While drilling, cuttings are generated every footage drilled and this topic will demonstrate how to determine volume of cutting entering into the wellbore.
Figure 1 – Cutting Generated While Drilling
The following formula is used to calculate cutting volume generated while drilling;
Where;
Vc is volume of cutting in bbl/hr.
Ø is formation porosity (%).
D is wellbore diameter in inch.
ROP is rate of penetration in feet per hour.
Vc can be presented in several unit as follows;
