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Oilwell Drilling Engineering
ISBN:
9780791861875
No. of Pages:
512
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2019
The purpose of the circulating system (see Figure 4-1) is to cool drill bit cutters, clean cuttings from underneath drill bits and carry them back to the surface for analysis and disposal. Downhole motors and turbines also extract power from the hydraulic system.
4.1
Fundamentals of Fluid Flow
4.2Frictional Flow of Newtonian Fluids
4.3Frictional Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids
4.4Mud Pump Power Supply
4.5Optimizating Available Hydraulic Horsepower
4.6Example of Drilling Hydraulics
4.7Power Demands of Downhole Motors
4.8Mechanical Features of PDMs
4.9Mechanics of Drilling Turbines
4.10Hydraulic Demands of Drilling Motors/Turbines
4.11Summary of Equations
4.12Problems
4.13List of References
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