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Applied Drilling Engineering, Ch. 6
(1) Most people tend to overreact when gas reaches the surface. It is at this time one should be calm and determine where the gas units came from. Monitor the gas units response before reacting.
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7 7 in 8 20 ft bbl * * 0.25 porosity * 0.7 gs 4 12 in/ft hr 5.61 cu.ft bbl This indicates there are 420 Mud hr = 1990 1990 volumes of mud to = bbl Gas 1 volume of gas at the 0.2110 hr bottom of the hole.
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(gas law)
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This shows there are 465 volumes of gas at the surface per volume of gas at the bottom of the hole
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Expansion :
At surface :
So the mud weight has been cut 2.84 ppg (from 15 to 12.16) ppg
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!P red.gas
!P red.gas
PB - Hydrostatic pressure at bottom of well C - Gas % of total fluid at the surface PS - Surface pressure, psi ZA - Averagecompressibility factor TA - Average temperature, R ZS - Surface compressibility factor TS - Surface temperature, R
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(Vol. of
Average T and Z
Reduction in BHP
!P red.gas (PB + PS ) CP S Z A TA = ln (100 C)Z S TS P S
Reduction in BHP
This means the gas reduced the hydrostatic head by only 30.57 psi! The resulting bottom hole pressure will be p = 11,700 - 30.57 BHP = 11,669 psi
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Conclusion
It can be seen that the surface gas cut of approx. 3 PPG resulted in a bottom hole pressure reduction of less than 31 psi. There is one other factor that reduces the effect of gas cut mud even further and that is the effect of drilled solids in the mud. Drilled solids will tend to raise the overall density of the mud.
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Vol. of solids cut per unit time "D = * ROP * solid fraction * conversion factors 4
"(7.875) 20 ft/hr gal 1 ft = * * 0.75 * 7.481 3 * 4 60 min/hr ft 144 in 2 Rate of drilled solids generation = 0.632 gpm
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weight of solids + weight of mud Average mud wt. = total volume 0.632 gpm * 22.1 ppg + 294 gpm *15 ppg = 0.632 gpm + 294 gpm
P = 12 psi
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In this problem, the cuttings had very little effect on the hydrostatic head. But, if the rate of penetration were higher, the additional density added due to the drill solids could become significant.
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At surface:
PB + PS CP S Z A TA p = ln (100 C ) Z S TS PS 31 psi
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Note:
It is very important in any drilling operation: To recognize the symptoms of increasing pore pressure To be able to estimate the magnitude of the pore pressure
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Note contd:
To know the fracture gradients of the exposed formations To maintain the drilling practices within controllable limits To keep in mind that any one symptom of increasing pore pressure may not be sufficient to provide the basis for precise conclusions
Look at all the indicators...
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ROP
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(a) Notify any welder in area (b) Notify all rig personnel of the pending danger
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Stop drilling and circulate, and observe the gas response. If source is drilled gas, the gas rate will decrease.
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(a) Drilled gas - no increase in mud weight is required (b) Increasing pore pressure - (abnormal pore pressure) - May have to increase mud weight
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Drilling Techniques
I. Balanced Drilling
Balanced drilling by definition is when the hydrostatic head is equal to the pore pressure in the formation being drilled In the Gulf Coast area, if the hydrostatic head is 0 - 0.4 ppg over the actual pore pressure it is usually considered to be balanced drilling.
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Optimizes the drilling rate Lithology changes can be detected immediately from the ROP curve Transition zones can be detected sooner
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There is no room for error The wellbore must be carefully and continuously monitored for the first sign of formation pressure increase
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Balanced drilling is generally used for wildcat or exploratory drilling It is often used in hard rock formation drilling to optimize the rate of penetration
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Drilling Techniques
II. Overbalanced drilling
Overbalanced drilling by definition is when the pressure exerted by the hydrostatic head exceeds the formation pore pressure In the Gulf Coast region, if the mud weight is 0.4 ppg or more above the pore pressure, it is considered overbalanced drilling
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development drilling. In such areas, the pore pressures are generally known and the mud weights are maintained high enough to ensure ~ never taking a kick or swabbing a well in. But, at the same time the mud weights are maintained low enough so as not to cause differential sticking
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when the pressure exerted by the hydrostatic head of the mud is less than the pore pressure
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Increased rate of penetration Less formation damage due to mud filtrate or whole mud loss
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Possible kicks Wells can be swabbed in more readily Wellbore formation cave-ins (wellbore stability)
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areas that are very hard to drill such as some areas in West Texas. This is done to increase the rate of penetration. Note that this technique is used in areas that have very tight and competent formations. The tight formations reduce the chance of taking a kick...
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Controlled drilling, by definition, is when a constant rate of penetration is maintained by fluctuating the weight on bit
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Control of gumbo problems Reduces cuttings generation rate Reduces drilled gas problems
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This drilling technique disguises lithology changes Furthermore, and most importantly, it disguises transition zones and makes it almost impossible to detect these from the penetration rate curve.
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This should only be used when necessary and prudent, such as in troublesome gumbo sections where the pore pressures are well known