Basic Tubing Forces Model (TFM) Calculation

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Tech NoteCTES, , Pozos LaneConroe, Texas 77303phone: (936) 521-2200fax: (936) Tubing Forces Model (TFM) CalculationSubject Matter Authority: Ken Newman, Kenneth Bhalla, & Albert McSpaddenOctober 2003SummaryThe purpose of this document is to describe how Orpheus calculates Tubing Forces . These calculations are needed to determine the stresses in Coiled Tubing (CT) to ensure the safe working stresses are not being exceeded. They also are needed to predict the behavior of the CT in a highly deviated well, to determine if the planned job can be done, or to determine if the job being executed is proceeding as is a Tubing Forces Model (TFM) written specifically for Coiled Tubing (CT). The Basic TFM Calculation is performed by calculating the Forces along the length of a CT string at a specific depth in a well, as the string is being either run into the hole (RIH) or being pulled out of the hole (POOH).

Basic Tubing Forces Model (TFM) Calculation Tech Note CTES, L.P. 2 Introduction The basic TFM calculation is performed by summing the forces on each segment as discussed above. This is performed with the end of the CT

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