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WELL CONTROL EQUATIONS
1. Pressure (psi)
Force (lb)
= psi
Area (in 2 )
psi
P.G.( ) 0.052 Mud Weight (ppg)
ft
a. H.P.(psi) = 0.052 Mud Weight (ppg) True Vertical Depth, TVD (ft)
Pressure (psi)
Eq. Density (ppg) =
0.052 TVD (ft)
Formation Pressure (psi) = Hydrostatic Pressure in Drill Pipe (psi) + SIDPP (psi)
assuming shut-in well with BHP equalized with formation pressure
SIDPP (psi)
+ Original Mud Weight (ppg)
0.052 TVD (ft)
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P1V1 = P 2 V 2 The Pressure (psi) of a gas bubble times its Volume (bbl) in one
part of the hole equals its Pressure times its Volume in another.
Disregards effects of Temperature (T) and gas compressibility (z)
P1V1 P1V1
P2 = or V2 =
V2 P2
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bbl strokes
Pump Output(bbl / min) =
stroke min
Volume (bbl)
Min =
Pump Output (bbl / min)
Capacity (bbl/ft) =
Open Hole Diameter (in) 2
1029
Capacity (bbl/ft) =
Pipe Inside Diameter (in)
2
1029
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Capacity (bbl/ft) =
Open Hole Diameter (in) 2 - Pipe Outside Diameter (in) 2
1029
or
Capacity (bbl/ft) =
Casing Inside Diameter (in) 2 - Pipe Outside Diameter (in) 2
1029
Displacement (bbl/ft) =
Pipe Outside Diameter (in) 2 - Pipe Inside Diameter (in) 2
1029
22. Total Pipe Displacement Including Capacity (bbl/ft) Disregarding tool joints.
Displacement (bbl/ft) =
Pipe Outside Diameter (in) 2
1029
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lbs / ft = 2.67 OD(in) ID(in)
2 2
27. Force (lb)
Diameter (in)
2
Area(in ) 2
, 3.142
4
O 141. 5
API = - 131. 5
Specific Gravity
141. 5
Specific Gravity = O
API + 131. 5
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Weight of Block
+ Kelly Weight
+ Weight of Compensator
+ Air Weight of Drill Pipe (KB to Hang- Off Ram)
+ 10, 000 lbs
Weight on Indicator after hangoff (lb)
15 Increase in MW
Barite (sxs) = Volume to weight up (bbls)
35.0 - KWM
34. Cutting Back or Weighting Up One Fluid with Another to Obtain Desired Fluid Density
Fluid Wt 1 (ppg) Volume Fluid 1 (gals) Fluid Wt 2 (ppg) Volume Fluid 2 (gals)
Volume Fluid 1 (gals) Volume Fluid 2 (gals)
Fluid Density (ppg) Volume Fluid (gals) Weight of Solid Added (lb)
Weight of Solid Added (lb)
Volume Fluid (gals)
True Density of Solid (ppg)
37. Weight of Solid to Add to a Fluid to Obtain Desired Fluid Weight, (lb)
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42. Pressure that can be bled off after lubricating in a given volume of fluid, (psi)
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STRIPPING
OD (in)
2
43. Pressure-Area Force, Fp (lb) Fp Well Head Pressure (psi)
4
65 .4 Mud Wt (ppg)
44. Buoyed Weight of Tubulars, W (lb) W WAIR (lb)
65 .4
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SNUBBING
W (lb)
49. Effective String Weight, WE (lb/ft) WE (lb / ft)
L (ft)
50. Calculating Effective String Weight and Change in Effective String Weight after Filling
Note that WE and Air Wt both have units of lb/ft. For example, the air weight of 2-7/8” tubing
normally would be 6.5 lb/ft.
b) Increase in the Effective String Weight after the pipe is filled with the same Fluid
Weight that is in the well:
c) Increase in the Effective String Weight after the pipe is filled with a different Fluid
Weight than the Fluid Weight that is in the well:
d) After filling the pipe, the Effective String Weight will be:
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24.5 24.5
In this case, note that Fluid WtFILL in the last term above will be Fluid WtWELL if filled with the
same fluid.
NOTE: This the GENERAL EQUATION for the Effective Buoyed Weight of the String. It works
regardless of the fluid that is inside or outside the pipe. If the fluid is gas at fairly low
pressure, use 0 lbs/gal for the fluid wt.
Combining Equations 47 and 48 above gives an equation for the length L (ft) of pipe that must
be run into the well to reach the Neutral Point:
W (lb)
Fp (lb) W (lb) and WE (lb / ft)
L (ft)
Fp (lb)
L (ft)
WE (lb / ft)
a) The Neutral Point occurs in unfilled pipe when the length of pipe run into the well is:
Fp (lb)
L (ft)
AIR Wt (lb / ft)
OD (in ) 2
Fluid Wt WELL (ppg)
24.5
b) The Neutral Point occurs in filled pipe when the length of pipe run into the well is:
Fp (lb)
L (ft)
AIR Wt (lb / ft)
OD (in) 2
Fluid Wt WELL (ppg) ID (in) Fluid Wt FILL (ppg)
+
2
24.5 24.5
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Accumulator Sizing
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