Advanced Drilling Engineering

Assignment I
Casing Design

Submitted by Group 4:
 Akzhol Ishanov
 Asset Abenov
 Turar Yerkenov
 Ibraheem Salaudeen
Submitted to: Irawan Sonny

Nur-Sultan 2019

1) The number of casing strings:

Figure 1. The pore pressure and fracture gradient from logs profile

Firstly, the number of casing strings and the casing settings should be determined.
The number of casing strings can be determined from the Figure 1 above starting from
the depth 12000 ft, then going up until Fracture Gradient Less Kick Margin. This
intersection gives Intermediate casing which is approximately 9400 ft. Then, the line
goes to Mud Density Trip Margin, and goes up until Fracture Gradient Less Kick Margin.
This intersection corresponds to depth of 3800 ft which refers to Surface casing. It is
given that the Production casing is set at 12000 ft. Moreover, the Conductor casing is
 given to be 200 ft. Therefore, it was determined that there should be 4 casing strings.
Table 1 below, summarizes all casing’s depth and outer diameters of casings.
Table 1. Casing depth and outer diameters
Casing type Depth, ft Casing size OD, inch
Conductor casing 200 30
Surface casing 3800 20
Intermediate casing 9400 13
Production casing 12000 7

The outer diameters of casing are usually proposed by manufacturers with some standard
values. From the presentation of Casing design, it was selected that conductor casing OD is 30
inches. Other casing diameters are selected similarly. The production casing OD is given to be 7
inches.
Table 2. Mud density for all casings
Casing type Mud density, ppg
Conductor casing 13.7
Surface casing
Intermediate casing 16.8
Production casing

Mud densities were identified from Figure 1, by stretching vertical lines up to mud density axis
and tabulated in Table 2.

Table 3. Given design factors

Collapse DF 1.1
Burst DF 1.1
Pipe body yield DF 1.5
Joint strengh DF 1.8

The Collapse load is calculated for Production casing as following:

At surface:
 Pe=(mud density)*(free fall gravity)*(depth)=16.8*0.052*0=0 psi
 Pi=0 psi
 Pc=(Pe-Pi)*(Collapse DF)=0 psi
At casing shoe:
 Pe= 0.052*16.8*12000= 10482 psi
 Pi= 0 psi
 Pc= (Pe-Pi)*collapse DF= 11531 psi
The burst load is calculated as following:
At surface:
 Pe= 0.052*9*0=0 psi
 Pi = Shut in BHP – Pressure due to Gas Column
 Pi=16.8*0.052*12000-0.1*12000=9283 psi
 Pb= ( Pi-Pe)* Burst DF=10211 psi
At casing shoe:
 Pe=0.052*9*12000=5616 psi
 Pi = Pressure due to Fluid Column + Surface Pressure due to gas leak
 Pi= 16.8*0.052*12000+10211=20694 psi
 Pb= (Pi-Pe)*Burst DF=16586 psi

The collapse and burst load calculations were performed in the same manner as for
production casing.

Table 4. Collapse load calculations

Casing type Pe Pe Shoe Pi Collapse load Collapse load at casing shoe
surface at surface
Conductor 0 142.48 0 0 156.728
casing
Surface casing 0 2707.12 0 0 2977.832
Intermediate 0 8211.84 0 0 9033.024
casing
Production 0 10483.2 0 0 11531.52
casing
Table 5. Burst load calculations
Casing type Pe surface Pe Shoe Pi Burst load at surface Burst load casing

Conductor 0 93.6 122.48 134.728 201.9688

casing
Surface 0 1778.5 2327.12 2559.832 3837.4072
casing
Intermediate 0 4399.2 7271.84 7999.024 12992.8304
casing
Production 0 5616 9283.2 10211.52 16586.592
casing

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000

0

2000

4000 Pc
Pb
V-150 (1)38#
6000 V-150 (2)38#
V-150 (3)38#
8000 MW-155
SOO-140
10000 SOO-155

12000

14000

Table 6. Type and Grade selection

 Type and Grade Depth, ft Collapse Burst
V-150 (1)38# 0 19240 18900
12000 19240 18900
V-150 (2)38# 0 22810 20200
12000 22810 20200
V-150 (3)38# 0 25970 25070
12000 25970 25070
MW-155 0 19700 20930
12000 19700 20930
SOO-140 0 24230 23400
12000 24230 23400
SOO-155 0 26830 25910
12000 26830 25910

Table 7. Safety factor calculation

Type and Wn Cum. Wet weight Shockloa Total Yp SF
Grade d tensile
V-150(1)38# 38 331056 121600 452656 1430 3.159132
V-150 (2)38# 41 357192 131200 488392 1052 2.154007
V-150 (3)38# 46 400752 147200 547952 1344 2.45277
MW-155 38 331056 121600 452656 1592 3.51702
SOO-140 46 400752 147200 547952 1222 2.230122
SOO-155 46 400752 147200 547952 1344 2.45277

The V-150 (1)38# is selected since it is the cheapest type of grade and it satisfies the
collapse and burst load limits also SF is more than 1.8.