1. Lesson 15 Surge and Swab Pressures
PETE 411 Well Drilling
Lesson 15 Surge and Swab Pressures

2. Lesson 15 - Surge and Swab Pressures
- Closed Pipe
- Fully Open Pipe
- Pipe with Bit
Example
General Case (complex geometry, etc.)

3. READ: APPLIED DRILLING ENGINEERING Chapter 4 (all)
HW #8
ADE #4.46, 4.47
due 10 –14 – 02

5. Surge Pressure - Closed Pipe Newtonian
The velocity profile developed for the slot approximation is valid for the flow conditions in the annulus; but the boundary conditions are different, because the pipe is moving:
V = 0
V = -Vp

6. When y = 0, v = - vp , When y = h, v = 0, Substituting for c1 and c2:
At Drillpipe Wall
When y = 0, v = - vp ,
When y = h, v = 0,
Substituting
for c1 and c2:

7. Velocity profile in the slotW

8. Changing from SLOT to ANNULAR notation
A = Wh =
Substitute in:

9. Frictional Pressure Gradient
Results in:
Or, in field units
or, in field units:
Same as for pure slot flow if vp = o (Kp = 0.5)

10. How do we evaluate v ? vp For closed pipe,
flow rate in annulus = pipe displacement rate: vp d1 d2

11. Open Pipe Pulling out of Hole

12. Surge Pressure - Open Pipe
Pressure at top and bottom is the same inside and outside the pipe. i.e.,
From Equations (4.88) and (4.90d):

13. Surge Pressure - Open Pipe
i.e.,
Valid for laminar flow, constant geometry, Newtonian

14. Example
Calculate the surge pressures that result when 4,000 ft of 10 3/4 inch OD (10 inch ID) casing is lowered inside a 12 inch hole at 1 ft/s if the hole is filled with 9.0 lbm/gal brine with a viscosity of 2.0 cp. Assume laminar flow.
1. Closed pipe
2. Open ended

15. 1. For Closed Pipe

16. 2. For Open Pipe,

17. 2. For Open Pipe,

18. Derivation of Equation (4.94)
From Equation (4.92):

19. Derivation of Eq. (4.94) cont’d
From Equation (4.93):
Substituting for vi:

20. So,
i.e.,

21. Surge Pressure - General Case
The slot approximation discussed earlier is not appropriate if the pipe ID or OD varies, if the fluid is non-Newtonian, or if the flow is turbulent.
In the general case - an iterative solution technique may be used.

22. Fig. 4.42 Simplified hydraulic representation of the lower part of a drillstring

23. General Solution Method
1. Start at the bottom of the drillstring and
determine the rate of fluid displacement.
2. Assume a split of this flow stream with a fraction, fa, going to the annulus, and
(1-fa) going through the inside of the pipe.

24. General Solution Method
3. Calculate the resulting total frictional pressure loss in the annulus, using the established pressure loss calculation procedures.
4. Calculate the total frictional pressure loss inside the drill string.

25. General Solution Method
5. Compare the results from 3 and 4, and if they are unequal, repeat the above steps with a different split between qa and qp.
i.e., repeat with different values of fa, until the two pressure loss values agree within a small margin. The average of these two values is the surge pressure.

26. NOTE:
The flow rate along the annulus need not be constant, it varies whenever the cross- sectional area varies.
The same holds for the drill string.
An appropriate average fluid velocity must be determined for each section. This velocity is further modified to arrive at an effective mean velocity.

27. Fig. 4.42 Simplified hydraulic representation of the lower part of a drillstring

28. Burkhardt
Has suggested using an effective mean annular velocity given by:
Where is the average annular velocity based on qa
Kc is a constant called the mud clinging constant; it depends on the annular geometry. (Not related to Power-law K!)

29. The value of Kp lies between 0. 4 and 0
The value of Kp lies between 0.4 and 0.5 for most typical flow conditions, and is often taken to be Establishing the onset of turbulence under these conditions is not easy. The usual procedure is to calculate surge or swab pressures for both the laminar and the turbulent flow patterns and then to use the larger value.

30. Kc Kc

31. For very small values of a, K = 0.45 is not a good approximationKc
For very small values of a, K = 0.45 is not a good approximation Kc
Fig Mud clinging constant, Kc, for computing surge-and-swab pressure.

32. Table 4.8. Summary of Swab Pressure Calculation for Example 4.35
Variable
fa=(qa/qt)
(qp)1, cu ft/s
(qp)2, cu ft/s
(qp)3, cu ft/s

33. Table 4.8 Summary of Swab Pressure Calculation Inside Pipe
Variable
fa=(qa/qt)1 ………
DpBIT, psi ………
DpDC, psi ………
DpDP, psi ………
Total Dpi, psi ……

34. Table 4.8 Summary of Swab Pressure Calculation in Annulus
Variable
fa=(qa/qt)
Total Dpa, psi
Total Dpi, psi

35. Table 4.8 Summary of Swab Pressure Calculation for Example 4.35
fa:

36. vp

37. SURGE PRESSURE VELOCITY
ACCELERATION

38. Inertial Effects Example 4.36
Compute the surge pressure due to inertial effects caused by downward 0.5 ft/s2 acceleration of 10,000 ft of 10.75” csg. with a closed end through a borehole containing 10 lbm/gal.
Ref. ADE, pp

39. Inertial Effects - Example 4.36
From Equation (4.99)

40. END of Lesson 15 Surge and Swab