Vibration behavior analysis of reamers based on drill string dynamics
An integrated drill string-reamer dynamics model incorporating full-wellbore mechanics was established to characterize Reaming While Drilling vibration mechanisms. The model integrates multi-body dynamics software for constructing reamer geometric configurations and cutter mechanical interactions, with validation through field drilling datasets. Vibration Pattern Analysis of Reamers: optimized drilling parameters achieve 34-52% vibration suppression; stabilizer outside diameter enlargement within engineered parameters achieves 34-52% vibration attenuation; enhanced bit-reamer structural rigidity achieves 39.7% vibration suppression (45% stiffness elevation); Recommend a novel drill string assembly, which demonstrated remarkable vibration suppression performance in offset well field tests. The findings provide critical insights into vibration dynamics mitigation during reaming-while-drilling operations.
Authors
- Ming Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-1046)
- Yuchun Kuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8410-3733)
- Qianwen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1957-4956)
- Bin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-5279)
- Yu Fusheng
Institutions
- Southwest Petroleum University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23426-9
- Primary Topic
- Drilling and Well Engineering
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China National Petroleum Corporation
- National Major Science and Technology Projects of China