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Coiled Tubing Formula Sheet

Hydraulics
Velocity (ft/min)
Reynolds Number, Re
Tubing ID
Flow Area
Max Re for Laminar
Min Re for Turbulent
Flow Regime, Straight
Pressure Losses


P
pump
= P
bottomhole
- P
hydrostatic
+ P
losses
+ P
safety margin
+ P
injection
P
hydrostatic
(psi) = TVD(ft) x MW(ppg) x 0.052
P
losses
= P
surface
+ P
CT
+ P
BHA
+ P
annulus
Frictional pressure loss in a conduit
P = f
H


f
H
is the hydraulic friction factor
V is the average or bulk fluid velocity
L is the length of the conduit
D
e
is the equivalent hydraulic diameter of the conduit
Hydraulic friction factor for CT
f
H
= (

) (

)
L is the length of tubing contributing to P
is the fluid density
V is the average fluid velocity in the tubing
Fluid Rheological Models
Newtonian Fluids the behavior of many pure liquids such as water, brine, acids and hydrocarbons.
, is the shear stress, is the shear rate
Power Law Fluids - the behavior of fluids containing suspended solids or polymers. The relationship between
is non-linear.


K is the consistency index, n is the flow behavior index
Bingham Plastic Fluids - behaves as a rigid body at low stresses but flows as a viscous fluid at high stress.

is the yield stress and

is the plastic viscosity



Reynolds Number
N
Re
= 928Vd

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