Guo / Liu Applied Drilling Circulation Systems

Hydraulics, Calculations and Models
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-12-381958-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guo, Boyun

Liu, Gefei

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Applied Drilling Circulation Systems;4
3;Copyright;5
4;Dedication;6
5;Table of Contents;8
6;Preface;10
7;Part One: Liquid Drilling Systems;12
7.1;Chapter 1. Equipment in Mud Circulating Systems;14
7.1.1;1.1 Introduction;14
7.1.2;1.2 Mud Pumps;14
7.1.3;1.3 Drill Strings;17
7.1.4;1.4 Contaminant-Removal Equipment;22
7.1.5;Summary;29
7.2;Chapter 2. Mud Hydraulics Fundamentals;30
7.2.1;2.1 Introduction;30
7.2.2;2.2 Characterization of Drilling Mud;30
7.2.3;2.3 Hydraulics Models;37
7.2.4;Summary;68
7.3;Chapter 3. Mud Pumps;72
7.3.1;3.1 Introduction;72
7.3.2;3.2 Mud Flow Rate Requirements;72
7.3.3;3.3 Pressure Requirements;77
7.3.4;3.4 Horsepower Requirements;83
7.3.5;3.5 Capacities of Mud Pumps;85
7.3.6;Summary;89
7.4;Chapter 4. Mud Hydraulics Optimization;92
7.4.1;4.1 Introduction;92
7.4.2;4.2 The Criteria of Hydraulics Optimization;92
7.4.3;4.3 The Optimum Design of a Hydraulics Program;97
7.4.4;Summary;115
8;Part Two: Gas Drilling Systems;118
8.1;Chapter 5. Equipment in Gas Drilling Systems;120
8.1.1;5.1 Introduction;120
8.1.2;5.2 Surface Equipment;120
8.1.3;5.3 Downhole Equipment;125
8.1.4;Summary;128
8.2;Chapter 6. Gas Compressors;130
8.2.1;6.1 Introduction;130
8.2.2;6.2 Gas Flow Mechanics;130
8.2.3;6.3 Gas Injection Rate Requirements;139
8.2.4;6.4 Gas Injection Pressure Requirements;149
8.2.5;6.5 Horsepower Requirements;153
8.2.6;Summary;155
8.3;Chapter 7. Gas Drilling Operations;158
8.3.1;7.1 Introduction;158
8.3.2;7.2 Gas Drilling Procedures;158
8.3.3;7.3 Problems and Solutions;161
8.3.4;Summary;174
9;Part Three: Underbalanced Drilling Systems;176
9.1;Chapter 8. Equipment in Underbalanced Drilling Systems;178
9.1.1;8.1 Introduction;178
9.1.2;8.2 Surface Equipment;178
9.1.3;8.3 Downhole Equipment;181
9.1.4;Summary;182
9.2;Chapter 9. Gas and Liquid Injection Rates;184
9.2.1;9.1 Introduction;184
9.2.2;9.2 Multiphase Flows in UBD Systems;184
9.2.3;9.3 The Gas–Liquid Flow Rate Window;205
9.2.4;Summary;220
9.3;Chapter 10. Underbalanced Drilling Operations;224
9.3.1;10.1 Introduction;224
9.3.2;10.2 Aerated Liquid Drilling;224
9.3.3;10.3 Foam Drilling;234
9.3.4;Summary;241
10;Appendix A: Unit Conversion Factors;242
11;Appendix B: Minimum Gas Flow Rates Required for Lifting Solids and Water in Air Drilling;244
12;Appendix C: API Drill Collar Weight (lb/ft);252
13;Appendix D: API Drill Pipe Dimensional Data;254
14;Appendix E: API Casing Dimensional Data;256
15;Index;266