Question: Petroleum engineering Define the pump pressure ( surface pressure ) required to circulate at drilling rate and Describe the type of fluid flow in the

Petroleum engineering
Define the pump pressure (surface pressure) required to circulate at drilling rate and Describe the type of fluid flow in the annulus and in the drill pipe for following conditions of well:
The inner diameter of the pipe can be found in the following table:MD/TVD: 10000 ft
Surface casing: 2150 ft of 16-in.75 lb/ft
Intermediate casing: 9890 ft of 113/4-in.54 lb/ft
Bit=Open hole: 10-5/8 in
Nozzles (32nds in.): 12,12,12
Surface connections: Case 4
Drill pipe: 5 in.,16.6 lb/ft
4,2760 in
Drill collars: 250 ft of 8 in. x 3 in.
Mud weight: 10 lb/gal
Funnel viscosity: 39 sec/qt
Plastic viscosity: 15 cP
Yield point: 10 lb/100 ft2
Initial gel: 5 lb/100 ft2
Flow rate: 500 gpm
 Petroleum engineering Define the pump pressure (surface pressure) required to circulate

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