TUTO 2 WELL CONTROL

1. A)

2500

2000
Surface Pressure, psi

1500

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500

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Volume, bbl

B) 1775 psi

C) Casing = 13 3/8’
Depth= 1500 ft
Mud gradient = 0.52 psi/ft / 0.052 = 10.0 ppg

𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 + 𝐻𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒

𝐸𝑀𝐺 =
𝑇𝑉𝐷 𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑒

1775 + (10.0 𝑝𝑝𝑔 𝑥 0.052 𝑥 1500 𝑓𝑡)

𝐸𝑀𝐺 =
1500 𝑓𝑡

2555
𝐸𝑀𝐺 =
1500 𝑓𝑡

𝐸𝑀𝐺 = 1.70333 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡

𝐸𝑀𝐺 = 1.703 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡

1.703 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡
𝐸𝑀𝐺 =
0.052

𝑬𝑴𝑮 = 𝟑𝟐. 𝟕𝟓 𝒑𝒑𝒈

D) MAASP for the drilling mud gradient planned in the 12.25” Section Hole when drilling using
0.632 psi/ft mud.

MAASP = Maximum allowable pressure at the formation– HP of mud at the formation

Pressure at casing shoe with 32.76 ppg mud:

32.75 x 0.052 x 1500 = 2554.5 psi

Pressure at casing shoe with 0.632 psi/ft mud:

0.632 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡
= 12.2 𝑝𝑝𝑔
0.052

12.154 x 0.052 x 1500 = 948.0 psi

MAASP = 2554.5 psi - 948 psi = 1606.5 psi