EP0612889B1 - Lock for soil treating apparatus with rotating jet(s) - Google Patents

Lock for soil treating apparatus with rotating jet(s) Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0612889B1
EP0612889B1 EP94400368A EP94400368A EP0612889B1 EP 0612889 B1 EP0612889 B1 EP 0612889B1 EP 94400368 A EP94400368 A EP 94400368A EP 94400368 A EP94400368 A EP 94400368A EP 0612889 B1 EP0612889 B1 EP 0612889B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
borehole
tubes
string
valve
jet
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Revoked
Application number
EP94400368A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0612889A1 (en
Inventor
Jean-Claude Gessay
Pierre Clément
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Soletanche Bachy France
Original Assignee
Soletanche Bachy France
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=9444295&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=EP0612889(B1) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Application filed by Soletanche Bachy France filed Critical Soletanche Bachy France
Publication of EP0612889A1 publication Critical patent/EP0612889A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0612889B1 publication Critical patent/EP0612889B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Revoked legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02DFOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D3/00Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil
    • E02D3/12Consolidating by placing solidifying or pore-filling substances in the soil

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an airlock installation for a soil treatment device using a rotary jet (s).
  • an exogenous material or grout is introduced into the terrain considered from a borehole in the form of at least one jet suitably oriented at high speed which, on its path, destructs the terrain in place, and, according to the nature of the said ground, either mixes with the constituent elements of the latter and leads, after setting, to the formation of a mortar or concrete of soil (case, for example, gravelly or sandy grounds), or replaces purely and simply the ground and leads, after setting, to the formation of a hardened grout (case, for example, clayey grounds).
  • the jet depending on the flow rate, the driving pressure and the characteristics of the terrain, have a certain radius of action.
  • sealing screens by the juxtaposition of a plurality of cylindrical elements (or columns) of ground thus treated over a certain height, made from a mesh of parallel boreholes of density such that the elements or columns overlap so as to constitute a continuous solid mass.
  • cylindrical elements or columns of this type can be used as load-bearing elements.
  • the jets used can be of various types, that is to say consist of a simple grout jet, or a grout jet surrounded by an annular air jet to increase the radius of action , or a combination of a jet of water surrounded by an annular air jet ensuring the destructuring of the ground and a separate grout jet, usually provided at a level lower than that of the water jet.
  • a device comprising a central for producing a cement grout supplying in grout one or more pumps connected, by means of a rotary joint, to a train of tubes introduced in the drilling where the jet treatment must be done.
  • the tube train can be driven in translation and rotation by means of a hydraulic rotary head enclosing the upper end of the tube train, which is itself mounted on a drilling slide.
  • the pump or pumps deliver the destructuring fluid (grout or water) at pressures of the order of 200 to 700 bars or more.
  • the tube train is formed of connectable unitary tubular sections provided with suitable seals and each section can be formed of a single tube (single jet) or of several coaxial tubes (double or triple jet). Liquids (grout, water) are ejected through one or more nozzles with a diameter of 2 to 4 mm approximately.
  • the tube train sections can have a diameter of approximately 50 to 200 mm.
  • a drilling tool can also be provided, below the nozzles, at the lower end of the tube train to carry out the drilling in which the treatment will be carried out.
  • This tool can be full or be the seat of a circulation of a drilling fluid supplied by the train of tubes. In the latter case, this tool can be equipped with a non-return device to prevent sediments from clogging the interior of the train of tubes during the maneuver of adding or removing a tubular section.
  • drilling can be performed beforehand by a separate device.
  • the jet treatment is started by positioning the jet device at the bottom of the borehole, driving the tube train in a rotational and translational movement towards the head of the borehole until a column of land is obtained. treated of the desired height.
  • the object of the invention is precisely to propose an installation making it possible to maintain a pressure in the annular space of the drilling existing between the wall of the drilling and the train of tubes, and to control the flow of material which must inevitably be evacuated from the drilling.
  • control of the adjustable valve of the discharge pipe can be controlled by the pressure prevailing in the borehole and carried out automatically by an appropriate device.
  • a socket making it possible to connect the enclosure to a source of pressurized fluid in order to maintain a pressure in the borehole in the event that it comes to drop in- below a predetermined threshold.
  • the enclosure is removable in at least two parts, namely a lower part equipped with the shut-off valve and an upper part provided with the orifice (s).
  • Figure 1 which is mounted in the continuity of a borehole 1 receiving a soil treatment device by rotary jet (s) of the type described in the aforementioned French patent application, of which there is no illustrated that the tube train 2 and the pipes flexible, such as 3a and 3b, for supplying the nozzles comprises an enclosure 4 forming an airlock, mounted in the extension of the borehole 1, a seal 5 ensuring the seal between the base of the enclosure and the wall of the borehole.
  • the enclosure 4 for example made of steel, consists of a lower part 4a and an upper part 4b secured, for example, by bolting.
  • the upper part 4b is provided with orifices 6, 7 and 8 for the passage of the train of tubes 2 and the pipes 3a and 3b, respectively, annular seals 9, 10 and 11 being provided to ensure sealing while allowing the movement or sliding of organs 2, 3a and 3b.
  • the lower part 4a is equipped, in the vicinity of its junction with the part 4b, with a shut-off valve 12 of the full-passage type and with a discharge pipe 13 for the materials leaving the borehole on which a valve is installed. 14, the adjustment of which is carried out automatically as a function of the pressure prevailing in the borehole by means of a device 15 connected to a pressure probe 16 mounted in the enclosure.
  • the role of the valve 14 is to maintain the pressure prevailing in the drilling within a range of predetermined values and to prevent excessive potentially dangerous pressure from developing in the drilling.
  • the installation comprises a tube 17 connected to the enclosure and provided with a valve 18, which can be connected, if necessary, to a source of pressurized fluid in the event that the pressure in the borehole drops, to any reason, below a desired value.
  • Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the mounting of the soil treatment device by rotary jet (s) in the installation of Figure 1.
  • the stop valve 12 After positioning the lower part 4a in the borehole 1 and sealing it Ci by the seal 5 as illustrated in Figure 2, we close the stop valve 12.
  • the nozzle head 20 of the treatment device by rotary jet (s) we then position on the valve 12, the nozzle head 20 of the treatment device by rotary jet (s), then the tube train 2 and the flexible hoses 3a, 3b are connected to this head after passing them through the orifices 6, 7 and 8 of the upper part 4b of the enclosure, as illustrated in Figure 3. After that, it only remains to bolt together parts 4a and 4b to complete the installation.
  • the valve 12 Before lowering the head 20 into the borehole, the valve 12 is obviously opened. When it is desired to remove the head 20 from the borehole, the operation is carried out in reverse from that which has just been described.
  • the enclosure should be adapted by providing only the single orifice 6 and omitting the orifices 7 and 8.
  • the installation thus makes it possible to implement a device for treating the soil by rotary jet (s) under site conditions requiring working with a borehole maintained under pressure, while making it possible to control the flow of materials leaving the drilling.

Abstract

The invention relates to an installation to be used with a device for treating the ground using rotating jet(s) comprising a string of tubes (2) at the base of which is mounted at least one ejection nozzle, this nozzle being supplied with substance to be ejected by means of the string of tubes (2) or of flexible pipes (hoses) (3a, 3b), characterised in that it comprises an enclosure (chamber) (4), provided with at least one orifice (6, 7, 8) fitted with a seal (9, 10, 11) for the passage of the string of tubes and/or of the flexible pipes; a shut-off valve (12) making it possible to close off the borehole, and a pipe (13) for evacuating the substances leaving the borehole, this pipe being coupled up to the said enclosure and provided with an adjustable valve (14) making it possible to alter the flowrate of the said substances. <IMAGE>

Description

L'invention concerne une installation à sas pour dispositif de traitement des sols par jet(s) rotatif(s).The invention relates to an airlock installation for a soil treatment device using a rotary jet (s).

Le procédé de traitement des sols par jet(s) rotatif(s) est bien connu et est utilisé pour la réalisation d'écrans d'étanchéité dans la masse d'un terrain perméable.The process of soil treatment by rotary jet (s) is well known and is used for the production of waterproofing screens in the mass of permeable ground.

Selon ce procédé, un matériau exogène ou coulis est introduit dans le terrain considéré à partir d'un forage sous la forme d'au moins un jet convenablement orienté à grande vitesse qui, sur sa trajectoire, déstructure le terrain en place, et, selon la nature dudit terrain, soit se mélange avec les éléments constitutifs de ce dernier et conduit, après prise, à la formation d'un mortier ou béton de sol (cas, par exemple, des terrains graveleux ou sableux), soit remplace purement et simplement le terrain et conduit, après prise, à la formation d'un coulis durci (cas, par exemple, des terrains argileux). Le ou les jet(s), en fonction du débit, de la pression motrice et des caractéristiques du terrain, ont un certain rayon d'action. Si l'outil assurant la formation du jet est mis en rotation-translation lente à l'intérieur du forage, on obtient un volume plus ou moins cylindrique de terrain traité ayant pour rayon le rayon d'action du ou des jets dans les conditions considérées, et une hauteur correspondant à l'amplitude du mouvement de translation.According to this method, an exogenous material or grout is introduced into the terrain considered from a borehole in the form of at least one jet suitably oriented at high speed which, on its path, destructs the terrain in place, and, according to the nature of the said ground, either mixes with the constituent elements of the latter and leads, after setting, to the formation of a mortar or concrete of soil (case, for example, gravelly or sandy grounds), or replaces purely and simply the ground and leads, after setting, to the formation of a hardened grout (case, for example, clayey grounds). The jet (s), depending on the flow rate, the driving pressure and the characteristics of the terrain, have a certain radius of action. If the tool ensuring the formation of the jet is set in slow rotation-translation inside the borehole, a more or less cylindrical volume of treated ground is obtained having as a radius the radius of action of the jet (s) under the conditions considered. , and a height corresponding to the amplitude of the translational movement.

On comprend aisément qu'il est ainsi possible de réaliser, par cette technique de jet, des écrans d'étanchéité par la juxtaposition d'une pluralité d'éléments cylindriques (ou colonnes) de terrain ainsi traité sur une certaine hauteur, réalisés à partir d'un maillage de forages parallèles de densité telle que les éléments ou colonnes se recoupent de façon à constituer un massif continu. Egalement, on peut utiliser des éléments cylindriques ou colonnes de ce type en tant qu'éléments porteurs.It is easily understood that it is thus possible to produce, by this jet technique, sealing screens by the juxtaposition of a plurality of cylindrical elements (or columns) of ground thus treated over a certain height, made from a mesh of parallel boreholes of density such that the elements or columns overlap so as to constitute a continuous solid mass. Also, cylindrical elements or columns of this type can be used as load-bearing elements.

Les jets utilisés peuvent être de divers types, c'est-à-dire être constitués d'un simple jet de coulis, ou d'un jet de coulis entouré d'un jet d' air annulaire pour en accroître le rayon d'action, ou d'une association d'un jet d'eau entouré d'un jet d'air annulaire assurant la déstructuration du terrain et d'un jet de coulis distinct, habituellement prévu à un niveau inférieur à celui du jet d'eau.The jets used can be of various types, that is to say consist of a simple grout jet, or a grout jet surrounded by an annular air jet to increase the radius of action , or a combination of a jet of water surrounded by an annular air jet ensuring the destructuring of the ground and a separate grout jet, usually provided at a level lower than that of the water jet.

Pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé, on utilise habituellement un dispositif comprenant une centrale de production d'un coulis de ciment alimentant en coulis une ou plusieurs pompes reliées, par l'intermédiaire d'un joint tournant, à un train de tubes introduit dans le forage où doit se faire le traitement par jet. Le train de tubes peut être entraîné en translation et rotation grâce à une tête rotative hydraulique enserrant l'extrémité supérieure du train de tubes, qui est elle-même montée sur une glissière de forage. La ou les pompes délivrent le fluide déstructurant (coulis ou eau) à des pressions de l'ordre de 200 à 700 bars ou plus.For the implementation of this method, a device is usually used comprising a central for producing a cement grout supplying in grout one or more pumps connected, by means of a rotary joint, to a train of tubes introduced in the drilling where the jet treatment must be done. The tube train can be driven in translation and rotation by means of a hydraulic rotary head enclosing the upper end of the tube train, which is itself mounted on a drilling slide. The pump or pumps deliver the destructuring fluid (grout or water) at pressures of the order of 200 to 700 bars or more.

Le train de tubes est formé de tronçons tubulaires unitaires raccordables munis de joints d'étanchéité appropriés et chaque tronçon peut être formé d'un simple tube (jet simple) ou de plusieurs tubes coaxiaux (jet double ou triple). Les liquides (coulis, eau) sont éjectés par une ou des buse(s) d'un diamètre de 2 à 4 mm environ. Les tronçons de train de tubes peuvent avoir un diamètre de 50 à 200 mm environ.The tube train is formed of connectable unitary tubular sections provided with suitable seals and each section can be formed of a single tube (single jet) or of several coaxial tubes (double or triple jet). Liquids (grout, water) are ejected through one or more nozzles with a diameter of 2 to 4 mm approximately. The tube train sections can have a diameter of approximately 50 to 200 mm.

Tout récemment, un perfectionnement a été proposé , dans la demande de brevet français No. 92 13154 déposée le 3 Novembre 1992 (correspondant au document EP-A-0596792 formant l'état de la technique selon l'Article 54(3) CBE), ce perfectionnement consistant à utiliser des tuyaux flexibles, extérieurs au train de tubes, pour alimenter les buses, le train de tubes ne jouant plus qu'un rôle d'entraînement mécanique et étant animé d'un mouvement rotatif non plus continu, mais alternatif.Very recently, an improvement was proposed, in the French patent application No. 92 13154 filed on November 3, 1992 (corresponding to the document EP-A-0596792 forming the state of the art according to Article 54 (3) EPC) , this improvement consisting in using flexible pipes, external to the train of tubes, to supply the nozzles, the train of tubes playing no more than a mechanical drive role and being driven by a rotary movement no longer continuous, but alternating .

Un outil de forage peut être prévu, en outre, au-dessous des buses, à l'extrémité inférieure du train de tubes pour réaliser le forage dans lequel s'effectuera le traitement. Cet outil peut être plein ou être le siège d'une circulation d'un fluide de forage alimenté par le train de tubes. Dans ce dernier cas, cet outil peut être équipé d'un dispositif anti-retour pour éviter que des sédiments obturent l'intérieur de train de tubes lors de la manoeuvre d'ajout ou de retrait d'un tronçon tubulaire. En variante, le forage peut être exécuté préalablement par un dispositif distinct.A drilling tool can also be provided, below the nozzles, at the lower end of the tube train to carry out the drilling in which the treatment will be carried out. This tool can be full or be the seat of a circulation of a drilling fluid supplied by the train of tubes. In the latter case, this tool can be equipped with a non-return device to prevent sediments from clogging the interior of the train of tubes during the maneuver of adding or removing a tubular section. Alternatively, drilling can be performed beforehand by a separate device.

En pratique le traitement par jet est commencé en positionnant le dispositif à jet au fond du forage, en entraînant le train de tubes selon un mouvement de rotation et de translation vers la tête du forage jusqu'à ce qu'on obtienne une colonne de terrain traité de la hauteur voulue.In practice, the jet treatment is started by positioning the jet device at the bottom of the borehole, driving the tube train in a rotational and translational movement towards the head of the borehole until a column of land is obtained. treated of the desired height.

Dans certaines conditions de travail, par exemple dans le cas de forages remontants où les matériaux éjectés par le dispositif à jet ont tendance à s'échapper par gravité du forage, ou dans le cas de forages dont la tête se trouve à un niveau inférieur à celui d'une nappe d'eau souterraine, il est apparu des difficultés dans la mise en oeuvre des dispositifs à jet(s), liées au fait qu'on ne sait pas maîtriser le débit de matériau qui sort du forage.Under certain working conditions, for example in the case of upwelling boreholes where the materials ejected by the jet device tend to escape by gravity from the borehole, or in the case of boreholes whose head is at a level below that of a groundwater table, it appeared difficulties in the implementation of jet devices, related to the fact that we do not know how to control the flow of material that comes out of the borehole.

Il existe donc un besoin pour un matériel qui permettrait de combler cette lacune.There is therefore a need for equipment which would fill this gap.

L'invention a justement pour but de proposer une installation permettant de maintenir une pression dans l'espace annulaire du forage existant entre la paroi du forage et le train de tubes, et de maîtriser le débit de matériau qui doit être inévitablement évacué du forage.The object of the invention is precisely to propose an installation making it possible to maintain a pressure in the annular space of the drilling existing between the wall of the drilling and the train of tubes, and to control the flow of material which must inevitably be evacuated from the drilling.

Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne une installation destinée à être utilisée conjointement avec un dispositif de traitement des sols par jet(s) rotatif(s) comprenant un train de tubes à la base duquel est montée au moins une buse d'éjection, cette buse étant alimentée en matériau à éjecter par le moyen du train de tubes ou de tuyaux flexibles extérieurs au train de tubes, ladite installation étant caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend :

  • une enceinte disposée en surface dans la continuité du forage et en relation étanche avec celui-ci, cette enceinte étant pourvue d'au moins un orifice muni d'un joint d'étanchéité pour le passage du train de tubes et des tuyaux flexibles éventuellement présents,
  • une vanne d'arrêt permettant d'obturer complètement le forage, et
  • un conduit d'évacuation des matériaux sortant du forage, raccordé à ladite enceinte et pourvu d'une vanne réglable permettant d'ajuster le débit desdits matériaux afin d'éviter l'établissement dans le forage d'une pression excessive.
More particularly, the invention relates to an installation intended to be used in conjunction with a device for treating the soil by rotary jet (s) comprising a train of tubes at the base of which is mounted at least one ejection nozzle, this nozzle being supplied with material to be ejected by means of the train of tubes or flexible pipes external to the train of tubes, said installation being characterized in that it comprises:
  • an enclosure arranged on the surface in the continuity of the borehole and in leaktight relation thereto, this enclosure being provided with at least one orifice provided with a seal for the passage of the train of tubes and the flexible hoses which may be present,
  • a stop valve making it possible to completely shut off the borehole, and
  • a material evacuation pipe leaving the borehole, connected to said enclosure and provided with an adjustable valve making it possible to adjust the flow rate of said materials in order to avoid the establishment of excessive pressure in the borehole.

Facultativement, la commande de la vanne réglable du conduit d'évacuation peut être asservie à la pression régnant dans le forage et effectuée automatiquement par un dispositif approprié.Optionally, the control of the adjustable valve of the discharge pipe can be controlled by the pressure prevailing in the borehole and carried out automatically by an appropriate device.

Egalement, si désiré, il peut être prévu sur l'enceinte, une prise permettant de relier l'enceinte à une source de fluide sous pression dans le but de maintenir une pression dans le forage au cas où celle-ci viendrait à chuter en-dessous d'un seuil prédéterminé.Also, if desired, there can be provided on the enclosure, a socket making it possible to connect the enclosure to a source of pressurized fluid in order to maintain a pressure in the borehole in the event that it comes to drop in- below a predetermined threshold.

De préférence, l'enceinte est démontable en au moins deux parties, à savoir une partie inférieure équipée de la vanne d'arrêt et une partie supérieure pourvue du ou des orifice(s).Preferably, the enclosure is removable in at least two parts, namely a lower part equipped with the shut-off valve and an upper part provided with the orifice (s).

La description qui va suivre, faite en se référant aux dessins annexés, fera bien comprendre la structure et le fonctionnement de l'installation de l'invention.The description which follows, made with reference to the accompanying drawings, will make it possible to understand the structure and the operation of the installation of the invention.

Sur les dessins :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique d'une installation selon l'invention ; et
  • les figures 2 et 3 sont des vues schématiques illustrant le montage du dispositif de traitement par jet(s) rotatif(s) dans l'installation de la figure 1.
In the drawings:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of an installation according to the invention; and
  • Figures 2 and 3 are schematic views illustrating the mounting of the rotary jet treatment device (s) in the installation of Figure 1.

L'installation de la figure 1, qui est montée dans la continuité d'un forage 1 recevant un dispositif de traitement des sols par jet(s) rotatif(s) du type décrit dans la demande de brevet français précitée, dont on n'a illustré que le train de tubes 2 et les tuyaux flexibles, tels que 3a et 3b, d'alimentation des buses comprend une enceinte 4 formant sas, montée dans le prolongement du forage 1, un joint 5 assurant l'étanchéité entre la base de l'enceinte et la paroi du forage. L'enceinte 4, par exemple en acier, est constituée d'une partie inférieure 4a et d'une partie supérieure 4b solidarisées, par exemple, par boulonnage. La partie supérieure 4b est pourvue d'orifices 6, 7 et 8 pour le passage du train de tubes 2 et des tuyaux 3a et 3b, respectivement, des joints annulaires 9,10 et 11 étant prévus pour assurer l'étanchéité tout en permettant le mouvement ou le coulissement des organes 2, 3a et 3b. La partie inférieure 4a est équipée, au voisinage de sa jonction avec la partie 4b, d'une vanne d'arrêt 12 du type à passage intégral et d'un conduit d'évacuation 13 des matériaux sortant du forage sur lequel est installée une vanne 14 dont le réglage s'effectue automatiquement en fonction de la pression régnant dans le forage par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif 15 reliée à une sonde de pression 16 montée dans l'enceinte. Le rôle de la vanne 14 est de maintenir la pression régnant dans le forage dans une gamme de valeurs prédéterminées et d'éviter qu'une pression excessive potentiellement dangereuse ne se développe dans le forage.The installation of Figure 1, which is mounted in the continuity of a borehole 1 receiving a soil treatment device by rotary jet (s) of the type described in the aforementioned French patent application, of which there is no illustrated that the tube train 2 and the pipes flexible, such as 3a and 3b, for supplying the nozzles comprises an enclosure 4 forming an airlock, mounted in the extension of the borehole 1, a seal 5 ensuring the seal between the base of the enclosure and the wall of the borehole. The enclosure 4, for example made of steel, consists of a lower part 4a and an upper part 4b secured, for example, by bolting. The upper part 4b is provided with orifices 6, 7 and 8 for the passage of the train of tubes 2 and the pipes 3a and 3b, respectively, annular seals 9, 10 and 11 being provided to ensure sealing while allowing the movement or sliding of organs 2, 3a and 3b. The lower part 4a is equipped, in the vicinity of its junction with the part 4b, with a shut-off valve 12 of the full-passage type and with a discharge pipe 13 for the materials leaving the borehole on which a valve is installed. 14, the adjustment of which is carried out automatically as a function of the pressure prevailing in the borehole by means of a device 15 connected to a pressure probe 16 mounted in the enclosure. The role of the valve 14 is to maintain the pressure prevailing in the drilling within a range of predetermined values and to prevent excessive potentially dangerous pressure from developing in the drilling.

Enfin, l'installation comprend une tubulure 17 raccordée à l'enceinte et pourvue d'une vanne 18, pouvant être raccordée, si nécessaire, à une source de fluide sous pression dans le cas où la pression dans le forage viendrait à chuter, pour une raison quelconque, en-dessous d'une valeur désirée.Finally, the installation comprises a tube 17 connected to the enclosure and provided with a valve 18, which can be connected, if necessary, to a source of pressurized fluid in the event that the pressure in the borehole drops, to any reason, below a desired value.

Les figures 2 et 3 illustrent le montage du dispositif de traitement des sols par jet(s) rotatif(s) dans l'installation de la figure 1. Après mise en place de la partie inférieure 4a dans le forage 1 et scellement de celle-ci par le joint 5 comme l'illustre la figure 2, on ferme la vanne d'arrêt 12. On vient alors positionner sur la vanne 12, la tête à buses 20 du dispositif de traitement par jet(s) rotatif(s), puis on raccorde à cette tête le train de tubes 2 et les tuyaux flexibles 3a, 3b après les avoir passés dans les orifices 6, 7 et 8 de la partie supérieure 4b de l'enceinte, comme l'illustre la figure 3. Après cela, il ne reste plus qu'à boulonner ensemble les parties 4a et 4b pour compléter l'installation. Avant de descendre la tête 20 dans le forage, on ouvre, bien évidemment, la vanne 12. Lorsqu'on désire enlever la tête 20 du forage, on procède à la manoeuvre inverse de celle qui vient d'être décrite.Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the mounting of the soil treatment device by rotary jet (s) in the installation of Figure 1. After positioning the lower part 4a in the borehole 1 and sealing it Ci by the seal 5 as illustrated in Figure 2, we close the stop valve 12. We then position on the valve 12, the nozzle head 20 of the treatment device by rotary jet (s), then the tube train 2 and the flexible hoses 3a, 3b are connected to this head after passing them through the orifices 6, 7 and 8 of the upper part 4b of the enclosure, as illustrated in Figure 3. After that, it only remains to bolt together parts 4a and 4b to complete the installation. Before lowering the head 20 into the borehole, the valve 12 is obviously opened. When it is desired to remove the head 20 from the borehole, the operation is carried out in reverse from that which has just been described.

Il va de soi, bien entendu, que si le dispositif à jet(s) rotatif(s) utilisé comportait un train de tubes assurant simultanément l'alimentation des buses, c'est-à-dire était un dispositif à jet(s) rotatif(f) classique, dépourvu de tuyaux d'alimentation flexibles, il conviendrait d'adapter l'enceinte en ne prévoyant que le seul orifice 6 et en omettant les orifices 7 et 8.It goes without saying, of course, that if the rotary jet device (s) used included a train of tubes simultaneously supplying the nozzles, that is to say was a jet device (s) rotary (f) conventional, devoid of flexible supply hoses, the enclosure should be adapted by providing only the single orifice 6 and omitting the orifices 7 and 8.

L'installation permet ainsi de mettre en oeuvre un dispositif de traitement de sols par jet(s) rotatif(s) dans des conditions de chantier nécessitant de travailler avec un forage maintenu sous pression, tout en permettant de maîtriser le débit des matériaux sortant du forage.The installation thus makes it possible to implement a device for treating the soil by rotary jet (s) under site conditions requiring working with a borehole maintained under pressure, while making it possible to control the flow of materials leaving the drilling.

Il va de soi que le mode de réalisation décrit n'est qu'un exemple et que l'on pourrait le modifier, notamment par substitution d'équivalents techniques, sans sortir pour cela du cadre de l'invention comme définie dans les revendications.It goes without saying that the embodiment described is only an example and that it could be modified, in particular by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

Claims (4)

  1. Installation intended to be used in conjunction with a device for treating soils with at least one rotary jet, comprising a string of tubes (2) at the base of which at least one ejection nozzle is mounted, this nozzle being supplied with material to be ejected by means of the string of tubes (2) or flexible pipes (3a, 3b) external to the string of tubes, said installation being characterized in that it comprises:
    - a chamber (4) arranged at the surface in continuation of the borehole and in leaktight connection therewith, this chamber being provided with at least one orifice (6, 7, 8) fitted with a sealing gasket (9, 10, 11) for the passage of the string of tubes and of the flexible pipes, if present,
    - a shut-off valve (12) making it possible to close the borehole completely, and
    - a conduit (13) for removing the materials leaving the borehole, connected to the said chamber and provided with an adjustable valve (14) for adjusting the flow rate of said materials in order to avoid the establishment in the borehole of an excessive pressure.
  2. Installation according to Claim 1, characterized in that the control of the adjustable removal valve is slaved to the pressure prevailing in the borehole.
  3. Installation according to Claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a tap (17, 18) for connecting the chamber to a pressurized fluid source.
  4. Installation according to Claim 1, characterized in that said chamber (4) can be dismantled into at least two parts, namely a lower part (4a) equipped with said shut-off valve (12) and an upper part (4b) provided with said orifices (6, 7, 8).
EP94400368A 1993-02-22 1994-02-21 Lock for soil treating apparatus with rotating jet(s) Revoked EP0612889B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9301992A FR2701973B1 (en) 1993-02-22 1993-02-22 Airlock installation for soil treatment device by rotary jet (s).
FR9301992 1993-02-22

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0612889A1 EP0612889A1 (en) 1994-08-31
EP0612889B1 true EP0612889B1 (en) 1997-12-03

Family

ID=9444295

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP94400368A Revoked EP0612889B1 (en) 1993-02-22 1994-02-21 Lock for soil treating apparatus with rotating jet(s)

Country Status (11)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0612889B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH06240658A (en)
AT (1) ATE160831T1 (en)
AU (1) AU668264B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69407072T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0612889T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2701973B1 (en)
GR (1) GR3025919T3 (en)
HK (1) HK1002436A1 (en)
MY (1) MY110541A (en)
SG (1) SG44392A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2697551B1 (en) * 1992-11-03 1994-12-09 Sif Entreprise Bachy Improved device for the treatment of soils by rotary jet (s).

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL38682C (en) * 1927-11-17 1900-01-01
DE1634565B2 (en) * 1964-05-22 1973-02-08 Schdruzeni kamenouhelnych dolu, Kladno (Tschechoslowakei) INJECTION DEVICE FOR INJECTING TWO REACTING LIQUIDS TO SEAL THE BUILDING GROUND
NO167051C (en) * 1989-02-02 1991-09-25 L Oe Hoksrud PROCEDURE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONS IN LOANS, FROM THE TERRACE LEVEL, AND EQUIPMENT FOR EXERCISING THE PROCEDURE

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2701973B1 (en) 1995-04-07
DE69407072T2 (en) 1998-07-09
MY110541A (en) 1998-07-31
FR2701973A1 (en) 1994-09-02
DK0612889T3 (en) 1998-04-14
ATE160831T1 (en) 1997-12-15
HK1002436A1 (en) 1998-08-21
GR3025919T3 (en) 1998-04-30
DE69407072D1 (en) 1998-01-15
JPH06240658A (en) 1994-08-30
AU5518994A (en) 1994-08-25
AU668264B2 (en) 1996-04-26
EP0612889A1 (en) 1994-08-31
SG44392A1 (en) 1997-12-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
FR2607865A1 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORATING TUBING FOR OIL WELLS
EP0265344A1 (en) Method for producting a pile in the ground, drilling machine and device for carrying out such a method
EP2171163B1 (en) Device for extracting a material from the bed of a body of water and associated method
EP0519793B1 (en) Device and installation for the cleaning of drain pipes, in particular in oil production wells
CA2833650C (en) Device for extracting solid material on the bed of a body of water, and associated method
EP2156907B1 (en) Equipment and process for treating pollutants in a soil
FR2619154A1 (en) IMPROVED HYDRAULIC METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WELL PENETRATION
FR2680380A1 (en) METHOD FOR PRODUCING A UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION BODY AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD
FR2544762A1 (en) METHOD FOR INJECTING A SOLIDIFYING AGENT INTO A POL AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD
EP0457879B1 (en) Device and method for cleaning an underground well
FR2706924A1 (en)
EP0077271A1 (en) Method and apparatus for the provisional shoring of lateral trench walls
EP0612889B1 (en) Lock for soil treating apparatus with rotating jet(s)
EP0580510B1 (en) Method, equipment and device for generating and injecting foam for digging of soil
FR2707335A1 (en) Method for re-establishing circulation in an extraction well and device for implementing this method
EP0596792B1 (en) Improved device for treating soil using rotating jets
EP0565411B1 (en) Method for making an underground watertight screen and the screen so produced
FR2540931A1 (en) Well cleaning tool
FR2553304A1 (en) Machine serving to inject an elastic plugging substance into cracks of structures having watertightness defects
FR2526851A1 (en) ROTARY DRILLING APPARATUS IN PARTICULAR FOR WATER PRODUCING WELLS AND DRAINING WELLS
FR3085868A1 (en) PROCESS FOR INJECTING A DEPOLLUTING PRODUCT INTO THE SOIL IN THE FORM OF A HELICAL STRIP
FR2752877A1 (en) Method for laying pipes underground using tunnelling machine
BE523129A (en)
BE491363A (en)
FR3076470A1 (en) METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTAINING A GROUNDWATER

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19941222

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19961213

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Payment date: 19971201

Year of fee payment: 5

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 19971203

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: SOLETANCHE BACHY FRANCE

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 160831

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 19971215

Kind code of ref document: T

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: AMMANN PATENTANWAELTE AG BERN

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 19971208

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Payment date: 19980115

Year of fee payment: 5

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 69407072

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19980115

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: STUDIO CONS. BREVETTUALE S.R.L.

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 19980121

Year of fee payment: 5

Ref country code: DK

Payment date: 19980121

Year of fee payment: 5

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 19980123

Year of fee payment: 5

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GR

Payment date: 19980130

Year of fee payment: 5

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Payment date: 19980206

Year of fee payment: 5

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Payment date: 19980211

Year of fee payment: 5

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Payment date: 19980218

Year of fee payment: 5

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 19980218

Year of fee payment: 5

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 19980304

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 19980309

Year of fee payment: 5

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 19980320

Year of fee payment: 5

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: PT

Ref legal event code: SC4A

Free format text: AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL TRANSLATION

Effective date: 19971222

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: T3

PLBQ Unpublished change to opponent data

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OPPO

PLBI Opposition filed

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009260

PLBF Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OBSO

26 Opposition filed

Opponent name: KELLER GRUNDBAU GMBH

Effective date: 19980902

NLR1 Nl: opposition has been filed with the epo

Opponent name: KELLER GRUNDBAU GMBH

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19990221

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19990221

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19990221

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19990222

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 19990223

Year of fee payment: 6

RDAH Patent revoked

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS REVO

RDAG Patent revoked

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009271

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: PATENT REVOKED

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19990221

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

EUG Se: european patent has lapsed

Ref document number: 94400368.0

27W Patent revoked

Effective date: 19990612

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: PT

Ref legal event code: MF4A

Effective date: 19991019