Find out what is Oil Drilling Annular Velocity and how to calculate it. The speed at which a fluid moves in the annulus of a well-drilled using circulating drilling fluid is known as annular velocity. The speed is usually expressed in feet per minute (ft/min) or metres per minute (m/min). The abbreviation AV stands for Annular Velocity.
The size of the hole, the size of the drill pipe, and the pump rate are the three key variables that determine annular velocity.
Annular velocity drilling formula
The oil drilling annular velocity formula is pretty simple.
Annular velocity = Pump Output (Flow Rate) ÷ Annular Capacity
Where,
Pump Output in bbl/min
Annular capacity in bbl/ft
and
Annular velocity in ft/min
Oil drilling annular velocity calculator
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Annular Velocity Example
Pump Output = 20 bbl/min
Annular capacity = 0.26 bbl/ft
AV = 20 bbl/min ÷ 0.26 bbl/ft
AV = 76.92 ft/min
