Contents, Cont’d.

The Personnel Manager Screen .............................................................................................................395

The Personnel Manager Toolbars ...................................................................................................396
Working with Personnel Records ..........................................................................................................397
Creating a New Personnel Record ..................................................................................................397
Opening an Existing Personnel Record ..........................................................................................397
Saving a Personnel Record .............................................................................................................398
Deleting a Personnel Record ..........................................................................................................398

Chapter 18
Using Achilles ............................................................................................................... 399
Starting Achilles ....................................................................................................................................400
Fatigue Model Theory ...........................................................................................................................400
Bending Events for CT ...................................................................................................................400
Fatigue Model Inputs ......................................................................................................................401
How to Minimize Fatigue ...............................................................................................................401
Using Achilles .......................................................................................................................................401
The Achilles Interface ...................................................................................................................401
The Achilles Toolbar............................................................................................................... 402
Using the Calculator Tab ........................................................................................................ 402
Using the Analyzer Tab .......................................................................................................... 404
Using the Analyzer Data Tab.................................................................................................. 406
Using the Options Tab ............................................................................................................ 407

Chapter 19
Using Hercules .............................................................................................................. 409
Starting Hercules ...................................................................................................................................409
Tubing Limits Theory ............................................................................................................................409
Coiled Tubing Stresses ...................................................................................................................409
Axial Stress ............................................................................................................................. 410
Radial Stress............................................................................................................................ 410
Hoop Stress ............................................................................................................................. 410
Torque ..................................................................................................................................... 411
von Mises Yield Condition ..................................................................................................... 411
Limit Curves ...................................................................................................................................411
Maximum Diameter Considerations ....................................................................................... 411
How the Differential Pressures Curve is Calculated............................................................... 411
How Constant Pressures Curves are Calculated ..................................................................... 412
What is Imaginary Data?......................................................................................................... 412
Applying Safety Factors.......................................................................................................... 412
The Hercules Display Screen ................................................................................................................413

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The Hercules Toolbar .....................................................................................................................413
Working with Hercules Projects ............................................................................................................414
Creating a New Hercules Project ...................................................................................................414
Opening an Existing Hercules Project ............................................................................................414
Saving a Hercules Project ...............................................................................................................414
Deleting a Hercules Project ............................................................................................................415
Calculating Results in Hercules .............................................................................................................415
Calculating Limits ..........................................................................................................................415
The Differential Pressures Curve ...................................................................................................416
Reading the Differential Pressures Graph ......................................................................................416
Troubleshooting in Hercules .................................................................................................................417

Appendix A
Setting Graph Display Options in Orpheus ................................................................... 419
Configuring Standard Calculation Graphs ............................................................................................420
Calculating Yield Limit and Lockup Limit............................................................................. 420
Changing Default Curve-style Settings ..........................................................................................421
Changing Curve Properties .............................................................................................................423
Freezing a Line on a Graph ............................................................................................................424
Hiding a Line on a Graph ...............................................................................................................426
Showing Hidden Lines on a Graph ................................................................................................426

Appendix B
Coiled Tubing Forces Theory........................................................................................ 429
Sinusoidal Buckling ........................................................................................................................430
Helical Buckling .............................................................................................................................430
Lockup Theory ...............................................................................................................................430
Effect of Curvature on Helical Buckling Load ...............................................................................431
Residual Bend and Friction Coefficients ........................................................................................431
Real Force vs. Effective Force .......................................................................................................431
Force vs. Weight .............................................................................................................................432
Factors Affecting Weight ...............................................................................................................432
Capstan or Belt Effect ....................................................................................................................433
Free Fall ..........................................................................................................................................433
How to Get More Set Down Force .................................................................................................434
Torque .............................................................................................................................................434
Finite Element Analysis .................................................................................................................435

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