APPENDIX OILFIELD FORMULAS AND CONVERSIONS
A. FORMULAS AND CONVERSION FACTORS COMMONLY
USED IN WELL CONTROL
A.1 CONVERSION FACTORS
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A. APPENDIX - FORMULAE AND CONVERSION FACTORS
COMMONLY USED IN WELL CONTROL
Pressure Gradient psi/ft.
Mud/Brine Weight ppg x 0.052
Mud/Brine Weight ppg
Pressure Gradient psi/ft 0.052
Hydrostatic Pressure psi
Mud/Brine Weight ppg x 0.052 x True Vertical Depth ft
Formation Pressure psi
Hydrostatic Pressure (in string & sump) psi + Shut In Tubing Head Pressure psi
Equivalent Mud Weight ppg
Pressure psi True vertical Depth ft 0.052
Pump Output bbls/min
Pump Output bbls/stk x Pump Speed spm
Annulus Velocity ft/min
Pump Output bbls/min Annulus Volume bbls/ft
Boyle’s Law
P1V1 = P2V2
Conversion of pipe diameter to bbls/ft
A.1 CONVERSION FACTORS
Acre = 43,560 square feet
= 4,047 square metres
Atmosphere = 33.94 feet of water
= 29.92 inches of mercury
= 760 millimetres of mercury
= 14.70 pounds per square inch
Bar = 14.504 pounds per square inch
= 100 Kilo Pascal’s
Barrel = 5.6146 cubic feet
= 42 gallons (US)
= 35 gallons (Imperial)
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Barrel of water @ 60˚F = 0.1588 metric ton
Barrel (36˚ API) = 0.1342 metric ton
Barrel per hour = 0.0936 cubic feet per minute
= 0.700 gallon per minute
= 2.695 cubic inches per second
Barrel per day (bopd) = 0.2917 gallon per minute
British Thermal Unit = 0.2520 kilogram calorie
= 0.2928 watt hour
BTU per minute = 0.02356 horse power
Centimeter = 0.3937 inch
Centimeter of mercury = 0.1934 pound per square inch
Cubic centimetre = 0.06102 cubic inch
Cubic foot = 0.1781 barrel
= 7.4805 gallons (US)
= 0.02832 cubic meter
= 0.9091 sacks cement (set)
Cubic foot per minute = 10.686 barrels per hour
= 28.800 cubic inches per second
= 7.481 gallons per minute
Cubic inch = 16.387 cubic centimeters
Cubic meter = 6.2897 barrels (US)
= 35.314 cubic feet
= 264.20 gallon (US)
Cubic yard = 4.8089 barrels
= 46,656 cubic inches
= 0.7646 cubic meter
Feet = 30.48 centimeters
= 0.3048 meters
Feet of water @ 60˚F = 0.4331 pound per square inch
Feet per second = 0.68182 mile per hour
Foot pound = 0.001286 British Thermal Unit
Foot pound per second = 0.001818 horse power
Gallon (US) = 0.2318 barrel
= 0.1337 cubic feet
= 231.00 cubic inches
= 3.785 liters
= 0.003785 cubic meters
Gallon (Imperial) = 1.2009 gallons (US)
= 277.274 cubic inches
Gallon per minute = 1.429 barrels per hour
= 34.286 barrels per day
Gram = 0.03527 ounce
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Horsepower = 42.44 BTUs per minute
= 33,000 feet/pounds per minute
= 550 feet/pounds per second
= 1.014 horsepower (metric)
= 0.7457 kilowatt
Horsepower hour = 2,547 British Thermal Units
Inch = 2.540 centimeters
Inch of mercury = 1.134 feet of water
= 0.4912 pound per square inch
Inch of water @ 60˚F = 0.0361 pound per square inch
Kilogram = 2.2046 pounds
Kilogram calorie = 3.968 British Thermal Units
Kilogram per square centimeter = 14.223 pounds per square inch
= Kg/cm2 x 98.1 gives Pascals (KPa)
Kilometer = 3,281 feet
= 0.6214 mile
Kilo Pascal = 0.145 pounds per square inch
Kilowatt = 1.341 horse power
Liter = 0.2462 gallon
= 1.0567 quarts
Mega Pascal = 145.03 pound per square inch
Meter = 3.281 feet
= 39.37 inches
Mile = 5,280 feet
= 1.609 kilometers
Miles per hour = 1.4667 feet per second
Ounce (Avoirdupois) = 28.3495 grams
Part per million = 0.05835 grain per gallon
= 8.345 pounds per million gallons
Pascal = 0.000145 pound per square inch
Pound = 7,000 grains
= 0.4536 kilogram
Pound per square inch = 2.309 feet of water @ 60˚F
= 2.0353 inches of mercury
= 51.697 millimeters of mercury
= 0.703 kilograms per square centimeter
= 0.0689 bar
= 0.006895 mega Pascal (MPa)
= 6.895 kilo Pascal (KPa)
= 6895 Pascal (Pa)
Pressure = psi x 6.895 gives Kilo Pascals (KPa)
Quart (Liquid) = 0.946 liter
Sack cement (Set) = 1.1 cubic feet
Square centimeter = 0.1550 square inch
Square foot = 0.929 square meter
Square inch = 6.452 square centimeters
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Square kilometer = 0.3861 square mile
Square meter = 10.76 square feet
Square mile = 2.590 square kilometers
Temp Centigrade = 5/9 (Temp ˚F - 32)
Temp Fahrenheit = 9/5 (Temp ˚C) + 32
Temp Absolute (Kelvin) = Temp ˚C + 273
Temp Absolute (Rankine) = Temp ˚F + 460
Ton (long) = 2,240 pounds
Ton (metric) = 2,205 pounds
Ton (short or net) = 2,000 pounds
Ton (metric) = 1.102 tons (short or net)
Ton (metric) = 1,000 kilograms
= 6.297 barrels of water @ 60˚F
= 7.454 barrels (36˚ API)
Ton (short or net) = 0.907 ton (metric)
Watt per hour = 3.415 BTUs
Yard = 0.9144 meter
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