Analysis of Drill Pipe Failure Mechanism in SHYB-583 Well in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Aiming at the problem of drill pipe washout in the SHYB583 well in Saudi Arabia, the failure mechanism of drill rod is studied by analyzing the physical and chemical properties of thickened transition zone, stress analysis of transition zone under the combined action of tension, bending and torsion, flow field characteristics of inner channel, dynamic characteristics and fatigue analysis of drill string under the condition of actual well trajectory. The results show that the thickness of some parts of the coating of the failed drill pipe sample does not meet the requirements of SY/T 0544-2010 technical conditions for internal coating of petroleum drill pipe (seriously thin), and the drill pipe material contains high index nitride, which reduces the impact toughness of the drill pipe, thus reducing the fatigue life of the drill pipe. Under the combined load, the transition section of the drill pipe has a high stress level, and there is a significant eddy current near the transition zone, and the total pressure of the drill pipe caused by the internal flow field is large. The drill string does not produce more severe whirl, and the amplitude of axial vibration and transverse vibration is small, but the vibration frequency of bending stress is twice of the rotation frequency of the drill string. The large dogleg of the failed drill string increases the bending stress, which makes the drill string more prone to fatigue failure.