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    The document describes how to calculate the actual gas migration rate during a well control incident. The formula is Actual gas migration rate = Increase in casing pressure ÷ Pressure gradient of drilling mud. This is demonstrated with an example where the initial shut-in casing pressure was 450 psi, it increased to 650 psi after 30 minutes, and the mud weight was 12.5 ppg. Using these values, the actual gas migration rate was calculated to be 616 ft/hr.

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    The document describes how to calculate the actual gas migration rate during a well control incident. The formula is Actual gas migration rate = Increase in casing pressure ÷ Pressure gradient of drilling mud. This is demonstrated with an example where the initial shut-in casing pressure was 450 psi, it increased to 650 psi after 30 minutes, and the mud weight was 12.5 ppg. Using these values, the actual gas migration rate was calculated to be 616 ft/hr.

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    The document describes how to calculate the actual gas migration rate during a well control incident. The formula is Actual gas migration rate = Increase in casing pressure ÷ Pressure gradient of drilling mud. This is demonstrated with an example where the initial shut-in casing pressure was 450 psi, it increased to 650 psi after 30 minutes, and the mud weight was 12.5 ppg. Using these values, the actual gas migration rate was calculated to be 616 ft/hr.

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    The document describes how to calculate the actual gas migration rate during a well control incident. The formula is Actual gas migration rate = Increase in casing pressure ÷ Pressure gradient of drilling mud. This is demonstrated with an example where the initial shut-in casing pressure was 450 psi, it increased to 650 psi after 30 minutes, and the mud weight was 12.5 ppg. Using these values, the actual gas migration rate was calculated to be 616 ft/hr.

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    You have learned how to estimate the gas migration rate. Today, I would like to show
    you how to figure out the actual gas migration rate after you shut the well in due
    to well control.

    The concept of this topic is to measure the pressure increment in a hour and divided by
    gradient of mud weight that you have in the well.

    Let’s look at the formula:

    Actual gas migration rate = Increase in casing pressure ÷ Pressure gradient of


    drilling mud
    Where;

    Actual gas migration rate in ft/hr


    Increase in casing pressure in psi/hr
    Pressure gradient of drilling mud in psi/ft
    Let’s try to determine the actual gas migration rate with this following
    information:
    Initial shut in casing pressure = 450 psi

    Shut in casing pressure after half an hour shut in = 650 psi

    Current mud weight = 12.5 ppg

    Solution:
    Pressure increase in half an hour = 650 – 450 = 200 psi

    It means that pressure increase in an hour is 400 psi. Therefore, you get the increase in
    casing pressure = 400 psi/hr.

    You need to calculate your mud weight in to ppg with this formula:

    Mud gradient = 0.052 x mud weight

    Mud gradient = 0.052 x 12.5 = 0.65 psi/ft

    Note: you can read more about it via this link: how to convert mud weight to pressure
    gradient.
    Actual gas migration rate = 400 (psi/hr) ÷ 0.65 (psi/ft) = 616 ft/hr

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