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Horizontal Well Control
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Horizontal Well Control
Kick Avoidance
Known Formations
Fewer Appraisal Wells
Drilled Kick
Mud Weight Drop
Sealing Fault to Higher Pressure Zone
Loss Circulation
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Kick Detection
Influx In = Mud Out
Early Detection Best
The geometry of the well does not alter the fact that
formation fluid coming into the well will displace
drilling fluid from the well.
We need to continue to emphasise the need for
control of the mud pits to ensure that gains are not
disguised by mud transfers. A reliable flow paddle
system will assist in faster detection of kicks.
As we saw in earlier work unless the formation goes
under balance then it is very unlikely that a flow check
will be positive especially in OBM. Any influx
swabbed into the horizontal section is unable to
migrate and will produce a negative flow check.
A negative flow check does not mean there is no
influx
Again it comes back to proper control of the trip tank
whilst coming out of the well.
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Shut-In
If the influx is in the horizontal section
SIDPP SICP
Influx Type Unknown
Assume a Worst Case, Gas
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Kick Control
Once we have shutin on a horizontal
well what do we do next ;
How do we fill our kick sheet ?
OR
How do we get back to bottom ?
Lets look at both in turn.
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M D 10,000 ft
T V D 5,000 ft
OMW
=
10 ppg
SCRP
=
500 psi @ 4 bbl/min
SIDPP
=
1000 psi
10,000 ft of 5" Drill Pipe @ 0.017224 bbl/ft
Research & Engineering
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=
=
=
ICP
ICP
=
=
SCRP + SIDPP
500 + 1000
= 1500 psi
FCP
FCP
=
=
= 692 psi
= 3600 psi
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1600
1400
1400
1200
1200
1000
1000
800
800
600
600
400
400
200
200
0
0
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Time
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BHP ( psi )
3900
3800
3700
3600
3500
3400
0
21.5
43
TIme ( Mins )
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Two Questions
We can see there is a need for a better approach to
the Kick Sheet. We need to decide two things ;
How to divide the well up by depth ?
How to find the pressure at each depth ?
There is more than one answer to each question.
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Vertical Section
30 Section
60 Section
Horizontal Section
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30
30 Section
KOP + 0.5( TVD - KOP )
60
60 Section
Horizontal Section
TVD
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30 Section
60
60 Section
Horizontal Section
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SECTION
DETAIL
MEASURED
CAPACITIES bbls/ft
No.
D/STRING
ANNULUS
D/STRING
ANNULUS
RISER
C/L
0.01746
0.0087
450
5" DP
9 5/8 CSG
0.01746
0.0489
2300
5" HW
9 5/8 CSG
0.0087
0.0489
5" DP
9 5/8 CSG
0.01746
5" DP
9 5/8 CSG
5" DP
5" DP
5" DP
DEPTH
SECTION
DEV OF
CUM
COSINE
ANGLE
MD X COSINE DEV
OF DEV
SECTION
CUM
450
2750
2300
2750
450
3200
450
3200
0.0489
1128
4328
1128
4328
0.01746
0.0489
1287
5615
30
0.866
1115
5443
9 5/8 CSG
0.01746
0.0489
911
6526
60
0.4985
459
5902
8 1/2 OH
0.01746
0.046
756
7282
60
0.4985
377
6279
8 1/2 OH
0.01746
0.046
4000
11282
90
6279
5" HW
8 1/2 OH
0.0087
0.046
270
11552
90
6279
10
6 1/2" DC
8 1/2 OH
0.0087
0.046
120
11672
90
6279
11
12
TOTAL MD
11672
TVD
6279
( After Drilling And Production Training Centre, Horizontal Well Control Course )
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Pumping Pressure
Calculations remain the same for :
Initial Circulating Pressure, ICP
Final Circulating Pressure, FCP
But how do we reduce ICP to FCP as the
kill mud is pumped :
Measured Depth of Kill Mud ?
Vertical Depth of Kill Mud ?
We have seen that the measured depth
approach gives a bad answer.
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INITIAL CIRC
FINAL CIRC
PRESSURE
PRESSURE
2026
1877
1877
SECTION PRESSURE
INCREMENTAL
TVD
KILL GRADIENT
==
6279
6279
PRESSURES
0.022
0.022
DRILL STRING
ANNULUS
DECREMENT =
BORE
SECTION TVD X
HOLE
INCREMENTAL KILL
SECTION
SECTION
No.
TVD
GRADIENT
BBLS
STROKES
BBLS
STROKES
CUMULATIVE DECREMENT
SECTION
DECREMENT
CUM
SECTION
450
11
11
2015
69
69
2300
55
66
1960
40
341
410
450
11
77
1949
34
444
1128
26
103
1923
20
168
612
1115
26
1897
22
188
450
11
140
1886
16
136
936
377
149
129
1877
13
113
1049
CUM
800
70
597
1646
20
1666
10
12
1678
11
12
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The required kill mud weight and the initial and final
circulating pressures are all found as normal.
There is then one new item that has to be found. The
Incremental Kill Gradient. This finds the reduction in
standpipe pressure as the kill mud is pumped down
each foot of the vertical depth.
The reduction along each component of the drill
string can then be found from its vertical depth times
the kill gradient. This can then be taken from the
initial circulating pressure to find the circulating
pressure at the end of each of the drill string
components.
In this case the final circulating pressure is reached
when the kill mud reaches the TVD of the well
irrespective of whether it has reached the bit.
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TVD Vs Standard
Kick Sheet
Circulating Pressure ( psi )
2050
TVD Kick Sheet
Standard Kick Sheet
2000
1950
1900
1850
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
Total Strokes
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Static Pressure
Dynamic Pressure
the pump pressure whilst killing the drillstring
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Static Pressure
The STATIC pressure at any time in the kill is
related to the TVD of the kill mud. The STATIC
pressure will DECREASE the further the kill mud is
pumped.
The STATIC pressure can be found at any time in
the kill from ;
TVD P
Static Pressure = SIDPP - SIDPP x
TVD T
Where TVDP is the vertical depth of the kill mud at
the time and TVDT is the total vertical depth of the
well
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Dynamic Pressure
The DYNAMIC pressure at any time in the kill is related
to the MD of the kill mud. The DYNAMIC pressure will
INCREASE as the mud is pumped.
It can be found at any time in the kill from ;
MDP
MD T
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Circulating Pressure
The CIRCULATING PRESSURE at any time is then :
STATIC PRESSURE + DYNAMIC PRESSURE
The pressures must be calculated with the kill mud at the
same place in the string.
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Complete the standard Sedco Forex kick sheet up to Section G 1. You should then fill out this sheet to allow you to calculate your pumping pressure graph. You need to
transfer the following information to this sheet.
Measured Depth
=
True Vertical Depth =
Slow Circ Rate Press =
SIDPP
=
Final Circ Pressure =
Strokes To Bit
=
ft
ft
psi
psi
psi
stks
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
Pressure Increase
= F.C.P. - S.C.R.P. =
........................
psi
You should then break the well up into ten sections of measured depth, ensure the well profile is adequately described, and place the values in Row A of the table
below. You should then proceed through the calculations line by line until the table is full. Once the table is full the values can be used to draw your pressure against
strokes graph as normal. The rest of the kick sheet is then filled out as usual.
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A M.D.
10
B M.D. Ratio
C Strokes
D D y n a m i c P r e s s u r eS C R P + ( P r e s s u r e I n c x R o w B )
T.V.D.
at M.D. in Row A
T.V.D. Ratio
Static Pressure
H C i r c u l a t i n g P r e s s .Row D + Row G
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Worked Example
WELL CONTROL KICK SHEET
( Horizontal Extension )
Complete the standard Sedco Forex kick sheet up to Section G 1. You should then fill out this sheet to allow you to calculate your pumping pressure graph. You need to
transfer the following information to this sheet.
Measured Depth
=
True Vertical Depth =
Slow Circ Rate Press =
SIDPP
=
Final Circ Pressure =
Strokes To Bit
=
ft
ft
psi
psi
psi
stks
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1700
326
1877
1678
Pressure Increase
= F.C.P. - S.C.R.P. =
psi
177
You should then break the well up into ten sections of measured depth, ensure the well profile is adequately described, and place the values in Row A of the table
below. You should then proceed through the calculations line by line until the table is full. Once the table is full the values can be used to draw your pressure against
strokes graph as normal. The rest of the kick sheet is then filled out as usual.
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A M.D.
1167
2234
3502
4669
5836
7003
8170
10
B M.D. Ratio
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
C Strokes
168
336
503
671
839
1007
1175
1342
1510
1678
1718
1735
1753
1771
1789
1806
1824
1842
1859
1877
6279
D D y n a m i c P r e s s u r eS C R P + ( P r e s s u r e I n c x R o w B )
1700
T.V.D.
at M.D. in Row A
1167
2334
3502
4263
5554
6140
6279
6279
6279
T.V.D. Ratio
0.186
0.372
0.558
0.736
0.885
0.978
Static Pressure
265
205
144
86
38
1983
1940
1897
1857
1827
1813
1824
1842
1859
1877
H C i r c u l a t i n g P r e s s .Row D + Row G
326
2026
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2050
2000
1950
1900
1850
1800
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
Total Strokes
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Comparison of
Bottom Hole Pressures
Bottom Hole Pressure ( psi )
3600
Standard
TVD Sheet
3550
Extension
3500
3450
3400
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
Total Strokes
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Swabbed Influx
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Summary 1
Kick Avoidance
- On the plus side the formation is known
- On the negative side the formation is a
productive one
Kick Detection
- Same as an equivalent TVD well
- Good trip monitoring essential
Shut-In
- SIDPP = SICP
- Influx type unknown
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Summary 2
Drilled Kick
Change required to kick sheet
Proposal based on measured depth
Split static and dynamic components
Swabbed Kick
Displace influx to vertical and cause flow
Volumetric stripping
Worst case assumption for vertical section
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