Integrated proprietary Torque, Drag and Hydraulics software is made available to K&M’s clients
K&M Technology is primarily an Engineering Consultancy, however, we do lease a PC based “TAD” software package, that has been developed over more than 20 years. This unique software can be used for Torque, Drag, Buckling, Hydraulics, Hole Cleaning and many other analyses. TAD’s outputs are designed to allow the user to rapidly and comprehensively display the results in a manner that can be easily understood. The results of the program may be inserted in any MS Word or MS PowerPoint document.
The leasing is performed on a per user basis and the minimum lease period is one year.
Subject to a software agreement being executed, the software may be downloaded from this website.
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An activation code needs to be provided by K&M to allow the software to be used.
Torque, Drag, Buckling and Hydraulics Model. The TAD System package has been built to address the needs of extended reach drilling planning and surveillance. This system has evolved through the years to include our Drag Risk Analysis, Buckling Risk Analysis and Hydraulics Systems. The system has been field tested and developed for the past 20+ years
The TAD System Software is a flexible string torque and drag model based on the Johancsik-Friesen-Dawson algorithms. It treats pick-up, slack-off and torque as individual parameters with individual friction factors. The system allows the user to conduct quick look “String” calculations or to conduct detailed Drag Risk Analysis with minimal user interface. Graphical displays are generated automatically for the parameters that are being studied.
The TAD System Software also allows calculations for buoyed casing, friction reduction tools, centralizers, varying fluid densities, multiple friction factor environments and many other scenarios that are common in today’s complex wells.
The “post buckling” calculations are an integral part of the TAD System Software having undergone several years of testing and benchmarking. This process is now the most accurate representation of the buckling environment for extended reach or complex wells in the industry. The post buckling analysis allows the user to conduct buckling sensitivity calculations for varying weight on bit or for varying friction factors at any given depth. The algorithms used in the TAD System have been seen to be the most accurate in the industry.
The Hydraulics model has undergone field testing and benchmarking for over ten years, and accurately represents not only surface pressures, but also annular pressures (ECD’s) in the various drilling, casing and cementing modes. The system accurately accounts for the effects of cuttings, string rotation, and various drillstring accessories. K&M has often demonstrated this system to be one of the most accurate models in the industry.