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bicarb, 463 buckling, 99, 100, 101, 103
bit. See drill bit(s) calculation of, 81–84
BITREX database, 183–184 courses of action for, 84
block line, 463 force
blowing by heads, 480 calculation of, 82
blowout, 463 from thermal expansion, 83–84
underground, barite plugs, 377–378 in freestanding conductors, 81
blowout preventer (BOP), 146, 464 in unsupported tubing, 82
casing design and, 38, 39 build, kicking off and, 173–174
drilling program and, 128 building or dropping angle, rotary bottom hole
equipment, 323 assemblies for, 423
diverter system checklist, 325–326 buildup rate, of cation exchange capacity, 216
equipment rating, 152–153 buoyancy, 465
IADC classifications, 151 calculation, with displaced fluids weights, 66
stack, drilling with, 151–153 effects, application methods of, 65–67
test diagram, 332 factor formula, 65–66
test procedure, 330–332 good cement job factors, 266
boilerhouse, 464 buoyant string weight, tension from, plus pressure,
boll-weevil, 464 75–77
borehole collapse, 298 burst, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105
bottom hole assemblies (BHAs), 15, 108, 109, 154, calculation of, 71–72
158, 162, 164, 314, 354, 356 safety factors and, 61
deviating, 115 steel temperature correction factors and, 64
drill bit and, 200 buttress casing connections, 388
fishing operations, 372–373 by-pass, 465
performance considerations, 115–116
bottom hole circulating temperatures (BHCT), 261, C
268
bottom hole static temperatures (BHST), 22, 261, cake
262, 268 consistency, 465
box, 464 thickness, 465
Boyle's law, 464 calcium-treated mud, 465
braking capacity, of rig, 495 carbonate
break circulation, 464 ion, 231
breakout, 464 scale, 231
bridge, 464 carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC), 213
bridging, 464 casing(s), 381–396
bridging agents, oil mud additives, 244 availability of, 87
brine(s) axial forces in, from friction, 79–80
additives, 33 cementing
completion and, 30–33 design for, 267–274
crystallization point, 32 with plugs, 401–402
density, 31 centralization, good cement job factors, 264
divalent, 30 collars, 388
eutectic point, 32 conductor placement, 381–385
phase connections, 90–91
invert emulsion mud, 235–240 availability and, 90–91
osmosis, 235–238 clearance and, 91
properties of, 235–239 compatibility and, 90
salts used in, 31–32 cost and, 91
system practicality and, 91
compatibility of, 31 premium threads and, 90
cost of, 31 sealing mechanisms and, 90
density of, 31 strength and, 90
report example, 32 contents, weight of, 76
selection of, 30–31 cost of, 87
temperature vs. crystallization point graph, 33 design
temperature/pressure on, 31–32 blowout preventer and, 38, 39
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