Abstract:The comprehensive monitoring of downhole vibration information during drilling is an important research topic in drilling engineering. Due to its structural characteristics and decoupling principle, the combined acceleration spatial array sensor can measure the vibration information at the actual rotation center of the drill pipe, but the measurement accuracy is low, the universality of the decoupling algorithm is poor, and the rotation center cannot be located, so it is difficult to meet the vibration measurement requirements during downhole drilling. In this paper, an n-prismatic 3n(n≥3) axis acceleration sensor array model is designed, the number of sensors n is introduced into the decoupling algorithm, and the value of n can be changed according to different dimensions of the internal and external diameter of the drill pipe. The rotation center positioning algorithm is derived by Matlab, and the acceleration distribution on the cross section of the drill pipe under given vibration conditions is simulated by Ansys simulation software. The results show that the average linear acceleration measurement error is 0.17%, the angular acceleration measurement error is 0.01%, and the positioning error is 0.73%, which provides a reference for MWD and sensor array design in oil and gas field.