Reduction in fatigue failures through crack detection by alternating current field measurement

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-41

  Gaynor, T M ^a,c   Roberts, D L ^a,d,e   Homan, E ^a,f   Dover, W ^b,g,h  

^a Sperry Sun Drilling Services   (United States)

^b South East Environmental Business Association   (United Kingdom)

^c Sperry Sun Intl   (United Kingdom)

^d Sperry Sun Europe   (Netherlands)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f Sperry Sun Middle East Region   (United Arab Emirates)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h ACPD ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CRACKS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SURFACES;

ALTERNATING CURRENT FIELD MEASUREMENT; CRACK DETECTION; DOWNHOLE MOTOR COMPONENT;

DRILLING EQUIPMENT;

CRACK DETECTION; DRILLING; FATIGUE;

EID: 0031105179     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/35033-pa     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Dale, B.A. and Moyer, M.C.: "Sensitivity and Reliability of Commercial Drill-String Inspection Services," paper OSEA 88133, presented at the 7th Offshore South East Asia Conference, Singapore, 2-5 February 1988.
2. Dover, W.D and Dharmavasan, S.: "Inspection of threaded components using ACFM," Fatigue of Large Diameter Threaded Connections, Dover, W.D., Haagensen, P., Dharmavasan, S., Glinka, G. (editors), Emas Ltd., UK, (1988) ISBN 0 947817 36 0.