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Exercise 2

This document provides 15 well control exercises involving calculations related to mud weights, pressure gradients, bottom hole pressures, equivalent circulating density, annular pressure losses, maximum allowable mud weights, and influx gradients. The exercises require converting between mud weights and pressure gradients, calculating pressures at various depths, determining required kill mud weights, and analyzing drill pipe and drill collar capacities.

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Exercise 2

This document provides 15 well control exercises involving calculations related to mud weights, pressure gradients, bottom hole pressures, equivalent circulating density, annular pressure losses, maximum allowable mud weights, and influx gradients. The exercises require converting between mud weights and pressure gradients, calculating pressures at various depths, determining required kill mud weights, and analyzing drill pipe and drill collar capacities.

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WELL CONTROL

EXERCISE 2
1. Convert the following pressure gradients to mud weights:

Gradient Mud Wt.

a. .56 psi/ft = ppg

b. .81 psi/ft = ppg

2. Convert the following mud weights to pressure gradients:

Mud Wt. Pressure Gradient.

a. 10.4 ppg = psi/ft

b. 14 ppg = psi/ft

3. Calculate the mud weights required to balance the following formation


pressures:

a. 3,500 psi at 7,000 feet

___________ ppg

b. 2,800 psi at 4,000 ft

___________ ppg

c. 12,000 feet MD/10,500 feet TVD with 9,000 psi.

___________ ppg

4. Calculate mud weight required for these wells:

a. BHP = 9,800 psi, Depth = 9,800 feet

Mud Wt. = ppg

b. BHP = 4,580 psi, Depth = 10,000 feet TVD, 11,500 feet MD

Mud Wt. = ppg


Well Control Exercise 2

5. Calculate the hydrostatic pressure exerted by the following mud


weights/gradients:

a. 9.5 ppg at 9,000 feet MD and 8,000 feet TVD.

psi

b. 15.5 ppg at 18,000 feet TVD and 21,000 feet MD.

psi

c. 0.889 psi/ft at 11,000 feet MD and 9,500 feet TVD.

psi

6. Calculate the Pump Pressure which you would expect to see at the new pump
rate:

Old Stk's Old Pressure New Stk's New Pressure

a. 30 spm 600 psi 40 spm = ____________ psi

b. 80 spm 2500 psi 60 spm = ____________ psi

c. 70 spm 1800 psi 20 spm = ____________ psi

7. Calculate the Pump Pressure you would expect after the following mud weight
changes:

Old Mud Wt. Old Pressure New Mud Wt. New Pressure

a. 10 ppg 2200 psi 10.5 ppg = _____________ psi

b. 9.5 ppg 1800 psi 9.8 ppg = _____________ psi

c. 11.8 ppg 600 psi 12.4 ppg = _____________ psi

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Well Control Exercise 2

8. Calculate the Bottom Hole Circulating Pressure in each well:

A.P.L. Depth Mud Wt. B.H.C.P.

a. 400 psi 12500 ft 10 ppg = psi

b. 250 psi 9160 ft 10.5 ppg = psi

9. Calculate the Equivalent Circulating Density in each well:

A.P.L. Hydrostatic Depth T.V.D. E.C.D.


Pressure.

a. 350 psi 5050 psi 9800 ft = ppg

b. 40 psi 6800 psi 12000 ft = ppg

10. Calculate the Annular Pressure Loss in each well:

B.H.C.P. Mud Wt. Depth T.V.D. A.P.L.

a. 6000 psi 11.6 ppg 9450 ft = psi

b. 2600 psi 9.8 ppg 5000 ft = psi

11. Using the following data from Leak Off Test results. Calculate Maximum
Allowable Mud Weights:

L.O.T Mud Wt. Shoe Depth. Max Mud


Pressure TVD Wt

a. 1800 psi 11.4 ppg 9000 ft = ppg

b. 1560 psi 10.6 ppg 7400 ft = ppg

c. 1420 psi 9.8 ppg 6350 ft = ppg

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Well Control Exercise 2

12. Calculate new MAASP from the following data:

Max Allow Mud Wt. Shoe Depth


Mud Wt. in use T.V.D. MAASP

a. 19 ppg 12 ppg 8000 ft = psi

b. 16.7 ppg 11.5 ppg 6800 ft = psi

c. 15 ppg 9.2 ppg 5500 ft = psi

13. Using the following data calculate the required kill mud weight:

SICP SIDPP Mud Wt. Depth TVD Depth MD Kill Mud

a. 10 ppg 9500 ft 10000 ft

b. 850 psi 690 psi 11 ppg 12000 ft 12300 ft

c. 780 psi 570 psi 10.5 ppg 11200 ft 11800 ft

d. 700 psi 300 psi 14 ppg 13000 ft 13400 ft

14. Calculate the height of the following influx sizes.

Well data: Drill Collar Length = 700 ft


D.C. - OH Capacity = .0292 bb/s/ft
D.P. - OH Capacity = .0459 bb/s/ft

Influx volume.= Height ft.

10 bbls= ft

20 bbls= ft

30 bbls= ft

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Well Control Exercise 2

15. Using the following data calculate Influx Gradients:

SICP SIDPP Mud WT Ht of Influx Influx gradient

a. 800 psi 720 psi 11.5 ppg 400 ft

b. 950 psi 600 psi 10.6 ppg 840 ft

c. 680 psi 550 psi 10.2 ppg 350 ft

DART/Rev0/JLP/DAP 5

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