Date: Wednesday June 26, 2013 at 11:35 AM
(Lunch then speaker)
Location: Ellison Miles Institute, Brookhaven College (Map)
Speaker: Dr. John Frick - President Frick Engineering
Topic: “Failures of P-110 Couplings in Sizes 4-1/2 and 5-1/2 Inches During Hydraulic Fracturing Operations”
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Abstract
Failures of P-110 Couplings in Sizes 4-1/2 and 5-1/2 Inches During Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
In recent years, a large number of couplings have been observed to fail during hydraulic fracturing operations. Typically, these failures occur at pressures lower than those previously sustained by the couplings during either hydrostatic pressure testing of the casing string or during previous hydraulic fracturing operations. Typical morphology of the failure is a longitudinal split either partially or full length of the coupling. The paper describes such failures, discusses the causes, and provides a design methodology to prevent this type of failure.
Biography
Dr. Frick is a consultant with over 40 years experience in the oil and gas and metals
industries. His experience includes manufacture, quality assurance, specification and
use of tubulars and other equipment. He is also an expert in the area of corrosion and
scale of oilfield materials. He has played a central role in the design and completion of
the Mary Ann Field and other critical deep sour gas wells. He was instrumental in the
creation of the Mobil Quality Assurance System which revolutionized the oil and gas
industry. He has extensive contacts with engineering and sales organizations of oil companies and oilfield equipment manufacturers throughout the world. Dr. Frick has numerous publications and patents and is also the Editor of the reference work, Woldman's Engineering Alloys.