SUPPORT DEVICE FOR ROTATION OF HIGH-CAPACITY AND COMPACT DRILL PIPE STORAGE UNIT OF SEABED DRILLING RIG IN LYING STATE

    公开(公告)号:US20210040800A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US16876737

    申请日:2020-05-18

    IPC分类号: E21B19/14

    摘要: A support device for the rotation of a high-capacity and compact drill pipe storage unit of a seabed drilling rig in a lying state, including: a rack, a plurality of curved support frames, a plurality of lateral drill pipe stoppers and a plurality of annular fences. The curved support frames are provided parallelly and coaxially on a slideway of the rack. A separating plate is provided on each of the curved support frames. A curved support surface of each of the curved support frames is in contact with a circular edge surface of the corresponding separating plate. The annular fences are mounted on the rack. Each of the annular fences is provided with a first gap and a second gap. The first gap is provided corresponding to the lateral drill pipe stopper. The second gap is configured to allow the drill pipes enter and exit the drill pipe storage unit.

    WIRELINE CORING RECOVERY SYSTEM OF A SEAFLOOR DRILLING RIG AND METHOD OF USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210164300A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US16988702

    申请日:2020-08-09

    摘要: There is provided a wireline coring recovery system of a seafloor drilling rig, including: a winch, a rope, a submersible tension sensor, a cover, a main shaft and a catcher. One end of the rope is wound on the winch, and the other end of the rope is connected to an upper end of the catcher after the rope passes over a first pulley provided below the submersible tension sensor and then through a tapered hole on the cover. The catcher is provided in a center hole of the main shaft. The present application further provides a method of using the wireline coring recovery system. By the cooperation of the compression rod skewed teeth, the first rotating core skewed teeth, the second rotating core skewed teeth and the compression spring, the inner core barrel is readily recovered or released.

    PRESSURE-RETAINING CAP SCREWING AND UNSCREWING DEVICE FOR MARINE NATURAL GAS HYDRATE PRESSURE-RETAINING ROCK-CORE BARREL

    公开(公告)号:US20200248518A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16833584

    申请日:2020-03-28

    IPC分类号: E21B25/18 E21B49/02

    摘要: The present disclosure discloses a pressure-retaining cap screwing and unscrewing device for a marine natural gas hydrate pressure-retaining rock-core barrel, wherein it comprises a cap-unscrewing chuck, a support cylinder, a pressure-retaining cap screwing and unscrewing head, a spring, a screwing and unscrewing shaft, and a pressure-retaining cap screwing and unscrewing sleeve, a reducer and a motor; an input shaft of the reducer is connected to the motor, an output shaft of the reducer is the screwing and unscrewing shaft which is a tubular structure with a plurality of guide holes provided on a side wall thereof. The device is simple in structure, compact, light in weight, and convenient to control, and the pressure-retaining cap can be discarded.

    FRICTION AND WEAR TESTING PLATFORM CAPABLE OF SIMULATING HIGH-PRESSURE, SILT-CONTAINING AND TURBID SUBMARINE ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220236159A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17719326

    申请日:2022-04-12

    IPC分类号: G01N3/56

    摘要: A friction and wear testing platform capable of simulating high-pressure, silt-containing and turbid submarine environment, including a tank, a loading device, a partition plate, a partition cylinder, a top sealing sleeve, a bottom sealing sleeve, a rotating shaft, an inner magnetic cylinder, an outer magnetic cylinder and a centering table. The partition plate and the partition cylinder divide an inner chamber of the tank into a test chamber and a pressure compensation chamber. The rotating shaft penetrates the pressure compensation chamber; two ends of the rotating shaft are sealed by the top and bottom sealing sleeves, respectively, as well as sealing bearings and rings therein. The loading device drives the rotating shaft to rotate, and the rotating shaft drives the inner magnetic cylinder to rotate. The centering table is driven through the magnetic coupling between the inner and outer magnetic cylinders to install a test piece.

    LONG-DISTANCE CORE DRILLING METHOD SUITABLE FOR A HORIZONTAL GEOLOGICAL CORE DRILLING RIG

    公开(公告)号:US20220010640A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US17485861

    申请日:2021-09-27

    IPC分类号: E21B25/08 E21B25/16 E21B25/02

    摘要: A long-distance core drilling method suitable for a horizontal geological core drilling rig. (1) An active drill rod is connected to a drill rod, which is connected to a wireline-coring outer-tube drilling tool. (2) A steel-pipe string is connected to a fishing device, and the fishing device is connected to a spearhead on a core tube, which is placed to a designated position through a pipe-feeding mechanism. (3) A washing pump is started. (4) A core drilling is carried out. (5) A core is pulled out. (6) The steel-pipe string and the fishing device are reconnected. (7) The core tube is salvaged. (8) The core tube and drill pipe are replaced. (9) A hole is swept. (10) Steps (1)-(9) are repeated until the hole is drilled to a designated depth. (11) The core tube and the wireline-coring outer-tube drilling tool are recovered.

    PROCESS FOR DRILLING NATURAL GAS HYDRATES WITH SUBMERSIBLE CORE DRILLING RIG USING PRESSURE WIRELINE

    公开(公告)号:US20200131875A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-30

    申请号:US16731068

    申请日:2019-12-31

    IPC分类号: E21B25/06 E21B25/18

    摘要: Disclosed is a process for drilling natural gas hydrates with a submersible core drilling rig using pressure wireline, including: 1) placing the drilling rig in seawater; 2) adopting a suction-press core drilling mode in a soft sediment formation, a suction-rotary core drilling mode in a medium-hard sediment formation, or a pumping direct circle-rotary core drilling mode in a hard sediment formation; 3) extracting a core; 4) recovering an inner tube for wireline pressure coring; 5) tightening a holding seal cap and storing the inner tube in a pipe storage rack; 6) punching; 7) capturing an inner tube for wireline pressure coring which is hollow and disengaging the holding seal cap; 8) lowering the inner tube; 9) adding a drill rod; 10) punching; 11) repeating steps (2˜10) till the core drilling reaches a given drilling depth; 12) recovering the drill rod and the drill; 13) recovering the corer.

    HORIZONTAL DRILLING MACHINE WITH AN IN-SITU DETECTION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220010624A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US17485712

    申请日:2021-09-27

    摘要: A horizontal drilling machine with an in-situ detection device, including a support frame, an armored cable, a steel pipe-straightening mechanism, a steel pipe-feeding mechanism, a motor, a power head, a drill pipe, a rotating chuck, a damper, a non-core drilling tool, the in-situ detection device, a fishing device and a thrust cylinder. The steel pipe-straightening mechanism, the steel pipe-feeding mechanism, the rotating chuck and the damper are sequentially fixed on the support frame from left to right. One end of the thrust cylinder is hinged with the support frame, and the other end is connected to the power head. The active drill pipe of the power head is connected to the drill pipe. An end of the armored cable is connected to the fishing device in the drill pipe, and the fishing head of the fishing device is connected to the spearhead of the non-core drilling tool.

    HORIZONTAL DRILLING MACHINE WITH IMPACT DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220010622A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US17485739

    申请日:2021-09-27

    摘要: A horizontal drilling machine with an impact device, including a support frame, an armored cable, a cable-straightening mechanism, a cable-feeding mechanism, a power head, a drill pipe, a rotating chuck, a damper, a fishing device with the impact device, a core tube and a thrust cylinder. One end of the thrust cylinder is hinged with the support frame, and the other end of the thrust cylinder is connected to the power head. The power head is arranged on a slid rail of the support frame. An active drill pipe of the power head is connected to the drill pipe. An end of the armored cable is connected to a control system, and the other end is connected to the fishing device in the drill pipe. A fishing head of the fishing device is connected to a spearhead of the core tube.

    PORTABLE SEAFLOOR DRILL RIG FOR SUBMERSIBLE FOR MULTI-POINT CORE DRILLING

    公开(公告)号:US20210254409A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17153578

    申请日:2021-01-20

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a portable seafloor drill rig for a submersible for multi-point core drilling, including a power head, a reduction gear box, an emergency jettison device, a drilling tool, and a temperature and pressure-retaining device. a water supply connector and the power head are arrange on a top plate of the reduction gear box. An output shaft of the power head is connected to an input shaft of the reduction gear box, and an output shaft of the reduction gear box is provided with a central hole, which is in communication with a water inlet hole of the water supply connector. An output shaft of the reduction gear box is connected to the emergency jettison device, and the temperature and pressure-retaining device can perform temperature and pressure-retaining storage of the core drilled by the drilling tool.

    SUCTION SAMPLER SYSTEM FOR IN SITU COLLECTION OF DEEP-SEA FLOOR ORGANISMS AND METHOD OF USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210219528A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US17148988

    申请日:2021-01-14

    IPC分类号: A01K79/00

    摘要: A suction sampler system for in situ collection of deep-sea floor organisms includes a pressure-retaining cylinder, a pressure compensation device, a cone component, semiconductor refrigeration components, a circuit cylinder and a collection cylinder. Two ends of the pressure-retaining cylinder are respectively equipped with a first and second seal mechanisms, and the cone component is arranged in the pressure-retaining cylinder. The pressure compensation device is connected to the pressure-retaining cylinder through a high-pressure pipe. The semiconductor refrigeration components are arranged outside the pressure-retaining cylinder. The circuit cylinder is equipped with a power supply and a controller, and the semiconductor refrigeration components are connected to the controller. A pressure sensor and a temperature sensor are arranged inside the pressure-retaining cylinder, and respectively connected to the controller. The collection cylinder communicates with the valve hole of the second seal mechanism through a pipeline.