Vibration Costs
Definitions of Vibration
Vibration Movement To and Fro. Often referred to as
Definitions
Amplitude
Excitation Sources
Cutting action of bit
Drill string rotation
Eccentric action of mud motors
Pump pulsations
Stabilizer contacts with borehole wall
Drill string / wellbore interaction
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down)
Stiffness
Provides a restoring force
Tries to bring position back to initial state
Damping
Stiffness
Mass
Stiffness
Undamped
Damping
Heavy Damping
1.00
Mass
Displacement
Displacement
0.75
0.50
0.25
0.00
0.0
-0.25
1.0
2.0
-0.50
-0.75
-1.00
Time
3.0
4.0
5.0
Natural Frequency
Natural Frequency
Forced Vibration
Resonance
Critical Speed
Damping
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Eliminating Resonance
Change the excitation frequencies
(and magnitudes)
Adjust rotary speed
Adjust pump strokes
6.0
Amplitude
5.0
Low Damping
4.0
3.0
Medium
2.0
High
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
Frequency Ratio
2.0
Torsional
Lateral
Axial
AXIAL
LATERAL
TORSIONAL
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VSS
Published Guidelines
Fredoom or Modes
Axial
Torsional
Lateral
naturalfrequency
Critical speeds occur when rotary speed matches a natural
resonance
and causes resonance
Well Done!
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