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Drill Pipe or Drill Collar Capacity Calculator

C=\frac{ID^2}{1029.4}

Enter the declared drilling engineering inputs below to solve C. Variable definitions, units, the default calculation, and the available source trail are included on this page.

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This record provides the functioning calculator, formula, declared variables and units, a reproducible default result, and the available citation metadata. A separately written engineering interpretation has not yet been published for this calculation.

Formula reference

Formula, variables, and default calculation

C=\frac{ID^2}{1029.4}

Reproducible default result

With the default values shown below, the calculation returns C = 0.015543 bbl/ft. Defaults demonstrate the implementation; they are not recommended field values.

IDin

Input definitions

ID

Inner Diameter

Output definitions

C

bbl/ft

Drill Pipe or Drill Collar Capacity

ID

Inner Diameter

Source and record status

Source metadata identifies the relationship implemented by the calculator. Check the cited edition, unit basis, and scope against the engineering case before operational use.

reviewed

Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover, Lapeyrouse, N.J. (2002)

Lapeyrouse, N.J. 2002. Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover, 2nd Edition, Gulf Professional Publishing, Page 25.

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