Vertical vibrations and detachments of drill bits in rotary drilling

Arcady V. Dyskin, Elena Pasternak, Igor Shufrin

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Abstract

This study deals with vertical vibrations (chatter) in the deep rotary drilling. The vertical vibrations play negative role in this type of drilling, since they cause detachment of a drill bit from the rock and subsequent impacts (bit-bounce), thus decreasing the cutting efficiency and producing additional wear on the drill bit. The main mechanism of this chatter is a bilinear stiffness of the drilling system due to low stiffness of the long drill string and comparatively high stiffness of the rock. In this study, we assume the rock as infinitely rigid and model the system as an impact oscillator. This oscillator is excited by the vertical momentum created by the rock asperities encountered by the rotating drill bit in the process of drilling. The oscillations are governed by the combined mass of the drill bit, the collar, the mud trapped there as well as the rotational speed, the viscosity of the mud and the fraction of the energy consumed in rock fragmentation. We demonstrate that the high rotational speeds lead to the vertical chatter and discuss ways to suppress these oscillations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Applied Mechanics Research, Conference Proceedings - 7th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2012
PublisherNational Committee on Applied Mechanics
Pages1080-1090
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9781922107619
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event7th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2012 - Adelaide, SA, Australia
Duration: 9 Dec 201212 Dec 2012

Publication series

NameAdvances in Applied Mechanics Research, Conference Proceedings - 7th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2012

Conference

Conference7th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2012
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityAdelaide, SA
Period9/12/1212/12/12

Keywords

  • Coefficient of restitution
  • Damping
  • Impact oscillator
  • Impact velocity
  • Mud viscosity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials

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