Drilling Equations

𝛑(𝟏 − ∅𝐀 )𝐝𝟐𝐁
𝐕𝐬 = 𝐑 𝐑𝐎𝐏
𝟒
𝛑(𝟏−∅𝐀 )𝐝𝟐𝐁
𝐕𝐬 = 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟗
𝐑 𝐑𝐎𝐏

𝛑(𝟏−∅𝐀 )𝐝𝟐𝐁 Page

𝐕𝐬 = 𝐑 𝐑𝐎𝐏
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𝟐𝟐𝟔𝟐

𝐕𝐦𝟐 = 𝐕𝐦𝟏 + 𝐕𝐬
𝐕𝐦𝟐 = 𝐕𝐦𝟏 + 𝐕𝐋
𝛒𝐦𝟐 𝐕𝐦𝟐 = 𝛒𝐦𝟏 𝐕𝐦𝟏 + 𝛒𝐬 𝐕𝐬
𝛒𝐦𝟐 𝐕𝐦𝟐 = 𝛒𝐦𝟏 𝐕𝐦𝟏 + 𝛒𝐋 𝐕𝐋 ‫مدرس المادة‬
𝐖𝐦𝟐 = 𝐖𝐦𝟏 + 𝐖𝐬 ‫سهمي عدوان محمد‬
𝐖𝐦𝟐 = 𝐖𝐦𝟏 + 𝐖𝐋
𝐕𝐦𝟐 (𝛒𝐦𝟐 −𝛒𝐦𝟏 )
*𝐕𝐬 = 𝛒𝐬 −𝛒𝐦𝟏

𝐕𝐦𝟏 (𝛒𝐦𝟐 −𝛒𝐦𝟏 )

*𝐕𝐬 = 𝛒𝐬 −𝛒𝐦𝟐

𝐕𝐦𝟏 (𝛒𝐦𝟏 −𝛒𝐦𝟐 )

*𝐕𝐋 = 𝛒𝐦𝟐 −𝛒𝐋

𝛒𝐬 𝐕𝐦𝟐 (𝛒𝐦𝟐 −𝛒𝐦𝟏 )

*𝐖𝐬 = 𝛒𝐬 𝐕𝐬 = 𝛒𝐬 −𝛒𝐦𝟏

𝐒 𝟏𝟎𝟎(𝛒𝐦𝟐 −𝛒𝐦𝟏 )
*𝟏𝟓𝐁 = 𝟑𝟓.𝟖−𝛒𝐦𝟐

𝐒𝐂 𝟏𝟎𝟎(𝛒𝐦𝟐 −𝛒𝐦𝟏 )
*𝟖.𝟕𝟓 = 𝟐𝟎.𝟖−𝛒𝐦𝟐

*𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 = 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 ∗ 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲

% 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐥.𝐨𝐢𝐥
*% 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 = % 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐥.𝐨𝐢𝐥+% 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐥.𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 ∗ 𝟏𝟎𝟎
% 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐥.𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫
*% 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 = % 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐥.𝐨𝐢𝐥+% 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐥.𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 ∗ 𝟏𝟎𝟎

For Barite sp.gr = 4.3

ρ barite = 35.8 ppg = 268.32 lb/ft3
Weight of 1 sack Barite = 100 lb
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐛/𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐛𝐥
𝐕𝐨𝐥. 𝐨𝐟 𝟏 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤 = ∗ = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟔𝟔𝟓 𝐛𝐛𝐥/𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤
𝟑𝟓. 𝟖 𝐩𝐩𝐠 𝟒𝟐 𝐠𝐚𝐥
or 1bbl of barite = 15 sack
For Bentonite sp.gr = 2.5
Weight of 1 sack = 100 lb
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐛/𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐛𝐥
𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝟏 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 = ∗ = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟒 𝐛𝐛𝐥/𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤
𝟐𝟎. 𝟖 𝐩𝐩𝐠 𝟒𝟐 𝐠𝐚𝐥
or 1 bbl Bentonite = 8.75 sack
1 bbl = 5.615 ft3

*𝛍𝐩 = 𝛉𝟔𝟎𝟎 − 𝛉𝟑𝟎𝟎

*𝐘𝐩 = 𝛉𝟑𝟎𝟎 − 𝛍𝐩
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𝐘= − 𝟑. 𝟒
𝐗
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Hydraulic

*∆𝐏𝐬 (𝐩𝐬𝐢) 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝟏 = 𝐄 ∗ 𝛒𝟎.𝟖 ∗ 𝐐𝟏.𝟖 ∗ 𝛍𝐩 𝟎.𝟐

*∆𝐏𝐛𝐢𝐭 = 𝐏𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞 − (∆𝐏𝟏 + ∆𝐏𝟐 + ∆𝐏𝟑 + ∆𝐏𝟒 + ∆𝐏𝟓 )

𝐟𝐭 ∆𝐏𝐛𝐢𝐭
*𝐕𝐧 ( 𝐬 ) = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟑𝟔 ∗ √ 𝛒

𝟎.𝟑𝟐∗𝐐 𝟒∗𝐀 𝐧
*𝐀𝐧 (𝐢𝐧𝟐 ) = *𝐝𝐧 = 𝟑𝟐 ∗ √
𝐕𝐧 𝟑𝛑

𝐐𝐏
*𝐇𝐇𝐏 = 𝟏𝟕𝟏𝟒∗𝐞𝐓 ∗𝐞
𝐯 𝐦

𝐐𝐏𝐛𝐢𝐭
𝐁𝐇𝐇𝐏 =
𝟏𝟕𝟏𝟒
*𝐁𝐇𝐂𝐏 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝟐 ∗ 𝛒 𝐓𝐕𝐃 + ∆𝐏𝐚𝐩 + ∆𝐏𝐚𝐜
∆𝐏𝐚𝐩 +∆𝐏𝐚𝐜
*𝐄𝐂𝐃 = 𝐈𝐌𝐖 + 𝟎.𝟎𝟓𝟐∗𝐃

Bingham Plastic Model

A) Pipe flow
𝟐𝟒.𝟓∗𝐐
*𝐕 ′ = 𝐃𝟐

𝟗𝟕 𝛍𝐩 +𝟗𝟕√ 𝛍𝐩 𝟐+𝟖.𝟐∗𝛒∗𝐃𝟐 ∗𝐘𝐏

*𝐕𝐂 = 𝛒𝐃

𝟖.𝟗𝟏∗𝟏𝟎−𝟓 ∗𝛒𝟎.𝟖 ∗𝐐𝟏.𝟖 ∗𝛍𝐩 𝟎.𝟐∗𝐋

If 𝐕 ′ > 𝐕𝐂 flow is turbulent, use: 𝐏= 𝐃𝟒.𝟖

𝐩 𝐋∗𝛍 ∗𝐕 ′ 𝐋∗𝐘
If 𝐕 ′ < 𝐕𝐂 flow is laminar, use: 𝐏 = 𝟗𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎∗𝐃 𝐏
𝟐 + 𝟐𝟐𝟓∗𝐃

B) Annular Flow
𝟐𝟒.𝟓∗𝐐
*𝐕 ′ = 𝐃 𝟐
𝐡 −𝐎𝐃𝟐

𝟗𝟕 𝛍𝐩 +𝟗𝟕√ 𝛍𝐩 𝟐 +𝟔.𝟐∗𝛒∗𝐃𝐞 𝟐 ∗𝐘𝐏

*𝐕𝐂 = 𝐃𝐞 = 𝐃𝐡 − 𝐎𝐃
𝛒𝐃

𝟖.𝟗𝟏∗𝟏𝟎−𝟓 ∗𝛒𝟎.𝟖 ∗𝐐𝟏.𝟖 ∗𝛍𝐩 𝟎.𝟐 ∗𝐋

If 𝐕 ′ > 𝐕𝐂 flow is turbulent, use: 𝐏= (𝐃𝐡 −𝐎𝐃)𝟑 (𝐃𝐡 −𝐎𝐃) 𝟏.𝟖

𝐋∗𝛍 ∗𝐕 ′
𝐩 𝐋∗𝐘
If 𝐕 ′ < 𝐕𝐂 flow is laminar, use: 𝐏 = 𝟔𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎∗𝐃 𝟐 +
𝐏
𝟐𝟐𝟓∗𝐃
𝐞 𝐞
Power Law Model
𝛉
*𝐧 = 𝟑. 𝟑𝟐 ∗ 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝛉𝟔𝟎𝟎
𝟑𝟎𝟎

𝟑𝟎𝟎𝛉
*𝐊 = 𝟓𝟏𝟏 𝐧
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*𝛉𝟔𝟎𝟎 = 𝟐𝛍𝐩 + 𝐘𝐏 |3
*𝛉𝟑𝟎𝟎 = 𝛍𝐩 + 𝐘𝐏

A) Pipe Flow
𝟐𝟒.𝟓∗𝐐
*𝐕 ′ = 𝐃𝟐
𝟏 𝐧
( )
𝟓.𝟖𝟐∗𝟏𝟎𝟒 ∗𝐊 𝟐−𝐧 𝟏.𝟔∗(𝟑𝐧+𝟏) (𝟐−𝐧)
*𝐕𝐂 = ( ) ( )
𝛒 𝐃∗𝟒𝐧

𝟖.𝟗𝟏∗𝟏𝟎−𝟓 ∗𝛒𝟎.𝟖 ∗𝐐𝟏.𝟖 ∗𝛍𝐩 𝟎.𝟐 ∗𝐋

If 𝐕 ′ > 𝐕𝐂 flow is turbulent, use: 𝐏= 𝐃𝟒.𝟖
𝐧
𝐊∗𝐋 𝟏.𝟔∗𝐕 ′ ∗(𝟑𝐧+𝟏)
If 𝐕 ′ < 𝐕𝐂 flow is laminar, use: 𝐏 = (𝟑𝟎𝟎∗𝐃) ( )
𝐃∗𝟒𝐧

B) Annular Flow
𝟐𝟒.𝟓∗𝐐
*𝐕 ′ = 𝐃 𝟐
𝐡 −𝐎𝐃𝟐

𝟏 𝐧
( )
𝟑.𝟖𝟕𝟖∗𝟏𝟎𝟒 ∗𝐊 𝟐−𝐧 𝟐.𝟒∗(𝟐𝐧+𝟏) (𝟐−𝐧)
*𝐕𝐂 = ( ) ( )
𝛒 𝐃𝐞 ∗𝟑𝐧

𝟖.𝟗𝟏∗𝟏𝟎 −𝟓∗𝛒𝟎.𝟖∗𝐐𝟏.𝟖 ∗𝛍𝐩 𝟎.𝟐 ∗𝐋

If 𝐕 ′ > 𝐕𝐂 flow is turbulent, use: 𝐏= (𝐃𝐡 −𝐎𝐃)𝟑 (𝐃𝐡 +𝐎𝐃)𝟏.𝟖
𝐧
𝐊∗𝐋 𝟐.𝟒∗𝐕 ′ ∗(𝟑𝐧+𝟏)
If 𝐕 ′ < 𝐕𝐂 flow is laminar, use: 𝐏 = (𝟑𝟎𝟎∗𝐃 ) ( )
𝐞 𝐃𝐞 ∗𝟑𝐧

Value of E
Surface Equipment Type Imperial units Metric units

1 2.5x10⁻⁴ 8.8x10⁻⁶
2 9.6x10⁻⁵ 3.3x10⁻⁶
3 5.3x10⁻⁵ 1.8x10⁻⁶
4 4.2x10⁻⁵ 1.4x10⁻⁶
Nozzle Size Nozzle Area (in2)
18-18-18 0.75
18-17-17 0.72
18-17-17 0.69 Page
17-17-17 0.67 |4
17-17-16 0.64
17-16-16 0.61
16-16-16 0.59
16-16-15 0.57
16-15-15 0.54
15-15-15 0.52
15-15-14 0.50
15-14-14 0.47
14-14-14 0.45
14-14-13 0.43
14-13-13 0.41
13-13-13 0.39
13-13-12 0.37
13-12-12 0.35
12-12-12 0.33
12-12-11 0.31
12-11-11 0.30
11-11-11 0.28
11-11-10 0.26
11-10-10 0.25
10-10-10 0.23
10-10-9 0.22
10-9-9 0.20
9-9-9 0.19
9-9-8 0.17
9-8-8 0.16
 Swab and Surge Pressure
𝐃𝐏 𝟐
For plugged flow, use: 𝐕 = [𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 + 𝐃 𝟐 ] ∗ 𝐕𝐏
𝐡 −𝐃𝐏 𝟐
𝐃𝐏 𝟐 −𝐃𝐢 𝟐
For open pipe, use: 𝐕 = [𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 + ] ∗ 𝐕𝐏
𝐃𝐡 𝟐 −𝐃𝐏 𝟐 +𝐃𝐢 𝟐
*𝐕𝐦 = 𝟏. 𝟓 ∗ 𝐕
𝟐.𝟒∗𝐕𝐦 𝟐𝐧+𝟏 𝐧 𝐊∗𝐋
Page
*Pressure losses(𝐏𝐬 ) = (𝐃 ∗ ) ∗ 𝟑𝟎𝟎∗(𝐃
𝐡 −𝐃𝐏 𝟑𝐧 𝐡 −𝐃𝐏 ) |5
*(𝐏𝐒 )𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 (𝐩𝐬𝐢) = (𝐏𝐒 )𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞 + (𝐏𝐒 )𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬
If surge pressure is desired, use:
(𝐏𝐒 )𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥
𝐏𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 (𝐩𝐩𝐠) = 𝐌𝐖 +
(𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝟐 ∗ 𝐓𝐕𝐃)
If swab pressure is desired, use:
(𝐏𝐒 )𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥
𝐏𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐛 (𝐩𝐩𝐠) = 𝐌𝐖 −
(𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝟐 ∗ 𝐓𝐕𝐃)

Casing

∆P=Internal pressure - External pressure

Yield Strength Collapse Pressure

𝐝
( 𝐧 )−𝟏
𝐭
*𝐏𝐜𝐫 = 𝟐 𝛔𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 [ 𝐝 𝟐
]
( 𝐧)
𝐭

Plastic Collapse Pressure Formula

𝐅
*𝐏𝐜𝐫 = 𝛔𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 [ 𝐝𝟏𝐧 − 𝐅𝟐 ] − 𝐅𝟑
𝐭

Transition Collapse Pressure Formula

𝐅
*𝐏𝐜𝐫 = 𝛔𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 [ 𝐝𝟒𝐧 − 𝐅𝟓 ]
𝐭

Elastic Collapse Pressure Formula

𝟒𝟔.𝟗𝟓∗𝟏𝟎𝟔
*𝐏𝐜𝐫 = 𝐝 𝐝 𝟐
( 𝐧 )( 𝐧 −𝟏)
𝐭 𝐭

Collapse Pressure with Axial Stress

𝟐
𝛔 𝛔
*𝛔𝐩𝐚 = 𝛔𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 [√𝟏 − 𝟎. 𝟕𝟓 (𝛔 𝐚 ) − 𝟎. 𝟓 (𝛔 𝐚 )]
𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝

𝐅𝐀 𝐅
*𝛔𝐚 = = 𝛑(𝐎𝐃𝟐𝐀−𝐈𝐃𝟐 )
𝐀
𝟒
𝟐𝐭 = 𝐎𝐃 − 𝐈𝐃

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Burst Pressure

𝟐×𝛔 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝×𝐭
*𝐏𝐛𝐫 = 𝟎. 𝟖𝟕𝟓 [ ]
𝐝𝐧

(𝐝𝟐 −𝐝𝟐 )
*𝐏𝐛𝐫 = 𝛔𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 [(𝐝𝐧𝟐 +𝐝𝐦
𝟐 )]
𝐧 𝐦
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Yield Strength (Tension) |7
𝛑
*𝐅𝐭𝐞𝐧 = 𝛔𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 (𝐝𝟐𝐧𝐨 − 𝐝𝟐𝐧𝐢 )
𝟒

*𝐅𝐭𝐞𝐧 = 𝛔𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 ∗ 𝐀𝐬
𝛑
*𝐀𝐬 = ∗ (𝐝𝟐𝐧𝐨 − 𝐝𝟐𝐧𝐢 )
𝟒

𝐦 𝛒
*𝐁𝐅 = 𝟏 − 𝟔𝟒.𝟓
∆𝐅𝐭𝐞𝐧
*∆𝐅𝐦𝐚𝐱 = 𝐒𝐅𝐭𝐞𝐧
∆𝐅𝐦𝐚𝐱
* 𝐋 = 𝐁𝐅 ×𝐖

When casing is partially full of water

(𝐏𝐜 )𝐭𝐨𝐩 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝟐 ∗ 𝛒𝐦 ∗ 𝐃
(𝐏𝐜 )𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 = (𝐏𝐜 )𝐭𝐨𝐩 + 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝟐 ∗ 𝐡𝐰 ∗ (𝛒𝐦 − 𝛒𝐰 )

When casing is full of water

(𝐏𝐜 )𝐭𝐨𝐩 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝟐 ∗ 𝐃𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐞 ∗ (𝛒𝐦 − 𝛒𝐰 )
𝐏𝐜𝐨𝐥
𝐏𝐜 =
𝐒𝐅𝐜𝐨𝐥
𝐏𝐢𝐧 = 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐧 − 𝐏𝐜
Casing Design
Joint load = Fj/Nj
Axial load = Fa/Na
External pressure = pcc/Nc
Internal pressure = pi/Ni
Pi = Pws Ni
Pc = 0.052 Nc ρ Ls
Fj = W Nj
YmAj = W Na

𝐏𝐜
𝐏𝐜𝐜 = ( ) (√𝐊 𝟐 − 𝟑𝐖 𝟐 − 𝐖)
𝐊
𝑷𝒘𝒔 = 𝑫 ∗ 𝑭𝑷𝒈
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 Cement volume calculation
Weight, lb = percent of additive x 94Ib/sk
Water, gal/sk = Cement water requirement, gal/sk + Additive water requirement, gal/sk

Volume of slurry, gal/sk:

𝟗𝟒 𝐈𝐛 𝐖𝐭. 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐛 Page
𝐕𝐨𝐥. 𝐠𝐚𝐥/𝐬 = + + 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐥
𝐒𝐩. 𝐠𝐫. 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 × 𝟖. 𝟑𝟑 𝐩𝐩𝐠 𝐒𝐩. 𝐠𝐫. 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 × 𝟖. 𝟑𝟑 𝐩𝐩𝐠 | 10
Slurry yield, ft3/sk:
𝐯𝐨𝐥. 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐥/𝐬𝐤
𝐘𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐬𝐤 =
𝟕. 𝟒𝟖 𝐠𝐚𝐥 /𝐟𝐭 𝟑
Slurry density, Ib/gal:
∑𝐧𝐢=𝟏 𝐖𝐢
𝐒𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 (𝛒𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 )𝐩𝐩𝐠 = 𝐧
∑𝐢=𝟏 𝐕𝐢

𝐈𝐛 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 + 𝐈𝐛 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 + 𝐈𝐛 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

𝐒𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 (𝛒𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 )𝐩𝐩𝐠 =
𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 + 𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 + 𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

𝟗𝟒 + 𝐖𝐭. 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 + (𝟖. 𝟑𝟑 × 𝐯𝐨𝐥. 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐥 /𝐬𝐤)

𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 (𝛒𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ) 𝐩𝐩𝐠 =
𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐥 /𝐬𝐤

Material Absolute volume (gal/lb) Specific gravity

Barytes 0.0278 4.25
Bentonite 0.0454 2.65
Class G 0.0382 3.14
Gilsonite 0.1123 1.06
Hematite 0.0244 4.95
Silica 0.0454 2.65
Fresh Water 0.1202 1

𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐜
𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞(𝐓𝐦 ) = =
𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬/𝐦𝐢𝐧
𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐠
𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞(𝐓𝐝) =
𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞

Calculations for the Number of Sacks of Cement Required

Step 1
a) Annular capacity, ft3/ft:
𝐈𝐃𝟐𝐡 − 𝐎𝐃𝟐𝐂
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐟𝐭 =
𝟏𝟖𝟑. 𝟑𝟓
b) Casing capacity, ft3/ft:
𝐈𝐃𝟐𝐂
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐟𝐭 =
𝟏𝟖𝟑. 𝟑𝟓
c) Annular capacity, bbl/ft:
 𝐈𝐃𝟐𝐡 − 𝐎𝐃𝟐𝐂
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐛𝐥/𝐟𝐭 =
𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟗. 𝟒
d) Casing capacity, bbl/ft:
𝐈𝐃𝟐𝐂
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐛𝐥/𝐟𝐭 =
𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟗. 𝟒
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𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 × 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐟𝐭 × 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬
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𝐘𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐬𝐤 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Step 3
𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 × 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐟𝐭 × 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐬 =
𝐘𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐬𝐤 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐍𝐨. 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐞 ∗ 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐟𝐭
𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 =
𝐘𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 /𝐬𝐤 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Sacks = sacks of tail required in annulus + sacks required in casing
Step 4
Casing capacity, bbl = casing capacity, bbl/ft x Feet of casing to the float collar
Step 5
𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐛𝐥
𝐍𝐨. 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬 =
𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐮𝐭, 𝐛𝐛𝐥/𝐬𝐭𝐤

𝐟𝐭𝟑
𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭(𝐟𝐭) ∗ 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 ( 𝐟𝐭 ) × 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞(𝐟𝐭 𝟑 )
𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 = 𝐟𝐭𝟑
𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝(𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐤)