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                            Illustrative Example 3.1 (Continued )



                             Hole    Drill      Casing                           Casing      Mud     Mud
                             Size   Pipe OD     Depth                             Size      Weight  Viscosity

                              24"    6 5 /8"         120'                    20", 94 Ib/ft  9.2 ppg  20 cp
                            (610mm)  (168mm)         (37 m)                  (508 mm, 140 kg/m)  (1.10 SG)  (0.020 Pa-s)
                                                1400'
                                                                              3
                                      5
                               1
                             17 /2"  6 /8"      (427m)                       13 /8", 48 Ib/ft  9.6 ppg  15 cp
                            (445mm)  (168mm)  7000'                          (339.7mm, 71.4kg/m)  (1.15 SG)  (0.015 Pa-s)
                                           (2134 m)
                             12 1 /4"  5"                                    8 5 /8", 32 Ib/ft  10.4 ppg  10 cp
                            (318mm)  (127mm)                                 (219.1mm, 47.6kg/m)  (1.25 SG)  (0.01 Pa-s)
                              7
                             7 /8"    5"
                            (200mm)  (127mm)
                                                                             10000'          11 ppg   5cp
                                                                            (3048 m)        (1.38 SG)  (0.005 Pa-s)

                                                                7 7 /8"
                                                              (200 mm)

                            Figure 3.2 Example of borehole geometry with extreme mud properties.
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