PDC bits with cutters laid out in both spiral directions of bit rotation

    公开(公告)号:US09864821B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-09

    申请号:US14222074

    申请日:2014-03-21

    申请人: Shilin Chen

    发明人: Shilin Chen

    摘要: Downhole drilling tools designed and manufactured to reduce bit axial force and torque and to enhance drilling efficiency comprising laying out some cutters in one spiral direction of rotation about a bit rotational axis and other cutters in an opposite spiral direction of rotation; evaluating forces acting on cutters during simulated engagement with a downhole formation (straight and transitional drilling); and modifying cutter layout with respect to a spiral direction of rotation. Some embodiments further comprise, prior to simulation, placing cutters in cutter groups/sets at respective locations to obtain a level of force balance. Multilevel force balanced downhole drilling tools may be designed using five respective simulations: cutter group level, neighbor cutter group level, cutter set level, group of N (N=3 or N=4) consecutive cutters level and all cutters level. Cutter layout procedures and algorithms to minimize respective bit forces and in some embodiments to obtain force balance are described.

    PDC BITS WITH MIXED CUTTER BLADES
    3.
    发明申请
    PDC BITS WITH MIXED CUTTER BLADES 审中-公开
    具有混合切割刀片的PDC刀片

    公开(公告)号:US20150363523A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-17

    申请号:US14807396

    申请日:2015-07-23

    申请人: Shilin Chen

    发明人: Shilin Chen

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 E21B10/54 E21B10/42

    摘要: Downhole drilling tools designed and manufactured to minimize or reduce imbalance forces and wear by disposing cutting elements in cutter groups and cutter sets in a level of force balance and by placing impact and/or wear resistant cutters on blades subject to high impact forces and/or large loadings. Manufacturing costs may be reduced by placing inexpensive cutters on blades not subject to high impact forces and/or loadings. Some embodiments comprise designing downhole tools with combinations of thicker blades to receive high impact forces and/or loadings with thinner blades. Some embodiments comprise designing downhole drilling tools with optimized fluid-flow properties. Designing methods may comprise performing simulations on a designed tool, evaluating respective forces acting on cutters during simulated engagement with a downhole (uniform and transitional) and/or evaluating wear on cutters and bit, and/or CFD simulations to evaluate fluid-flow optimization on a tool. Various cutter layout procedures and algorithms are described.

    摘要翻译: 设计和制造的井下钻孔工具通过在切割机组和切割机组中设置切割元件的力平衡力并通过将冲击和/或耐磨刀片放置在受高冲击力的刀片上和/或 大装载 通过在不受高冲击力和/或负载的刀片上放置便宜的刀具来降低制造成本。 一些实施例包括设计具有较厚叶片的组合的井下工具以接收高冲击力和/或用较薄叶片装载。 一些实施例包括设计具有优化的流体流动性质的井下钻具。 设计方法可以包括在设计的工具上执行模拟,评估在与井下(均匀和过渡)模拟接合期间作用在切割器上的相应力和/或评估刀具和钻头上的磨损和/或CFD模拟以评估流体流动优化 一个工具。 描述了各种刀具布局程序和算法。

    PDC bits with mixed cutter blades
    4.
    发明授权
    PDC bits with mixed cutter blades 有权
    带混合刀片的PDC钻头

    公开(公告)号:US09115552B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-25

    申请号:US12969122

    申请日:2010-12-15

    申请人: Shilin Chen

    发明人: Shilin Chen

    IPC分类号: E21B10/46 E21B10/43 E21B10/55

    摘要: Downhole drilling tools designed and manufactured to minimize or reduce imbalance forces and wear by disposing cutting elements in cutter groups and cutter sets in a level of force balance and by placing impact and/or wear resistant cutters on blades subject to high impact forces and/or large loadings. Manufacturing costs may be reduced by placing inexpensive cutters on blades not subject to high impact forces and/or loadings. Some embodiments comprise designing downhole tools with combinations of thicker blades to receive high impact forces and/or loadings with thinner blades. Some embodiments comprise designing downhole drilling tools with optimized fluid-flow properties. Designing methods may comprise performing simulations on a designed tool, evaluating respective forces acting on cutters during simulated engagement with a downhole (uniform and transitional) and/or evaluating wear on cutters and bit, and/or CFD simulations to evaluate fluid-flow optimization on a tool. Various cutter layout procedures and algorithms are described.

    摘要翻译: 设计和制造的井下钻孔工具通过在切割机组和切割机组中设置切割元件的力平衡力并通过将冲击和/或耐磨刀片放置在受高冲击力的刀片上和/或 大装载 通过在不受高冲击力和/或负载的刀片上放置便宜的刀具来降低制造成本。 一些实施例包括设计具有较厚叶片的组合的井下工具以接收高冲击力和/或用较薄叶片装载。 一些实施例包括设计具有优化的流体流动性质的井下钻具。 设计方法可以包括在设计的工具上执行模拟,评估在与井下(均匀和过渡)模拟接合期间作用在切割器上的相应力和/或评估刀具和钻头上的磨损和/或CFD模拟以评估流体流动优化 一个工具。 描述了各种刀具布局程序和算法。

    ROTARY DRILL BITS WITH BACK-UP CUTTING ELEMENTS TO OPTIMIZE BIT LIFE
    5.
    发明申请
    ROTARY DRILL BITS WITH BACK-UP CUTTING ELEMENTS TO OPTIMIZE BIT LIFE 审中-公开
    具有备用切割元件的旋转钻头,优化钻头寿命

    公开(公告)号:US20150152689A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-04

    申请号:US14413902

    申请日:2012-09-05

    IPC分类号: E21B10/43 G06F17/50

    摘要: A multi-layer downhole drilling tool designed for drilling a wellbore including a plurality of formations is disclosed. The drilling tool includes a bit body including a rotational axis extending therethrough. A plurality of blades are disposed on exterior portions of the bit body. A plurality of primary cutting elements and a plurality of back-up cutting elements are disposed on exterior portions of the plurality of blades. The back-up cutting elements are track set with corresponding primary cutting elements, and each back-up cutting element is disposed on a different blade than the corresponding primary cutting element.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于钻井包括多个地层的多层井下钻孔工具。 该钻具包括一个包括延伸穿过其中的旋转轴线的钻头体。 多个叶片设置在钻头体的外部部分上。 多个主切割元件和多个备用切割元件设置在多个叶片的外部部分上。 备用切割元件是具有相应的主切割元件的轨迹,并且每个备用切割元件设置在与相应的主切割元件不同的刀片上。

    Drill bit and design method for optimizing distribution of individual cutter forces, torque, work, or power
    6.
    发明授权
    Drill bit and design method for optimizing distribution of individual cutter forces, torque, work, or power 有权
    钻头和设计方法,用于优化单个切削力,扭矩,工作或功率的分配

    公开(公告)号:US08437995B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-07

    申请号:US12167350

    申请日:2008-07-03

    IPC分类号: G06G7/48

    CPC分类号: E21B10/08 E21B10/16

    摘要: A design process and resulting bit structure is provided for drill bits wherein cutter geometries on the face of the bit are tailored to optimize the distribution of one or more of forces, torque, work, or power of each cutter relative to other cutters. Balanced are the forces, torque, work, or power generated by each cutter in respect to other cutters that are working within the same region of cut, so that all cutters within the same region of cut are generating sufficiently comparable forces, torque, work, or power. In this manner all of the cutters on the bit may share as closely as possible the work and loads required to penetrate the subterranean rock. The design process produces a bit structure in which each cutter is doing similar levels of work or creating similar levels of force, torque, or power relative to other cutters within the same region of cut on the bit, within specified ranges of design criteria.

    摘要翻译: 为钻头提供了设计过程和结果钻头结构,其中定位钻头表面上的切割器几何形状以优化每个切割器相对于其他切割器的力,力矩,功率或功率的分布。 平衡是由每个切割器相对于在相同切割区域内工作的其他切割器产生的力,扭矩,作业或动力,使得相同切割区域内的所有切割器产生足够可比的力,扭矩, 或电源。 以这种方式,钻头上的所有刀具可以尽可能接近渗透地下岩石所需的工作和载荷。 设计过程产生一个位结构,其中每个切割器在设计标准的特定范围内,在相同的切割区域内,相对于其他切割器在相同的工作水平或者产生类似的力,扭矩或功率水平。

    Methods and systems to predict rotary drill bit walk and to design rotary drill bits and other downhole tools
    7.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems to predict rotary drill bit walk and to design rotary drill bits and other downhole tools 有权
    预测旋转钻头行走和设计旋转钻头和其他井下工具的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08145465B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-27

    申请号:US12892523

    申请日:2010-09-28

    申请人: Shilin Chen

    发明人: Shilin Chen

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455

    摘要: Methods and systems may be provided to simulate forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates, relatively constant tilt rates, wellbores with uniform generally circular cross-sections and wellbores with non-circular cross-sections. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean formations having a combination of soft, medium and hard formation materials, multiple layers of formation materials, relatively hard stringers disposed throughout one or more layers of formation material, and/or concretions (very hard stones) disposed in one or more layers of formation material. Values of bit walk rate from such simulations may be used to design and/or select drilling equipment for use in forming a directional wellbore.

    摘要翻译: 可以提供方法和系统来模拟形成各种各样的定向井筒,包括具有可变倾斜速率,相对恒定倾斜速率的井筒,具有均匀的大致圆形横截面的井筒和具有非圆形横截面的井筒。 所述方法和系统还可以用于模拟在具有软的,中等和硬的地层材料的组合的地下地层中形成井孔,多层地层材料,设置在整个一层或多层地层材料中的相对硬的桁条,和/或 设置在一层或多层形成材料中的结构(非常硬的石头)。 可以使用这种模拟的位移速率的值来设计和/或选择用于形成定向井筒的钻井设备。

    Methods and systems to predict rotary drill bit walk and to design rotary drill bits and other downhole tools
    8.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems to predict rotary drill bit walk and to design rotary drill bits and other downhole tools 有权
    预测旋转钻头行走和设计旋转钻头和其他井下工具的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07860696B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-28

    申请号:US12333824

    申请日:2008-12-12

    申请人: Shilin Chen

    发明人: Shilin Chen

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455

    摘要: Methods and systems may be provided to simulate forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates, relatively constant tilt rates, wellbores with uniform generally circular cross-sections and wellbores with non-circular cross-sections. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean formations having a combination of soft, medium and hard formation materials, multiple layers of formation materials, relatively hard stringers disposed throughout one or more layers of formation material, and/or concretions (very hard stones) disposed in one or more layers of formation material. Values of bit walk rate from such simulations may be used to design and/or select drilling equipment for use in forming a directional wellbore.

    摘要翻译: 可以提供方法和系统来模拟形成各种各样的定向井筒,包括具有可变倾斜速率,相对恒定倾斜速率的井筒,具有均匀的大致圆形横截面的井筒和具有非圆形横截面的井筒。 所述方法和系统还可以用于模拟在具有软的,中等和硬的地层材料的组合的地下地层中形成井孔,多层地层材料,设置在整个一层或多层地层材料中的相对硬的桁条,和/或 设置在一层或多层形成材料中的结构(非常硬的石头)。 可以使用这种模拟的位移速率的值来设计和/或选择用于形成定向井筒的钻井设备。

    Methods and systems for designing and/or selecting drilling equipment using predictions of rotary drill bit walk
    9.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for designing and/or selecting drilling equipment using predictions of rotary drill bit walk 有权
    使用旋转钻头行走预测设计和/或选择钻井设备的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07860693B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-28

    申请号:US11737065

    申请日:2007-04-18

    申请人: Shilin Chen

    发明人: Shilin Chen

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 G06G7/48

    摘要: Methods and systems may be provided simulating forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates and/or relatively constant tilt rates. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean formations having a combination of soft, medium and hard formation materials, multiple layers of formation materials and relatively hard stringers disposed throughout one or more layers of formation material. Values of bit walk rate from such simulations may be used to design and/or select drilling equipment for use in forming a directional wellbore.

    摘要翻译: 可以提供方法和系统,其模拟形成各种各样的定向井筒,包括具有可变倾斜速率和/或相对恒定倾斜速率的井筒。 该方法和系统还可以用于模拟在具有软的,中等和硬的地层材料的组合的地下地层中形成井孔,多层地层材料和设置在一层或多层地层材料中的相对硬的桁条。 可以使用这种模拟的位移速率的值来设计和/或选择用于形成定向井筒的钻井设备。

    Rotary Drill Bit with Improved Steerability and Reduced Wear
    10.
    发明申请
    Rotary Drill Bit with Improved Steerability and Reduced Wear 有权
    旋转钻头具有改进的导向性和降低的磨损

    公开(公告)号:US20100133015A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-03

    申请号:US12593137

    申请日:2008-03-25

    IPC分类号: E21B10/00 B21K5/02 B23P15/28

    摘要: A rotary drill bit having blades with cutting elements disposed on exterior portions thereof may be formed with either a continuous cutting zone or a substantially continuous cutting zone between the last cutting element on each blade and an adjacent gage pad. Such rotary drill bits may have improved steerability during the formation of a directional wellbore and/or may experience substantially reduced wear on gage pads and/or portions of each blade adjacent to respective gage pads. For some rotary drill bits an additional cutter may be disposed in one or more gage pads adjacent to the last cutting element. For other rotary drill bits a gage cutter may be disposed between and in close proximity to both the last cutting element and adjacent portions of the associated gage pad.

    摘要翻译: 具有设置在其外部部分上具有切割元件的刀片的旋转钻头可以在每个刀片上的最后切割元件和相邻的规格垫之间形成有连续切割区域或基本上连续的切割区域。 这种旋转钻头在形成定向井筒期间可具有改进的可操纵性和/或可能在量规垫和/或每个叶片的与相应的测量垫相邻的部分上的磨损显着降低。 对于一些旋转钻头,可以在与最后切割元件相邻的一个或多个计量垫中设置另外的切割器。 对于其他旋转钻头,量规切割器可以设置在相邻的量具垫的最后切割元件和相邻部分之间并且紧邻相邻的切割元件。