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Submit a ProposalFormulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations
 | By Robello Samuel Copyright: 2010 | Status: Published ISBN: 9780470625996 | Paperback | 1 lb 400 pages Price: $170 USD  |
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This is the "must have"� guide for any drilling, production, or petroleum engineer, with thousands of handy formulas and calculations that the engineer needs on a daily basis
Audience
Engineers and scientists in the petroleum industry, such as petroleum, drilling, and reservoir engineers, production engineers, geologists, and petrophysicists
Engineers and scientists in the petroleum industry, such as petroleum, drilling, and reservoir engineers, production engineers, geologists, and petrophysicists
Description
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. It also serves as a handy study guide for drilling and well control certification courses. Virtually all the mathematics required on a drilling rig is here in one convenient source, including formulas for pressure gradient, specific gravity, pump, output, annular velocity, buoyancy factor, and many other topics.
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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. It also serves as a handy study guide for drilling and well control certification courses. Virtually all the mathematics required on a drilling rig is here in one convenient source, including formulas for pressure gradient, specific gravity, pump, output, annular velocity, buoyancy factor, and many other topics.
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Author / Editor Details
Dr. Robello Samuel has been a principal technical advisor in the drilling evaluation division of Halliburton since 1998. With dozens of articles and several books to his credit, including Downhole Drilling Tools, Drilling Engineering, and Advanced Drilling Engineering, he is also an adjunct professor in the petroleum program at the University of Houston. Dr. Robello is also on the board of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering,and he holds degrees from the University of Madurai (BS and MS) and Tulsa University (PhD).
Dr. Robello Samuel has been a principal technical advisor in the drilling evaluation division of Halliburton since 1998. With dozens of articles and several books to his credit, including Downhole Drilling Tools, Drilling Engineering, and Advanced Drilling Engineering, he is also an adjunct professor in the petroleum program at the University of Houston. Dr. Robello is also on the board of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering,and he holds degrees from the University of Madurai (BS and MS) and Tulsa University (PhD).
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1. Basic Calculations
2. Rig Equipment
a. Overall Efficiency of Engines
b. Blocks and Drilling Line
c. Derrick Load
d. Ton-Miles Calculations
e. Rotary Torque
f. Mud Pumps
g. Offshore
3. Wellpath and Trajectory
a. Wellbore Curvature
b. Borehole Torsion
c. Wellpath Length
d. Trajectory Calculations
e. Tortuosity
g. Wellbore Energy
h. Magnetic Interference
i. Wellbore Trajectory Uncertainity
4. Drilling Fluid Calculations
a. Equivalent Mud Weight
b. Weighting
c. Weighting
d. Dilution
e. Water-Oil Ratio
f. Fluid Loss
g. Acidity-Alkalinity
h. Mud Rheology
5. Hydraulics
a. Equivalent Mud Weight
b. Equivalent Circulating Density
c. Hydraulics --Basic Calculations
d. Bit Hydraulics
e. Bit Hydraulics - Optimization
f. Bingham Plastic Model
g. Power Law Model
h. Hole Cleaning --Cuttings Transport
6. Tubulars
a. Drillcollar Length
b. Bending Stress Ratio
c. Pipe Wall Thickness
d. Resonant Frequency
e. Tension
f. Drag Force
g. Buckling Helical, Sinusoidal
h. Maximum Permissible Dogleg
i. Length Change Calculations
j. Stresses
k. Yield Limit
l. Fatigue
m. Bending Stress Magnification Factor
n. Slip Crushing
7. Drilling Tools
a. Stretch Calculations
b. Motor Calculations
c. Jar Calculations
d. Specific Energy
8. Pore and Fracture Pressures
a. Formation Pressure
b. Leak-Off Pressure
9. Kick Control
a. Kill Mud Weight
b. Length and Density of Kick
c. Type of Kick
d. Kick Classification
e. Kick Tolerance
f. Hydrostatic Pressure due To Gas
f. Leak-Off Pressure
g. Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure
h. Accumulator Pressure
i. Drillers Method
j. Kill Methods
k. Riser Margins
10. Drilling Problems
a. Stuck Point Calculations
b. Differential Sticking Force
c. Spotting Fluid Requirements
d. Loss Circulation
e. Mud Weight Increase Due to Cuttings
f. Hole Cleaning
g. Key Seating
11. Cementing
a. Slurry Requirements
b. Gas Migration Potential
c. Cement Plug
12. Well Cost Estimation
a. Drilling Cost
b. Future Value
c. Expected Value
d. Price Elasticity
APPENDIX
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INTRODUCTION
1. Basic Calculations
2. Rig Equipment
a. Overall Efficiency of Engines
b. Blocks and Drilling Line
c. Derrick Load
d. Ton-Miles Calculations
e. Rotary Torque
f. Mud Pumps
g. Offshore
3. Wellpath and Trajectory
a. Wellbore Curvature
b. Borehole Torsion
c. Wellpath Length
d. Trajectory Calculations
e. Tortuosity
g. Wellbore Energy
h. Magnetic Interference
i. Wellbore Trajectory Uncertainity
4. Drilling Fluid Calculations
a. Equivalent Mud Weight
b. Weighting
c. Weighting
d. Dilution
e. Water-Oil Ratio
f. Fluid Loss
g. Acidity-Alkalinity
h. Mud Rheology
5. Hydraulics
a. Equivalent Mud Weight
b. Equivalent Circulating Density
c. Hydraulics --Basic Calculations
d. Bit Hydraulics
e. Bit Hydraulics - Optimization
f. Bingham Plastic Model
g. Power Law Model
h. Hole Cleaning --Cuttings Transport
6. Tubulars
a. Drillcollar Length
b. Bending Stress Ratio
c. Pipe Wall Thickness
d. Resonant Frequency
e. Tension
f. Drag Force
g. Buckling Helical, Sinusoidal
h. Maximum Permissible Dogleg
i. Length Change Calculations
j. Stresses
k. Yield Limit
l. Fatigue
m. Bending Stress Magnification Factor
n. Slip Crushing
7. Drilling Tools
a. Stretch Calculations
b. Motor Calculations
c. Jar Calculations
d. Specific Energy
8. Pore and Fracture Pressures
a. Formation Pressure
b. Leak-Off Pressure
9. Kick Control
a. Kill Mud Weight
b. Length and Density of Kick
c. Type of Kick
d. Kick Classification
e. Kick Tolerance
f. Hydrostatic Pressure due To Gas
f. Leak-Off Pressure
g. Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure
h. Accumulator Pressure
i. Drillers Method
j. Kill Methods
k. Riser Margins
10. Drilling Problems
a. Stuck Point Calculations
b. Differential Sticking Force
c. Spotting Fluid Requirements
d. Loss Circulation
e. Mud Weight Increase Due to Cuttings
f. Hole Cleaning
g. Key Seating
11. Cementing
a. Slurry Requirements
b. Gas Migration Potential
c. Cement Plug
12. Well Cost Estimation
a. Drilling Cost
b. Future Value
c. Expected Value
d. Price Elasticity
APPENDIX
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BISAC SUBJECT HEADINGS
TEC047000: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum
TEC031030: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Fossil Fuels
BIC CODES
THFP: Petroleum technology
THF: Fossil fuel technologies
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