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Pressure Gradient: psi/ft = Drilling Fluid ppg 0.052


Mud Weight: ppg =
Pressure Gradient psi / ft
0.052



Hydrostatic Pressure: psi = Drilling Fluid ppg 0.052 TVD ft


Bottom Hole Circ. Pressure: psi = Hydrostatic Pressure psi + APL psi


Formation Pressure: psi = Hydrostatic Pressure in Drill String psi + SIDPP psi


Equivalent Drilling Fluid Weight: ppg =
Pressure psi
TVD ft 0.052



Pump Output: bbls/min = Pump Output bbls/stk Pump Speed spm


Annular Velocity: ft/min =
Pump Output bbls / min
Annular Volume bbls / ft



Initial Circulating Pressure: psi = Slow Circulating Rate (SCR) psi + SIDPP psi


Final Circulating Pressure: psi =
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ppg Weight Mud Present

ppg Weight Mud Kill
psi SCR
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Kill Fluid Mud Weight: ppg = ( ) ppg Weight Mud Drilling Original + 0.052 ft. TVD psi SIDPP


Shut In Casing Pressure: psi = ( ) | | psi SIDPP + ft Height Influx psi/ft Grad Influx - psi/ft Grad Mud Pressure


Equivalent Circulating Density: ppg = ( ) ppg Fluid Drilling Original + 0.052 ft. TVD psi Loss Pressure Annular


Height of Influx: ft =
Kick Size bbls
Annular Volume bbls / ft (around DC and / or DP)


Gradient of Influx: psi/ft = ( )
ft Height Influx
psi SIDPP - psi SICP
- 0.052 ppg Fluid Drilling

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SPM Old
SPM New
psi Pressure Present

New Pump Pressure: psi =
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ppg Weight Mud Old

ppg Weight Mud New
psi Pressure Pump Old


Max. Allowable Drilling Fluid Density: ppg = ( ) ppg Mud Test off Leak + 0.052 ft TVD Casing psi Test Off Leak Surface


New MAASP: psi = Max. Allow. MW ppg Present MW ppg x 0.052 x Shoe TVD ft


Riser Margin: psi = Hydrostatic of Mud in Riser psi Hydrostatic of Sea Water psi
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Riser Margin: ppg = Hydrostatic of Mud in Riser psi Hydrostatic of Sea Water psi
0.052 x Well Depth Below Mud Line ft

Riser Collapse: ft = (Riser Collapse Pressure psi Sea Water Gradient psi/ft) + Air Gap ft


Choke Line Friction: psi = SCR up Chokeline psi SCR up Riser psi


Kick Tolerance: ppg = [MAASP psi - [Mud Grad psi/ft x Influx Ht ft]] 0.052 T.V.D. ft


Excess Mud Return from Slug: bbls = (Slug wt ppg - Mud wt ppg) x Slug Volume bbls

Mud wt ppg.

Overbalance: psi = Hydrostatic Pressure psi Formation Pressure psi

1 US Barrel = 42 Gallons.

1 US Barrel = 5.6146 ft
3


(Volume) 1 ft
3
= 7.4805 US gallons

Volume of a Tank: bbls = Length x Breath x Height 5.6146 ft
3
= bbls