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Drilling Formulas

The document provides formulas for calculating various parameters related to drilling operations, such as: 1. Calculating the capacity and displacement of drill pipe/casings. 2. Determining mud weight, hydrostatic pressure, equivalent circulating density, and other pressure-related calculations. 3. Conversions between pressure, mud weight, and drilling parameters. 4. Pump output and efficiency calculations.

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Drilling Formulas

The document provides formulas for calculating various parameters related to drilling operations, such as: 1. Calculating the capacity and displacement of drill pipe/casings. 2. Determining mud weight, hydrostatic pressure, equivalent circulating density, and other pressure-related calculations. 3. Conversions between pressure, mud weight, and drilling parameters. 4. Pump output and efficiency calculations.

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USEFULL FORMULAS

2 1) CAPACITY = I.D. = BBLS/FT 1029.4 2 2 2) DISPLACEMENT = O.D - I.D. = BBLS/FT 1029.4 3) WEIGHT = DISPLACEMENT BBLS/FT * 2747 LBS/BBL = LBS/FT 4)APPROXIMATE DRILL COLLAR WEIGHT CAN BE OBTAINED AS FOLLOWS: REGULAR DRILL COLLARS 2 2 OD - ID * 2.66 = WT., #/FT . SPIRAL DRILL COLLARS 2 2 OD - ID * 2.56 = WT., #/FT. 5) DETERMINE PRESSURE GRADIENT (MUD WT., PPG) * (.052) = PSI 6) DETERMINE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE (MUD WT.,PPG) * (.052) * (TVD) = PSI 7) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SHUT- IN CASING PRESSURE (MAX. ALLOWABLE MUD WT.) - (MUD WT. IN USE) * (.052) * (CASING TVD) = PSI 8) CONVERTING PRESSURE TO MUD WT. PRESSURE , PSI .052 * T.V.D. 9) KILL WT. MUD, PPG (SIDPP,PSI) + OLD MUD WT. = KILL WT. MUD (.052) * (TVD) 10) EQIVALENT MUD WT., PPG (PRESSURE,PSI) (.052) * (TVD) + (O.M.W.) = EMW = MUD WT., PPG

11) EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY (ANNULAR PRESSURE LOSS) (.052) * (TVD) + (O.M.W.) = (E.C.D.)

12) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE MUD WT. (LEAK-OFF PRESSURE, PSI) (.052) * (CASING TVD) + (TEST MUD WT.) = PPG.

13) CONVERTING PRESSURE GRADIENT, PSI/FT TO MUD WT., PPG (PRESSURE GRADIENT, PSI/FT) (.052) = MUD WT., PPG

14) OUTPUT OF TRIPLEX PUMP, BBLS/STK. 2 (.000243) * (DIAMETER, IN.) * (LENGTH,IN.) = PUMP OUTPUT @ 100% 15) ANNULAR VELOCITY, FT./MIN. (PUMP OUTPUT, BBLS/MIN.) OR (ANNULAR VOLUME, BBLS/MIN. V = (24.5) * FLOW RATE (Dh)2 - (Dp)2

16) DETERMINE ANNULAR VOLUME 2 2 (HOLE DIAMETER, IN.) - (PIPE O.D.,IN) 1029.4

BBLS./FT

17) PUMP PRESSURE/PUMP STROKES RELATIONSHIP 2 (PRESENT PUMP PRESS.,PSI) * (NEW SPM) = NEW PUMP PRESS.,PSI (OLD SPM) 18) FORMULA TO DETERMINE CUBIC FT. OF CUTTINGS DRILLED/FT. 2 ( Dh) * .785 = CUBIC FT. OF CUTTINGS FOR EACH FT. DRILLED 144 19) FORMULA TO DETERMINE BBLS. OF CUTTINGS FOR EACH FT. DRILLED 2 (Dh) = BBLS. OF CUTTINGS FOR EACH FT. DRILLED 1029.4 20) HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE DECREASE WHEN PULLING PIPE STEP 1 BBLS. DISPLACED = (NO. OF STANDS PULLED) * (LENGTH OF STD.) * (PIPE DISPLACEMENT) = BBLS STEP 2 BARRELS DISPLACED * (.052) * (MUD WT.) = H.P. DECREASE CSG. CAP. PIPE DISPLACEMENT 21) DRILL PIPE/DRILL COLLAR CAPACITY 2 ID * (LENGTH,FT.) = DRILL PIPE CAPACITY 1029.4

22) CAPACITY OF ANY SIZE OF PIPE OR CYLINDER 2 ID = BBLS. / FT 1029.4 23) ANNULAR VOLUME 2 2 Dh - Dp = BBLS./FT 1029.4 24) FORMULA TO DETERMINE BUOYANCY FACTOR 65.5 - MUD WT., PPG 65.5 = B.F.

25) LBS. OF BARITE TO INCREASE MUD WT. PPG. 1470 * ( DESIRED M.W.,PPG. - INITIAL M.W., PPG) (35 - DESIRED MUD WT., PPG) 26) MUD WEIGHT REDUCTION WITH WATER (MUD VOLUME BBLS) * (W1 - W2) (W2 - 8.33) 27) INITIAL CIRCULATING PRESSURE (SIDPP,PSI) + (KILL RATE PRESSURE,PSI) = IDPP,PSI = BBLS. OF WATER REQUIRED = LBS./BBL.

28) FINAL DRILL PIPE CIRCULATING PRESSURE (KILL WT. MUD,PPG.) * (KILL RATE PRESS.) ( O.M.W., PPG) 29) SHUT-IN DRILL PIPE PRESSURE, PSI. (FORMATION PRESSURE,PSI) - (H.P. OF MUD IN DRILL STRING) = SIDPP 30) SHUT-IN CSG. PRESSURE (FORMATION PRESSURE,PSI) - (H.P. OF MUD + H.P. OF INFLUX IN ANNULAS) = SICP 31) HEIGHT OF INFLUX,FT. (PIT GAIN,BBLS) ANNULAR VOLUME,BBLS/FT.) 32) ESTIMATED TYPE OF INFLUX MUD WT.,PPG - (SICP SIDPP) (HEIGHT OF INFLUX,FT.) * .O52 THEN: 1-3 PPG = GAS KICK 4-6 PPG = COMBINATION/OIL KICK 7-9 PPG = SALTWATER KICK = PPG = FEET = F.D.P.P.,PSI

33) DRILL PIPE PRESSURE LOSS 1.86 PRESS LOSS = (O.OOOO61) * (MUD WT.) * (LENGTH) * (FLOW RATE) 4.86 (INSIDE DIAMETER) 34) HYDRAULIC HORSEPOWER HHp = (PRESSURE) * (FLOW RATE) 1714 35) JET NOZZLE PRESSURE LOSS 2 PRESSURE DROP = (MUD WT. ) * (FLOW RATE) 2 (AREA OF NOZZLES) 36) JET VELOCITY VELOCITY = (0.32086) * (FLOW RATE) (AREA OF NOZZLE)

37) JET IMPACT FORCE IMPACT FORCE = O.OOO516 * (MUD WT.) * (FLOW RATE) * (JET VELOCITY) 38) BBLS. PER FOOT (CYLINDRICAL TANKS) 2 BBLS = .1400 * D (ft) 39) BBLS. PER INCH (CYLINDRICAL TANKS) 2 BBLS= .01165 * D (ft) 40) GALLONS PER FOOT (CYLINDRICAL TANKS) 2 GALS= 5.8752 * D (ft) 41) GALLONS PER INCH (CYLINDRICAL TANKS) 2 GALLONS = 0.4896 * D (ft) 42) CUBIC FOOT PER FOOT OF DEPTH (CYLINDRICAL TANKS) 2 CU. FT. = 0.7854 * D (ft) 43) CUBIC FOOT PER INCH OF DEPTH (CYLINDRICAL TANKS) 2 CU. FT. = 0.06545 * D (ft) FORMULAS FOR SQUARE TANKS 44) BBLS PER INCH

BBLS = 0.0001031 * L (in) * W (in) 45) GALLONS PER INCH GALLONS = 0.004329 * L (in) * W (in) 46) CUBIC FOOT PER INCH CU. FT. = 0.005787 * L(in) * W (in) FORMULAS FOR PIPE LINES 47) BBLS. PER FOOT 2 = 0.0009714 * D 48) LINEAR FT. PER BBL = 1029.4 2 D 49) GALLONS PER LINEAR FOOT 2 = 0.0408 * D 50) LINEAR FOOT PER GALLON = 183.35 2 D 51) CUBIC FOOT PER LINEAL FOOT 2 = 0.005454 * D 52) BBLS TO FILL HOLE PIPE WT. * 0.002 * DEPTH 5.6 53) GALLONS PER MINUTE FOR PDC BITS =12.72 * BIT DIAMETER * 1.47 54) (RULE OF THUMB)

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