Drilling jar for use in a downhole network
    11.
    发明授权
    Drilling jar for use in a downhole network 有权
    用于井下网络的钻孔

    公开(公告)号:US06991035B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-31

    申请号:US10653604

    申请日:2003-09-02

    IPC分类号: E21B31/107

    CPC分类号: E21B17/003 E21B31/107

    摘要: Apparatus and methods for integrating transmission cable into the body of selected downhole tools, such as drilling jars, having variable or changing lengths. A wired downhole-drilling tool is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a housing and a mandrel insertable into the housing. A coiled cable is enclosed within the housing and has a first end connected to the housing and a second end connected to the mandrel. The coiled cable is configured to stretch and shorten in accordance with axial movement between the housing and the mandrel. A clamp is used to fix the coiled cable with respect to the housing, the mandrel, or both, to accommodate a change of tension in the coiled cable.

    摘要翻译: 将传输电缆集成到选定的井下工具(例如钻孔罐)的主体中,具有可变或变化的长度的装置和方法。 在本发明的一个实施例中公开了一种有线的井下钻孔工具,包括可插入壳体中的壳体和心轴。 线圈电缆被封装在壳体内,并且具有连接到壳体的第一端和连接到心轴的第二端。 卷绕的缆线被构造成根据壳体和心轴之间的轴向运动而拉伸和缩短。 使用夹具相对于壳体,心轴或两者来固定盘绕的电缆,以适应线圈电缆中的张力变化。

    Loaded transducer for downhole drilling components
    12.
    发明授权
    Loaded transducer for downhole drilling components 有权
    用于井下钻井部件的负载传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06913093B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-05

    申请号:US10430734

    申请日:2003-05-06

    IPC分类号: E21B17/02 H01R4/60

    CPC分类号: E21B17/028

    摘要: A robust transmission element for transmitting information between downhole tools, such as sections of drill pipe, in the presence of hostile environmental conditions, such as heat, dirt, rocks, mud, fluids, lubricants, and the like. The transmission element maintains reliable connectivity between transmission elements, thereby providing an uninterrupted flow of information between drill string components. A transmission element is mounted within a recess proximate a mating surface of a downhole drilling component, such as a section of drill pipe. To close gaps present between transmission elements, transmission elements may be biased with a “spring force,” urging them closer together.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在诸如热,污物,岩石,泥浆,流体,润滑剂等恶劣环境条件的情况下在井下工具之间传输信息的鲁棒传动元件,例如钻杆的部分。 传输元件保持传输元件之间的可靠连接,从而在钻柱组件之间提供不间断的信息流。 传动元件安装在靠近井下钻井部件(例如钻杆的一部分)的配合表面附近的凹部内。 为了缩小传输元件之间的间隙,传动元件可能会被“弹簧力”偏置,从而使它们更靠近在一起。

    Data transmission system for a downhole component
    13.
    发明授权
    Data transmission system for a downhole component 有权
    井下部件数据传输系统

    公开(公告)号:US06844498B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-18

    申请号:US10358099

    申请日:2003-02-02

    摘要: The invention is a system for transmitting data through a string of downhole components. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the system includes a plurality of downhole components, such as sections of pipe in a drill string. Each component has a first and second end, with a first communication element located at the first end and a second communication element located at the second end. Each communication element includes a first contact and a second contact. The system also includes a coaxial cable running between the first and second communication elements, the coaxial cable having a conductive tube and a conductive core within it. The system also includes a first and second connector for connecting the first and second communication elements respectively to the coaxial cable. Each connector includes a conductive sleeve, lying concentrically within the conductive tube, which fits around and makes electrical contact with the conductive core. The conductive sleeve is electrically isolated from the conductive tube. The conductive sleeve of the first connector is in electrical contact with the first contact of the first communication element, the conductive sleeve of the second connector is in electrical contact with the first contact of the second communication element, and the conductive tube is in electrical contact with both the second contact of the first communication element and the second contact of the second communication element.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种通过井下部件串发送数据的系统。 根据本发明的一个方面,该系统包括多个井下部件,例如钻柱中的管道部分。 每个部件具有第一和第二端,第一通信元件位于第一端,第二通信元件位于第二端。 每个通信元件包括第一触点和第二触点。 该系统还包括在第一和第二通信元件之间延伸的同轴电缆,该同轴电缆在其内具有导电管和导电芯。 该系统还包括用于将第一和第二通信元件分别连接到同轴电缆的第一和第二连接器。 每个连接器包括导电套筒,其同心地位于导电管内,该导电套管围绕并与导电芯线电接触。 导电套与导电管电绝缘。 第一连接器的导电套与第一连接元件的第一触点电接触,第二连接器的导电套与第二连通元件的第一触点电接触,并且导电管是电接触的 同时第一通信元件的第二接触和第二通信元件的第二接触。

    Signal connection for a downhole tool string
    14.
    发明授权
    Signal connection for a downhole tool string 有权
    井下工具串的信号连接

    公开(公告)号:US07098802B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-29

    申请号:US10315263

    申请日:2002-12-10

    IPC分类号: G01V3/00 G08C19/16 E21B47/00

    CPC分类号: G01V11/002

    摘要: A signal transmission connection for a tool string used in exploration and production of natural resources, namely: oil, gas, and geothermal energy resources. The connection comprises first and second annular elements deployed in cooperative association with each other. The respective elements comprise inductive transducers that are capable of two-way signal transmission between each other, with downhole components of the tool string, and with ground-level equipment. The respective inductive transducers comprise one or more conductive loops housed within ferrite troughs, or within ferrite trough segments. When energized, the conductive loops produce a magnetic field suitable for transmitting the signal. The second element may be rotational in drilling applications. The respective elements may be fitted with electronic equipment to aid and manipulate the transmission of the signal. The first element may also be in communication with the World Wide Web.

    摘要翻译: 用于勘探和生产自然资源的工具串的信号传输连接,即:石油,天然气和地热能资源。 连接包括彼此配合地配置的第一和第二环形元件。 相应的元件包括感应换能器,其能够彼此之间进行双向信号传输,与工具串的井下部件以及地面级设备。 相应的感应换能器包括容纳在铁氧体槽内或铁氧体槽段内的一个或多个导电回路。 当通电时,导电环产生适于传输信号的磁场。 第二元件可以在钻井应用中旋转。 各个元件可以装配有电子设备以帮助和操纵信号的传输。 第一个元素也可以与万维网通信。

    LOADED TRANSDUCER FOR DOWNHOLE DRILLING COMPONENTS
    15.
    发明申请
    LOADED TRANSDUCER FOR DOWNHOLE DRILLING COMPONENTS 有权
    用于井下钻孔组件的装载式传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20050236160A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-27

    申请号:US10908249

    申请日:2005-05-04

    IPC分类号: E21B17/02 E21B47/00

    CPC分类号: E21B17/028

    摘要: A robust transmission element for transmitting information between downhole tools, such as sections of drill pipe, in the presence of hostile environmental conditions, such as heat, dirt, rocks, mud, fluids, lubricants, and the like. The transmission element maintains reliable connectivity between transmission elements, thereby providing an uninterrupted flow of information between drill string components. A transmission element is mounted within a recess proximate a mating surface of a downhole drilling component, such as a section of drill pipe. To close gaps present between transmission elements, transmission elements may be biased with a “spring force,” urging them closer together.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在诸如热,污物,岩石,泥浆,流体,润滑剂等恶劣环境条件的情况下在井下工具之间传输信息的鲁棒传动元件,例如钻杆的部分。 传输元件保持传输元件之间的可靠连接,从而在钻柱组件之间提供不间断的信息流。 传动元件安装在靠近井下钻井部件(例如钻杆的一部分)的配合表面附近的凹部内。 为了缩小传输元件之间的间隙,传动元件可能会被“弹簧力”偏置,从而使它们更靠近在一起。

    Data Transmission System for a Downhole Component
    17.
    发明申请
    Data Transmission System for a Downhole Component 有权
    井下部件数据传输系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050145406A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-07

    申请号:US10904688

    申请日:2004-11-23

    摘要: The invention is a system for transmitting data through a string of downhole components. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the system includes a plurality of downhole components, such as sections of pipe in a drill string. Each component has a first and second end, with a first communication element located at the first end and a second communication element located at the second end. Each communication element includes a first contact and a second contact. The system also includes a coaxial cable running between the first and second communication elements, the coaxial cable having a conductive tube and a conductive core within it. The system also includes a first and second connector for connecting the first and second communication elements respectively to the coaxial cable. Each connector includes a conductive sleeve, lying concentrically within the conductive tube, which fits around and makes electrical contact with the conductive core. The conductive sleeve is electrically isolated from the conductive tube. The conductive sleeve of the first connector is in electrical contact with the first contact of the first communication element, the conductive sleeve of the second connector is in electrical contact with the first contact of the second communication element, and the conductive tube is in electrical contact with both the second contact of the first communication element and the second contact of the second communication element.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种通过井下部件串发送数据的系统。 根据本发明的一个方面,该系统包括多个井下部件,例如钻柱中的管道部分。 每个部件具有第一和第二端,第一通信元件位于第一端,第二通信元件位于第二端。 每个通信元件包括第一触点和第二触点。 该系统还包括在第一和第二通信元件之间延伸的同轴电缆,该同轴电缆在其内具有导电管和导电芯。 该系统还包括用于将第一和第二通信元件分别连接到同轴电缆的第一和第二连接器。 每个连接器包括导电套筒,其同心地位于导电管内,该导电套管围绕并与导电芯线电接触。 导电套与导电管电绝缘。 第一连接器的导电套与第一连接元件的第一触点电接触,第二连接器的导电套与第二连通元件的第一触点电接触,并且导电管是电接触的 同时第一通信元件的第二接触和第二通信元件的第二接触。

    Self-energized backup ring for annular seals
    18.
    发明授权
    Self-energized backup ring for annular seals 有权
    环形密封圈的自动备用环

    公开(公告)号:US07828301B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-09

    申请号:US12019897

    申请日:2008-01-25

    IPC分类号: F16L17/06 F16J15/02

    摘要: An apparatus is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an annular seal (e.g., an o-ring) and a backup ring to provide support to the annular seal. A gland is provided to accommodate the backup ring and the annular seal. The gland has a contact surface which is adapted to contact a corresponding contact surface of the backup ring upon inserting the backup ring into the gland. The diameters of the contact surfaces of the backup ring and gland are sized such that the contact surface of the backup ring radially interferes with the contact surface of the gland, thereby urging the backup ring out of the gland. A retention mechanism, such as interlocking grooves, protrusions, ridges, notches, slots, or the like may be provided in the backup ring and gland respectively to prevent the backup ring from completely exiting the gland.

    摘要翻译: 在本发明的一个实施例中公开了一种装置,其包括环形密封件(例如,O形环)和支撑环,以向环形密封件提供支撑。 提供压盖以容纳支撑环和环形密封。 所述密封套具有接触表面,所述接触表面在将所述支撑环插入所述压盖时适于接触所述支撑环的相应接触表面。 支撑环和压盖的接触表面的直径的尺寸使得支撑环的接触表面径向地干涉压盖的接触表面,从而将支撑环推出压盖。 可以在支撑环和压盖中分别设置保持机构,例如互锁槽,突起,脊,凹口,槽等,以防止支撑环完全离开压盖。

    Filter for a drill string
    19.
    发明授权
    Filter for a drill string 有权
    过滤钻柱

    公开(公告)号:US07303029B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-04

    申请号:US10711596

    申请日:2004-09-28

    IPC分类号: E21B43/34

    摘要: A filter for a drill string comprises a perforated receptacle having an open end and a perforated end and first and second mounting surfaces are adjacent the open end. A transmission element is disposed within each of the first and second mounting surfaces. A capacitor may modify electrical characteristics of an LC circuit that comprises the transmission elements. The respective transmission elements are in communication with each other and with a transmission network integrated into the drill string. The transmission elements may be inductive couplers, direct electrical contacts, or optical couplers. In some embodiments of the present invention, the filter comprises an electronic component. The electronic component may be selected from the group consisting of a sensor, a router, a power source, a clock source, a repeater, and an amplifier.

    摘要翻译: 用于钻柱的过滤器包括具有开口端和穿孔端部的穿孔接插件,并且第一和第二安装表面邻近开口端。 传动元件设置在每个第一和第二安装表面内。 电容器可以改变包括传输元件的LC电路的电气特性。 相应的传输元件彼此通信并且与传输网络集成在钻柱中。 传输元件可以是感性耦合器,直接电触点或光耦合器。 在本发明的一些实施例中,滤波器包括电子部件。 电子部件可以选自传感器,路由器,电源,时钟源,中继器和放大器。