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Aerated Drilling Formulas

This document discusses criteria for transporting drill cuttings using aerated drilling fluids. It presents minimum kinetic energy as a conservative criterion, assuming at least 3 lbft/ft3 of kinetic energy is required from the liquid phase alone. The gas phase is assumed to not contribute to carrying capacity. Formulas are given for calculating cutting settling velocity, transport velocity, mixture velocity, borehole pressure, gas flow rates, mixture density, and gas kinetic energy.

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Aerated Drilling Formulas

This document discusses criteria for transporting drill cuttings using aerated drilling fluids. It presents minimum kinetic energy as a conservative criterion, assuming at least 3 lbft/ft3 of kinetic energy is required from the liquid phase alone. The gas phase is assumed to not contribute to carrying capacity. Formulas are given for calculating cutting settling velocity, transport velocity, mixture velocity, borehole pressure, gas flow rates, mixture density, and gas kinetic energy.

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Aerated drilling cutting transport

Different criteria for cuttings transport can be used, depending on fluid type. A conservative criterion for
aerated liquid is minimum kinetic energy. The minimum kinetic energy criterion assumes that a
minimum unit kinetic energy of 3 lbft/ft3 is required for drilling fluids to effectively carry cuttings up to
the surface under normal drilling conditions. For calculation simplicity, it is safe to assume that the gas
phase does not contribute to the carrying capacity of the mixture. This means that the minimum kinetic
energy of an aerated fluid can be estimated conservatively based on liquid flow rate.

Cutting terminal settling velocity (for turbulent flow)

Ds ( ρ s−ρf )
v sl =5.35
√ ρf

Transport velocity

π d b2 Rp
v tr = ( )
4 A C p 3600

Mixture velocity

v m=v sl + v tr

Borehole pressure criteria

a = {9.45× {10} ^ {-5} {{d} rsub {b}} ^ {2} {S} rsub {s} {R} rsub {P} +1.667× {10} ^ {-2} {W} rsub {m} {Q}

b = {9.45× {10} ^ {-5} {{d} rsub {b}} ^ {2} {S} rsub {s} {R} rsub {P} +2.2283× {10} ^ {-3} {Q} rsub {m} +1

γ m=a P} over {b P+1

b left ({P} rsub {hy} - {P} rsub {s} right ) + ln {left ({{P} rsub {hy}} over {{P} rsub {s}} right ) =a H ¿
Pfr =Pfr 1 + Pfr 2 + Pfr 3

b left ({P} rsub {fr1} - {P} rsub {s} right ) + ln {left ({{P} rsub {fr1}} over {{P} rsub {s}} right ) =a d } ^ {2} e

b } over {2} left ({{P} rsub {fr2}} ^ {2} - {{P} rsub {s}} ^ {2} right ) + left ({P} rsub {fr2} - {P} rsub {s} right

b } over {3} left ({{P} rsub {fr3}} ^ {3} - {{P} rsub {s}} ^ {3} right ) + {1} over {2} left ({{P} rsub {fr2}} ^ {2

c = {9.77T {Q} rsub {go}} over {A

d = {0.33 {Q} rsub {m} +0.22 {Q} rsub {f}} over {A

e = {f} over {2g {D} rsub {H}


2
1
f=
[ 1.74−2 log ( 2d é )
H
]
e i d i +e o d 0
é=
di +d o

Curved hole

b left ({P} rsub {hy} - {P} rsub {s} right ) + ln {left ({{P} rsub {hy}} over {{P} rsub {s}} right ) =a R sin ( I m ) ¿

b left ({P} rsub {f r1} - {P} rsub {s} right ) + ln {left ({{P} rsub {fr1}} over {{P} rsub {s}} right ) =a d } ^ {2}

b } over {2} left ({{P} rsub {fr2}} ^ {2} - {{P} rsub {s}} ^ {2} right ) + left ({P} rsub {fr2} - {P} rsub {s} right

b } over {3} left ({{P} rsub {fr3}} ^ {3} - {{P} rsub {s}} ^ {3} right ) + {1} over {2} left ({{P} rsub {fr2}} ^ {2

Slant hole
b left ({P} rsub {hy} - {P} rsub {s} right ) + ln {left ({{P} rsub {hy}} over {{P} rsub {s}} right ) =a S cos ( I m ) ¿

b left ({P} rsub {fr1} - {P} rsub {s} right ) + ln {left ({{P} rsub {fr1}} over {{P} rsub {s}} right ) =a d } ^ {2} e

b } over {2} left ({{P} rsub {fr2}} ^ {2} - {{P} rsub {s}} ^ {2} right ) + left ({P} rsub {fr2} - {P} rsub {s} right

b } over {3} left ({{P} rsub {fr3}} ^ {3} - {{P} rsub {s}} ^ {3} right ) + {1} over {2} left ({{P} rsub {fr2}} ^ {2

Cutting Transport Criteria

ρ f =f l ρl+ ( 1−f l ) ρg

Sg P
ρ g=
53.3T

Ql
f l=
Ql+ Qg

0.1337 Q m 5.615 Q f
Ql= +
60 3600

6.7846× 10−2 T Q go
Q g=
P

1 γm 2
E g= v
2 g m

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