Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations (Google eBook)

Robello Samuel

John Wiley & Sons, Feb 15, 2011 - Technology & Engineering - 387 pages

Presented in an easy-to-use format, Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations is a quick reference for day-to-day work out on the rig. It also serves as a handy study guide for drilling and well control certification courses. Virtually all the mathematics required on a drilling rig is here in one convenient source, including formulas for pressure gradient, specific gravity, pump, output, annular velocity, buoyancy factor, and many other topics.

Contents

• Rig Equipment: 29
• Well Path Design: 79
• Fluids: 119
• Hydraulics: 159
• Tubular Mechanics: 205
• Drilling Tools: 253
• Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient: 287
• Well Control: 301
• Drilling Problems: 317
• Cementing: 341
• Well Cost: 355
• Useful Conversion Factors: 365
• Bibliography: 371
• Index: 377
• About the Author: 387

About the author

DR. ROBELLO SAMUEL is a chief technical advisor in the drilling division of Halliburton and has been with the company since 1998. With dozens of articles and several books to his credit, including Downhole Drilling Tools, Drilling Engineering, and Advanced Drilling Engineering, he is also an adjunct professor in the petroleum program at the University of Houston. Dr. Samuel is also on the board of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, and he holds degrees from the University of Madurai (BS and MS) and Tulsa University (MS and Ph.D.).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations
• Author: Robello Samuel
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1118063120, 9781118063125
• Length: 387 pages
• Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels