Care and Handling of PROTOOLS

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Care and Handing of rotary
shoulder connection
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PROTOOLS
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MOVING THE PIPE

• Always put a protector on when moving the
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pipe.
• Protectors must be firmly tight.
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• In the mouse hole, keep the pin protector
on.
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BREAK IN
• If not break in at the factory, all new connections
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must be break in:
– Make up slowly at nominal make up torque
– Break the connection, monitor break out
torque, the break out torque should be around
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80% of the make up torque.
– Make up again at nominal make up
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– Break out, monitor break out torque
– Visually inspect and re-dope
– The connection is ready !
DOPE
• If the pipes were ship with storage dope, remove
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and apply new dope.
• Dope (Zinc, copper, green)
• Testing a new dope.
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– (Comparison with 50% zinc based dope “API”) make up with
“API” dope and mark the position of the shoulders.
– Change dope and reach this position, looking at torque
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indicator, this is the new make up torque for the dope tested.
• Some dopes do not stay on wet connection, clean the
connection with air before applying dope.
SHOULDER DOPING
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THREAD
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STABBING IN
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PIN
Stabbing
guide
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BOX
Use of the stabbing guide
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STABBING
• Carefully stab to avoid damages in the
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threads or on box shoulder.
• Use of thread compensator on hook and
top drive is recommended.
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• Some iron rough neck can be fitted with
thread compensator.
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SPINNING
Maintain good alignment !!.
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Box
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Contact of sharp edge
of pin thread on box
flank
TONG HEIGHT
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Refer to API RP7G
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H max Paragraph 7.9
Hard facing
TONGING
Tonging area Pin
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Shoulder
1”
Tonging area
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Hard facing
Tonging
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TONGING
• Check pipe handler for proper place of the
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dies.
• Saver sub:
– 120 000 PSI yield material.
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– mud screen hanger.
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MAKE UP TORQUE
• Minimum make up torque (shoulder
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separation when bending)
• Maximum make up torque (beginning of
tensile capacity decrease)
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• Optimum make up torque = in between, to
be adjusted upon drilling torque.
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Connection Curve
maximum tensile load on the pin
T4 T3
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box yield due to torsion
Shoulder separation
at low make up
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Recommended zone pin yield under combine
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of operation loading of torque and tension.
Tension
T2
0
Torsion T1
TRIPPING
• Alternate tripping joint.
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– Offshore, apply dope while pulling out of
hole.
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– Onshore, apply dope when running in
hole.
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• Monitor break out torque
– Down hole make up.
Down hole make up

Punchmarks
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RACKING BACK
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NON METALIC SURFACE (WOOD , RUBBER)
Bending Stress Ratio
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Zp
Balanced
connection:
Zb
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BSR
• 2.75 to 2.25 to 1 is usually acceptable.
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• 3.40 to 1 will perform satisfactory with
low torque connection.
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• 3.00 to 2.50 to 1 is recommended in
abrasive formation.
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• Avoid H90 connection on small DC.
Tapered string
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Tapered Bottom Hole Assembly
• Rule of Thumb ( no more than 2”
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diameter change on 90 ft)
• Stiffness ratio or section modulus is:
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moment of inertia / radius to outer fiber
– maximum stiffness ratio between drill pipes
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and collar : 5.5
– for severe drilling conditions ratio = 3.5
Bell Boxes
• Cause: excessive
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torque.
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Pin weak over torque

• Cup type pin failure
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due to over torque
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Fatigue failure in the pin

Square to the axis of rotation
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Initiation of the crack flat
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Fatigue in box
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Fatigue
Weak
point
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Modified API Bore Back
Eccentric wear
• Cause: pipes run in
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compression.
• Bent pipe
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check BHA weight
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• in deviated wells
check critical
buckling load.
Handling damages
• Shoulder galling:
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• Doping
• under torque
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Handling damages
• Washout in the
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connection
• shoulder damages
while stabbing.
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Handling damages
• Thread damages
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• check doping, speed
to make up,
alignment while
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• break in procedures
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• anti galling
treatment
Handling
• Iron rough neck
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pressure limiter
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Tong Die Marks

• Detrimental to
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casing
• increase wear on
tool joint
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2 Inches per foot ¾” inch per foot
Shallow taper stabbing
Drill pipe in bending
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Stress concentration Stress concentration
area area
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Stiff portion of the drill pipe
Length of connections
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MOVING THE PIPE

Use of the stabbing guide

Down hole make up

Bending Stress Ratio

Tapered Bottom Hole Assembly

• Rule of Thumb ( no more than 2”

Pin weak over torque

Fatigue failure in the pin

Modified API Bore Back

l.c • In vertical wells:

l.c • over heat by friction

Tong Die Marks

Shallow taper stabbing

Drill pipe in bending

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