ELECTRONIC KILLSHEETS

Imperial U.S. • SI/Metric • Mixed Units (Imperial and Metric)

Killsheet Capabilities
• Job site use with real time data
• Volumetric – calculates psi/bbl and determines bleed cycles
• L & B – establishes injection fluid volumes vs pressure bleed down
• Safety and working margins established for volumetric and L & B
• Produces support charts and graphs to assist with well operations
• Bullhead – assists in killing wells in workover operations
The “Well Control Calculation” page provides calculations for volumes,
strokes, and circulating times for each section of the well along with kill
mud, circulating pressures and differences in Maximum Allowable Surface
Pressure.
The “Well Control Checklist” page is a collection point for the results of all
calculations required for the well kill operation, plus a chart for circulating
pressures.

Imperial US – SI Metric – Mixed Units (Imperial and Metric) Killsheets.
WWCI has developed killsheets to meet worldwide demands. While
Imperial and Metric killsheets already exist, operators expressed a need for
a killsheet that combines the best of both worlds. These killsheets were
designed with the flexibility to allow operations to pick required units
specific to that country and/or job site. These killsheets are provided for
students in all WWCI classes.
Support Calculations 1: Ever wonder if you have enough weight up material,
how much the pits may gain, or the max surface pressure? This page provides
answers. The pressure vs strokes schedule has the flexibility to graph and
compare the difference between a “straight” and deviated/ horizontal well.
Support Calculations 2: Provides a look at how circulating pressures (ECDs) may
affect the well control operation throughout the various sections of the well.

Surface Killsheet: This program was developed to handle complex wells
with up to 4 casing/liner strings and 9 different drill string components
while calculating up to fourteen geometric sections! If a well kick occurs,
as soon as pressures are known, the program provides the necessary well
control calculations.
Subsea Killsheet: Does everything the surface killsheet does, plus provides
the additional calculations for choke and kill lines, riser, CLFP and a modified
pump start up schedule. The well schematic also takes water depth and
choke/kill lines into its dynamic drawing!
Bullhead – Producing well must be killed? The industry standard is using
the Bullhead Method. This sheet calculates the volumes that must be used
and pressure limits while pumping to minimize or eliminate downhole and
equipment damages! Also assists in calculating kill fluids.
Lubricate & Bleed – Wherever a gas cap exists at surface and must be
replaced with fluid, the L&B worksheet is required. After injecting fluid into
the well, this sheet assists operations in calculating the pressure to volume
relationship, and provides real time data for the well site supervisor. Both a
chart and graph provide written and visual information for planning further
injection cycles.
Volumetric Method: Gas is Migrating Up the Wellbore

Killsheet Capabilities
Shut in Well Well #: Completed By: Page 1
Information
Initial Time
Well Shut In (Hrs:Min)
Initial Shut In 0
Annulus Pressure (psi)
Initial Kick 0.0
Size (bbls)
Well Depth 0

• Handles simple and complex wells

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• Easy to use in both field and office environments

Capacity (bbls/ft)
Mud Weight 0.0
In Well (ppg)
Mud 0.0
Gradient (psi/ft) Gas will migrate up the well. As it does

• Designed with minimal user inputs

Gas 0.0 pressure will increase due to the
Gradient (psi/ft) difference between the pressure within
Mud's 0.0 the gas and the hydrostatic pressure
Pressure/Barrel
Determining Safety and
(psi/bbls)
psi Click here to above the gas. You should hold
pressure fairly constant (or within a

• Numbers and displays well string components

recalculate a New range) according to the calculations
Working Margin
Cycle 1 Total Pit Volume Cycle and for next provided to allow gas expansion (that
Working 0.0
Margin (bbls)
bbls "Hold" Pressure
reduces its pressure) and minimize
well pressures.
Working 0 Bleed Cycle
Margin's Hydrostatic (psi)
bbls

• Real time results

Safety 0
Margin (psi)
Beginning Pit Volume
Cycle Start And Hold Small Easily Total Pit Volume
Beginning 0 This Pressure Until Measured Tank
Pit Volume (bbls)
Starting Gas Bubble Selecting Working
Pressure, psi Margin in Barrels
Formation 0 Volumes vs Pressure Relationship
Pressure (if known) (psi)
1.00 bbls = 0 psi Print All

Well illustration dynamically numbers and draws the well string components
This assists in plotting gas
bubble pressure during Volumetric Control Log Volumetric
bleed cycles For Controlling Gas Expansion Before Reaching BOP Stack
Procedures: Cycle Cycle Allow Cycle Total Total Pit Total Start Time for Stop Time for Total Time For Estimated Gas Estimated Estimated
Number Start Pressure Volume Volume Volume Hydrostic Volumetric Volumetric Cycle Migration Rate Time to Time of Day WasCalledb6 Safety Margin Zone Gas Bubble Pressure
Safety Margins are typically

assisting operations with well kill. This visual aid also provides operations
Pressure (psi) Increase Bled Bled (bbls) (bbls) Pressure Cycle Cycle (hh:mm) (ft/min) Surface Expected
200 psi or less. In addition, a (psi) and hold until (bbls) Released (hh:mm)
Working Margin is also used. next cycle From Well

The Working Margin is based Pressure Held vs Mud Bled

on an easy to measure 1700

with a quick reference and positioning of all tubulars within the well.
1
increment of volume or an
On cycle #1 a safety margin is added in. This is the ONLY time it is added. Additional changes are from the Working Margin's psi only!
easy to see increment of
pressure on a gauge. 2 1600
Repeat allowing pressure to increase to calculated value and hold until next barrel bled cycle, allow pressure to increase, repeat, etc.
The principle concept of this 3
method is to swap out the 4
5 1500
mud's hydrostatic pressure
(allowed out of well) for 6
7
additional pressure held at the
8
Pressure psi

choke. This allows the 1400

9
pressure within the gas to 10
decrease and pressure in the 11
wellbore to stay within a 12 1300
constant range. 13
14
Continue cycles until gas 15
16 1200
reaches surface. Once gas
reaches surface use another 17
method (e.g., Lubricate & 18
19
Bleed Method) to remove gas 1100
20
correctly.
21
The chart and graph give a 22
visual overview of what is 1000
happening in the wellbore. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Restart Total Volume Bled bbls

Volumetric – is a MUST for every rig. Once a kick is taken and circulation
is not possible, this tool becomes invaluable for all operations when gas
migration and increasing well pressures must be dealt with. This sheet assists
in calculating psi/bbl, establishes safety and working margins, projects bleed
cycles, maximum surface pressures, and anticipated volumes gained.

Note: Procedures and Instructional tabs are provided to assist users when
filling in the different killsheets.

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