Integrated FEA modeling offers system approach to drillstring optimization

SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 669-684

  Aslaksen, H ^a   Annand, M ^a   Duncan, R ^a   Fjaere, A ^b   Paez, L ^a   Tran, U ^a  

^a Smith Technologies

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUTTING EQUIPMENT; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY;

DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; DRILLING TOOLS; TOOL RELIABILITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 33645305120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/99018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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