Casing Design

● Factors Considered

● Lithology/downhole and Mud Window Considerations

● Minimum Yield Strength

● Tensile Strength

● Collapse Strength

● Burst Pressure

● Safety Factors

● Intrinsic Properties
Casing Design: Conductor

● Measured from the measured depth of 272 to 350 meters (~256 feet column length)

 Prevent adverse effects of sa

● Mud Window does not deviate drastically from surface to measured depth

 Opted to use 4 casing strings: Conductor, Surface, Intermediate, and Production Casing

 Using only 3 casings might require higher grades to compensate for the increasing temperature pressure conditions as it extends to greater depths

 Without higher grades, casing could potential collapse or have permanent deformation

● Possible Encounter with Sour Gas

 Nearby wells encountered sour gas downhole at depths of __________

 Potential negative effects such as corrosion of the casing strings

 Need to consider the material property of the casing placed at the depth of encountered sour gas
Casing Design: Production Tubing

Given Data
• Max Casing-Tubing Annulus Pressure = 6500 psi
• Production Tubing OD = 7”
Major Aspects to Consider
 Withstand the Collapse Pressure of 6500 psi
 Minimum Yield Strength
 Body Yield Strength Limitation
 Inner Diameter of Production Casing
Casing Design: Production Casing
Given Data
• Max Casing-Tubing Annulus Pressure = 6500 psi
• Production Tubing OD = 7”
Major Aspects to Consider
 Withstand the Burst Pressure of 6500 psi
 Minimum Yield Strength
 Body Yield Strength Limitation
 Inner Diameter of Production Casing

OD (in) ID (in) Grade Weight (lbm/ft) Shoe (ft) Bit Size (in)
Production (C-95) 10 3/4 9.66 C-95 60.7 5578 12 1/4

Pore Pressure Gradient (psi/ft) Fracture Pressure Gradient (psi/ft) End Depth Pore Pressure (psi) Fracture Pressure (psi)
0.4576 0.5772 5578 2552.4928 3219.6216

Collapse Pressure (psi) Minimum Yield Strength Body Yield Strength (lbs) Burst Pressure (psi)

5460 95000.00 1,660,000 8428.49

• Data from Well-3 (Producer) Buoyancy Consideration for Production

Length (ft) 5578
indicates the depth where casing Resultant Force (lbs) 292303.2518

shoe was placed

C-95 CASING CAN BE USED
Casing Design: Intermediate

• Placement of Casing
Shoe is based primarily
on Mud Window, offset
well data, and producer
well mud window
Casing Design: Intermediate (Cont.)

Given Data
• Production Casing Specs
OD (in) ID (in) Grade Weight (lbm/ft) Shoe (ft) Bit Size (in)
Production (C-95) 10 3/4 9.66 C-95 60.7 5578 12 1/4

• Calculated Data for Consideration Major Aspects to Consider

Pore Pressure Gradient (psi/ft) Fracture Pressure Gradiet (psi/ft) End Depth Pore Pressure (psi) Fracture Pressure (psi)
0.4576 0.5772 5000 2288 2886
 Minimum Yield Strength
 Body Yield Strength Limitation
 Collapse Pressure
OD (in) ID (in) Grade Weight (lbm/ft) Shoe (ft) Bit Size (in)  Outer Diameter of Production
Intermediate (C-95) 13 3/8 12.415 C-95 72 5000 17 1/2
Casing
Collapse Pressure (psi) Minimum Yield Strength Body Yield Strength (lbs) Burst Pressure (psi)

2820 95000.00 1,750,000 5966.36

Buoyancy Consideration for Surface

Length (ft) 2200
Resultant Force (lbs) 152104.1036

• C-95 CASING CAN BE USED

Casing Design: Conductor

Major Aspects to Consider

 Minimum Yield Strength
 Body Yield Strength Limitation
 Collapse Pressure
 Outer Diameter of Surface Casing

Pore Pressure Gradient (psi/ft) Fracture Pressure Gradient (psi/ft) End Depth Pore Pressure (psi) Fracture Pressure (psi)
0.4576 0.5772 300 137.28 173.16

OD (in) ID (in) Grade Weight (lbm/ft) Shoe (ft) Bit Size (in)

Conductor (X-52) 30 28.5 X-52 234.29 300 36

Collapse Pressure (psi) Minimum Yield Strength Body Yield Strength (lbs) Burst Pressure (psi)
7456.55 52000 3,583,772 2275

Density (ppg) 8.7

Depth (ft) 892.388 CAN USE X-52
Hydrostatic Pressure of Salt Water (psi) 403.7163312
CONDUCTOR
• Based on the data given, the conductor casing shoe
Buoyancy Consideration for Conductor
Length (ft) 300
CASING
was placed on the seabed to stabilize the casing Resultant Force (lbs) 184018.3575
Casing Design: Surface (Cont.)
Casing Design Factor: Minimum Yield
Strength
● Definition: the minimum stress a pipe can experience before becoming plastically deformed

● Each casing must sustain it’s own weight from its lengths

● Preliminary steps

1. Identified casing placement depths and determined the length of each casing

2. Measured the weight of each casing string and