This application is a 371 of international application of PCT application serial no. PCT/CN2018/086474, filed on May 11, 2018, which claims the priority benefit of China application no. 201810194257.3, filed on Mar. 9, 2018. The entirety of each of the above mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
The present invention relates to a long-distance drilling and hydrofracturing integrated device and method in underground mine, belonging to the field of mining engineering.
At present, hydraulic fracturing technology has been developed for many years, and has been widely applied in ground application. However, due to the limitation of construction environment in underground mine, the hydraulic fracturing technology is mechanized in a low level, many operations are completed by manpower and limited by manpower, and some large-angle and long-distance hydrofracturing operations cannot be done.
Furthermore, the underground mine hydraulic fracturing technology in known technologies requires drilling first, then withdrawing a drill rod, feeding a hole sealer into a designated position through a special mounting rod, and finally hydrofracturing. This technology requires rod withdrawal and hole sealer installation, and this process involves one entry and one exit, which not only increases the process, but also increases the labor intensity of workers. In particular, when the high-pressure sealed drill rod is installed, the manpower is still used, with long working time, low efficiency, and slow project progress. In addition, due to the limitation of the construction space, too many construction workers are not allowed. When some long-distance and large-angle installations of drill rods are performed, manpower is not feasible. Therefore, a proper device and solution are urgently needed.
Mine crawler drills have been widely applied to drilling in underground mine due to fast drilling speed, short time consumption and high efficiency, can realize automatic rod feeding with a small operating space, are highly mechanized, need a few workers, and are widely used in hydraulic fracturing drilling. A drill rod needs to be withdrawn after a crawler drill drills holes, while the hydraulic fracturing technology requires feeding a hole sealer into a designated work site with a special mounting rod after the drill rod is withdrawn, and such operation of one entry and one exit takes a lot of time and is low in efficiency.
At present, the hydraulic fracturing integrated technology in underground mine integrating a crawler drill with hydraulic fracturing has not appeared, and the technology needs to consider the problems of wear of a hole sealer due to the rotation of a drill rod, tightness of an ordinary drill rod through high-pressure water, etc. This technology also requires improvements on the ordinary drill rod to ensure the tightness of the ordinary drill rod in the presence of high-pressure water.
To overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides a long-distance drilling and hydrofracturing integrated device and method in underground mine, which can improve the mechanization level and working efficiency of underground mine hydraulic fracturing, reduce workers, and can complete long-distance and large-angle drilling and hydrofracturing.
The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problems is as follows
A long-distance drilling and hydrofracturing integrated device in underground mine includes a drill bit, a hydrofracturing rod, an anti-impact rod, a hole sealing rod, a high-pressure sealed drill rod and a crawler drill rod feeder sequentially connected end to end. The hydrofracturing rod is hollow. A pressure control hydrofracturing device is installed at an inner middle position of the hydrofracturing rod, and the pressure control hydrofracturing device consists of a dust-proof pressure control component, a pressure control steel ball and a pressure control spring. The pressure control steel ball is installed in the dust-proof pressure control component. One end of the pressure control spring is connected to an end of the dust-proof pressure control component, and the other end of the pressure control spring is connected to a partition inside the hydrofracturing rod. The hydrofracturing rod below the dust-proof pressure control component is provided with a hydrofracturing passage which is perpendicular to an axial direction and communicates with an outside. The dust-proof pressure control component is further provided with a low-pressure water trough opening, and the low-pressure water trough opening is connected to an inside of a pressure rod on another side of the partition through a static water division passage. The hydrofracturing rod is connected to the drill bit through the end near the static water division passage. The anti-impact rod includes a rod body having an inner cavity and a guard installed in the inner cavity. The guard includes a cylindrical guard plate, an inside of one end of the guard plate is connected by connecting plates, and a semi-closed static water passage is formed in a middle. A middle section of the inner cavity is composed of a guard plate moving space, a connecting plate moving space and a push ball moving space communicating with each other. An expansion space is superimposed with the guard plate moving space at one end of the inner cavity, a diameter of the expansion space is larger than the push ball moving space, and an expansion space is superimposed with the connecting plate moving space and the guard plate moving space at the other end of the inner cavity. A guard plate blocking inner wall and a connecting plate blocking wall are further arranged on a middle section of the end near the expansion space, and a distance between the two is identical to the length of the guard plate having the connecting plates. The anti-impact rod is connected to the hydrofracturing rod through the end near the connecting plate moving space. The hole sealing rod is a hollow rod, and the outer portion thereof is provided with a hole sealing capsule. The crawler drill rod feeder includes a pipe body and a high-pressure water injection pipe at one end of the pipe body and communicating with the inside of the pipe body, a pressure relief valve is arranged between the high-pressure water injection pipe and the pipe body, and a guard valve is further arranged inside the other end of the pipe body. The crawler drill rod feeder is connected to the high-pressure sealed drill rod through the end near the high-pressure water injection pipe.
A drilling and hydrofracturing method using the long-distance drilling and hydrofracturing integrated device in underground mine includes following operation steps.
Step1, installation and drilling. (1) Connecting and sealing the drill bit, the hydrofracturing rod, the anti-impact rod, the hole sealing rod and the high-pressure sealed drill rod in sequence, moving the guard inside the anti-impact rod to the guard plate blocking inner wall and the connecting plate blocking wall to be in a guard mode during installation of the anti-impact rod, and finally connecting a tail of the high-pressure sealed drill rod to the crawler drill rod feeder. (2) Opening the guard valve and closing the pressure relief valve during drilling, and introducing static pressure water to the drill rod, where the water flows through a rod line system consisting of the high-pressure sealed drill rod, the hole sealing rod, the static water passage of the anti-impact rod and the static water division passage of the hydrofracturing rod, and reaches the drill bit to cool the drill bit.
Step 2, hydrofracturing. (1) First, closing the guard valve and the pressure relief valve. (2) Then, closing the guard mode of the anti-impact rod: putting the push ball in, and introducing low-pressure water such that the low-pressure water carrying the push ball enters the rod line system, where when the push ball reaches an outside of a closed end of the static water passage, the guard plate carrying the connecting plates of the guard is pushed to move toward an inside of the anti-impact rod till reaching a bottommost portion of a guard plate storage space, and the low-pressure water flows out through a space between the connecting plates. At the same time, withdrawing the guard plate from the hole sealing capsule to expose the hole sealing capsule. (3) Next, injecting high-pressure water through the high-pressure water injection pipe to reach the hole sealing capsule, where the high-pressure water is injected to the hole sealing capsule through a water inlet of the hole sealing capsule to stuff the hole sealing capsule. Maintaining a pressure when the pressure reaches a specified value, and performing hydrofracturing after the pressure is stable. (4) Continuing to inject the high-pressure water through the high-pressure water injection pipe to reach the hydrofracturing rod through the high-pressure sealed drill rod, the anti-impact rod and the hole sealing rod, where when the water pressure reaches a certain value, the pressure control steel ball and the dust-proof pressure control component transfer force to the pressure control spring, so that the pressure control spring is compressed, and the high-pressure water flows out from eight directions to fracture a coal wall or a rock wall, thus completing the hydrofracturing.
Step3, multiple times of multi-point hydrofracturing. After the previous hydrofracturing point is completed, stopping injecting the high-pressure water, opening the pressure relief valve to relieve pressure, completing the pressure relief on the hole sealing capsule when a little water flows out from the pressure relief valve, automatically withdrawing rods by a crawler drill, repeating (3) and (4) of the hydrofracturing operation in step 2 when the withdrawal reaches next hydrofracturing point, and so on, thus completing the withdrawal and multi-point hydrofracturing through the crawler drill.
Step 4, Rod withdrawal. After the last hydrofracturing point is completed, withdrawing all the rods through the crawler drill for next drilling construction.
Compared with the prior art, the long-distance drilling and hydrofracturing integrated device and method in underground mine according to the present invention have the advantages that, first, the drill bit, a hydrofracturing rod, the anti-impact rod, the hole sealing rod, the high-pressure sealed drill rod and the crawler drill rod feeder are effectively combined into a whole, and the crawler drill is used for automatic operation to realize the processes of drilling, guarding, hydrofracturing and hole sealing, so that the process of withdrawing a drill rod and feeding the high-pressure sealed drill rod is reduced, the mechanization level and safety are improved, the work efficiency is improved, the workers are reduced, the operation is simplified, and long-distance and large-angle drilling and hydrofracturing can be completed. At the same time, due to the combination of the anti-impact rod, the hole sealing rod and the hydrofracturing rod, the wear of drilling cuttings on a hole sealing structure is reduced, and the service life thereof is prolonged. Second, the integrated “drill rod” composed of the drill bit, the hydrofracturing rod, the anti-impact rod, the hole sealing rod and the high-pressure sealed drill rod solves the problems of wear of a hole sealer due to the rotation of a drill rod and tightness of an ordinary drill rod through high-pressure water in the underground mine hydraulic fracturing integrated technology, and is a new technology that really integrates the crawler drill with hydraulic fracturing.
The following further illustrates the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without any creative effort shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
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The construction process is as follows.
Step 1. Installation. The drill bit 06, the hydrofracturing rod 05, the anti-impact rod 04, the hole sealing rod 03 and the high-pressure sealed drill rod 02 are sequentially connected as shown in
Step 2. Hydrofracturing. (1) The guard valve 23 and the pressure relief valve 24 are closed. The guard valve 23 is closed to prevent the high-pressure water from entering the inside of the drill to damage the drill, the pressure relief valve is closed to prevent water loss and reduce the displacement of required water, and the high-pressure water flows out from the pressure relief valve, which not only reduces the working efficiency and increases the working time, and but also may cause the discharged the high-pressure water to damage the surrounding. (2) The guard mode of the anti-impact rod 04 is closed. The push ball 6 is put in, low-pressure water is introduced first, and the low-pressure water carrying the push ball 6 enters the rod line system. When the push ball 6 reaches the static water passage 4, the guard plate 3-1 carrying the connecting plates 3-2 is pushed to move toward the inside of the anti-impact rod 04 till reaching the bottom of the guard plate storage space, the low-pressure water flows out through the space between the connecting plates 3-2, and at the same time, the guard plate 3-1 is withdrawn from the hole sealing capsule 15 to expose the hole sealing capsule 15 (a method for determining that the push ball 6 is pushed to the bottom is as follows. When the ball contacts the static water passage 4, the water pressure increases and continues for a while. When the push ball 6 is pushed to the bottom, the water pressure decreases. Therefore, it is only necessary to put a pressure sensor or a pressure gauge on the static water injection port to observe the pressure change). (3) The high-pressure water injection pipe 26 is connected with the high-pressure water injection pipe connector 25. (4) The high-pressure water is injected through the high-pressure water injection pipe 26, and the high-pressure water reaches the hole sealing capsule 15, where the high-pressure water is injected into the hole sealing capsule 15 through the hole sealing capsule water inlet 16 to stuff the hole sealing capsule 15. When the pressure reaches a specified value, the pressure is maintained. When the pressure is stable, hydrofracturing is performed. (5) The high-pressure water is continuously injected through the high-pressure water injection pipe 26, and the high-pressure water flows through the high-pressure sealed drill rod 02, the anti-impact rod 04 and the hole sealing rod 03, and reaches the hydrofracturing rod 05. When the water pressure reaches a certain value, the pressure control steel ball 19 and the dust-proof pressure control component transmit force to the pressure control spring 18 to compress the spring, and the high-pressure water flows out from eight directions to fracture a coal (rock) wall, thus completing the hydrofracturing.
Step 3. Multiple times of multi-point hydrofracturing. After the previous hydrofracturing point is completed, pressure relief is performed on the hole sealing capsule 15 (injection of the high-pressure water is stopped, and the pressure relief valve 24 is opened to relieve pressure). When a little water flows out from the pressure relief valve, after the pressure relief is completed, the rods are automatically withdrawn by the crawler drill. When the drill rod is withdrawn to next hydrofracturing point, (4) and (5) of the hydrofracturing operation in step 2 are repeated. In this way, the withdrawal and multi-point hydrofracturing may be completed by the drill. The process is implemented by the crawler drill, thereby reducing the manpower and improving the working efficiency.
Step 4. Rod withdrawal. After the last hydrofracturing point is completed, all the rods are withdrawn through the crawler drill for next drilling construction.
The advantages of the present invention are as follows.
1. The crawler drill is used instead of manpower for feeding rods for drilling, thus improving the propulsive force, completing the tasks that cannot be completed by manpower such as long distance and large angle, reducing workers, improving the level of mechanization, and improving the working efficiency.
2. The integration of drilling and hole sealing reduces the intermediate link. The drill rod for drilling is designed as a hollow water-permeable large-diameter drill rod, the anti-impact rod 04 and the hydrofracturing rod 05 are designed, the anti-impact rod 04, the hole sealing rod 03 and the drill bit 06 are connected, and the joints are sealed with sealing rings.
3. With the use of the drilling and hydrofracturing integrated device and method in underground mine, the drill rod, the hydrofracturing rod 05 and the like are delivered to the designated position while drilling, so that the drill rod does not need to be taken out, only the crawler drill needs to be improved, high-pressure water holes are added to the rod feeder, and the high-pressure water enters the drill rod from the high-pressure water holes and reaches the hydrofracturing portion. When the hydrofracturing is completed, the drill rod is withdrawn by the crawler drill, the hydrofracturing hole reaches another hydrofracturing point, and high-pressure water is injected again for hydrofracturing. This method reduces two links of withdrawing the drill rod and installing the hole sealer in the mid-way, so that the operation is simplified. The safety is improved in the presence of the crawler drill.
4. The drill rod of this system consists of a high-pressure sealed drill rod, a hydrofracturing bar 05, an anti-impact rod 04 and a hole sealing rod 03 with large torsional strength. The anti-impact rod 04 is connected with the hole sealing rod 03, and the guard plate 3-1 of the anti-impact rod 04 is unfolded and sleeved on the hole sealing rod 03 to seal a hole sealer, thus preventing drilling cuttings from being in contact with the hole sealing capsule 15 to wear the hole sealing capsule 15 and shorten the service life thereof.
5. The internal connector used in the hole sealing capsule presents wear, short use time and short service life of the hole sealing capsule 15 due to the rotation of a high-pressure thin hose driven by the rotation of the drill rod outside where pipes are located.
6. In the device and the method, high-pressure water is injected from the inside of the drill rod, thereby reducing the wear of a high-pressure thin hose conventionally used from the outside and the operation difficulty in withdrawing rods, accelerating rod withdrawal, reducing the rod withdrawal time, and improving the work efficiency.
In the present invention, the cooling water rotary connector of the crawler drill is changed into a high-pressure rotary connector (one end of the high-pressure rotary connector is connected with a water pipe, and the other end is connected with the drill rod). After the drilling is completed, the cooling water pipe is removed and replaced with a hydraulic fracturing high-pressure water pipe. The ordinary drill rod is replaced with the high-pressure sealed drill rod 02, which can withstand high-pressure water and transfer the torque of the drill. The drill bit 06 is at the front end of the high-pressure sealed drill rod 02, and the hole sealer is behind the drill bit 06, so that the drilling, the withdrawal of the drill rod and the installation of the hole sealer are combined and completed in one step to reduce the working time, improve the working efficiency and improve the level of mechanization. At the same time, the high-power crawler drill can complete long-distance and large-angle drilling and hydrofracturing.
Described above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto in any form. Any simple modifications and equivalent changes made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention fall within the scope of the present invention.
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