Estudo paramétrico da influência da temperatura na análise termomecânica durante a escavação em rochas salinas

Abstract

This work provides a parametric study to evaluate the effect of temperature in salt rock well drilling problems. These rocks show a slow and continuous strain when subjected to constant stress, a phenomenon known as creep. With recent oil discoveries in deep water, for example, in the pre-salt, where temperatures are high, the study of the influence of temperature becomes relevant, since it contributes to the increase of the creep phenomenon. The aim of this study is to perform numerical simulations by Finite Element Method, using non-linear viscoelastic models and weak thermo-mechanical coupling to evaluate, through parametric analysis, the effect of temperature during salt rock well drilling. Numerical examples are performed to validate the studies. More specifically, it is considered the problem of well drilling for oil exploration below these salt layers.