Question: Mud is being pumped through a drill string composed of only drill pipes + bit. The well trajectory is shown in the figure: Use the

Mud is being pumped through a drill string composed of only drill pipes + bit. The well trajectory is shown in the figure:
Use the following data to answer QUESTIONS 1 and 2:
QUESTION 1
Compute the number of pump strokes (round up to nearest stroke) to circulate:
a) bottoms up (from just outside of bit back to surface thru annulus)
b) fill the hole to replace the drill string volume if the entire drill string is removed from the wellbore (assume open ended)
c) Full circulation from standpipe back to surface.
QUESTION 2
What is the overbalance (in psi) at the bottom of the well?
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Mud is being pumped through a drill string

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