Application and research of titanium alloy oil drill pipes

Abstract

The complex and harsh drilling environment has put forward higher requirements and standards for future drilling tools. Compared with other drill pipes, titanium alloy drill pipe has a series of characteristics such as high specific strength, excellent corrosion resistance, fatigue resistance, and non-magnetic, making it be the first choice of material for oil and gas drilling in unconventional deep well, deep sea and other harsh environments. This paper discussed the design and microstructure properties of titanium alloy drill pipes in terms of alloy composition, service performance as well as pipe body processing and joint connection. Combined with the development of the application and standards of titanium alloy drill pipe, the prospects of the development and application of titanium alloy drill pipe in unconventional drilling operations such as deep wells and ultra-deep wells were foreseen, in order to provide support for promoting the application and development of titanium alloy drill pipe in the oil fields.