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To Advertise your company Click here Drill String and Bits Slip-stick http://drillingclub.proboards.com/index.cgi? board=drillstring&action=display&thread=621 Slip-stick Post by James Will on May 29, 2005, 5:25am explanation rquiered please When in th drilling mode what is meant by slip-stick and how can it be avoided. How and when would this accrue Thanks James A/D Re: Slip-stick Post by jameswill on May 29, 2005, 5:50am Now this is what I call effective forward planning and not just a paper exercise, you should all be commended for your foresight and diligences I didn't realises you could become a member, I have a lot of studying to do, therefore should have a bunch of questions. Its also nice to see so many of the older people are still around and willing to lead a hand to us younger ones. James Re: Slip-stick Post by guest on May 29, 2005, 3:10pm bump Re: Slip-stick Post by serialdriller2 on May 30, 2005, 10:25pm Slip-stick refers to the behavior of the bit/BHA when rotating. Basically, at surface the string turns at a constant speed, but the bit/BHA are moving a varying speed due to the bit/BHA hanging up, the string torquing up, then the bit/BHA breaks free and spins faster than the string/surface

RPM. Slip-stick is one mode of destructive vibration or oscillation (there are others - lateral vibration, axial vibration, transverse vibration & whirl). Slip-stick is a special case that is a combination of other forms of vibration. Two things can hang up - the bit or the BHA. The bit type (PDC, rock bit), rock formation, BHA design, hole angle are some of the things that influence slip-stick. If it is the bit, it would generally happen only when the bit is on bottom (eg PDC bit in hard carbonates or calcitic sandstone). If it is the BHA (eg stabilised BHA in high angle hole, fractured chalk) it would be happening both on and off bottom. The torque at surface may vary greatly and be very erratic (this is usually the case), but it is possible to have little or no signs at surface than slip-stick is occuring. Most MWD packages will transmit vibration information to surface (whether the oil company is willing to pay for and it and have it displayed in the doghouse is another thing). It is in the Directional service co's interest to NOT destroy their own tools, so they probably monitor it anyway and will advise you when vibrations are too severe and what action to take. How do you stop it? Good question. First figure out if it is bit or BHA related. This may will help you realtime with the problem and also iallow you make operational changes in the next planning phase of the well. All you can really do is vary the WOB and RPM to remove or reduce the vibration (sometimes it is not possible to stop it, so you may have to live with it and this can lead to MWD failure and severe bit damage). Different directional companies and different directional drillers have their own ideas and experiences about how to stop this happening, but they all involve changes to WOB and RPM. Perhaps some engineers can shed more light on this subject. SD2 Re: Slip-stick Post by jameswill on May 31, 2005, 2:04pm Thanks SD2,

At least now I have something to work with and a basic understanding. Theres a lot of interesting information on this site, I'm surprise more of the oil companies and contractors are not involved, you would think they would jump at an opportunity like this. Like the man says to days reader are tomorrows leaders, and if it common sense drilling talk you are looking for I can not think of a better place to go look for it

James Re: Slip-stick Post by shortbits on Jun 1, 2005, 2:35am SD2, I agree with you if you limit it to rotary drilling, but what may be more prevailaent in today's drilling market is what most refer to while dirrectional drilling with either jointed pipe or coiled tubing and a motor in deviated holes. When the "sliding" action is done without rotation the pipe's friction with the hole wall will cause it to "stick" when string weight is put in compression but does not reach the bit. "Slip" occurs when this weight lets go and is suddenly added to WOB. From a bit guy's standpoint, most of what we have done in bit design since about 1985 has been because of this problem. With PDC bits especially that may drill with 6-7,000 pounds (8 1/2" hole) the sudden addition of 5,000 pounds "slip" WOB can cause havoc with how the bit reacts torque-wise, which in turn affects tool face...motor stall...you name it. Re: Slip-stick Post by serialdriller2 on Jun 28, 2005, 8:43pm Yes, I was only talking about rotary assemblies, but any assembly that you rotate has the ability to develop slip-stick. When talking about the problem of getting weight down to the bit when sliding, this is (in my experience) refered to as 'stacking', 'WOB Stacking' or just 'hanging up'. I think that the phrase stick-slip refers only to the toque induced problem. At least that's the only way I hear people talking about it. Perhaps some Directional Driller can point us in the right direction. Shortbits, I'll post a wee question for you sometime concerning bit design for stacking problems and toolface control.

Jameswill. Tell us bit more about your problem and where you are working, and we can help you out a bit more. Re: Slip-stick Post by Vass on Aug 21, 2005, 8:15am Slip & Stick, mostly occurs at the stabilizers when drilling through a fragmented zone (changing formation, etc.), and/or when we have undergauge bit or stabilizer. Re: Slip-stick Post by jameswill on Nov 10, 2005, 1:20pm I really do owe you guys an apology for not getting back to you sooner, but time dose fly and if it wasnt for Len sending out the letter to-day I would have left it longer, Len you should send them out more often, like once a month, Rigzone sends them out daily maybe you should start a newsletter of your own. James Re: Slip-stick Post by admin on Nov 10, 2005, 1:34pm James, There is enough spam mail flying around without my adding to it, however it may be worth sending out one or two a month with the unanswered questions, and allow members to find the answers offline then come back and post them. Len Re: Slip-stick Post by shabwa on Jan 20, 2006, 7:31am I have decided to write my final project on the subject of "Stick slip vibrations of the drillstring" instead of "Torsional vibrations of the BHA", as the former raises quite a few eyebrows from my peers at college. During my junior year, I have downloaded the following papers to read and accumulate knowledge on the above subject. The papers are freely available for download from the internet and they are as follows:A. A. Ibrahim, T. A. Musa & A. M. Fadoul; Drilling Mechanics: Consequences and Relevance of Drill string Vibration on Wellbore Stability, Journal of Applied Sciences 4 (1): 106-109, 2004. A. D. L. Batako; A vibro-Impact System Sustained Friction with Engineering Application, Liverpool John Moores University, 2003.

A. J. McMillan; A Non-Linear Friction Model for Self-Excited Vibrations, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1997. A. M. Krivtsov & M. Wiercigroch; Nonlinear Dynamics Of Percussive Drilling Of Hard Materials, Proceedings of DETC99, 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, September 12-15, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. A. S. Bakenov, T. Gabler, E. Detournay & C. Germay; Enhanced Drilling Performance Through Controlled Drillstring Vibrations, AADE-03-NTCE-21, 2003. C. D. Volpe, D. Maniglio, S. Siboni & M. Morra; An Experimental Procedure to Obtain the Equilibrium Contact Angle from the Wilhelmy Method. Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 56 (2001), No. 1, pp. 9-22, Copyright 2001, ditions Technip. C. Germay, N. van de Wouw, R. Sepulchre & H. Nijmeijer; Axial Stick-Slip Limit Cycling In Drill-String Dynamics With Delay, ENOC-2005, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 7-12 August 2005 C. Naville, S. Serbutoviez, A. Throo, O. Vinck & F. Cecconi; Seismic While Drilling (SWD) Techniques with Downhole Measurements, Introduced by IFP and its Partners in 1990-2000, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 59 (2004), No. 4, pp. 371-403, Copyright 2004, Institut Franais du Ptrole. D. Dashevskiy, J. D. Macpherson, V. Dubinsky & P. McGinley; Real-Time Drilling Optimization Based on MWD Dynamic Measurements Field Test Results, AADE-03-NTCE-10, AADE Technical Conference, 2003. D. Gao; On Instability of Wellbore & Its Trajectory, Chemical Industry Press, Beijing, 2000. D. Grauls; Overpressures: Causal Mechanisms, Conventional and Hydromechanical Approaches, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 54 (1999), No. 6, pp. 667-678, Copyright 1999, ditions Technip. D. Putra; Control of Limit Cycling in Frictional Mechanical Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2001. E. Kreuzer & H. Struck; Active Damping of Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Drill-Strings, Mechanics and Ocean Engineering, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Eissendorfer Str. 42, 21073 Hamburg, Germany. E. Maidla & M. Haci; Understanding Torque: The Key to Slide-Drilling Directional Wells, IADC/SPE 87162, Copyright @ 2004, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference held at Dallas, Texas, U.S.A..

F. Abdulgalil & H. Siguerdidjane; Nonlinear Control Design for Suppressing Stick-Slip Oscillations in Oil Well Drillstrings, Automatic Control Department, cole Suprieure Dlectricit, 3, rue Joliot-Curie, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. F. Lim & H. Howells; Deepwater Riser, VIV, Fatigue and Monitoring, Deepwater Pipeline & Riser Technology Conference, Houston, March 6-9 2000. G. H. M. van der Heijden & W. B. Fraser; Helical collapse of a whirling elastic rod forced to lie on a cylinder, July 1, 2001. G. Moe & M. O. Henriksen; Flow Induced Vibrations of Line-Like Structures, Department of Structural Engineering, N-7491 NTNU, Norway. G. Rae, W. G. Lesso Jr. & M. Sapijanskas; Understanding Torque and Drag: Best Practices and Lessons Learned From Captain Field Extended-Reach Wells, SPE 91854, prepared for the 2005 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 2325 February, 2005. H. Choy & J. R. Barber; Stability of the three-dimensional Coulomb friction law, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998. H. Howells; Deep Water Drilling Riser Technology, VIV & Fatigue Management, Drilling Engineering Association (Europe), 4th Quarter Meeting, Paris 1998. I. Rey-Fabret, J. F. Nauroy, O. Vinck, Y. Peysson, I. King, H. Chauvin & F. Cagnard; Intelligent Drilling Surveillance through Real Time Diagnosis, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 59 (2004), No. 4, pp. 357-369, Copyright 2004, Institut Franais du Ptrole. J. C. Roegiers; Well Modeling: An Overview, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 57 (2002), No. 5, pp. 569-577, Copyright 2002, ditions Technip. J. M. Leroy & P. Estrier; Calculation of Stresses and Slips in Helical Layers of Dynamically Bent Flexible Pipes, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 56 (2001), No. 6, pp. 545-554, Copyright 2001, ditions Technip. J. P. Matas, J. F. Morris & E. Guazzelli1; Lateral Forces on a Sphere, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 59 (2004), No. 1, pp. 59-70, Copyright 2004, Institut Franais du Ptrole. J. Wilkinson; Slip-stick delay equation models of drill-string dynamics, University of Bristol, June 2004.

K. Gupta, O. B. Ozdoganlar, S. G. Kapoor & R. E. DeVor; Modeling and Prediction of Hole Profile in Drilling, Part 1: Modeling Drill Dynamics in the Presence of Drill Alignment Errors, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering February 2003, Vol. 125, Copyright 2003 by ASME. K. Gupta, O. B. Ozdoganlar, S. G. Kapoor & R. E. DeVor; Modeling and Prediction of Hole Profile in Drilling, Part 2: Modeling Hole Profile, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering February 2003, Vol. 125, Copyright 2003 by ASME. K. Nakano & Y. Kikuchi; Limitations on the Generation of Stick-Slip Vibration, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2408501, JAPAN. M. A. Elsayed & D. W. Raymond: Measurement and Analysis of Chatter In A Compliant Model Of A Drillstring Equipped With A PDC Bit, 2000. M. A. Trindade, C. Wolter & R. Sampaio; Analyzing Vibroimpacts Of Slender Beams Through Karhunen-Loeve Expansion, 2002. M. A. Trindade, C. Wolter & R. Sampaio; Karhunen-Loeve Decomposition Of Coupled Axial/Bending Vibrations Of Beams Subject To Impacts, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 3 November 2002 M. E. Cobern & M. E. Wassell; Drilling Vibration Monitoring & Control System, APS Technology, Inc., 800 Corporate Row, Cromwell, CT 06416, USA.. M. E. Cobern & M. E. Wassell; Laboratory Testing of an Active Drilling Vibration Monitoring & Control System, AADE-05-NTCE-25, 2005. M. E. Grugel; Modeling the viscous torque acting on a rotating object, Physics Department, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 44691, April 30, 1998. M. R. Wells & R. C. Pessier; The Effects of Bit Nozzle Geometry on the Performance of Drill Bits, AADE-03-NTCE-51, 2003. N. Hoffmann, S. Bieser, L. Gaul; Harmonic Balance and Averaging Techniques for Stick-Slip Limit-Cycle Determination in Mode-Coupling Friction Self-Excited Systems, TECHNISCHE MECHANIK, Band 24, Heft 3-4, (2004), 185 197, Manuskripteingang: 24. February 2004. N. Mihajlovi; Torsional and Lateral Vibrations in Flexible Rotor Systems with Friction, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2005. N. Mihajlovi, A. A. van Veggel, N. van de Wouw & H. Nijmeijer; Analysis of Friction-Induced Limit Cycling in an Experimental Drill-String System, Journal

of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control December 2004, Vol. 126, Copyright 2004 by ASME. N. Mihajlovi; A. A. van Veggel, N. van de Wouw & H. Nijmeijer; FrictionInduced Torsional Vibrations In An Experimental Drill-String System, Proceedings of 23rd IASTED International Conference, February 23-25, 2004, Grindelwald, Switzerland. N. Mihajlovi, N. van de Wouw, M. P. M. Hendriks & H. Nijmeijer; FrictionInduced Vibrations In An Experimental Drill-String System For Various Friction Situations, ENOC-2005, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 7-12 August 2005 N. Mihajlovi, N. van de Wouw & H. Nijmeijer; Friction-Induced Limit Cycling In Flexible Rotor Systems: An Experimental Drill-String System, Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2005, ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 24-28, 2005, Long Beach, California USA. N. Mihajlovi, N. van de Wouw & H. Nijmeijer; Friction-Induced Limit Cycling in an Experimental Drill-String System, Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dynamics and Control Group. N. Mihajlovi, N. van de Wouw, H. Nijmeijer; Torsional Vibrations in Drillstring Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, P.O. Box 513, NL 5600 MB Eindhoven. O. Vaisberg, O. Vinck, G. Perrin, J. P. Sarda & J. B. Fa; Fatigue of Drillstring: State of the Art, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 57 (2002), No. 1, pp. 7-37, Copyright 2002, ditions Technip. O. Vinck & C. Mabile; Interactive Drilling: The Up-To-Date Drilling Technology, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 59 (2004), No. 4, pp. 343-356, Copyright 2004, Institut Franais du Ptrole. P. D. Spanos & A. M. Chevallier; Nonlinear Stochastic Drill-String Vibrations, 8th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, PMC2000-251, 2000. P. D. Spanos, A. M. Chevallier, N. P. Politis & M. L. Payne; Oil Well Drilling: A Vibrations Perspective, The Shock and Vibration Digest, March 2003. P. Defourny & F. Abbassian; Flexible Bit: A New Anti-Vibration PDC Bit Concept, SPE 30475, SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition held in Dallas, U.S.A., 22-25 October, t995. R. F. Mitchell; Exact Analytic Solutions for Pipe Buckling in Vertical and Horizontal Wells, SPE Journal, December 2002.

R. F. Mitchell; Lateral Buckling of Pipe with Connectors in Horizontal Wells, SPE Journal, June 2003. R. F. Mitchell; The Twist and Shear of Helically Buckled Pipe, SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, February 2003. R. I. Leine; Bifurcations in Discontinuous Mechanical Systems of FilippovType, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2000. R. I. Leine, B. Brogliatob & H. Nijmeijer; Periodic motion and bifurcations induced by the Painlev paradox, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 21 (2002) 869896, 2002. R. I. Leine & D. H. van Campen; Experiments and Modelling of Drillstring Vibrations, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2000. R. I. Leine & D. H. van Campen; Discontinuous fold bifurcations in mechanical systems, Archive of Applied Mechanics 72 (2002) 138-146 Copyright Springer-Verlag, 2002. R. I. Leine & D. H. van Campen; Fold Bifurcations in Discontinuous Systems, Proceedings of DETC99, 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, September 12-15, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. R. I. Leine, D. H. van Campen & A. de Kraker; Stick-slip Vibrations in Drillstrings, Eindhoven University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, P.O. Box 513, NL 5600 MB Eindhoven. R. I. Leine, D. H. van Campen, A. de Kraker & L. van Den Steen; Stick-Slip Vibrations Induced by Alternate Friction Models, Nonlinear Dynamics 16: 41 54, 1998, 1998, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Printed in the Netherlands. R. I. Leine, D. H. van Campen & B. L. van de Vrande; Bifurcations in Nonlinear Discontinuous Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics 23: 105164, 2000, Copyright 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. R. I. Leine, D. H. van Campen & W. J. G. Keultjes; Stick-slip Whirl Interaction in Drillstring Dynamics, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics April 2002, Vol. 124 , Copyright 2002 by ASME. R. W. Tucker; Vibrations in drill rigs, Engineering Technology, April 2000. R. W. Tucker & C. Wang; An Integrated Model for Drill-String Dynamics, Department of Physics, Lancaster University, LA1 4YB, UK, May 7, 2000. R. W. Tucker & C. Wang; A Simple Cosserat Model for the Dynamics of DrillStrings, Lancaster University, Department of Physics, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK.

R. W. Tucker & C. Wang; The Excitation and Control of Torsional Slip-Stick In the Presence of Axial-Vibrations, Lancaster University, Department of Physics, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK. R. W. Tucker, C. Wang & S. Parfitt ; Drilling Guidlines from the Cosserat Dynamics of a Drill-rig Assembly, Department of Physics, Lancaster University, LA1 4YB, UK, October 7, 2000. S. Bednarz; Design and Exploitation Problems of Drill String in Directional Drilling, Ronk 9 (2004). S. G. Lapierre, N. Seiler & D. C-K Chen; Mitigating Vibration in Bi-center Drilling Programs, IADC/SPE 87097, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 2-4 March, 2004. S. J. Cull & R. W. Tucker; On the Modelling of Coulomb Friction, Lancaster University, LA1 4YB, UK, 1998. S. J. Cull, R. W. Tucker & R. S. Tung; On Parametrically Excited Flexural Motion of an Extensible and Shearable Rod with a Heavy Attachment, Department of Physics, Lancaster University, LA1 4YB, UK, 2000. S. Jardine, D. Malone & M. Sheppard; Putting a Damper on Drillings Bad Vibrations, Oilfield Review, January 1994. S L. Chen, K. Blackwood &. E. Lamine; Field Investigation of the Effects of Stick-Slip, Lateral, and Whirl Vibrations on Roller Cone Bit Performance, SPE 56439, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Houston, Texas, 36 October 1999. S. M. Han & H. Benaroya; Non-Linear Coupled Transverse And Axial Vibration Of A Compliant Structure, Part 1: Formulation And Free Vibration, Journal of Sound and Vibration (2000) 237(5), Copyright @ 2000, Academic Press. S. M. Han & H. Benaroya; Non-Linear Coupled Transverse And Axial Vibration Of A Cxompliant Structure, Part 2: Forced Vibration, Journal of Sound and Vibration (2000) 237(5), Copyright @ 2000, Academic Press. S. Naganawa, S. Tanaka & N. Sugaya; Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Roller Cone Bit Vibrations, 1995 ASME Energy-Sources Technology Conference & Exhibition January 29February 1, 1995, Houston, Texas, USA. T. Hill, S. Ellis, K. Lee, N. Reynolds & N. Zheng; An Innovative Design Approach to Reduce Drillstring Fatigue; June 2005 SPE Drilling & Completion. T. Richard, C. Germay & E. Detournay; Self-Excited Stick-Slip Oscillations of Drag Bits, XXI ICTAM, 15-21 August 2004, Warsaw, Poland.

W. Aldred, D. Plumb, I Bradford, J. Cook, V. Gholkar, L. Cousins, R. Minton, J. Fuller, S. Goraya & D. Tucker; Managing Drilling Risk, Oilfield Review, Summer 1999. Y. Peysson; Solid/Liquid Dispersions in Drilling and Production, Oil & Gas Science and Technology Rev. IFP, Vol. 59 (2004), No. 1, pp. 11-21, Copyright 2004, Institut Franais du Ptrole. Apart from the technical papers, I have been reading the following books in order to acquire knowledge on Petroleum Engineering in general and Drilling Engineering in particular. The books are as follows: A. T. Bourgoyne Jr., K. K. Millheim, M. E. Chenevert & F. S. Young Jr.; Applied Drilling Engineering, SPE Textbook Series Vol. 2, 1986. B. C. Craft & M. F. Hawkins (revised by R. E. Terry); Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering (2nd Edition), Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1991. J. Lee; Well Testing, SPE Textbook Series Vol. 1, 1982. M. J. Economides, L. T. Watters & S. Dunn-Norman; Petroleum Well Construction, John Wiley & Sons, 1998. The above list covers a broad spectrum of drilling related topics, but it may prove useful to students and those with interests in drilling engineering. Any comments/advises will be most appreciated. Many thanks to Mr. R. Davies, who has kindly given me a list of technical papers on the thread "Torsional vibrations of the BHA". Best regards. Re: Slip-stick Post by robindavies on Jan 21, 2006, 9:33pm Dear Members & Visitors: http://newsroom.slb.com/press/inside/article.cfm?ArticleID=216. Schlumberger Powering Up to Drill Down. High rates of penetration are the norm when drilling with the new PowerDrive vorteX* powered rotary steerable system. This system includes an integrated power section that converts the hydraulic power of circulating fluid to rotational torque, producing unprecedented high rates of penetration. Like other advanced rotary steerable systems, this high-performance

technology offers the advantages of continuous rotation at drillstring speed to minimize stick/slip phenomena and improve efficiency. The PowerDrive vorteX system is playing a key role for operator Dragon Oil Plc. in the redevelopment of the LAM field in the Cheleken block offshore Turkmenistan in the Caspian Sea. Drilling operations with positivedisplacement motors in the thick, overpressured reservoir section commonly suffered from differential sticking of the drillstring. By using the powered rotary steerable system (RSS), Dragon Oil saves several days of drilling time on each development well. For Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel), the PowerDrive vorteX system provides more energy and sufficient rotation rate to drill hard anhydrite stringers in the mature Belayim Marine field, offshore Egypt in the Gulf of Suez. In a development well, use of the powered RSS saved more than 10 days of rig time. In addition, the 12.25-in. section was drilled in a single trip, and the trajectory closely matched the plan. The powered RSS saved at least five rig days per well in three other wells. Similar success occurred in Alberta, Canada, where an operator drilled long horizontal wells to produce gas. The plan for one such well involved drilling out of the surface-casing shoe with an assembly capable of building inclination to 15 at a rate of 1.0/30 m [1.0/100 ft], and then drilling a 2,260-m [7,415-ft] tangent section through steeply dipping formations. The high penetration rates of the powered RSS saved 12 days of rig time. The powered RSS produced a smoother borehole than a downhole motor, and allowed casing to be run quickly and easily. Compared with experience in offset wells, this borehole required 56 fewer hours of reaming. An article in the Winter 2004/2005 issue of the Oilfield Review, "Powering Up to Drill Down," describes use of the PowerDrive vorteX system. Best regards, RAD Re: Slip-stick Post by shabwa on Mar 29, 2006, 2:14pm Any of you guys out there has got pdf copies of the following theses: Jansen, J. D. (1993). Nonlinear Dynamics of Oilwell Drillstrings, Ph.D. Thesis, Delft University Press, The Netherlands. Van der Heijden, G. H. M. (1994). Nonlinear Drillstring Dynamics, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Van den Steen, L. (1997). Suppressing Stick-Slip-Induced Drill-string Oscillations: a Hyper Stability Approach. Ph.D. thesis, University of Twente.

Dykstra, Mark William: "Nonlinear Drillstring Dynamics," Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Tulsa, 1996 . I badly need copies of the above theses. Thanks and best regards. Re: Slip-stick Post by robindavies on Feb 7, 2007, 12:44pm Dear Shabwa: A summary of Jansens work (chapters 1 4) is given at http://www.citg.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.j....0301fc3&lang=en Infact Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan Dirk Jansen: Reservoir Engineering; Smart Wells and Smart Fields is still a member of staff: http://www.citg.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.j....9f49586&lang=en You can contact him directly via j.d.jansen@citg.tudelft.nl Van der Heijdens work under the Dept Mathematics was supervised by Professor Ferdinand Verhulst who can be contacted via verhulst@math.uu.nl Gert has published extensively. See http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucesgvd/publ.html Steen L. van Den s 313 page thesis has an ISBN = 90-9010502-6 so you can request it through your lending library. He was supervised by J. van Amerongen (with P.C. Breedveld) who can be contacted via j.vanamerongen@utwente.nl. For Marks 260 page work and as off-campus access to the library's large collection of databases is restricted to current TU students, faculty and staff you should be able to get a photocopy or microfiche from the McFarlin Library, 2933 East 6th St., Tulsa, OK 74104-3123 Tel: 918-631-2873 FAX: 918-631-3791 Incidentally if you dont have it a 10 page downloadable pdf for Leine & van Campens "Stick Slip whirl interaction in drillstring dynamics" is available via www.zfm.ethz.ch/~leine/IUTAMRome2003.pdf Best regards, RAD Re: Slip-stick Post by shabwa on Feb 10, 2007, 4:24pm Dear Mr. Davies,

If anyone is interested in obtaining a copy of Prof. ir. dr. J. D. Jansen PhD's Thesis - Nonlinear dynamics of oilwell drillstrings, please note that it is available for download at the following link: http://www.citg.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.j....e9f78e9&lang=en Hope that this information will be most useful. Best regards. Shabwa Re: Slip-stick Post by robindavies on Feb 10, 2007, 9:34pm Dear Shabwa, Thanks for sharing the source of Jansen's pdf file with anyone interested in the subject. From your offline correspondence I also see that Leon van den Steen now works for Shell International Exploration & Production in Holland. Best regards, RAD Re: Slip-stick Post by robindavies on Mar 7, 2007, 11:06am Dear Members & Visitors: See World Oil February 2007 Pages 121-122 Anti Stall Technology (AST) boosts the value of coiled tubing well intervention. V. Dagestad, Statoil; N.Reimers, Tomax; K.Eide & M.Mykkeltvedt, PIIntervention. A new way to prevent stalling in downhole dilling motors has been shown to improve the efficiency of drilling and milling in oilwell applications. Note: The tool is now being tested for regular rotary drilling. Best regards, RAD.