DRILLING ENGINEERING

CASING SET
SEATTING
Selección del punto de asentamiento de casing.
• Es seleccionado para manejar las maximas presiones a las cuales
estará sometida la formación durante la perforación, de la siguiente
sección.
• Utilizar la presión de fractura de los pozos offset o calcular con
correlaciones.
• Las maximas presiones son:
• La presión hidrostática al perforar la siguiente sección
• La presión ejercida durante la circulación de un influjo en el TD
de la siguiente sección.
SETTING
Selección del punto de asentamiento de casing.
• En pozos exploratorios se utiliza la información de los pozos offset.
• Si no existe información, las siguientes técnicas son aplicables:
• La presión de poro y fractura es graficada conjunto con la
presión hidrostática del lodo en función de la profundidad.
• La presión de poro y fractura es graficada conjunto con la
presión de circulación de influjo del lodo en función de la
profundidad.
SETTING
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
LOADS
To design a suitable casing string which makes possible safely drill the
hole and the production of hydrocarbons
The casing must be able to handle the in situ stresses
Basic loads:
• Collapse
• Burst
• Tension
• Biaxial
COLLAPSE AND BURST LOADS

a) Tubería estallada b) Tubería colapsada

CASING DATA
Coupling or Joint Yield
Internal Yield Pressure (psi)
Joint OD Col- Strength
Body
Wall lapse
Plain End Yield Threaded and
Thick- Drift Round or Grade Resis- Round Thread
or Buttress Strength Coupled Joint
OD Weight ness ID Dia. Buttress tance
Extreme Thread (1000 lb)
(in) w/Cplg (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (psi) Round Thread
Line Short Long
(mm) (lb/ft) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) Short Long
J-55 334 367
4,330 4,980 4,980 4,980 4,980 415
K-55 364 401
M-65 4,810 5,880 5,880 5,880 491 428
L-80 5,410 7,240 7,240 7,240 604 511
7 .362 6.276 6.151 7.656
26 N-80 5,410 7,240 7,240 7,240 604 519
177.8 9.19 159.4 156.2 194.5
C-90 5,740 8,140 - 8,140 8,140 679 - 563
C-95 5,890 8,600 8,600 8,600 717 593
T-95 5,890 8,600 8,600 8,600 717 593
P-110 6,230 9,960 9,960 9,960 830 693
M-65 4,280 5,580 5,580 5,580 882 745
L-80 893
4,750 6,870 6,870 6,870 1,086
N-80 905
9-5/8 .472 8.681 8.525 10.625 C-90 4,990 7,720 7,720 7,720 1,222 987
47 - -
244.5 11.99 220.5 216.5 269.9 C-95 5,090 8,150 8,150 8,150 1,289 1,040
T-95 5,090 8,150 8,150 8,150 1,289 1,040
P-110 5,310 9,440 9,440 9,440 1,493 1,213
Q-125 5,630 10,730 10,730 10,730 1,697 1,360
L-80 1,047
6,620 7,930 7,930 7,930 1,244
N-80 1,062
9-5/8 .545 8.535 8.379 10.625 C-90 7,110 8,920 8,920 8,920 1,399 1,157
53.5 - -
244.5 13.84 216.8 212.8 269.9 C-95 7,343 9,390 9,414 9,414 1,477 1,300
P-110 7,950 10,900 10,900 10,900 1,710 1,422
Q-125 8,440 12,390 12,390 12,390 1,943 1,595
L-80 1,029
2,670 5,380 5,380 5,380 1,661
N-80 1,040
C-90 2,780 6,050 6,050 6,050 1,869 1,142
13-3/8 .514 12.347 12.191 14.375
72 C-95 2,820 6,390 6,390 - 3,690 1,973 1,204 -
339.7 13.06 313.6 309.7 365.1
T-95 2,820 6,390 6,390 3,690 1,973 1,204
P-110 2,880 7,400 7,400 7,400 2,284 1,401
Q-125 2,880 8,410 8,410 8,410 2,596 1,576
REQUIRED DATA

• Formation pressure at the depth of next hole section

• Fracture gradient
• Mud program
• Available casing data
DESIGN RULES
Some company specific rules
Common theory: design always for the worst possible conditions
Collapse load
• The casing is empty, the hydrostatic pressure of the mud acts outside
• The well-known equation for collapse calculation:
COLLAPSE
DESIGN RULES
Burst load
Surface/intermediate casing
• External pressure always acts (mud hydrostatic pressure)
• Casing is fully filled with formation fluid (gas)
• The actual pressure depends on the formation pressure and on the gradient
of the formation fluid

Production casing
• External pressure always acts (mud hydrostatic pressure)
• The worst condition does not occur while drilling but while production
• The wellhead pressure acts at the top of the completion fluid
BURST
DESIGN RULES
Tension loads
• Come from the self weight of the casing string
• Every casing part should be checked for tension load

Biaxial loads
• Depend on the reduction of the wall thickness when tension load occur
• The reduction in the collapse load should be calculated and the casing
should be checked for the actual conditions
• If the casing fails then the casing part’s length should be recalculated
using the modified collapse resistance value, and start the iteration
EXAMPLE
CASING DATA
GRAPHICAL SOLUTION
GRAPHICAL SOLUTION
TENSION RATIO
SUMARY
1. Modify the casing grade data using the safety factors
2. Calculate burst & collapse loads at the surface and at the shoe depth
3. Draw the just calculated data on a graph and determine the burst and
collapse lines
4. Assign casing grades for every depth for both burst and collapse
loads
5. Determine usable casing grades from the burst & collapse data
(always choose the stronger one!)
6. Determine the accurate depth of casing sections
7. Check tension
8. Check biaxial loads