EP0431136A1 - Vorrichtung zur kraftmessung für ein bohrgestänge. - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur kraftmessung für ein bohrgestänge.

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EP0431136A1
EP0431136A1 EP90910123A EP90910123A EP0431136A1 EP 0431136 A1 EP0431136 A1 EP 0431136A1 EP 90910123 A EP90910123 A EP 90910123A EP 90910123 A EP90910123 A EP 90910123A EP 0431136 A1 EP0431136 A1 EP 0431136A1
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sensors
circuit
electronic circuit
drill pipe
collector
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EP0431136B1 (de
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Henri Henneuse
Frederic Clayer
Jean-Luc Tanguy
Jean Lutz
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Elf Exploration Production SAS
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Societe National Elf Aquitaine
Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine Production SA
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    • 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
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/007—Measuring stresses in a pipe string or casing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C19/00—Electric signal transmission 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
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling

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  • the present invention relates to a dynamometric measuring device for a drill pipe.
  • a first object of the invention is therefore to overcome at least one of these drawbacks.
  • the dynamometric measuring device for drilling rod comprises, integral with the rotating rod, sensors and an electronics for conditioning the signals supplied by these sensors, this electronics being integral with the rotating parts, the sensors arranged in a groove and the measurement signals being transmitted to a fixed part by a fixed brush rotating collector assembly, the crossing of the brush collecting assembly being carried out at zero current.
  • the measurement signals from each sensor are transmitted by a channel consisting of an independent track and a ground track, each of the two tracks being in contact with a double pair of brushes, each brush having its own resonant frequency.
  • the device comprises sensors for measuring the traction, the torsion, the longitudinal and transverse accelerations, the temperature and the speed of rotation of the drill pipe.
  • Another object of the invention is to ensure a compromise between the maneuverability and the location of the electronics.
  • the electronics integral with the rotating parts, connected between the sensors and the rotating collector consists of amplifier stages with low output impedance for each measurement channel.
  • the supply of the electronics driven in rotation is ensured by two additional channels.
  • Another object of the invention is to significantly improve the information that can be used from the sensors.
  • a second electronic circuit is mounted on the fixed part connected to the brushes, this electronic circuit comprising, downstream of each brush, a stage of follower amplifiers with very high input impedance.
  • Another object of the invention is to limit the number of compatible channels to a minimum while maintaining the best quality of signal analysis.
  • the second electronic circuit comprises, downstream of each follower amplifier, a circuit for separating the static component and a circuit for separating the dynamic component of the signal.
  • the separation path of the static component comprises a low pass filter with cutoff frequency equal to 10 KHz in series with a line amplifier.
  • the channel for separating the dynamic component comprises a cut-off capacitor for the static component in series with a dynamic band-pass filter with cut-off frequency between 0.1 Hertz and 1 KHz in series with the line amplifier.
  • Another object of the invention is to constitute a reliable, waterproof and explosion-proof device.
  • the assembly is mounted in a volume limited at its ends by upper and lower flanges rotatably mounted relative to the drill pipe and in a sealed manner, and a cylindrical sheath of length corresponding to the distance separating the upper and lower flanges to form a sealed annular space between the drill pipe and the inside of the sleeve.
  • FIG. 1 shows an overview of the dynamometric measuring device
  • FIG. 2 shows the block diagram of the electrical and electronic components of the assembly
  • FIG. 3A shows the diagram of the rotating electronic circuit located upstream of the brush collector
  • FIG. 3B shows the diagram of the fixed electronic circuit located downstream of the brush collector
  • FIG. 4 shows the diagram of the power supply part of the electronic circuit.
  • the dynamometric measuring device is placed on a drill rod (l) in a space delimited by an upper flange (110) rotatably mounted and tightly relative to the rod by means of a bearing (11).
  • a lower flange (120) is rotatably mounted by means of a bearing (12) on the rod (1).
  • a sheath (100) is put in place to form a sealed volume delimited by the upper flange (110) and the lower flange (120) and the internal diameter of the sheath (100).
  • traction gauges 60,61
  • torque 70 , 71
  • temperature gauge 50
  • pair of longitudinal accelerometers (20,21)
  • transverse accelerometers 40,41,42
  • Each of these gauges constitutes a measurement channel.
  • An electronic circuit (3) for processing the signals supplied by these various sensors is mounted integral with the drill pipe (1) inside the volume delimited by the flanges.
  • a set of tracks forming a rotary collector (80). A pair of tracks is associated with each measurement channel.
  • the signals delivered by each pair of tracks are picked up by two pairs of brushes associated with each channel and represented by the reference (81).
  • the brush holder assembly (81) is made integral with the upper flange (110) which is itself made integral, by means of a rotation stop arm, with the fixed part constituted by the drilling mast.
  • the brushes are connected to a second electronic signal processing circuit of each measurement channel, the outputs of which are sent via a connector (90) to a transmission cable with N pairs individually shielded by an external shield for N / 2 measurement channels.
  • the signals delivered by the sensors (20,40,70,60) are sent to a first electronic circuit (3) located upstream of the rotary collector (80) and the fixed brush assembly (81).
  • the signals recovered by the fixed brush assembly (81) are sent to an electronic circuit (9) located downstream of the latter and the outputs of this electronic circuit are sent to an ADF connector (90) for transmission to the shielded cable.
  • the collector-brush assembly includes two other pairs of tracks intended to transmit the power coming from the fixed electronic circuit to supply the sensors and the rotating electronic circuit (3 ).
  • a first pair of tracks from the collector (80) is connected by a capacitor (395), as shown in FIG. 4.
  • This pair of tracks provides on one side a voltage of + 12 volts, on the other side the ground to rotating electronic circuit.
  • the pair of tracks is connected to a double pair of brushes (81) connected to the terminals of a capacitor (955) itself connected in parallel to the terminals of a capacitor (954).
  • This capacitor (954) is connected on the one hand to the output of a regulator circuit (953) and on the other hand to one of the terminals of a capacitor (952) 'whose other terminal is connected to the input of this regulator circuit (953).
  • Another capacitor (951) is also connected in parallel between the terminals of the capacitor (952).
  • a self-protecting device (950) is connected in parallel to the terminals of the capacitor (951) and receives, via the connector (90), on the one hand the +18 power supply. volts and, on the other hand the mass.
  • a circuit identical to that represented in FIG. 4 and bearing the reference (96) will be used to constitute the negative supply -12 volts necessary for the operation of the sensors and of the rotating electronics (3).
  • FIG. 3A A measurement channel of the device constituting the electronic circuit (3) located upstream is shown in FIG. 3A.
  • This measurement channel comprises a gauge (20) consisting, for example, of a Wheatstone bridge formed by association of four resistors (20,31,32,33).
  • the diagonal of this bridge is connected, on the one hand to the positive terminal, on the other hand to the negative terminal of a differential amplifier (34) while the other diagonal of this Wheatstone bridge is connected, of a on the other hand to the + 12 volt supply, on the other hand to the - 12 volt supply.
  • the output of the differential amplifier (34) is connected to the positive input of a second differential amplifier (35) whose output is looped over to its negative input.
  • This second amplifier (35) constitutes a follower stage with very low output impedance.
  • the output of this amplifier (35) is sent to one ring of the collector assembly (80), the other ring of the collector constituting the measurement channel is formed by ground.
  • the signal sent by the pair of rings is taken from a double pair of brushes (81, fig 3B) and sent to the positive input of a differential amplifier (91) whose output is looped back to its negative input.
  • the output of this amplifier (91) is sent, on the one hand to a circuit for extracting the static component, on the other hand to a circuit (94) for extracting the dynamic component of the measurement signal.
  • These stages are followed by a line amplifier and protection stage.
  • the amplifier (91) constitutes a follower stage with very high input impedance. The association of the follower stage with low output impedance with the follower stage with very high input impedance located respectively upstream and downstream of the brush collector assembly, makes it possible to ensure transmission of the measurement signals to zero current.
  • the stage for separating the static components of the measurement signals consists of an integrator circuit formed by a resistor (920) connected in series with a capacitor (921) between the output of the amplifier (91) and the ground. The point common to the resistor (920) and the capacitor (921) is connected to the positive input of a line amplifier (930) whose output is looped back to the negative input.
  • the output of this line amplifier (930) is sent to a resistor (931), the output of which is connected on the one hand to the connector (90), on the other hand to ground, via a protective element (932), such as, for example, a Zener diode.
  • the dynamic component extraction circuit (94) consists of a capacitor (940) connected to the output of the amplifier (91). This capacitor (940) is also connected to ground by a circuit consisting of a resistor (941) in series with a capacitor (943). The common point of the resistor (941) and the capacitor (943) is connected, on the one hand, by a resistor (942), to the negative input of a differential amplifier (945) and, on the other hand, by a resistor (947), at the output of this amplifier (945).
  • the output of the amplifier (945) is also connected by a capacitor (946) to the negative input of the latter.
  • the positive input of the amplifier (945) is connected, by a resistor (944) to ground.
  • the output of this amplifier (945) is sent to a low-pass filter consisting of a resistor (922) connected by a capacitor (923) to ground.
  • the common point of the resistor (922) and the capacitor (923) is connected to the positive input of a line amplifier (930) whose output is looped back to the negative input.
  • the output of this amplifier is sent to a resistor (931) connected, on the one hand to the connector (90), on the other part, by a fuse (932) to ground.
  • the capacitor (940) allows the elimination of the DC component of the signals and the circuit constituted by the amplifier (945), the resistors (941,942,944,947), the capacitors (943,946) constitute a band-pass filter whose cut-off frequencies are between 0.1 and KHz.
  • the separation of the static and dynamic components and the extreme amplification of the latter before transmission makes it possible to significantly improve the information that we can hope to use after measurement.
  • the separate transport of the static component and the dynamic component amplified 300 times makes it possible to hope for a signal to noise ratio 300 times higher after transmission.
  • this dynamic component is subsequently processed by a digital assembly, it is a non-negligible increase in the resolution which the technique of separation of the static and dynamic components of the signal allows.
  • the static and dynamic components are separated downstream of the collector to reduce the number of collector rings and thus the volume and the cost of the device.
  • the device thus produced corresponds to a reduced bulk, to a minimum number of parts and to optimum security and quality of measurement.
  • the presence of as many line amplifiers as there are channels to be transmitted upstream of the connectors (90) makes it possible to improve the characteristics of the signals transmitted and in particular to reduce the noise level of the transmission, in particular when the equipment are getting old.
  • the protection stages provided either at the level of the output stages, that is to say after the line amplifiers or at the level of the input stages of the power supplies protect the equipment against the hazards of the site or more simply against interference from lightning or the switching of large electrical machines nearby.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Length, Angles, Or The Like Using Electric Or Magnetic Means (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
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FR8908649A FR2649155B1 (fr) 1989-06-28 1989-06-28 Dispositif de mesure dynamometrique pour tige de forage
FR8908649 1989-06-28
PCT/FR1990/000467 WO1991000413A1 (fr) 1989-06-28 1990-06-26 Dispositif de mesure dynamometrique pour tige de forage

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CA (1) CA2035477C (de)
DE (1) DE69014567T2 (de)
FR (1) FR2649155B1 (de)
NO (1) NO178641C (de)
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CA2035477C (fr) 1995-03-07
EP0431136B1 (de) 1994-11-30
OA09285A (fr) 1992-08-31
US5347859A (en) 1994-09-20
DE69014567T2 (de) 1995-07-20
DE69014567D1 (de) 1995-01-12
NO910771D0 (no) 1991-02-27
NO910771L (no) 1991-04-25
NO178641B (no) 1996-01-22
FR2649155B1 (fr) 1991-09-13
CA2035477A1 (fr) 1990-12-29
FR2649155A1 (fr) 1991-01-04
NO178641C (no) 1996-05-02

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