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Drillstring Mechanics

Drillstring Mechanics is a branch of petroleum engineering mechanics that focuses on the analysis and prediction of the mechanical behavior of the drillstring system under operational loads during directional drilling, distinguishing it from other drilling-related analyses by its specific emphasis on axial, torsional, and lateral forces, buckling phenomena, vibration dynamics, and deformation characteristics inherent to the drillstring structure.

222

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8.9K

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524

Authors

164

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2017–2026

37

Parents

Publications

222

The Genesis of Torsional Drillstring Vibrations

J. F. Brett · SPE Drilling Engineering · 1992 · 264 citations

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Active damping of self-excited torsional vibrations in oil well drillstrings

J. D. Jansen, L. van den Steen · Journal of Sound and Vibration · 1995 · 255 citations

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Stick-slip Whirl Interaction in Drillstring Dynamics

Remco I. Leine, D.H. van Campen, W.J.G. Keultjes · Journal of vibration and acoustics · 2002 · 225 citations

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Finite element dynamic analysis of drillstrings

Y. A. Khulief, H. Al-Naser · Finite Elements in Analysis and Design · 2005 · 192 citations

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Vibration analysis of drillstrings with self-excited stick–slip oscillations

Y. A. Khulief, Fahad A. Al‐Sulaiman, Salem Bashmal · Journal of Sound and Vibration · 2006 · 189 citations

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Authors

524

  1. VS
    Vadim S. Tikhonov

    Weatherford (Norway), Norway

    7 publications · 185 citations

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  2. DW
    Don W. Dareing

    University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States

    7 publications · 199 citations

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  3. AS
    Ahmet S. Yigit

    Kuwait University, Kuwait

    6 publications · 686 citations

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  4. SM
    Stéphane Menand

    Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France

    6 publications · 101 citations

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  5. SB
    Stephen Butt

    Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

    5 publications · 221 citations

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Institutions

164

  1. Shell (Netherlands)

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

    Road Town, British Virgin Islands

    11 h-index

    37 publications

    964 citations

  3. Baker Hughes (United States)

    Houston, United States

    11 h-index

    29 publications

    763 citations

  4. Southwest Petroleum University

    Chengdu, China

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    932 citations

  5. International Research Institute of Stavanger

    Stavanger, Norway

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    910 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    902 citations

  7. Kuwait University

    Kuwait City, Kuwait

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Equinor (Norway)

    Stavanger, Norway

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    196 citations

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Venues

  1. SPE Drilling & Completion

    26 publications · 866 citations

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  2. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 16 publications · 567 citations

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  3. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

    13 publications · 383 citations

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  4. Journal of Sound and Vibration

    JSV · 14 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

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  5. Journal of Energy Resources Technology

    15 publications · 670 citations

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