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Pressures 14

1. The driller fails to fill the hole when pulling out of the well. The drilling fluid level
drops 580 ft causing the well to flow.
Current drilling fluid: 11.9 ppg.
TVD 9500: feet
What is the BHP when the well starts to flow?
Please enter a value…………… psi………….

2. What is the reduction in BHP if the drilling fluid level dropped by 800 ft with
a density of 10.5 ppg?
Please enter a value psi………….

3. A well is drilled to depth of 8200 ft TVD and current mud density is 12.5 ppg.
What is BHP if 580 psi pressure is applied from surface with the BOP closed?
1
a) 4750 psi
b) 5910 psi
c) 5330 psi
d) 5076 psi

4. While drilling. There are severe losses. After the pumps are stopped. The drilling
fluid in the well drops far below the flow line. The well is then filled to top with
water.
Drilling fluid density: 11.3 ppg
Water density : 8.6 ppg
Height of water to fill the annulus is 200 ft.
What is the decrease in hydrostatic BHP? 1
a) 118 psi
b) 28 psi
c) 89 psi
d) 207 psi

5. There is a total power loss.

 Partial losses are measured at 10 bbl./hour.
Capacity of annulus and pipe contents-0.073 bbl./ft.
Drilling fluid density – 10.8 ppg.
What will be the reduction in BHP after 3 hours if hole cannot be filled? 1
a) 300 psi
b) 231 psi
c) 77 psi
d) 420 psi

6. Calculate bottom hole hydrostatic pressure using the information below:

MD: 18575 FT.
TVD: 16281 FT.
Shoe TVD: 12875 FT.
Maximum allowable drilling fluid density: 17.8 ppg.
Current drilling fluid density: 14.7 ppg. 1
a) 12445 psi
b) 11917 psi
c) 9842 psi.
d) 14199 psi.

7. A well 10400 ft TVD is filled with 9.2 ppg brine.

The plan is to run in hole to 5100 ft TVD 5400 ft MD and displace with drill water
8.4 ppg.
What is hydrostatic pressure at 10400 ft when the drill water is circulated back to
surface?
a) 4640
b) 4542
c) 4763
d) 4975

8. Formation pressure at 10750 feet MD, 9200 ft. TVD is balanced by 10.6 ppg
drilling fluid.
A 250-psi trip margin must be included in drilling fluid density.
What drilling fluid density would be required?
a) 11.2 ppg (or please insert the answer.)
b) 10.6 ppg.
c) 11.0 ppg.
 d) 10.1 ppg.

9. Formation pressure at 14650 feet TVD is balanced by 12.3 ppg drilling fluid.
A 200-psi trip margin must be included in drilling fluid density.
What drilling fluid density would be required?
a. 12.6 ppg (or please insert the answer.)
b. 12.5 ppg.
c. 12 ppg.
d. 12.1 ppg.

10. When drilling at 177750 ft MD, 14650 ft. TVD ,Formation pressure is balanced
by 12.3 ppg drilling fluid.
A 350-psi trip margin must be included in drilling fluid density.
What drilling fluid density would be required?
please inter avalue.
11. Calculate the fluid density if the fluid gradient is 0.884 psi/ft.
Please enter a value
………17……..ppg.

12. When drilling at 11111 feet MD 10780 feet TVD, FP is expected to be 6334 psi
A 200 psi trip margin must be included in the drilling fluid density
What drilling fluid density is required?
Please enter a value?

…………11.7 ……..ppg

13. You expect the formation pressure to be 6334 psi at 10780 ft. TVD .
You must include a 200-psi trip margin in the drilling fluid density.
What drilling fluid density will you need? 1
a. 11.7
b. 10.9
c. 11.3
d. 12.1

14. When drilling at (9650 feet MD )8350 feet TVD, FP is expected to be 4430 psi
A 250 psi trip margin must be included in the drilling fluid density
What drilling fluid density is required?
Please enter a value?
…………10.8……..ppg

15. When drilling at 8350 feet TVD, FP is expected to be 4430 psi

(Formation pressure at 8350 ft. TVD is expected to be 4430 psi)
A 250 psi trip margin must be included in the drilling fluid density
What drilling fluid density is required?
Please select 1 answer.
a. 10.2 ppg
b. 12 ppg.
c. 10.8 ppg.
d. 9.6 ppg.

16. A well is drilled to depth of 8200 ft TVD and current mud density is 12.5 ppg.
What will the fluid pressure be at 4920 feet TVD if 580 psi pressure is applied
from surface with the BOP closed? 1
a) 4750 psi
b) 2618 psi
c) 3778 psi
d) 3198 psi

17. Before pulling out of hole, the drilling fluid density is increased by 0.5 ppg trip
margin.
With this trip margin, calculate the increase in BHP.
WELL DATA
TVD 8300 ft.
MD 8900 ft.
Drilling fluid density with this trip margin 11.2 ppg.
Drill pipe capacity 0.01782 bbl./ft.
Drill pipe metal displacement 0.00751 bbl.

Please enter the value …216 psi …

 18. If the gas/water contact in a normally pressured reservoir (following
figure) is at 3950 ft, what is the pressure at the top of the reservoir at
3470 feet? (There is a gas gradient of 0.1 psi/ft. and formation water
gradient of 0.464 psi/ft

a. 1630 psi.
b. 1870 psi.
c. 1350 psi.
d. 1785 psi.

Gas migration 3
1. A vertical well with a surface BOP stack has been shut in after a gas kick.
The surface pressures are:
Shut in drill pipe pressure: 530 psi.
Shut in casing pressure: 680 psi.
Fluid density in the well: 12.8 ppg.
The well is left shut in for some time, during which the gas migrates 600 feet up the
well
What will be the expected pressure at surface? 1
a. Drill pipe pressure-530 psi, casing pressure-1080 psi.
b. Drill pipe pressure-930 psi, casing pressure-1080 psi.
c. Drill pipe pressure-530 psi, casing pressure-680 psi.
d. Drill pipe pressure-930 psi, casing pressure-680 ps

2. Calculate the rate of gas migration, in feet per hour, from the data below.
SIDPP increased by 50 psi in 15 minutes.
Fluid density is 10.5 ppg.
Please enter a value
……………366………….ft. per hour.

3. A well is shut in after a kick has been taken.

SIDPP 600 psi.
SICP 1000 psi
After 15 minutes the pressure has risen 100 psi on both gauges. The mud density is
15 ppg and the influx gradient is 0.1 psi/ft.
Approximately how many feet per hour is the gas bubble migrating? 1
a. 129 ft/hr.
b. 1400 ft/hr.
c. 200 ft/hr.
d. 513 ft/hr.

Slug 1
1. A driller prepares to pull out of the hole and lines up to the slug pit. The driller
then pumps a 20 bbl. Heavy slug. Followed by 10 bbl. Of drilling fluid from the
active pit.
Well Data
Depth of hole(RKB): 9200 feet.
Drilling fluid density: 12.2 ppg.
Heavy slug density:14.5 ppg.
Drill pipe capacity:0.01776 bbl./ft.
Surface line volume 6 bbl.

How far will the fluid level in the string drop when the well has equalized? 1
a. 263 feet.
b. 213 feet.
c. 1143 feet.
d. 183 feet.

= SV X (SW/MW -1) = APG BBL

Swab. 14

1. After a round trip at 9854 (9100) ft with 10.3 (11.6) ppg drilling fluid,
circulation is started at a constant pump rate and there is an
 increase in returns. The well is shut in with zero pressure on the drill
pipe gauge and 200 psi on the casing gauge.
There is no float in the drill string. What kill mud density will be
required? 1
a) 10.7
b) There is no way of knowing.
c) 11.0 ppg
d) 10.3 (11.6) ppg

2. What action helps to prevent swabbing? 1

a) Pumping a heavy slug before pulling out of the hole.

b) Installing a non return valve (NRV) in the drill string.
c) Monitoring trip tank levels.
d) Pumping out of the hole.

3. A vertical well is drilled to a depth of 8000 ft.

Overbalance: 170 psi

Mud gradient: 0.67 psi/ft.

Casing capacity: 0.157 bbl/ft.

Drill pipe metal displacement: 0.008 bbl/ft.

How many complete stands can the driller pull dry, without filling the
hole, before the overbalance is lost? (One stand equals 90 feet). 1

a) 52 stands.
b) 53 stands.
c) 55 stands.
d) 54 stands formula 23
4. A vertical well is drilled to a depth of 8000 ft.
Overbalance: 160 psi

Mud gradient: 0.73 psi/ft.

Casing capacity: 0.157 bbl./ft.

Drill pipe metal displacement: 0.008 bbl. /ft.

How many complete stands can the driller pull dry, without filling the
hole, before the overbalance is lost? (One stand equals 90 feet). 1

a) 45 stands.
 b) 46 stands.
c) 47 stands.
d) 48 stands. formula 23

5. Calculate the volume of drilling fluid required to fill the hole per stand
when pulled “wet”. With no drilling fluid returns to the well.
Well data
Drill pipe capacity: 0.0178 bbl/feet.
Drill pipe metal displacement:0.0082 bbl./feet.
Average stand length:93 feet.
a) 0.76
b) 2.42
c) 1.65
d) 9.28

6. During a trip, 15 stands of dry pipe are pulled out. The drilling fluid
volume used to keep the hole full was 8.2 bbl. Using the following
data, what is the correct action to take if there is no flow from the
well?

Well data:

Well depth: 5800 ft.

Stand length: 90 ft.

DP cap. : 0.0178 bbl./ft.

DP metal displacement: 0.0082 bbl./ft.

Drilling fluid density: 11.2 ppg.

a) Start pumping high density drilling fluid into the annulus.

b) Trip back to bottom while monitoring the displaced volume. Then
circular bottom up.
c) Pump a heavy weight slug and continue to pull out of hole.
d) Continue to pull out as situation is under control.

7. You are about to run casing on surface stack rig. You will use self-
filling float until the shoe reaches its final depth which is 20 ft.
from bottom. Using the following data, calculate the total volume
of drilling fluid that will be displaced from the well.
 ll well MD 11575 ft
W well TVD 10383 ft
Casing OD 9.625
Casing cap. 0.0787 bbl/ft
C casing metal displ. 0.01129 bbl/ft
Casing closed end 0.08999 bbl/ft
dis.

a) 909.4 bbl
b) 910.9 bbl
c) 130.5 bbl
d) 130.7 bbl.
8. Using the following data below, calculate the total fluid
displacement when running casing to final depth of 20 feet from
bottom (filling the casing from the trip tank).
ll well MD 11575 ft
W well TVD 10383 ft
Casing OD 9.625
Casing cap. 0.0787 bbl/ft
C casing metal displ. 0.01129 bbl/ft
Casing closed end 0.08999 bbl/ft
dis.

9. You are about to run casing on a surface stack rig. With returns going to the
trip tank. You will use a conventional double float system until the shoe
reaches its final depth(20 ft from bottom) use the data below to calculate the
total volume of drilling fluid you need to keep the casing full:

Well MD: 11575 FT.

Well TVD : 10383 ft.

Casing OD : 9.625 in.

Casing capacity: 0.0787 bbl./ft.

Casing displacement: 0.01129 bbl./ft. (1 answers).

a) 932.6 bbl.
b) 909.4 bbl.
 c) 910.9 bbl.
d) 1039.8 bbl.
10. On pulling out of a well from 15000 ft, the first 450 ft of 5 inch drill pipe is
pulled wet without filling the hole (there is no mud returning to the well).

Well data

Casing cap. : 0.0733.

DP cap. : 0.0176.

DP metal dis.: 0.0076

DP density : 10.2 ppg

What is the drop in BHP? 1

A. 28.psi
B. 192.psi
a. 237.psi
b. 125.psi

11. Well Data:

Current fluid density: 10 ppg.
Metal displacement: 0.0075 bbl/ft.
Pipe capacity: 0.0178 bbl/ft.
Casing capacity: 0.0758 bbl/feet.
Stand length : 93 feet.
What is the drop in hydrostatic pressure if 10 stands of pipe are pulled
dry from the well?
Please enter a value… 53 psi..
Formuala 19

12. The driller pulls three stands of drill collars from a

well (dry).
Drill collar cap. : 0.0073 bbl/ft.
Drill collar Metal displacement. : 0.0370 bbl/ft.
How many barrels of drilling fluid should the driller pump into the well?( one
stand equals 92 ft). 1
a) 10.2 bbl.
b) 8.2 bbl.
c) 2 bbl.
d) 12.23 bbl.
13. On a trip out of hole, the hole was filled correctly while pulling drill pipe. The
hole fill pump was stopped and complete BHA bottom hole assembly was
pulled dry.
Hole size: 12- ¼”
Casing shoe depth : 1500 feet.
Length of BHA : 400 feet.
Internal capacity of BHA: 0.009 bbl. /ft.
Internal capacity of casing: 0.146 bbl. /ft.
Steel displacement of BHA: 0.070 bbl. /ft.
Capacity between BHA and casing: 0.067 bbl. /ft.
Drilling fluid density: 10 ppg
What is the expected decrease in BHP? 1
a. 188 psi
b. 100 psi.
c. 210 psi.
d. 205 psi.

14. While running 13-3/8” casing, 12 joints are run without filling the string.
Drilling fluid density 11.5 ppg.
Casing capacity 0.1548 bbl/ft.
Annualr capacity 0.1238 bbl/ft.
Casing joint 40 feet.
If the float valve was to fail at this point, what would the reduction in BHP be if the trip
tank does not fill the hole? 1
a. 127 psi.
b. 287 psi.
c. 159 psi.
d. 358 psi.

MAASP 10

1. Calculate the MAASP with the following information:

Well data:
Casing shoe TVD: 6800 ft.
Drilling fluid density: 15 ppg.
Maximum allowable drilling fluid density: 16.7 ppg(1 answer).
……………………PSI
2. Calculate the MAASP with the following information:
Well data:
Casing shoe TVD: 8000 ft.
Density of drilling fluid: 12 ppg.
Maximum allowable drilling fluid density: 19 ppg(1 answer).
………………………PSI

3. Calculate the MAMW with the following information:

Well data:
Casing shoe TVD: 8000 ft.
Fluid density in the hole: 10.4 ppg.
Leak off test (LOT) : 1500 psi (1 answer).
………………………ppg

4. After conditioning the well with 12 ppg mud, the driller does a leak-off test
(LOT) at 5000 feet TVD, and records a LOT pressure of 875 psi
Calculate the maximum allowable mud density.
a. 14.5 ppg
b. 15.3 ppg
c. 12 ppg
d. 13.2 ppg

5. Calculate the MAASP with the information below:

WELL DATA:
Hole depth MD: 13600 ft.
Hole depth TVD: 12800 ft.
Casing shoe depth MD: 9100 ft.
Casing shoe depth TVD: 8600 ft.
Drilling fluid density: 11.5 ppg.
Formation strength gradient: 0.828 psi/ft. (1 answer).
……………….psi

6. Calculate the Maximum allowable mud weight (MAMW) using information

below.
WELL DATA:
Casing shoe depth: 9000 ft. TVD.
LOT: 1800 psi.
Density of drilling mud in hole: 11.4 ppg.
Please enter a value.

……………ppg……….
7. Leak-off test data:
Casing shoe MD: 6090 ft.
Casing shoe TVD: 5560 ft.
Surface leak off pressure at 6090 ft.: 380 psi.
Drilling fluid density: 12.8 ppg
Drilling continues after the leak off test, and later there is a kick.
Kick data:
Hole depth MD: 7810 ft.
Hole depth TVD: 6315 ft.
SIDPP: 140 psi.
SICP: 180 psi.
Pit gain: 8 bbl.
Drilling fluid density: 13.5 ppg.
Calculate the working margin between the MAASP and the initial shut in
casing pressure. 1
a. 47.
b. No margin.
c. 87 psi.
d. 18 psi.

8. After a leak off test using 10.3 ppg test fluid, casing shoe fracture pressure
is calculated at 5730 psi.
Maximum anticipated APL at drilling rate for the section is 350 psi.
Casing shoe TVD is 8640 ft.
What is the maximum drilling fluid density that can be circulated without
losses? 1
………….ppg

9. Calculate the MAASP with the following information:

Well data:
MD: 11500 ft.
TVD: 10200 ft.
Casing shoe MD: 8200 ft.
Casing shoe TVD: 7400 ft.
Drilling fluid density: 10 ppg.
Formation strength gradient: 0.707 psi/ft. (1 answer).
……………….psi

10. The deepest casing shoe in a well is set at 5675 ft MD., 5125 FT TVD.
If the fluid density increased by 1.2 ppg, how will this affect MAASP. 1
a) It will be 320 psi higher.
 b) It will be 354 psi lower.
c) It will be 320 psi lower.
d) It will be 354 psi higher.

11. Well data:

13 3/8” casing is set at 4921 feet TVD.
Formation strength at shoe: 3623 psi. (Determined by leak off test).
Current fluid density:10 ppg.
What is the maximum allowable annulus surface pressure (MAASP)? 1
a. 1067 psi.
b. 425 psi.
c. 3045 psi.
d. 1807 psi.

12. Calculate the MAMW using information below.

WELL DATA:

Casing shoe depth: 6350 ft TVD.

LOT pressure : 1420 psi.

Density of drilling mud in hole: 9.8 ppg.

Please enter a value.

……………ppg……….

13. 13 5/8”- surface casing is set and cemented at 3126 feet TVD the cement is drilled
out together with 15 feet of new hole using 10.2 ppg drilling fluid and a leak off
pressure of 670 psi is measured. What is the maximum allowable annulus surface
pressure with 11.4 ppg drilling fluid at 6500 feet TVD?
KMW , ICP AND FCP

1. A well is shut in after a kick and will be killed using the wait and weight Method.

Pre-recorded data. Kick data:

TVD of well: 10000 ft SIDPP: 480 psi.
Total string volume: SICP: 650 psi.
1400 SKs Drilling fluid density: 12 ppg.
Total annulus volume:
5700 SKs.
Kill rate circulating data.
 At 30 SPM SCR is 520
psi.
What is the required kill fluid density?

a. 13

b. 13.2

c. 13.3

d. 12.8

2. A well is shut in after a kick and will be killed using the wait and weight Method.

Pre-recorded data. Kick data:

TVD of well: 10000 ft SIDPP: 480 psi.
Total string volume: SICP: 650 psi.
1400 SKs Drilling fluid density: 12 ppg.
Total annulus volume:
5700 SKs.
Kill rate circulating data.
At 30 SPM SCR is 520
psi.
What is the FCP at 30 SPM? 1 (Reduced rate Cir. Press./ slow circ. Rate / kill
rate/ dynamic press. Loss.)

A. 720 psi.
B. 607 psi.
C. 752 psi.
D. 564 psi

3. Well Data:
i. TVD of Csg shoe : 6500 ft i. Kick data:
ii. Surface leak-off test ii. SIDPP: 750 psi.
pressure with 9.2 ppg fluid : iii. SICP: 1150 psi.
1890 psi iv. Vertical depth: 10900
iii. Slow pump rate pressure at feet.
30 spm is 580 psi .
iv. Mud density :9.6 ppg

What is the FCP if the density of the kill mud is : 11 ppg.? 1

a) 1150
 b) 665
c) 979
d) 326

4. A well is shut in after a kick and will be killed using the wait and weight Method.

Pre-recorded data. Kick data:

TVD of well: 10000 ft SIDPP: 480 psi.
Total string volume: SICP: 650 psi.
1400 SKs Drilling fluid density: 12 ppg.
Total annulus volume:
5700 SKs.
Kill rate circulating data.
At 30 SPM SCR is 520
psi.
Calculate the ICP at 30 SPM? 1

A. 1170 psi.
B. 1000 psi.
C. 1070 psi.
D. 1130

5. While drilling through a fault in the horizontal section:

MD at start of horizontal section: 7690 feet.
MD at time of kick: 13680 feet.
TVD at start of the horizontal section: 5820
Length of horizontal section: 5990 feet.
Mud density: 12.8 ppg.
Kick data
SIDPP: 230 psi.
SICP: 240 psi.
What is the kill mud weight?
Please select 1 answer.
a. 13.7 ppg.
b. 13.1 ppg.
c. 13.4 ppg.
d. 13.6 ppg.

VOLUMETRIC 1
1. A vertical well is shut in after there is a gas influx. The kill operation is delayed. And the
influx start’s to migrate. Because of this migration, both drill pipe pressure and casing
pressure increase by 300 psi.
Well data.
Well depth: 10000 ft.
Casing shoe depth: 6000 ft.
Drilling fluid density: 11.7 ppg.
Open hole/drill pipe capacity: 0.060 bbl. /ft.
Casing/drill pipe capacity: 0.065 bbl. /ft.
Note: Assume there is only drill pipe in the well.
KICK DATA.
Original shut in stabilized drill pipe pressure: 800 psi
Original shut in stabilized casing pressure: 1050 psi.
Original kick volume: 30 bbl.
How many barrels of drilling fluid should be bled from the well to arrive at the original
BHP, before gas migration? 1
a) 1.36 bbl.
b) 1.32 bbl.
c) 1.31 bbl.
d) 2.16 bbl.