DRILLING ENGINEERING I
(CGE577)
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CHAPTER 6:
CEMENTING
(PART 2)
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CEMENTING CALCULATION
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The following calculation must be undertaken prior to
cementing operation: Volume of Slurry Required
No of sacks of cement
Volume of Mixwater (Water Required)
Volume of Additives
Displacement Volume
Total job time
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CEMENT SLURRY CALCULATION
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Weight of additive per sack of cement:
W A % Additiv e 94 lb / sk
Unit: lb/sk
Volume of Water Required per sack of cement:
VW V CW V AW
Unit: gal/sk
Volume of Slurry per sack of cement:
94
WA
VS
VW
SGC 8.33 lb / gal SG A 8.33 lb / gal
Unit: gal/sk
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CEMENT SLURRY CALCULATION
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Slurry Yield:
VS
YS
7.48 gal / ft 3
Unit: cuft/sk
Slurry Density:
94 W A 8.33 VW
S
VS
Where:
Unit: lb/gal or ppg
VCW = Volume of water required for cement (gal/sk)
VAW = Volume of water required for additive (gal/sk)
SGC = Specific gravity of cement
SGA = Specific gravity of additive
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Water Requirements for API Cements
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Water Requirements
for Cement Additives
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EXERCISE 1
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4% bentonite is to be added to Class H cement using
normal mixing water. Calculate:
Amount of bentonite to add (lb/sk) - 3.76 lb/sk
Total Water Requirements (gal/sk) - 6.9 gal/sk
Slurry Yield (cuft/sk) 1.43 cuft/sk
Slurry Density (ppg) - 14.56 ppg
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TOTAL VOLUME OF SLURRY
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Total Volume of Slurry, VS (cuft)
V S V A V B VC V D
A - Casing / Casing Annulus
B - Casing / Hole Annulus
C The shoetrack (~ 60 ft)
D Openhole Below Casing (rathole)
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TOTAL VOLUME OF SLURRY
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Find volumetric capacity for each section (Consider a single stage cementing)
- Annular Capacity (ft3/ft) =
Dh D p
2
Where:
183.35
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- Casing or Hole Capacity (ft3/ft) =
TOC
hB
FCD
ID
183.35
Dh = Hole Diameter (in)
Dp = Casing OD (in)
ID = Casing inner diameter (in)
Then, calculate slurry volume required for
each section:
V B Annular Capa. ( ft 3 / ft ) h B
hC
V C C a sin g Capa . ( ft 3 / ft ) hC
hD
V D Hole Capa. ( ft 3 / ft ) h D
Total Volume of Slurry Required (cuft)
= [Slurry volume to fill the annulus from TOC to depth of shoetrack (B)
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+ Slurry volume to fill the rathole (D) + Slurry volume to fill inside of shoetrack (C)] x Excess
NUMBER OF SACKS REQUIRED
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No of sacks of cements
No of sacks of additives
VS (cuft )
NC
YS (cuft / sk )
N A N C % Additiv e
Total Weight of Additive Required (lb)
WA WA NC
Total Volume of Water Required (gal)
VW VW N C
Note:
1 bbl = 5.615 cuft
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OTHER CALCULATIONS
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Displacement Volume (depending on operation)
For conventional cementing:
V disp C a sin g C apacity Depth of Float C ollar ( FC D )
Total job time = Mixing time + Time for release of
plug + Displacement Time
Note:
1 bbl = 5.615 cuft = 42 gal
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EXERCISE 2
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The 9-5/8 casing of a well is to be cemented with a single
stage cementing operation. The details are:
9- 5/8 47 lb/ft casing set at
12 hole
13-3/8 72 lb/ft casing set at
TOC outside 9-5/8 casing
Shoe track
Add 20% excess volume
13800
13810
6200
3000 above shoe
60 ft
Use the cement slurry properties from Exercise 1.
Calculate the total volume of slurry required, no. of cement sacks required,
total volume of water, no of sacks of additive, total weight of additive
required and total time for the job (min).
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Solution (Exercise 2)
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Calculate the total volume of slurry required
VB = 939 ft3
VC = 24.66 ft3
VD = 8.18 ft3
VT = 1166.2 ft3
No. of cement sacks required = 819 sacks
Total volume of water = 5646.889 gal
No of sacks of additive = 33 sacks
Total weight of additive required = 3077 lb
Total time for the job (min) = 169 min
Assume: Mixing rate is 10 sacks/min, 10 min release of plug and
pumping rate is 250 gal/min
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Tutorial 6
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Let say the 9-5/8 casing of a well is to be cemented
to surface with a single stage cementing operation.
Calculate the total volume of slurry required, no. of
cement sacks required, total volume of water, no of
sacks of additive and total weight of additive
required.
Note: Use the cement slurry and casing properties
from Exercise 2.
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Reference:
1) Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover
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