EP2860341A1 - Unterwasserträgervorrichtung zum Tragen von Antriebsmitteln und Antriebsvorrichtung mit einer solchen Trägervorrichtung - Google Patents

Unterwasserträgervorrichtung zum Tragen von Antriebsmitteln und Antriebsvorrichtung mit einer solchen Trägervorrichtung Download PDF

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EP2860341A1
EP2860341A1 EP20130188073 EP13188073A EP2860341A1 EP 2860341 A1 EP2860341 A1 EP 2860341A1 EP 20130188073 EP20130188073 EP 20130188073 EP 13188073 A EP13188073 A EP 13188073A EP 2860341 A1 EP2860341 A1 EP 2860341A1
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support apparatus
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John Graeme Walker
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Priority to CN201480055037.2A priority patent/CN105593452A/zh
Priority to PCT/EP2014/071165 priority patent/WO2015052075A1/en
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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
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E21B15/02—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • 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
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E21B15/04—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts specially adapted for directional drilling, e.g. slant hole rigs
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/002—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/14—Racks, ramps, troughs or bins, for holding the lengths of rod singly or connected; Handling between storage place and borehole
    • E21B19/143—Racks, ramps, troughs or bins, for holding the lengths of rod singly or connected; Handling between storage place and borehole specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • 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
    • E21B3/00—Rotary drilling
    • E21B3/02—Surface drives for rotary drilling
    • E21B3/022—Top drives
    • 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
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/12—Underwater drilling
    • 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
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/12—Underwater drilling
    • E21B7/124—Underwater drilling with underwater tool drive prime mover, e.g. portable drilling rigs for use on underwater floors
    • 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
    • E21B25/00—Apparatus for obtaining or removing undisturbed cores, e.g. core barrels or core extractors
    • E21B25/18—Apparatus for obtaining or removing undisturbed cores, e.g. core barrels or core extractors the core receiver being specially adapted for operation under water

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  • the present invention relates to a support apparatus for supporting drive means for driving a plurality of elongate members into a sea floor, and relates particularly, but not exclusively, to an apparatus for supporting drilling or coring apparatus.
  • the invention also relates to driving apparatus incorporating such support apparatus.
  • drilling is carried out by means a drill string extending from a semi-submersible vessel located on the sea surface, the drill string extending from the seabed to the vessel.
  • This arrangement has the drawback of being very expensive to implement.
  • Preferred embodiments of the present invention seek to overcome the above disadvantage of the prior art.
  • a support apparatus for supporting drive means for driving a plurality of elongate members into a sea floor, the support apparatus comprising:-
  • feeding means for feeding a plurality of elongate members to drive means and control means for enabling control of the support apparatus from a vessel located at a sea surface
  • this provides the advantage of avoiding the use of a semi-submersible vessel, thereby significantly reducing the cost of drilling or coring operations.
  • the feeding means may be adapted to (i) simultaneously feed a plurality of said elongate members, located in position relative to each other by means of locating means, with at least part of said locating means to at least one first location on said body and to (ii) sequentially feed a plurality of said elongate members from at least part of said locating means at at least one said first location to said drive means.
  • the support apparatus may further comprise manipulator means for unloading at least part of said locating means from said body.
  • This provides the advantage of enabling the support apparatus to be refilled with elongate members, thereby enabling the apparatus to operate for longer periods and thereby further reducing costs.
  • the support apparatus may further comprise at least one engaging portion for engaging lifting means to enable lifting of the support apparatus, wherein said feeding means is adapted to feed a plurality of said elongate members through at least one aperture below said engaging portion in use.
  • This provides the advantage of enabling the engaging portion to be located above the centre of gravity of the support apparatus while enabling elongate members to be fed from the rear of the body to the front of the body.
  • the support apparatus may further comprise moving means for moving the body relative to the sea floor.
  • This provides the advantage of improving fine control of the position of the apparatus, thereby minimising the risk of damage to drilling or coring installations.
  • the moving means may comprise at least one track.
  • At least part of said moving means may be adjustable in position in a direction transverse to a direction of movement of the support apparatus.
  • This provides the advantage of enabling the dimensions of the support apparatus to be minimised to enable it to pass through an aperture in a vessel at a sea surface.
  • At least one said track may be adjustable in position relative to said body.
  • a driving apparatus for driving a plurality of elongate members into a sea floor, the driving apparatus comprising:-
  • the drive means may be pivotable about at least one axis relative to said body.
  • At least one said axis may be substantially parallel to a direction of travel of the driving apparatus.
  • At least one said axis may be transverse to a direction of travel of said driving apparatus.
  • the drive means may comprise drilling apparatus.
  • the drive means may comprise coring apparatus.
  • a driving apparatus 2 for driving elongate members in the form of hollow pipes 4 into the seabed as part of a drilling or coring operation has a body 6 supported on moving means in the form of a pair of tracks 8 mounted around axles 10 and controlled by hydraulic power units 12 ( Figure 5 ). As shown in greater detail in Figures 4 and 6 , the tracks 8 are moveable on the axles 10 relative to the body 6 between respective extended positions 12 and retracted positions 14.
  • a drill tower 16 having a drill motor 18 is supported by support means in the form of support arms 20 such that the position of the drill tower 16 is adjustable relative to the body 6. This enables the drill tower 16 to be located on top of a well control module 38 ( Figure 3 ) or blow out preventer in the case of drilling operations, or directly on the sea bed ( Figure 2 ) in the case of coring operations.
  • the drill tower 16 is also pivotable about an axis 22 ( Figure 5 ) generally parallel to a direction of travel of the driving apparatus 2.
  • the pipes 4 are arranged in locating means in the form of cassettes 24 supported on the body 6, and the body 6 has a frame 26 supporting a detachable lift point 28 located generally above the centre of gravity of the driving apparatus 2 for enabling deployment of the driving apparatus 2 from a vessel (not shown) located at the sea surface.
  • the frame 26 defines an aperture 30 ( Figure 4 ) for enabling the cassettes 24 to be fed through the aperture 30 by a cassette feeding mechanism (not shown) from a position 32 at a rear of the body 6 to a position 34 at the front of the body 6.
  • Feeding means in the form of a pipe feeding mechanism 40 ( Figures 7 and 8 ) feeds individual pipes 4 laterally into the drill tower 16.
  • Manipulator means in the form of a manipulator arm 36 unloads empty pipe cassettes 24 from the body 6 and arranges the cassettes 24 on a suitable support (not shown) on the seabed adjacent the body 6 which limits the extent to which the empty cassettes 24 become embedded in the sea bed prior to subsequent removal.
  • the drill motor 18 of the drill tower 16 sequentially drives the pipes 4 into the seabed through well control module 38 ( Figure 3 ) or blow out preventer in the case of drilling operations, or directly into the sea bed ( Figure 2 ) in the case of coring operations. Operation of the driving apparatus 2 is controlled from the vessel (not shown) at the sea surface by means of an umbilical cable (not shown).
  • the pipe feeding mechanism 40 includes a pair of cassette unload arms 42 for retracting a pipe 4 from a cassette 24 at position 34 and rotating through generally 180 degrees about pivot axis 44, and releasing the pipe 4 to a drill tower loading arm 46 for feeding the pipe 4 into the drill tower 16.
  • the tracks 8 of the driving apparatus 2 are initially withdrawn to their retracted positions 14 as shown in Figure 6 to minimise the width of the driving apparatus 2.
  • the drill tower 16 is in its raised position as shown in Figure 1 , in order to minimise the length of the apparatus 2, thereby minimising the dimensions of the aperture (known as a moon pool) on the surface vessel necessary for deploying the driving apparatus 2 through sea ice to the seabed.
  • the driving apparatus 2 is then lowered, by means of a support cable (not shown) attached to the lift point 28, to the seabed where it is located a sufficient distance from the well control module 38 to minimise the risk of damage to the well control module 38 as a result of movement of the drive apparatus 2 while it is being lowered to the seabed.
  • a support cable (not shown) attached to the lift point 28
  • the driving apparatus 2 is then moved by means of its tracks 8 to a position adjacent the well control module 38.
  • the drill tower 16 is then lowered into engagement with the well control module 38 by means of the manipulator arm 36.
  • the manipulator arm 36 replaces the empty cassettes 24 on the body 6 of the driving apparatus 2 for retrieval to the surface vessel.

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EP20130188073 EP2860341A1 (de) 2013-10-10 2013-10-10 Unterwasserträgervorrichtung zum Tragen von Antriebsmitteln und Antriebsvorrichtung mit einer solchen Trägervorrichtung
US15/028,009 US20160251907A1 (en) 2013-10-10 2014-10-02 Support apparatus for supporting drive means, and driving apparatus incorporating such support apparatus
CN201480055037.2A CN105593452A (zh) 2013-10-10 2014-10-02 用于支撑驱动装置的海底支撑设备以及具有该支撑设备的驱动设备
PCT/EP2014/071165 WO2015052075A1 (en) 2013-10-10 2014-10-02 Subsea support apparatus for supporting drive means, and driving apparatus incorporating such support apparatus

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