Numerical investigation of wellbore damage due to drill string lateral vibration  

作　　者：Hadi Haghgouei Anders Nermoen Alexandre Lavrov 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Engineering,Department of Geoscience and Petroleum,Norwegian University of Science and Technology(NTNU),Trondheim,Norway [2]Energy&Technology Division,NORCE Norwegian Research Center AS,Oslo,Norway

出　　处：《Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering》2025年第3期1287-1301,共15页岩石力学与岩土工程学报(英文)

基　　金：funded by the Research council of Norway,Equinor and Sekal with NFR(Grant No.308826).

摘　　要：During drilling operations,cyclic loading is exerted on the wellbore wall by the vibrations of the drill string.This loading could lead to rock fatigue,which in turn might result in wellbore failure.In this study,a numerical model is developed to simulate the effects of repeated loading on rock fatigue and failure.The simulation is based on an elasto-plastic constitutive model coupled with a damage mechanics approach,which allows us to examine the wellbore instability due to drill string vibrations.The model is verified with the existing data in the literature related to experiments on impact of a steel ball against a curved wall.The findings indicate that cyclic loading increases the development of plastic strain around the wellbore significantly compared to static conditions,promoting rock fatigue.Furthermore,the cyclic loading expands the radius of the yielded zone substantially,a critical factor for maintaining wellbore integrity.The proposed model can be used to evaluate the wellbore stability under repetitive loading caused by the drill string action.

关 键 词：Wellbore stability Damage mechanics Fatigue modeling Drill string vibration 

分 类 号：TE2[石油与天然气工程—油气井工程]