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Well Control Calculations

This document provides example calculations for well control exercises, including: - Converting between pressure gradients and mud weights - Calculating mud weights to balance formation pressures - Calculating hydrostatic pressures and pump pressures for different mud weights and flow rates - Determining bottom hole circulating pressure, equivalent circulating density, and annular pressure loss - Calculating maximum mud weights from leak off test results and maximum anticipated surface pressures - Finding kill mud weights and heights of gas influxes - Calculating influx gradients from well parameters

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Well Control Calculations

This document provides example calculations for well control exercises, including: - Converting between pressure gradients and mud weights - Calculating mud weights to balance formation pressures - Calculating hydrostatic pressures and pump pressures for different mud weights and flow rates - Determining bottom hole circulating pressure, equivalent circulating density, and annular pressure loss - Calculating maximum mud weights from leak off test results and maximum anticipated surface pressures - Finding kill mud weights and heights of gas influxes - Calculating influx gradients from well parameters

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WELL CONTROL

EXERCISE 2
ANSWERS
1. Convert the following pressure gradients to mud weights:

Gradient Mud Wt.

a. .56 psi/ft = 10.76 ppg

b. .81 psi/ft = 15.57 ppg

2. Convert the following mud weights to pressure gradients:

Mud Wt. Pressure Gradient.

a. 10.4 ppg = 0.5408 psi/ft

b. 14 ppg = 0.728 psi/ft

3. Calculate the mud weights required to balance the following formation


pressures:

a. 3,500 psi at 7,000 feet 9.62 ppg

b. 2,800 psi at 4,000 ft 13.46 ppg

c. 12,000 feet MD/10,500 feet TVD


with 9,000 psi. 16.49 ppg

4. Calculate mud weight required for these wells:

a. BHP = 9,800 psi, Depth = 9,800 feet

Mud Wt. = 19.23 ppg

b. BHP = 4,580 psi, Depth = 10,000 feet TVD, 11,500 feet MD.

Mud Wt. = 8.81 ppg


Well Control Exercise 2

5. Calculate the hydrostatic pressure exerted by the following mud


weights/gradients:

a. 9.5 ppg at 9,000 feet MD and 8,000 feet TVD.

3,952 psi

b. 15.5 ppg at 18,000 feet TVD and 21,000 feet MD.

14,508 psi

c. 0.889 psi/ft at 11,000 feet MD and 9,500 feet TVD

8,445.5 psi

6. Calculate the Pump Pressure which you would expect to see at the new pump
rate:

Old Stk's Old Pressure New Stk's New Pressure

a. 30 spm 600 psi 40 spm = 1066.7 psi

b. 80 spm 2500 psi 60 spm = 1406 psi

c. 70 spm 1800 psi 20 spm = 147 psi

7. Calculate the Pump Pressure you would expect after the following mud weight
changes:

Old Mud Wt. Old Pressure New Mud Wt. New Pressure.

a. 10 ppg 2200 psi 10.5 ppg = 2310 psi

b. 9.5 ppg 1800 psi 9.8 ppg = 1857 psi

c. 11.8 ppg 600 psi 12.4 ppg = 631 psi

DART/Rev0/JLP/DAP 4
Well Control Exercise 2

8. Calculate the Bottom Hole Circulating Pressure in each well:

A.P.L. Depth Mud Wt. B.H.C.P.

a. 400 psi 12500 ft 10 ppg = 6900 psi


6500+400

b. 250 psi 9160 ft 10.5 ppg = 5251 psi


5001+250

9. Calculate the Equivalent Circulating Density in each well:

A.P.L. Hydrostatic Depth TVD E.C.D.


Pressure.

a. 350 psi 5050 psi 9800 ft = 10.6 ppg

b. 40 psi 6800 psi 12000 ft = 10.96 ppg

10. Calculate the Annular Pressure Loss in each well:

B.H.C.P. Mud Wt. Depth TVD A.P.L. HYD

a. 6000 psi 11.6 ppg 9450 ft = 300 psi 5700

b. 2600 psi 9.8 ppg 5000 ft = 52 psi 2548

11. Using the following data from Leak Off test results. Calculate Maximum
Allowable Mud Weights:

L.O.T Pressure Mud Wt. Shoe Depth.


TVD Max Mud Wt.

a. 1800 psi 11.4 ppg 9000 ft = 15.24 ppg 3.84(6)

b. 1560 psi 10.6 ppg 7400 ft = 14.65 ppg 4.05(4)

c. 1420 psi 9.8 ppg 6350 ft = 14.1 ppg 4.3

DART/Rev0/JLP/DAP 5
Well Control Exercise 2

12. Calculate new MAASP from the following data:

Max Allow Mud Wt. Shoe Depth


Mud Wt. in use TVD MAASP

a. 19 ppg 12 ppg 8000 ft = 2912 psi

b. 16.7 ppg 11.5 ppg 6800 ft = 1838 psi

c. 15 ppg 9.2 ppg 5500 ft = 1658 psi

13. Using the following data calculate the required kill mud weight:

SICP SIDPP Mud Wt. Depth TVD Depth MD Kill Mud

a. 10 ppg 9500 ft 10000 ft

b. 850 psi 690 psi 11 ppg 12000 ft 12300 ft

c. 780 psi 570 psi 10.5 ppg 11200 ft 11800 ft

d. 700 psi 300 psi 14 ppg 13000 ft 13400 ft

14. Calculate the height of the following influx sizes.

Well data: Drill Collar Length = 700 ft


D.C. - OH Capacity = .0292 bb/s/ft
D.P. - OH Capacity = .0459 bb/s/ft

Influx volume.= Height ft.

10 bbls= 342.50 psi

20 bbls= 684.9 psi

30 bbls= 908.3 psi 700+208.3

DART/Rev0/JLP/DAP 6
Well Control Exercise 2

15. Using the following data calculate Influx Gradients:

SICP SIDPP Mud WT Ht of Influx Influx gradient

a. 800 psi 720 psi 11.5 ppg 400 ft


0.598

b. 950 psi 600 psi 10.6 ppg 840 ft


0.5512

c. 680 psi 550 psi 10.2 ppg 350 ft


0.5304

DART/Rev0/JLP/DAP 7

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