Torque & Drag & Buckling

Soft-String vs Stiff-String
Stephane Menand

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Intro

H&P’s Global Research and Innovation Team - GRIT

Outline

• Context: What problem do we want to solve?

• Tortuosity, Borehole Oscillations, Dog Legs
• How to Reproduce Actual Tortuosity in Torque & Drag?
• BHA Modeling
• Drill string-borehole interaction
• Soft vs Stiff String Models
• Buckling Theory and Post-Buckling
• Buckling Severity Index (BSI)
• Some Case Studies
• How to Account for Surface and Downhole Oscillations/Agitators Tools?
• Our Latest Publications
Context: What problem do we want to solve?
Tortuosity, Borehole Oscillations, Dog Legs

Source: SPE84449

Spiraling, Rugosities, Ledges, Washouts, Tortuosities….

Origin of Micro Dog Legs

Change in the settings

Slide/Rotate, Activation level (RSS)
TFO variation

Rock Formation Effect

Interbedded Formation

Vibrations/Oscillations

SOFT

HARD
Tortuosity, Borehole Oscillations, Dog Legs

Example of a Rotary Steerable System along the lateral (Shale Play)

Tortuosity, Borehole Oscillations, Dog Legs

Example of a Steerable Mud Motor System along the curve (Shale Play)
How to Reproduce Actual Tortuosity in Torque & Drag?

Standard way in most Torque & Drag software: Mathematical Modeling (Sinusoidal, Random)
Inc.tortuous = Inc.planned + Inc.
Azi.tortuous = Azi.planned + Azi.
How to Reproduce Actual Tortuosity in Torque & Drag?

Step-by-step approach to determine drilled trajectory and estimate local dog legs.
BHA Modeling

Rock-Bit Model BHA Model

+ +

=
Build Rate, Turn Rate, Deflection, Tilt, Bending Moment, Contact Forces
BHA Modeling

• The Drilling Bit Characteristics

• Steerability (Side cutting ability)
• Walking tendency (Turn rate)
• The Rock Formation:
• Hardness (UCS)
• Anisotropy (Dip angle)
• The Directional System:
• Rotary Steerable System (RSS)
• BHA Rotary
• Steerable Mud Motor
• With/Without Reamer Capability
BHA Modeling

Turn Rate

Build/Drop
Rate

High Bit Steerability = High Side-Cutting ability of the bit

Bit Steerability = 5 - 40% for most PDC Bits
BHA Modeling

Effect of Gauge Length

Lab Results

Bit Steerability (%)

Model

Gauge Length

Gauge Length
BHA Modeling

Effect of Rock Hardness

How to Reproduce Actual Tortuosity in Torque & Drag?

Step-by-step approach to determine drilled trajectory and estimate local dog legs.
Tortuosity Produced by the BHA model

SPE 184074 & 183299

Tortuosity Produced by the BHA model

SPE 184074 & 183299

The Drillstring in the Tortuous Well Path

What is the Pipe Deflection in a tortuous wellbore?

It’s a question of Mass, Stiffness, Clearance, Tortuosity and……Models!

Torque & Drag Models

Typical T&D Models

• Soft-string Models

• Stiff-string Models with or without contact algorithm

• Stiff-string Models with contact algorithm + Post-Buckling

Soft-String Model

• Basics of Soft-String Model

• Theorized by Johancsick et al. (1983)
• No Stiffness, drillstring acts as cable
• Continuous contact on the low side of the borehole
• 2D/3D
• Very fast, simple T+T
M+M
 : Inclination
+,
 +   : Azimut

N T : Tension
M : Torque
W : Weight
F=N
, N : Contact Force

W  : Friction Coefficient
T
M
Stiff-String Models

• Stiff-String Model without Contact • Stiff-String Model with Contact

• Example: Ho, 1986 • Pipe Stiffness
• Pipe Stiffness • No assumptions about the contact
• Continuous contact on the low side of the
borehole • 2D/3D
• 2D/3D • usually FEA
• Semi-analytical
Stiff-String with Contact + Post-Buckling

• Research done first at Mines ParisTech

SPE 98965, SPE 102850, SPE 110432
SPE 112571, SPE 119861

• Theory of Linear Elasticity

• Without FEA (Computation Time Reduced)
• Detailed Description of Drillstring Components
• Various Young Modulus & Material Density
• 3D Trajectory Reconstruction
• Powerful Drillstring-Hole Interaction Contact
• Fluids Effects (Pressure Area / Archimed)
• Computation time is not a concern anymore
Multi-thread, REST API, Cloud
 Drillstring Borehole Contact

Borehole

rotation
LOW SIDE HIGH SIDE
gravity

Fc = normal contact force -  t ^ Fc

frictional force
drillstring

LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE

Pipe Curvature  Borehole Curvature
Soft-String  Stiff-String ?

Soft similar to Stiff if and only if the wellbore is perfectly smooth

(ideally planned = no tortuosity)
Soft-String  Stiff-String ?

In presence of tortuosity, the Stiff-string model will give a much

more realistic estimation of friction and loads along the string
Don’t Use Soft-string With Continuous or High-density Surveys

Over-estimation of friction and contacts with 1-2 ft survey

Most T&D software give contact/friction every 100ft or so…

Don’t Use Soft-string With Continuous or High-density Surveys

Soft-string: 𝒅𝑭 𝒅𝑭𝑵
= 𝒘𝑩 cos 𝜽 ± 𝝁
𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒔

𝟐 𝟐
Contact Force: 𝒅𝑭𝑵 𝑑𝑦 𝒅𝜽
= 𝑭 sin 𝜽 + 𝑭 + 𝒘𝑩 sin 𝜽
𝒅𝒔 𝑑𝑠 𝒅𝒔

ds = Survey spacing

Work fine is ds = 100ft or so, but of course wrong is ds =2ft or so

Soft-String versus Stiff-String Models
Soft-String vs Stiff-String

Besides the scientific modeling differences between the 2 models, numerous analyses and case studies have shown that:

Soft-string does not predict Buckling onset in tortuous wellbore

Soft-string can under-estimate drill string Torque

Soft-string model does not estimate properly Contact Side Forces on the drill string

Soft-string cannot monitor drill string Mechanical Integrity.

This lack of accuracy may lead to a risk of failure, lock-up, drilling issues, casing wear and poor overall drilling
performance.
Soft-String vs Stiff-String
Soft-String vs Stiff-String
Soft-String vs Stiff-String

Up to 50 % difference
Soft-String vs Stiff-String

Up to 20 % difference
Soft-String vs Stiff-String

Bending Stress / Von Mises Stress

100 MPa (14,500 psi)

0 MPa

Stiff-string models can better monitor drill/casing string

mechanical integrity
Soft-String vs Stiff-String

Example of Bending Stress on MWD along a curve

Sensor

Slide/Rotate Pattern along the Curve

Stiff-String: Standard vs Continuous/Reconstructed Surveys
Stiff-String: Standard vs Continuous/Reconstructed Surveys
Conventional Critical Buckling Loads

Sinusoidal/Lateral Helical

EI sin( Inc) EIsin(Inc)

Fc=2 Fc= 
r r
 = 2 2 = 2.83............Chen & Cheatham
 = 2(2 2 − 1) = 3.65...Dawson & Paslay
 = 4 2 = 5.65............Mitchell

Pitch
How do we use conventional critical buckling loads?

Helical Sinusoidal String Tension

Can we use conventional critical buckling loads?

Ideal Wellbore Actual Wellbore

EIsin(Inc)
Fc= 
r

Rotation, Friction and Dog Legs have a great effect on Buckling

Can we use conventional critical buckling loads?

Theoretical Results Horizontal Wellbore (Straight & Tortuous)

• Effect of Rotation
• Sinusoidal & Helical Buckling
• Buckling in a dog leg
Lab Results
• Small scale facility
• Effect of Rotation
• 4 ½ inch OD Drill Pipe
• 8 ½ inch OD Borehole
• Dog legs = 0 or 4 ° / 100 ft
• Friction = 0.3
 Compression = 0 klbs Buckling = No
Rotation = yes Friction = 0.0 to 0.7
Wellbore = Straight Horizontal Dog legs = 0 ° / 100 ft

SPE 112571

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 Compression = 22.4 klbs Buckling = Sinusoidal
Rotation = no Friction = 0.3
Wellbore = Straight Horizontal Dog legs = 0 ° / 100 ft

SPE 112571

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 Tortuosity Effect on Buckling
Straight vs Tortuous Horizontal Wellbore

SPE 112571

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 Compression = 22.4 klbs Buckling = multi-mode
Rotation = no Friction = 0.3
Wellbore = Tortuous Horizontal Dog legs = 4 ° / 100 ft

SPE 112571

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 Compression = 40.3 klbs Buckling = Helical
Rotation = yes Friction = 0.3
Wellbore = Straight Horizontal Dog legs = 0 ° / 100 ft

SPE 112571

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 Compression = 40.3 klbs Buckling = multi-mode
Rotation = yes Friction = 0.3
Wellbore = Tortuous Horizontal Dog legs = 4 ° / 100 ft

SPE 112571

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Experimental Validation in the Lab
Experimental Validation in the Lab

SPE112571
Experimental Validation in the Lab

Horizontal Well / Rotating

6000

Test without Dog Leg

Tests with Dog Leg
5000
Model without Dog Leg
Model with Dog Leg
4000
Top Load (N)

3000

2000

1000

HELICAL & "DOG LEG" BUCKLING

0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Bottom Load (N)

Experimental Validation in the Lab

Horizontal Well / Rotating

25

Tests without Dog Leg

Model without Dog Leg
20 Tests with Dog Leg
Model with Dog Leg
Torque (Nm)

15

10

HELICAL & "DOG LEG" BUCKLING

0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Top Load (N)

Experimental Validation – Effect of Rotation

Compression = 1000 N – with or without rotation (RPM=44)

 Full Scale Buckling Validation

• Full-scale Buckling Test

• Ulrigg Test (Norway)
• Various WOB on DP
• Gyroscope Measurement inside
500 m
buckled DP
• Buckling Modeling Results Deformed drill string measured by
the gyroscop
• Buckling Shape
• Bending Stress
• Contact Forces 1000 m
CoPilot (test2)

CoPilot (test1)

Full-Scale Validation with

1500 m
Paper AADE-11-NTCE_9 WOB

55
 Full Scale Buckling Validation

• Full-scale Buckling Test

• Ulrigg Test (Norway)
• Various WOB on DP
• Gyroscope Measurement inside
buckled DP
• Buckling Modeling Results
• Buckling Shape
• Bending Stress
• Contact Forces

Full-Scale Validation with

Paper AADE-11-NTCE_9
Buckling Theories - Summary

Perfect WellBore Geometry Actual Wellbore Geometry

No Friction / No Rotation Literature Equations : Correct Numerical Model Required

Friction / No Rotation Literature Equations : Correct Numerical Model Required

No Friction / Rotation Literature Equations ?? Numerical Model Required

Friction / Rotation Numerical Model Required Numerical Model Required

Tapered Strings / Tool Joint Literature Equations ?? Numerical Model Required

New Buckling Theory: Buckling Severity Index

• Bending Stress level can be low in Helical Buckling (it depends mainly on the
clearance between the pipe and the hole)
• Buckling Severity Index is based on:
• 1) Bending Stress
• 2) Contact Force Calculated by
• 3) Von Mises Stress Torque & Drag Software
(stiff-string models)
• BSI applies for:
• Non-rotating Case
• Rotating Case (steady-state conditions based on Fatigue Limits)
• BSI ↗ if Bending Stress ↗

Buckling Severity Index Evaluates the Risk of lock-up or

possible failure due to buckling
Paper 163518 • Safely Exceeding Buckling Loads in Long Horizontal Wells: Case Study in Shale Plays• S. Menand
New Buckling Theory: Buckling Severity Index

• The landing of the well

typically has the
highest severity of
Standard
Buckling buckling
Modeling

• Surpassing the
standard buckling
model does not
Advanced
Buckling necessarily mean a
Modeling
failure/lock-up will
occur

• If the BSI reaches risks

levels of 3 or above,
special attention and
monitoring should be
required
Case Study – 4 1/2 in. Liner - Bakken

Failure post-analysis
Case Study – 4 1/2 in. Liner - Bakken

Failure post-analysis showed that Buckling Severity Index of 3 was reached

Case Study – 4 1/2 in. Liner - Bakken

Failure post-analysis
Case Study – Slide/Rotate Pattern

↑ Tortuosity/Local Dogleg
↑ Hole Size Increased BSI
↑ Bent Housing
↑ Contact Force
↑ Bending Stress
Case Study – Floatation of Casing

Casing Floatation:
• Reduce hookload
• Reduced drag & bending stress
Case Study – Floatation of Casing
Case Study – Offshore
Hole Overgage Effect
Case Study – Rigid Centralizer Selection
 How to Account for Surface and Downhole Oscillations/Agitators Tools?

Downhole Axial Oscillation Tool (AOT)

Not enough oscillations:
• Influence length is limited
• Not good weight transfer
Excitation force:
• Magnitude;
Better oscillations:
• Frequency (~10-20Hz).
• Influence length is larger
• Better weight transfer

Magnitude of oscillations Too much oscillations:

• Influence length exceeds total depth
• Undesirable WOB variations
• Possible MWD perturbations

Contacts → Friction forces / moments SPE-208708

How to Account for Surface and Downhole Oscillations/Agitators Tools?

Surface Oscillation Tool (SOT)

Not enough oscillations:
• Influence length is far from drillbit
Magnitude of oscillations
• Not good steering and weight transfer
Oscillate = Alternate
forward and reverse Better oscillations:
rotation: • Influence length is closer to drillbit
• Number of wraps; • Better steering and weight transfer
• RPM.
𝑓=
𝑅𝑃𝑀
< 0.1 Hz Too much oscillations:
240 𝑁𝑏𝑊𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑠
• Influence length exceeds total depth
• Undesirable TFO and WOB variations

TFO Variation

Contacts → Friction forces / moments SPE-208708

How to Account for Surface and Downhole Oscillations/Agitators Tools?

Combination of AOT and SOT, scenario 1

SOT
No overlapping between
influence zones
⟹ No coupling

AOT

Contacts → Friction forces / moments SPE-208708

How to Account for Surface and Downhole Oscillations/Agitators Tools?

Combination of AOT and SOT, scenario 2

SOT
Overlapping between
influence zones Possibility of further
⟹ Coupling propagation of torsional
oscillations because of
coupling
AOT

Contacts → Friction forces / moments SPE-208708

How to Account for Surface and Downhole Oscillations/Agitators Tools?

SOT
with variable Nb. Of wraps
DPs

DCs
Steerable
mud motor
AOT

AOT
used in lateral section
SPE-208708
How to Account for Surface and Downhole Oscillations/Agitators Tools?

Torque & Drag Modeling

16 000 ft
Sliding

Tension
SOT with
• 50 rpm
• 5 wraps
AOT

Axial friction reduction

• 10 klbf magnitude
• 15 Hz frequency
Different friction factors (FF)
SOT’s influence zone AOT’s influence
zone

SOT

SPE-208708
Surface AOT Drill bit
Next Publication On Torque & Drag
List of Publications
A New Buckling Model Successfully Validated with Full Scale Buckling Tests. Stéphane Menand, Mines ParisTech; Arve Bjorset, Statoil; Ludovic Macresy, DrillScan. 2011. AADE-11-NTCE-9.
Borehole Tortuosity Effect on Maximum Horizontal Drilling Length Based on Advanced Buckling Modeling. S.Menand, DrillScan US Inc. 2013. AADE-13-FTCE-21.
PDC bit technology improvements increase efficiency, bit life. Stephane Menand, Laurent Gerbaud, Paris School of Mines, Alfazazi Dourfaye, Varel. 2005. IADC Magazine, March/April 2005: 52-54.
How the Bit Profile and Gages Affect the Well Trajectory. S. Menand, SPE, and H. Sellami, SPE, Armines/Ecole des Mines de Paris; C. Simon, DrillScan ; A. Besson, TotalFinaElf ; N. Da Silva,
Security DBS. 2002. SPE 74459.
How Bit Profile and Gauges Affect Well Trajectory. S. Menand, SPE, and H. Sellami, SPE, Armines/Ecole des Mines de Paris; C. Simon, DrillScan ; A. Besson, TotalFinaElf ; N. Da Silva, Security
DBS. 2003. SPE 82412.
PDC Bit Classification According to Steerability. S. Menand, SPE, and H. Sellami, SPE, Armines/Ecole des Mines de Paris; C. Simon, SPE, DrillScan. 2004. SPE 87837.
Effect of Formations Anisotropy on Directional Tendencies of Drilling Systems. S. Menand, SPE, and H. Sellami, SPE, Armines/Ecole des Mines de Paris; C. Simon, SPE, DrillScan. 2006. SPE 98865.
Advancements in 3D Drillstring mechanics-From the Bit to the Topdrive. S. Menand, SPE, H. Sellami, SPE, M. Tijani and O. Stab, Ecole des Mines de Paris/Armines, D. Dupuis, SPE, Pride-
International, C. Simon, DrillScan. 2006. SPE 98965.
PDC Bits All Comes From the Cutter Rock Interaction. L.Gerbaud, S.Menand, H.Sellami, Ecole des Mines de Paris. 2006. SPE 98988.
Improved BHA Sag Correction and Uncertainty Evaluation Brings Value to Wellbore Placement. Regis STUDER, Total SA, Ludovic MACRESY, DrillScan. 2006. SPE 102088.
Buckling of Tubulars in Simulated Field Conditions. S. Menand, H. Sellami, M. Tijani, J. Akowanou, C. Simon, SPE 102850, SPE Drilling & Completions, 2009
Drilling Without WOB, Dream or Reality? An Effective Field Test by Total Angola. Christophe SIMON, DrillScan, David GOYALLON, Total E&P Angola, Jean-Paul POLOCE, Total SA, Hedi SELLAMI,
Laurent GERBAUD, Ecole des Mines de Paris, Alfazazi DOURFAYE, Varel Europe. 2007. SPE 105522.
Learning Curve Benefits Resulting From the Use of a Unique BHA Directional Behaviour Drilling Performances Post-Analysis. Regis STUDER, Total SA, Christophe SIMON, DrillScan, Jean-Michel
GENEVOIS, Total E&P UK Limited, Stéphane MENAND, Ecole des Mines de Paris. 2007. SPE 110432.
How Drillstring Rotation Affects Critical Buckling Load. Menand S., Sellami H., Akowanou J., Ecole des Mines de Paris/Armines, Simon C., Macresy L., DrillScan, Isambourg P., Total SA, Dupuis D.,
Pride International. 2008. SPE 112571.
Drill Pipe Stress and Cumulative Fatigue Analysis in Complex Wells Drilling-New Approach in Fatigue Optimization. A. Sikal, DrillScan, J. Boulet, VAM Drilling, S. Menand, H. Sellami, Ecole des Mines
de Paris. 2008. SPE 116029.
Axial Force Transfer of Buckled Drill Pipe in Deviated Wells. Menand S., Sellami H., Bouguecha A., Mines ParisTech, Isambourg P., Total SA, Simon C., DrillScan. 2009. SPE 119861.
Which Material is Less Resistant to Buckling Steel, Aluminum or Titanium Drill Pipe. S.Bensmina, S.Menand, and H.Sellami, Mines ParisTech. 2011. SPE 140211.
List of Publications
A New Buckling Severity Index to Quantify Failure and Lock-up Risks in Highly Deviated Wells. Menand S., SPE, DrillScan US Inc. 2012. SPE 151279.
PDC Bit Steerability Modeling and Testing for Push-the-bit and Point-the-bit RSS. Menand S., Simon C., Gaombalet J., Macresy L., DrillScan, Gerbaud L., Ben Hamida M., Mines ParisTech, Amghar
Y., Total, Denoix H., Schlumberger, Cuiller B., Sinardet H., Varel. 2012. SPE 151283.
Safely Exceeding Buckling Loads in Long Horizontal Wells-Case Study in Shale Plays. S. Menand, SPE, DrillScan US Inc. and D.C.K. Chen, SPE, Hess Corporation. 2013. SPE 163518.
Successful Use of Mixed Aluminum-Steel Drill Pipe String In Complex Horizontal Wells - Case Study. S. Menand, DrillScan US Inc. Jeffry K. Lehner, Alcoa Oil & Gas, Nigel Evans, Aaron Palmer, Nabors,
Arthur Metcalfe, Penn Virginia. 2014. SPE 170255.
Advanced Drilling Engineering Methodology Proves Robust in Preventing Mechanical Lock-up While Deploying Sand-Control Completions Through Complex 3D Drains. R. Studer, S. Menand, DrillScan, S.
Bourgouin, Total SA. 2015. SPE 173141.
Successful Use of Aluminum Drill Pipe with Steerable Mud Motors Case Study in Shale Plays. S. Menand, DrillScan US Inc., Jeffry K. Lehner, Alcoa Oil & Gas, Nigel Evans, Aaron Palmer, Nabors,
Arthur Metcalfe, Penn Virginia. 2015. SPE 173165.
Micro Dogleg Detection with Continuous Inclination Measurements and Advanced BHA Modeling. K. A. Mills and S. Menand, DrillScan US Inc., R. Suarez, Nabors Intl. SPE-184074-MS.
Micro Dogleg Detection with Continuous Inclination Measurements and Advanced BHA Modeling. S. Menand, K.A. Mills, DrillScan US Inc., R. Suarez, Nabors Intl. 2016. SPE-183299-MS.
Systematic Field Validation of New Casing Wear Quantification Process. F. Aichinger, N. H. Dao, L. Brillaud, B. Nobbs, DrillScan; A. Delapierre, C. Pinault, X. Rossi, Total E&P. 2016. SPE-183386-MS.
Casing Wear and Stiff String Modeling Sensitivity Analysis. D. Vasseur, N. Mackenzie, Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd ; B. Nobbs, L. Brillaud, N. Dao, DrillScan. 2016. SPE-183388-MS.
Use of Mechanical Specific Energy Calculation in Real-Time to Better Detect Vibrations and Bit Wear While Drilling. S. Menand and K. Mills, DrillScan US Inc. 2017. AADE-17-NTCE-033.
Wellbore Trajectory Quality Management: A Key Approach to Safe Casing & Completion Strings Deployment in Complex Wells. B. Nobbs, N.H. Dao, B. Mollaret. ADIPEC 2017
Using Aluminum Drill Pipe with Axial Oscillation Tools to Significantly Improve Drilling Performance. K. Mills, S. Menand, R. Grissom, ADIPEC 2017
Fatigue Tracking for Mud Motors and MWDs in Unconventional Wells, K. Mills, S. Menand, N-H. Dao, ATCE 2018
Mitigating and Understanding Stick-Slip in Unconventional Wells, D. Ngoc-Ha, S. Menand, DrillScan, M. Isbell, Hess, SPE/IADC 2019, March, SPE 194117
Modeling the Effect of Axial Oscillation Tools in Torque and Drag Computations, M. Mahjoub, D. Ngoc-Ha, S. Menand, SPE/IADC 2019, March, SPE 194133
Simulation Validation, Calibration and Fidelity of a Dynamic DownholeDrilling Phenomenon, Mark Hutchinson, Leader Drilling International; Mohamed Mahjoub, Khac-Long Nguyen, and Stéphane
Menand,DrillScan; Venkat Putcha, OspreyData; Lesso William, Consultant, SPE-195992-MS
Dynamics Vibration Prediction and Comparison with Downhole DataMeasurements in Unconventional Wells, Mohamed Mahjoub, Khac-Long Nguyen, and Stéphane Menand, DrillScan; Quang-Thinh Tran,
Marie-AngeAndrianoely, Lionel Manin, and Régis Dufour, Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, CNRS UMR5259, LaMCoS; Matt Isbell, HessCorp, IADC/SPE-199571-MS
List of Publications
Foothills Drilling Performance Improvement – A New Transversal Approach, Carlos Augusto Rojas-Mendizabal, Total E&P Bolivie; Stephane Menand and Mahmoud Farrag, DrillScan; CesarVillegas,
Schlumberger; Leandro Vennier, Baker Hughes; Pierre Leclerc, Total, IADC/SPE-199574-MS
Nonlinear Dynamics of a Drillstring Immersed in a 3D Curved Well,Simulations and Experiments, Khac-Long Nguyen and Mohamed Mahjoub, DrillScan; Quang-Thinh Tran, Marie-Ange Andrianoely, Lionel
Manin,and Régis Dufour, Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, CNRS UMR5259, LaMCoS, France; Stéphane Menand, DrillScan, IADC/SPE-199675-MS
How Does Buckling Impact Drilling & Completion Performance in Unconventional Wells?, Menand S., Farrag M., paper AADE-19-NTCE-80, National Technical Conference and Exhibition held at the Hilton
Denver City Center, Denver, Colorado, April 9-10, 2019
“Finding the Optimum BHA through Data Analytics &Modeling”, Farrag M., Menand S., paper AADE-19-NTCE-078, National Technical Conference and Exhibition held at the Hilton Denver City Center, Denver,
Colorado, April 9-10, 2019
CAMPBELL DIAGRAM AND MASS UNBALANCE RESPONSE OF A DRILL-STRING, Tran Q.T., Nguyen K.L., Manin L., Andrianoely M.A., Dufour R. Mahjoub M. Menand S., 26TH International Congress on Sound and
Vibration, 7-11 July 2019, Montreal
Campbell Diagram Computation for a Drillstring Immersed in Curved Wells, Tran Q.T., Nguyen K.L., Manin L., Andrianoely M.A., Dufour R. Mahjoub M. Menand S., Journal of Vibration and Acoustics | Volume
141 | Issue 4, 2019
Nonlinear dynamics of directional drilling with fluid and borehole interactions, Tran Q.T., Nguyen K.L., Manin L., Andrianoely M.A., Dufour R. Mahjoub M. Menand S., Journal of Sound and Vibration 462 (2019)
114924
Nonlinear rotordynamics of a drillstring in curved wells: Models and numerical techniques, Tran Q.T., Nguyen K.L., Manin L., Andrianoely M.A., Dufour R., Baguet S., Mahjoub M. Menand S., International
Journal of Mechanical Sciences 166 (2020)
Rotary Steerable System Concept Aims To Increase Efficiency, Reduce Costs, Millet F., Simon C., Menand S., Journal of Petroleum Technology, November 2019
RSS and Motor Directional Analysis: Modelling the Effect of Local Doglegs on RIH of Completions and Casing, Benjamin Nobbs; Stephane Menand; Ngoc-Ha Dao. Paper presented at the SPE Asia Pacific Oil &
Gas Conference and Exhibition, Virtual, November 2020, SPE-202431-MS
Improving Surface Oscillation Tools Performance Using Time-DomainDynamics and Torque and Drag Models, Mohamed Mahjoub, Ngoc-Ha Dao, Khac-Long Nguyen, Seif Badri, Matthew Summersgill, and
Stéphane Menand, SPE/IADC-204071-MS
Casing Wear: Prediction, Monitoring, Analysis and Management in the Culzean Field, Florian Aichinger, Loic Brillaud, Ben Nobbs, and Florent Couliou, Joy Oyovwevotu, Graeme Mathieson, David Vavasseur, and
Jamie Hardie, SPE-206221-MS
Application of a Forced Vibration Modeling Approach to Better Quantify theRole of Downhole Vibrations and Excitation Tools, Khac-Long Nguyen, Mohamed Mahjoub, Ngoc-Ha Dao, and Stéphane Menand,
IADC/SPE-208698-MS
List of Publications
Combining Downhole Axial and Surface Oscillation Tools, What Are the Consequences on Tool Face Control Performance? Mohamed Mahjoub, Khac-Long Nguyen, Ngoc-Ha Dao, and Stéphane Menand
IADC/SPE-208708
Stiff String Torque And Drag: Choosing A Realistic Tortuosity Model, Nobbs B., Dao Ngoc-Ha, Plee Christophe, paper SPE-209846-MS, IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition 2022
Bangkok, Thailand
Stiff String Casing Design With 3D Orientated Casing Wear, Nobbs B. Aichinger F., paper SPE-209876-MS, IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition 2022 Bangkok, Thailand
How Motor Bend Affects Stick-Slip Vibrations: Modeling and Case Study, Watt D., Dao H., Mahjoub M., Menand S., Smith M., paper SPE 210483, 2022 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE)
Drilling Inside Fiberglass Casing, Wear Prediction and Management in Geothermal Wells, Florian Aichinger, Marie-Helene Beddelem, Guillaume Germain, Louis Hirsinger, Laurent Gerbaud, Regis Studer, SPE
209848, 2022 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE)
Couplings and nonlinearities modelling in drillstring dynamics, L. Manin, M. Mahjoub, R. Dufour, M-A. Andrianoely, Q T. Tran, K. L. Nguyen, S. Menand, ENOC 2020+2, July 17-22, 2022, Lyon, France
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