Research Article

Tripability Analysis of Casing Strings in Directional Wells Using the Continuous Beam-Column and Buckling Theory

Table 2

Basic calculation parameters.

NameValue

Well depth4558 m
Kickoff point1267 m
Build-up rate4°/30 m
Radius of curvature, 430 m
Vertical section, 100 m
Build-up section, 100 m
Diameter (borehole), 215.9 mm
Diameter (casing), 177.8 mm
Diameter (coupling), 200.03 mm
Wall thickness (coupling), 11.12 mm
Young’s modulus,
Poisson’s ratio, 0.3
Friction coefficient0.2