The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of petroleum exploration, in particular to a drilling type sidewall coring apparatus.
The drilling type sidewall coring apparatus is a petroleum exploration apparatus. US patent US 2013/0068531A1 discloses a drilling type sidewall coring apparatus. As shown in
The bit of the above coring apparatus is mounted on the hydraulic motor and the power transmission line of driving the bit is: electric motor→hydraulic pump→hydraulic motor→bit. However, the power transmission efficiency of hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor is very low, particularly when the temperature is of great changes, the viscosity of hydraulic oil varies a lot, even the efficiency is lower. Thus, the effective power transmitted from the electric motor to the bit 1002 is very small, about 20%. In order to guarantee the bit 1002 to have sufficient power to complete coring operation, the power of the electric motor must be very large, while the request for large power of the electric motor leads to the great difficulty of downhole power supply and higher risk. In addition, because the viscosity of hydraulic oil is mainly affected by the temperature, and the power transmission efficiency of hydraulic system is closely related with viscosity, the range of operating temperature of the instrument with one same hydraulic oil is narrower and it needs to frequently replace different hydraulic oil according to the different downhole operating temperature to complete coring operation.
The bit 1002 of the above coring apparatus needs to protrude to press firmly against the sidewall relative to the main body 1001 when drilling and the bit 1002 needs to be retracted into the main body 1001 after core folding. The mechanism for achieving protruding and retracting of the bit of the above coring apparatus comprises a first hydraulic oil cylinder mounted on the main body 1001, a long motion guide rail and a short motion guide rail; the protruding or retracting of the bit 1002 relative to the main body 1001 can be achieved relying on the drive of the first hydraulic oil cylinder and the cooperative movement of a sliding block mounted on the hydraulic motor with the long motion guide rail and short motion guide rail. Such achievement depends on the design of the track and the request for manufacturing precision of the apparatus is higher.
The bit 1002 of the above coring apparatus needs to be rotated to make the bit 1002 rotate to the core pushing position (at this time, the axial direction of the bit is parallel to the axial direction of the main body) to complete core pushing operation, or rotate the bit 1002 to the initial position (at this time, the axial direction of the bit is perpendicular to the axial direction of the main body). The above coring apparatus needs to drive the bit to swing at the coring position to complete core folding operation. The above coring apparatus drives the hydraulic motor by a piston of a second hydraulic oil cylinder and a linkage mechanism and is cooperatively moved with the long motion guide rail and short motion guide rail relying on the sliding block mounted on the hydraulic motor to achieve the rotation and swing of the bit 1002. Since the achievement depends on the design of the track, the request for manufacturing precision of the apparatus is higher. Besides, because when the bit 1002 protrudes and retracts, the position of the second hydraulic oil cylinder and the linkage mechanism relative to the hydraulic motor is varying, thus the core folding operation can be completed only when the coring depth of the bit 1002 is sufficiently deep. If the bit 1002 gets stuck to not reach the appointed depth during the coring process, the core folding and coring cannot be achieved.
One of the objects of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a sidewall coring apparatus with higher drilling efficiency.
The embodiments of the present invention provide a drilling type sidewall coring apparatus, comprising: an electric motor, a bit, a soft shaft and a speed reducer, one end of the soft shaft being connected with an output shaft of the electric motor and the other end of the soft shaft being connected with an input end of the speed reducer, and the bit being mounted on an output end of the speed reducer.
Preferably, the speed reducer is a right angle speed reducer.
The above sidewall coring apparatus uses the soft shaft and the speed reducer to transmit the power the bit needs when drilling, the efficiency of which is higher relative to the hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor and will not vary with the temperature. The success rate of coring is greatly increased without the need of frequently replacing the hydraulic oil. The workload of site maintenance is largely reduced and at the same time the risk of site operation is effectively reduced.
The other object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a sidewall coring apparatus with a simple and reliable telescopic mechanism of the bit.
The further object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a sidewall coring apparatus which can complete core folding without being limited to the coring depth.
The embodiments of the present invention provide a drilling type sidewall coring apparatus, comprising a main body, a transmission device, a bit mounted on the transmission device, a rack accommodated in the main body, and two or more first hydraulic oil cylinders, the transmission device mounted on the rack in a rotatable manner, the first hydraulic oil cylinders mounted on the main body, pistons of the first hydraulic oil cylinders connected with the rack, the telescopic motion of the pistons of the first hydraulic oil cylinders driving the rack to perform radial motion in the main body so as to make the bit protrude or retract from the main body.
Alternatively, the transmission device is a speed reducer, the drilling type sidewall coring apparatus further comprises a electric motor and a soft shaft, one end of the soft shaft is connected with an output shaft of the electric motor, the other end of the soft shaft is connected with an input end of the speed reducer and the bit is mounted on an output end of the speed reducer.
Alternatively, the drilling type sidewall coring apparatus further comprises a second hydraulic oil cylinder and a linkage mechanism, the second hydraulic oil cylinder being fixed on the rack, one end of the linkage mechanism being connected to a piston of the second hydraulic oil cylinder, the other end being connected to the transmission device, the telescopic motion of the piston of the second hydraulic oil cylinder driving the transmission device to rotate relative to the rack by the linkage mechanism so as to make the bit rotate or swing.
Alternatively, two sides of a housing of the transmission device are provided with a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is sleeved in a connecting hole corresponding to two sides of the rack; a connecting point between the linkage mechanism and the transmission device is provided on the housing of the transmission device and deviates from the rotating shaft; and under the driving of the linkage mechanism, the transmission device rotates relative to the rack with the rotating shaft as the center.
Alternatively, the housing of the transmission device is further provided with a lug at one side or two sides thereof which is provided to deviate from the rotating shaft; and a first limiting groove for limiting the rotation of the lug within the range of 90 degrees is provided on a corresponding position of the rack.
Alternatively, the second hydraulic oil cylinders and the linkage mechanism are two in number, the linkage mechanism is a two connecting rods mechanism which comprises a first connecting rod being connected with the piston of the second hydraulic oil cylinder and a second connecting rod being connected with the transmission device, and a second liming groove for limiting the axial motion of the first connecting rod is provided on the rack.
Alternatively, there are 2N first hydraulic oil cylinders which are fixed on one side from which the bit protrudes out in the main body, wherein the pistons of N first hydraulic oil cylinders are fixedly connected with one side of the rack, and the pistons of another N first hydraulic oil cylinders are fixedly connected with the other side of the rack, wherein N is positive integer.
Alternatively, one or more angle sensors being provided to detect the rotation angle of the bit are mounted on the transmission device.
Alternatively, the electric motor is fixedly mounted on the main body.
The above drilling type sidewall coring apparatus is provided with the rack in the main body, the transmission device installed with the bit is mounted on the rack, using the hydraulic oil cylinder to directly drive the rack to perform radial motion in the main body so as to achieve the protruding and retracting of the bit, and the structure can be simply achieved and is reliable, which improves the precision of coring. Preferably, the second hydraulic oil cylinder and the linkage mechanism needed for achieving the rotation and swing of the bit are mounted on the rack, moving with the rack, so as to avoid the case of coring failure when the bit gets stuck.
The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawings. It should be illustrated that without a conflict, the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other randomly.
The main body 1 of the sidewall coring apparatus according to the embodiments accommodates a rack 7, and the right angle speed reducer 4 installed with the bit 2 can be mounted on the rack 7 in a rotatable manner. Referring to
The bit 2 is indirectly mounted on the rack 7 by the right angle speed reducer 4. The telescopic motion of the bit 2 relative to the main body 1 is achieved by the radial motion of the rack 7 in the main body 1 according to the embodiments. Referring to
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The structure for achieving the protruding and retracting of the bit can be simply achieved and is reliable for the ease of controlling, which improves the precision of coring. Moreover, the position of the first hydraulic oil cylinder 9 is easy to be arranged and a sufficient number of the first hydraulic oil cylinders can be provided to guarantee the needed power according to the actual needs. For instance, the number of the first hydraulic oil cylinder can be provided as 2N, wherein the pistons of N first hydraulic oil cylinders are fixedly connected with one side of the rack, the pistons of the other N first hydraulic oil cylinders are fixedly connected with the other side of the rack, wherein N is positive integer.
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After coring, the bit will retract into the initial position as shown in
The drilling type sidewall coring apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention switches the drilling power mechanism to the soft shaft and speed reducer (not limiting to the right angle speed reducer) to transmit power; the protruding and retracting of the bit is achieved by providing the rack, the first hydraulic oil cylinder; and meanwhile, the rotation of the bit is simplified by fixing the second hydraulic oil cylinder on the rack. It is easily understood that, in another embodiment, the efficiency can be improved merely by using the drilling power mechanism according to the embodiments. While in another embodiment, the mechanism for achieving the protruding and retracting of the bit is merely used according to the embodiments, at this time, the transmission device of the bit does not need to use the right angle speed reducer and may also use the hydraulic motor and the like. In addition, when using the mechanism for the protruding and retracting of the bit according to the embodiments, it may also, at the same time, use or not use the rotary mechanism of the bit according to the embodiments.
The drilling type sidewall coring apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention switches the drilling power mechanism to use the soft shaft and speed reducer to transmit power, the transmission efficiency of which is about 3 times that of the original one. The power of the bit is sufficient and the success rate of coring is greatly increased. The power of the bit is almost not affected by the temperature, and the using scope is expanded from the varying scope of the temperature of 50° C. to 150° C. without the need of frequently replacing the hydraulic oil. The workload of site maintenance is largely reduced and the risk of site operation is effectively reduced.
The drilling type sidewall coring apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention is provided with the rack in the main body, the transmission device installed with the bit is mounted on the rack, and the hydraulic oil cylinder is used to directly drive the rack to perform radial motion in the main body so as to achieve the protruding and retracing of the bit. The structure can be simply achieved and is reliable, which improves the precision of coring and avoids the coring failure when the bit gets stuck.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201410324549.6 | Jul 2014 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2014/086986 | 9/19/2014 | WO | 00 |