CALCULATION IN EXERCISE
14,000-ft, 1-1/2-in. reel of 0.109-in. W.T. stuck at
Coiled Tubing
9,000 ft
CT Outside Cross-Sectional
pi/4(1.5)2 = 1.767 in.2
Area
CT Inside Cross-Sectional
pi/4(1.282)2 = 1.29 in.2
Area
Well Fluid 10.7-lbm/gal brine
Temp Gradient 1.6oF per 100 ft
1.5" CT Capacity 0.001597 BBL/ft
Weight CT 1.623 lb/ft
Surface Temp 77oF
What is the amount of extra pull gained using the above data?
No. Using the equation: Weight = Wm + [(PiAi) - (PoAo)]
where Wm = weight of CT (lbm); Ai = ID area of CT; Ao = OD area of CT; Pi =
Pressure due to hydrostatics in CT; and Po = Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP) = P
(Hydrostatics) + P (WHP):
Forces calculation:
Hydrostatic = 0.052 x 10.7 x 9000 = 5007 psi
Weight of CT (metal only) = 9,000 ft x 1.623 lb/ft = 14,607 lb down
Force acting on outside area = BHP x area = 5,007 x 1.767 = 8,848 lb up
Force acting on inside area at bottom = (Hydrostatic force + WHP )x area = 5,007 x 1.29
= 6,459 lb down
Weight before N2 displacement = CT weight – Force acting outside + Forces acting
inside CT
= 14,607 - 8,848 + 6,459 = 12,218 lb down
After N2 displacement: BHP = 5,007 psi and WHP = 4,000 psi
Force acting on inside area at surface = 4,000 x 1.29 = 5,160 lb up
Weight of CT after N2 displacement = CT weight – Force acting outside + Forces acting
inside CT – forces acting inside area of CT at surface
= 14,607 - 8,848 + 6,459 - 5,160 = 7,058 lb down,
and the gain in pull = 12,218 - 7,058 = 5,160 lb.
What is the pressure to which the coiled tubing can be safely bled? Since a
maximum pressure differential allowed by the standards is defined by the
CoilLIMIT program, assume it is 1500 psi in this problem.
BHP = 5007 - 1500 = 3507 psi.
From Chart 315.09 Nitrogen Engineering Handbook, at BHP of 3500 and a depth of 9000
feet: the wellhead pressure is 2750 psi. (This is the lowest pressure that can be bled off.)
What is the resulting additional gain in pull for the above data?
Weight of CT (metal only) = 9,000 ft x 1.623 lb/ft = 14,607 lb down
Force acting on outside area = 5,007 x 1.767 = 8,848 lb up
Force acting on inside area at bottom = 3,507 x 1.29 = 4,524 lb down
Force acting on inside area at surface = 2,750 x 1.29 = 3,547 lb up
Weight of CT after N2 displacement = 14,607 - 8,848 + 4,524 - 3,547 = 6,736 lb down
Additional gain in pull = 7,058 - 6,736 = 322 lb
Perforations from 7050 to 6950 ft
Drillpipe 4 in., 14 lbm at 6500 ft
Casing 7 in., 29 lbm
Bottomhole Static Pressure 4000 psi
Temperature Gradient 1.1oF / 100 ft
Surface Temperature 80oF
An oil well will be acidized with 100-gal/ft of perforation 28% HCl. What is the
nitrogen requirement to flow back the well described using the above data?
The total nitrogen needed for the treatment is 100 x 100 x 500 / 42 = 119,048 SCF.
The volume of displacement = (0.01084 x 6500) + (0.0371 x 500) = 89 BBL.
From Chart 315.07 Nitrogen Engineering Handbook, at 4,000 psi BHP and 7,000 ft
depth, the wellhead pressure is 3,250 psi.
The average pressure is 3,625 psi and the average temperature is 118.5oF.
From Table 305.06 Nitrogen Engineering Handbook, at this average temperature and
pressure: NVF = 1,130 SCF/BBL.
The nitrogen required for displacement = 89 x 1,130 = 100,570 SCF.
The total liquid nitrogen required = [(119,048 + 100,570) + 10,000] 1.1/93.12 = 2,712
gal.
Normally, 3,000 gal of liquid nitrogen would be ordered for this job.
