BHA Pin Connection Failure: Technical Bulletin

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 1

Technical Bulletin

BHA pin connection failure

Background Secondary observations


This pin/pin crossover was in a rotary steerable BHA that was Geosteering
from certification review
- it worked through some significant doglegs so saw high bending loads The sub was manufactured to API Spec 7 in 2009. There is no evidence
while rotating - these are the key ingredients for fatigue. in the manufacturing certs that confirm the bore of the sub was surface
treated (e.g. hammer peened) - This is an optional treatment in API Spec 7
It also saw some high stick/slip, vibration and shock loads. After one of these but mandatory in NS-1TM. Surface treatments which provide compressive
loads, a loss of 500psi was seen which indicated a leak in the drill string. Soon residual stresses may provide additional resistance to transgranular stress
after, there was a loss of transmitted data from the MWD, coupled with a loss of corrosion cracking & corrosion pitting. There is also a significant amount of
weight - It was correctly concluded that they had suffered a twist-off. washing in the bore [4] from fluid flowing round the internal component (In
place in photo above)
Primary observations
The BHA was seeing high torsional, bending and stick/slip loads (therefore
Recommendations
significant fatigue) due to the amount of directional work being executed. > Make sure Contracts reference NS Standards for Manufacture (NS-1TM)
The crossover sub did not have stress relief features. and Inspection (NS-2TM).
> Seriously consider utilising 3rd party QAQC verification prior to load-out
The root cause of the failure was probably a high load that resulted in a ‘fast They would have highlighted the missing SRG, the mis-matched bevels,
fracture’ (characterised by the large flat, grainy face on the left half of the the washed bore and the incorrect spec of manufacture.
failure [3]. The lack of a stress relief groove contributed to the failure and this
can be demonstrated by the fact that the failure initiated at a stress raiser More info:
(thread root, see [1] ). This stress raiser would not have existed had a 1” SRG
been present. i.e. if the component had complied with the NS-1TM Standard. For more information or assistance in defining appropriate requirements for
tools or our equipment verification/QAQC services, contact Fearnley Procter
Although they did not contribute to this failure, the miss-matched bevel Drill String Engineering at DShelp@fp-g.com
diameters, evidenced by the size of the engaged seal area [2] do not comply
with NS-2TM Standards and can also lead to failures.

Document No. Effectivity Date Revision No.


FPG ETL-002 09 March 2016 3

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy