Buckling analysis in deviated wells: A practical method

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 871-883

  Mitchell, R F ^a  

^a Enertech Engineering and Research Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL WELLS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUCKLING; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; BUCKLING ANALYSIS; DEVIATED WELLS; EXACT SOLUTION; HELICAL BUCKLING; PRACTICAL METHOD; VERTICAL WELLS; WELL DEVIATIONS; ARBITRARY WELL DEVIATION; BUCKLING SHAPE; CONTACT FORCE; HELICAL BUCKLING MODELS; TUBING LENGTH CHANGE;

BUCKLING; HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 0029754486     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/36761-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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