There are several different formulas for finding the annular capacity, below are some examples.
Annular capacity in lin.ft/ft3 = 183.35 / (Dh2 — Dp2)
Hole size (Dh) = 12.75 in.
Drill pipe OD (Dp) = 6 in.
1 : Annular capacity lin.ft/ft3 = 183.35 / (12.75)2 — (6)2 2 : Annular capacity lin.ft/ft3 = 1.45 lin.ft/ft3
Annular capacity in ft3/lin.ft = (Dh2 — Dp2) / 183.35
Hole size (Dh) = 12.75 in.
Drill pipe OD (Dp) = 6 in.
1 : Annular capacity ft3/lin.ft = (12.75)2 — (6)2 / 183.35 2 : Annular capacity = .6903 ft3/lin.ft
Annular capacity in bbls/ft = (Dh2 — Dp2) / 1029.4
Hole size (Dh) = 12.75 in.
Drill pipe OD (Dp) = 6 in.
1 : Annular capacity in bbls/ft = (12.75)2 — (6)2 / 1029.4 2 : Annular capacity = .1229 bbls/ft
Annular capacity in ft/bbls = 1029.4 / (Dh2 — Dp2)
Hole size (Dh) = 12.75 in.
Drill pipe OD (Dp) = 6 in.
1 : Annular capacity in ft/bbls = 1029.4 / (12.75)2 — (6)2 2 : Annular capacity = 8.13 ft/bbls
Annular capacity in gals/ft = (Dh2 — Dp2) / 24.51
Hole size (Dh) = 12.75 in.
Drill pipe OD (Dp) = 6 in.
1 : Annular capacity gal/ft = (12.75)2 — (6)2/ 24.51 2 : Annular capacity = 5.16 gals/ft
Annular capacity in ft/gal = 24.51 / (Dh2 — Dp2)
Hole size (Dh) = 12.75 in.
Drill pipe OD (Dp) = 6 in.
1 : Annular capacity ft/gals = 24.51 / (12.75)2 — (6)2 2 : Annular capacity ft/gals = .1937 ft/gals