Model predicts drill pipe fatigue in horizontal wells

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 47-53

  Wu, Jiang ^a  

^a Maurer Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRAG; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LOADS (FORCES); PIPE JOINTS; STRESSES;

DRILL PIPE FATIGUE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE DRILL PIPE FATIGUE LIFE;

DRILL PIPE;

DRILL PIPE; FATIGUE ANALYSIS; MODELLING-COMPUTER;

EID: 0030897129     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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