Stress Check

StressCheck
Part Number 220024B

Agenda
• Introduction
• Wellbore Menu
• Tubular Load Data
• View Menu
• Design Templates
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
• Design Methodology:
– Selection of pipe weights and grades for each casing string.
– Connection selection.
– The selection process consists of comparing pipe ratings with design
loads and applying minimum acceptable safety standards (i.e., design
factors).
– A cost effective design meets all the design criteria using the least
expensive available pipe.
• Other Considerations:
– Connection selection
– Wear
– Triaxial stresses due to combined loading
– Buckling
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Introduction
• Input Data Requirements:
 Wellbore Configuration (from CasingSeat)
 # of Hole Sections, Shoe Depths, Casing Tops
 Hole Sizes & Casing OD’s
 Mud Weight
 Pore Pressure
 Fracture Gradient
 Well Trajectory
 Casing Design Philosophy
 Temperature profile
 Location of permeable zones
 Existence of Salt Zones
 Production data Requirements
 Packer fluid density
 Packer depth
 Produced fluid type
 Perforations depth
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Introduction
• Main Window Layout
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Wellbore Menu
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Wellbore Menu
• The Wellbore menu is used to define data not related to a

specific casing string, such as well depth; wellbore deviation;
and pore pressure, fracture pressure, and geothermal
gradients.
• Divided into:
1. General
2. Casing and Tubing Scheme
3. Pore Pressure
4. Fracture Gradient
5. Squeezing Salt/Shale
6. Geothermal Gradient
7. Wellpath Editor
8. Dogleg Severity Overrides
9. Production Data
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Wellbore Menu
• 1- General:
– Check that you Well name, TD, and TVD are correct (It is
automatically populated from the COMPASS plan).
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Wellbore Menu
• 2- Casing and Tubing Scheme:

– Populated from “CasingSeat”, Otherwise manually editable.
– Used to define string types and names, OD, hole sizes, Hanger
depths, shoe depths, TOC, and mud at shoes.
– Be sure to select string names properly so that the correct
loads will be applied to them later. For example, production
loads will only be active if the string name is (Production).
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Wellbore Menu
• 3-4) Pore pressure and Fracture Gradient:

– Select the Wellbore > Pore Pressure spreadsheet to define the pore
pressure or gradient profile as a function of true vertical depth. This
data is used to calculate external pressure profiles and to provide
default values for load cases specified in the Burst Loads and
Collapse Loads dialog boxes.
– Select the Wellbore > Fracture Gradient spreadsheet to define the
fracture pressure or gradient profile as a function of true vertical
depth.
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Wellbore Menu
• 5- Squeezing Salt/Shale:
– This spreadsheet is used to enter collapse loads due to formations
such as salt zones that exhibit plastic flow or creep behavior.
– Over the depth interval(s) for which they are specified, these loads will
replace the external pressure profile specified in the Tubular >
Collapse Loads dialog box.
– The external collapse load is normally assumed to be equal to the
overburden pressure and this load is applied uniformly to the pipe OD.
To define a zone, the Zone TVD and
Base TVD values are required. Data is
only entered for TVD values, either as a If no specific pressures are known, then
pressure or a pressure gradient/EMW. 1.0 psi/ft is used through the salt zone.
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Wellbore Menu
• 6- Geothermal Gradient:
– Used to specify basic formation temperature data.
– The default values are 80° F at the surface, 40° F at the
mudline, and a 1.5° F/100 ft gradient to the well TD. You can
add additional intermediate temperature points on the Wellbore
> Geothermal Gradient > Additional tab.
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Wellbore Menu
• 7- Wellpath Editor:
– It’s automatically populated from the corresponding COMPASS
Plan.
– Check that the correct wellpath is picked.
– If no COMPASS plan is associated with the design, then it can
be entered manually.
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Wellbore Menu
• 8- Dogleg Severity Overrides:

– This spreadsheet is used to enter dogleg severity (DLS) data,
as a function of measured depth interval, that will be used (if
greater) to override DLS data in the Wellpath Editor for the
purpose of bending stress calculation.
– Dogleg Severity Overrides can be used to include consideration
of bending in vertical wells.
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Wellbore Menu
• 9- Production Data:
– Used to specify the packer depth and packer fluid
density as well as the perforation depth and properties
of the produced fluid.
– This information is used when defining the internal
pressure profiles for production load cases
Completion Fluid Density
Top Perforation Depth
0.1 psi/ft as a default value
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Tubular Load Data
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Tubular Load Data
• The Tubular menu is used to define data related to a specific casing

string, such as design parameters, cementing and landing data, string-
section descriptions, connections, and load cases. This menu also
manages inventory items used with the current Design, such as pipe
inventory, special connections, and pipe grade properties.
• Divided into:
1. Current String
2. Design Parameters
3. Initial Conditions
4. Tool Passage
5. Minimum Cost
6. Burst Loads
7. Collapse Loads
8. Axial Loads
9. Custom Loads
10. Compression Load Check
11. String Sections
12. Connections
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Tubular Load Data
• 1- Current String:
– Used to select the string on which the loads and tubular will be
assigned.
– Can alternatively be selected from the wizard list.
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Tubular Load Data
• 2- Design Parameters:
– Used to specify tubular design factors and analysis options.
This data is used in the definition of load cases and in the
control of design and analysis logic.
– Must follow Company Policy. “Saved to the Template”.
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Tubular Load Data
• Analysis Options:
Drift diameter defaults based on the next hole OD

defined in Wellbore > Casing and Tubing Scheme. No
pipe with a drift diameter smaller than the value shown
here will be considered in the Design
Marking this check box causes all load cases selected

on the Select tab of either the Burst Loads or Collapse
Loads dialog to use the same external pressure profile,
as selected in the respective dialog.
The default setting is enabled (marked check box).
Marking this check box causes the minimum yield strength for
all string sections to be reduced as a function of temperature .
The default deration schedule reduces the YS by 0.03 percent
per degree Fahrenheit above the assumed temperature for
which the nominal value is stated (68° F).
Marking this check box causes a boundary condition to

be imposed on load case pressure profiles such that the
fracture pressure at a casing shoe is not exceeded.
Enables buckling analysis. Buckling can only occur in

the uncemented portion of a casing string between the
hanger and the TOC,
Marking this check box enables the calculation of the triaxial

stress(von Mises equivalent (VME))with the geometry of the
cylinder (tubular) set equal to the geometry used in the burst
calculation
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Tubular Load Data
• Definition: Burst Wall Thickness:

– Burst uses minimum section. This represents a permissible
12.5% wall loss due to acceptable tolerances in the piercing
and rolling process of manufacturing seamless pipe. (API Spec.
5CT).
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Tubular Load Data
• 3- Initial Conditions:
– Used to establish, for the current
string, the post-cementing
hydrostatic profile for certain
burst (for example, Green
Cement Pressure Test), collapse
(for example, Cementing), and
axial (for example, Post-Cement
Static) load cases.
– This data is defined on a per-
string basis. Different Cementing
and Landing data can be defined
for each string .
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Tubular Load Data
• Displacement fluid density is taken

by default from the (mud at shoe)
density defined in the casing and
tubing scheme.
• Don’t add surface or check float

failed
• add any landing data after

checking buckling conditions “see
notes”.
• Use default temperature

distribution.
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Tubular Load Data
• 4- Tool Passage:
– Used to determine the maximum tool length for a specified tool
OD, such that the tool (when considered as a rigid body) can
freely pass through the casing (based on drift diameter) at the
depth of greatest casing curvature .
– Alternatively, tools of a specified OD and length can be entered
to determine whether they will pass through the casing under
load conditions described in the design load cases.
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Tubular Load Data
• The View > Tabular Results > Tool Passage Summary

table displays the tool passage data entered in the Tool
Passage dialog box.
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Tubular Load Data
• 5- Minimum Cost:
– Use the Parameters tab to specify
basic minimum-cost solution
constraints.
– Fields and Controls
• Maximum Number of Sections
• Minimum Section Length
• Cost of K-55 Steel
– Specify the baseline reference cost, per
unit mass, for API grade K-55 plain-end
casing. This value, in combination with
the grade-specific default factors
entered in the Cost Factors dialog, is
used to cost all casing in the minimum-
cost casing design solution.
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6- Burst Loads:
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Tubular Load Data
• 6- Burst Loads:
– Use the Tubular > Burst Loads > Select tab to select the
burst loads you want to use in the design.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads
• Burst Loads:
I. Internal Loads (Drilling)
1. Displacement to gas
2. Gas kick profile
3. Fracture @ shoe with gas gradient above
4. Fracture @ shoe with 1/3 BHP at surface
5. Lost returns with water
6. Surface Protection (BOP)
7. Pressure test
8. Green cement pressure test
9. Drill Ahead
II. Internal Loads (Production)
1. Tubing Leak
2. Stimulation surface leak
3. Injection down casing
III. External Loads
1. Mud and Cement Mix Water
2. Permeable Zones
3. Minimum Formation Pore Pressure
4. Pore pressure with sea water gradient
5. Fluid gradient with pore pressure
6. Shoe/ Mud Gradients w/Pore Pressure
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Displacement to gas
I. Internal Loads (Drilling):

1. Displacement to Gas:
– Description: This drilling load
case models displacement of the
drilling mud in the casing by gas.
It applies only to burst design. By
default, the gas column extends
from the shoe depth (above open
hole TD ) to the wellhead, but you
can specify the depth of a
gas/mud interface, where the
mud column is on top of the gas
column.
– It is normally constrained by the

fracture pressure at the shoe
above the open hole TD. If you do
not want to limit the internal
pressure to the fracture pressure
at the shoe, unmark the Limit to
Fracture at Shoe check box in the
Design Parameters dialog.
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– Load data:
• Influx depth:
– This will normally be the TD for the open
hole interval.
• Pore Pressure:
– This pore pressure at the influx depth is
obtained from the pore pressure profile
• Gas Gradient/Gravity:
– The default gas gradient is 0.10 psi/ft
• Fracture Margin of Error:
– Using a margin of error rather than the
true fracture gradient gives a more
conservative analysis
• Gas/Mud Interface:
– The default interface depth between gas
(below) and mud (above) is the surface
(that is, a full gas column).
• Mud Weight:
– The default is the Mud at Shoe value
specified on the Casing Scheme
spreadsheet
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Gas kick profile
2- Gas Kick profile:

• Description:This drilling load case creates an
internal pressure profile that simulates the
maximum pressures imposed on the current
string while circulating a gas kick to the
surface. This "limited kick" burst criterion is
less conservative than the full Displacement
to Gas load case. It applies only to burst
design.
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The following assumptions are made:
• The Driller's Method is used to circulate the kick influx out of the
wellbore.
• The mud density does not vary with temperature and pressure.
• The effect of annular friction pressure losses is ignored. This is
consistent with a normal kill procedure conducted at a slow pump rate.
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• Load Data:
– Influx Depth
– Kick Volume
The volume of gas (at downhole conditions) that
entered the wellbore during the gas kick event.
The default value is 50 bbl.
– Kick Intensity
The difference between the EMW for the kicking
interval, at the influx depth, and the mud
containing the influx depth. The default value is
0.50 ppg
– Maximum Mud Weight
The default is the Mud at Shoe value in the
Casing Scheme spreadsheet
– Kick Gas Gravity
Kick gas gravity defaults to 0.70 (air = 1.0).
– Drill Pipe OD
– Drill Collar OD
– Collar Length
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Fracture at shoe with gas gradient above
3- Fracture at shoe with gas

gradient above:
• Description:This drilling load case models a
shut-in well, after taking a large kick, where the
formation fracture pressure at the shoe depth
for the string above the open hole interval from
whence the kick evolves is exceeded, and the
mud in the casing is completely displaced by
gas.
• It is commonly used as a worst-case burst

criterion for protective (intermediate) and
surface casing.
• This load case is very similar to the

Displacement to Gas load case, except that
pressure at the shoe above the open hole TD is
always controlled by the fracture pressure
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• Load Data
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Fracture at shoe with 1/3 BHP at surface
4- Fracture at shoe with 1/3 BHP at surface:

• Description: This drilling load case models a shut-in well, after taking a kick, where
the formation fracture pressure at the shoe depth for the string above the open hole
interval from where the kick evolves is exceeded. The pressure at the surface is taken
to be equal to 1/3 of the pore pressure at the open hole TD.
• This case for burst design is based on observation in the Gulf of Mexico that
pressures greater than 1/3 bottom hole pressure (BHP) are infrequently seen at the
surface.
• This load case is less conservative than the Displacement to Gas and Fracture @
Shoe w/Gas Gradient Above load cases.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Fracture at shoe with 1/3 BHP at surface
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Lost returns with water
5- Lost returns with water:

• Description: This drilling load case models
a condition of partial or full loss of sub-
surface well control where, following a kick
event and consequential loss of circulation
at the shoe above the open hole TD,
seawater (normally) is displaced down the
casing-drillstring annulus in an attempt to
avoid further deterioration of hydrostatic well
control, to a condition of fracture @ shoe
and gas to surface, by maintaining the
highest-possible fluid level in the annulus.
• The internal pressure profile is determined

from the fracture pressure at the shoe above
the open hole TD, and a combination of
water and mud densities based on a mud
level in the annulus with seawater on top
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• Load data:
– Fracture at Shoe
– Fracture Margin of Error
– Mud/Water Interface
The default interface depth corresponds to the
depth of the shoe.(casing full of sea water).
– Mud Weight
The default mud density is the Mud at Shoe
value specified on the Casing Scheme
spreadsheet
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Surface Protection (BOP)
6-) Surface Protection (BOP) :
• Description: The Surface Protection (BOP) load case is based on full

displacement to gas, with a surface boundary condition equal to the
surface pressure that would result from fracture pressure at the shoe
and a seawater gradient back to surface (that is, the default construct
for the Lost Returns with Water load case).
• This load case develops relatively high design pressures at shallow

depths, but is less conservative than Lost Returns with Water or
Displacement to Gas while providing a more conservative design
pressure at shallow depths than that which would obtain from the Gas
Kick Profile load case.
• This load case is appropriate when used in conjunction with the Gas
Kick Profile load case, the former serving as the basis for burst
design in the upper section of the string and the latter serving as
design basis in the lower section.
• The Surface Protection (BOP) load case applies only to burst design
of casing strings (not available for liners).
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Surface Protection (BOP)
Load Data:
• Fracture at Shoe
The fracture pressure at the shoe, for the string directly above the
deepest open hole interval for which the current string will be exposed to
drilling loads.
• Fracture Margin of Error
The default value is 0.0.
• Gas Gradient/Gravity
Note: that the Gas Gradient/Gas Gravity field selection is synchronized
on the Edit tabs for the following loads cases based on the most recent
selection:
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Pressure Test
7- Pressure Test:
• Description: This drilling load case
generates an internal pressure profile
based on mud density, applied pressure
at the wellhead, and an option for
specifying a plug depth other than the
shoe depth for the current string.
• If an alternative plug depth is specified,

the applied pressure is only seen above
that depth
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• Load Data:
– Test pressure
The pressure applied at the
wellhead. The default value is 0.0
psig.
– Mud Weight
The default mud density is the
current string Mud at Shoe value in
the Casing Scheme spreadsheet
– Plug depth
By default, this option is disabled.
The default plug depth is equal to
the current-string value for Shoe in
the Casing Scheme spreadsheet.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Green Cement Pressure Test
8- Green cement pressure test

• Description: This drilling load case models an internal pressure test immediately
after bumping the plug during a single-stage primary cementation.
• The cement, still acting as a fluid, does not yet serve as a constraint over the
cemented interval against casing-string length changes due to the combination of
piston and Poisson effects.
• This load case formulation includes a particular external pressure profile that is
used irrespective of the external pressure profile selected on the Select tab, and
irrespective of whether or not the Single External Pressure Profile check box is
marked in the Design Parameters dialog for the current string.
• The values specified on the Cementing and Landing tab are used to construct the
external and internal pressure profiles that arise from fluid hydrostatics alone. The
specified test pressure is applied down to the float collar depth (also specified on
the Cementing and Landing tab).
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• A green cement pressure test is

often performed to save
operational time and to prevent
the formation of a micro-annulus
caused by applying a high-test
pressure after the cement has
hardened.
• Load Data:
– Test Pressure
The pressure applied at the surface.
The default value is 0.0 psig.
(Don’t exceed ~60% of the casing
burst resistance)
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Drill Ahead
9- Drill Ahead:
• Description: The Drill Ahead load case captures temperature profile

and updated internal mud density for various string types. This load
case will represent mud weight up / mud weight down after casing
landing for drilling a new hole section.
• You can use Drill Ahead load case for any string except the last string.
• The internal pressure profile is defined with the heaviest MW used to

drill the next hole section while the drill string is inside the current
casing string, plus an ECD (Equivalent Circulating Density) value. This
ECD is user-defined, and typically is between 0.3 and 0.5 ppg.
Pi = 0.052 * [ MW (next hole section) + ECD ] * TVD

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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Drill Ahead
• Load Data:
– Hanger Depth
– TOC Depth
– Shoe Depth
All above are taken from the
casing and tubing scheme
spreadsheet by default
– MW next hole section
Maximum mud weight that will be
used to drill the next hole section
– ECD
between 0.3 and 0.5 ppg.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Tubing Leak
II. Internal Loads (Production):

1. Tubing Leak:
• Description: This case models a
surface pressure applied to the top of
the production annulus as a
consequence of a tubing leak near the
wellhead.
• The internal pressure profile is based
on produced (reservoir) fluid gravity
(gas), or gradient (gas/oil) and
reservoir pressure data (that is, pore
pressure at the perforation depth
specified in the Production Data dialog
box).
• Above the production packer, the
internal pressure profile is based on a
surface pressure equal to the reservoir
pressure minus the produced fluid’s
hydrostatic pressure applied to a
packer fluid density entered in the
Production Data dialog box.
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Load Data:
• All data are picked from

Production Data in the
Wellbore Menu. Review
them for double check.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Stimulation Surface Leak
• 2- Stimulation Surface Leak:

• Description: This load models an injection
pressure applied to the top of the production
annulus as a consequence of a tubing leak
near the wellhead during injection.
• Above the production packer, the internal

pressure profile is based on a wellhead
injection pressure. It is applied to a packer
fluid density entered in the Production Data
dialog.
• Below the production packer, the internal

pressure profile corresponds to that which
would develop for the wellhead injection
pressure and wellhead-to-shoe displacement
to the injection fluid.
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• Load Data:
– Injection Pressure
The wellhead injection pressure,
Default value is 0 psig.
– Injection density
The injection fluid density, default
value is 8.33 ppg.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Injection Down Casing
• 3- Injection Down Casing:
• Description: This production load

case models the internal pressure
profile resulting from an injection
operation down the casing. Frictional
pressure losses are ignored
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• Load Data:
– Injection Pressure
– Injection Fluid Density
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Mud and Cement Mix Water
III. External Loads:

1- Mud and Cement Mix
Water
• Description:This external
pressure profile is based
on the mud density
(current-string Mud at Shoe
value in the Casing
Scheme spreadsheet) from
the hanger to the TOC, and
the cement mix-water
density (from current-string
Cementing and Landing
Tab) from the TOC to the
shoe.
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• Load Data:
– No Further data is
required
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads- Permeable Zones
2- Permeable Zones
• Description:This external pressure profile is based on
the permeable zones data in the Pore Pressure
spreadsheet, mud density (current-string Mud at Shoe
value in the Casing Scheme spreadsheet), TOC,
cement mix-water density (from the current-string
Cementing and Landing tab), and whether the cement
job is characterized as good or poor (Poor Cement
check box on the Edit tab for external profile).
• If, in the Pore Pressure spreadsheet, no permeable

zones are specified within this interval, the Permeable
Zones profile is identical to the Mud and Cement Mix-
Water profile.
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• Load Data:
– Poor Cement
• It determines the
methodology used to
compute the external
pressure profile. This
check box is unmarked by
default
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Minimum Pore Pressure
3- Minimum Formation Pore

Pressure
• Description:The Minimum
Formation Pore Pressure
external profile always
uses a pressure profile
reflecting the EMW
corresponding to the
minimum pore pressure
gradient in the open hole
interval
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• Load Data:
– Allow Mud Drop
• Marking this check box
determines the
methodology used to
check box is dimmed for
TOC in Cased Hole.
– Apply Min EMW in Open
Hole at Previous Shoe or
Top of Cement
• Determines the
methodology used to
option is dimmed for TOC
in Cased Hole.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Pore Pressure with Sea Water Gradient
4- Pore Pressure with Sea Water

Gradient
• Description:This burst external
pressure profile is based on a
seawater gradient from MSL to
the mudline and a linear
pressure profile from the
pressure at the mudline to the
pore pressure at the shoe depth
for the current string.
• If this profile is selected for an
onshore well, the profile
simplifies to a linear pressure
profile from 0 psig at MGL to the
pore pressure at the shoe depth
for the current string.
• This external pressure profile
has the greatest applicability for
surface and conductor strings in
offshore wells.
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• Load Data:
– Seawater Gradient
Specify seawater gradient in ppg.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Fluid Gradient with Pore Pressure
5- Fluid gradient with pore

pressure:
– This external pressure profile is
constructed from a mud
density above the TOC,
– a fluid gradient from the TOC
to the prior shoe (when
applicable),
– and in open hole, either the
fluid gradient below the TOC or
the pore pressure profile.
– This is the only external
pressure profile available for
Tieback strings.
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• Load Data:
– TOC.
– Prior Shoe
The Shoe depth specified in the Casing
Scheme spreadsheet for the string prior to
the current string.
– Mud Weight Above TOC
The default depends on whether this
external pressure profile is being used with a
burst or collapse load case. The burst
default is 8.33 ppg(deteriorated mud
density). The collapse default is the current-
string Mud at Shoe value from the Casing
Scheme spreadsheet. The collapse default
assumes a mud channel in the external
cement column (a conservative assumption).
– Fluid Gradient Below TOC
Set to cement mix water density
– Pore Pressure In Open Hole Below TOC
This option is frequently used with burst load
cases. It is disabled by default.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads- Shoe/Mud Gradients with Pore Pressure
6- Shoe/Mud Gradients with Pore Pressure:

– This load combines a mud weight pressure column if top of
cement is at or shallower than prior shoe setting depth, a
pressure discontinuity with an equivalent mud weight pore
pressure gradient at the prior shoe setting depth, and pore
pressure in the open hole.
– This profile supports two scenarios:
• Top of cement (TOC) below prior shoe depth
• TOC above prior shoe depth
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• If TOC is above the prior shoe:

– Mud weight gradients above TOC are defined on the Burst
Loads > Edit tab.
– EMW pore pressure gradient “@ prior shoe” between TOC and
the top of the prior shoe is displayed (read only)
– Pore pressure profile below the prior shoe
• If TOC is below the prior shoe:

– EMW pore pressure gradient “@ prior shoe” above the prior
shoe is defined on the Edit Tab (Burst Loads Dialog).
– Pore pressure profile between the prior shoe and TOC
– Pore pressure profile below TOC
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• Load Data:
• EMW Pore Pressure

Gradient at Prior Shoe
– If the TOC is below the shoe
of the prior casing string,
specify the pore pressure (in
ppg) at the prior shoe. If the
TOC is above the prior shoe,
this field is not enabled.
• Mud Weight Above TOC

– If the TOC is above the shoe
of the prior casing string,
specify the mud weight (in
ppg) above the TOC. If the
TOC is below the prior shoe,
this field is not enabled.
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-BP Policy Loads
• BP Policy Loads
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-BP Policy Loads
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Tubular Load Data-Burst Loads-Shell Policy Loads
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7- Collapse Loads
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads
• Use the Tubular > Collapse Loads > Select tab to select the
collapse loads you want to use in the design.
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads
• Collapse Loads:
1. Full/Partial Evacuation
2. Lost Returns with Mud Drop
3. Cementing
4. Drill Ahead
II. Internal Loads (Production)
1. Full Evacuation
2. Above/Below Packer
3. Gas Migration
III. External Loads
2. Permeable Zones
3. Mud and Cement Slurry
4. Fracture at Prior Shoe with Gas Gradient Above
5. Fluid Gradient with Pore Pressure
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Full/Partial Evacuation

1. Full/Partial Evacuation:
– Description: This load case
should be considered if drilling
with air or foam. It may also be
considered for conductor or
surface casing where shallow
gas is encountered.
– Load Data:
• Mud Weight
– The default is the Mud at Shoe value
specified on the Casing Scheme
spreadsheet
• Mud Level
– The default mud level is the Shoe
value specified on the Casing
Scheme spreadsheet for the current
string. This corresponds to a 100%
evacuated string.
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Full/Partial Evacuation
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Lost Returns with Mud Drop
2- Lost Returns with Mud Drop:

• Description: This drilling load case models
evacuation of the casing due to lost circulation.
• The internal pressure profile corresponds to a

mud drop that can occur due to drilling below
the shoe. This mud drop is calculated by
assuming the hydrostatic column of mud in the
hole equilibrates with a specified pore pressure
at a specified depth
• The default depth corresponds to the depth

with a pore pressure resulting in the lowest
EMW in the open hole section. For prospects
where there is uncertainty about the pore
pressure profile, a seawater or normal pressure
gradient is often used to calculate the mud
drop depth.
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• Load Data:
– Lost Returns Depth
Represents the depth at which lost
returns are occurring. The default depth
is the open hole depth that results in the
greatest mud drop.
– Pore Pressure at Lost Returns Depth
The default pressure is computed from
the pore pressure profile specified on the
Pore Pressure spreadsheet.
– Mud Weight
The default mud density corresponds to
the value for Mud at Shoe on the Casing
Scheme spreadsheet
– Mud Drop Level
This value is provided for reference
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Cementing
3- Cementing:
• Description: This load uses data from the
initial conditions section for both internal and
external pressure profiles.
• The internal pressure profile is produced from

the displacement fluid density
• The external pressure profile for this drilling

load case is modeling the differential pressure
due to the higher lead and tail cement slurry
densities on the outside of the casing, from
the TOC to the shoe, immediately after the
cement is displaced.
• It is unaffected by external pressure profile

selections made on the Collapse Loads >
Select tab.
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• Load Data:
– Data is populated automatically from Initial conditions tab
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Drill Ahead
4- Drill Ahead:
• Same as described before in burst loads
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Full Evacuation
II. Internal Loads(Production)

1. Full Evacuation:
– Description: This production load
case models total evacuation of the
casing due to the complete loss of
workover or packer fluid into the
formation or gas lift operations.
– The internal pressure profile
corresponds to an air column
whose density profile is calculated
with a temperature-dependent and
pressure-dependent
compressibility factor.
– Despite the similarity of this load
case to the Full/Partial Evacuation
drilling collapse load case, it is
included to account for worst-case
production temperature effects.
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Full Evacuation
• Load Data:
– No Extra Data Required
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Above/Below Packer
• 2- Above/Below Packer:
• Descripton: This production load case represents a

combination of internal pressure profiles above and below
the packer that can occur during different operations.
• During completion or workover operations where the

workover or packer fluid is exposed to a depleted zone
below the packer, a fluid drop may occur corresponding to
the hydrostatic head of the fluid equilibrating with the
depleted pressure at the perforations.
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• Methodology:
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• Load Data:
– Pore Pressure at Perforation Depth
The default pressure is computed using
the pore pressure specified on the Pore
Pressure spreadsheet.
– Density Above Packer
The default is the packer fluid density
specified on the Production Data dialog.
– Density Below Packer
The default is 0.0, which represents full
evacuation.
– Fluid Drop Above Packer
This option enables an internal pressure
profile above the packer depth
representing a fluid drop caused by the
hydrostatic head of the packer fluid
equilibrating with the pressure at the
perforations.
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Gas Migration
• 3- Gas Migration:
• Description: This load uses a self-described external pressure

profile regardless of which external pressure profile was specified on
the Collapse Loads > Select tab.
• Only enabled for strings whose Casing Scheme spreadsheet Name

cell is Production and whose Type cell is either Casing or Tieback.
• This load case models a gas bubble migrating upward in the annulus
behind the production casing. Because the bubble is not allowed to
expand unless the fracture pressure at the previous casing's shoe is
exceeded (that is, the pressure is not bled off at the wellhead), the
bubble's pressure and volume do not change as it migrates upward.
• This "gas bubble inversion" results in reservoir pressure at the

wellhead and can occur in a subsea completion where the outer
annuli are permanently sealed at the wellhead, allowing the operator
no means to monitor or relieve pressure.
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• Gas migration is normally caused by channels in the cement

between the production casing and a permeable reservoir.
• The internal pressure profile is based on the packer fluid

density.
• The external pressure profile corresponds to the reservoir

pressure applied at the casing hanger depth to the annulus
fluid hydrostatic head, but limited to the fracture pressure at the
prior shoe.
• If you do not want to limit the internal pressure to the fracture

pressure at the shoe, you can disable the Limit to Fracture at
the Shoe Option
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• Load Data:
– Gas Pressure
The default gas pressure is the pore
pressure at the well TD, as specified on
the Pore Pressure spreadsheet and
General > Options tab, respectively.
– External Fluid Density
The default external fluid density is the
Mud at Shoe value specified for the
current string on the Casing Scheme
spreadsheet.
– Fracture at Prior Shoe
The fracture pressure at the prior shoe
is obtained from the fracture pressure
profile specified on the Fracture
Gradient spreadsheet.
– Packer Fluid Density
The packer fluid density specified on
the Production Data dialog
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-External Loads
III. External Loads

• Description: As Described before in Burst Loads
2. Permeable Zones:
• Description: As Described before in Burst Loads
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Mud and cement slurry
3. Mud and cement slurry

• Description: This external
pressure profile is based on the
mud density from the hanger to
the TOC and the cement slurry
density from the TOC to the
shoe.
• It is identical to the external
profile used with the Cementing
load case, but it can be used
with any of the other load cases.
• This is the most conservative
external pressure profile and has
the most applicability to
operations associated with
inner-string cementing jobs.
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Mud and cement slurry
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Mud and cement mix water
• Load Data:
– Populated automatically
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads- Fracture @ Prior Shoe w/ Gas Gradient Above
4. Fracture @ Prior Shoe w/ Gas

Gradient Above:
• Description:This external
pressure profile is constructed
from the fracture pressure at
the prior shoe, a gas gradient
extending upward from that
depth, and a mud gradient
extending downward.
• It represents a worst-case
collapse external profile where
gas flow has occurred behind
the casing
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• Load Data :
– Fracture Margin of Error
– Gas Gradient/Gravity
• The default gas gradient is 0.10
psi/ft. If the gas gravity option is
selected, the default gravity is 0.7
(air = 1.0).
– Fluid Gradient Below Prior
Shoe
• The default density is the Mud at
Shoe value specified on the
Casing Scheme spreadsheet for
the current string.
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Fluid gradient with pore pressure
• 5- Fluid Gradient with pore pressure:

– As described before in Burst loads
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-BP Policy Loads
• BP Policy Loads:
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Tubular Load Data-Collapse Loads-Shell Policy Loads
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8- Axial Loads
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads
I. Axial Loads
1. Running in Hole
2. Overpull Force
3. Pre-Cement Static Load
4. Post-Cement Static Load
5. Green Cement Pressure Test
6. Service Loads.
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Running in Hole
• 1- Running in Hole:
– This axial load profile does not represent a load distribution seen by
the pipe at one particular time. Instead, it is constructed by calculating
the maximum tension seen at each point on the casing or tubing string
while running the string in the hole
– The following factors are considered:
• The buoyed weight of the casing or tubing is based on the Mud at Shoe
value
• The wellbore inclination is considered using the trajectory defined in the
Wellpath Editor
• Any bending-related axial pseudo-loads due to dogleg severities defined in
the Wellpath Editor or Dogleg Severity Overrides spreadsheets
• If a non-zero average running speed is specified, the axial profile is
modified to include the effect of the pipe stopping abruptly, This can occur
if the pipe hits an obstruction or the slips close while the pipe is moving
(Shock Load)
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Running in Hole
• Load Data:
– Average Running in Hole
Speed
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Overpull Force
• 2- Overpull Force:
– Selecting this load case and specifying an overpull force generates an
axial load profile that reflects this incremental force above the current
hookload when running the casing or tubing string in the hole.
– For tubing, an overpull force, usually applied to unseat a packer or
free stuck tubing, can be specified to model additional surface tension
applied to the tubing.
– Like the Running in Hole load profile, this axial load profile does not
represent a load distribution seen by the pipe at one particular time
while running the pipe (that is, the overpull force is not just applied
when the casing or tubing is on bottom). Instead, the case is
considered at each stage of the running operation (that is, with the
shoe at a range of depths from the surface to the setting depth).
– The load profile is constructed using the maximum force seen at each
point on the pipe during the entire running operation
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Overpull Force
• Load Data:
– Overpull Force (usually taken
to be 100,000 lb)
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Pre Cement Static Load
• 3- Pre-Cement Static Load:

– This load case generates the buoyed axial load distribution with
the casing at the current-string shoe depth specified in the
Casing Scheme spreadsheet, just prior to performing the
cement job.
• The buoyed weight of the casing, based on the mud at shoe value
• A force in addition to casing buoyed weight applied at the surface over the
entire string length. For this axial load case, the applied surface force can be
either a pickup (positive) or slackoff (negative) force.
• Wellbore inclination
• Any bending-related axial pseudo-loads due to dogleg severities defined in the
Wellpath Editor or Dogleg Severity Overrides spreadsheets
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Pre Cement Static Load
• Load Data:
– Applied force: either positive
(pickup) or negative (slackoff)
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Post Cement Static Load
• 4- Post-Cement Static Load:

– This load case generates the buoyed axial load distribution with
the casing at the current-string Shoe depth specified in the
Casing Scheme spreadsheet, immediately after performing the
cement job.
• The buoyed weight of the casing, based on the displacement and
cement slurry densities specified on the Cementing and Landing tab.
• Wellbore inclination
• Any bending-related axial pseudo-loads due to dogleg severities
defined in the Wellpath Editor or Dogleg Severity Overrides
spreadsheets
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Green Cement Pressure Test
• 5- Green Cement Pressure Test:

– Same as described before in burst
loads
– Load Data:
• Test Pressure in (psi)
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Service Loads
• 6- Service Loads:
– Service Loads models axial loads caused by in-service drilling
and production burst and collapse loads (selected on the Burst
Loads and Collapse Loads dialogs) that occur after the casing
string is cemented in place or the tubing string is set in place.
– The axial service load profile represents aggregate worst-case
axial loading due to all selected burst and collapse service
loads as a function of depth, with design factors, temperature
deration for minimum yield strength, and thermally induced axial
strains considered.
– Service load calculations include the effects of self-weight,
buoyancy, intermediate and end piston effects, ballooning,
bending, buckling, and thermal expansion due to differences
between initial condition and load case temperature profiles.
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-BP Policy Loads
• BP Policy Loads:
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Tubular Load Data-Axial Loads-Shell Policy Loads
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9- Custom Loads
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Tubular Load Data-Custom Loads
• Use the Custom Loads dialog to display the list of defined

custom loads contained in the current catalog, define new
custom loads, and display and manage your custom
loads spreadsheets.
• Can be used to input loads from WELLCAT.
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Tubular Load Data-Custom Loads
• How to enter Custom Loads?

– Create a new custom load
– On the custom loads spreadsheet,
Input at each measured depth the
internal pressure and the external
pressure
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10-Compression Load Check
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Tubular Load Data-Compression Load Check
• Use the Compression Load Check dialog to compute the

compressive loads at the wellhead for:
– Conductor and/or surface casing
– Axial loads deriving from all strings hung off in the wellhead,
including tiebacks, as well as specified wellhead, BOP, and
tubing loads
– Load sharing between surface and conductor casing by means
of a base plate.
• This dialog also displays results for compressive forces,

in total and separately for conductor and/or surface
casing, and absolute safety factors for the respective
strings.
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• Fields and Controls:

– Apply Load to Conductor Casing:
Check this box to include the
conductor casing in the compression
load-check analysis.
If this checkbox and Apply Load to
Surface Casing options are both
marked, the Stand-Off field is
enabled. Load is shared between the
conductor and surface casing when
stand-off is zero as a result of either
the initial stand-off specification or
free-end displacement of the surface
casing prior to load sharing
– Apply Load to Surface Casing
Check this box to include the surface
casing in the compression load-
check analysis.
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– Wellhead (or BOP) Weight

Enter the wellhead and blowout preventer (BOP) weight, as well as any
other top-mounted loads. Values collectively entered for Wellhead (and
BOP) Weight, Tubing Weight, and Tubing Stability (or Setting) Load
should reflect scenarios where the specified loads will simultaneously
occur.
– Tubing Weight
Enter the total suspended weight of the tubing string (or strings).
– Tubing Stability (or Setting) Load
Enter additional tension above the total suspended weight of the tubing
string (or strings).
– Stand-off (for shared loads)
Enter the vertical distance between the lower surface of the surface
casing base plate and the top of the conductor.
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11- String Sections
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Tubular Load Data-String Sections
• Use the String Sections spreadsheet to specify, view, or modify details of the
current string configuration.
• The String Sections spreadsheet is based on preliminary design information

specified on the Casing and Tubing Scheme spreadsheet. The String
Sections spreadsheet is used to fully define the geometry, unit weight, and
strength characteristics for the current string, while the companion
Connections spreadsheet is used to specify corresponding API or proprietary
connection type and associated properties.
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11- Connections
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Tubular Load Data-Connections
• Use the Connections spreadsheet to specify, view, and evaluate connections for
each string section in the current string.
• Connection selection and evaluation should only be performed after a satisfactory

pipe body design is established. For this reason, entries in the Connections
spreadsheet cannot be made until at least one string section for the current string
is defined in the String Sections spreadsheet.
• After a connection is specified for a string section, connection safety factors

based on the current design criteria display so that the connection performance
can be immediately evaluated.
• The Ratings dialog is a convenient reference tool for reviewing connection

capacity while using the Connections spreadsheet. It displays connection burst,
leak, fracture, and jump-out ratings for the currently selected string section
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View Menu
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Graphical Results
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View Menu-Graphical Results
• In StressCheck, You can output many plots, either input data

or results.
1. Input Plots:
I. Well Schematic
II. Formation Plots
III. Deviation Plots
2. Load Plots
I. Burst Plots
II. Collapse Plots
III. Axial Plots
3. Design Plots
4. Triaxial Check
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View Menu-Graphical Results-Load Plots
• Load Plots for Burst and Collapse:

1. Temperature Profiles:
The Temperature Profiles plot characterizes the initial conditions temperature profile
and the load case temperature profiles as a function of MD or TVD for all selected
burst and collapse load cases
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2- Pressure Profiles:
The Pressure Profiles plot characterizes the internal and
external pressure profiles as a function of either MD or TVD for all
selected burst and collapse load cases.
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• 3- Differential Pressures:
The Differential Pressures plot characterizes the difference between
internal and external pressure profiles as a function of either MD or TVD
for all selected burst and collapse burst load cases.
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• 4- Load Line:
• The design load line for burst
represents the maximum
differential pressure load case
after the appropriate burst
design factor is applied to
each load case.
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• The design load line for

collapse represents the
maximum differential
pressure load case, and after
– Applying to each load case the
appropriate collapse design
factor
– Adjusting the design load line to
compensate for the effect of
elevated temperature on
minimum yield strength (and,
hence, collapse rating)
– Considering the effect of
tensile axial loading on collapse
resistance
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• Load Plots For Axial Loads:

1. Load Profiles
• Apparent (w/Bending)
• Actual (w/o Bending)
2. Service Load Profiles
• Apparent (w/Bending)
• Actual (w/o Bending)
• Service load lines
3. Load Line
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1- Load Profiles:
– The Load Profiles plot
characterizes the axial load
profile as a function of either MD
or TVD. This plot displays the
following axial load profile plots,
depending on the final selection
from the Axial Load Profiles
cascade menu:
• Apparent (with bending-induced
pseudo-loads included)
• Actual (without bending-induced
pseudo-loads)
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2- Service Load Profiles:

– The Service Load Profiles plot
characterizes the Axial Load
Profiles - Apparent (with bending-
induced pseudo-loads included) or
the Axial Load Profiles - Actual
(without bending-induced pseudo-
loads), for all burst and collapse
load cases (including custom load
cases) selected for the current
string.
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• Service load lines plot

– It represents all service load
profiles from the Axial Service Load
Profiles plot after adjustment with
the respective design factors and
the effect of elevated temperature
on minimum yield strength (that is,
temperature deration).
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3- Load Line Plot:

– The Load Line plot characterizes the
design load line derived from all
selected axial loads for the current
string.
– It also characterizes the apparent
load profile (design load line without
design factors and temperature
derating applied)
– and the native load profile (with
compression loading shown in true
negative sign rather than the absolute
value used for load lines).
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View Menu-Graphical Results-Design Plots
• Design Plots
1. Burst
2. Collapse
3. Axial
4. Triaxial
• Use the Design Plots to perform graphical load casing or tubing design,
• Two lines are shown: the design load line and the pipe rating line. When the design
load line remains to the left of the pipe rating line, the design is taken to be acceptable
based on the current string’s design criteria.
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View Menu-Graphical Results-Design Plots
• The current string’s weight and grade can

be changed by dragging the pipe rating
line. Each vertical section of the pipe
rating line represents a different string
section.
• String sections can be created, deleted,

or modified by clicking, pointing, and
dragging the rating line.
• Changes made to the current-string

design by manipulating this line(s) are
reflected on the Collapse, Axial, and
Triaxial design plots as well as in the
current-string’s String Sections and
Connections spreadsheets, and vice
versa.
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View Menu-Graphical Results-Triaxial Check
Triaxial Check:
• The triaxial design load line reflects the maximum state of combined
loading experienced by the casing or tubing as a function of depth.
• Triaxial stress is not a true stress. It is a way of comparing a

generalized three-dimensional stress state to a uniaxial failure criteria
(the yield strength).
• The triaxial stress is often called the von Mises equivalent (VME)
stress.
• If the triaxial stress exceeds the yield strength, a yield failure is

indicated.
• The triaxial safety factor is the ratio of the material’s yield strength to
the triaxial stress.
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• And:
ri  ri ro /r ro  ri ro /r
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  Pi  Po
ro  ri ro  ri
2 2 2 2
ri  ri ro /r ro  ri ro /r
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
r  Pi  Po
ro  ri ro  ri
2 2 2 2
Where:
Pi = internal pressure ri = inner wall radius
Po = external pressure ro = outer wall radius
r = radius at which the stress

occurs
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• Assuming that Z and  >> r and setting the triaxial

stress equal to the yield strength results in the following
equation of an ellipse:

Yp   z   z    
2

2 1/ 2
• The Triaxial Plots are:

1. Load Lines
2. Safety Factors
3. Design Limits
4. Von Mises Equivalent Stress
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1- Load Lines:
The Load Line plot characterizes the
apparent triaxial load line (actual load
line with bending-induced pseudo-
load), design triaxial load line, and
string-section minimum yield strength
(MYS) as a function of depth.
Depth is on the vertical axis and VME

stress is on the horizontal axis.
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2- Safety Factors Plot:
• The Safety Factors plot

characterizes the normalized
burst, collapse, axial, and
triaxial safety factors as a
function of depth.
• The normalized safety factor is

the absolute safety factor
divided by the design factor
specified on the Design
Parameters dialog.
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3- Design Limits:
• Use the Design Limits plot to display each string section in the current string that
characterizes the API Bulletin 5C3 burst, collapse, tension and compression
design envelope; the triaxial design ellipse; and all selected loads.
• Loads that fall within the design envelope meet the design criteria.
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• If you have more than one string section, make sure to

check the design limits plot for each one of them by
selecting the section By right Clicking on the
PlotLoad/Section Selection  Sections Tab. Then
select the section you want to check.
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• Combined compression and burst loading corresponds to

the upper left quadrant of the design envelope. This
region is where triaxial analysis is most critical because
reliance on the uniaxial criteria alone would not predict
several possible failures.
• Combined tension and burst loading corresponds to the

upper right quadrant of the design envelope. This region
is where reliance on the uniaxial criteria alone may result
in a design which is more conservative than necessary.
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• For most pipes used in the oilfield, collapse is an

instability failure independent of material yield. The triaxial
criteria is based on elastic behavior and the yield strength
of the material and hence, should not be used with
collapse loads.
• For high compression and moderate collapse loads

experienced in the lower left quadrant of the design
envelope, the failure mode is permanent corkscrewing
due to helical buckling. It is appropriate to use the triaxial
criteria in this case.
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• In the Design Limits plot, the API failure criteria plot

together, but the von-Mises envelope is approximate.
• A continuing problem is that sometimes failure points plot

inside the envelope, meaning they don’t fail!
• This is why we suggest you look at the tables for the

correct results, and say that the figures are approximate
for von-Mises.
• The Exact von-Mises plot is totally pressure independent,
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Tabular Results
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View Menu-Tabular Results
• Tabular Results:
1. Well Summary
2. String Summary
3. Deviation Profile
4. Burst Loads
5. Collapse Loads
6. Axial Loads
7. Differential Pressures
8. Minimum Safety Factors
9. Maximum Allowable Wear
10. Maximum Allowable Overpull
11. Triaxial Results
12. Tool Passage Summary
13. Wear
14. MMS Report
15. Design Check
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Well Summary
1- Well Summary:
• The Well Summary table displays a summary of the

casing and tubing scheme, and configurations, design
factors, and cost summaries for all constituent strings for
which a design exists in the String Sections spreadsheet.
• This summary includes the name of each string plus the

OD, weight, grade, depth interval, drift diameter, minimum
burst, collapse, axial (tension and compression), and
triaxial safety factors.
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• An asterisk displayed before a safety factor indicates that the safety

factor does not meet a user-defined design factor criterion for a load
of that type (for example, burst).
• If the safety factor is based on a compressive load, then the safety

factor will be bounded with parentheses. This does not indicate
failure, only that the safety factor was generated from a negative
(compression) axial force.
• If connections are considered in the Design, a letter code may appear

after a safety factor indicating that the Design is connection-limited at
that depth.
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• Connection Rating Letter Codes:

 Burst (Internal Yield) - The internal pressure which will
initiate yield at the root of the coupling based on
connection geometry and yield strength.
 Leak - The internal pressure which exceeds the contact
pressure between the connection’s seal flanks.
 Fracture - The axial force which causes either the pin or
coupling to fracture based on the ultimate tensile
strength. This is not consistent with the pipe body axial
strength, which is based on yield strength.
 Jump Out - The axial force at which an 8 round pin
“jumps” or “pulls” out of the box without fracturing. This
criteria only applies to STC and LTC connections.
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• Code Connection Rating

– B Burst — API round-thread (STC and LTC) and buttress
(BTC) connections
– L Leak — API round-thread (STC and LTC) and buttress (BTC)
connections
– F Fracture — API round-thread (STC and LTC) and buttress
(BTC) connections
– J Jump-Out — API round-thread (STC and LTC) connections
– C Connection Critical — special connections
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• Connection ratings for 8 round (STC and LTC) and buttress

(BTC) casing connections are based on four failure criteria
given in API Bulletin 5C3.
• Ratings for proprietary premium connections are specified on

the Special Connections spreadsheet.
• The StressCheck software always reports the minimum safety

factor based on pipe body or connection. If the connection is
limiting the design, then the criteria with which the API
connection fails will be presented. This does not indicate that
the connection is failing to meet the failure criteria, but purely
that it is the limiting part on the tubular. Failure to meet design
criteria, whether as a result of pipe body or connection rating,
is always indicated with an asterisk.
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2- String Summary:
The String Summary table displays a summary of the

configuration, design factors, and cost summary for the
string currently selected and constituent string sections.
3- Deviation Profile:
As taken from COMPASS plan.
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4- Burst Loads:
The Burst Loads table displays a summary of the internal

and external pressure profiles for each load case selected
on the Burst Loads dialog.
5- Collapse Loads
6- Axial Loads
Same as burst loads described above
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Differential Pressures
7- Differential Pressures:
The Differential Pressures table displays the internal, external and

differential pressure per load case (only burst and collapse load cases)
in tabular format
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Minimum SF
8- Minimum Safety Factors:
• The Minimum Safety Factors table displays minimum safety factors

as a function of depth for the string currently selected.
• For any depth displayed, the burst, collapse, axial and triaxial safety
factors shown represent the minimum safety factor for that load type
resulting from all the selected load cases.
• The alphanumeric symbol displayed next to the minimum safety

factor indicates the load case that was used to determine the
minimum safety factor for that load type
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Minimum SF
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Minimum Allowable Wear
9- Maximum Allowable Wear:
The Maximum Allowable Wear table displays the maximum

allowable wear for which the absolute burst and collapse
safety factors will remain greater than or equal to the
appropriate design factors as a function of depth.
Allowable wear is presented both as a percentage of

nominal wall thickness and as a wear depth. Additionally,
the remaining wall thickness is presented.
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Minimum Allowable Wear
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Maximum Allowable Overpull
10- Maximum Allowable Overpull:
• The Maximum Allowable Overpull table displays the

maximum allowable overpull for which the axial safety
factor remains greater than or equal to the axial design
factor as a function of running depth.
• Overpull is defined as the incremental force above the

current hookload when running the casing string in the
wellbore.
• Running depth represents the depth of the shoe.
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Triaxial Results
11- Triaxial Results:
• The Triaxial Results table displays a summary of axial

load (with and without axial pseudo-load due to bending),
bending stress, safety factors, temperature, and buckling
behavior as a function of depth for all load cases for the
current string.
• If the Buckling check box was marked on the Design

Parameters dialog, the buckled pipe length and pickup
force required to eliminate the buckling is reported.
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• Buckling occurs if the buckling force, Fb , is greater than a

threshold force , Fp , known as the Paslay buckling force.
Fb   Fa  pi Ai  po Ao
Where:
Fb = buckling force
Fa = actual axial force (tension positive)
pi = internal pressure
po = external pressure
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Fp  4w(sin  ) EI r
Where:
Fp = Paslay buckling force
w = distributed buoyed weight of casing
 = hole angle
EI = pipe bending stiffness
r = radial annular clearance
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Buckling Behavior
Buckling Force Magnitude Result
FbFp No buckling
FpFb1.4Fp Lateral (s-shaped) buckling
1.4FpFb2.8Fp Lateral or helical buckling
2.8FpFb Helical buckling
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How does an increase in internal pressure affect buckling?

”Why Tubing Leak Load Case Gives The Worst Buckling
Results Although It Gives Relatively Low Compressions?”
1 Increases Fa due to ballooning, which tends to decrease

buckling
2 Increases the piAi term, which tends to increase

buckling
• The second effect is much greater than the first;
• Hence, an increase in internal pressure results in an

increase in buckling.
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12- Tubular Properties Summary:

The Tubular Properties Summary table displays a summary of the localized
grade, material, and temperature deration properties StressCheck is using for
the currently open Design.
13- Tool Passage Summary:

The Tool Passage Summary table displays the tool passage data entered in the
Tool Passage dialog. Force and Length values that are required for the tool to
pass are calculated
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14- Wear:
This table displays the maximum allowable wear for the burst or
collapse load case selected in the Select Custom Load drop-down list
box.
15- MMS Report:
Use the MMS Report command to produce a MMS Application for

Permit to Drill report. This report contains all pertinent technical data for
all proposed casing strings as required under regulatory provisions of
U.S. Federal Title 30 CFR Chapter II (§ 250.64) for casing design.
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View Menu-Tabular Results-Design Check
16- Design Check:

I. Compressive Loads:
This table displays the compressive load characteristics for
any string defined in the Casing and Tubing Scheme.
II. Collapse Loads:

This table displays the collapse load characteristics for any
string defined in the Casing and Tubing Scheme.
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Design Templates
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Design Templates
• What is a Template File?

– Templates contain common data that can be used and reused as
defaults for future casing designs.
– You can customize StressCheck tabs, Unit system, Pipe and
Connection Inventories, and set up default load cases for specific
casing string types typically used by an operating company.
– Template files can be saved and opened from the EDM database or
from a file on your computer.
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Design Templates
• To modify open Tabs:

– Open the template file
– Open the desired plots or
tables in the tabs shown
below.
– You can add or delete tabs
from Tools Tabs.
– You can split any tab
vertically or horizontally or
both to show more than
one plot or table in the
same tab.
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Design Templates
• To modify Unit system:

– Select the Tools > Unit System dialog box to add, remove,
edit, and switch unit systems.
– Note: Press F4 or select to enter or view data in any equivalent unit
without changing the unit systems currently in use.
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Design Templates
• Modifying Pipe and Connection Inventories:

– Open Tubular Pipe Inventory to view all the available pipe
grades and nominal weights sorted by pipe OD.
– You can add casing from catalog by clicking (Edit > Import
from Catalog ).
– Non-API grades properties can be entered manually by
selecting Special in the Pipe Type Dropdown list.
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Design Templates
• Adding grades for design (If not in the Catalog) can be done by
selecting Tubular Tubular PropertiesGrades.
• You must enter a unique name to define the grade. Specify the yield
strength, the ultimate tensile strength, and the underlying material
behavior (mechanical and thermal properties).
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Design Templates
• To add special connections to the inventory (Default are

LTC,STC,and BTC), Open (TubularSpecial
Connections Inventory )
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Design Templates
• To setup Default loads cases for specific string types:
– Select the string type you want from the wizard list.
– Open Tubular, then Burst, Collapse or Axial Loads.
– Select the loads you want to always use with this string type.
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Design Templates
• After you have finished customizing your template,click

File Template  Save as and the type the name you
want to be associated with your template.
• Saving as “System Template” will make the template

available from any computer connected to the database.
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Questions?
Thank You
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• Tubular Load Data

• The Wellbore menu is used to define data not related to a

• 2- Casing and Tubing Scheme:

• 3-4) Pore pressure and Fracture Gradient:

• 8- Dogleg Severity Overrides:

Completion Fluid Density

Top Perforation Depth

0.1 psi/ft as a default value

• The Tubular menu is used to define data related to a specific casing

– Can alternatively be selected from the wizard list.

Drift diameter defaults based on the next hole OD

Marking this check box causes all load cases selected

Marking this check box causes a boundary condition to

Enables buckling analysis. Buckling can only occur in

Marking this check box enables the calculation of the triaxial

• Definition: Burst Wall Thickness:

• Displacement fluid density is taken

• Don’t add surface or check float

• add any landing data after

• Use default temperature

• The View > Tabular Results > Tool Passage Summary

I. Internal Loads (Drilling):

– It is normally constrained by the

2- Gas Kick profile:

The following assumptions are made:

3- Fracture at shoe with gas

• It is commonly used as a worst-case burst

• This load case is very similar to the

4- Fracture at shoe with 1/3 BHP at surface:

5- Lost returns with water:

• The internal pressure profile is determined

• Description: The Surface Protection (BOP) load case is based on full

• This load case develops relatively high design pressures at shallow

• If an alternative plug depth is specified,

8- Green cement pressure test

• A green cement pressure test is

• Description: The Drill Ahead load case captures temperature profile

• The internal pressure profile is defined with the heaviest MW used to

Pi = 0.052 * [ MW (next hole section) + ECD ] * TVD

II. Internal Loads (Production):

• All data are picked from

• 2- Stimulation Surface Leak:

• Above the production packer, the internal

• Below the production packer, the internal

• 3- Injection Down Casing:

• Description: This production load

III. External Loads:

• If, in the Pore Pressure spreadsheet, no permeable

3- Minimum Formation Pore

4- Pore Pressure with Sea Water

5- Fluid gradient with pore

6- Shoe/Mud Gradients with Pore Pressure:

• If TOC is above the prior shoe:

• If TOC is below the prior shoe:

• EMW Pore Pressure

• Mud Weight Above TOC

I. Internal Loads (Drilling)

2- Lost Returns with Mud Drop:

• The internal pressure profile corresponds to a

• The default depth corresponds to the depth

• The internal pressure profile is produced from

• The external pressure profile for this drilling