Applied Drilling Circulation Systems (eBook)

Hydraulics, Calculations and Models

Boyun Guo, Gefei Liu (Autoren)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
272 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-12-381958-1 (ISBN)

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Used to clean the borehole, stabilize rock, control pressures, or enhance drilling rates, drilling fluids and their circulation systems are used in all phases of a drilling operation. These systems are highly dynamic and complicated to model until now. Written by an author with over 25 years of experience, Applied Drilling Circulation Systems: Hydraulics, Calculations and Models provide users with the necessary analytical/numerical models to handle problems associated with the design and optimization of cost-effective drilling circulation systems. The only book which combines system modeling, design, and equipment, Applied Drilling Circulation Systems: Hydraulics, Calculations and Models provides a clear and rigorous exposition of traditional and non-traditional circulation systems and equipment followed by self contained chapters concerning system modelling applications. Theories are illustrated by case studies based on the author's real life experience. The book is accompanied by a website which permits readers to construct, validate, and run models employing Newtonian fluids, Bingham Plastic fluids, Power Law fluids, and aerated fluids principles. This combination book and website arrangement will prove particularly useful to drilling and production engineers who need to plan operations including pipe-tripping, running-in casing, and cementing. - In-depth coverage of both on- and offshore drilling hydraulics. - Methods for optimizing both on- and offshore drilling hydraulics. - Contains problems and solutions based on years of experience.

Boyun Guo is a Professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Petroleum Engineering Department and Director of the Center for Optimization of Petroleum Systems (COPS) of the Energy Institute of Louisiana (EIL). He has 40 years of work experience in the oil and gas industry and academia. He is the principal author of 11 books and author/coauthor of over 150 research papers. He holds a BS degree in Engineering Science from Daqing Petroleum Institute in China, MS degree in Petroleum Engineering from Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, and a PhD degree in Petroleum Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Applied Drilling Circulation Systems 4
Copyright 5
Dedication 6
Table of Contents 8
Preface 10
Part One: Liquid Drilling Systems 12
Chapter 1. Equipment in Mud Circulating Systems 14
1.1 Introduction 14
1.2 Mud Pumps 14
1.3 Drill Strings 17
1.4 Contaminant-Removal Equipment 22
Summary 29
Chapter 2. Mud Hydraulics Fundamentals 30
2.1 Introduction 30
2.2 Characterization of Drilling Mud 30
2.3 Hydraulics Models 37
Summary 68
Chapter 3. Mud Pumps 72
3.1 Introduction 72
3.2 Mud Flow Rate Requirements 72
3.3 Pressure Requirements 77
3.4 Horsepower Requirements 83
3.5 Capacities of Mud Pumps 85
Summary 89
Chapter 4. Mud Hydraulics Optimization 92
4.1 Introduction 92
4.2 The Criteria of Hydraulics Optimization 92
4.3 The Optimum Design of a Hydraulics Program 97
Summary 115
Part Two: Gas Drilling Systems 118
Chapter 5. Equipment in Gas Drilling Systems 120
5.1 Introduction 120
5.2 Surface Equipment 120
5.3 Downhole Equipment 125
Summary 128
Chapter 6. Gas Compressors 130
6.1 Introduction 130
6.2 Gas Flow Mechanics 130
6.3 Gas Injection Rate Requirements 139
6.4 Gas Injection Pressure Requirements 149
6.5 Horsepower Requirements 153
Summary 155
Chapter 7. Gas Drilling Operations 158
7.1 Introduction 158
7.2 Gas Drilling Procedures 158
7.3 Problems and Solutions 161
Summary 174
Part Three: Underbalanced Drilling Systems 176
Chapter 8. Equipment in Underbalanced Drilling Systems 178
8.1 Introduction 178
8.2 Surface Equipment 178
8.3 Downhole Equipment 181
Summary 182
Chapter 9. Gas and Liquid Injection Rates 184
9.1 Introduction 184
9.2 Multiphase Flows in UBD Systems 184
9.3 The Gas–Liquid Flow Rate Window 205
Summary 220
Chapter 10. Underbalanced Drilling Operations 224
10.1 Introduction 224
10.2 Aerated Liquid Drilling 224
10.3 Foam Drilling 234
Summary 241
Appendix A: Unit Conversion Factors 242
Appendix B: Minimum Gas Flow Rates Required for Lifting Solids and Water in Air Drilling 244
Appendix C: API Drill Collar Weight (lb/ft) 252
Appendix D: API Drill Pipe Dimensional Data 254
Appendix E: API Casing Dimensional Data 256
Index 266

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.4.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bergbau
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-12-381958-X / 012381958X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-12-381958-1 / 9780123819581