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P = 0.052 \times MW \times TVD

Bottom-hole pressure from mud weight and depth in oilfield units.

BF = 1 - \frac{MW}{65.5}

Reduction in a steel pipe string's weight when submerged in drilling mud.

ECD = MW + \frac{\Delta P}{0.052 \times TVD}

Effective mud density while circulating, including friction pressure.

V_a = \frac{24.5 \, Q}{D_h^2 - D_p^2}

Speed of mud returning up the annulus, key to carrying cuttings out.

Q = 0.000243 \times D^2 \times S \times N

Mud volume per minute from a triplex pump's bore, stroke and speed.

MW = \frac{P_{pore}}{0.052 \times TVD}

Mud weight needed to just balance formation pore pressure.