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    This document contains calculations for mixing drilling mud and determining amounts of additives needed for various mud mixing scenarios, including: - Mixing a new mud batch and calculating amounts of barite, bentonite, and base fluid needed. - Raising or lowering the weight of old mud by adding barite or base fluid. - Lowering native solids in mud by adding barite, bentonite, and base fluid. - Determining amounts needed to drill a section of hole while maintaining mud properties. The document also contains calculations for optimizing mud mixing costs based on drilling parameters.

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    This document contains calculations for mixing drilling mud and determining amounts of additives needed for various mud mixing scenarios, including: - Mixing a new mud batch and calculating amounts of barite, bentonite, and base fluid needed. - Raising or lowering the weight of old mud by adding barite or base fluid. - Lowering native solids in mud by adding barite, bentonite, and base fluid. - Determining amounts needed to drill a section of hole while maintaining mud properties. The document also contains calculations for optimizing mud mixing costs based on drilling parameters.

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    This document contains calculations for mixing drilling mud and determining amounts of additives needed for various mud mixing scenarios, including: - Mixing a new mud batch and calculating amounts of barite, bentonite, and base fluid needed. - Raising or lowering the weight of old mud by adding barite or base fluid. - Lowering native solids in mud by adding barite, bentonite, and base fluid. - Determining amounts needed to drill a section of hole while maintaining mud properties. The document also contains calculations for optimizing mud mixing costs based on drilling parameters.

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    Mud Mixing

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    This document contains calculations for mixing drilling mud and determining amounts of additives needed for various mud mixing scenarios, including: - Mixing a new mud batch and calculating amounts of barite, bentonite, and base fluid needed. - Raising or lowering the weight of old mud by adding barite or base fluid. - Lowering native solids in mud by adding barite, bentonite, and base fluid. - Determining amounts needed to drill a section of hole while maintaining mud properties. The document also contains calculations for optimizing mud mixing costs based on drilling parameters.

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    MITCHELL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS

    COPYRIGHT 1990 MITCHELL ENGINEERING, PO BOX 1492. GOLDEN, CO, 80402, USA (303) 273 3744

    MUD MIXING
    MIXING OF NEW MUD
    VOLUMEOF MUD DESIRED AFTER MIXING; BBL
    100
    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL
    15.00
    BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water = 1.0
    4.25
    BENTONITE CONCENTRATION IN NEW MUS; LB/BBL
    10
    BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0
    1
    NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

    35,790
    1,000
    75

    BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB
    BENTONITE TO BE ADDED; LB
    BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL

    RAISING WEIGHT OF OLD MUD WITH BARITE ADDITON


    VOLUMEOF MUD BEFORE MIXING; BBL
    100
    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD BEFORE MIXING; LB/GAL
    14
    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL
    15
    BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water
    4.25
    NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

    105
    7,286

    VOLUME OF MUD AFTER MIXING; BBL


    BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB

    LOWERING WEIGHT OF OLD MUD WITH BASE FLUID ADDITON


    VOLUMEOF MUD BEFORE MIXING; BBL
    457
    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD BEFORE MIXING; LB/GAL
    9.3
    VOLUME OF BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL
    25
    SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF BASE FLUID; WATER = 1.0
    0.89
    NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

    9.20

    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL

    LOWERING NATIVE SOLIDS


    WITH BARITE, BENTONITE, BASE FLUID ADDITIONS

    500
    400
    12
    12
    4.25
    8
    4
    20
    18
    0.89

    VOLUME OF MUD AT BEGINNING; BBL


    VOLUME MUD AFTER MIXING; BBL
    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AT BEGINNING; LB/GAL
    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL
    BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water
    NATIVE SOLIDS (2.6-2.7 SPECIFIC GRAVITY) AT BEGINNING; %BY VOLUME
    NATIVE SOLIDS DESIRED AT END OF MIXING; % BY VLOLUME
    BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AT BEGINNING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD
    BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AFTER MIXING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD
    BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0

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    NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

    300
    46,010
    3,200
    166

    MUD TO BE DISCARDED BEFORE MIXING; BBL


    BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB
    BENTONITE TO BE ADDED; LB
    BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL

    MUD REQUIRED TO DRILL A SECTION OF HOLE


    WITH BARITE, BENTONITE, BASE FLUID ADDITIONS

    800
    800
    10
    10
    4.25
    5
    5
    0
    0
    9
    200
    33
    1

    VOLUME OF MUD AT BEGINNING; BBL


    VOLUME MUD AFTER MIXING; BBL
    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AT BEGINNING; LB/GAL
    SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL
    BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water
    NATIVE SOLIDS (2.6-2.7 SPECIFIC GRAVITY) AT BEGINNING; %BY VOLUME
    NATIVE SOLIDS DESIRED AT END OF MIXING; % BY VLOLUME
    BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AT BEGINNING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD
    BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AFTER MIXING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD
    AVERAGE HOLE DIAMETER AFTER DRILLING; INCH
    LENGTH OF SECTION OF HOLE; FEET
    COMPOSITE EFFICIENCY OF ALL SOLIDS REMOVAL EQUIPMENT; %
    BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0

    NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

    1,011
    11,341
    0
    193
    10.5

    VOLUME OF MUD AFTER DRILLING AND MIXING; BBL


    BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB
    BENTONITE TO BE ADDED; LB
    BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL
    VOLUME OF RETAINED DRILLED NATIVE SOLIDS; BBL

    OPTIMAL MUD MIXING


    500
    52.53
    15.7
    4
    20
    9
    4
    54.1
    17.8
    36.3
    1.8

    HOURLY COST OF RATES OF RIG, TOOLS, SERVICES; $/HR


    K, CONSTANT IN RATE OF PENETRATION EQUATION
    I, CONSTANT IN RATE OF PENETRATION EQUATION
    NATIVE DRILL SOLIDS IN MUD; % BY VOLUME
    MUD COST PER BARREL; $/BBL
    AVERAGE HOLE DIAMETER AFTER DRILLING; INCH
    COMPOSITE EFFICIENCY OF ALL SOLIDS REMOVAL EQUIPMENT; %
    COST TO DRILL PER FOOT OF HOLE; $/FT
    RIG, RENTAL, SERVICES COST PER FOOT; $/FT
    MUD COST PER FOOT; $/FT
    MUD CONSUMED PER FOOT; BBL/FT

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