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Lecture 8 Casing String Design LL

This document summarizes a lecture on casing string design that includes an example calculation. The lecture outlines the required calculations for casing design, including burst, collapse, and tension. It then presents an example to design a 9 5/8-inch, 8,000-foot casing string where the mud density is 12.5 ppg and formation pore pressure is 6,000 psi. The solution shows that the 53.5 #/ft N-80 casing is required to withstand the collapse pressure at the bottom but 47 #/ft casing can be used higher in the string to reduce costs while still meeting design requirements.

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Lecture 8 Casing String Design LL

This document summarizes a lecture on casing string design that includes an example calculation. The lecture outlines the required calculations for casing design, including burst, collapse, and tension. It then presents an example to design a 9 5/8-inch, 8,000-foot casing string where the mud density is 12.5 ppg and formation pore pressure is 6,000 psi. The solution shows that the 53.5 #/ft N-80 casing is required to withstand the collapse pressure at the bottom but 47 #/ft casing can be used higher in the string to reduce costs while still meeting design requirements.

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PET ENG 313

Casing String Design ll

Lecture # 8

Dr. Ahmed K. Abbas


Outlines
1. Required Calculation casing design
a) Burst
b) Collapse
c) Tension
2. Example Calculation

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Casing Design Example

Design a 9 5/8-in., 8,000-ft casing string for a


well where the mud density will be 12.5 ppg
and the formation pore pressure is expected
to be 6,000 psi.
Only the grades and weights shown are
available (N-80, all weights). Use API design
factors.
Design for “worst possible conditions.”

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Casing Design Example

API design Factors: ‫ﺣﻔﻆ‬

Tension and Joint Strength: NT = 1.8


Collapse (from external pressure): Nc= 1.125
Burst (from internal pressure): Ni = 1.1

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What are the Worst Possible Conditions?

1. For Collapse design, assume that the casing is empty


on the inside (p = 0 psig)

2. For Burst design, assume no “backup” fluid on the


outside of the casing
(p = 0 psig)

3. For Tension design, assume no buoyancy effect

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Calculations for Worst Case

Collapse Pressure = Mud density (lb/gal)*0.052*D (ft)*design factor

Burst Pressure= PP-gradient(psi/ft)*TVD (ft)*design factor

Tension= Dry weight* design factor

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Casing Design - Solution
1- Burst Requirements (based on the expected pore pressure)

PB = pore pressure * Design Factor

Depth
= 6,000 psi *1.1

Pressure
PB = 6,600 psi

The whole casing string must be capable of withstanding this


internal pressure without failing in burst.
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Casing Design Example- Solution
2- Collapse Requirements
For collapse design, we start at the bottom of
the string and work our way up.

Our design criteria will be based on hydrostatic


pressure resulting from the 12.5 ppg mud that
will be in the hole when the casing string is run,
prior to cementing.

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Casing Design Example- Solution

Depth
2- Collapse Requirements, cont’d
Pressure
Pc = 0.052 * mud weight * depth* design factor
= 0.052 *12 .5 * 8,000 *1.125
Pc = 5,850 psi  req' d at the bottom.

Further up the hole the collapse requirements


are less severe

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Casing Design Example- Solution
Req’d: Burst: 6,600 psi Collapse: 5,850 psi

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Casing Design - Solution

Note that two of the weights of N-80 casing


meet the burst requirements, but only the 53.5
‫ص‬collapse
#/ft pipe can handle the ‫ن‬ requirement at
the bottom of the hole (5,850 psi).

Now calculating the tension requirements

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3- Tension Requirement calculation

= Dry weight* design factor


53.5lb/ft*8000ft*1.8= 770400 lb Burst
Tension
770400 < 1,244,000

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Casing Design Example- Solution

The 53.5 #/ft casing can run all the way to the
surface, but there may be a lower cost
alternative.

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Casing Design Example- Solution
We had 4 different weights of casing available to
use in this case:
1. Two of the four weights are unacceptable
to us everywhere in the string because
they do not satisfy the burst
requirements.

2. Only the N-80, 53.5 #/ft pipe is capable of


withstanding the collapse requirements at the
bottom of the string
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Casing Design Example- Solution
3. Since the 53.5 #/ft pipe is the most expensive,
we want to use as little of it as possible, so we
want to use as much 47.0 #/ft pipe as possible.

4. Don’t forget to check to make sure the tension


requirements are met; both for pipe body, and for
threads and(T&C).

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