A Study of Rock-Bit Interaction and Wellbore Deviation

1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Ma ◽  
J. J. Azar
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Cutting Mechanism ◽  
Interaction Forces ◽  
Drilling Rig ◽  
Rock Bit

An overall analysis of wellbore deviation is presented. A theoretical study in side-cutting mechanism and side-cutting ability of roller cone bits is described. A full-scale drilling rig and a specifically designed cradle system for measuring rock-bit interaction forces are used to perform the experimental portion of this paper.

Method for Fatigue Testing of Subsea Wellhead Connector Segments

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Barros ◽  
Agnes Marie Horn ◽  
Anders Wormsen ◽  
Per Osen ◽  
Kenneth A. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Stress Fields ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Test Fixture ◽  
Drilling Rig ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction

Abstract For subsea well drilling, the drilling rig is connected to the subsea well by a marine riser and subsea BOP equipped with a remotely controlled wellhead connector latched onto the subsea wellhead profile. The level of cyclic loading on subsea wellheads is steadily increasing due to use of increasingly larger drilling rigs with larger BOPs, the drilling of wells in harsher environments characterized by strong high waves. The remotely controlled wellhead connector forces a series of locking dogs into an externally machined profile on the wellhead. This external profile is generally referred to as a wellhead profile. The fatigue resistance of this safety-critical connection is typically estimated by FE analysis. Due to the large size of the equipment, and high cost of testing, very limited fatigue testing, if any, has been carried out. A test method has therefore been developed, where a special test fixture is used to apply realistic boundary conditions and variable tensile loads to a small sector or segment of a wellhead connector. A primary objective is to generate fatigue-critical stress fields in the segments under tensile test load that closely replicates the stress fields in a full-scale connector subject to bending loads. A secondary objective is to support the introduction of the practice of testing several segments cut from a single wellhead connector. The testing of narrow sector segments allows the use of readily available test apparatus. It is thereby envisaged that the total cost of testing (specimens and test laboratory costs) can be substantially reduced in comparison with full-scale connector fatigue testing. This paper describes the text fixture, the connector locking dog, and wellhead segments designed to replicate the stress fields in a full-scale wellhead connector. The test fixture and test specimens are designed to match conditions and fatigue stress of the full-scale connector. The test specimens are instrumented with strain gauges at fatigue hotspots. Digital image correlation (DIC) is used to measure the relative motion between the wellhead segment and the locking dog. The measured strains are compared with corresponding values from finite element analysis of the test. The DIC results are also used for estimating the coefficient of friction between wellhead profile and locking dog. Very good agreement is found between measured hotspot strains and strains from the FE analyses for consistent load conditions. The test fixture is therefore considered suitable for segment fatigue testing, where the test results can be used to estimate the bending fatigue capacity of a full-scale wellhead connector. Results from fatigue testing by this test method are presented in a separate OMAE2020 paper.

Effects of Flow–Pipe Interaction on Drill Pipe Buckling and Dynamics

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qun Zhang ◽  
Stefan Miska
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Drill Pipe ◽  
Neutral Zone ◽  
Lateral Vibration ◽  
Interaction Forces ◽  
Numerical Examples ◽  
Statics And Dynamics ◽  
Hydrodynamic Influence

A theoretical study has been performed on the buckling and lateral vibration of drillpipe interacted with incompressible fluid in vertical holes. Particular attention is paid to the flow–pipe interaction near drillpipe neutral zone. A new theoretical model has been established. The flow–pipe interaction forces are characterized in this model. Dimensional analysis has been conducted to generalize this model. An innovative numerical method has been developed to solve the eigensystem. Several numerical examples are provided to show the effects of flow–pipe interaction on drillpipe buckling and dynamics. Results show that drilling fluid has significant hydrodynamic influence on drillpipe statics and dynamics.

Results From Fatigue Testing of Subsea Wellhead Connector Segments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Marie Horn ◽  
Pedro Barros ◽  
Anders Wormsen ◽  
Per Osen ◽  
Kenneth A. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Analysis ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Stress Fields ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Initiation Point ◽  
Drilling Rig

Abstract For subsea well drilling, the drilling rig is connected to the subsea well by a marine riser and subsea BOP equipped with a remotely controlled wellhead connector latched onto the subsea wellhead profile. The level of cyclic loading on subsea wellheads is steadily increasing due to use of increasingly larger drilling rigs with larger BOPs, the drilling of wells in harsher environments characterized by high waves. The remotely controlled wellhead connector forces a series of locking dogs into an externally machined profile on the wellhead. This external profile is generally referred to as a wellhead profile. The fatigue resistance of this safety-critical connector is typically estimated by finite element analyses (FEA). Due to the large size of the equipment, and high cost of testing, very limited fatigue testing, if any, has been carried out. A test method has therefore been developed, where a special test fixture is used to apply realistic boundary conditions and variable tensile loads to a small sector or segment of the wellhead connector. A primary objective is to generate fatigue-critical stress fields in the segments under tensile test load that closely replicates the stress fields in the full-scale wellhead connector. A secondary objective is to evaluate the possibility of using segment testing to determine the fatigue capacity of the full-scale connector. The testing of narrow sector segments allows the use of readily available test apparatus. It is thereby envisaged that the total cost of testing (specimens and test laboratory costs) can be substantially reduced in comparison with full-scale connector fatigue testing. This paper describes the fatigue testing of wellhead connector segments, and the test results in terms of cycles to failure and the failure modes, i.e. crack initiation point, and final crack geometry. The test scope consists of nine segments tested in-air at ambient temperature (nominal 20 °C), at a frequency of approximately 2 Hz under axial load of R = 0.1. At the time of writing this paper, six out of these nine tests have been performed. These six fatigue tests are presented in this paper. The test results are compared with estimates achieved by FEA of the test assembly and relevant S-N curves for the materials. It will be determined if the test results can be accurately predicted by the fatigue analysis methodology in Section 5.4 of DNVGL-RP-C203 (C203), including use of the new series of S-N curves for high strength materials in Appendix D.2 of C203. This design approach assumes that other failure modes (e.g. fretting or other local effects in the interface between components) do not govern the fatigue life, as this cannot be predicted by the fatigue analysis method applied here. The fatigue test set-up and the finite element analysis of the segment test is presented in the OMAE2020-18652 paper.

Laboratory Drilling Performance of the Full-Scale Rock Bit

1961 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.S. Rowley ◽  
R.J. Howe ◽  
F.H. Deily
Keyword(s):  
Full Scale ◽  
Drilling Performance ◽  
Rock Bit

scholarly journals Experimental disturbance rejection on a full-scale drilling rig

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (14) ◽  
pp. 1338-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Pavlov ◽  
Glenn-Ole Kaasa ◽  
Lars Imsland
Keyword(s):  
Disturbance Rejection ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Drilling Rig ◽  
Experimental Disturbance
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