Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations. Wiley-Scrivener

John Wiley and Sons Ltd, October 2010, Pages: 388

A "must–have" guide for any drilling, completion, or petroleum engineer, with thousands of frequently used formulas and calculations on a daily basis Presented in an easy–to–use format, Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations is a quick reference for day–to–day work out on the rig or in the office. It also serves as a handy study guide for drilling and well control certification courses. Virtually all the mathematics required on a drilling rig are here in one convenient source, including formulas for pressure gradient, specific gravity, pump output, annular velocity, buoyancy factor, riser margin and many other topics. This outstanding new reference: Includes detailed calculations for the most common problems engineers face daily, including offshore calculations, horizontal drilling, and many other state–of–the–art technologies in drilling operations Is the "have–to–have" handbook for any drilling engineer Compact, with only the most useful information it can be used in the office or in the field Complete and up–to–date, this is the most comprehensive tool for engineers working in drilling operations ever published

Preface
1 Basic Calculations
1.1 Capacities
1.2 Displacement
1.3 Buoyancy, Buoyed Weight, and Buoyancy Factor (BF)
1.4 Effective Weight
1.5 Modulus of Elasticity
1.6 Poisson's Ratio
1.7 Minimum Yield Strength
1.8 Ultimate Tensile Strength
1.9 Fatigue Endurance Limit
1.10 Twist
1.11 Composite Materials
1.12 Friction
1.13 Gauge and Absolute Pressures
1.14 Temperature
1.15 Horsepower
1.16 Flow Velocity
2 Rig Equipment
2.1 Overall Efficiency of Engines
2.2 Energy Transfer
2.3 Blocks and Drilling Line
2.4 Derrick Load
2.5 Ton–Miles (TM) Calculations
2.6 Crown Block Capacity
2.7 Line Pull Efficiency Factor
2.8 Rotary Power
2.9 Mud Pumps
2.10 Energy Transfer
2.11 Offshore Vessels
3 Well Path Design
3.1 Average Curvature – Average Dogleg Severity (DLS)
3.2 Vertical and Horizontal Curvatures
3.3 Borehole Curvature
3.4 Bending Angle
3.5 Tool Face Angle
3.6 Borehole Torsion
3.7 Wellpath Length Calculations
3.8 Types of Designs
3.9 Tool Face Angle Change
3.10 Horizontal Displacement
3.11 Tortuosity
3.12 Well Profile Energy
3.13 Magnetic Reference and Interference
3.14 Wellbore Trajectory Uncertainty
4 Fluids
4.1 Equivalent Mud Weight
4.2 Mud Weighting
4.3 Common Weighting Materials
4.4 Diluting Mud
4.5 Base Fluid – Water–Oil Ratios
4.6 Fluid Loss
4.7 Acidity–Alkalinity
4.8 Marsh Funnel
4.9 Mud Rheology
4.10 Plastic Viscosity, Yield Point and Zero–Sec–Gel
5 Hydraulics
5.1 Equivalent Mud Weight
5.2 Equivalent Circulating Density
5.3 Hydraulics: Basic Calculations
5.4 Bit Hydraulics
5.5 Bingham Plastic Model
5.6 Power Law Model
5.7 Gel Breaking Pressure
5.8 Hole Cleaning – Cuttings Transport
5.9 Transport Velocity
6 Tubular Mechanics
6.1 Drill Collar Length
6.2 Bending Stress Ratio (BSR)
6.3 Pipe Wall Thickness
6.4 Resonant Frequency
6.5 Tensions
6.6 Drag Force
6.7 Side Force Calculation
6.8 Torque and Makeup Torque
6.9 Buckling
6.10 Maximum Permissible Dogleg
6.11 Length Change Calculations
6.12 Stresses
6.13 Fatigue Ratio
6.14 Bending Stress Magnification Factor
6.15 Slip Crushing
6.16 Cumulative Fatigue Calculation
7 Drilling Tools
7.1 Stretch Calculations
7.2 Backoff Calculations
7.3 Overpull/Slack–Off Calculations
7.4 Motor Calculations
7.5 Stabilizer Calculations
7.6 Percussion Hammer
7.7 Positive Displacement Motor (PDM)
7.8 Rotor Nozzle Sizing
7.9 Downhole Turbine
7.10 Jar Calculations
7.11 Specific Energy
8 Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient
8.1 Formation Pressure
8.2 Leak–off Pressure
9 Well Control
9.1 Kill Mud Weight
9.2 The Length and Density of the Kick
9.3 Hydrostatic Pressure Due to the Gas Column
9.4 Leak–off Pressure
9.5 Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure (MAASP)
9.6 Accumulators
9.7 Driller's Method Operational Procedure
9.8 Kill Methods
9.9 The Riser Margin
10 Drilling Problems
10.1 Stuck Point Calculations
10.2 Differential Sticking Force
10.3 Spotting Fluid Requirements
10.4 Loss Circulation
10.5 Increased ECD Due to Cuttings
10.6 Mud Weight Increase Due to Cuttings
10.7 Hole Cleaning – Slip Velocity Calculations
10.8 Transport Velocity and Transport Ratio
10.9 Keyseating
11 Cementing
11.1 Cement Slurry Requirements
11.2 Yield of Cement
11.3 Slurry Density
11.4 Hydrostatic Pressure Reduction
11.5 Contact Time
11.6 Gas Migration Potential
11.7 Cement Plug
12 Well Cost
12.1 Drilling Costs
12.2 Future Value (FV)
12.3 Expected Value (EV)
12.4 Price Elasticity. Appendix: Useful Conversion Factors. Bibliography. Index. About the Author.

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