Research on Horizontal Vibration of Heavy-Weight Drill Pipes in Directional Drilling

The mode of load and deformation of directional drilling string and the expression of trigonometric series of deflection equation are established by means of elastic deformation energy and of the vertical and horizontal bending. A calculation formula for natural frequency of horizontal resonance and rotational speed is derived based on the calculation method by Ritz, with which analysis is made for the cause and affecting factors of the excessive abrasion of heavy-weight drill pipe in high-angle holes so as to provide reference and basis for rational selection of drilling parameters and drilling tools in the future high-angle directional drilling.

Numerical calculation of temperature and phase change during the process of atomizing spray quenching on drilling pipe

A finite element method (FEM) procedure was developed in order to simulatethe quenching process for drilling pipe (DP). The calculating model was based ontime-temperature-transformation (TTT) diagrams, and incorporated with material properties dependenton temperature. The procedure was used to calculate the temperature-time histories, describe thephase transformations of atomizing spray quenching for DP in the welding zone, and predict thehardness distribution in radius direction after quenching in the zone. The calculated results metwell with that of experiments. It was easy to determine the parameters such as volume and pressureof the cooling water and compressed gas by use of the numerical calculation and experiments, becausethe value of convection coefficient was decided greatly by the mixture of the cooling water andcompressed gas. Moreover, the simulating results were helpful not only to design the quenchingequipment, but also to optimize the quenching process for DP's welding zone.

Processing practice of Baosteel drill pipes

Drill pipe products are the most critical service requirement,the highest performance requirement and the highest quality reliability OCTG products.Through the continuous research on steelmaking,upset, heart treatment,straightening and friction welding,Baosteel improves the key technical parameters which affect the quality of drill pipe,such as material purity,Miu of internal upset transition area,toughness and straightness.Baosteel drill pipe products have met the demanding requirement of drilling operations.By BRP dephosphorization and LF desulfurization,the P,S content of Baosteel drill pipe is very low.The S content of S-135 drill pipe can be controlled in less than 10ppm.Baosteel designs a new closed-loop control system of upset end induction heating system.The system use temperature measurement inside the oven and closed-loop control.The temperature accuracy of the system can be guaranteed within the±15℃to get a stable upset quality.The upsetting process of the drill pipe is optimized by using patented technology and made the Miu from 100 mm to 140 mm.This make a substantial increase in fatigue life of the drill pipe.To improve the impact toughness of the drill pipe body,the drill pipe body material is changed from Cr-Ni-Mo system to Cr-Mo-V system and the heat treatment is changed from oil quenching to water quenching.To improve the impact toughness of the tool joint,the tool joint furnace is upgraded to improve heating capacity.To improve the impact toughness of the weld zone,a new fuzzy control system of weld zone heat treatment is developed.The temperature accuracy of the system can be guaranteed within the±5℃to get a stable heat treatment quality.A new drill pipe straightness automatic detection devices and self-learning method of straightening are developed to achieve automated straightening.A welding process with high speed,single-stage pressure and high forging force is applied to inertia friction welding.A welding process with low speed,three-stage pressure and low forging force is applied to continous friction welding.

Corrosion characteristics and mechanism of the S135 drill pipes in slurry

The corrosion mechanism of the S135 drill pipes was investigated through observation of the corrosion morphology and analysis of the corrosion products by scanning electronic microscope （ SEM）, energy dispersive spectrum （EDS） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The results show that the localized corrosion on the outer surface of the drill pipes was caused by oxygen corrosion due to the action of retained slurry. Cl - contained in slurry accelerated the corrosion and promoted the development of corrosion pits. Suggestions for mitigating or preventing such corrosion of the drill pipes are proposed based on the research results.

Stress Corrosion Cracking of High-strength Drill Pipe in Sour Gas Well

In high sour gas reservoir drilling process, it happens occasionally that high-strength drill pipe suffers brittle fracture failure due to stress corrosion cracking, and poses serious hazard to drilling safety. To solve this problem, this paper studied the stress corrosion cracking mechanism and infl uencing factors of highstrength drill pipe in sour environment with hydrogen permeation experiments and tensile tests. We simulated practical conditions in laboratory and evaluated the stress corrosion cracking performance of the high-strength drill pipe under conditions of high stress level. For the problems occurring in use of high-strength drill pipe on site, the paper proposed a technical measure for slower stress corrosion cracking.

A review of Baosteel's development of steel for oil and natural gas

The development of oil and natural gas steel products at Baosteel over the past two decades is reviewed in this paper. After years of researching and developing steel products that are used in the energy industry such as drilling, exploitation, collection, transportation, and the storage of oil and natural gas, the system of composition and manufacturing techniques for Baosteel＇ s oil and natural gas steel products have been established. The oil and natural gas steel products of Baosteel consist of two major categories： the oil country tubular goods（OCTG） used underground, and the pipes used for pipeline construction on the ground. Currently, the product quality has maintained stability, and the related products have been extensively used worldwide for the exploration and transportation of oil and natural gas.

Study on mechanical behaviors of double shoulder drill pipe joint thread

Double shoulder drill pipe joint(DSJ)is a novel thread structure which appears in recent years.Its strength reduced efficiently while the structure design is not appropriately,for the DSJ’s mechanical behaviors weren’t well studied.In this paper a 3D whole structure finite element model of DSJ was established based on the Principle of Virtual Work,and validated the model’s computing results by experimental results.The authors analyzed the stress and strain distribution with the 3D whole structure finite element model’s computing results under torque moment,compression force,tension load,and bend moment.And then acquired the DSJ’s mechanical behaviors under each load.The research works of this paper refer accordance to recognize and design the DSJ.

Improvement of Wired Drill Pipe Data Quality via Data Validation and Reconciliation

Wired drill pipe（WDP）technology is one of the most promising data acquisition technologies in today s oil and gas industry.For the first time it allows sensors to be positioned along the drill string which enables collecting and transmitting valuable data not only from the bottom hole assembly（BHA）,but also along the entire length of the wellbore to the drill floor.The technology has received industry acceptance as a viable alternative to the typical logging while drilling（LWD）method.Recently more and more WDP applications can be found in the challenging drilling environments around the world,leading to many innovations to the industry.Nevertheless most of the data acquired from WDP can be noisy and in some circumstances of very poor quality.Diverse factors contribute to the poor data quality.Most common sources include mis-calibrated sensors,sensor drifting,errors during data transmission,or some abnormal conditions in the well,etc.The challenge of improving the data quality has attracted more and more focus from many researchers during the past decade.This paper has proposed a promising solution to address such challenge by making corrections of the raw WDP data and estimating unmeasurable parameters to reveal downhole behaviors.An advanced data processing method,data validation and reconciliation（DVR）has been employed,which makes use of the redundant data from multiple WDP sensors to filter/remove the noise from the measurements and ensures the coherence of all sensors and models.Moreover it has the ability to distinguish the accurate measurements from the inaccurate ones.In addition,the data with improved quality can be used for estimating some crucial parameters in the drilling process which are unmeasurable in the first place,hence provide better model calibrations for integrated well planning and realtime operations.

Forming process and numerical simulation of making upset on oil drill pipe

The flow stress behavior of grade G-105 steel （API standard） for oil drill pipe in hot compressive deformation was studied by isothermal compression tests on Gleeble- 1500 thermal-mechanical machine. Referring to established empirical formulas, the constitutive equation of the flow stress for G-105 steel was obtained. For the grade G- 105 oil drill pipe （φ114.3× 10.92 mm）, through proper design of the die and applying suitable process parameters, and using coupled rigid viscoplastic thermo-mechanical finite element method, the forming process of making upset on oil drill pipe was numerically simulated. The simulation results show that the internal transition section of the oil drill pipe is not only continuous and smooth but also long （up to about 220-250 mm）.

New design method of unequal taper thread(UTT)pairs and its application in API NC38 thread improvement

API standard threads are the most commonly used thread configurations for drill pipe joints in the petroleum industry.Recently with the increasing application of horizontal wells and extended-reach wells in drilling engineering,drill pipe joint threads are subjected to complex loads,and drill pipe joint thread breakage accidents occur frequently.The API NC38 threaded pair used in the SU36-8-4H2 well suffered a fracture accident.Macroscopic analysis found that the fracture sites were located near the root of the first engagement pin-thread where the stress was greatest.Therefore,it is necessary to find an alternative method to reduce the largest stress of NC38 threads.Then,a new design method of unequal taper thread(UTT)pairs is proposed that the taper of pin thread,slightly smaller than the taper of matched-box thread,is not equal to one of box-thread.In the UTT pairs of API NC38 thread,the taper of box thread is kept as the standard taper of 1:6,but the taper of pin thread is,respectively,1:6.1(UTT-I),1:6.2(UTT-Ⅱ),1:6.3(UTT-Ⅲ)and 1:6.4(UTT-IV).The 3D finite element models of four UTT pairs and one standard pair based on NC38 thread were developed,and the mechanical properties of five thread pairs bearing such typical working loads as torque,axial compression,axial tension,bending moment,internal and external pressure,were analyzed.The results show that four UTT pairs are superior to the standard pair of API NC38,and UTT-Ⅲ has the most performance in all of four UTT pairs.Compared with the standard pair of API NC38,UTT-Ⅲ pair can improve the bearing capacity such as torsion strength,compression strength,tensile strength,bending strength,strength against internal and external pressure,by 24.8%,13.2%,22%,9.99%and 14.2%,respectively.The new design method of UTT pair enhances the bearing capacity of API NC38 thread,and has been applied in Changqing Drilling Company of CNPC Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Limited.The UTT-thread pair method is not only applicable for API series threads to improve the connection performance,but also suitable for various non-API taper connection threads to promote existing working ability such as air tightness,stress corrosion resistance,fatigue resistance et al.

Machine vision for drill string slip status detection

Slip status of drill string is system generated binary value computed by comparison of sensor generated real time hook load value with a minimum threshold value of hook load stored in measurement system.This research article describes a novel method of slip status detection by machine vision technology which helps overcome the constraints of slip status detection with legacy measurement method.It also helps improve the real time drilling data quality and optimize and automate drilling operations.A method to detect drill string slip status with high-resolution digital camera installed on mast near rig floor is described along with backend vision processing and communication modules,which generate binary values of slip status.The binary values are transferred in real time to drilling measurement system of rig to compute other drilling parameters like bit depth,hole depth and stand counters.This method includes deploying active optical sensors at the rig floor,obtaining 1-D,2-D,or 3D image data,and processing it to obtain the status of drill string.Reliable measurement of slip status by machine vision helps reduce non-productive time(NPT)by reliable real time surveillance of drilling operations.