Current helical buckling models are valid for vertical wells, but the validity of these solutions for deviated wells was not known. This paper describes the numerical solution of the non- linear buckling equations for arbitrary well deviation. Stability criteria are developed for lateral and helical buckling, and simple correlations are developed for buckling length change, maximum bending stress, and contact force.
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