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PETE 411
Well Drilling
Lesson 3
The Rig - Drilling Equipment
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Contents
Rig Pumps
Solids Control Equipment
Air Drilling
The Rotary System
The Swivel
The Well Control System
The Well Monitoring System
Offshore Drilling
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Assignments:
READ: ADE Ch. 1, to p.30

HW #1: ADE 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Due Monday, Sept. 9, 2002
at the beginning of class

NOTE: Answers in book are not
always correct...
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Schematic of
Rig
Circulating
System for
liquid
drilling fluid
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Example 1.3
Compute the pump factor in units of
barrels per stroke for a double-acting
duplex pump having:
6.5-inch liners (d
L
)
2.5 inch rods (d
r
)
18-inch strokes (L
S
)
and a volumetric efficiency of 90%. (E
V
)
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Solution:
The pump factor for a duplex pump can
be determined using Equation 1.10


( )
( )( ) ( ) ( ) | |
stroke / in 1991
5 . 2 5 . 6 2 9 . 0 18
2

d d 2 E L
2
F
3
2 2
2
r
2
L V S p
=

t
=

t
=
8
Recall:
There are 231 in.
3
in

an U. S. gallon and
42 U.S. gallons in a U.S. barrel. Thus
converting to the desired field units
yields:

1991 in.
3
/stroke * gal/231 in.
3
* bbl/42 gal.
= 0.2052 bbl/stroke.

Thus: Pump Factor = 0.2052 bbl/stroke
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Pump Factor = 3 * t/4 d
L
2
L
S
E
V
/(231 * 42)
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Example:


Pump Factor for Triplex Pump
( )( )
bbl/stroke 09442 . 0
. in
42 231
bbl
stroke
in
90 . 0 12 6
4
3
E L d
4
3
3
2
V S
2
L
=
-
|
.
|

\
|
t
=
-
|
.
|

\
|
t
- =
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Example: Pump Rate
= Pump Factor * Strokes/min

= 0.09442

= 7.554 bbl/min
= 317.3 gal/min


min
stks
80
stk
bbl
-
Pump Rate = 317 gal/min
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Hydrocyclone
desander
desilter
* No moving parts
* Low cost
* Pressure drop
* Diameter
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Decanting Centrifuge
Use?
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l
l
Use?
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Fig. 1.33
Schematic
of Rotary
System
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Fig. 1.34
Cutaway
View of
Swivel
ROTATING
* Seals
* Bearings
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Fig. 1.38
Cutaway View and
Dimensions for
Example Tool Joint
PIN
BOX

TJ
Shoulder
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Fig. 1.39
Stabilizer
* Keeps pipe in center of hole
* Aids in drilling straight hole
* Prolongs bit life
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Fig. 1.41
Kick Detection During
Drilling Operations
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2
3
KICK
GAIN IN PIT
VOLUME EQUAL
TO KICK VOLUME
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Fig. 1.46
Remote
Control
Panel for
operating
Blowout
Preventers
CHOKE
What to do if KICK occurs?
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Fig. 1.44 Annular Blowout Preventer
DP
TJ
DC
OH

Press
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Ram Blowout Preventer
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Ram Blowout Preventer - contd
SHEAR / BLIND
RAM ASSEMBLY
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Fig. 1.48 Rotating Blowout Preventer
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Fig. 1.51
High-
Pressure
Circulating
System for
Well
Control
Operations
Keep BHP const.
Kick
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Fig. 1.56
Subsurface
Well
Monitoring
System
MWD
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Fig. 1.57 Spread Mooring Systems
OFFSHORE DRILLING
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Fig. 1.58
Schematic of
Equipment
for Marine
Drilling
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Fig. 1.59 Operation of a
Heave Compensator
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Fig. 1.60
Subsea
BOP
Stack
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Fig. 1.63 Subsea Equipment
Installation Procedure
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Typical Casing Strings
Water Level

Depth
Seafloor Below ML

Conductor pile 36 30 200

Conductor Casing 26 20 1000



Surface Casing 17 1/2 13 3/8 4000

Hole Csg. Depth
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Some Typical Casing Strings

Depth
Below ML

Conductor pile 36 30 200

Conductor Casing 26 20 1000


Surface Casing 17 1/2 13 3/8 4000

Hole Csg. Depth
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Capacity = Area * Length
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What is the capacity of 10,000 ft of 5
OD, 19.50 lb/ft drillpipe?
Capacity = Area * Length
Area = t/4 d
2
= t/4 * 4.276
2
= 14.36 in
2
Length = 10,000 ft = 120,000 in

Capacity = 14.36 *120,000 in
3
/(231*42 in
3
/bbl)
Capacity = 177.6 bbls
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What is the displacement of 10,000 ft
of 5 OD, 19.50 lb/ft drillpipe?
Capacity = Area * Length
Area = t /4 (od
2
- id
2
) = t /4 * (5
2
- 4.276
2
)
= 5.275 in
2
Length = 10,000 ft = 120,000 in
Displ. = 5.276 * 120,000 in
3
/(231 * 42 in
3
/bbl)

Displacement = ? Bbls