TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of tool joint stiffness on drill pipe fatigue in riser ball joints.
AU - Ertas, A.
AU - Blackstone, W. R.
AU - Majumdar, B. K.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - The ball joint in a marine riser can cause fatigue damage in the drill pipe passing through. Previous investigators have assessed the damage done for a lower ball joint angle of 3DEGREES to 5DEGREES (drilling) and 1DEGREES to 3DEGREES (running casing). This paper extends the work to deep water operations in which an upper ball joint is also presented. It is shown, via finite element models, that tool joint bending stiffness has a significant effect on fatigue life. Fatigue damage calculations are presented for various ball joint angles and drill pipe tensions.
AB - The ball joint in a marine riser can cause fatigue damage in the drill pipe passing through. Previous investigators have assessed the damage done for a lower ball joint angle of 3DEGREES to 5DEGREES (drilling) and 1DEGREES to 3DEGREES (running casing). This paper extends the work to deep water operations in which an upper ball joint is also presented. It is shown, via finite element models, that tool joint bending stiffness has a significant effect on fatigue life. Fatigue damage calculations are presented for various ball joint angles and drill pipe tensions.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0023138584
VL - 10 )
JO - IN: OFFSHORE AND ARCTIC OPERATIONS SYMP. - 1987, PRESENTED AT TENTH ANNUAL ENERGY-SOURCES TECHNOLOGY CONF. & EXHIB., (DALLAS,
JF - IN: OFFSHORE AND ARCTIC OPERATIONS SYMP. - 1987, PRESENTED AT TENTH ANNUAL ENERGY-SOURCES TECHNOLOGY CONF. & EXHIB., (DALLAS,
ER -