Abstract. In this paper we analysis of the dynamic model of the Rotary
Steerable System (RSS) with a single stabilizer and flex-sub. The drill
collar and joint are simplified to obtain suitable bottom-hole assembly
(BHA) model of mechanical analysis and finite element analysis. Using the
BHA uniform stiffness assumption (ignoring the influence of variable section
and variable stiffness of drill collar in BHA), the paper takes a method of
the longitudinal and transverse bending continuous beam method to analyse
the stress of BHA with RSS with the flex-sub under different inclination
angles and curvature conditions. In addition, a dynamic analysis model is
proposed, and the dynamic stress of drilling tools with RSS is analysed.
Through the software of ANSYS, the finite element analysis of the RSS with
the flex-sub is carried out to verify the theoretical results. The influence
of flex-sub on the steering drilling performance of RSS is studied, and the
optimized parameters of flex-sub design are obtained, which provides useful
suggestions for the design of RSS.