Directional Drilling

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Planit BHA Analysis

Positive Displacement Mud Motors

Sperry-Sun 2004
 Understanding
the Planit Output
BHA Schematics
The diagram on the
left shows the detail
of the BHA with
respect to the
stabilizer, pad and
bend sizes and their
distances from the
bit. This can be
seen when the
Motor Configuration
window is opened.

The diagram on
the right shows the
results for the
Equilibrium Rate
calculation with
respect to the
points of contact
and the forces
involved.
 Profile of BHA in wellbore - Profile graph
Cross
To access the Profile graph, click on the Pr
Provides the X Y
button. This graph is a visual representation of
position in the well
the BHA displacement in the hole.
bore

Y:
X:

WB Exceeded

+
Wellbore / Edges
– Grey shaded area. In
BHA Center this case 8.5” Diameter.
– Royal Blue line

Bit Position
– Anchors BHA for
analysis to Hole
center line.

BHA Edges
- Royal Blue
dotted Lines
Top Stb – Floating Stb “L” – Contact Pt
Pad Upset – Green Line for drill string
Position with wellbore
Sleeve Position Top of Motor – Stiffness XO – Brown Dotted
– Black Tick Line
– Black Line – Turquoise Dotted Line Line
Bend Position
– Red Dotted Line 2nd Bend Position
– Red Dotted Line
 Deflection of the BHA off the hole center line - Deflection graph
To access the Deflection graph, click on the d button. Use this graph to
view the distance of the BHA from the centerline. This graph shows the drill
string displacement more precisely than the Profile graph. The top right
corner of the window shows the maximum deflection value.
Y:
X:

BHA Center
-Royal Blue
Line
- showing the
amount of
deflection from
the axis of the
wellbore

Bit Position
– Anchors BHA for “L” – Contact Pt
analysis to the Hole Top Stb – Floating Stb
for drill string
center line Pad Upset – Green Line
and wellbore
Position
Sleeve Position Top of Motor – Stiffness XO – Brown Dotted
– Black Dotted
– Black Line – Turquoise Dotted Line Line
Bend Position Line
– Red Dotted Line 2nd Bend Position
– Red Dotted Line
This example clearly shows the top of
the motor and 2nd stab being deflected
beyond the confines of the wellbore.

The well bore is 8.5” with a maximum

deflection of 1.58” from the centerline
for a 6.75” Mud Motor. The maximum
deflection allowed for wall contact =
(8.5-6.75)/2 = 0.875”. This means the
maximum deflection has been
exceeded by 0.705”

When the
stabilizer shows
no contact – it is
either floating
and not making
contact or
outside the
confines of the
well bore.
Slope Misalignment – Slope misalignment of the drill string relative to
the axis of the hole.
Bending Moment – this shows the bending moment applied to the drill
string. The top right corner of the window shows the maximum
moment applied.
Shear Force – This graph shows the shear forces acting on the BHA
and the top right corner shows the maximum shear force applied.
 Planit outputs for a
Standard Steerable Mudmotor
in the “Oriented Mode”
A Typical 6.3/4” Steerable BHA – 1.15˚ ABH

Note the Form.

Index = 1 and
BUR of 9.93˚/100’
If this is changed
to 50, the build
rate would be
significantly less
and closer to the
actual seen.
BHA Data Entry – Stabilizer distances

To show three stabilizers on the

BHA schematic, the bit distance to
Stb2 must be less than bit to Stb3.
If it is not, then the “Normalization
Error” will appear. If the distance
is input the same, then the
program takes the blade OD entry
from the motor configuration.
BHA Data Entry – Stabilizer Gauge

If the Stb2 is
UG, the DC may
or may not
contact the well
bore. Increasing
the Stb2 OD
may remove this
error.
Deflections are typical and as expected.