Research Article

A New Calculation Method of Dynamic Kill Fluid Density Variation during Deep Water Drilling

Table 3

Parameters of the well of case study.

Water depth (m)549Known pressure of shallow gas (Mpa)13.3Surface temperature of sea water (°C)21

Well depth (m)1036Length of DP (m)946Length of D (m)60
Length of conductor pipe (m)104OD of DP (m)0.14OD of DC (m)0.22
Conductor pipe OD (m)0.76ID of DP (m)0.12ID of DC (m)0.09
Conductor pipe ID (m)0.71Hole size (m)0.31PV (pa·s)0.001
Length of riser (m)570Normal drilling fluid density (kg/m3)1018