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    This document contains formulas for calculating well intervention pressure parameters. It provides formulas to calculate pressure gradient, fluid density, hydrostatic pressure, formation pressure, total pressure at a given depth, time to pump, and strokes to displace using variables like fluid density, pressure, true vertical depth, and pump rate. It also lists common abbreviations used in pressure calculations like bbl, psi, ppg, and SIWHP. The document was produced by the International Well Control Forum to their ISO 9001:2008 standards.

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    This document contains formulas for calculating well intervention pressure parameters. It provides formulas to calculate pressure gradient, fluid density, hydrostatic pressure, formation pressure, total pressure at a given depth, time to pump, and strokes to displace using variables like fluid density, pressure, true vertical depth, and pump rate. It also lists common abbreviations used in pressure calculations like bbl, psi, ppg, and SIWHP. The document was produced by the International Well Control Forum to their ISO 9001:2008 standards.

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    QA-WI7AE-V5 English API Formula Sheet

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    This document contains formulas for calculating well intervention pressure parameters. It provides formulas to calculate pressure gradient, fluid density, hydrostatic pressure, formation pressure, total pressure at a given depth, time to pump, and strokes to displace using variables like fluid density, pressure, true vertical depth, and pump rate. It also lists common abbreviations used in pressure calculations like bbl, psi, ppg, and SIWHP. The document was produced by the International Well Control Forum to their ISO 9001:2008 standards.

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    QA-WI7AE-V5

    ISO 9001:2008

    March 2011

    Formula Sheet

    English - API

    Well Intervention Pressure Control

    Abbreviations Used in this Document


    bbl/ft

    1.

    Barrels (US) per foot

    bbl/min

    Barrels (US) per minute

    bbl/stroke
    BHP

    =
    =

    Barrels (US) per stroke


    Bottom Hole Pressure

    ft

    Feet

    MD

    Measured Depth

    ppg

    Pounds per gallon

    psi

    Pounds per square inch

    psi/ft

    Pounds per square inch per foot

    SIWHP

    Shut in Well Head Pressure

    TVD

    True Vertical Depth

    0.052

    Constant factor

    PRESSURE GRADIENT (psi/ft)

    Fluid Density (ppg) x 0.052

    2.

    FLUID DENSITY (ppg)

    Pressure (psi) TVD (ft) 0.052


    or

    Pressure (psi)
    TVD (ft) x 0.052

    3.

    HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE (psi)

    Fluid Density (ppg) x 0.052 x TVD (ft)


    or
    Pressure Gradient (psi/ft) x TVD (ft)

    4.

    FORMATION PRESSURE (psi)

    Hydrostatic Pressure (psi) + SIWHP (psi)

    5.

    TOTAL PRESSURE AT A GIVEN DEPTH IN A SHUT IN WELLBORE (psi)


    (WHERE BHP = FORMATION PRESSURE)

    Hydrostatic Pressure of Gas (psi) + Hydrostatic Pressure of Oil (psi) + SIWHP (psi)

    International Well Control Forum, Inchbraoch House, South Quay, Montrose, Angus DD10 9UA, United Kingdom.
    Tel: +44 1674 678120 Fax: +44 1674 678125

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    QA-WI7AE-V5

    6.

    7.

    ISO 9001:2008

    March 2011

    Formula Sheet

    English - API

    TIME TO PUMP (minutes)


    a. Tubing

      (!") %& (")


    '( )* (!()

    b. Annulus

    +!,  (!") %& (")


    '( )* (!()

    STROKES TO DISPLACE (Strokes)


    a. Tubing

      (!") %& (")


    '( &,!*(* (!,-./*)

    b. Annulus

    +!,  (!") %& (")


    '( &,!*(* (!,-./*)

    International Well Control Forum


    Inchbraoch House
    South Quay
    Montrose
    Angus DD10 9UA
    United Kingdom

    Tel: 44-1674-678120
    Fax: 44-1674-678125
    email: admin@iwcf.org
    www.iwcf.org
    Chief Executive Officer:

    David Price

    The International Well Control Forum is a legally constituted non-profit making organisation whose
    articles of association are bound by the laws of the Netherlands. The Forum is registered at The
    Dutch Chamber of Commerce in The Hague, The Netherlands, Reg. No. 41157732

    International Well Control Forum, Inchbraoch House, South Quay, Montrose, Angus DD10 9UA, United Kingdom.
    Tel: +44 1674 678120 Fax: +44 1674 678125

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