«Proceedings of Gubkin University»

On the question of rational layouts of drill columns for drilling horizontal wells

UDC: 622.24.05:622.243.2
DOI: -

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¹ Oil and Gas Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

Keywords: horizontal wells, drill pipe arrangement, longitudinal stability of pipes, oval shape of pipe cross-section

Annotation:

The paper examines the possibilities of increasing the efficiency of the horizontal well drilling process through the use of rational drill pipe arrangements. Mathematical modeling shows that using large-diameter pipes reduces the force exerted on them by the borehole walls. This effect is due to a decrease in the longitudinal stability of the pipes under the compressive axial load. This results in a significantly reduction in friction, allowing for an increase in the axial load on the rock-cutting tool. It is established that the efficiency of using large-diameter drill pipes increases with increasing borehole diameter. It is shown that the use of drill pipes with an oval cross-section ensures higher efficiency of cleaning the horizontal wellbore from particles of drilled rock due to the manifestation of the mechanical scraper effect. The indicated effect is caused by the movement of the contact lines of pipes with an oval cross-section along the lower wall of the well during rotation of such pipes, which leads to a continuous displacement of particles of destroyed rock accumulating on the lower wall of the horizontal wellbore into the region of high longitudinal velocities of the drilling fluid. The use of the proposed drill pipe arrangements will improve the efficiency of horizontal well drilling.

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