Drilling Subs Types & Applications In Oil & Gas Rigs

Subs are short pieces of tubular material used to increase the versatility of the main component of the drilling string. The simplest is a crossover sub, which connects two items with different threads. Others used in the drill string are: Crossover Drilling Sub These are short sections of drill collar material 0.6 m (2 ft) …

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Drill Pipe Inspection Standards & Mechanism

When manufactured, the new drill pipe will be subjected by the manufacturer to a series of mechanical, tensile, and hydrostatic pressure tests & inspections by API Specifications 5A and 5AX. This will ensure that the pipe can withstand specified loads. A joint of drill pipe will however be used in several wells. When it has …

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Mechanical Drilling Jar Types, Mechanism & components

Mechanical drilling jars are different from Hydraulic Drilling Jars Operation & Mechanism as it has a preset load setting that must be applied before the jar will fire. They are sensitive to load only and not time. To increase or decrease the jarring tension, the jars must be tripped to the surface, in other words, …

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Hydraulic Jar Operation & Mechanism

A hydraulic Jar is one of the drilling jar types used in drilling operations to free stuck pipe problems. This article will introduce the hydraulic drilling jar operation and mechanism. We also recommend visiting Drilling Jar Placement, Types, and Calculations. Operation & working principle article Hydraulic Drilling Jar Mechanism The tripping (check also: Tripping pipe …

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Bending Strength Ratio BSR In Drilling String BHA

In General, the Bending Strength ratio BSR is the ratio of the relative stiffness of the box to the pin for a given connection. The predominant consideration, especially in selecting larger Bottom Hole Assembly BHA connections, is (BSR). In Drill String Design, If we select a connection with either a pin or box that is out of …

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Margin Of Overpull Calculations & Excel Sheet

Overpull Drilling is the maximum pull exerted on a stuck drill pipe without causing failure in the Drill String. In this article, we shall learn more about the margin of drill pipe overpull calculations, and there is also an online calculator for it. Maximum Overpull In Drilling The maximum overpull exerted on stuck drill pipe …

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Drill String Design For Inclined & Horizontal Wells

As was discussed in the previous sections (Drill String Design), the drill string in vertical wells is designed so that the mechanical weight on the bit is provided by the drill collars. The buckling neutral point should always be below the top of the drill collars to prevent any buckling to the DP and HWDP. …

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Drill String Design For Horizontal Wells

How Drill String Design In Horizontal Wells Differs From In Vertical Wells The design approach in high inclination and horizontal wells differs from the approach in vertical wells in the following respects: The objectives of drill string design in horizontal wells are: Provide adequate weight on bit without buckling the drill pipe or heavy weight …

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Drill String Friction Coefficient Calculation

Friction Coefficient Definition Drill String Friction Coefficient determines how much of the normal force is transformed into drag or torque and it is an important factor in calculating Torque And Drag in a wellbore. Drill String Friction Coefficient can be calculated from actual drilling situations for a particular well geometry using a computer program with …

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