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ISSN 1 746-7233, England, UK World Journal of Modelling and Simulation Vol. 4 (2008) No. 3, pp. 188-195 A method for calculating pipe deformation in gas wells∗ Kefan Chen , Jiuping Xu† School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. CHINA (Received February 1 2008, Accepted May 21 2008) Abstract. Buckling behavior of pipes in curved gas wells is a main problem in gas industry.Calculating axial deformation of pipes is the key to successful operating of exploiting gas.In this paper, aiming for calculating axial deformation of pipes in curved gas wells, we developed a series of basic tubing forces models, which are valuable in calculating axial deformation of pipes.Based on these models, a algorithm for calculating axial deformation is designed. Then the algorithm is used in solving a practical problem in exploiting gas. Keywords: buckling behavior, axial deformation, tubing forces model, simulation 1 Introduction Pipe buckling may cause problems such as deviation control while drilling, ineffective axial load trans- fer to the bit, and even pipe failure. Considering the importance of the subject matter, buckling behavior of pipes has long been investigated by many researchers[2, 6, 8] . Several models[5, 10, 15] have been proposed for prediction of forces causing helical shape (the so-called helical buckling) of pipes in vertical and curved wells. However, there is no agreement on which models should be used for better predictions. When the pipes buckle/bend, an addit