Reliability Analysis of Pressure Meter Electronic System Based on Fault Tree

Abstract:

Pressure meter is an important testing and storage investment during oilfield hydraulic fracturing. The pressure meter electronic system mainly composed by the microcontroller module, battery module, temperature signal acquisition and processing module, the pressure signal acquisition and processing module and memory module. This paper briefly introduced the principle of pressure meter, and established fault tree based on schematic diagram of pressure meter electronic system and specific cause of failure; Aiming at solving traditional reliability analysis the limitation of long cycle and poor economy, the paper adopt reliability simulation by using MATLAB and combined with the theory of Monte Carlo. Ultimately,getting the reliability curve and life of pressure meter electronic system. The reliability of electronic systems gradually decreases with increasing time and obeyed exponentially distributed law; Electronic system simulation life of 2877.7 hours. In other words, the electronic system can work 2877.7 hours since down to underground of oil well. It has some guidance for engineering practice, as well as provides a measure of reliability analysis for pressure meter electronic system.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 347-350)
• Pages: 917-921
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.347-350.917
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: J. Yan, Wen Hui Yan, Li Ping Wang
• Keywords: Analysis Simulation, Downhole Pressure Meter, Electronic System, Fault Tree

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DOI: 10.2118/59696-ms