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Feet of pipe occupied by a given volume is given by: Feet of pipe (ft) = Volume of mud (bbls) / Capacity (bbls/ft) Capacity calculation is important in oil well control due to the following: Volume of the drillpipe and the drill collars must be pumped to get kill weight mud to the bit during kill operation.
Use the following equation to calculate the free point from the rig floor: L sp = 735,294(X 2 − X 1)W dp ÷ F where L sp = depth of stuck point (ft), (X 2-X 1)= The stretch of the pipe from the reference point (in.), W dp = weight of drill pipe (lbs/ft), and F = the additional pull required (lbs.) It is important to note that the stretch test ...
Rotary assemblies [2] are commonly used where formations are predictable and the rig economics are an issue. In such an assembly the weight of the drill collars gives the BHA the tendency to sag or flex to the low side of the hole, collar stiffness length and stabiliser diameter and placement are engineered as a means of controlling the flex of the BHA.
Eventually the drill pipe will be graded as scrap and marked with a red band. Drill pipe is a portion of the overall drill string. The drill string consists of both drill pipe and the bottom hole assembly (BHA), which is the tubular portion closest to the bit. The BHA will be made of thicker walled heavy weight drill pipe (HWDP) and drill ...
Pressure increases with fluid density. To find out the amount of pressure fluid of a known density exerts per unit length, the pressure gradient is used. The pressure gradient is defined as the pressure increase per unit of depth due to its density and it is usually measured in pounds per square inch per foot or bars per meter.
[11] (bits per second) at a depth of 35,000 ft – 40,000 ft (10668 m – 12192 m). Surface to down hole communication is typically done via changes to drilling parameters, i.e., change of the rotation speed of the drill string or change of the mud flow rate.
In the oil industry, mud weight is the density of the drilling fluid and is normally measured in pounds per gallon (lb/gal) (ppg) or pound cubic feet (pcf) . [1] In the field it is measured using a mud scale or mud balance. Mud can weigh up to 22 or 23 ppg. A gallon of water typically weighs 8.33 pounds (or 7.48 ppg).
A drill stem test (DST) is a procedure for isolating and testing the pressure, permeability and productive capacity of a geological formation during the drilling of a well. The test is an important measurement of pressure behaviour at the drill stem and is a valuable way of obtaining information on the formation fluid and establishing whether a ...