Patent ID: 11873683
Assignee: EWELLBORE, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A method of evaluating leak safety, comprising:
calculating a leak safety factor (SFLeak) associated with a threaded connection as a function of an effective pressure (Pe) and a von Mises stress (σVM), according to the equation:, SF
   Leak
  
  =
  
   
    
     δ
     ⁢
     
      P
      e
      2
     
    
    -
    
     α
     ⁢
     
      P
      e
     
    
    +
    β
   
   
    σ
    VM
   
  
 

wherein a leak path factor (δ), a thread modulus (α), and a makeup leak resistance (β) are constants associated with the threaded connection; and
using the threaded connection when the calculated leak safety factor is greater than a threshold value.