Barrels of slug required for a desired length of dry pipe
Oilfield Unit
Desired length of dry pipe 200 ft
Drill pipe capacity 0.016 bbl/ft
Current MW 10 ppg
Slug Weight 11.5 ppg
Hydrostatic pressure required to give desired drop inside drill pipe 104.0 psi
Difference in pressure gradient bw slug and current MW 0.078 psi/ft
Length of slug in drill pipe (ft) 1333 ft
Slug Volume 21.33 bbl
Metric Unit
Desired length of dry pipe 120 m
Drill pipe capacity 0.00782 m3/m
Current MW 1380 kg/m3
Slug Weight 1500 kg/m3
Hydrostatic pressure required to give desired drop inside drill pipe 1625 kPa
Difference in pressure gradient bw slug and current MW 1.1772 kPa/m
Length of slug in drill pipe (ft) 1380 m
Slug Volume 10.79 m3
