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MITCHELL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS

COPYRIGHT 1990 MITCHELL ENGINEERING, PO BOX 1492. GOLDEN, CO, 80402, USA (303) 273 3744

MUD MIXING
MIXING OF NEW MUD VOLUMEOF MUD DESIRED AFTER MIXING; BBL 100 SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL 15.00 BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water = 1.0 4.25 BENTONITE CONCENTRATION IN NEW MUS; LB/BBL 10 BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0 1
NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

35,790 1,000 75

BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB BENTONITE TO BE ADDED; LB BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL

RAISING WEIGHT OF OLD MUD WITH BARITE ADDITON VOLUMEOF MUD BEFORE MIXING; BBL 100 SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD BEFORE MIXING; LB/GAL 14 SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL 15 BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water 4.25
NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

105 7,286

VOLUME OF MUD AFTER MIXING; BBL BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB

LOWERING WEIGHT OF OLD MUD WITH BASE FLUID ADDITON VOLUMEOF MUD BEFORE MIXING; BBL 457 SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD BEFORE MIXING; LB/GAL 9.3 VOLUME OF BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL 25 SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF BASE FLUID; WATER = 1.0 0.89
NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

9.20

SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL

LOWERING NATIVE SOLIDS

WITH BARITE, BENTONITE, BASE FLUID ADDITIONS

500 400 12 12 4.25 8 4 20 18 0.89

VOLUME OF MUD AT BEGINNING; BBL VOLUME MUD AFTER MIXING; BBL SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AT BEGINNING; LB/GAL SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water NATIVE SOLIDS (2.6-2.7 SPECIFIC GRAVITY) AT BEGINNING; %BY VOLUME NATIVE SOLIDS DESIRED AT END OF MIXING; % BY VLOLUME BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AT BEGINNING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AFTER MIXING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0

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MITCHELL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS

NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

300 46,010 3,200 166

MUD TO BE DISCARDED BEFORE MIXING; BBL BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB BENTONITE TO BE ADDED; LB BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL

MUD REQUIRED TO DRILL A SECTION OF HOLE

WITH BARITE, BENTONITE, BASE FLUID ADDITIONS

800 800 10 10 4.25 5 5 0 0 9 200 33 1

1,011 11,341 0 193 10.5

VOLUME OF MUD AT BEGINNING; BBL VOLUME MUD AFTER MIXING; BBL SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AT BEGINNING; LB/GAL SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF MUD AFTER MIXING; LB/GAL BARITE SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to water NATIVE SOLIDS (2.6-2.7 SPECIFIC GRAVITY) AT BEGINNING; %BY VOLUME NATIVE SOLIDS DESIRED AT END OF MIXING; % BY VLOLUME BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AT BEGINNING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD BENTONITE CONCENTRATION AFTER MIXING; LB/BBL OF FINAL MUD AVERAGE HOLE DIAMETER AFTER DRILLING; INCH LENGTH OF SECTION OF HOLE; FEET COMPOSITE EFFICIENCY OF ALL SOLIDS REMOVAL EQUIPMENT; % BASE FLUID (OIL OR WATER) SPECIFIC GRAVITY; relative to pure water = 1.0 VOLUME OF MUD AFTER DRILLING AND MIXING; BBL BARITE TO BE ADDED; LB BENTONITE TO BE ADDED; LB BASE FLUID TO BE ADDED; BBL VOLUME OF RETAINED DRILLED NATIVE SOLIDS; BBL

NO NUMBERS MAY BE NEGATIVE IN ANSWERS

OPTIMAL MUD MIXING

500 52.53 15.7 4 20 9 4
54.1 17.8 36.3 1.8 HOURLY COST OF RATES OF RIG, TOOLS, SERVICES; $/HR K, CONSTANT IN RATE OF PENETRATION EQUATION I, CONSTANT IN RATE OF PENETRATION EQUATION NATIVE DRILL SOLIDS IN MUD; % BY VOLUME MUD COST PER BARREL; $/BBL AVERAGE HOLE DIAMETER AFTER DRILLING; INCH COMPOSITE EFFICIENCY OF ALL SOLIDS REMOVAL EQUIPMENT; % COST TO DRILL PER FOOT OF HOLE; $/FT RIG, RENTAL, SERVICES COST PER FOOT; $/FT MUD COST PER FOOT; $/FT MUD CONSUMED PER FOOT; BBL/FT

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