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Bit Pressure Drop Calculations Guide

This document provides equations and calculations for various drilling parameters related to drill bits. It defines units for parameters like bit pressure drop, mud weight, flow rate, nozzle area, velocity, and more. It then provides equations to calculate pressure drop across the bit, impact force at the bit, cross flow velocity under the bit, nozzle velocity, total nozzle area, mechanical specific energy, and the coefficient of friction. The goal is to help understand how drill bits perform based on engineering calculations of key parameters.

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Bit Pressure Drop Calculations Guide

This document provides equations and calculations for various drilling parameters related to drill bits. It defines units for parameters like bit pressure drop, mud weight, flow rate, nozzle area, velocity, and more. It then provides equations to calculate pressure drop across the bit, impact force at the bit, cross flow velocity under the bit, nozzle velocity, total nozzle area, mechanical specific energy, and the coefficient of friction. The goal is to help understand how drill bits perform based on engineering calculations of key parameters.

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MOHAMED ALi IBRAHIM HASSAN
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Bit Calculations

Reference

Units
Where:
PD = Bit Pressure Drop (lbs/in2) V = Cross Flow Velocity (ft/sec)
WT = Mud Weight (ppg) N = Number of Nozzles
Q = Flow Rate (gpm) E = Specific Energy (psi)
AN = Total Nozzle Area (in2) = Coefficient of Friction
Vn = Nozzle Velocity (ft/sec) ROP = Rate of Penetration (ft/hr)
HHP = Horse Power at bit (hp) WOB = Weight on Bit (lbf)
HSI = Horse Power per inch (hp/in2) T = Torque (ft-lbs)
D = Bit Diameter (in) Ah = Area of Hole (in2)
Ab = Area of Bit (in2) MSE = Mechanical Specific Energy (psi)
lfb = Impact Force at bit (lbf) Cd = Nozzle discharge coefficient

Pressure Drop Across Bit (psi) Impact of Jet Nozzles on Hole Bottom (lbf)
Calculated From Flow Rate, assumes Cd=1.0: Calculated From Velocity:

(WT)(Q2) (Q)(WT)(VN)
PD= lfb =
(12,032)(AN2) (1930)
Calculated From Velocity: Calculated From Pressure Drop:

(WT)(V ) 2 lfb = 0.0173Q [PD*WT] 1/2


PD=
(1,239)
Cross Flow Velocity under the Bit (ft/sec)
Bit Nozzle Velocity (ft/sec) 1/2

V = 108.5) (Q)(V)
[ ]
Calculated From Flow Rate:

(Q ) (ND)
V = (0.321)
(AN)
Mechanical Specific Energy using (psi)
1 + (13.33)()(RPM)
Calculated From Pressure Drop:

( 1,239 )(PD ) 1/2


MSE = WOB [A (ROP)(D) ]
VN = [ (WT) ] Bit Aggressiveness/Coefficient of Friction
36 (T)
Total Bit Nozzle area (in2)
Calculated From Bit Pressure Drop:
= [ (WOB)(D) ]
(WT )(Q ) 2 1/2
AN= [ (12031)(PD) ] Mechanical Specific Energy using Torque (psi)
MSE= 480(T)(RPM) + 1.274(WOB)
AN = (AN1+ AN2 + ...ANx ) ROP(D)2 (D2)

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