Drilling system powered by energy-harvesting sensor
    1.
    发明授权
    Drilling system powered by energy-harvesting sensor 有权
    钻井系统由能量采集传感器供电

    公开(公告)号:US07729860B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-01

    申请号:US11490974

    申请日:2006-07-21

    IPC分类号: G01V1/40

    CPC分类号: G01V1/44

    摘要: A method and system is provided for determining the value of an attribute of ambient energy at a drilling assembly at the bottom of a borehole. Ambient energy includes kinetic energy, hydraulic energy and thermal energy. Attributes include vibration frequency spectrum, pressure difference, and temperature difference. The method uses energy harvested by at least one energy-harvesting sensor to power the system. The system generates data signals from at least one energy-harvesting sensor at one or more locations along a downhole drilling assembly, and transmits data up the borehole.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法和系统,用于确定在钻孔底部的钻井组件处的环境能量属性的值。 环境能量包括动能,液压能和热能。 属性包括振动频谱,压力差和温差。 该方法使用由至少一个能量收集传感器收获的能量来为系统供电。 该系统在沿着井下钻井组件的一个或多个位置处从至少一个能量收集传感器生成数据信号,并将数据传送到钻孔。

    Drilling system powered by energy-harvesting sensor
    2.
    发明申请
    Drilling system powered by energy-harvesting sensor 有权
    钻井系统由能量采集传感器供电

    公开(公告)号:US20080033653A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-07

    申请号:US11490974

    申请日:2006-07-21

    IPC分类号: G01V1/40

    CPC分类号: G01V1/44

    摘要: A method and system is provided for determining the value of an attribute of ambient energy at a drilling assembly at the bottom of a borehole. Ambient energy includes kinetic energy, hydraulic energy and thermal energy. Attributes include vibration frequency spectrum, pressure difference, and temperature difference. The method uses energy harvested by at least one energy-harvesting sensor to power the system. The system generates data signals from at least one energy-harvesting sensor at one or more locations along a downhole drilling assembly, and transmits data up the borehole.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法和系统,用于确定在钻孔底部的钻井组件处的环境能量属性的值。 环境能量包括动能,液压能和热能。 属性包括振动频谱,压力差和温差。 该方法使用由至少一个能量收集传感器收获的能量来为系统供电。 该系统在沿着井下钻井组件的一个或多个位置处从至少一个能量收集传感器生成数据信号,并将数据传送到钻孔。

    EXPANDABLE STRUCTURES FOR WELLBORE DEPLOYMENT
    3.
    发明申请
    EXPANDABLE STRUCTURES FOR WELLBORE DEPLOYMENT 审中-公开
    井架部署的可扩展结构

    公开(公告)号:US20130206410A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-15

    申请号:US13397394

    申请日:2012-02-15

    申请人: Julio GUERRERO

    发明人: Julio GUERRERO

    IPC分类号: E21B33/00 E21B33/12

    摘要: The subject disclosure relates to expandable structures that seal and block cross-sections of a wellbore. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of structure plates and at least one expandable structure, the apparatus operable to change a perimeter diameter and block a cross-section when deployed.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及密封和阻挡井筒横截面的可膨胀结构。 在一个实施例中,该装置包括多个结构板和至少一个可扩展结构,该装置可操作以改变周界直径并在展开时阻挡横截面。

    Vertical glider robot
    5.
    发明授权
    Vertical glider robot 有权
    垂直滑翔机器人

    公开(公告)号:US08397657B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-19

    申请号:US12871433

    申请日:2010-08-30

    IPC分类号: B63G8/00

    CPC分类号: G01V3/12 B63B51/00

    摘要: A subsea vertical glider robot which supports deployment in subsea oilfield activities is disclosed. This vertical glider robot can also be used in oceanographic research exploration. One application of this vertical glider robot is the autonomous delivery of equipment and sensor systems to a precise predetermined location on the sea floor. The vertical glider robot is deployed from a surface ship or any other suitable sea surface platform and allowed to free fall to the bottom of the ocean. The traversal through the body of water is performed primarily by converting initial potential energy of the apparatus into kinetic energy, it does not use propellers. The traversing of the seafloor is controlled with a steering module that refines orientation while processing information about the vertical glider robot's current position and the target where it has to land.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种支持海底油田活动部署的海底垂直滑翔机器人。 这种垂直滑翔机器人也可以用于海洋学研究的探索。 这种垂直滑翔机器人的一个应用是将设备和传感器系统自动传送到海底上精确的预定位置。 垂直滑翔机器人从地面船舶或任何其他合适的海面平台部署,并允许自由落体到海底。 主要通过将装置的初始势能转化为动能,不使用螺旋桨进行穿过水体。 通过转向模块来控制海底运行,该转向模块在处理关于垂直滑翔机器人的当前位置和必须着陆的目标的信息的同时精炼定向。

    ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE HAVING COMPACT FLUX PATHS FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM VIBRATIONS
    6.
    发明申请
    ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE HAVING COMPACT FLUX PATHS FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM VIBRATIONS 审中-公开
    具有用于从振动收集能量的紧凑型通路板的电磁装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100194117A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-05

    申请号:US12366119

    申请日:2009-02-05

    IPC分类号: F03G7/08 H02K41/035

    CPC分类号: H02K35/02

    摘要: Electrical energy is produced by harvesting mechanical energy in the form of vibrations which are generally present in tools during the process of drilling oil wells. Electrical energy production is based on the Faraday induction principle whereby changes, i.e., movement, in magnetic flux through a coil induce an electric current through the coil. The changes in magnetic flux are produced by relative motion between at least one set of magnets and at least one coil. In particular, as the flux lines change due to the movement of the magnets, they remain perpendicular to both the direction of motion of the magnets as well as a planar or cylindrical surface defined by the coils. As a result, output for a given size of device is enhanced. Further, flexibility in adapting device form factor to particular shapes is enhanced. For example, a relatively flat device may be implemented using flexural bearing support of the magnets and coils on a printed circuit. The flexural bearings may also function as spring members that define the resonant frequency of the device. Alternative embodiments may be characterized by cylindrical or annular form factors.

    摘要翻译: 通过在钻井过程中通常存在于工具中的振动的形式收获机械能来产生电能。 电能产生基于法拉第感应原理,其中通过线圈的磁通中的变化,即运动引起通过线圈的电流。 磁通量的变化通过至少一组磁体与至少一个线圈之间的相对运动产生。 特别地,随着磁通线由于磁体的移动而变化,它们保持垂直于磁体的运动方向以及由线圈限定的平面或圆柱形表面。 结果,增强了给定尺寸的装置的输出。 此外,增强了将设备形状因子适应于特定形状的灵活性。 例如,可以使用在印刷电路上的磁体和线圈的弯曲轴承支撑来实现相对平坦的装置。 弯曲轴承还可以用作限定装置的谐振频率的弹簧构件。 替代实施例可以由圆柱形或环形形状因子表征。

    Mechanical crawler
    7.
    发明授权
    Mechanical crawler 有权
    机械履带

    公开(公告)号:US07617891B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-17

    申请号:US11247918

    申请日:2005-10-11

    IPC分类号: B62D57/02 E21B43/00

    CPC分类号: B62D57/00 E21B2023/008

    摘要: A self-propelled mechanical crawler adapted to move on a medium. One example of such a crawler includes a foot, a wave generator adapted to drive a periodic wave in the foot, and a wave transfer mechanism coupled between the wave generator and the foot. The wave transfer mechanism may be adapted to translate the periodic wave produced by the wave generator into a corresponding periodic deformation in the foot so as to generate forces in the medium to propel the crawler.

    摘要翻译: 适于在介质上移动的自行式机械履带。 这种爬行器的一个示例包括脚,适于驱动脚中的周期波的波发生器,以及耦合在波发生器和脚之间的波传输机构。 波传输机构可以适于将由波发生器产生的周期波转换成脚中相应的周期性变形,从而在介质中产生力以推动履带。

    Anchoring system and method
    8.
    发明申请
    Anchoring system and method 有权
    锚定系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070256827A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-08

    申请号:US11273758

    申请日:2005-11-15

    IPC分类号: E21B23/00

    CPC分类号: E21B23/01 E21B33/134

    摘要: An anchoring module capable of being secured within a structure includes at least one compliant ring configured to radially expand and an expandable device positioned within the compliant ring to expand the compliant ring from a relaxed state to interface with the structure. The anchoring module is part of a modular system used to harvest fluid, such as oil or natural gas from a structure, such as a pipe or well. Another module of the system, sometimes referred to as a support or back-up module, employs an expandable surface that is capable of expanding to the diameter of the interior of the borehole. These modules may be combined in a variety of configurations to support a sealing element, such as an inflatable sealing element. The self-conforming nature of the system obviates the need for prior knowledge of the structure or complex sensor systems to chart the structure. The anchoring module can also be utilized in a crawling system to convey tools inside a structure.

    摘要翻译: 能够固定在结构内的锚固模块包括至少一个构造成径向扩张的柔性环和位于柔性环内的可扩张装置,以将柔性环从松弛状态扩展到与结构相接触。 锚固模块是用于从诸如管道或井的结构收获流体的模块化系统的一部分,例如油或天然气。 该系统的另一模块有时被称为支撑或支撑模块,其采用能够扩展到钻孔内部直径的可膨胀表面。 这些模块可以以各种构造组合以支撑密封元件,例如可膨胀的密封元件。 系统的自适应性消除了对结构或复杂传感器系统的先前知识来绘制结构的需求。 锚固模块还可以用于爬行系统中以在结构内传送工具。

    Mechanical crawler
    9.
    发明申请
    Mechanical crawler 有权
    机械履带

    公开(公告)号:US20070079997A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-12

    申请号:US11247918

    申请日:2005-10-11

    IPC分类号: B62D57/00

    CPC分类号: B62D57/00 E21B2023/008

    摘要: A self-propelled mechanical crawler adapted to move on a medium. One example of such a crawler includes a foot, a wave generator adapted to drive a periodic wave in the foot, and a wave transfer mechanism coupled between the wave generator and the foot. The wave transfer mechanism may be adapted to translate the periodic wave produced by the wave generator into a corresponding periodic deformation in the foot so as to generate forces in the medium to propel the crawler.

    摘要翻译: 适于在介质上移动的自行式机械履带。 这种爬行器的一个示例包括脚,适于驱动脚中的周期波的波发生器,以及耦合在波发生器和脚之间的波传输机构。 波传输机构可以适于将由波发生器产生的周期波转换成脚中相应的周期性变形,从而在介质中产生力以推动履带。