DRILLBYTE MUD HYDRAULICS ANALYSIS

Client
GNPOC
Well
Balome-2
Data Printed on Sat Apr 24 22:05:08 2004

INPUT DATA
Bit Depth
Weakest Fmtn Depth
Fracture Gradient
Max Allowed Flow Rate
Max Allowed Pressure
Actual Flow Rate
Rate of Penetration
Cuttings Density
Cuttings Diameter
Cuttings Shape
Cuttings Thickness
Bit TFA
Bit Nozzles

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3441.00 m
2185.00 m
1.69
g/cc
420
gal/min
2800
psi
420
gal/min
4.00
m/hr
2.50
g/cc
0.250
in
Spherical
0.8038 in^2
18,18,20

Hydraulics Model : Power Law

Mud Density : 1.26
g/cc
PIPE
ANNULUS
Power k 12.4062 12.4062 #sec^n/Cft^2
Power n 0.31922 0.31922
PV
22.00
22.00 cP
YP
32.00
32.00 Pa
300 rpm
88
88
600 rpm
110
110

BASIC RESULTS @ 420 gal/min

Section
Top
m
Surface
2185.00
2982.39
3419.29
3432.70

HOLE
diam
in
8.835
8.500
8.500
8.500
8.500

PIPE
OD
ID
in
in
5.000 4.252
5.000 4.252
5.000 2.795
6.890 2.874
6.772 1.454

VOLUMES/CAPACITIES
Hole
Pipe Annulus
bbl
bbl
bbl
543.6 125.9 369.5
183.6
45.9 120.1
100.6
10.9
65.8
3.1
0.4
1.1
1.9
0.1
0.7

VELOCITIES
Flow
Slip Annulus Critical Regime
m/min
m/min
m/min
3.50
59.14 233.53
LAM
3.97
66.41 237.71
LAM
3.97
66.41 237.71
LAM
8.41 126.63 276.04
LAM
7.94 118.90 272.34
LAM

VOLUMES
Annular Volume
Circulating Volume
Total Hole Volume

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557.1 bbl
740.2 bbl
832.8 bbl

Pipe Capacity
Pipe Displacement
Hydrostatic Pressure

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183.1 bbl
92.5 bbl
5447 psi

RESULTS AT VARIOUS FLOW RATES

Flow Rate
Flow Regime at TD
Jet Velocity
Impact Force
Hydraulic Power
Power/Area
Bit Loss
% Bit Loss
Pipe Loss
Annular Loss
Cuttings Loss
Surface Loss
MWD Loss
Motor/Turbine Loss
Total Loss
Circ Pressure
ECD @ TD
ECD @ Shoe
ECD @ Weakest Depth

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(MINIMUM)
25
LAMINAR
9.9
1.3
0.0
0.0
1
0.1
335
291
186
0
2
6
813
5925
1.33
1.32
1.32

(ACTUAL)
420
LAMINAR
167.6
383.5
64.7
1.2
264
12.6
1105
719
10
8
11
102
2106
6176
1.43
1.40
1.40

COMMENTS
ECD @ TD (cuttings)
g/cc :
1.37
1.43
At a Flow rate of 420 gal/min
Recommended Minimum Flow to maintain cuttings transport is 25 gal/min
Recommended Maximum Flow to maintain laminar flow is 916 gal/min