Casing Design gekengineering（套管设计gekengineering）.pdf

Casing Design • What casing size? – Set by Pump, Packer, Tubing Requirements and Limited by meeting pressure and economic objectives. • Where is the largest tubing? The casing has to accommodate the tubing. • Are kickoffs planned? – what size tubular is in the kickoff? • What about pump and other equipment needs – and sizes…. • How many casing strings are needed to make depth? • A casing string is designed from the bottom to the top and from the inside to the outside. George E. King Engineering 3/14/2009 1 GEKE Slim Hole Wells • Slim hole wells are often drilled and completed to try to meet economic goals. • From completion, stimulation, reliability, lift and workover considerations, a slim hole well is often the very worst choice. • Choose wisely! George E. King Engineering 3/14/2009 2 GEKE Casing Design Example • Simple hand-worked design using collapse, burst and tensile in the design. • First example – a multiple weight/grade pick to show where strength is required – avoid this design in the real world if possible. • Second – calculation of a single pipe weight and grade that can be used. NOTE - This example problem is not intended to teach casing design, nor is it a replacement for modern casing design methods. More modern equations (e.g., API equations) are available as are a variety of computer simulations that are much more George E. King Engineering 3/14/2009