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University of Guyana
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Geology and Petroleum

PEG4101 – Drilling and Well Completions I

Assignment#2
Lecturer: Dr. Indar Narace

Name: Harvey Stoll

USI: 1033784
Date of Submission: 12th November 2022
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UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

BASc. in Petroleum Engineering

DRLG3001 – Drilling and Well Completions 1

Assignment 2

QUESTION 1

The maximum weight to be applied to the bit during the next interval of hole is 60,000 lbs. The
drillstring will be composed of 5-in, 19.5 lb/ft drillpipe and 2.75 x 8.0 in. drill collars and the
maximum mud density anticipated is 13 ppg.
Calculate the minimum length of drill collars required to prevent a buckling tendency in the
drillpipe. (3 marks)

𝑙𝑏𝑚
𝜌𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑙 = 490 𝑜𝑟 65.5 𝑝𝑝𝑔
𝑓𝑡 3

𝜋 ∗ (82 − 2.752 ) ∗ 490

𝑤𝑑𝑒 =
4 ∗ 144
𝒘𝒅𝒆 = 𝟏𝟓𝟎. 𝟖𝟑 𝒍𝒃/𝒇𝒕

13
𝑤𝑑𝑐𝑒 = 150.83(1 − )
65.5
𝒘𝒅𝒄𝒆 = 𝟏𝟐𝟎. 𝟖𝟗 𝒍𝒃/𝒇𝒕

60000
∴ 𝐿𝑑𝑐 = 𝜌𝑓
𝑤𝑑𝑐 (1 − 𝜌 )
𝑠
60000
𝐿𝑑𝑐 = 120.89
𝑳𝒅𝒄 = 𝟒𝟗𝟔. 𝟑𝟐 𝒇𝒕

Hence, the minimum length of drill collars required is 496.32 ft.

QUESTION 2

A 10 ppg mud is flowing at a steady rate of 160 gal/min down a drillpipe having an internal
diameter of 4.33 in. and an external diameter of 5 in. The diameter of the hole in 10 in.

Calculate:

a. The average flow velocity in the drillpipe (2 marks)

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160 𝑔𝑎𝑙/𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑣𝑑𝑝 =
2.488 (4.33)2
𝒗𝒅𝒑 = 𝟑. 𝟒𝟑 𝒇𝒕/𝒔𝒆𝒄

b. The average flow velocity in the annulus opposite the drillpipe (2 marks)

160 𝑔𝑎𝑙/𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑣𝑑𝑝𝑎 =
2.488 (102 − 52 )
𝒗𝒅𝒑𝒂 = 𝟎. 𝟖𝟓𝟕 𝒇𝒕/𝒔𝒆𝒄

QUESTION 3

Determine the pressure at the bottom of the drill collars if the frictional loss in the drillstring is
900 psi, the flow rate is 350 gal/min, the mud density is 10 ppg and the well depth is 8,000 ft.
The internal diameter of the drill collars is 2.75 in. and the pressure developed by the pump is
2,600 psi. (2 marks)

350
𝑣𝑑𝑐 =
2.488 ∗ (2.752 )
𝒗𝒅𝒄 = 𝟏𝟖. 𝟔 𝒇𝒕/𝒔𝒆𝒄

The average velocity in the mud pits is 0.

𝑓𝑡 2
∴ 𝑃2 = 0 + 0.052(10 𝑝𝑝𝑔)(8000 𝑓𝑡) − 8.074 ∗ 10−4 (10 𝑝𝑝𝑔) (18.6 ) + 2600 𝑝𝑠𝑖
sec
− 900 𝑝𝑠𝑖
𝑷𝟐 = 𝟓𝟖𝟓𝟕. 𝟐 𝒑𝒔𝒊

Hence, the pressure at the bottom of the drill collars is 𝟓𝟖𝟓𝟕. 𝟐 𝒑𝒔𝒊.

QUESTION 4

A pump is being operated at a rate of 800 gal/min and a pressure of 3,000 psig. The density of
the drilling fluid is 15 ppg and the total nozzle area of the bit is 0.589 sq. in.

Calculate:

a. The power developed by the pump (2 marks)

∆𝑃𝑝 𝑞 3000 ∗ 800

𝑷𝑯 = = = 𝟏𝟒𝟎𝟎. 𝟐 𝒉𝒑
1714 1714
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b. The power loss to viscous effects (3 marks)

8.331 × 10−5 ∗ 𝜌 ∗ 𝑞 2
∆𝑝𝑏 =
𝐶𝑑2 ∗ 𝐴2𝑡
8.331 × 10−5 ∗ 15 ∗ 8002
∆𝑝𝑏 =
0. 952 ∗ 0.5892
∆𝒑𝒃 = 𝟐𝟓𝟓𝟒. 𝟒 𝒑𝒔𝒊

𝑷𝒇 = 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒑𝒔𝒊 − 𝟐𝟓𝟓𝟒. 𝟒 𝒑𝒔𝒊 = 𝟒𝟒𝟓. 𝟔 𝒑𝒔𝒊

∆𝑃𝑓 𝑞 445.6 ∗ 800

∴ 𝑷𝑯 = = = 𝟐𝟎𝟖 𝒉𝒑
1714 1714

Hence, the power loss to viscous effect is 208 hp.

c. The impact force of the jets of fluid against the bottom of the hole (2 marks)
4.1

𝐹𝑗 = 0.08123 ∗ 𝐶𝑑 ∗ 𝑞 ∗ √𝜌∆𝑝𝑏
4.2
𝐹𝑗 = 0.08123 ∗ 0.95 ∗ 800 ∗ √15 ∗ 2554.4
𝑭𝒋 = 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟖𝟒. 𝟐 𝒍𝒃𝒔 4.3

Hence, the impact force of the jets of fluid is 12084.2 lbs.

QUESTION 5

The following well conditions are given:

Well Depth 15000 fet

OD of drill pipe 5 inches
ID of drill pipe 4.33 inches
Wt/ft of drill pipe 19.5 lb/ft
OD of drill collars 8 inches
ID of drill collars 3 inches
Length of drill collars 600 feet
J 55 casing set at 4500 feet
Wt/ft of casing 40.5 lb/ft
Bit diameter 9.875 inches
Average hole size 10 inches
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Mud Density 12 ppg

Rotational speed(RPM) 3 6 100 200 300 600

Reading 1.8 3 10 15 20 36

Calculate the equivalent circulating density at depths of 4,000 ft, 14,000 ft and 15,000 ft
corresponding to the minimum annular velocity of 120 ft/min, using the Bingham Plastic model.
(9 marks)

Assuming there is laminar flow through the pipes and annulus, using the frictional pressure loss
equation from Bingham Plastic model, the following equivalent circulating density were 5.1
computed:

𝐵𝑖𝑛𝑔ℎ𝑎𝑚 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐: 5.2

Pipe
𝜹𝒑𝒇 ̅
𝝁𝒑 𝒗 𝝉𝒚
= +
𝜹𝑳 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝒅𝟐 𝟐𝟐𝟓 𝒅

Annulus
𝜹𝒑𝒇 ̅
𝝁𝒑 𝒗 𝝉𝒚
= +
𝜹𝑳 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟎 (𝒅𝟐 − 𝒅𝟏 )𝟐 𝟐𝟐𝟓 (𝒅𝟐 − 𝒅𝟏 )

𝝁𝒑 = 𝜽𝟔𝟎𝟎 − 𝜽𝟑𝟎𝟎
𝜏𝑦 = 𝜽𝟑𝟎𝟎 − 𝝁𝒑

𝑓𝑡 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛
̅ = 120
𝒗 ∗ = 𝟎. 𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝒇𝒕/𝒔
𝑚𝑖𝑛 360 𝑠𝑒𝑐

At 4000 ft

𝝁𝒑 = 𝟑𝟔 − 𝟐𝟎 = 𝟏𝟔
𝜏𝑦 = 𝟐𝟎 − 𝟏𝟔 = 𝟒

Drill Collar:

𝛿𝑝𝑓 16 ∗ 0.3333 4
= 2
+ = 0.006321 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡
𝛿𝐿 1500 ∗ 3 225 ∗ 3

Drill Pipe:

𝛿𝑝𝑓 16 ∗ 0.3333 4
= + = 0.004295 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡
𝛿𝐿 1500 ∗ 4.332 225 ∗ 4.33
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Annulus:
Drill pipe
𝛿𝑝𝑓 16 ∗ 0.3333 4
= 2
+ = 0.003698 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡
𝛿𝐿 1500 (10 − 5) 225 (10 − 5)

Drill collar
𝛿𝑝𝑓 16 ∗ 0.3333 4
= + = 0.009778 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡
𝛿𝐿 1500 (10 − 8)2 225 (10 − 8)

Finding circulating pressure:

𝑃𝑐 = 𝐻𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 + 𝐻𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚

𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝑝𝑠𝑖
𝑃𝑐 = (0.052 ∗ 12 𝑝𝑝𝑔 ∗ 4000 𝑓𝑡) + (0.006321 ∗ 4000𝑓𝑡) + (0.004295 ∗ 4000𝑓𝑡)
𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝑝𝑠𝑖
+ (0.003698 ∗ 4000 𝑓𝑡) + (0.009778 ∗ 4000 𝑓𝑡)
𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
𝑷𝑪 = 𝟐𝟓𝟗𝟐. 𝟒 𝒑𝒔𝒊

Equivalent circulating density:

𝑃𝑐
𝜌𝑒 =
0.052𝐷
2592.4
𝜌𝑒 =
0.052 ∗ 4000
𝝆𝒆 = 𝟏𝟐. 𝟓 𝒑𝒑𝒈

At 14000 ft

Finding circulating pressure:

𝑃𝑐 = 𝐻𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 + 𝐻𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚

𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝑝𝑠𝑖
𝑃𝑐 = (0.052 ∗ 12 𝑝𝑝𝑔 ∗ 14000) + (0.006321 ∗ 14000𝑓𝑡) + (0.004295 ∗ 14000𝑓𝑡)
𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝑝𝑠𝑖
+ (0.003698 ∗ 14000 𝑓𝑡) + (0.009778 ∗ 14000 𝑓𝑡)
𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
𝑷𝑪 = 𝟗𝟎𝟕𝟑. 𝟑 𝒑𝒔𝒊

Equivalent circulating density:

𝑃𝑐
𝜌𝑒 =
0.052𝐷
9073.3
𝜌𝑒 =
0.052 ∗ 14000
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𝝆𝒆 = 𝟏𝟐. 𝟓 𝒑𝒑𝒈

At 15000 ft

Finding circulating pressure:

𝑃𝑐 = 𝐻𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 + 𝐻𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚

𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝑝𝑠𝑖
𝑃𝑐 = (0.052 ∗ 12 𝑝𝑝𝑔 ∗ 15000) + (0.006321 ∗ 15000𝑓𝑡) + (0.004295 ∗ 15000𝑓𝑡)
𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝑝𝑠𝑖
+ (0.003698 ∗ 15000 𝑓𝑡) + (0.009778 ∗ 15000 𝑓𝑡)
𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
𝑷𝑪 = 𝟗𝟎𝟕𝟑. 𝟑 𝒑𝒔𝒊

Equivalent circulating density:

𝑃𝑐
𝜌𝑒 =
0.052𝐷
9073.3
𝜌𝑒 =
0.052 ∗ 15000
𝝆𝒆 = 𝟏𝟐. 𝟓 𝒑𝒑𝒈

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4.1 0.01823

4.2 -1

4.3 2712 lbs

5.1 -8

5.2 See example 4.28 Calculate Hedstrom number and get critical Reynolds number to determine flow type and use
appropriate equation to determine equivalent circulating densities

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