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Casing Design
1.8-1
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1.8-2 Casing Design
Why Run Casing? Types of Casing Strings Classification of Casing Burst, Collapse and TensionEffect of Axial Tension on Collapse Strength
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1.8-3 Casing Design
Why run casing?
1. To prevent the hole from caving in
2. Onshore - to prevent contamination of fresh water sands
3. To prevent water migration to producing formation
What is casing? Casing
Cement
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1.8-4 Casing Design
4. To confine production to the wellbore
5. To control pressures during drilling
6. To provide an acceptable environment for subsurface equipment in producing wells
7. To enhance the probability of drilling to total depth (TD)
e.g., you need 14 ppg mud to control a lower zone, but an upper zone will fracture at 12 lb/gal. What do you do?
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1.8-5 Types of Strings of Casing
1. Drive pipe or structural pile {Gulf Coast and offshore only}
150’-300’ below mudline.
2. Conductor string. 100’ - 1,600’(BML)
3. Surface pipe. 2,000’ - 4,000’ (BML)
Diameter Example
16”-60” 30”
16”-48” 20”
8 5/8”-20” 13 3/8”
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1.8-6 Types of Strings of Casing
4. Intermediate String
5. Production String (Csg.)
6. Liner(s)
7. Tubing String(s)
7 5/8”-13 3/8” 9 5/8”
Diameter Example
4 1/2”-9 5/8” 7”
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1.8-7 Example Hole and String Sizes (in)
Structural casing
Conductor string
Surface pipe
IntermediateString
Production Liner
Hole Size
30”20”
13 3/8
9 5/8
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Pipe Size
36”26”
17 1/2
12 1/4
8 3/4
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1.8-8 Classification of CSG.
1. Outside diameter of pipe (e.g. 9 5/8”)
2. Wall thickness (e.g. 1/2”)
3. Grade of material (e.g. N-80)
4. Type to threads and couplings (e.g. API LCSG)
5. Length of each joint (RANGE) (e.g. Range 3)
6. Nominal weight (Avg. wt/ft incl. Wt. Coupling)
(e.g. 47 lb/ft)
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1.8-9
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1.8-10 Casing Threads and Couplings
API round threads - short { CSG }
API round thread - long { LCSG }
Buttress { BCSG }
Extreme line { XCSG }Other …
See Halliburton Book...
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Burst, Collapse, and Tension
1.9-1
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1.9-2 API Design Factors (typical)
Collapse 1.125
Tension 1.8
Burst 1.1
Required
10,000 psi
100,000 lbf
10,000 psi
Design
11,250 psi
180,000 lbf
11,000 psi
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Normal Pore Pressure Abnormal Pore Pressure 0.433 - 0.465 psi/ft gp > normal
Abnormal1.9-3
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1.9-4 Casing Design
Burst: Assume full reservoir pressure all along the wellbore. Collapse: Hydrostatic pressure increases with depth Tension: Tensile stress due to weight of string is highest at top
STRESS
Tension
Burst
Collapse
Collapse
TensionDepth
Burst
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1.9-5 Casing Design
Unless otherwise specified in a particular problem, we shall also assume the following:
Worst Possible Conditions1. For Collapse design, assume that the casing is empty on the inside (p = 0 psig)
2. For Burst design, assume no “backup” fluid on the outside of the casing (p = 0 psig)
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1.9-6 Casing Design
Worst Possible Conditions, cont’d3. For Tension design,
assume no buoyancy effect
4. For Collapse design, assume no buoyancy effect
The casing string must be designed to stand up to the expected conditions in burst, collapse and tension.Above conditions are quite conservative. They are also simplified for easier understanding of the basic concepts.
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1.9-7 Casing Design - Solution
Burst Requirements (based on the expected pore pressure)
The whole casing string must be capable of withstanding this internal pressure without failing in burst.
psi600,6P
1.1*psi000,6
FactorDesign*pressureporeP
B
B
Dep
th
Pressure
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1.9-8 Casing Design - Solution
Collapse RequirementsFor collapse design, we start at the bottom of the string and work our way up.
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1.9-9 Tension Check
The weight on the top joint of casing would be
With a design factor of 1.8 for tension, a pipe strength of
weightactual 602,386
)/#5.53* 631,1()/#0.47* 369,6(
lbs
ftftftft
required is lbf 080,695602,386*8.1
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