Elements of Oil and Gas Well Tubular Design

Elements of Oil and Gas Well Tubular Design addresses the fundamentals of tubular design and string characterization for analysis models, theory and algorithms in  oil and gas wells. Filling the gap between the theory and field operation, this reference focuses on the mechanical design of tubing and casing. Packed with derivations, origins of tubular design, and detailed well design worked examples, this book provides the well designer with sound engineering principles applicable to today’s oil and gas wells.

Gives readers all they need to understand solid engineering mechanics for oil well casing and tubing design, with an emphasis on derivation, limitations and application of fundamental equationsHelps users grasp design construction from a single unified source with underlying concepts of stress, strain and material constitutionPresents tactics on how to meld practicality with detailed well design work examples amenable to quality check from commercial software

1. Introduction 2. Design Summary 3. Kinematics 4. Stress 5. Elastic Behavior 6. Yield and Inelastic Behavior 7. Internal Pressure Resistance 8. External Pressure Resistance 9. Connections 10. Column Stability 11. Length Change and Axial Force 12. Design Loads 13. Casing Seat Selection and Sizing 14. Example Designs 15. Special Topics

Appendix A. Tensors and Tensor Notation B. The Frenet-Serret Formulas C: Stress State Around a Wellbore D: Tables of Tubular Properties