RIG MATH REFRESHER
Well Control Training Course
RIG MATH REFRESHER
Optional course for students registered for IADC Drilling.
Course taught prior to 3-day Drilling class.
Review of fundamental well control and rig math along with an emphasis on
completing killsheets.
No additional cost to attend.
2 2/10/2016
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this workshop, you will be
able to confidently perform:
Area calculations
Capacity calculations
Volume calculations
Open- and closed-end displacement
calculations
Various pressure calculations
Force calculations
Buoyancy calculations
Fluid velocity calculations
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INTRODUCTION TO
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
Numerous symbols are used
to denote functions of
measurement and/or amounts.
The more common ones will
be familiar, but some we come
across need to be understood.
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INTRODUCTION TO
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
What is the small figure at the
upper right of a number or
letter?
It’s called an exponent.
b2 = b squared = b x b
b3 = b cubed = b x b x b
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R E G U L A R T A N K C A P A C I T Y
INTRODUCTION TO
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
BPEMDAS Failure to follow this rule can lead to an
Brackets incorrect answer.
Parenthesis
Exponents 4 x 22 + (3 ÷ 3)
Multiplication & Division 4 x 22 + 1
Division 4x4+1
Addition 16 + 1
Subtraction
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AREA
What is area?
It’s the surface within a
defined boundary.
What shape is the boundary?
Square, rectangular, circular,
or any other closed shape.
Units are expressed as squared.
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AREA OF A RECTANGLE 18
To calculate the area of a square Area = Length x Width
or rectangle:
= 18 x 3
Length x Width = 54 units2
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AREA OF A RECTANGLE
12
If the base of a tank is 12 ft in 35
width and 35 ft in length, what
area would it occupy?
Area = 35 x 12
= 420 ft2
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AREA OF A CIRCLE
To calculate the area of a circle:
Area of Circle = 0.7854 x D2 Area of Circle = 0.7854 x D2
= 0.7854 x 52
(0.7854 = π / 4) = 0.7854 x 25
= 19.635 units2
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AREA OF A CIRCLE
Try it! Calculate the area of a circle with a diameter
of 2.50 in.
Area of Circle = 0.7854 x D²
= 0.7854 x 2.50²
= 0.7854 x 6.250
= 4.9088 in.²
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A R E A O F A C I R C L E
AREA OF A CIRCLE
Try it! Calculate the area of a circle with a diameter
of 4.276 in.
Area of Circle = 0.7854 x 4.2762
= 0.7854 x 18.284176
= 14.3604 in.2
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EXPOSED AREA
Closed-end area
What are the two most frequently
calculated areas?
Open-end area
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EXPOSED AREA How do we calculate it?
Why do we need to calculate the Open-end area = 0.7854 x (OD² – ID²)
open-end area?
Closed-end area = 0.7854 x OD²
Because that may be the area that the
pressure is acting on.
When would we use closed-end
areas? REMEMBER: When calculating any open-end
If there is a backpressure valve run in
area, calculate the squares of the two diameters
the string, we must calculate for the first, then subtract them to find the difference.
closed-end area. Failure to do so will
lead to incorrect displacement figures.
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EXPOSED AREA
Try it! Calculate the open-end area at the end of 4-in.
tubular with an ID of 3.340 in.
Exposed area = 0.7854 x (OD² – ID²)
= 0.7854 x (4² – 3.340²)
= 0.7854 x (16 – 11.1556)
= 0.7854 x 4.8444
= 3.8048 in.²
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ID
EXPOSED AREA Closed-End
Try it! Area = 0.7854 x 4.5²
OD
= 0.7854 x 20.25
Calculate both the closed- and
open-end area of 4.5-in. tubing = 15.9044 in.²
with an ID of 3.958 in.
Open-End
Area = 0.7854 x (4.5² – 3.958²)
= 0.7854 x (20.25 – 15.67)
= 0.7854 x 4.58
= 3.6005 in.²
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VOLUME OF A
CUBE/CUBOID 12
35
To calculate the volume of a cube The tank mentioned before is 12 ft high and full
or cuboid, we multiply the area of of water. What volume of water is in the tank?
the base by the height:
Volume = 35 x 12 x 12
= 5,040 ft3
Volume = Length x Width x Height
Convert ft3 to Barrels with 0.178
0.178 x 5,040 ft3 = 897.12 bbl
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CAPACITY OF
RECTANGULAR TANK 14
5
Capacity is the volume that can What is the capacity of the tank shown?
be contained within a certain Answer in barrels per foot.
portion.
Capacity = 0.178 x 14 x 5
Typically in the oil field, we will
describe capacity as the volume = 12.46 bbl/ft
held within a foot in a tubular or
tank. If the fluid level in this tank rose by 2 ft, we would
say that we gained (2 x 12.46), or 24.92 bbl.
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CAPACITY OF TUBULARS
Use ID to calculate capacity of a What is the capacity of 5-in. ID
tubular or hole: drillpipe with 4.276-in. ID?
Capacitybbl/ft = ID² / 1,029.4
Capacity = 4.2762 ÷ 1,029.4
= 18.284 ÷ 1,029.4
= 0.01776 bbl/ft
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