Fracture failure analysis of an offshore drilling centralizer
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Zhenkun Li
Zhenkun Li, male, senior engineer, graduated from Southwest Petroleum University, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: lizhk3@cnooc.com.cn
Ning Li, male, senior engineer, graduated from Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: lining6@cnooc.com.cn
Xinye Yan, female, study in China University of Petroleum Beijing, 18, Fuxue Road, Changping District 102249 Changping- district, China, E-mail: yanxinye0403@163.com
Yang He, male, senior engineer, graduated from Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: heyang@cnooc.com.cn
Yang Yang, male, senior engineer, graduated from China University of Petroleum, Beijing, CNOOC (Tianjin) Pipeline Engineering Technology Co., LTD., has long been engaged in material analysis and research, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: yangyang7@cnooc.com.cn
Xinjing Xu, male, senior teacher, graduated from Nanyang Normal University, Hainan Longpan Oilfield Science and Technology Co., LTD., has long been engaged in Marine energy development and oil and gas extraction equipment service industry, 17km Jinma Avenue, Chengmai County, Hainan Province, 571924, China, E-mail: xu01@longpanoiltech.com
Qishuai Yin, male, Department of Safety Engineering China University of Petroleum Beijing, 18, Fuxue Road, Changping District 102249 Changping- district, China, E-mail: yinqs@cup.edu.cn
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Xiaofeng Liu
Xiaofeng Liu, male, senior engineer, graduated from North University of China, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: liuxf6@cnooc.com.cn
Yuzheng Hao, male, senior engineer, graduated from North University of China, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: haozhzh@cnooc.com.cn
Jinfeng Ji, female, graduated from Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics majoring in Business Administration, has long been engaged in project application and project management of Hainan Longpan Oilfield Science and Technology Co., LTD., 17 km Jinma Avenue, Chengmai County, Hainan Province, 571924, China, E-mail: jijf@longpanoiltech.com
Abstract
As an important device to control the drilling direction in the drilling process, centralizer plays an important role in slowing the deviation and improving the casing centering degree. This paper makes a detailed analysis on the fracture failure of centralizer after multiple repair welding. First, the macroscopic appearance of the port is observed by macroscopic inspection. Secondly, the physical and chemical performance analysis shows that all indicators meet the requirements of the indicators. Finally, through the microscopic morphology, energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and other means to analyze the port crack source, combined with a variety of tests to find the true cause of fracture failure centralizer. After inspection, it was found that the centralizer was fatigue fracture, and showed multi-source cracking characteristics. Therefore, strict control of centralizer especially after repair welding quality, strengthen the quality inspection of centralizer, to carry out the relevant thermal processing technology research, and further effectively prevent the occurrence of fracture failure.
Funding source: National Key Research and Development Program
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2022YFC2806501
Funding source: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Award Identifier / Grant number: BX2021372 and 2021M693495
Funding source: Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2462021BJRC008 and 2462022YXZZ001
Funding source: CNOOC(Tianjin)Pipeline Engineering Technology Co., Ltd
Funding source: CNOOC Ener Tech-Drilling & Production Co
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 52101340
Funding source: Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund
Award Identifier / Grant number: ZDKJ2021026 and ZDKJ2021021
About the authors
Zhenkun Li, male, senior engineer, graduated from Southwest Petroleum University, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: lizhk3@cnooc.com.cn
Ning Li, male, senior engineer, graduated from Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: lining6@cnooc.com.cn
Xinye Yan, female, study in China University of Petroleum Beijing, 18, Fuxue Road, Changping District 102249 Changping- district, China, E-mail: yanxinye0403@163.com
Yang He, male, senior engineer, graduated from Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: heyang@cnooc.com.cn
Yang Yang, male, senior engineer, graduated from China University of Petroleum, Beijing, CNOOC (Tianjin) Pipeline Engineering Technology Co., LTD., has long been engaged in material analysis and research, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: yangyang7@cnooc.com.cn
Xinjing Xu, male, senior teacher, graduated from Nanyang Normal University, Hainan Longpan Oilfield Science and Technology Co., LTD., has long been engaged in Marine energy development and oil and gas extraction equipment service industry, 17km Jinma Avenue, Chengmai County, Hainan Province, 571924, China, E-mail: xu01@longpanoiltech.com
Qishuai Yin, male, Department of Safety Engineering China University of Petroleum Beijing, 18, Fuxue Road, Changping District 102249 Changping- district, China, E-mail: yinqs@cup.edu.cn
Xiaofeng Liu, male, senior engineer, graduated from North University of China, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: liuxf6@cnooc.com.cn
Yuzheng Hao, male, senior engineer, graduated from North University of China, Engineering Technology Branch of CNOOC Energy Development Co., LTD., has long been engaged in drilling and completion tool design and field application, No. 688 Bohai Petroleum Road, Tianjin, 300452, China, E-mail: haozhzh@cnooc.com.cn
Jinfeng Ji, female, graduated from Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics majoring in Business Administration, has long been engaged in project application and project management of Hainan Longpan Oilfield Science and Technology Co., LTD., 17 km Jinma Avenue, Chengmai County, Hainan Province, 571924, China, E-mail: jijf@longpanoiltech.com
Acknowledgment
Thanks for the technical support and experimental data from the CNOOC Ener Tech-Drilling & Production Co and CNOOC(Tianjin)Pipeline Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
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Author contributions: Zhenkun Li: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Funding acquisition. Ning Li: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review and editing. Xinye Yan: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing. Yang He: Methodology, Investigation, Writing – review and editing. Yang Yang: Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision. Xinjing Xu: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation. Qishuai Yin: Investigation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing. Xiaofeng Liu: Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration. Yuzheng Hao: Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review and editing. Jinfeng Ji: Investigation, Project administration.
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Research funding: This paper is financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2022YFC2806501), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC: No. 52101340), the Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund (No. ZDKJ2021026 and No. ZDKJ2021021), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. BX2021372 and No. 2021M693495), and the Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing (No. 2462021BJRC008 and No. 2462022YXZZ001).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Appendix A: SEM morphology of fracture area
Appendix B: Analysis results of impact specimen
Appendix C: Metallographic analysis results
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