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calculate the differential pressure. In this example, the Mud & Cement
Mix Water profile is used.

When the Single External Pressure Profile check box is selected on

the Tubular > Design Parameters > Analysis Options tab, the
selected external pressure will be used for all burst load cases

View the defining

parameters for the
external pressure profile
from this dialog box. All
load cases will use this
external pressure profile
because the Single
External Pressure
Profile check box was
selected on the Tubular >
Design Parameters >
Analysis Options tab.

Specify Burst Load Temperature

Select the Tubular > Burst Loads > Temperature tab to specify the
temperature profile you want to use for the load case selected in the pull-
down list at the top of this tab. You can only select load cases enabled
in the Tubular > Burst Loads > Select or Tubular > Burst Loads >
Custom tabs. Select the Default option to use the temperature profile as
defined by the StressCheck software for that particular load case. Select
the User-entered option to define an alternate temperature profile.
Select the Geothermal option to use the temperature profile defined on

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the Geothermal Gradient dialog box. You can only edit temperature
data if you select the User-entered option.

Select the Default

option to use the
temperature profile as
defined by the
StressCheck software
for that particular load
case.

Select the User-

entered option to enter
your own temperature
data. This can be in the
form of output from the
WELLCAT program or
text file, either typed in
or pasted in from a text
or spreadsheet.

Select the Geothermal

option to use the
temperature profile
defined on the Wellbore
> Geothermal Gradient
dialog box.

Unlike temperature data in the Wellbore > Geothermal Gradient

dialog box, the user-entered temperature data on this tab can be
referenced to MD or TVD.

Note

If you are copying temperature data from another source, be sure to verify whether
the data is based on MD or TVD. Before you copy the data into this tab, be sure you
have selected the correct option for MD or TVD.

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