Drilling Mechanics

Enhancing your drilling operations through advanced drilling mechanics design and rigorous stress analysis

Integrating Torque & Drag analysis, Hydraulic, Surge & Swab, and Casing Wear simulations and functionalities into a unified interface.

This comprehensive solution supports all phases of well construction, from drilling and tripping to casing and completion operations.

Key features

Analyse drill string eccentricity and its impact on fluid velocity and subsequent pressure los
Assess pressure and temperature effect on rheology and make hole cleaning and cuttings bed predictions
Convert rheology from Fann RI13D, RP13 B-1 and B-2, RP10 B-2, and custom apparatus mode
Perform torque and drag calculations for all drilling, casing and completion operations
A comprehensive BHA editor including motors and other torque and drag generating components
Complete buckling and stress analysis including yied and von mises stress

Key capabilities include

Precise modeling of dynamic fluid characteristics with user-defined rheology profiles and detailed drilling fluid properties.
Accurate simulations of Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) configurations and well geometry.
Detailed analysis of crucial operational parameters such as Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD), circulating pressures, and torque profiles, presented intuitively through charts and tables.

The robust torque and drag engine predicts hookloads, string tension, and stress distribution accurately, enabling safer and more efficient drilling practices. The platform also calculates casing wear based on precise side force outputs from various well operations.

Additional features

Integration with Oliasoft's library database for easy selection and use of drilling fluids, casings, BHA components, and BHAs.
Temperature simulation options include Geothermal, Bottom Hole circulating temperature, and a customizable Temperature simulator for accurate fluid behavior and pressure calculations.
Sensitivity simulations allow simultaneous analysis of multiple drilling inputs and BHA configurations, enhancing flexibility and decision-making.

Experience comprehensive results with the ability to run and save multiple simulations within a single chart, providing detailed insights into pressure variations at different depths along the wellbore.

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Torque & Drag analysis

Oliasoft WellDesign’s Torque and Drag functionality generates simulations through advanced analysis of drilling, casing, and completion operations.

Torque & Drag analysis

Hydraulics simulations

With Oliasoft WellDesign’s Hydraulics module includes comprehensive functionality for pipe eccentricity, rotation, and cuttings transport, ensuring precise ECD estimation from circulation.

Hydraulics simulations

Surge & Swab simulations

The Oliasoft WellDesign Surge & Swab module is an advanced tool designed to accurately calculate surge and swab effects that occur during drilling, casing, and completion operations.

Surge & Swab simulations

Casing Wear

Mitigate well integrity issues from excessive casing wear during drilling and intervention operations with Casing Wear simulations to ensure optimal well construction and integrity.

Casing Wear