Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
  • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
  • E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
  • E21B44/005—Below-ground automatic control systems
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
  • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
  • E21B4/00—Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
  • E21B4/16—Plural down-hole drives, e.g. for combined percussion and rotary drilling; Drives for multi-bit drilling units

Definitions

• the invention relates to an equipment drilling soil or rock and a method for regulating its penetration, where the penetration is restricted if one or several drill bits are overloaded.
• the pressure schocks caused by the tool upon drilling are a disadvantage of the above solution, because they disturb the control of backing of the whole tool unit. Generally, it is possible to control the backing only when the drill head is driven on the wall which is being drilled and it can detected by the backing that the tool and the whole drill head have reached the target.
• the solution of this invention enables elimination of possibili- lities for the single bits to get damaged and dependable control of the backing of the drill bits.
• the invention is characterized by the features described in the patent claims.
• Fig. 1 is a multi-bit drilling tool
• Fig. 2 is a cross—section of a shock—absorbing cylinder of a bit
• Fig. 3 is a diagram of a hydraulic system
• Fig. 4 is a diagram of an alternative hydraulic system
• Figure one shows a rotatable tool 1 at the head of which there are several drill bits of different types.
• all the bits are cutting discs 4 which, on cutting soil or rock, get into slow rotation around their shaft while tool 1 is rotated and fed forward.
• the drill bit rods 5 are at the same time rods of pistons 6 of hydraulic cylinders 7, at the heads of which supporting parts 2,3 for the cutting discs 4 are fixed.
• Figure 2 shows a hydraulic system by means of which the backing of a bit is functioning. From the former cylinder hydraulic pressure enters into cylinder 7 through back-valve 18. The drill bit and the piston are then in a slightly backed position.
• valve 19 is open letting oil through the piston. Proper opening pressure would be 180 bar for instance. Then also valve 11 must let some oil forward and its opening pressure could be 140 bar. Backing stops as soon as the forward feeding of tool is switched off.
• a situation where a cylinder has got into baking position can be detected from the total or almost total interruption of oil flow from channel 12 if the last cylinder is backing.
• Figure 3 shows a hydraulic diagram of a series connection of cylinders 24.
• the feeding pressure upper limit is kept at least in 100 bar with regulation valve 22.
• the valve lets oil into tank 21 when the pressure limit is clearly exceeded.
• Valve 23 regulates and sustains pressure in cylinders.
• the valve opening pressure can be 100 bar. If valve 23 allows more oil through than the pump deplacement, all drill bits are then in their extreme position. A smaller flow of oil indicates that one or more drill bits are backed .
• FIG. 5 shows cylinders 25 connected in parallel.
• a pressure of ab . 100 bar is conducted along line 29 to the rear of each cylinder.
• sensor valves 28 connected to each cylinder, the same oil is circulated back to the pump. With the pistons in their extreme position, said valves 28 are opened by levers 27, and the oil circulates. Stopping of oil circulation indicates that a bit or the bits are backed. Oil returns over the back valve 33 to the regulation valve 34, which sustains a pressure of ab. 100 bar.
• Regulation valve 31 lets oil direct to the return line if a cylinder is backed and has closed respective valve 28.
• the opening pressure of valve 31 can be for instance 140 bar.
• Valve 32 is adjustable, and with this valve it is possible to regulate certain counter pressure on the other side of the pistons in situations where pistons are driven outward by pressure.

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  • 1991-03-25 FI FI911415A patent/FI91552C/fi not_active IP Right Cessation
• 1992
  • 1992-03-25 WO PCT/FI1992/000085 patent/WO1992016718A1/en active IP Right Grant
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