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Drill String Design
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References
• API RP 7G Drill Stem Design and Op Limits
• API SPEC 7 Specifications for Rotary Drilling Elements
• API SPEC 5D Specifications for Drill Pipe
• SLB Drill String Design manual
• TH Hill DS-1 Drill String Design
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At the end of this lecture YOU will be able to:
• Describe the functions of DPs, DCs and HWDPs
• Define and explain the use of upsets, tool-joints, rotary
shouldered connections, BSR, SR, Stress Relief features,
grades
• Explain Buoyancy and Define neutral points
• Design a BHA for a vertical hole
• Explain Margin Of Overpull, Slip Crushing Force
• Perform DP design calculations based on Tension, Torsion,
Burst and collapse
• Define buckling and Calculate Max WOB
Objectives
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I.I.I.I. Introduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: Overview
II.II.II.II. Drill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String Components
• Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars ---- Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe ---- HWDPHWDPHWDPHWDP
III.III.III.III. Drill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String Design
• Pipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design Factors
• Buoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and Buckling
• Bottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly Selection
• Drill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe Selection
Agenda
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The drill string is the mechanical linkage connecting the drill bit to the rotary drive
system on the surface.
The drillstring serves the three main following functions :
1.1.1.1. Transmit and support axial loads Transmit and support axial loads Transmit and support axial loads Transmit and support axial loads ---- WOBWOBWOBWOB
2.2.2.2. Transmit and support Transmit and support Transmit and support Transmit and support torsionaltorsionaltorsionaltorsional loads loads loads loads ---- rpmrpmrpmrpm
3.3.3.3. Transmit hydraulics to clean the hole and cool the bit. Transmit hydraulics to clean the hole and cool the bit. Transmit hydraulics to clean the hole and cool the bit. Transmit hydraulics to clean the hole and cool the bit.
Functions of the Drill String
The Drill String includes all tubular equipment between the Swivel and the bit:
Kelly, Surface Safety Valves, DP, HWDP, DC, Jars, Shock Subs, Bumper Subs, Junk
Baskets, Accelerators etc…
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Drill Pipe
FunctionFunctionFunctionFunctionTo serve as a conduit or conductor for drilling fluid
To transmit the rotation from surface to the bit on bottom
ComponentsComponentsComponentsComponentsA pierced, seamless tube of forged steel or extruded Aluminum
Tool joints attached to each end of the seamless tube
Tool JointsTool JointsTool JointsTool JointsProvide connections for the drill string
Separate pieces of metal welded to the seamless tube
Thick enough to have pin or box cut into them
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Mechanical Properties of Steel
Young ModulusYoung ModulusYoung ModulusYoung Modulus
E = Stress divided by Strain = 30,000,000 psi
Stress & StrengthStress & StrengthStress & StrengthStress & Strength
Stress = Load divided by Cross Section Area
Strain & stretchStrain & stretchStrain & stretchStrain & stretch
Strain = Stretch divided by original length
Elastic LimitElastic LimitElastic LimitElastic Limit
Limit of stress beyond which, when the stress is removed, the steel will have acquired a
permanent stretch.
Minimum Yield StressMinimum Yield StressMinimum Yield StressMinimum Yield Stress
The stress which gives a strain of 0.5% (0.005”). When the stress is removed, the steel
will have acquired 0.2% of permanent deformation.
Ultimate Tensile StressUltimate Tensile StressUltimate Tensile StressUltimate Tensile Stress
The max stress on the curve, very close to the stress which will break the steel
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Mechanical Properties of Steel
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.010
Stress
σ (ksi)
Strain
ε (in/in)
0.22 0.24
Yp (API method)Yp (ASTM method) Uy
Proportional Limit
Elastic Limit
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Drill Pipe Classification
1. Size 2 3/8” to 6 5/8” – refers to OD of pipe body
2. Length Range 1: 18-22 ft, Range 2: 27-30ft, Range 3: 38-45 ft
3. Grade E - 75, X – 95, G – 105, S – 135
the numbers denote 1000’s of psi minimum yield stress
each grade has a min, max and average yield stress
4. Weight Called nominal weight
5. Class API classification for used pipe
For example a drill pipe could be - 5”, Range 2, G-105, 19.5ppf, New
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Exercise DP-00
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New: No wear, has never been used
Premium: Remaining wall not less than 80%.
Class 2: Remaining wall not less than 70%.
Class 3: Remaining wall less than 70%.
Other details such as, dents and mashing, slip area mechanical damage, stress
induced diameter variations, corrosion cuts and gouges, specified on Table 24
(Classification of Used Drill Pipe ) of API RP 7G.
Unlike casing and tubing, which are normally run new, drill pipe is normally
used in a worn condition. It therefore has Classes:
Used Drill Pipe Classification
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Where the pipe joins the tooljoint, the pipe wall thickness is increased
or “upset”.
•This increased thickness is used to decrease the frequency of pipe
failure at the point where the pipe meets the tool-joint.
•The drill-pipe can have
• Internal upsets (IU), (OD stays the same )
• External upsets (EU)
• Internal and External Upsets (IEU).
Drillpipe Upsets
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Drill Pipe Weights
When referring to Drill Pipe Weights, there are four important ones:
Plain end Weight – Refers to the weight per foot of the pipe body.
Nominal Weight - Refers to an obsolete standard. ( Weight of Range I pipe
with connections ) Is used today to refer a class of Drill pipe.
Adjusted Weight – Refers to the weight per foot of pipe including the upset
but excluding the tool joint based on a length of 29.4 ft
Approximate Weight – The average weight per foot of pipe and tool joints
of Range II pipe. This approximate weight is the number to use in Design
calculations.
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lengthjttool29.4
jttoolwt.29.4DPwt.adj.Wt/ft
+
+×=
Calculating Approximate Weights
429 .
WtupsetWtTubeWt AdjDP +=
( ) ( ) ( )TETETJ DDd.DDx.dDL.Wt −××−−+−×= 23322 501016702220
( )ft
DD.LL TE
JtTool12
2532 −×+=
(1)
(2)
(3)
Data from Table 7 Sepc 5D, Fig 6 Table 7 Spec 7
L= combined length of pin and box (in),
D= outside diameter of pin (in)
d= inside diameter of pin (in)
DTE= diameter of box at elevator upset (in)
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Calculate the approximate weight of tool joint and drillpipe assembly
for 5” OD, 19.5 lb/ft DP having NC50 tool joints with 6.625” OD, 2.75” ID
and being IEU.
Compare the value against the one published on Table 9 of API RP7G.
Exercise DP-01 - Homework
Tables 7API 5D and Table 7 of the Specification can be found in handout # 1 of
tables.
Table 9 of API RP7G can be found on handout # 2 of tables.
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The API has set manufacturing tolerances on DP tubes:
-OD tolerance:
- For OD<= 4”, the tolerance is +/- 0.031”
- For OD>4”, the tolerance is +1% -0.5%
- Wall Thickness tolerance: -12.5%, +??
- Mass tolerance:
- For a single joint: +6.5% -3.5%
- For a string: +6.5% -1.75%
- There is no tolerance on the ID which is solely governed by the
OD and the weight tolerance
- Tolerances do not apply to used pipe
DP Manufacturing Tolerances
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Based on the API Tolerances, and considering a single joint of 5”
DP, 19.5# nominal weight, please calculate:
• How big or small can the 5”tube be?
• How heavy or light can the 5” tube be?? (plain end)
• What is the range of tolerated ID?
• What is the range of tolerated wall thickness?
• What would be the range of internal capacities of 10000’ of
that tube
Exercise DP-02 Tolerances
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A study on pipe OD has been
conducted by Hydril and 1800
tests were done on randomly
selected pipes of different
sizes, coming from 16
different mills and taken from
180 different orders covering
several years.
Tolerances & Reality Check
None of the pipes is actually of the nominal size or less!
They are all bigger, sometimes even exceeding the API tolerances.
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• All API tool joints have a minimum yield stress of 120,000 psi regardless of the
grade of the drill pipe they are used on (E, X, G, S).
• Tool joints are always stronger in tension than the tube to which they are
attached, and almost always weaker in torsion than the tubes to which they
are attached.
• API says that tool joint torsional strength should be at a minimum of 80% of the
tube torsional strength.
• Make up torque is determined by pin ID or box OD. The make up torque is 60%
of the tool joint torsional capacity. The equation for determining make up can
be obtained from the appendix of API RPG7.
• The API has developed a series of charts to find the recommended make up
torque to any connection given the tool jt OD of box and ID of pin.
Tool Joints
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Make-Up Torque Charts
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Exercise DP03
Using some tables (?) and some figures (?) of API RP7G what
should be the make up torque of NEW 5” - 19.5 ppf G105 and S135
drill pipe, NC50 ?
How do these values compare to the ones reported on Table 10 ?
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The most common thread style in DP is NC
The thread has a V-shaped form and is identified by the pitch diameter, measured at
a point 5/8 of an inch from the shoulder
Connection Number is Pitch dia*10 truncated to two digits
5/8”
GAUGE POINT PITCH DIAMETER
The size of a rotary shouldered connection is fixed
by its gauge point pitch diameter.
Drillstring Connections
Multiply 5.0417 by 10 → 50.417
Choose first two digits → 50
Hence NC 50
If the pitch diameter is 5.0417 in �
This is an NC50 connection
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• Typical sizes: NC 50 for tool joints with 6 1/2” OD for 5” pipe and
NC 38 for 4 3/4” tool joints and 3 1/2” pipe.
• Seal is provided by shoulder not threads. A clearance exists
between the crest of one thread and the root of the mating
thread
• Use of Zinc based dope (used to be Lead) vs Copper based
dope for DCs. Not for sealing but for lubrication, to help make-up
and prevent galling
• There are 17 NC’s in use : NC-10 (1 1/16”) through NC-77 (7
3/4”)
NC Drillstring Connections
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Connection Interchangeability
Ext Flush
Slim Hole
Dbl
Streamline
Extra Hole
Full Hole
Int Flush
4-1/2EF
4-1/243-1/22-7/8SH
5-1/24-1/23-1/2DSLDSLDSLDSL
54-1/23-1/22-7/8XH
4FH
4-1/243-1/22-7/82-3/8IF
NC50NC46NC 40NC 38NC 31NC 26
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Drill CollarsDescriptionDescriptionDescriptionDescription
They are heavy walled metal tubes
The ends are threaded (box and pin)
FunctionsFunctionsFunctionsFunctions
To put weight on bit (WOB)
To keep the drill string from buckling
TypesTypesTypesTypes
Comes in many OD and ID sizes
Typically 4 ¾” to 9 ½” OD
Most commonly in lengths of 30-31 feet
Square collars where the holes tend to be crooked
Spiral collars where there is chance of getting stuck
Collars with elevator and slip recesses
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1. Protect the Drill string from Bending
2. Control direction and inclination of wells
3. Drill straighter holes or vertical holes
4. Provide Pendulum effect
5. Reduce dog legs, key seats and ledges
6. Improve the probabilities of getting casing in the hole.
7. Increase bit performance
8. Reduce rough drilling, sticking and bouncing
9. As a tool in fishing, testing, completing
More functions of Drill Collars
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Drill Collars Strapping
length
Fish neckelevator
recess
slip
recess
OD
IDconnection
Well# TRG 1 Bit # 1
Date: 28-Jul-03 Sl # 1234
Rig: IDPT Type atm 234
BHA#: 1 Manuf Hughes
Hole Size 26" Jets 20-20-20
Item Sl # ID OD FN Pin Box Length Remarks
Bit 1234 26" 7 5/8" R 0.75 New
Bit Sub SL 235 3 1/8" 9 1/2" 7 5/8 R 1.01
9 1/2" Drill Collar 9546 3 1/8" 9 1/2" 0.67 7 5/8" R 7 5/8 R 8.96
Stab 237689 3 1/8" 9 1/2" 0.93 7 5/8" R 7 5/8 R 2.36
9 1/2" Drill Collar 9503 3 1/8" 9 1/2" 0.78 7 5/8" R 7 5/8 R 9.01
9 1/2" Drill Collar 9521 3 1/8" 9 1/2" 0.95 7 5/8" R 7 5/8 R 9.04
9 1/2" Drill Collar 9520 3 1/8" 9 1/2" 1.03 7 5/8" R 7 5/8 R 8.99
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• DC connections are rotary shouldered connections and can mate the
various DP connections
• The shoulder provide the only positive seal against fluid leakage
• The connection is the weakest part of the entire BHA
• Improper M/U torque, improper or insufficient lubricant, galling can all
lead to connection failure
• The DC connections go through cycles of tension-compression and are
subject to bending stresses
Drill Collar Connections
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• Stresses in DC connections are concentrated at the base of the pin and
in the bottom of the box
• DP body bends easily and takes up the majority of the applied bending
stress, DP connections are therefore subjected to less bending than the
DP body.
• DCs and other BHA components are however much stiffer than the DPs
and much of the bending stresses are transferred to the connections.
• These bending stresses can cause fatigue failure at the connections
Stress Relief Groove / Bore Back
Stress Relief Features
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Stress Relief Pin & Box Features
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Stress Relief Features
• The stress relief groove is to mitigate the fatigue cracks where the
face and threads would have otherwise joined
• The Bore Back serves the same purpose at the bottom of the box
• Pin stress relief grooves are not recommended on connections
smaller than NC-38 because they may weaken the connection’s
tensile and torsional strength.
• Bore Back boxes could be used on smaller connections.
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Lo-Torq Feature
• The low torque feature consists in
removing part of the shoulder area of
the pin and box.
• This allows for lower make-up torque
maintaining adequate shoulder loading.
• It is a common feature in large OD
connections.
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DC Make-Up Torque
M/U Torque as % of torsional yieldAPI recommended make-up
torque for connections is a
percentage of the total
torsional yield of the
connection 62.5%56.8%API NC
56.2%51.1%H-90
N/a79.5%PAC
DC>7 inDC< 7 in
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Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
DesignDesignDesignDesign
Heavier wall and longer tool joints
Center wall pad
Also available in spiral design
FunctionFunctionFunctionFunction
Used in transition zones between DC and DP
This prevents the DP from buckling
Can be used in compression (?)
Used for directional drilling
Used in place of DC sometimes (?)
Not to be used for Weight on Bit in vertical wells
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• Has the same OD as a standard DP but with much
reduced inside diameter (usually 3” ID for 5” DP)
and has an integral wear pad upset in the middle.
• It is used between standard DPs and DCs provide a
smooth transition between the different sections of
the drillstring components.
• Tool-Joint and Rotary shouldered connection, just
like DP
• HWDP, although stiffer than DP, can also buckle
CharacteristicsCharacteristicsCharacteristicsCharacteristics
Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
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• HWDP can be run both in tension and in compression
BUT!!!BUT!!!BUT!!!BUT!!!
• They should not be buckled
• Manufacturers recommend not to run HWDP in compression in
hole sizes larger than 12 ¼”
• Experience shows that they should not be run in compression in
Vertical Holes
• If run in compression, rules of thumb are:
• TJOD + 6” > OH diameter
• 2 x TJOD > OH diameter
HWDP in Compression?HWDP in Compression?HWDP in Compression?HWDP in Compression?
Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
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I.I.I.I. Introduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: Overview
II.II.II.II. Drill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String Components
• Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars ---- Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe ---- HWDPHWDPHWDPHWDP
III.III.III.III. Drill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String Design
• Pipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design Factors
• Buoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and Buckling
• Bottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly Selection
• Drill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe Selection
Agenda
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The objectives of Drill String Design are to:
1. Keep the maximum stress at any point in the drill stem less
than Yield Strength down-rated by a design factor
2. Select components and configure assemblies to retard fatigue
as much as economically possible
Why bother about DS Design?
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Design Factor
DF = Rating /Applied Load
- Used for casing and tubing design and for Drill String Design
- DF < 1.0 ⇒ Failure may or may not occur
Note: not to be confused with Safety Factor
- SF=Failure Load/Applied Load
- SF<1 ⇒ Failure is imminent
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DP tube Tensile Rating is given by:
YpIDODTYield *)(*4
22 −=π
Where Yp is Min Yield Strength and OD and ID are nominal diameters
Pipe Ratings - Tension
Tool Joints are always stronger in tension than the pipe they are attached to
The results can be found in API RP7G Table 2, 4 & 6
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Pipe Ratings - Torsion
DP tube Torsional Yield is given by:
Where J is the polar moment of inertia:
Tool joints Yield formula is much more complex.
Tool joints are almost always weaker than the tubes they are attached to.
OD
YJQ
p**096167.0=
)IDOD(J 44
32−=
π
The results can be found in API RP7G Table 2, 4 & 6
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DP tube Burst Rating is given by Barlows formula:
Where Yp is Min Yield Strength and OD and ID are nominal diameters
t is the thickness
OD
tYpPBurst
**2*875.0=
The results can be found in API RP7G Table 3, 5 & 7
Pipe Ratings - Burst
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DP tube Collapse Rating is given by 7 formulas (!):
The ratings will depend on the D/t ratio and one the Grade of the pipe
Derivations can be found in API RP7G Appendix A and yield the results found
in Table 3, 5 & 7
One major assumption to use the tables is that the pipe is under no axial load
Pipe Ratings - Collapse
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The strength of DP is determined by the strength of the weakest point, thus
the “worst case” has been assumed for calculating tensile, torsional,
burst and collapse resistance of DP
Pipe Ratings of Used Pipe
For calculating tensile and torsional ratings of used DP, it must be assumed
that the ID has its nominal value and that all the wear has taken place
uniformly on the outside of the pipe
For calculating burst and collapse ratings of used DP, it must be assumed
that the OD has its nominal value and that all the wear has taken place
uniformly on the inside of the pipe
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For a 5” nominal OD, 19.5# nominal weight, X-95, both New and Premium
Calculate:
- Torsional Rating (Torsional Yield Strength)
- Tensile Rating: (Min Tensile Yield Strength)
- Burst Rating: (Min Internal Yield Pressure)
Compare with Table 2,3,4,5 of API RP7G
Exercise DP04 - Ratings
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When the string is in tension, the Collapse rating is further de-rated:
1<=KP
P
CollapseNonimal
CollapseBiaxial
Pipe Ratings – Biaxial Collapse
Average
CollapsealNo
CollapseBiaxial
YpIDOD
AxialLoadZ
ZZ
P
P
*)(7854.0
2
34
22
2
min
−=
−−=
Notes: 1. the use of the Average Yield Stress not minimumnot minimumnot minimumnot minimum
2. For used pipe, ID has nominal value and wear is on the outside
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• For nominal Collapse
• Use D/t and correct formula Spec 7G Appendix A 3
• Use the results found in Table 3-6 RP-7G
• For OD and ID, use Table 1 RP-7G
• For Avg Yp Use Table in section 12.8 RP 7G
145,000S
120,000G
110,000X
85,000E
YpAvgGrade
Pipe Ratings – Biaxial Collapse
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Pipe Ratings – Biaxial Collapse
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Simultaneous torsion reduces DP tube tensile capacity and vice versa
When backreaming, pulling on stuck pipe or fishing, high magnitude combined
tension and torsion on the drill pipe may occur
DP Torsional Yield Strength under tension is given by:
Where T is the total tension applied
This value may, or may not, be lower than the Tool-Joint Torsional Yield
strength
2
220961670
A
TY*
D
J*.Q p −=
Pipe Ratings – Biaxial Torsion
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Drill String Design Factors
Tension: 1.1
Burst:1.2
Collapse: 1.15
Torsion: No Design Factor Required.
Not DF but will be considered in Drill String Design:
Margin of OverPull: 50-100K
Excess BHA Wt: 1.15
Buckling: In highly deviated wells it is possible to use DP in compression, provided it is
not buckled
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I.I.I.I. Introduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: OverviewIntroduction to Drill String Design: Overview
II.II.II.II. Drill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String Components
• Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars ---- Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe ---- HWDPHWDPHWDPHWDP
III.III.III.III. Drill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String Design
• Pipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design Factors
• Buoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and Buckling
• Bottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly Selection
• Drill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe Selection
Agenda
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• Buoyancy is the weight of the displaced fluid
• Buoyancy is usually accounted for via BF
• Buoyancy is creating a hydrostatic effect: the Pressure-Area
Force
• The forces acting on a drillstring are the self-weight and the
hydrostatic pressure of the drilling fluid
• Buoyancy is creating a force acting at the bottom of the drill
string and placing the lower portion of the drill string in
compression and reducing the hook load by HP x CSA
Buoyancy
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Exercise DP05 - Buoyancy• We are running open ended DCs
9” x 3” – 192ppf
• The fluid in the well is 14 ppg
• The depth is 10000 ft
• What is the hook load with BF?
• What is the hook load with Archimedes principle?
• What is the hook load with Pressure Area Force?
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Buoyancy• What happens if the fluids inside and outside are different?
• What happens if the well is deviated?
• How do you calculate the Axial Load at any point in the string?
• What happens at the junction from a DC to a DP?
The buoyancy factor can only be used to determine the Axial Load on surface provided the fluids inside and outside are the same.
The pressure-area approach is the preferred technique used to determine the axial tension or compressive load at any point in a tubular string
Free body diagrams (FBD) are constructed for that purpose
The FBD is constructed by simply drawing a sketch of the physical system and identifying all of the loads that are applied to the tubular. These loads are then summed and set equal to zero (since the system is static).
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Example – Axial Loads
We are running:
540’ of open ended DCs, 8” x 3” – 147ppf
5” DP, 19.5# and 4.276” ID to surface, G-105, NC-50
The fluid in the well is 14.8 ppg
The depth is 13500 ft
The string is hanging freely in the mud, no WOB is applied
Determine the Axial Load (Fa) at surface, at the bottom of the DP, at the top of the DCs and at the bottom of the string.
Plot Fa against depth
Where is the neutral point of Tension & Compression?
What happens if a WOB of 30000 lbs is applied?
Fa
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Example – Axial Loads
The only force acting on the bottom of the pipe is due to pressure exerting on the exposed cross-sectional area.
The force is negative, indicating a compressive force.
HP13500 x CSA
∑ −=⇒+== DC13500aDC13500ay APFAHPF0F
( ) ( )lbs.
in) psix.x.
800448F
384(135008140520F
a
222
a
−=
−−= π
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Example – Axial Loads
The forces acting on the top of the DCs are due to pressure on the exposed
cross-sectional area, and to the weight
HP13500 x CSAp
DCDC13500aDC13500DCay WAPFAHPWF0F +−=⇒+−==∑
( ) ( )lbs.
(lbs)xin) psix.x.
400369F
540147384(135008140520F
a
222
a
−=
+−−= π
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Example – Axial Loads
The forces acting on the bottom of the DP are due to pressure on the exposed
cross-sectional areas, and to the weight of the DCs
HP13500 x CSAp
∑ +−−−== DC13500DCDPDC12960ay AHPW)A(AHPF0F
( ) ( )lbs
(lbs)in.)( psi
850.8F
369400327645849974F
a
22222
a
=
−−+−+= π
The force is positive, indicating the bottom of the DPs is in tension.
There is a discontinuity in the axial force where the x-section of the pipe changes.
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Example – Axial Loads
The forces acting at the top of the DP (surface) are due to pressure on the
exposed cross-sectional areas, to the weight of the DCs and to the weight
of the DPs
∑ +−−−−== DC13500DCDPDC12960DPay AHPW)A(AHPWF0F
( )( )
lbs
(lbs)ft
293062F
885012960#93.21F
a
a
=
+=
Of course the force is positive, indicating a tension at surface.
Note: with the use of BF:
Fa
( )( )[ ]( )
lbs
(lbs)..ft)#)x((ft#.
281437F
5658141540147129609321F
a
a
=
−+=
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Example – Axial Loads
The plot of Fa against depth does
show the discontinuity at the
junction from DC to DP.
In this particular example, the Neutral
Point of tension compression
(tension=compression=0lbs) is
exactly at the junction.
If a WOB of 30klbs is applied, the
curve will shift to the left and the
Neutral Point will move up into the
DPs. The bottom of the DP will then
be in compression -21150 lbs
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Exercise DP06 – Axial Loads
Same exercise with the same string but with the following conditions:
- MW is 12 ppg, WOB is zero
- MW is 12 ppg, WOB is 30.000
- Depth of 13500’ and 15500’
Determine the Axial Load (Fa) at surface, at the bottom of the DP, at the top of the DCs and at the bottom of the string.
Plot Fa against depth
What happens to the neutral point of Tension & Compression as the depth increases?
Homework: construct a spreadsheet valid for any MW, any TD
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• A tube subjected to a load will bend
• Bent is a condition in which the bending
increases proportionally with load
• When a little increase in load will result in
large displacements, the tube is said to be
buckling
• The tube may not necessarily be yielded as
buckling does not necessarily occur plastically
• The load which produces buckling is called
the Critical Buckling Load
Buckling
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Lubinski’s Effective Force
The two factors that promote buckling in pipes are axial force and pressure. In addition to the axial stress, the pressures (in and out) induce a radial and a tangetial stress: the pipe is subject to triaxial stresses
A convenient way of reducing a triaxial system to a pseudo-uniaxial system, has been developed by Lubinski who describes a fictitious force, relating pressure to buckling.
The fictitious force is sometimes called the stability force. It is not the buoyancy force.
It is combined with the axial force to form a so-called “effective force”.
iioofict PAPAF −=
iiooaeff PAPAFF −+=
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Buckling Criteria
If tension is a positive axial force, a positive Feff indicates no buckling.
Likewise, a negative Feff indicates that buckling may occur if the magnitude of the critical force (Fcrit) required to initiate buckling is exceeded.
To initiate buckling:
Once buckling is initiated:
Feff < 0 (at top and bottom of the pipe) -> totally buckled pipe
Feff > 0 (at top) and Feff < 0 (at bottom) -> partially buckled pipe
Feff = 0 -> neutral point (buckling stops)
criteff FF <
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Buckling: an instability failure
Buckling is a stability failure. In order to understand buckling, it is necessary to understand the nature of stability
Consider three balls at rest on three different surfaces.
What happens if each ball is disturbed slightly from its equilibrium and then released?
Ball A returns to its original position, Ball B remains in its new position, and Ball C moves away from its original position until it reaches a new equilibrium.
The equilibrium of the Ball A is stable, Ball B is neutral, and BaIl C is unstable.
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Buckling - Neutral Point
Klinkenberg has described the neutral point as the transition between the region of the tube where buckling may occur and the region where buckling is impossible.
- above the neutral point The tube is in a state of stable equilibrium
- below the neutral point it is in a state of unstable equilibrium
- at the neutral point it is in a state of neutral equilibrium.
Lubinski describes the neutral point as the point that divides the string into two portions: the weight of the upper portion being that suspended from the eIevators and the weight of the lower portion being equal to the applied force at the lower end.
Lubinski’s definition also can be stated as the point where the tube can be cut in two without changing the weight suspended at the surface. If if can be done, it must be neutral at the point of the cut.
There are numerous synonymous definitions of the neutral point.
It is called the Neutral Point of Bending or Neutral Point of Buckling.
It must not be confused with the Neutral Point of Tension & Compression.
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Neutral Point of Tension & Compression:
The point within a tube where the sum of the axial forces = 0
Useless in DS design
Neutral Point of Bending:
The point within a tube where the buoyed weight of the tube hanging below that point is equal to an applied force at its bottom end
The point within a tube where the sum of moments = 0
The point where the VME triaxial stress =0
0Fa =
0Feff =
Neutral Points
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• Buckling will occur if Feff < Fcrit
• Initially the pipe will buckle sinusoidally.
• As the compression increases, the pipe will eventually buckle helically
Sinusoidal and Helical Buckling
( )31
2
effcrit EIw x 3.5F −=
( )31
2
effcrit EIw x 5.55F −=
2
1
c
effcrit
r
sin4EIwF
−=
φ
2
1
c
effcrit
r
sinφEIw5.6F
−=
Sinusoidal Buckling for a vertical well: Sinusoidal Buckling for inclined wells
Helical Buckling for a vertical well: Helical Buckling for inclined wells
Pi,, Po = internal, external pressure at point of interest (psi)
rc
= radial clearance (in)f = inclination from vertical (deg)
w = nominal pipe weight (lbf/in)
I = moment of inertia (in4)
weff
= ooii AAw ρρ −+
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Beyond this set of equations, it must be noted that:
• In vertical wells, to simply avoid buckling of the DP or HWDP, it is just
necessary to keep the buoyed weight of the BHA exceeding the WOB
• In deviated wells, DP can be used to provide WOB because buckling of the
DP is delayed by the effort required to lift that DP to the high side of the hole.
Sinusoidal buckling will not occur as long as the (effective) compressive
force in the drillstring does not exceed the critical buckling load.
• Helical buckling load is usually very high in high inclination wells and it
would be easier to run out of pipe weight before helical buckling can occur.
Before you reach that load in the inclined part, you would have helical in the
vertical part of the well.
• Neutral point of bending can intuitively be found at the following distance
from the bit: H = WOB / buoyed weight per foot of string
Sinusoidal and Helical Buckling
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Exercise DP06bis – Continued
Calculate the Neutral Point of Buckling depth (or distance from the bit)
- MW is 12 ppg, WOB is zero
- MW is 12 ppg, WOB is 30.000
- Depth of 13500’ and 15500’
What happens to the neutral point of Bending distance from the bit as the depth increases?
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II.II.II.II. Drill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String Components
• Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars ---- Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe ---- HWDPHWDPHWDPHWDP
III.III.III.III. Drill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String Design
• Pipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design Factors
• Buoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and Buckling
• Bottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly Selection
• Drill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe Selection
Agenda
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Drill Collar Selection Principles
• Drill Collar selection is governed by two major factors:
Weight and Stiffness Weight and Stiffness Weight and Stiffness Weight and Stiffness ------------ Size!Size!Size!Size!
• Usually the largest OD collar that can be safely run is the best selection
• More weight available to account for WOB, buoyancy, hole inclination and a safety factor
• Greatest stiffness to resist buckling and smooth directional tendencies
• Cyclical movement is restricted due to tighter Clearances
• Usually Shortest BHA possible to • Reduce handling time at surface
• Minimize # of Connections in the hole
• Minimize total DC in contact with the wall for differential sticking exposure
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Sufficient Drill Collar Weight should be
available so that the Neutral Point is in
the DCs and buckling is avoided
For excess BHA weight, use 15%
15.1=WtWorkingMax
WtAvailableMax
BHA Design
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Procedure For Selecting Drill Collars:Procedure For Selecting Drill Collars:Procedure For Selecting Drill Collars:Procedure For Selecting Drill Collars:
1. Determine the buoyancy factor for the mud weight in use using the formula:
MW =Mud weight in use, ppg
65.5 =Weight of a gallon of steel, ppgBF = 1BF = 1BF = 1BF = 1---- (MW/65.5)(MW/65.5)(MW/65.5)(MW/65.5)
BHA Design
2. Calculate the required collar length to achieve the desired weight on bit:
WOB=Desired weight on bit , lbf (x 1000)
Wdc =Drill collar weight in air, lb/ft
1.15 =15% safety factor.
DC Length = 1.15* WOB / (BF*DC Length = 1.15* WOB / (BF*DC Length = 1.15* WOB / (BF*DC Length = 1.15* WOB / (BF*WWWWdcdcdcdc))))
DC Length = DC Length Vertical / DC Length = DC Length Vertical / DC Length = DC Length Vertical / DC Length = DC Length Vertical / CosCosCosCos IIII
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Determine the number of 9 inch OD by 3 in ID drill collars required
to provide a weight-on-bit of 55,000 lbf assuming
Hole deviation = 0°
Mud density = 12 ppg
Where does this place the Neutral Point of Bending?
What if the hole inclination is 30° ?
Number And Size Of Drill CollarsNumber And Size Of Drill CollarsNumber And Size Of Drill CollarsNumber And Size Of Drill Collars
Exercise DP-07
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Stiffness
• The BHA must have sufficient Stiffness to stabilize the BHA,
optimize ROP and prevent the formation of Key Seats, ledges and
doglegs
• The larger the DC, the stiffer the BHA
• Stiffness Coefficient :
= Moment of Inertia x Young’s Modulus of Elasticity
= л (OD4 – ID4) / 64 x 30.000.000
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Exercise DP-08
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Bending Strength RatioBSR is the relative stiffness of the box to the pin of a given connection.
Describes the Balance between two members of a connection and how they are likely to behave in a rotational cyclical environment
R
)dR(D
)bD(
Z
ZBSR
pin
box44
44
32
32−
−
==π
π
Where:
Zbox = box section modulus
Zpin = pin section modulus
D = Outside diameter of pin and box
b = thread root diameter of box threads at end of pin.
R = Thread root diameter of pin threads ¾“ from shoulder of pin.
. d= inside diameter or bore.
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BSR in DC Connections
• A Connection is said to be balanced if
the BSR is 2.5
• When BSR is higher tend to see pin
failures
• When BSR is lower tend to see
more box failures
• However, field experience has shown
that:
• 8” Dc having BSR’s of 2.5 usually
fail in the box
• 4-3/4” DC having BSR as low as 1.8
very rarely fail in the box.
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BSR in Connections
This table is from T.H. Hill & Associates Inc. Standard DS-1.
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• Fortunately for you API have
worked the problem!!!
• Pages 39-44 of RP 7G list the BSR of
Connections by OD and ID of the
collar
• TH-Hill DS1 gives tables directly
listing BSRs
Finding BSR
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Stiffness Ratio• The SR measures the stiffness of a connection in a transition between 2 types of
pipe
• Based on field experience, in a transition
from one collar or pipe to another the SR
should not exceed
• 5.5 for routine drilling
• 3.5 for severe or rough drilling
( )( )44
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upruprlwr
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−==
Note: Stiffness ratios are calculated using tube ODs & IDs, not connections.
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Torsion limits for DC
Torque is rarely limited by the DC connection because it is usually
higher in the DP at surface and lower in the DC.
• If DC make-up torque > DP make-up torque you have no routine
problems.
• BH Torque at any point should not exceed 80% of make-up
torque for the connections in the hole to avoid over tightening
connections which can lead to damage of seals.
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BHA Design Process
• Design the Collars• Max OD DC which can be handled, fished and drilled with
• Excess BHA wt
• WOB
• Buoyancy
• Excess factor
• Connection Selection
• BSR
• Torque capability
• Transition between collars and/or pipes
• SR
• Stabilization and other directional requirements
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Exercise DP-09On Seeyoulater land rig we find the following collars:
9” OD x 3” ID – 6 5/8” FH connection
8” OD x 3” ID – 6 5/8” REG connection
6 ¼” OD x 2 ¼” ID – NC46 connection
Given that we will drill a vertical 12 ¼” hole, with 9.5 ppg mud and 65000 pounds in a
relatively hard formations, what API collar would you recommend?
What would your recommendation on BSR be for the connection chosen?
Check your recommended DCs with your recommended BSR
What would be the SR between the DC and 5” DP be?
Is it acceptable?
If not what would you do?
What would be your final BHA? Length? Buoyed Weight?
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II.II.II.II. Drill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String ComponentsDrill String Components
• Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars Drill Collars ---- Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe Drill Pipe ---- HWDPHWDPHWDPHWDP
III.III.III.III. Drill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String DesignDrill String Design
• Pipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design FactorsPipe Rating and Design Factors
• Buoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and BucklingBuoyancy, Axial Loads and Buckling
• Bottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly SelectionBottom Hole Assembly Selection
• Drill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe SelectionDrill Pipe Selection
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Drill Pipe Selection Principles
• Drill Pipe selection is governed by two major factors:
Size + Weight Size + Weight Size + Weight Size + Weight ------------ Strength!Strength!Strength!Strength!
• Usually the Drill Pipe with largest OD and ID is preferred
• Less pressure loss in the string
• More hydraulics available at the bit
• The Drill Pipe selection must address the following:
• Drill Pipe must allow to drill to TD
• Drill Pipe must support all weight below it (BHA+DP)
• Drill Pipe must provide Overpull capacity
• Drill Pipe must withstand slip crushing force
• Drill Pipe must resist burst and collapse loads
• Drill Pipe and tool joints must withstand torsion loads
• Drill Pipe might have to work in H2S environment
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The drillstring is not designed according to the minimum yield strength!!!
If DP reaches yield: it can have permanent deformation.
API recommends the use of maximum allowable design load
TTTTmaxmaxmaxmax = 0.9 x = 0.9 x = 0.9 x = 0.9 x TTTTyieldyieldyieldyield
IPM Defines a tension DF of 1.1 be applied to design loads. These accomplish the
same thing. Do not double dip!
Tmax = Max. allowable design load in tension , lb
Tyield = theoretical yield strength from API tables , lb
Tension Design
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1. Determine max design load (Tmax) :
Tmax = 0.9 x Minimum Yield Strength (or /1.1)..lb
Tension Design
2. Calculate total load at surface using
( )[ ] BFWLWLT dcdcdpdpsurf ××+×=
3. Margin Of Overpull: minimum margin of tension above expected working load.
Margin of overpull is nominally 50-100k. Choice of MOP should consider: Overall
drilling conditions, hole drag, likelihood of getting stuck, slip crushing force,
dynamic loading.
surfmax- TTMOP =
(1)(1)(1)(1)
(2)(2)(2)(2)
(3)(3)(3)(3)
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dc
dp
yield
dp LW
W
BFW
MOP.TL ×−
×
−×=
90
4. The maximum length of Drill Pipe that can be used is obtained by
combining equations 1,2 and 3 and solving for the length of DP
………….(4).(4).(4).(4)
Tension Design
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Exercise DP-10• Drill Collars length : 600’ and weight in air is 150 lb/ft.
• 5” / 19.5 lb/ft Premium G-105 DP with NC50 connections.
Calculate the maximum hole depth that can be drilled ?
Assume BF= 0.85
• Carry out calculations with MOP of 100,000 lb
• Use API - RP7G Tables for the values of Approximate Weight
(Wdp) and for Minimum Yield Strength
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Slip Crushing Force
• Slips because of the taper try to crush the Drill Pipe. This hoop
stress is resisted by the tube, and this increases the overall
stress in the steel
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• Generally expressed as a Factor
DP
TUBE 12 in 16 in2 3/8 1.25 1.18
2 7/8 1.31 1.22
3 1/2 1.39 1.28
4 1.45 1.32
4 1/2 1.52 1.37
5 1.59 1.42
5 1/2 1.66 1.47
6 5/8 1.82 1.59
SLIP LENGTH
Horz to Tang Stress Ratio
LoadAxialEquivalentStressTensile
StressHoop*loadWorking =
Axial
t
hLoad T
S
SHk =
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Tension Design
• You can only drill as far as you can set pipe in the slips.
• Different than overpull, this is based on working loads
dc
dp
dc
dp
T
h
yield
dp LW
W
BFW
SS
.T
L ×−×
×
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A drill string consists of 600 ft of 8 ¼ in x 2 13/16 in drill collars and the rest is
a 5 in, 19.5 lbm/ft Grade X95 drill pipe with NC50 connections. If the
required MOP is 100,000 lb and mud weight is 10 ppg, calculate:
1) The maximum depth of hole that can be drilled when using Premium
Drill Pipe. (MOP only)
2) What is the maximum depth that can be drilled taking into consideration
slip crushing force with 16” slips? To what hook-load does this
correspond? What is the MOP in this case?
3) What if we use 12” slips
Exercise DP-11
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• Step 2Step 2Step 2Step 2
• Drill collars and bottom drillpipe act as the weight carried by top
section…effectively the drill collar
• Apply the equation for top drill pipe last
• Step 1Step 1Step 1Step 1
• If we use different drill pipe, the weaker pipe goes on bottom and stronger on top
• Apply equation to bottom drill pipe first
dc
dp
dc
dp
yield
dp LW
W
W
MOP.TL ×−
−×=
90
Mixed String Design
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An exploration rig has the following grades of DP to be run in a 15,000 ft deep well :
• Grade E : New 5” OD –19.5 # NC 50
• Grade G : New 5” OD – 19.5# NC 50
It is desired to have an MOP of 50000 lbs on the grade E pipe. The total length and weight
of DCs plus HWDP are 984 ft and 101,000 lb respectively.
MW at 15,000’ = 13.4 ppg. The slips being used are 16” slips.
1. Calculate the Max. length of E pipe that can be used
2. What is the length of G pipe to use?
3. Check the MOP for the G pipe. Your conclusion?
4. Can the G pipe handle the slip crushing force at TD?
Exercise DP12 - Mixed DP
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Melun Oil Co wants to drill the following well:
TD = 17500 ft with 6 1/8" bit
8 1/2 hole section from 9200 to 14000 ft cased with 7"liner - TOL at 9000 ft
12 1/4"section from 3000 to 9200 ft cased with 9 5/8" casing
17 1/2" section from surface to 3000 ft cased with 13 3/8" casing
It is planned to use the following assembly: 650 ft of 4 3/4" DCs at 57.58 ppf
1200 ft of 3 1/2" HWDP at 25.34 ppf
3 1/2" DP 15.5# E-75 Premium and 5" DP 19.5# S-135 Premium to surface
MW is 9 ppg, and BF is 0.863
Calculate the Maximum Overpull if I get stuck at TDCalculate the Maximum Overpull if I get stuck at TDCalculate the Maximum Overpull if I get stuck at TDCalculate the Maximum Overpull if I get stuck at TD
Exercise DP13 - Mixed DP
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Other Loads
• Collapse & Collapse under Tension
• Burst
• Torsion & Torsion under Tension
• Other loads not covered here
• Bending Loads
• Fatigue estimations
• Vibrations Loads
• Shock Loads
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Collapse Design
• The DP will collapse if:
External Differential Pressure Load > Collapse pressure rating
• DF = Collapse Rating / C
• C = External Differential Pressure Load
• C = (Po-Pi)+2Pi /(D/t)
• A Design factor of 1.15 is used:
External Differential Pressure Load < Collapse rating / 1.15
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Exercise DP14 - Collapse
We will run a BHA in on 5” 19.5 #/ft Grade E premiumpremiumpremiumpremium grade DP.
There is a float valve in the BHA.
The annulus will have 12.0 ppg mud.
What is the collapse rating?
How much 5” DP can we run not to exceed a DF of 1.15?
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Exercise DP15 – Biaxial Collapse
• We are going to dry test a liner lap at 9,000 ft. We will run in with a packer
set in tension with 50,000 lb. We will run the packer in on 5 in 19.5 #/ft
Grade E premiumpremiumpremiumpremium grade DP. At the time of the test there will be nothing
inside the drill pipe. The annulus will have 12.0 ppg mud.
What is the collapse rating?
What is the collapse load on the bottom joint of DP?
What is the DF?
• For info: New 5” Gr E 5” OD, 4.276” ID, Avg Yp= 85,000 psi
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Burst Design
• The DP will Burst (yield by the action of internal pressure) if:
internal differential pressure load > burst pressure rating
• DF = Burst Rating /B
• B = Internal Differential Pressure Load
• B = (Pi-Po)
• A Design factor of 1.20 is used:
Internal Differential Pressure Load < Burst rating / 1.20
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Exercise DP16 - Burst
Worst load case happens during DST operations in a gas well. Pressure at
surface is BHP- gas gradient with no backup
• In the last example assume we are performing a DST test in the well at
9000 ft with BHP 200 psi less than the mud wt.
• What is the burst DF on the top of the Premium Grade E
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Torsion Design
Tool joints are normally weaker than the tubes to which they are attached.
To prevent downhole make-up and a possible resulting torsional failure, the operating torsion should never exceed tool joint make-up torque.
Provided this condition above is met, there is no need for a design factor
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ToolJoint Torsion Under Tension
1. Simultaneous tension reduces the torsional yield strength of pin-weak connections
2. Connection make-up torque beyond a given point reduces connection tensile capacity
It is commonly assumed that the string tensile capacity is limited by the tube.
Which is true.
But make-up imparts stresses to the tool-joint pin neck, which can be additive to the string
tension. As make-up torque is increased, a point will be reached when the pin neck and no
longer the tube, is the weak member in tension.
Conclusion: do not exceed Maximum make-up torque.
If the wellbore and drill string geometry were predicting a surface torque higher than the make-
up torque, consider the effect this may have on the string overall tensile capacity. Use API RP
7G, appendix A.
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Exercise DP17 – Torsion & Tension
A string with a hookload of 250klbs is stuck:
New 5” DP, 19.5#, G105.
What is DP Torsional Yield Strength?
What is TJ Torsional Yield Strength?
What is DP Make-Up Torque?
What is the maximum torque that can be applied to the pipe if 100klbs
Overpull is applied to work the string free?
Conclusion?
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Drill String Design Process-2
After the BHA Design is performed:
• Slip Crushing forces on DP
• Overpull tensile design at surface
• Lengths of DP Sections
• Burst Design Check
• Collapse under tension Design check
• Torsion under tension Design check
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Drillstring Design
• Functions of Drill Pipe , Drill Collars and BHA selection
• Grades of Drill Pipe and strength properties
• Thread types and tool joints
• Drill collar weight and neutral point
• Critical Buckling force and Neutral Point of Bending
• Bending Stress Ratios and Stiffness Ratios
• Margin of overpull – Slip crushing force
• Basic design calculations based on depth to be drilled.