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Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2016
Applicant:

Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Zhengchun Liu, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Robello Samuel, Cypress, TX (US);

Adolfo Gonzales, Houston, TX (US);

Yongfeng Kang, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:

LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); E21C 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5009 (2013.01); E21C 41/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for determining vector-ratio safety factors for wellbore tubular design are provided. Pressure and temperature data for at least one load point along a tubular component of a wellbore are obtained. An effective failure axial load expected at the load point is calculated during a downhole operation to be performed along one or more sections of the wellbore within a subsurface formation, based on the obtained data. An upper boundary and a lower boundary for the effective failure axial load are determined, based on physical properties of the tubular component at the load point. A midpoint of the effective failure axial load is calculated based on the upper and lower boundaries. A critical failure differential pressure is calculated, based on the midpoint of the effective failure axial load. A vector-ratio safety factor is calculated, based on the critical failure differential pressure relative to the effective failure axial load.


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