -

The drillingmudgradientis 0.495psi/ft.Howmuchpressure
canbe closedin -
beforefluidis lostto the formation?
a) 1000psi
b) 450 psi
c) 499 psi ,-
d) 600Psi l-
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1 1 . Whatmudweightwouldbe requiredto balancea formationpressure
of 3,L20
psiat a depthof 6,000'TVD.?
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a) 8.9 ppg -
b) 10.0ppg -
c) 9.5 ppg /
d) 10.2ppg
the mostwhenthe gas?

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b) is at or nearthe bottom
c) is abouthalfway uPthe well \
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losses whichoneis exerted
system,
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! a) lossin thesufaceequipment
Pressure
b) lossin theannulus
Pressure
t c) lossthroughthe drillstring
Pressure
t d) lossthroughthe bit nozzles
Pressure
t
Severalindications theformation
signaling
at sudace pressure
is approaching
t of theseis?
the bottomholepressure.
Themostcommon
t
t break
a) A drilling
t b) Connection gas
t c) Larger thannormalor crescent cuttings
shaped
d) Totalmudlosses
t
t if pumpstrokes
aredecreased, in the
to thefrictionlosses
whathappens
annulus?
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Staythesame
A pumppressureof 1,200psiwasrecorded at a pumpspeed What

of 35SPM.
pumppressure
willtheapproximate beat a speed of 30SPM?
a) 1,029psi
b) BB2psi
c) 1,600psi
d) 1,400psi
Surface
information:
Glventhe following casingshoeat 3,640ryD;MW8.4 ppg;
leak Off TestpressureL,270psi(at test MW = 8.4 ppg).
Answerthe questions17to 19;
fi. Whatis the formationfracturepressure?
a) 1270 psi
b) 2,860psi
c) 3,250psi
d) 1590 psi
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b) 14.8pps
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d) 16.0ppg €
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19. Drilling downto 4,500TVD/MD
continues witha mudweightof 9.0ppg. I
Whatis the.maximumallowable casingpressure
surface at thatdepth?
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b) 1,550psi CI
c) 1,750psi c-
d) 1,830psi F
20. Whendrillingwith10.3ppgmudat 11,600 pressure
ft TVD.Theannular loss c.
psi. pressure?
at 195 Whatis the bottomholecirculating
is estimated C-
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t) 6,530psi C
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Exercise- 2 Answer
1 . a t84.2 bbls
b 3.96 bbls
c 5.4 bbls
d 193.6 bbls
e 88.2 bbls
f 485.6 bbls
I 573.8 bbls
h 767 bbls
2 . a t778 strokes
b 810 strokes
c 4458 strokes
3 . a L24.9 bbls
b 4.24 bbls
c L29.I bbls
d 169.5 bbls
e 775.8 bbls
f 945.2 bbls
I L074.4 bbls
h 1085 strokes
i L424. strokes
j 6519 strokes
k 36.2 minutes
I 47.5 minutes
m 2L7.3 minutes
n L 4 .6 ppg
o 4428 psi
p 1099 psi
4 . b
5 . c
6 . e
7. d
8 . b
9. b.
10. c
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. b
15. b
16. b
17. b
18. c
19. a
20. b
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Holesize (Vertical
8-L12" Well) - l
12,860ft. (MDrfvD) ,-
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Casingshoe,9-518" 10,205ft. (MD/TVD)
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Capacities
Drillpipe,5" 0.0178bbl/ft
Length 558ft. --/
HWDP 0.0088bbl/ft
4"
Drillcollars,6-Lf 0.0060bbl/ft Length 722 fr.
-)
Annulus CaPacitiesbetween:- /-/
Drillcollarsin oPenhole 0.0322bbl/ft
F/
Drillpipe/HWDP in oPenhole bbuft
0.0473
Drillpipein casing 0.0493bbl/ft -
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Displacement efficiency 0.107bbUstroke

at 98%volumetric ,-a
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Slow pumprate data
@30spm 600Psi
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FractureMud Weight at Casingshoe 16'8ppg
Kick Data
The well kickedat 12,860ft. (MDffVD) a-
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SIDPP = 450 psi
= 680 psi -
SICP
Pitgain = 12 bbls -
MuddensitY= 13.9ppg -
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QUESTIONS:-
1. How manystrokesto circulatefrom surfaceto Bit?
fromBitto Shoe?
2. Howmanystrokesto circulate
fromBitto Surface?
3. Howmanystroketo circulate
4. Whatis the KillMudDensityin ppg.?
(ICP)?
Pressure
5. Whatis the InitialCirculating
(FCP)?
Pressure
6. Whatis the FinalCirculating
with currentMud?
7. Whatis the MAASP
afterKillingwell?
B. Whatis the MAASP
dropper100strokes?
9. Whatis the Pressure
10.Howmanyminutes circulation?
to complete
11.Whatis the SafetyMarginafterwellShut-in?
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[Surface
DATA
KICKEXERCISE.WELL
.'/ellDepth 7,560ft. MD. 7,050ft. TVD.

13-3/8^CasingShoeat 6,000ft. MD. 5,820ft. TVD.
A eakofftestwascarriedoutat the 13-3/8"shoeusinga mudweightof 10.0ppg.A

of 1400psiwasrecorded.
s.lrfacepressure
B -.size 12-114"
rl r nino 5" (19.5lbs/ft) Cap.- 0.01776bbl/ft
lr I aollars 8 " x 2 1 3 1 1 6 ' x5 3 0f t . Cap.- 0.0080 bbl/ft
l - p r p e / ca si nagn n u l u s Cap.- 0.1293 bbl/ft
D' plpe/open h o l ea n n u l u s C a p . - 0 . 1 2 1 5b b l / f t
D r c o l l a r /o o ehno l ea n n u l u s Cap.- 0.0836 bbl/ft
It.ludPumpto rig floorvolume - 6 bbls
is shut-inwith the followingdata:-

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SilDPP 5 5 0p s i
Si l C P 6 8 0 p si
K c k Vo l u me 25 bbls
[ , l u dw e i g h it n u s e 1 1 . 0p p g
Punnpoutput 0 .119 bbl/stk.

ratePressure 500psi at 30 SPM
Slowcirculation
For Drill Leveland SupervisorLevel:

Complete thenanswerthefollowing
KillSheetcalculation (onnextpage)
questions
For Supervisor Level:

\,r/ell
is to be killedusingthe Waitand Weightmethod.Usethe availablekillsheet
andcomplete a graphshowing pipe
thechangein drill as killmudis pumped
pressure
1tothe bit,andthenanswerquestions on theseparatedGaugeproblemquestions
lvill be carriedoutwhengettingthroughtheWellKillingMethods Topic).
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1. Whatisthekillmudweightrequired pressure?
theformation -
ppg -
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to pumpkillmudfromthemudpumpto bit?
2. Howmanystrokeswillbe required -
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strokes
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to pumpfromthe bitto the casingshoe?
3. Howmanystrokesarerequired -
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strokes
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4. Whatis the MAASPat thetimethewellis shutin? -
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psl
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5. What is the totalannularvolume? -
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barrels
aroundthewell?
6. Whatis the newMAASPoncethe killmudhadcirculated -
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p sl -
7. What is the finalcirculatingpressure,oncethe kill mud has reachedthe bit? -

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p sl -
,,1
pressure?
8. Whatis the initialcirculating
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psl ,1
g. Approximately killmudaroundthewellat 30
howlongwillit taketo circulate -
spm? -
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Minutes t4
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dropper 100strokesas kill
10.Thewellis shutin.Whatis thedrillpipepressure
mudis beingPumPed to the bit? -
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psi/ 1OOstroke
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[Surface
1- 12.5 ppg
Z 1135 strokes
3- '|.424 strokes
L 1090 psi
5- 945.26barrels
G- 635 psi
l- 568 psi
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Well Data: -
Holesize t2-L14"(Veftical
Well) -
Air Gap(RKBto MSL) 76 ft.
724ft. -
Waterdepth(MSLto SeaBed)
WellMDfrom RKB 10,500 ft. -
WellTVD 9,900ft.
t3-5l9" Casingshoedepthfrom RKB 6,500ft. MD -
13-5/8"Casingshoedepthfrom RKB 6,300ft. TVD
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Internal Capacities: -
5" Drillpipe 0.0L77bbr/ft. -
5" HWDP 400ft. 0.0088bbr/ft. -
800ft.
B" DrillCollar 0.0060bbr/ft.
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2-I3lt6" Chokeline820ft. 0.0088bbr/ft.
20" MarineRiser 800ft. o.3886bbr/ft. -
Mudpumpto rig floorvolume 5.0bbls -
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AnnularCapacities:
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DrillCollarin Openhole 0.0829
bbt/ft.
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Drillpipe/ HWDPin Openhole 0.1194
bbr/ft.
Drillpipe/ HWDPin Casing 0.1288
bbr/ft -
Drillpipein Riser 0.3626
bbr/ft, -
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Pump Data:
Pumpoutputat97o/o efficiency 0.119bbt/stk.
ThroughRiser@ 40 SPM 750psi -
ThroughChokeline@ 40 SPM BB0psi -
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Formationstrength: Casing at 1,200psiwith 10 ppgmud.
shoeLeaked
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Kick Data: -
SIDPP 400 psi -
SICP 600psi
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PitGain 20 bbls
10.5ppg -
Mudweightin use
F
SeaWaterweight 8.6 ppg
ActiveSurfacemudvolume 460 bbls
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(pESTTONS:
safetymarginat shoeafterkick
1. Pressure psl
Z t{nd pumpto Bitstrokes strokes
3. Elitb Shoestrokes strokes
4. KillMudweight ppg
(ICP)
Pressure
5. f*Ual Grculating psi
(FCP)
Pressure
6. FnalGrctrlating psi
Choke(casing)
7. InitialDynamic Pressure psi
8. Riserdisplacement
strokes strokes
9. f,lMSPafterkill psi
drop/100strokes
10.Pressure psi
- Choke)
11.Cydetimes(surface minutes
12.Elitto surfacestrokes strokes
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1. 435 PSi
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2. 1495 strokes C
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3. 3768 strokes F
4. ( 1 1 . 3P) P g
11.28 ?
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5. 1150 PSi -
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6. 806 PSi
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7. 470 PSi c.
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B. 2437 strokes ?
9. 780 PSi
F
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10. 24 PSi F
F
11. 286.3 minutes
F
12. 9998 strokes F
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Exercise-2
KillSheet BOP Stack]
[Subsea
lYell Data
-''{oe size B-r12"
*o e deoth 11,850ft. (TVD/MD)
C;singshoe,9-518" B,BB0ft. (TVD/MD)
C-apaciUes
t- i l 3 t D e .5 0.0172bbr/ft
-lea'"n/
lveightdrillpipe,5" 0.0088bbl/ft Length 837 ft.
l- coltars,6-112"x2-l3lL6" 0.0077bbl/ft Length 1,116ft.
lro,ke|tne,2-112" ID 0.0061bbl/ft Length 5s3 ft.
'.1anneriser 0.3892bbl/ft Length 540ft.
Clos€dEnd Displacement
Dr olpeclosedenddisplacement 0.0254bbl/ft
AnnulusCapacitiesbetween:-
l" collars
in ooenhole 0.0292bbr/ft
f- pipeiHWDP in openhole 0.0447bbl/ft
-r" pipeiHWDP in casing 0.0478bbl/ft
l- oioein riser 0.3638bbr/ft
l.lud pump data

D sclacement volumetric
at 98o/o efficiency 0.12bbl/stroke
Slow pump rate data

345 spmthroughRiser 880psi
345 spmthroughChokeline 1,000psi
Other relevantinformation
Activesurface
volume 460 bbls
Formationleak off test data

with 10 ppgMud
leakoff testpressure
Surface 2,100psi
Kick Data
-tr'he
well kickedat 11,850ft. (TVD)
SIDPP = 580psi
SICP = 870 psi
P i tg a i n = 1 5b b l s
MuddensitY= 10 PPg
The well will be killed using the Wait and Weight method at 45 spm
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the amountof extrapressure
1. Calculate thatcanbeapplied,
in thisstatic €
condition,
beforethecasingshoebreaksdown. e
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2. Howmanystrokes to pumpkillmudfromsurface
arerequired to the Bit? e
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3. Howmanystrokes to pumpfromthe Bitto Casing
arerequired shoe?
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4. Howmanyminutes
is required
to circulate
thetotalwellsystem? F
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5 . Howmanystrokesare requiredto displace
the marineriserto killfluidbefore 7
openingthe BOP? -
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Whatis the kill mud density?

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7
pressure
7. Whatis the initialcirculating (ICP)? -
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pressure -
8. Whatis the finalcirculating (FCP)?
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9. Whatis the initialdynamiccasingpressure
at killpumprate? -
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10.Whatis MMSPaftercirculation
of the killmud? F
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the pressure
11. Calculate dropper 100strokeskillfluidpumpedinsidethe drill
string. C
C
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1,226psi
1,536strokes
962 strokes
130 min
I,637 strokes
11 ppg
1,460psi
962 psi
750 psi
1,662psi
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= one limb of U-tubeand annulusis another
limb. This U-tubeconceptdescribesthe
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- the rightsiderepresents the annulus.lf U-
? tubecontainsmud densityof 9.6 ppgand
t? has the columnheightof 1O ft. thus the
Edlon ltrle fnssrE @lP)
Iheq SIP =0.052rg 6r l0 =5 psi hydrostaticpressureat the bottom of U-
a?
tubewill be balancedat 5 psi.
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1 lf we filleda heavierdensityof fluid intothe
drill string,we shouldsee a lighterdensity
2 f l u i d d r a i n e do ff th e w e l l o n a n annulus
4 side.The certainvolumeof pit gain can be
El
a noticed after stop pumping the heavier
El densityfluid into drill string.The certain Lightermudwillbedmined
a
emptypipe is also noticedat top sectionof offin orderlo balarttthe
Il
a t h e d r i l ls tri n g . lqflnstalicprcssunat thc
E bsnomin flaliccondilion.
a
E This is becausethe well stabilizesitself at
a
the bottom of the well. Therefore,the
E
a bottom hole pressurestays the same as
E
tt longas the heavydensityfluid is still in the
E drillstringafterstop pumping.
a
E Blttrn HolcPnrun
a
T h i s p r a cti cei s si mi l a rto a p u mpingslug
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at the bottomhole.
lf well containsthe same fluid densityin

both dr ill str ing and in annulu s , the
hydrostaticpressureat the bottom on both
sides will be the sam e and is bal anc ed.
Therefore,the shut in pressuresat the
surfacewill be equalto zeroon bothsides.
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Bdlomhde tressre (BlP) hdetressreFlP)

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BtF m brlh d&s = 0.052r 10r 6,000 = 3,120psi
BHP= 3,120
psi(balanced)
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densities, the bottomholepressure -
equalizes itselfandwill be balancedat -
the hydrostatic pressure of the higher
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fluiddensitycolumn.Therefore, the
hydrostatic pressureon lighterfluid
rti4.t2s
densitycolumnwill createan extra -
pressureon surfacepressuregauge,in
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hydrostatic pressurein that column. -
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BHP balanceon bothside: -
BHP= 3,900
psi(balanced)
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Thedroppinglevelof fluidhappensin
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the spacebetweencasing(or marine pipe
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from a formula
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as follows:
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iv'lw(ppg)x 0.052x
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r- Determinethe hydrostaticpressuredecreasewhenpulled DRYpipeout of the hole;
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No.of standspulled = 5
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Averagelen$thper stand = 92ft.
r- PipeMetal Displacement = 0.0O75bbl/ft.
Casin!,Capacity = 0.O773bbl/ft.
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Mud Wei$ht = 77.5 pp€,

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psi/ft=1L.5x0.052 x = 0.0643
rr- ( o . 0 7 7 3- 0 . 0 0 7 5 )
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4.3 DUETO PULLOUTWETHPE

REDUCTION
PRESSURE
Whenpullout pipewet condition, the

volumewhichis takenout of the hole
is the volumeof pipemetal
displacement andthe volumeof mud
insidepipe.Thepullingwet condition
occurredwhenthe BHAequipped
with a downholemotor,turbineor a
restrictorsubfor the MWDwhich -
preventmud to fall downfreely. -
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Thedroppinglevelof fluidhappensin
the spacebetweencasing(or marine
riser on floatin$ rig) and the pipe
HuidGnnotFa'
closedend displacement.
Pulling
Wet
Thepressure reductiondue to pullingout pipewet can be determined

from a formula l-
as follows:
Pressuredropper foot (psi/ft)=
PipeClosedEnd Disp.(bbl/ft)
Mw(ppg) x 0.052x - Pipe ClosedEnd Disp.(bbl/f t)l
lCsg/Riser Capacity(bbllf t)
Example:
Determinethe HydrostaticPressuredecreasewhenpulled WEf pipeout of the hole:

No.of standspulled - 5
Avera$elenSthper stand = 9 2 f t .
PipeCapacity = O.O!776bbl/tt.
PipeMetal Displacement = 0.OO75bbl/ft.
CasingCapacity = O.O773bbl/ft.
Mud Wei$ht = 71.5 ppg
+ 0.00751
10.01,776
p si /ft = 1 1 .5x 0 .052x = 0.2903
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10.0773(0.0177
6 + 0.007s)l
Thus,totalpressuredrop due to pull out pipewet = O.29O3x 5 x 92 = 733.54 psi

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Question:Shouldthe pumpsbe kept runninS, t-
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Example:
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Casingcapacity 44 bbl/tt
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Drillpipecapacity :0.0188 bbl/tt
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Drillpipesteeldisplacement:O.OO77 bbl/tt
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Fluiddensity11.6 ppg
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in BHP?
lf pulling670 ft DP"wet",Whatis the reduction
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DROPPERFOOTTRIPPING
21.PRESSURE
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(bbl/f t)
Drtlting Mud Density (ppg) x 0.052 x closedEnd Di.splacement
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Ri.seror CasingCapactty(bbl/f t) - ClosedEnd Displacement(bbl/f t)
-t
'- I t . 6 x 0 . 0 5 2 x ( 0 . 0 1 8 8+ 0 . 0 0 7 7 )
= 0 . 3 3 3 6p s t / f t
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0.074 (o.o1BB
+ 0.0077)
-t in BHP : 0 . 3 3 3 6p s i / f t x 6 7 0f t
Answer: Reduction
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VOLUME
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ra tripping out, the bit is off bottom.
Commonpracticeis to strip the bit back
- on bottom in order to allow circulating
- kick out of the well.
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well shouldbe noticeddue to movement
- of pipeand the changein colum nhei ght
r' of kick. The bottom hole pressureand
r' shutin casingwill increaseas a result.
ts lf the kick doesnot migrateupwardthen
-t the formationpressurewill be constant.
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referencepressure for the determination
- of the pressurechange in the well and at
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When strippingthebit back on bottomwhen well was shut in

with Annular BOP,it is common practiceto bleedoff mud in
the well throu!,hthe choke in order to compensatefor the
new volumeof new pipeat surface.
Volumeof Mud to be bled off:

= PipeClosedEnd Displacement x StrippedLenSth
Volumeof Mud to be filled in Pipe:

= PipeCapacityx StrippedLength
Note;Thiscalculationis appliedto all BHAruns evenlf there

is a float valveinstalledor withoutfloat valveinstalled.
Seeadjacentdiagram.
Example:
WellTVD 10000ft
CapacityDC/OH0.0299bbl/ft
Shrn in wilh
CapacityDP/OH0.0456bbl/ft &rx.dar tlOP
CapacityDP/C0.0555bbl/ft IiJ
Drillcollar1250ft longx 6-1/2inchOD
DC capacity= 0.00777bbl/ft
DC metaldisplacement = 0.0323bbUfr
Drillpipe5000ft long4.5 inchOD

DPcapacity= 0.01667bbl/ft
DP metaldisplacement = 0.0071bbl/ft
Calculatethe volumeto bleedoff if

1120feet of drillpipeis strippedbackinto the hole?
Closeend displacement= 0.01667+ 0.0071

= 0"02377bbl/fr
Answer:Volumeto be bled off = fi24 ft x 0.02377 bblJfi
= 26.6bbl
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DPcapacity= 0.01667bbl/ft
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DPmetaldisplacement = 0"0071bbl/ft
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Lengthof a stand= 92 ft
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floatvalveare
how
stripped, many barrelsof mud must be pumpedto keepthestringfull?
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= Answer:Mudbe pumped= 1380fi X 0.01667bbl/fi= 23 bbl
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it was completelypulledout,it meantthat thereis notingleft
the mud leveldropin the well at surface
in the well.Therefore
!l
happened insidecasingor marineriseronly.
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of the pressure
remainingDCor BHAcan be carriedout as follows:
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- Volumeof DCIBHA(bbls):Pull Drycondition:

- = DCIBHAMetalDisp.(bblft) x DCIBHALength(ft)
- Mud LevelDrop(ft)
- = Volumeof DCIBHA(bbls)+ Casin€i(Riser) (bbllft)
Capacity
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Pressuredrop (psi)dueto pullingout remainingDCIBHA
= 0.052 x MW (ppg) x Leveldrop(ft)
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E<ample:
Deterrninethe leveldrop when comptetelypulledDRYcollar out of the hole:

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No.of Collarioints
Avera$eCollar lenSthPer ioint =3Oft.
6-7/4' CollarMetal DisPlacement= O.O298bbl/ft
9-5/8" Casin{,CaPacitY = O.O773bbl/ft
Mud Wei$ht = 77.5 pp€
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LevelDrop in feet = 2 x3O xO.O298
o.o773
= 23 ft.
Iotal PressureDroP = O.O52x 71.5 x23 = !3.75 psi

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euestion: During POOH,the wettboretake improper holefill-up. The bit ts 9OOft
bottom.Whatrs the bestpracticeto do in this case? -
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-Runa flow check
-lf flowin$, the well will be shut-in immediately -
Jf no flow,run backto bottom& monitorpit Sains
-Circulatebottoms up and record returnsfor any swabbedkicks
4.6 PRESSURE
LOSTOFOVERBALANCE OUTPIPE
DUETOPULLING
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Overbalancepressure
= Bottomholepressure- Formationpressure
For normal drillingoperations,oil company

has a specificoverbalancepressureto work
on in orderto maximizethe drillingefficiency.
SbticBHP= 5,408psi -
Formation For instance,150 to 200 psi over balance
0verBalancing
by208psi
Pressure pressure.
From drawin$,the over balancepressureis

as follows:
determined
t0,000nwD -
Overbalancepressure -
= (0.052x 10.4 x 10000) - 52OO -
= 208 psi.
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Example: PumpfailedwhilePOOHresultedin mudleveldropof 700fi and
b wellstartsto flow.
b MW:11.7ppg,TVD:11500ft
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Whatis the BHPwhenttrewell startsto fl ?
r" what is the heightof mud levelwhenthe well startsto frow?
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PRESSURE(psi)
-t Mud Density(ppg) x 0.052 x TVD (ft)
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- HSP= 11.7X 0.052X (11500
- 700)
1 = 6571psi
1 Answer:TheBHP= 6571psi
1
1 Answer:Theheightof mudlevel= 11500- 700
= 10800ft
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4 consideronlythe caseof pullingout pipewithoutfiilingthe wert:
4 Themaximumlengthin feet of pipethat couldbe pulledout beforeloosingoverbalance
4 pressure
shallbe determined
as follows:
4
Lengthof Pipe pulledDRYto loseOverbalance
(ft)
4
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_ overbalance(psi) x (Riser/casing cap - Metar Displacement)
4 MW x 0 .052 x Metal Displacem ent
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And Lenglthof PlpepulledWETto toseOverbatance
(ft)
4
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_ ouerbalance(psi) x (Riser/casing cap - closed End Displacement)
- MW x 0.052 x ClosedEnd Displacement
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E<ample:
Amountof Overbalance = !5O psi
CasingCapacity = O.O773bbl/ft
PipeCapacity = O.O!776bbl/ft
PipeMetal Displacement = O.OO75 bbl/ft
Mud Wei$ht = 77.5 pp€,
DetermineLen{th(ft) of Pipe pulledto lose Overbalance
on bothPulled DRYand
Pulled WEI conditions;
L50x ( 0.0773- 0.0075)

Lengthof PipePulled DRY
11.5x0.052x0.0075
= 2,334 ft.
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Lengthof PipePulledWET _ 150 x10.0773 ( 0.01776 0.007s) l
1 1 . 5x 0 . 0 5 2x ( 0 . 0 1 7 7 6 +0 . 0 0 7 5 )
= 576.8 ft. -
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Main lssues:
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Lengthof slug
Level&op <
Pum ping slugis the same
conceptof a "U-Tube". Oncethe
pumpingstoppedandthe Kelly
Lengthofslug {
I or TopDrivedisconnected,
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pipein the dr illstr ing whi l ea -
pit gainoccurredin the TriP -
Tank.
Leveldropin drillstringis
affectedby the differencein
densitybetweenslu$and
dr illingm ud,andvolum eo f
pumpedslug.
Oncethe slughas beenin positionafterstoppumping,therewill be no changein the

BottomHolePressure.Thewell "U-tube" itselfand balancedat the bottomhole.
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- Difference Gradient(psy'ft)betweenSlugweightandMudweight
in Pressure
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Drilt pipe(psi)
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the barrelsof slugrequired
DryPipe:
DryPipe(2 stands)= L84' , MW- 9'2 ppg, SluEWeight= L3.2 ppg,
Driffpipecapacity= O.OL422bbl/ft I
Pressure
Step-l Dropin Hydrostatic t-
= 0.052x 12.2x 184 = Lt7 psi
Lengthof DryPipe*
Step-2 Differencein PressureGradient
Length
of slug = (13.2- 72.2)x 0.052 : 0.052psi/f t
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Step-3SlugLength(f0-h2
Drilling LL7 -
Mud = 2250ft'
0^052 -
Step-4SlugVolume(bbls) -
= 2250 x 0.0L422 = 32.0bbls -
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184x0.0].4ZZxL2.2 -
L3.Z- L2.2 -
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E x a m p l e : 2 5 b b l o f h e a v ys l u gw a s p u m p e d ,f o l l o w e d -
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b y 1 5 b b l o f d r i l l i n gm u d :
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D r i l l i n gM W 1 2 . 6p p g -
H e a v ys l u g d e n s i t y1 4 . 9 p p g -
D r i l lp i p ec a p a c i t y0 . 0 1 7 7 6b b l / f t
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S u r f a c el i n ev o l u m e 1 0 b b l
C a l c u l a t teh e m u d l e v e ld r o p i n t h e s t r i n gw h e n t h e w e l l -
h a se q u a l i s e d ? -
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(bbl)=
28.PJTGAINDUETO SLUGU-TUBING
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Slug Denstty (ppg) -1) -
Stusvotume(b$ x (
Drilling Mud Density (ppg) -
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,s x (H- 1)= 4.ssbbt
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Answer : Mud Level Drop = :257 feet
0.0r776 -
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4.7.2 for a DesiredLenglhof DryPipe

Weightof SluERequlred
Steel
Lengthof Slugin DrillPipe(ft)
Slug Volume(bbl)
Drill PtpeCapacity(bbl/f t)
Step-2
Ilillirp
iid HydrostaticPressurerequiredto givedesireddrop
insideDrillPipe(psi)
- Mw(ppg) x 0.052x f eetof Dry Ptpe
Weightof Slugrequiredfor a Step-3

desiredlengthof DryPipe. Weightof Slug(ppg)
Hy dr ost ati.cPr es sure(psi)

- MW(pps)+
0.052x Slug Length(ft)
Weightof Slugrequlredfor a desiredlengthof dry pipe:
b SlugVolume(bbl)for a given lenglthof dry pipe

b Length of dry Pipe(f t) x Ptpe Capactty(bbllft) x MW(ppg)
SIug Denstty(ppg)- Mw(ppg)
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Determinethe weightof slugrequiredfor the followingdesiredlengthof dry
pipe: -
Drypipe(2 stands) = 184 feet -
MudWeight = L2.2 ppg -
Volumeof slug = 25 bbl
Drillpipecapacity = O.OL422bbl/tt -
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Step-1Lengthof Slugin DrillPipe(ft) -

l1
Length , 25
of dy pipe :M'= ! 7 5 8f t -
Volume
-
of slt,lg Step-2 HydrostaticPressurerequiredto givedesired
l-
dropinsideDrillPipe(psi)
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= 12.2x 0.052x 184 = LI7 pst
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Step-3 -
Weightof Slug(ppg)
t1.7 -
L 2 . 2+ = L3.5ppg
( 0.052x 1758)
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SlugVolume(bbl)for a givenlengthof DryPipe: -

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184 xO.OI422 x12.2
25= -
SIug Density (ppg) - 12.2
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x O' 814' 22x l2' 2 -
sl u g D e n si ty( pptD- !2.2 = ' 184 -
2S
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Holesize B-r12" 1
9-518"Casingshoe 6,200ft. TVD/MD -

Mudweight L2.4ppg
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DRILL STRINGCAPACITY: -
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850ft.
Drillcollars, Capacity 0.0077bbr/ft -
Drillcollar Metaldisplacement 0.0300bbl/ft -
Drillpipe Capacity 0.0178bbuft
Metaldisplacement 0.007sbbr/ft -
Drillpipe
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ANNULARCAPACITY: -
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pipe
Casing/Drill Capacity 0.0476bbr/ft
pipe
Openhole/Drill Capacity 0.04s9bbl/ft
Openhole/Drill
collar Capacity 0.0292bbr/ft -
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CASINGAND OPENHOLECAPACITY: -
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9-518"Casing Capacity 0.0729bbr/ft
B-Llz"Openhole Capacity 0.0702bbr/ft -
PumpOutput = 0.102bbUstk
Averagestandlength = 94 ft. -
Rate
SlowCirculation at 30SPM 400psi
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If annular are250psi,whatis the Dynamic
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a 6. If 6 standsof pipehadbeenpulled"wet",withoutflllingthe hole,thenthe
4 resultantlossof bottomholepressure
wouldbe?
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is 240psi
hole,beforethe well startsto flow?The overbalance
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4 If the holehadbeenkeptfullwhilepullingpipe,butthe collarswerepulled
2 "dry" withoutfillingthe hole.Whatwouldthe resultantreductionin bottom
holepressure be?(totallengthof collar=850ft)
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a Slugof 14 ppgmudwill be
9. In orderto pullpipe"dry",a 25 barrels
displacedintodrillpipe.Asthe slugisjust beingpumpedintowellat a
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-t be?
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b) Havereduced due to the U-tubingeffect ,--
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CAUSES
Causesof Kick(Wellborelnflux)
flow of formationfluidintothe
A "Kick"or "WellboreInflux"is an undesirable
wellboreand it happenswhenformation pressureis morethan hydrostatic pressure
in wellbore.
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accidentallypumplighterfluidintowellboreand if the fluidis li$htenough,
reservoirpressurecan overcomehydrostaticpressure. ,-
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weightin the well,eventually
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6. Suabbing causesreducingwellbore hydrostaticoressure.
Swabbingis the conditionthat happenswhenanythingin a holesuchas drillstring,

loggingtool,completionstlng,etc is pulledand it bringsout decreasinghydrostatic
pressure.Anyway,swabbingcan be recognized whilepullingout of holeby closely
monitoringholefill in trip sheet.
Gestlon: lf a well is drillingwith water basedmud hasa problemof completeloss of returns,

rfiat should be the next step to do?
Answen Fill this well with water.
Qpsfion: While drilling, the flow meter dropsfrom 6o0/oto 50o/o.

What shouldbe causeof this?
Arrcrrer: This well has partial lost circulation.
53 EARLYKICKSIGNSATSURFACE
531 While Drilling
o Drillingtrendsand or drillingbreak(Rateof
Penetration (ROP)increasewhiledrillingintohigh
pressurezonedue to lessresistanceto the bit).
o Increasein torqueand drag(Swab

associated). SampleShaleGuttings
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in shaledensity.
o Changein cuttingshapes.
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o Increasein flow linetemperature. , r l . r t . t , l

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Gas.Whilewe are drilling,thereis a stablegasreadingthat is not connected
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1 flow indicatessomethingcomingintowellborewhiledrilling.Therefore, flow show
2 instrumentprovidedby the rigsor servicecompaniesmustbe checkedand calibrated
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to accumulate volumeenoughto be ableto detectby pit sensors.
. 3. Contlnueflowingwhile the oumpsare off - When pumpsare turnedoff, bottom
holepressurewill decreasedue to lossof AnnularPressureLosses(APL)and ,-
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4. RrmpSPMIncreasebut pumppressuredecrease.
"Rtmp SPMincreasebut pump pressuredecrease"may be a positivekick sign at surface.
llud PumpPressureis extremelyimportantto the drillingprocess.The Mud Pump Pressure

Gaugeenablesthe drillerto monitorthe pressure whiledrilling.Anyunusualchangein
pressurewill alertthe drillerof downholeproblems.Pressuretoo low couldindicatewashed
out pipeor bit nozzle,loose joint or brokendrill string,worn pump packingor liners,or lost
retumsdueto formationbreakdown.Pressuretoo highcouldindicatea pluggeddrill bit or an
increasein mud densityor viscosity. Reliableindicationof mud pumppressure providesan
earlywarningof circulation problems, enablingthe drillerto makecorrections avoidingmajor
ptoblems.REMEMBER: Whenevera kick is suspected,do a FLOWCHECK!
gas(increase
Quution:Whatwouldyoudowhenconnection in backtroundgas)is observed?
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Whenpumpsare off, the ECDwill reducebecauseannularpressurelossbecomes

zero.Theinducedmicrofractureswill closeandthe drillingmud willflow backinto
a wellbore
are off
Mudfl backbecausemicrofracturesare closed.

Theballooning can happenintoanyweakformations. not onlyat the casingshoe.
Sometimes,mud flow backfrom formationscan bringgasor formationwaterwith the mud
thereforeyou may see gas peakor mud contaminatedwith waterwhile circulatingbottom
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5.4i! WhileTripping
PqsitiveKick IndicatorsWhile Trippingl
Thereare2 positivekick indicatorswhiletrippingas listedbelow;
L Trb loe dwiation such as short fill uo whlle trioplngout and excessoit gain while trlpoing
h Fortrippingoperation,it is veryimportantto havea fillingsystemvia trip tank that
fovides continuous holefill at all times.With utilizingthat system,we cancomparefluidthat
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filledin or returnedfrom wellborewithsteelvolumeof tubular(drillpipe,drillcollar,BHA,
trrbangcasing,etc).lf drillingfluidvolumeis lessthan theoretical pipedisplacement
while
tripptngout or morereturnfluidwhilerunningin,you needto flow checkand monitorthe
well.
r lf flowcheckindicateswellboreinflux,crewmust quicklyshutthe well in.
r lf flowcheckdoesnot showanyinflux,drillstringmust be run backto bottomin order
to circulateat leastbottomsup to ensureholecondition.
2 Positiveflow when plpe is statlc.Everytime that pipe in staticcondition.Triptank with

conectfillingsystemmust be monitoredat all time by both rig personneland mud logger.lf
volumein trip tank increases,personnel mustconfirmflow checkand prepareto shutthe
well in.
Question: Thehole failed to take 7 bbl of mud from the trip tank while POOHwith bit at
77OOft from bottom.What is the next step to do? Answer:Flow check.If no flow,
trip back to bottom,monitor the return mud volume,then circulatebottomsup.
5.5 OFKICKINDICATORS
SUMMARY
lndicator Significance
Drillingbreak M edium
lncreasein mud returnrate High
Pit gain High
Flowwith pumpsoff Definitive
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ab|etosuccessfullyshutthewe||inandcircu|atethekickoutofho|ewithoutb
formationstrengthat shoe.
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volumeof drillstring.Thevolumeof mud shouldbe equalto displacement
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trip sheet(if the hole -
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backin the hole,the trip tank mustbe usedto keeptrackvolumegain.Theexpectedvolume -
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The importanceof trlp tank is as follows:
L Rronidesufficient hydrostatlcpressureto preventinflux from reservoir.When TOOH,mud

will be lostbecausemud volumemustsubstitutedrillpipevolumepulledout of
hydrostatic
hole.lf hydrostaticpressuredecreasestoo much,influxfrom reservoircan come into the hole
and makea troublein wellcontrol.Forthis reason,mud in trip tank mustbe filledintoholeto
rnaintainhydrostaticpressure.
2 l{id{ IndicatonVolumeof mud from the trip tank is pumpedin the holecan be an indicator
that relatesto a situationoccurringin wellboreas kick.lf the volumeof mud measuredby
trip tank is lessthanthe expectedvolumeof drillpipevolumetrippedout of hole,the suspect
problemis kick becausevolumeof kicksubstitutes volumeof mud.
The dmrlation systemwhile tripping
WhileTrippingOutof Hole(TOOH), a trip tank pumpwill circulatemud intoa bellnipplein

orderto keepthe holefull all the time andthe over-flow mud will returnbackto the trip tank.
Onceeverystandis pulled,the mud volumein the wellwill decreasebecausethe drillpipeis
pulledout of hole.Sincethe trip tank pumpis alwaysrunwhiletripping,the annuluswill be
full all the time,with knowntrippedvolumefilledamount.Failureto fill the holewhenpulling
out piperesultedin the mud levelin the holedroppingand causingthe wellto flow.
tUhat is flow check?
Flowcheckis the periodthat youstopoperations suchas drilling,trippingpipeand circulating

and monitorthe well in orderto seewhetherthe well is staticor not.Thetime for flow check
shouldbe enoughto confirmthe statusof a well.lt mightbe few minutesor it couldbe as
longas 30 minutesdepending on the wellsituation.Normally, manyoperators require15
minutesflow checkif the well is in normalcondition.
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checking,
we can immediately
shutthe well in.
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3. Monitora welleitheron a trip tank or withouttrip tank.lt is preferable
to monitorthe well la
on the trip tank becauseit cantell whetherthe wellis givingor loosingfluidwhilemonitoring.

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4 Hardshutin: lt meansthat whiledrillingchokelinevalves(HCR)are in the closedposition;it
4 will be openedafterthe well is shut in.Thehardshut-inis the fastestmethodto shut in the
it will minimizevolumeof kick allowedintowellbore.
rvell:therefore,
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1 SoftShutln: lt meansthat whiledrilling,the chokelinevalves(HCR)are in the closed
E position.Upona kickdetection,the HCRis thenopen,followedby shuttingin the BOPand
1 then closethe chokevalvesto shut in the well.Thesoft shut in procedure allowsfluidto flow
1 throughthe surfacechokelinebeforethe wellwill be completely shut in.Thisis the bad part
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of the softshut in procedure
becauseit doesn'tminimizethe sizeof the wellboreinflux.The
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shut in procedureis the companyspecificprocedure.
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PostShut-lnProcedureswhile Drilling
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Thereareseveralfiguresthat must be recordedafterthe well hasbeenproperlyshut in in
caseof a wellcontrolsituation.
Readand recordthe shut-incasingpressure(casinggauge).

Shut-lnGasingPressure(SIGP): i
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In orderto get the properpressure the casinggaugeshouldbe installedupstreamof
reading,
the closedchoke.
Shut-lnDrlllpipePressure(SIDP):Readand recordthe shut-indrillpipepressure.

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rememberthat whetheryou havea floatin drillingstringor not.
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the shut in drillpipepressure
ff thereis no a float is in the drillstring, can be readdirectly -
from the standpipemanifold. -
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lf thereis a float in the drillstring,
correctshutin drillpipepressure.
Time:Recordthe time that the wellcontrolsituationis occurredand keepan accuratetime i

logfor the entirewell kill operation.
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Recordthe closingpressure
ClosingPressure: of BOP.In orderto preventwell borefluid -
leakingthroughBOPelements,the closingpressure
shouldbe highenough.
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casingpressure Youshouldcheckthe volumegainedfrom mud loggerand driller
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To GetShut ln Drill PipePressure

Flct BumpinglProcedures
ln orderto get the correctvalueof drill pipepressure,

you needto havethe correctfloating
bumpingprocedure.
ttow to bumpthe float correctly.
The Froceduresbelowwill demonstratehow to bump the float correctlyin orderto EietSIDPP.
1- Ensurewell is properlyshut in. No leak or whatever.
2- Recordshut in casingpressure(SICP)
3. Pumpas slowlyas possible(5-10strokeper minute)at constantpumpingspeeddown into

and the casin$pressure.
the drillpipeand keepmonitoringthe drillpipepressure
4. Youwill seethe drillpipepressureincrease whilepumping.At thisstage,you needto

monitorcarefullyfor a "lull"in the drillpipepressure,
whichwill occurwhenthe float is
showingwhenthe lull is firstseenis yourshutin drillpipe
opened.Thedrillpipepressure
pressure(SIDPP).
5. Youalsoneedto verifythat the float hasbeenopenedby continuingto pumpdownthe

lt shouldhappenveryquickly
drillpipeslowlyuntilyouseean increasein the casingpressure.
afterthe lullwasseenon the drillpipegauge.
6" Shutdownthe pumpingoperationas soonas increasein casingpressure

is detected.
7. Checkthe shut-incasingpressureagain.lf thereis any excesscasingpressure, you may

bledoffsomepressure in smallincrements untilit equatesor a littlebit aboveSCPin steps
no2.
tf youseetrappedpressureon drill pipeafter bumpingthe float, you can calculatethe actual

shutin drillpipepressure
with thisfollowingformula.
Shut in drill pipe pressure= shut in drill pipepressureafter bumpingthe float - Shut in
casingpressureincreasewhilebumpingfloat
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Shut-lnProcedurewhileTriooing
Trippingout of the holeis a criticaloperation,

whichdrillingteam must keepcloseeyeon well
controlsituationthat canoccuranytime.Wellboremonitoring
and holefillingequipmentand
mustbe workingproperlyso that the kick can be quicklydetected.
Youmust be awareof and
prepared
for the well controlsituationeverytrippingoperation.
Whiletripping,it cancauseswabbingeffectthat mayallowformationfluidenteringinto

wellbore.Thewell may not startto flow sincethe swabbingeffectis just started.The
pressure.
swabbingeffectwill resultin reducingthe overallhydrostatic lf the well is
continually
swabbed-in pressure
untilthe hydrostatic in the wellborelessthanformation
pressure,
the wellwill startflowing.Anytime that youseeshortfill whiletrippingout,you
needto go backto bottomandcirculatebottomup to confirmwellborecondition.
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Whenthe well controlsituationis happenedduringtrippingoperation,the drillingcrewmust
shutthe well in rightawayusingthe following"3 S" shut-inprocedures.
SafetyValve(FOSV)
StabValve:InstallFull-Open that mustbe in an openpositionin drill -
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Shut{nwell:Closethe annularpreventer
or uppermostpiperams.Openthe upperchokeline -
valveagainsta fullyclosedmanifoldvalveat a chokemanifold.Lineup to trip tank to confirm
that the well is shut-inandflow hasbeenstopped. ,F
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whiletripping,.there
is followinginformation
that must
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Shut-lnCasingPressure(SIGP):
In orderto get the properpressure

reading,the casinggaugeshouldbe installedupstreamof l-
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Pit Gain:Readand recordthe pit gain.Pit volumegainedis verycriticalfor the maximum

casingpressure calculation.
whiletrippingout of hole,a trip tank is usedto trackdisplacevolumein use.The

Practically,
accuratepit gainvaluecan be easilyfigureout byfindingdifferencebetweenactualvolume
takento fill up wellboreandtheoreticalfillup volume.However, if the activepitsare usedto
recordthe displacement volume,it will be verydifficultto figureout the accuratepit gain.The
tt conceptof determining the pit gainis the sameas usingthe trip tank. However,the reason
Lt hat I saythat it is verydifficultto get the accuratepit gainbecausepit volumeis too largeto
Lt recordfew changeswhiletripping.
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Twocasesof shut the well in while lo€lElin€lwith
1. Shutthe well in whilewirelineloggingthroughopenBOPwithouta lubricator.
2. Shutthe well in whilewirelineloggingthroughopenBOPwith a lubricatorinstalledin the

BOP.
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Secondstep:Shutthe well in byfollowingtheseprocedures;
1. Closeannularpreventor becausewe wouldliketo usethe annularpreventorelementto

squeezearoundthe wireline.Youmay needto increase closingpressurein orderto have
affectivesealingabilityif necessary.
2. Opena HCRvalveagainsta fullyclosedchokemanifoldvalve.
3. Usea trip tank to confirmthat flow is stoppedandthe well is totallyshut-in.
4. lnformdrillingsupervisors
Thewellsometimescannotbe totallyshut in via a closedannularpreventor thereforeyou

r tti n gth ew i re l i n eand lettingit dr opthenusingblindr am sto shutthe w el li n
m u s tc o n s i d ecu
instead.lf the annularpreventor couldnot sealaroundthe wirelineeffectively andthe
wirelinecannotbe cut and droppedthroughthe BlowOutPreventor (BOP), youmayconsider
usingshearramsto cut the wireas the lastoption.
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1. Energize Youmay needto increaseclosingpressure
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4. Informdrillingsupervisors
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5. AdjustAnnularClosingPressure
1 (byusingupperpiperam with motion
with hang-offprocedures.
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6J. SHUHN DATA
flDPP
After
thekickiscontained,
theSIDPP
andSICP
canbereadatthe
ChokeControlPanelordirectly
fromthestandpipe gauges.
andchokemanifold lt is
essential
thatthedataberecorded
atthetimethewellisshut-in.
TheSIDPPandSICP
should
berecorded
initially
at1-minute
intervals pressures
untilthe have lt is
stabilized.
important
to record
thedatafrequently
inorderthatanychange
intherateof buildup
canbeclearly
identified,
. Usually,
therateof buildupis relatively
fastuntilthewellbegins
to
Oncethepressures
stabilize. havebeguntostabilize,
anyfurther
significant
increase
inbothSIDPPandSICPmaybeindicative
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SHUTrN CASINGPRESSURE
STDPP
Shut-inCasingPressure(SICP)is the differencebetweenthe

FormationPressure (FP)andthe combinedfluid Hydrostatic
Pressures (HSP)in the annulus(Thispracticeis appliedonlywhen
no Influxmigrationalongthe well aftershut-in)
SICP= FP - HSP (ln the annulus)
= HSP(allfluidcolumnsin the annulus)+ SICP

FormationPressure
SICPis usedfor determiningthe InfluxGradientor InfluxType
Example:
WellTVD: 10000ft
MW: 10.2ppg
SIDPP: 620psi
Heightof gasinflux:
Gasdensity:
900ft
0.1 psi/ft l l
theBHPandSICP?
Calculate
CalculationfromDP Side:
BHP = ( 1 0 . 2x 0 . 0 5 2 x1 0 0 0 0+) 6 2 0
= 5924psi 0_1 ilfi
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Calculation FP = BHP 4 i
SICP = BHP- MudHSP- GasHSP
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while F
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a) Stopdrilling,changefrom mudto saltwaterandcontinuedrilling
b) Stopdrillingandobservelevelin annulus
4 c) the volumepumped
Startfillingthe annuluswith watermonitoring
4 d) Drillaheadwith a mudcapand no returns
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4 choke,and recordpressure
4 b) Shutpumpdown,pickup ofFbottom,openchokelinevalve,closeBOP,close
choke,andrecordpressure
4 c) Shutpumpdown,pickup off bottom,closeBOP,openchokelinevalve,close
4 choke,andrecordpressure
1 d) Pickup off bottom,shutpumpdown,openchokelinevalve,closeBOP,close
choke,and recordpressure
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9, SIDPPrecorded
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10.A gaskickis beingcirculated out.At the timethe gasreaches
the shoeat 7,000TVD,
therewasa pressure at the top of bubbleof 5,000 If the originalmudweightis
psi.
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7.I TYPEOFINFLUX
Influx type can be determinedif we know:
. Theamount
of PitVolume
Gain.
. Shut-inDrillPipePressure
(SIDpp).
. Shut-in Casing (SICP).
Pressure
tt Having
closeda wellaftera kick,stabilized
pressures
tt arereadandrecorded andthe
volumeof influxis calculated
fromtheamountof increase
in thesurface
active
Lt system
volume.
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h Lessthan0.156psi/ft(Lessthan3 ppg) = Gas
tt 0.156to 0.468psi/ft(from3 to 9 ppg)
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of gas,water,oil
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, Theeffectsof gasmigration
in openwell(uncontrolled
expansion)
are:
, Reduction
in BottomHolePressure.
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v Gasbubblepressure
reduces.
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belowthebubblereduces.
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constant.
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Increase in DP pressure (psi/hr) -
GasMigration Rate(ft/hr) =
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The inf lux tni.grated(ft) =
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hadbeenrecorded.
next30 minutes of monitoringit is that
recorded pressure
on bothSIDPPandSICP -
by 250psi.If the present
hasincreased =
mudweight 10ppgandwelldepthis -
8,500'TVD. -
Calculate in feetper hour.
the rateof Influxmigration -
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in pressure
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increase the distanceof -
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Increase in DP pressure(psi) -
The inf lux migrated(f t) -
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constant, F
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The pressureof Influxreduces

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C.ilh|ts|t
and pit volumedoin{ durinAthe firstcirculation

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of driller'smethod,the casingpressure
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increasedueto gasexpansion and the maximumcasingpressure will be observed
whenthe gas influxreachessurface.
Whengasis movedupwardduringcirculation, the gaswill expanddueto pressure

decrease(referto Boyle'sEaslaw P1V1= P2Y2).Thehighergas is movedup inside
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annulus,the higherexpansionwill be.Therefore,
decreased.Forthis reason,the casin$pressure
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createexcesspressure in the wellbore.
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3. SaltWaterInflux
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rn Wateris incompressible.
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If gaskickin wellwhendrillingin OBM,somelightgaswilldissolve

in OBMor stayin
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The effectsof gaskickin OBMare as follows: ,1
mud(WBM),thus
1. Kicksizeis lessin the OBMwell,compareto water-based
verydifficultto detectgaskickin OBMthanin WBM. -
willbelowerin OBMthanin WBM.

Pressure
2 . Shut-inCasing
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3 . Gaswillreduce
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4. Whilecirculating lessin OBMcompareto -
its bubblepointthengaswillexpand
gaskickin WBM,untilthegasreaches -
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1. well wasshutin with SIDPP= 500psi,sICP= 700 psi,MW= t2.4 ppg.TheInflux

vofume= 11 barrelsandit is arounddrillcollars(DC/OHcapacity= 0.0292bbl/ft).
If aftera few minutesfrom shuttingthe well in, bothshut in pressures
had
increasedby 225 psi.Howfar hasthe bottomof the influxmigrated?
Answer: ft.
with gasmigrationin a shutin well?

2. Whichoneof the followingdoesnot increase
a . Bottomholepressure
b. Casingshoepressure
e Gasbubblepressure
d . SIDPP
e. SICP
Givendataas follows,answerthe questions3 and4:

Wellwasshutin whileout of the hole(no drillstringin the well).A stabilized
shutin
rasingpressurewas recorded.Sometimes later,the SICPhasrisenby 100psi.
I'|w = 15.4pp9
9-518"CasingCapacity = 0.07323bblsift
b
b 3. Howfar hasthe kickmigrated?
b
b a 150ft.
b b
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125ft.
100ft
b d 185ft.
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b pressureby 100psi?
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pipepressure gaugereads200psi.Thereis a floatin the drillstringabovethe bit. How -
wouldyou obtaina SIDPP? -
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a Performleakoft test on the drill pipe -
b Pumpslowlydownthe drillpipeuntilthe casingpressure gaugeflicks.Use -
the corresponding pressureon the drillpipegaugeas the SIDPP
c Calculate the bottomholepressure usingthe SICPand pit gain.Subtract
the -
hydrostatic headof mudin the drill pipeto get SIDPP -
d All of the abovecouldbe used -
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6. Wellhadbeendrilledaheadat 5 feet/hr.for severalhours.Thewellthenkicked -
Aftershuttingin the pressures
whilemakinga connection. were:-
= =
SIDPP 200psi,SICP 50 psi -
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Therewas a very heavyflow from the drill pipewhendrillcrewsweretryingto make
up the Kelly.If therewasno indicationon the holecleaningproblem,whichoneof -
the followingis possible
causeof the highSIDPP? -
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b Thedrillcollar/annulus spaceis verysmall -
c The influxhasenteredthe drillstring -
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7. Fromdiagrambelow,calculate
SIDPP Holesize = 8-L12"

Welldepth = 10,400ft. TVD
DrillCollarlength= 720ft.
holecapacity= 0.0452bb||ft
DP/Open
holecapacity= 0.0292bbllft
DC/Open
SIDPP= 540psi
PitGain = 25 bbls
Mudweight = 11.6ppg
l* Influxgradient= 0.107psi/ft
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shutin Casing
pressure?
a) 850psi
b) 941 psi
c) 1,035psi
d) 785psi
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9-518CasingShoe 7,500ft. TVD -
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MudWeightin use 1o ppg -
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6-112"DrillCollar800ft.
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DrillCollarCapacity 0.007sbbl/ft -
DrillCollarMetalDisplacement 0.0330bbr/ft -
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5" DrillPipeCapacity 0.0t776bbl/ft
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5" DrillPipeMetalDisplacement 0.007sbbr/ft -
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DC/Open
holeCapacity 0.0292bbl/ft -
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DP/Open
holeCapacity 0.04s9bbt/ft
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SICP=200psi, Influxsize =10 bbls, Gradient
of Influx =0.12psi/ft -
XASSUME
INFLUX
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the volumeof Mudto bleedoff for everyfoot of pipestripedin the hole.

8. Calculate
Answer bbr/ft
9. Calculate
the totalvolumeto bleedoff whilestrippingto bottom.
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2 . c
3 . b
4 . a
5 . b
6 . c
7 . b
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[Surface'BOP
Well Data
Holesize t2-t14"
Holedepth 6,600ft. (TVD),7,846ft. (MD)
Casingshoe,13-3/8" 4,800ft. (TVD),5,180ft. (MD)
Capacities
Drillpipe,5" 0.0177bbl/ft
Drillcollars,8"x3" 0,0087bblift Length530ft.
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Drillcollarsin openhole 0.0836bbl/ft
Drillpipein openhole 0.1215bbl/ft
Drillpipein casing 0.1353bbl/ft
Mud pump data
efficiency0.119bbl/stroke
at 98%volumetric
Displacement
Slow pump rate data
@30spm 440 psi
Formation leak off test data

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A Leak-offtestwascarriedout at the 13-3/8"casingshoe,usinga muddensityof 10.6ppg.
A surfacepressureof 1,000psiwasrecorded.
Kick Data
Thewellkickedat 6,600ft. (TVD),7,846ft. (MD)
SIDPP = 340psi
SICP = 410psi
Pitgain = 12 bbls J
MuddensitY = 11.4PPg
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(IESTIONS:-
1. Whatis the killmuddensity?
2. Howmanystrokesare requiredto pumpkill mudfrom surfaceto the Bit?
3. Howmanystrokesare requiredto pumpfrom the Bit to Casingshoe?
4. Whatis the totalannularvolume?
at the timethe wellwasshutin?

5. Whatis the MAASP
(ICP)?
Pressure
whenkill mudis ai tne Bit(FCP)?

Pressure
the kill mud?

aftercirculating
8. Whatis the MAASP
9. Whatis the drillpipepressure per 100strokesas kill mudis being

reduction
pumpedto the Bit?
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t2.4 ppg
1127strokes
2553strokes
1000.67
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800.3psi
780psi
479psi
549psi
27 psilL00strokes
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WE1I DATA:
llole size t2-114"
Flde depth 10,040ft. TVD(10,300ft. MD)
l?318' Casingshoedepth 7,580ft. TVD(7,740ft. MD)
InHnal Capacities:
5't)rill Pipe 0.0178bbl/ft.
5'l-[wDP, 490 ft. 0.0088 bbl/ft.
trDrill Collar,575ft. o.oo87 bbl/ft.
Annular Capacities between;

DC/OH 0.0836bbuft.
DP&HWDP/OH 0.121sbbl/ft.
DP&HWDP/Casing 0.1292bbl/ft.
llud tump Output 0.120bbl/stroke
DrillingMudDensity 11.5ppg.
Slow Pump Rate Data;

@30 sPM 500 psi
Forrnation Strength Test Data;

Lrrface LOTPressurewith MW 10.8ppg 2,050psi
lGd< Data;
The well kickedat 10,040ft. (TVD)
SIDPP 600 psi
SICP 700 psi
Pit Gain(kicksize) 19 bbls
The Wellwill be killedusingWait& WeightMethodat 30 SPM
THEKILLSHEETCALCUIATION
USINGTHEABOVEDATA,COMPLETE THE
ANDANSWER
QUESIONS NUMBER1- 10.
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1. Whatis the Killmuddensity? -

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2. Howmanystrokesare requiredto pumpkill mudfromsurfaceto the Bit?
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3. Howmanystrokesare requiredto pumpfromthe Bitto Casingshoe? C
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4. Howmanybarrelsof totalvolumein Annulus?
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afterwellshutin (initialMAASP)?
5. Whatis the MAASP e
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(ICP)?
Pressure
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e
7. Whatis the FinalCirculating (FCP)
Pressure F
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dropper 100strokeas kill mudbeingpumpedto the

Whatis the drillpipepressure €
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mudweightfor thiswell?
9. Whatis the Maximum
e
€
F
10.Whatis the MAASP of the Killmud?
aftercirculation €
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11.Doesthe Kickalwaysoccurin the eventof totallossof circulation? F

F
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12.Namethe conditionsin a wellwhichincrease
the riskof reaching
the MAASP
duringa F
wellKilloperation?
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1. L 2 . 6 4 - t 2 . 7p p g
2. L447.42strokes
3. 24t0.42strokes
4. 1289.25
bbls
5. 7773-L774psi
5. 1100psi
7. 552psi
8. 38 psi
9. 15.0ppg
10. 1300psi
LL. No,it dependson the mudlevelin annulusandthe Formaon pressure
12. pressure
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WELLDATA: -
Holesize L2-L14" -
Holedepth(Ref.from RKB) 9,580ft. (MD),9,020ft. (TVD)
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L3-318"Casingshoedepth(Ref.from RKB) 5,180ft. (MD),4,800ft. (TVD)
SeaWaterdepth(MSLto Seabed) 570ft. -
Air Gap(RKBto MSL) 80 ft. -
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Internal Capacities:
5" DrillPipe 0.0178bbl/ft. -
5" HWDP,690ft. 0.0088bbl/ft. 11
8" DrillCollar,820ft. 0.0077bbl/ft. l,-

3" ID, ChokeLine,665ft. 0.0087bbl/ft. -
MarineRiser,650ft. 0.3892bbl/ft. -
5" DrillPipeClosedendDisplacement 0.0254bbl/ft.
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Activesufacemudvolume 230bbls,
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Annular Capacitiesbetween;
lrl
DC/ OH 0.0836bbl/ft.
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DP& HWDP/ OH 0.1202bbt/ft.
DP& HWDP/ Casing 0.t242 bbl/ft. 1r-
DP/ MarineRiser 0.3638bbl/ft. -

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MudPumpOutput(980/o) 0.12bbl/stroke
ei
Drilling
MudDensity 10.5ppg.
Seawaterdensity 8.6 ppg. 11
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Slow Pump Rate Datai
?4
@ 45 SPM throughthe Riser 690psi
@ 45 SPM throughthe Chokeline 830psi ?1
Formation Strength Test Data; -

testpressure
SurfaceLeak-off with 10.0ppgmud = 1,080psi I- l
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Kick Data;
Thewellkickedat 9,580ft. (MD),9,020ft. (TVD) - l
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SIDPP 475 psi I I
SICP 620psi 4
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PitGain(kicksize) 20 bbls 4
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USINGTHEABOVEDATA,COMPLETE
THE KILLSHEETCALCULATION
ANDANSWER
THE
QUESTIONSNUMBER
1- 13.
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t. Howmanypsi of the pressuresafeWmarqinat the shoein this staticconditionafter

wellshutin (beforekilling)?
2. Howmanystrokesare requiredto pumpfrom surfaceto the Bit?
3. Howmanystrokesare requiredto pumpfrom the Bit to casingshoe?
fromsurfaceto the Chokemanifold?

4. Howmanyminutesare requiredto circulate
the marineriserwith killmudbefore

5. Howmanystrokesare requiredto displace
openingBOP?
6. Whatis the killmuddensity,in ppg?
(ICP)?
Pressure
(FCP)?
Pressure
9. Whatis the initialdynamiccasingpressure

at killspeed?
of the killmud(wellfullyfilledwith killmud)?

10.Whatis MMSPaftercirculation
dropper 100strokeswhilekill mudis beingpumpedinsidethe

11.Whatis the pressure
drillstring?
12.Afterkilling,whatthe newdrillingmudweightis requiredto drillaheadwith riser

margin?
13.Whatis the newMMSPafterthe well hasbeenkilled,whiledrillingaheadwith a

risermargin?(Chokelineis filledwith thisnewmuddensity).
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328-338psi
1,300[+ 50] strokes
4,L571+ 501strokes
227minutes
1,971strokes
1 1 . 5 1 -1 1 . 6p p g
1,165psi
747-777 psi
480psi
533-733 psi
30-32 psi
11.9ppg
559-659 psi
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- WELL DATA:
- Holesize 8-L12"
- Holedepth 11,8s0ft. (MDTTVD)
- 9-518"Casingshoedepth 8,880ft. (MD/TVD)
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Internal Capacities:
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5" DrillPipe 0.0t72 bbr/ft.
- 5" HWDP,837ft. 0.0088bbr/ft.
- 6-Ll2"DrillCollar,1,116ft. 0.0077bbr/ft.
- 2-tl2" ID, ChokeLine,553ft. 0.0061bbr/ft.
- MarineRiser,540ft. 0,3892bbr/ft.
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Annular Capacitiesbetween;
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DC/OH 0.0292 bbr/ft.
- DP&HWDP/OH 0.0447 bbr/ft.
- DP&HWDP/Casing 0.0478bbr/ft.
- DP/ MarineRiser 0.3638bbr/ft.
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MudPumpOutput 0.12bbl/stroke
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- 1oppg.
DrillingMudDensity
2
- Slow Pump Rate Data;
- @ 45 SPM throughthe Riser 880psi
@ 45 SPM throughthe Chokeline 1,000psi
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Formation Strength Test Data;
- SurfaceLOTPressurewith MW 10 ppg 2,100psi
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- Kick Data;
- The well kickedat 11,850ft. (TVD)
SIDPP 580psi
1
SICP 870 psi
1 PitGain(kicksize) 15 bbls
1
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the amountof extrapressure
1. Calculate that canbe applied,in the staticcondition -
beforethe casingshoebreaksdown.
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2. Howmanystrokesare requiredto pumpkillmudfromsufaceto the Bit?
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3. Howmanystrokesare requiredto pumpfromthe Bitto Casingshoe?
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the totalwellsystem(Sufaceto Surface)?
4. Howmuchtimeis requiredto circulate
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5. Howmanystrokesare requiredto displace
the MarineRiserwith Killmudbefore
opening
the BOP? -
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6. Whatis the Killmuddensity? -
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7. Whatis the InitialCirculating (ICP)?
Pressure
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8. Whatis the FinalCirculating (FCP)
Pressure
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9. Whatis the InitialDynamic at Killpumprate?
CasingPressure -
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10.Whatis the MAASP of the Killmud?
aftercirculation
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11.Doesthe Kickalwaysoccurin the eventof totallossof circulation?
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12.Whythe Drilleron a FloatingRigneedsto checkthe seawatertidesall the times? -
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the riskof reaching
the MAASP
duringa
well Killoperation? (
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on a FloatingRigwhichmayaffectthe accuracy
14.Namethe conditions of mudvolume
(P\fD readings
andmudreturnflow readings? (
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Kll Sheet Exercise-4[SubseaBOPStack] Answer
1. t,23O psi
2. 1552 strokes
3. 965 strokes
4. 130 minutes
5. L637 strokes
6. 10.94- 11.0ppg
7. L46O psi
8. 958 psi
9. 75O psi
10. 1638- 1565psi
11. No,it dependson the mudlevelin annulusandthe Formaon pressure
L2. To knowthe posio n of tooljointsin the BOPstackrelav e to the Rams
13. pressure
Longopenholeseco n, largeKicksize,lowformao n breakdown
L4. Craneoperao n, RigheaveandRigpitchandroll
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? lf BHPis morethan FP(formationpressure),

? lf BHPis lessthan FP(formationpressure),

Canyou imagineif primaryandsecondary wellcontrolfailed?lf well is flowinghow do

TertiaryWell Controlusesspecificmethodto controlwell in caseof failureof primary

. Drillreliefwellsto hit adjacentwellthat is flowin$and kill the wellwith heavy

- ! cubic foot contains7.48 US gallons

HydrostaticPressure= O.O52x 7! x 8,OOO

Hydrostaticpressureis affectedby densityof fluid and its verticaldepth:

Density Depth,TVD Hydrostatic Pressure

9.O 8,OOO 3,744

MW 70.o 9,OO0 4,680

Differentfluid densitiesin the well:

HSPof fluid alumn 2 * O.052x 9 x 4,OOO = 7,872 psi

HSPof fluid column 3 = O.O52x 7! x 5OO = 286 psi

Total HydrostaticPressure = !,82O + !,872 + 286

The hydrostaticpressure in the well is

pressure= 0.052x 10 x 10,000

The MeasuredDepth(MD) is the depth alongthe well path if well drilleddirectionally.

of fluidof knowndensitymeasuredovera $ivenunitdepth.

Freshwaterhas a densityof 8.33 pp€,in a foot columnit shouldexerta pressureof

Saltwaterhasa densityof 8.94 ppg,in l foot columnit shouldexerta pressure

Gas = lessthan 0.156 psi/ft.(lessthan 3 ppg)

Bottomholepressure exertedat the bottomof the hole'

BHP - HydrostaticPressure+ SurfacePressure+/'Dynamic Pressure

Hydrostaticpressureis the pressureexertedby drillingfluid,the surfacepressureexerted

1.5.1 BHPwhen not circulating

L.5.2 BHPwhiledrillingor circulating

1.5.3 BHPwhiletriPPingin hole

L.5.4 BHPwhiletrippingout of hole

1.5.5 BHPwhenwellwas shut in

Total HSPin Drill strin{,

Note; The correctBHPdeterminedon the annulusside should

Thebottomholepressureis the sum of all the pressures

Bottom HolePressure(BHP)= SurfacePressure(SP)+ HydrostatlcPressure(HSP)

SurfacePressure(SP) = Bottom HolePressure(BHP) - HydrostaticPressure(HSP)

Thesecondcase:BHPis to be watergradientbutfluid columnis oil (0.35psi/ft)whichis

Thethirdcase:BHPis to be watergradientbutfluidcolumnis gas(0.1 psi/ft)whichis

Accordingto the example,SurfacePressure(SP)will compensatethe lackof hydrostatic

SURGE& SWABPRESSURE EFFECTS

Swabpressure is the reductionin the hydrostatic

createdbecauseit is difficultfor mud to fall belowthe

for Surgeand Swab

Swaband surgepressures may occurif:

L.6.2 Swab indicationat surface

Swab can be detected by using 'TRIP

Pullingout the pipe througha horizontalreservoirsectionwhere the formationhas a

An exampleof EMWis fracturemud weightin ppg(Maximumallowablemud weight).

g npte ConvertShoeFracturepressure 3858 psi ( Shoe TVD45OOft) into Equivalent

Maximum allowablemud weight

Answer:Maximumallowablemud weight = !6.4 ppg(roundeddown)

generatehydrostaticpreisureat a point in the well bore,equivalentto the total F-

Bottomhole Pressurein static condition F

in Annulus = 5,2OO+ 72O -

FrictionalpressureLoss:FrictionalPressureLossis pressurelosscreatedby fluid flowing

lossaffectson pumppressurebecausehigherfrictionalpressure loss,higherpump

Parametersthat affect pump pressureare as follows:

1. Fluidpropertiesespeciallymud weight,viscosity,gel strengthand yieldpointaffect

2. pump rate is anotherfactorthat affectsdirectlyon pumppressure.