Killer apps‟ of Abaqus in the Offshore Industry

26 Pages·2011·2.82 MB·English

by  Mahesh Kailasam

„Killer apps‟ of Abaqus in the Offshore Industry
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SIMULIA Introduction
SIMULIA is the Dassault Systèmes brand for realistic
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Provide Realistic Simulation solutions for all industries
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Sampling of Oil & Gas Customers
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Abaqus FEA Advantages
Industry-leading Simulation Technology
Comprehensive Technology
• Complete linear & nonlinear, implicit & explicit capabilities
• Multiphysics analysis including thermal, thermal-stress, pore
pressure-stress etc.
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Element technology
• Shells, beams, pipes, solids etc.
• Special purpose elements for pipe-in-pipe and pipe-soil interactions
High-performance parallel solvers
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Abaqus FEA for Oil & Gas Industry
Offshore Applications
Offshore Subsea Onshore
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Pipeline walking Trenching
Pipelines Foundations
Geological
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Reservoir Modelling
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Reservoir Geomechanics
Application
• Determine subsidence and compaction as a
function of hydrocarbon extraction
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• High performance parallel execution
Benefits
• Improve estimates of hydrocarbon production
and avoid well bore failures
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Hydraulic Fracture
Application
• Simulate effects of hydraulic fracture on
hydrocarbon production
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• Good library of material properties, together with
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• User subroutines for using advanced and/or
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Benefits
• Assess value of hydraulic fracture and use
Potential of XFEM technology in the
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Well Casings
Application
• Design well casings taking into account
cyclic thermal loads and formation
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• Reduce casing failures especially for Cyclic
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Gravity Drainage (SAGD), and other
(thermal) secondary extraction methods
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Downhole Expandable Tubulars
Maximizes contact pressure: 200% over pre-existing BR-
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Minimizes hoop stress (greatest negative hoop stress): 202%
over pre-existing BR-Cone
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Recent Test Results: The Post-expanded connection held
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Opti-cone: Totally free of potential
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“…we now can attack a market that no one has been able to
until now: High-torque, gas-tight expanded connections.”
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Sand Production
Application
• Estimate erosion and sand production as a
function of hydrocarbon production
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Benefits
Erosion of material (sand production) in an oil
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• Determine appropriate sand control techniques
with greater confidence
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