Blooey line is a discharge pipe, used to conduct gas to keep drilling rock dust and cuttings away from the drilling rig, reducing the fire hazard and transporting the cuttings to a suitable distance from the well. In this paper, the blooey line's flow capacity and erosion mechanism have been investigated by numerical and experimental method. The model of blooey line, which is commonly used in Sichuan district, China, is established by using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. And, the distribution of pressure field and velocity field in the blooey line are investigated by the CFD model. And, the effect of gas flow rate on impact force and erosion is also discussed. Compared with the simulation results, an experimental apparatus of the blooey line has been conducted under the mechanical similarity principle. The impact force and pressure on the elbows are measured under different gas flow rates. The numerical simulation and experimental method proposed in this paper can provide a reference for layout optimization and flow capacity calculation of blooey line in gas drilling.
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Flow Capacity and Erosion Wear of Blooey Line in Gas Drilling
Zhang Ying,
Zhang Ying
State Key Laboratory of Oil and
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: hello_913@126.com
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: hello_913@126.com
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Lian Zhanghua,
Lian Zhanghua
State Key Laboratory of Oil and
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: cwctlzh@swpu.edu.cn
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: cwctlzh@swpu.edu.cn
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Gasser F. Abdelal,
Gasser F. Abdelal
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Queen's University,
Belfast BT71NN, UK
e-mail: g.abdelal@qub.ac.uk
Queen's University,
Belfast BT71NN, UK
e-mail: g.abdelal@qub.ac.uk
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Lin Tiejun
Lin Tiejun
State Key Laboratory of Oil and
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: cwctltj@swpu.edu.cn
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: cwctltj@swpu.edu.cn
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Zhang Ying
State Key Laboratory of Oil and
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: hello_913@126.com
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: hello_913@126.com
Lian Zhanghua
State Key Laboratory of Oil and
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: cwctlzh@swpu.edu.cn
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: cwctlzh@swpu.edu.cn
Gasser F. Abdelal
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Queen's University,
Belfast BT71NN, UK
e-mail: g.abdelal@qub.ac.uk
Queen's University,
Belfast BT71NN, UK
e-mail: g.abdelal@qub.ac.uk
Lin Tiejun
State Key Laboratory of Oil and
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: cwctltj@swpu.edu.cn
Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,
Southwest Petroleum University,
Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
e-mail: cwctltj@swpu.edu.cn
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Petroleum Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received April 13, 2017; final manuscript received November 1, 2017; published online November 28, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Arash Dahi Taleghani.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. May 2018, 140(5): 054501 (6 pages)
Published Online: November 28, 2017
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Received:
April 13, 2017
Revised:
November 1, 2017
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Ying, Z., Zhanghua, L., Abdelal, G. F., and Tiejun, L. (November 28, 2017). "Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Flow Capacity and Erosion Wear of Blooey Line in Gas Drilling." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. May 2018; 140(5): 054501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038465
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