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Well Controll 254278
Well Controll 254278
Well Controll 254278
Lesson 3
Well Control
Read
• Well Control Manual
– Chapter 7-8
• Homework 2 Due Jan. 30, 2001
Content
• Equivalent Mud Weights - EMW
• Casing Seat Tests
• Kick Tolerance
• Differences in Kick Types
• Reaction of Gas in the Wellbore
Equivalent Mud Weight
• EMW - the total pressure exerted at a given
depth expressed in ppg equivalent
KickDensity MW
SICP SIDPP
0.052 height
PitGain, bbl
height
Ann.Cap, bbl / ft
Drillers Method
• Pressure at Top of Kick-Px
1/ 2
B B 2
VB PB TX Z X MW 0.052
Px
2 4 v x TB Z B
vB
B PB PFB D x 0.052 MW
vX
Drillers Method
• Surface Casing Pressure - CP
– CP=Px-0.052*MW*x
• Pressure at casing seat - Pseat
– Pseat=CP+0.052*MW*Dseat
– where the bubble is below the casing seat
– Pseat=PB-0.052*MW*(D-Dseat)
– where the bubble is above the casing seat
Wait & Weight Method
• Pressure at Top of Kick-Px
1/ 2
B1 B VB PB TX Z X MW1 0.052
2
Px
1
2 4 v x TB Z B
v
B1 PB PFB B D'0.052 MW1 MW D x 0.052 MW1
vX
Wait & Weight Method
• Surface Casing Pressure - CP
– CP=Px-0.052*MW*x
• Pressure at casing seat - Pseat
– Pseat=CP+0.052*MW*Dseat
– where the bubble is below the casing seat
– Pseat=PB-(0.052*MW*D’)
– -[0.052*MW1*(D-D’-DSEAT)]
– where the bubble is above the casing seat
Nomenclature
Examples
Surface Casing Pressure
Ann. Press @ Various Depths
Reaction of Gas in a Wellbore
• Boyle’s Law • PV/ZT = nR
– PV=constant
• Charles’ Law • P1*V1 = P2*V2
– V/T=constant
Z1*T1 Z2*T2
• Avagadro’s Law
– PV=nRT
• V2 = P1*V1*Z2*T2
• Real Gas Law
– PV=ZnRT P2*Z1*T1
Reaction of Gas in a Wellbore
• Circulating gas from wellbore
• Given:
– Depth =16,000’
– BHT =300oF
– BHP =12480 psi
– MW =15.0 ppg
– Surf. Temp =140oF
– Drilled up 1 cu.ft. of gas
Reaction of Gas in Wellbore
Reaction of Gas in Wellbore
Gas Migration
Gas Migration
MASP