Formulas and calculations for drilling, production, and workover : all the formulas you need to solve drilling and production problems / William Lyons, Tom Carter, Norton J. Lapeyrouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyons, William C.

Contributor:

Carter, Tom.

Lapeyrouse, Norton J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil wells--Management--Mathematics.

Oil wells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/GPP, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A quick reference for day-to-day work out on the rig or a handy study guide for drilling and well control certification courses, Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover has served a generation of oilfield professionals throughout their careers. Compact and readable, Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover, 3rd Edition is a problem solving time saving tool for the most basic or complex predicaments encountered in the field. All formulas and calculations are presented in easy-to-use, step-by-step order, virtually all the mathematics r

Contents:

Front Cover; Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production, and Workover: All the Formulas You Need to Solve Drilling and Production Problems; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Basic Equations; 1.0. Terminology; 1.1. Mud Weight MW (lb/ft3), Mud Weight MW (ppg), and Specific Gravity (SG) [USCS/British]; 1.2. Density ρ (kg/m3 or kg/liter), Mud Weight MW (N/m3 or N/liter), and Specific Gravity (SG) [SI-Metric]; 1.3. Hydrostatic Pressure (P) and (p) [USCS/British]; 1.4. Hydrostatic Pressure (P) and (p) [SI-Metric]; 1.5. Pressure Gradient (psi/ft), G (ppg) [USCS/British]

1.6. Pressure Gradient G (SG) [SI-Metric]1.7. Equivalent Circulating ""Density"" ECD (ppg) [USCS/British]; 1.8. Equivalent Circulating ""Density"" ECD (N/liter) and ECD (SG) [SI-Metric]; 1.9. Mud Pump Output Q (bbl/stk) and q (gpm) [USCS/British]; 1.9.1. Triplex Pump; 1.9.2. Duplex Pump; 1.9.3. Hydraulic Horsepower; 1.10. Capacity Formulas; 1.10.1. Annular Capacity between Casing or Hole and Drill Pipe, Tubing, or Casing; 1.10.2. Annular Capacity between Casing and Multiple Strings of Tubing

1.10.3. Capacity of Tubulars and Open Hole: Drill Pipe, Drill Collars, Tubing, Casing, Hole, and Any Cylindrical Object1.10.4. Amount of Cuttings Drilled per Foot of Hole Drilled; 1.11. Annular Velocity Van (ft/min); Metric Calculations; SI Unit Calculations; 1.12. Strokes per Minute (SPM) Required for a Given Annular Velocity; 1.13. Control Drilling; 1.14. Buoyancy Factor (BF); 1.15. Decrease When Pulling Pipe Out of the Hole; 1.15.1. When Pulling DRY Pipe; 1.15.2. When Pulling WET Pipe; 1.16. Loss of Overbalance Due to Falling Mud Level; 1.16.1. Feet of Pipe Pulled DRY to Lost Overbalance

1.16.2. Feet of Pipe Pulled WET to Lose OverbalanceMetric Calculations; SI Unit Calculations; Formation Temperature (Tf); 1.17. Circulating Hydraulic Horsepower (HHP); 1.17.1. Rule of Thumb Formulas; 1.18. Pump Pressure/Pump Stroke Relationship (the Roughneck's Formula); Metric Calculation; SI Unit Calculation; 1.19. Cost per Foot; 1.20. Temperature Conversion Formulas; Convert Temperature, Fahrenheit (F) to Centigrade or Celsius (C); Convert Temperature, Centigrade or Celsius (C) to Fahrenheit; Convert Temperature, Centigrade, Celsius (C) to Kelvin (K)

Convert Temperature, Fahrenheit (F) to Rankine (R)Rule of Thumb Formulas for Temperature Conversion; Chapter 2: Basic Calculations; 2.0. Capacity, Volumes, and Strokes; 2.0.1. Capacity of Drill Pipe, HWDP, Casing, or Open Hole in bbl/ft; 2.0.2. Capacity of Casing or Open Hole between Drill Pipe, HWDP, or Casing in bbl/ft; 2.0.3. Capacity of Drill Pipe, HWDP, Casing, or Open Hole in ft/bbl; 2.0.4. Capacity of Casing or Open Hole between Drill Pipe, HWDP, or Casing in ft/bbl; 2.0.5. Volume of Drill Pipe, HWDP, Drill Collar, or Casing in bbl

2.0.6. Volume between Drill Pipe, HWDP, or Casing, and the Casing or Open Hole in bbl

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Rev. ed. of: Formulas and calculations for drilling, production, and workover / Norton J. Lapeyrouse.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

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

ISBN:

1-283-29381-1

9786613293817

1-85617-930-3

OCLC:

759807498