Papers by Author: Yao Rong Feng

Abstract: With the increase of drilling depth, the mechanical properties of H-section steel used in drilling platform are more and more demanding. In this paper, the strength, low temperature impact toughness, plasticity, micro-hardness and microstructure of 500MPa hot rolled H-section steel produced by TMCP process were analyzed, and the strengthening mechanism was also studied. The results show that flanges of TMCP hot rolled H-section steel had the best strength and toughness, while the yield strength at web and R Angle was reduced to 91% and 78% of the flange, respectively. The impact toughness at -40°C of web and R Angle was reduced to 86% and 38% of the flange , and the micro-hardness reduced to 91% and 85% of the flange, respectively. The main strengthening mechanism of the TMCP hot rolled H-section steel is fine-grain strengthening, the carbonitride of V precipitation strengthening and surface bainite transformation strengthening.

Abstract: The fractured coiled tubing of TS90 steel grade Φ50.8 mm ×3.96 mm in a certain oilfield was analyzed through macroscopic observation, magnetic powder inspection, physical and chemical properties testing, microstructure analysis and SEM analysis. The results showed that the coiled tubing fracture belonged to fatigue fracture and the fatigue crack originated from the area of cyclic friction on the outer surface of the tubing. The cyclic axial plastic stress of the tubing in service caused micro-cracks in the source area and finally led to fatigue fracture failure of the tubing.

Abstract: The main exploitation process of heavy oil is cyclic steam huff and puff. Cyclic operation causes cumulative damage to thermal recovery casing and causes a large number of failures. Failure analysis shows that the main failure factor of thermal recovery casing is the low cycle fatigue process caused by thermal cycle, which results in the decrease of strength of casing material, thus causing casing fracture and failure. Based on the failure analysis results, the low cycle fatigue tests of 80SH thermal recovery casing steel under different temperature, strain, pre-strain and other conditions were carried out. The influencing factors, life prediction model and criterion of service safety of casing materials under thermal recovery service conditions were first proposed, which provides a strong theoretical basis for the service safety design theory of thermal recovery casing materials. The research shows that the strain limit and low cycle fatigue life are the two core issues of service life. Life predictions need to satisfy two criteria. The first is the strain criterion. The strain limit should be lower than the total strain during the long service life. And the second is the low cycle fatigue criterion, which satisfies the expectation of low cycle fatigue life under double conditions of strain amplitude and mean strain.

Abstract: The 110 Ksi tubing failed in use when reservoir acidification reconstruction and production testing were performed in an oil well, which were longitudinal cracking of coupling. Failure analysis was conducted on the coupling. The failure zone was studied by means of macroscopic analysis, metallographic, scanning electronic microscope,energy dispersive spectrometer and X-ray diffraction analysis etc. The results indicated that the failure of the coupling is caused by stress corrosion cracking (SCC). SCC initiated from the exterior surface of coupling and displayed the fracture feature of intergranular crack propagation. The corrosion products at the grain boundaries were found to be mainly some oxides. The failure was in connection with the completion fluid composition, which are mainly nitrates.

Abstract: The service conditions of thermal recovery wells make the casing repeatedly bear the tension and compression load and form low cycle fatigue. Meanwhile, many factors, such as pre-strain and creep, lead to the formation of asymmetrical low cycle fatigue (R≠-1), which is the low cycle fatigue behavior under the influence of mean strain. This work studied the effect of mean strain on low cycle fatigue behavior of N80Q steel. Different strain amplitude conditions were selected for low cycle fatigue test, which were 0.5%, 0.7%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0% respectively. Then tests at mean strains of-0.8%, 0%, 0.5% and 1.0% were conducted under constant strain amplitude. And the microstructure and fracture surface of the material after the tests were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The results show that the mean strain makes the fatigue life reduce significantly under the condition of constant strain amplitude, and is related to the amplitude of the mean strain. The value of the mean strain and the strain amplitude will ultimately affect the fatigue life. And the fatigue life is related to the maximum absolute value of strain and has a linear relationship in the double logarithmic coordinate system. The SEM results of fracture morphology show that the brittleness feature of the crack growth area with high mean strain decreases significantly. And the fracture cross-section observation shows that the crack propagation is transgranular propagation. The TEM results show that a large number of dislocations pile-up is formed at lath subgrain boundary.

Abstract: In this paper, in view of the problem of tubing corrosion in the water injection well, it is proposed to use the aluminizing N80 tubing to improve the corrosion problem. An aluminized layer with a thickness of about 150 μm was prepared on the surface of commonly used N80 tubing. The electrochemical polarization test at room temperature and the high temperature autoclave test for simulated water injection well environment were carried out on both of the aluminized and non-aluminized N80 tubing. It is intended to provide a feasibility test basis for the application of aluminized tubing in water injection wells by comparing the corrosion resistance performance of the aluminized and non-aluminized N80 tubing. The results showed that the aluminized layer on the surface of N80 tubing had good adhesion due to the mutual diffusion layer, and the thickness of the aluminized layer can reach 150μm. Compared with the non-aluminized N80 tubing, the self-corrosion current density of the aluminized N80 tubing polarization curve decreased obviously in the water injection well environment, and the corrosion rate in the high temperature autoclave test was also reduced to one quarter of that of the non-aluminized N80 tubing.

Abstract: A new modified low-cost titanium alloy, Ti-Al-X, was designed for petroleum drilling applications. The alloy ingots were prepared by combination of vacuum consumable electrode arc melting, forging/hot rolling, homogenization, and solid-solution/aging treatments. The hot deformation behavior of Ti-Al-X alloy was investigated by a thermal simulation machine Gleeble 1500 at temperature range of 850~1000°C with the strain rate range of 0.001 s^-1~1s^-1. The deformation resistance significantly decreases with the increase of deformation temperature and the strain rate. The alloy exhibits flow instability under the deformation conditions of strain rates about 0.001 s^-1 and temperature above 1000°C, which should be avoided during hot working. In addition, the instability area enlarged in processing map with the increasing of true strain.

Abstract: During the processing of tubing premium threaded made up, the degree of the thread sealing surface intactness will directly affect the sealing performance of the string. Nevertheless, there are some difficulties to detect the damage of the engaged sealing surface effectively. In the present study the sealing surface damage was judged by the sealing surface contact stress’s relative changes according to the acoustic elasticity theory,. At the same time, the wear defects generated at the tubing sealing surface, during the tubing made up, contrasted with the wear and unworn surface roughness of coupling ultrasonic detected about the sealing surface. The results showed that with the acoustic amplitude evaluated the sealing contact stress was susceptible to the influence of surface roughness of coupling. But the reflection wave with the center frequency on the sealing surface characterization of the contact stress could avoid this problem effectively.

Abstract: In this work, the permeability of high performance composite coating (HPCC) and its containing layers fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) and middle density polyethylene (MDPE) to dissolved CO₂ was investigated. The obtained results showed that the permeability to dissolved CO₂ of HPCC, FBE, and MDPE are in order of HPCC<FBE<MDPE, the corresponding values of three coatings are 1.27 × 10^-11 mol/atm⋅m⋅s, 1.54 × 10^-11, and 3.51×10^-10 mol/atm⋅m⋅s, respectively. The measurement methodology of dissolved CO₂ permeability on organic coatings is feasible based on the present work.

Abstract: Crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) tests were carried out on different positions of X70, X80 and X100 pipe by three-point bend testing method. The results show that the crack propagation resistance and the tear modulus of base metal, heat affected zone (HAZ), and weld of X70 and X80 pipe are larger than that of X100 pipe. At the same time,The initial CTOD values and the CTOD values withmaximum load of X70 and X80 pipe are larger than that of X100 pipe.The test results suggest that the fracture toughness, crack initiation and propagation resistance of theX70 and X80 pipe are greater than that of X100 pipe, and the mechanismis analyzed finally.