Drilling Cutting Amount
Drill cuttings are broken bits of solid material removed from a borehole drilled by rotary, percussion, or auger methods.
These cuttings are brought to the surface in the drilling mud.
Correlations
- Hole Capacity
- Cutting Amount
- Total Solids Generated
Input Parameters
| Name | Input Value - Unit | Converted Value | Validity | Link to Calculation Page | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole Size | 12.25 | in | |||||
| Drilled Formation Porosity (ɸ) | 20 | % | |||||
| Footage Drilled | 100 | ft | |||||
| Cutting Density | 2.4 | g/cm³ - g/cc | Average Surface Gas Gravity (ɣg) | ||||
| CALCULATE | |||||||
Results | |||||||
| Correlation | Calculated Value | Warnings | Remarks | ||||
| Hole Capacity | 0.14578 | bbl/ft | |||||
| Cutting Amount | 0.11662 | bbl | |||||
| Total Solids Generated | 9796.192 | lb | |||||