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Leak Off Test: - Procedure - Maasp - Maximum Allowable Mud Weight

The document describes the procedures and principles of conducting a leak off test (LOT). A LOT determines the pressure at which a formation will take fluid below the casing and establishes the strength of the formation and integrity of the cement job. It involves circulating mud until uniform, hanging off on float equipment, and pumping down the drillpipe or annulus while plotting pressure vs. volume to find the surface leak off pressure and formation fracture pressure. The example test determined the shoe could withstand a 13.3 ppg mud weight without fracturing the formation.

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Leak Off Test: - Procedure - Maasp - Maximum Allowable Mud Weight

The document describes the procedures and principles of conducting a leak off test (LOT). A LOT determines the pressure at which a formation will take fluid below the casing and establishes the strength of the formation and integrity of the cement job. It involves circulating mud until uniform, hanging off on float equipment, and pumping down the drillpipe or annulus while plotting pressure vs. volume to find the surface leak off pressure and formation fracture pressure. The example test determined the shoe could withstand a 13.3 ppg mud weight without fracturing the formation.

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LEAK OFF TEST

• PROCEDURE
• MAASP
• MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE MUD WEIGHT
LEAK OFF TEST

WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND CONDUCTING A LEAK OFF TEST

• A Leak Off Test (LOT) will determine the pressure at which a formation will
begin to take fluid below any casing string intended for pressure containment.

• It will establish the strength of the formation at the casing shoe and also the
integrity of the cement job around the shoe.

• It will determine the maximum mud weight that the open hole can
withstand.
LEAK OFF TEST PROCEDURE

Circulate and condition Line up on high pressure low


Drill out shoe and 10
mud until uniform and volume pump. Close the BOP.
- 15 ft of new hole.
pull bit inside shoe. Hang off on floating units


Pump down drillpipe STOP when a change in
or annulus. Plot the the pressure curve is

Volume vs Pressure. noticed

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LEAK OFF TEST CALCULATIONS

Shoe TVD = 5495 ft Hydrostatic Pressure of Test Mud to the Shoe:

Test Mud = 10.5 ppg 10.5 x .052 x 5495 = 3000 psi


1200
1100  Surface Leak Off Pressure = 1000 psi
1000
900

Formation Fracture Pressure:
800
psi

700
600
3000 + 1000 = 4000 psi
500 Stop Pumping
400
300
200
100

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FIT (Formation Integrity Test)
The principle is to test the shoe to a pre-determined limit.

Formation fracture pressure if exceeded may cause a


propagation fracture in which severe losses could occur.
1200
1100 
1000
900
800
 Shoe TVD = 5495 ft
psi

700
600
500 Test Mud = 10.5 ppg
400
300
Stop Pumping
200
100 Test Pressure = 800 psi

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bbls

The shoe has been tested to a 13.3 ppg mud weight.

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