Applied Drilling Circulation Systems:

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.

Preface	p. ix
Liquid Drilling Systems	p. 1
Equipment in Mud Circulating Systems	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Mud Pumps	p. 3
Drill Strings	p. 6
Contaminant-Removal Equipment	p. 11
Summary	p. 18
Mud Hydraulics Fundamentals	p. 19
Introduction	p. 19
Characterization of Drilling Mud	p. 19
Hydraulics Models	p. 26
Summary	p. 57
Mud Pumps	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Mud Flow Rate Requirements	p. 61
Pressure Requirements	p. 66
Horsepower Requirements	p. 72
Capacities of Mud Pumps	p. 74
Summary	p. 78
Mud Hydraulics Optimization	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
The Criteria of Hydraulics Optimization	p. 81
The Optimum Design of a Hydraulics Program	p. 86
Summary	p. 104
Gas Drilling Systems	p. 107
Equipment in Gas Drilling Systems	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
Surface Equipment	p. 109
Downhole Equipment	p. 114
Summary	p. 117
Gas Compressors	p. 119
Introduction	p. 119
Gas Flow Mechanics	p. 119
Gas Injection Rate Requirements	p. 128
Gas Injection Pressure Requirements	p. 138
Horsepower Requirements	p. 142
Summary	p. 144
Gas Drilling Operations	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Gas Drilling Procedures	p. 147
Problems and Solutions	p. 150
Summary	p. 163
Underbalanced Drilling Systems	p. 165
Equipment in Underbalanced Drilling Systems	p. 167
Introduction	p. 167
Surface Equipment	p. 167
Downhole Equipment	p. 170
Summary	p. 171
Gas and Liquid Injection Rates	p. 173
Introduction	p. 173
Multiphase Flows in UBD Systems	p. 173
The Gas-Liquid Flow Rate Window	p. 194
Summary	p. 209
Underbalanced Drilling Operations	p. 213
Introduction	p. 213
Aerated Liquid Drilling	p. 213
Foam Drilling	p. 223
Summary	p. 230
Unit Conversion Factors	p. 231
Minimum Gas Flow Rates Required for Lifting Solids and Water in Air Drilling	p. 233
API Drill Collar Weight (lb/ft)	p. 241
API Drill Pipe Dimensional Data	p. 243
API Casing Dimensional Data	p. 245
Index	p. 255
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