Real-Time Wellbore Stability Analysis at the Rig-Site

Author(s):  
F. Zausa ◽  
L. Civolani ◽  
M. Brignoli ◽  
F.J. Santarelli
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Belhouchet ◽  
Shaikha Al-Turkey ◽  
Mir Alam Shah Bora ◽  
Khaled Al-Hindi ◽  
Fatma Al-Failakawi ◽  
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SPE Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (04) ◽  
pp. 1178-1188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Mehrabian ◽  
Younane Abousleiman

Summary Wellbore tensile failure is a known consequence of drilling with excessive mud weight, which can cause costly events of lost circulation. Despite the successful use of lost-circulation materials (LCMs) in treating lost-circulation events of the drilling operations, extensions of wellbore-stability models to the case of a fractured and LCM-treated wellbore have not been published. This paper presents an extension of the conventional wellbore-stability analysis to such circumstances. The proposed wellbore geomechanics solution revisits the criteria for breakdown of a fractured wellbore to identify an extended margin for the equivalent circulation density (ECD) of drilling. An analytical approach is taken to solve for the related multiscale and nonlinear problem of the three-way mechanical interaction between the wellbore, fracture wings, and LCM aggregate. The criteria for unstable propagation of existing near-wellbore fractures, together with those for initiating secondary fractures from the wellbore, are obtained. Results suggest that, in many circumstances, the occurrence of both incidents can be prevented, if the LCM blend is properly engineered to recover certain depositional and mechanical properties at downhole conditions. Under such optimal design conditions, the maximum ECD to which the breakdown limit of a permeable formation could be enhanced is predicted.


2012 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 291-294
Author(s):  
Jian Hua Cui ◽  
Ping Liu

Based on the construction of the transfer floor of Yunding project in Chengdu, to solve the issues from the integral stability and safety of the transfer beam high-formwork supporting system, the method of the theoretical calculation, the method of the numerical simulation and real-time monitoring were applied in order to make some conclusions. The conclusions will be significance to apply in the future similar projects for reference and guidance.


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