Numerical analysis and Experimental Investigation of Lateral vibration on Drill String under Axial Load Constrained with Horizontal Pipe

Abstract Horizontal well technology is an important means to improve drilling efficiency and oil and gas production, but it is easy to generate the lateral vibration of the drill string. This strong lateral vibration of the drill string will further lead to the whirl of the drill string, which will accelerate the wear of the drill string and further lead to the failure of the drill string. According to the rotor dynamics theory and fluid dynamics, the whirling equation of the drill string in horizontal wells is established. The effects of the weight of the drill string, wall friction, internal and external drilling fluid flow velocity and fluid resistance on the whirling of the drill string are studied. The mechanism of inducing the whirling of the horizontal drill string and the boundary conditions for judging the whirling are analyzed. Based on the existing dynamic simulation test equipment of the horizontal drill string in the laboratory, the experimental research on the whirling characteristics of the horizontal drill string is carried out, and the influence laws of the weight on bit and the rotation speed on the whirling of the drill string are studied. The results show that with the development of axial load, the intense of lateral vibration of drill string increases.