Formulas and calculations for drilling, production, and workover / Norton J. Lapeyrouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lapeyrouse, Norton J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil wells--Management--Mathematics.

Oil wells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The most complete manual of its kind, this handy book gives you all the formulas and calculations you are likely to need in drilling operations. New updated material includes conversion tables into metric. Separate chapters deal with calculations for drilling fluids, pressure control, and engineering. Example calculations are provided throughout.Presented in easy-to-use, step-by-step order, Formulas and Calculations 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 m

Contents:

Cover; Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production, and Workover; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. BASIC FORMULAS; Pressure Gradient; Hydrostatic Pressure; Converting Pressure into Mud Weight; Specific Gravity; Equivalent Circulating Density; Maximum Allowable Mud Weight; Pump Output; Annular Velocity; Capacity Formulas; Control Drilling; Buoyancy Factor; Hydrostatic Pressure Decrease When Pulling Pipe out of the Hole; Loss of Overbalance Due to Falling Mud Level; Formation Temperature; Hydraulic Horsepower; Drill Pipe/Drill Collar Calculations

Pump Pressure/Pump Stroke RelationshipCost per Foot; Temperature Conversion Formulas; CHAPTER 2. BASIC CALCULATIONS; Volumes and Strokes; Slug Calculations; Accumulator Capacity; Bulk Density of Cuttings; Drill String Design (Limitations); Ton-Mile Calculations; Cementing Calculations; Weighted Cement Calculations; Calculations for the Number of Sacks of Cement Required; Calculations for the Number of Feet to Be Cemented; Setting a Balanced Cement Plug; Differential Hydrostatic Pressure Between Cement in the Annulus and Mud Inside the Casing; Hydraulicing Casing; Depth of a Washout

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-281-03667-6

9786611036676

0-08-050676-3

OCLC:

476077823