EP3209593A1 - System for compensating heaving for an element hooked onto movable equipment - Google Patents

System for compensating heaving for an element hooked onto movable equipment

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EP3209593A1
EP3209593A1 EP15759713.9A EP15759713A EP3209593A1 EP 3209593 A1 EP3209593 A1 EP 3209593A1 EP 15759713 A EP15759713 A EP 15759713A EP 3209593 A1 EP3209593 A1 EP 3209593A1
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muffle
pulley
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Claude Mabile
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IFP Energies Nouvelles IFPEN
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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
    • 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
    • E21B19/004—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 supporting a riser from a drilling or production platform
    • E21B19/006—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 supporting a riser from a drilling or production platform including heave compensators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C13/00—Other constructional features or details
    • B66C13/02—Devices for facilitating retrieval of floating objects, e.g. for recovering crafts from water
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/30—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for transfer at sea between ships or between ships and off-shore structures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C13/00—Other constructional features or details
    • B66C13/52—Details of compartments for driving engines or motors or of operator's stands or cabins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
    • B66D1/00—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans
    • B66D1/28—Other constructional details
    • B66D1/40—Control devices
    • B66D1/48—Control devices automatic
    • B66D1/52—Control devices automatic for varying rope or cable tension, e.g. when recovering craft from water
    • 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
    • E21B19/08—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
    • E21B19/09—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string

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  • the present invention relates to the field of motion compensation of a mobile element suspended from a mobile installation.
  • the invention relates more particularly to the compensation of a heave movement of an offshore installation (offshore) for an offshore drilling tool, for a riser or for a tool for installing a sea pressure shutter block.
  • the swell causes, among other effects, the heave, that is to say an oscillatory movement of vertical translation, floating devices.
  • these support tools such as drilling tools, it is necessary to compensate the heave so that the tool is permanently in contact with the bottom of the hole.
  • the type of device of the third family conventionally solves the problem of compensation for heave by making mobile a first muffle, said muffle fixed (in English "crown block”) and also includes a second muffle, said muffle mobile (in English "traveling block ").
  • the first muffle is said fixed because it is fixed relative to the mobile installation and the second muffle is said to be mobile because it is mobile with respect to the mobile installation.
  • the second muffle is made substantially fixed with respect to the seabed. It is recalled that a muffle is a mechanical device for lifting a load by several strands of cable.
  • this type of device generally comprises at least one jack connected to accumulators, in particular pneumatic. These accumulators occupy a large volume, which is penalizing, in particular for an offshore application.
  • the present invention relates to a motion compensation system for an element attached to a mobile installation, the system comprising two mittens, at least two articulated arms, a compensation cylinder, a cable.
  • at least one characteristic length of the articulated system (for example: the length of a rod or the distance between two pulleys of two articulated arms) is controlled according to the movement to reduce the error and therefore improve the compensation some movement.
  • the invention relates to a system for compensating a movement for an element attached to a mobile installation, said system comprising a first muffle and a second muffle for hanging said element, said first muffle being connected to said mobile installation by means of at least two articulated arms, each articulated arm comprising at least one pulley, said system comprising a cable fixed on holding means and passing through the pulleys of said articulated arms and by said first and second mittens, said system further comprising at least one compensation cylinder connected to said first muffle and said mobile installation.
  • the system comprises means for adjusting at least a characteristic length of said articulated arms is adjusted according to said movement.
  • each of said articulated arms comprises at least one link
  • said characteristic length of said articulated arms is the length of said link and / or the horizontal distance separating the axes of said pulleys from said two articulated arms and / or the distance horizontal between the axis of said first muffle and the axis of said pulley said articulated arm and / or the vertical distance between the low position of the axis of said pulleys of said first muffle and the axis of said pulley of said articulated arm.
  • each of said articulated arms comprises a return pulley connected to said mobile installation, an intermediate pulley, a first link between said return pulley and said intermediate pulley and a second link between said intermediate pulley and said first muffle.
  • said adjusted characteristic length is determined by minimizing the error function defined by a formula of the form:
  • V 0 reference volume of the compensation cylinder
  • N number of pulleys
  • said return pulley is connected to said mobile installation by controlled means of adjustable length.
  • At least one of said links comprises a hydraulic cylinder, pneumatic or electric, controlled in position.
  • only a length of a link or only the distance between the axes of said pulleys is controlled.
  • said first and second muffles are aligned vertically and said movement is vertical.
  • said mobile installation is an installation at sea, in particular a ship.
  • said element is a drilling tool or a riser or a tool for laying parcels.
  • said compensation cylinder is a pneumatic cylinder powered by at least one accumulator.
  • said cable retaining means may comprise at least one winch.
  • the invention relates to the use of a compensation system according to the invention for the support of drilling tools and / or for a riser and / or for a tool for installing a pressure shutter block at sea.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a compensation system for two different positions.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an articulated arm of a compensation system.
  • FIG. 3 is a curve illustrating the variation of the length of a first link of an articulated arm as a function of the heave H.
  • FIG. 4 is a curve illustrating the variation of the length of a second link of an articulated arm as a function of the heave H.
  • the present invention relates to a motion compensation system for an element attached to a mobile installation.
  • the compensation system comprises:
  • a first muffle equipped with at least one pulley
  • a second muffle on which is hung the element, the second muffle being equipped with at least one pulley; preferably the first and second muffles are aligned vertically,
  • an articulated system comprising at least two articulated arms, preferably two or four arranged symmetrically, the articulated system connecting the mobile installation to the first muffle, each articulated arm comprising at least one pulley, a cable fixed by retaining means to the mobile installation and passing through the pulleys of the articulated arms and the first and second muffles, the cable forming at least one loop around the first and second mittens, the means for retaining the cable on the mobile installation may comprise at least one winch for adjusting the length of the cable, and at least one jack, said compensation cylinder, one end is connected to the first muffle and the other end is connected to the mobile installation; the cylinder is powered by at least one accumulator, for example by an oleopneumatic connection.
  • the movement of the mobile installation (eg heave) is largely compensated by the movement of the first muffle relative to the mobile installation.
  • the second muffle is stationary relative to a fixed reference.
  • the movement of the first muffle is controlled by the compensation cylinder and is enabled by the articulated system.
  • At least one characteristic length of the articulated system is adjustable and adjusted (driven) according to the movement, so as to reduce the compensation error and thus increase the compensation of the system.
  • the characteristic length of the articulated system is adjusted continuously, in real time, during the use of the compensation system.
  • the adjusted characteristic length (controlled) depends on the geometry (design) of the articulated system. This is a design length of the articulated system that is variable. This characteristic length is not a distance that varies by the displacement of the compensation cylinder. It may be the length of one of the parts of the articulated system, for example a link, or the distance of a pulley from the system articulated to the axis of the mittens, or the distance between two pulleys of the articulated system.
  • the characteristic lengths of the articulated system are adjusted (controlled) simultaneously in the same way, if the system is symmetrical.
  • the characteristic length is therefore variable, which is contrary to the compensation systems of the prior art, for which the characteristic lengths (lengths of parts, pulley-muffle distances, pulley-pulley distances) are constant. In the remainder of the description, the compensation system is described in the case of offshore use.
  • FIG. 1 represents a compensation system according to one embodiment of the invention in two positions (low in FIG. 1a, and high in FIG. 1b) as a function of the sea level.
  • the compensation system 1 is installed on an offshore mobile facility.
  • the compensation system allows to hang an element (not shown) on a second muffle 3 via a hook.
  • the compensation system 1 further comprises a first muffle 2, two articulated arms 4 connected on the one hand to a support 13 connected to the mobile installation and secondly to the first muffle 2, two compensation cylinders 5 connected to accumulators 1 1 by means of an oleopneumatic system 12 which serves as an interface between the hydraulic cylinders 5 and the pneumatic accumulators 1 1 and a cable 10 passing through the pulleys of the articulated arms 4 and the first and second muffles 2 and 3.
  • the cylinders 5 are connected to the mobile installation 13 and the first muffle 2. As shown, the first muffle 2 , the second muffle 3 and the hung element are aligned vertically, and the movement to compensate is a vertical movement.
  • each articulated arm 4 comprises a return pulley 6 connected to the mobile installation 13, an intermediate pulley 7, a first link 8 between the return pulley 6 and the intermediate pulley 7 and a second link 9 between the intermediate pulley 7 and the first muffle 2.
  • each articulated arm may be formed of connecting rods connecting pulleys.
  • each articulated arm may comprise a return pulley connected to the mobile installation, an intermediate pulley, a first link between the return pulley and the intermediate pulley, and a second link between the intermediate pulley and the first muffle.
  • each articulated arm may further comprise a second intermediate pulley, and a third link between the two intermediate pulleys.
  • the characteristic length of the articulated system which is adjustable and adjusted according to the movement, can be in particular the length of one of the links of the articulated system, the horizontal distance between the axis of the pulleys of the first muffle and the return pulley, etc.
  • the rods may be of adjustable length, and may include pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic or electric.
  • the power supply pneumatic, hydraulic or electric
  • the rods of adjustable size can be implemented by mechanical devices comprising a spring.
  • each return pulley can be connected to the mobile installation by controlled means of adjustable length, in particular an electric, pneumatic or hydraulic jack for varying the horizontal and / or vertical distance. the axis of the pulley relative to the mobile installation.
  • the cylinder can be placed between the pulley and the mobile installation.
  • the power supply pneumatic, hydraulic or electric
  • the horizontal and / or vertical distance separating the return pulley and the axis of the first muffle or the horizontal and / or vertical distance separating two return pulleys is adjusted.
  • FIG. 2 diagrammatically represents an articulated arm of a compensation system according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • the following notations are used:
  • Rc radius of the pulley of the first muffle 2
  • V 0 reference volume of the compensation cylinder
  • N number of pulleys
  • the articulated system comprises a return pulley 6 of radius RI, an intermediate pulley 7 of radius R 1, a first link 8 of length B between the return pulley 6 and the intermediate pulley 7 and a second link 9 of length C between the intermediate pulley 7 and the pulley of the first muffle 2.
  • at least one of the links may be of adjustable length and controlled.
  • the first muffle 2 in the low position.
  • the compensation system comprises two compensation cylinders 5.
  • the path of the cable between the first block 2 and the return pulley 6 can have four variants:
  • angles ⁇ and ⁇ depend only on the lengths B and C and the radii of the pulleys.
  • angles ⁇ and ⁇ depend on H which varies with the movement of the mobile installation (heave). But these angles also depend on the lengths A, B, C and G which are derived from the sizing of the compensator.
  • the invention consists in varying one of these parameters: lengths A, B, C and G as a function of H to cancel the error defined by means of the preceding equations.
  • the geometric factor Gf (see above) depends only on angles which are themselves functions of the geometric quantities A, B, C and G. Gf also depends on H. H is a function of time since it represents the movement of the mobile installation (for example the heave of the drill ship).
  • U is a constant related to the design of the system.
  • Q is the hanging weight (hooked to the second mitt) minus the WOB (weight set on the hung element). Since the purpose of the compensation system is to keep the parameter WOB constant, we consider Q constant. So the effort Fm depends only on the lengths A, B, C, G and H.
  • the effort Fa depends on constants (Q, U, Vo and De 0 ). From, which is the stroke of the cylinder, varies according to H constant, w being
  • the error function E therefore depends only on the lengths A, B, C, G and H. If one of the quantities A, B, C or G is varied as a function of time, this function can be made independent of H.
  • the function connecting the length A, B, C or G to H to cancel the error E is unambiguous: for a given H, there is only one A, B, C or G which makes it possible to cancel the 'error.
  • the lengths A and B may be adjusted by means of rods of adjustable length, which may comprise at least one jack.
  • the lengths C and G can be adjusted by adjusting the horizontal and vertical position respectively of the return pulley, in particular by means of an adjustment cylinder (arranged respectively horizontally and vertically) placed between the mobile installation and the pulley.
  • H being the distance between the axis of the first muffle and the axis of the return pulley, the direct measurement of this distance can be implemented.
  • this distance which may represent the heave of the mobile installation, is also a function of the lengths B or C.
  • Another solution may be to measure the heave of the mobile installation. From this measurement, the length H is deduced by subtracting from the measurement the length G which is a design constant of the compensation system. And we can directly control A, B, C or G from the knowledge of H. This solution eliminates a retro-control loop control.
  • the compensation system according to the invention can be used in particular to compensate for the heave of a ship during a drilling operation at sea, during the installation of a riser (in English "riser"), for a tool of installation of a sea pressure shutter block, or resumption of the bottom to restart the drilling.
  • the mobile installation is a floating installation, in particular a ship, and the hung element is a drilling tool or a riser or a pipe laying tool at sea.
  • the compensation system according to the invention makes it possible to cancel the compensation error inherent in the systems of the prior art.
  • the invention also makes it possible to compensate for heave even when the element (for example a drilling tool) is not supported on the seabed (for example the bottom of the well).
  • the compensation systems according to the prior art all aim to maintain constant hook tension during use (for example during drilling).
  • the prior art heave compensators are ineffective because the hook tension does not vary during a heave period.
  • the vertical accelerations induced by the heave are then too weak to be detected by these systems.
  • the control, according to the invention of a characteristic length of articulated arms according to the heave makes it possible to keep the hook at a fixed vertical distance from the seabed.
  • the design of the articulated arm with rods of adjustable length or with means for varying the distances of the articulated system reduces the volume of the accumulators of the compensation cylinder.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the variations of the length B which cancel the error E for each heave height H. It is noted that the length B varies from 2.25 m to 4.20 m, ie a stroke of 1.95 m. The variation of the length B of the first rod also causes a variation of the cable length of 0.93 m.
  • Figure 4 shows the variations of the length C which cancel the error E for each heave height H. It is noted that the length C varies from 2.30 m to 9.37 m, ie a stroke of 7.07 m. The variation of the length C of the second link also causes a variation of the cable length of 9.67 m. It is therefore possible to cancel the error of the heave compensation system of the prior art by adjusting either the horizontal and / or vertical position of the return pulley, or the length of one of the two links depending on the heave H of the drill ship.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a system (1) for compensating for a movement of an element hooked onto movable equipment, said system (1) including two pulley blocks (2, 3), at least two hinged arms (4), a compensation cylinder (5) and a cable (10). At least one characteristic length (A, B, C, G) of the hinged system (for example, the length of a link or the distance between two pulleys of two hinged arms) is adjusted depending on the movement to be compensated.

Description

SYSTEME DE COMPENSATION DE PILONNEMENT POUR UN ELEMENT ACCROCHE A  PILOT COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR A HANGING ELEMENT
UNE INSTALLATION MOBILE  A MOBILE INSTALLATION
La présente invention concerne le domaine de la compensation de mouvement d'un élément mobile suspendu à une installation mobile. L'invention concerne plus particulièrement la compensation d'un mouvement de pilonnement d'une installation offshore (en mer) pour un outil de forage en mer, pour une colonne montante ou pour un outil de pose d'un bloc obturateur de pression en mer. En effet, en mer, la houle provoque, entre autres effets, le pilonnement, c'est-à-dire un mouvement oscillatoire de translation verticale, des engins flottants. Quand ceux-ci supportent des outils, tels que des outils de forage, il est nécessaire de compenser le pilonnement afin que l'outil soit en permanence en contact avec le fond du trou. The present invention relates to the field of motion compensation of a mobile element suspended from a mobile installation. The invention relates more particularly to the compensation of a heave movement of an offshore installation (offshore) for an offshore drilling tool, for a riser or for a tool for installing a sea pressure shutter block. Indeed, at sea, the swell causes, among other effects, the heave, that is to say an oscillatory movement of vertical translation, floating devices. When these support tools, such as drilling tools, it is necessary to compensate the heave so that the tool is permanently in contact with the bottom of the hole.
Pour compenser de tels mouvements, il existe trois grandes familles de dispositifs : - les dispositifs que l'on place dans la garniture de forage,  To compensate for such movements, there are three major families of devices: - the devices that are placed in the drill string,
- les dispositifs que l'on intercale entre la garniture et le système de levage de l'appareil de forage, et  the devices that are inserted between the lining and the lifting system of the drilling rig, and
- les dispositifs que l'on intègre dans le système de levage.  - the devices that are integrated into the lifting system.
Le type de dispositif de la troisième famille résout classiquement le problème de compensation du pilonnement en rendant mobile un premier moufle, dit moufle fixe (en anglais « crown block ») et comporte également un deuxième moufle, dit moufle mobile (en anglais « travelling block »). Le premier moufle est dit fixe car il est fixe par rapport à l'installation mobile et le deuxième moufle est dit mobile car il est mobile par rapport à l'installation mobile. Toutefois, par l'intermédiaire du compensateur de pilonnement, le deuxième moufle est rendu sensiblement fixe par rapport au fond de la mer. On rappelle qu'un moufle est un dispositif mécanique permettant le levage d'une charge par plusieurs brins de câble.  The type of device of the third family conventionally solves the problem of compensation for heave by making mobile a first muffle, said muffle fixed (in English "crown block") and also includes a second muffle, said muffle mobile (in English "traveling block "). The first muffle is said fixed because it is fixed relative to the mobile installation and the second muffle is said to be mobile because it is mobile with respect to the mobile installation. However, through the heave compensator, the second muffle is made substantially fixed with respect to the seabed. It is recalled that a muffle is a mechanical device for lifting a load by several strands of cable.
De plus, ce type de dispositif comporte généralement au moins un vérin relié à des accumulateurs, notamment pneumatiques. Ces accumulateurs occupent un grand volume, ce qui est pénalisant, en particulier pour une application offshore.  In addition, this type of device generally comprises at least one jack connected to accumulators, in particular pneumatic. These accumulators occupy a large volume, which is penalizing, in particular for an offshore application.
Les documents KR 2012035432 et CN 101654145 décrivent des exemples de système de compensation.  Documents KR 2012035432 and CN 101654145 describe examples of a compensation system.
Une grandeur importante pour un tel dispositif est la variation de l'effort à exercer sur le premier moufle (« crown block ») en fonction de la course de l'installation mobile par rapport à une valeur constante qu'il devrait supporter sans pilonnement. L'écart entre l'effort réel et cette valeur constante est qualifiée d'erreur. En outre, le document FR 2575452 (US 5520369) décrit un tel dispositif comprenant deux moufles, au moins un vérin de compensation relié à des accumulateurs, un câble, et deux bras articulés qui comprennent des poulies et des tiges permettant de compenser un mouvement pour un élément accroché sur une installation mobile. Ce système permet de diminuer le volume des accumulateurs par une géométrie adaptée des bras articulés. Toutefois, ce système n'est pas parfait : une erreur subsiste entre l'effort réel et la valeur constante, car la consigne de pression du vérin n'est pas constante étant donné que le volume des accumulateurs est limité et que la constante spécifique des gaz parfaits γ de l'air qui est contenu dans les accumulateurs est différente de un. Par ailleurs, le système de bras articulé ne permet pas de rattraper toute l'erreur précédente. L'erreur restante provoque une variation du poids pendu en cours de forage empêchant le foreur d'appliquer rigoureusement la consigne de poids sur l'outil. An important size for such a device is the variation of the effort to be exerted on the first muffle ("crown block") as a function of the stroke of the mobile installation relative to a constant value that it should support without heave. The difference between the actual effort and this constant value is qualified as error. In addition, document FR 2575452 (US Pat. No. 5,520,369) describes such a device comprising two mittens, at least one compensating jack connected to accumulators, a cable, and two articulated arms which comprise pulleys and rods making it possible to compensate a movement for an element hanging on a mobile installation. This system makes it possible to reduce the volume of the accumulators by a suitable geometry of the articulated arms. However, this system is not perfect: an error remains between the actual effort and the constant value, because the cylinder pressure setpoint is not constant since the volume of the accumulators is limited and the specific constant of the accumulators is limited. Perfect gas γ of the air that is contained in the accumulators is different from one. In addition, the articulated arm system does not make up for all the previous error. The remaining error causes a variation of the hanging weight during drilling, preventing the driller from rigorously applying the weight instruction on the tool.
La présente invention concerne un système de compensation d'un mouvement pour un élément accroché à une installation mobile, le système comprenant deux moufles, au moins deux bras articulés, un vérin de compensation, un câble. Selon l'invention au moins une longueur caractéristique du système articulé (par exemple : la longueur d'une biellette ou la distance entre deux poulies de deux bras articulés) est pilotée en fonction du mouvement pour diminuer l'erreur et par conséquent améliorer la compensation du mouvement. The present invention relates to a motion compensation system for an element attached to a mobile installation, the system comprising two mittens, at least two articulated arms, a compensation cylinder, a cable. According to the invention at least one characteristic length of the articulated system (for example: the length of a rod or the distance between two pulleys of two articulated arms) is controlled according to the movement to reduce the error and therefore improve the compensation some movement.
Le système selon l'invention The system according to the invention
L'invention concerne un système de compensation d'un mouvement pour un élément accroché à une installation mobile, ledit système comportant un premier moufle et un deuxième moufle servant à accrocher ledit élément, ledit premier moufle étant relié à ladite installation mobile au moyen d'au moins deux bras articulés, chaque bras articulé comprenant au moins une poulie, ledit système comportant un câble fixé sur des moyens de retenue et passant par les poulies desdits bras articulés et par lesdits premier et deuxième moufles, ledit système comportant en outre au moins un vérin de compensation lié audit premier moufle et à ladite installation mobile. Le système comporte un moyen pour ajuster au moins une longueur caractéristique desdits bras articulés est ajustée en fonction dudit mouvement.  The invention relates to a system for compensating a movement for an element attached to a mobile installation, said system comprising a first muffle and a second muffle for hanging said element, said first muffle being connected to said mobile installation by means of at least two articulated arms, each articulated arm comprising at least one pulley, said system comprising a cable fixed on holding means and passing through the pulleys of said articulated arms and by said first and second mittens, said system further comprising at least one compensation cylinder connected to said first muffle and said mobile installation. The system comprises means for adjusting at least a characteristic length of said articulated arms is adjusted according to said movement.
Selon l'invention, chacun desdits bras articulés comprend au moins une biellette, et dans lequel ladite longueur caractéristique desdits bras articulés est la longueur de ladite biellette et/ou la distance horizontale séparant les axes desdites poulies desdits deux bras articulés et/ou la distance horizontale entre l'axe dudit premier moufle et l'axe de ladite poulie dudit bras articulé et/ou la distance verticale entre la position basse de l'axe desdites poulies dudit premier moufle et l'axe de ladite poulie dudit bras articulé. According to the invention, each of said articulated arms comprises at least one link, and wherein said characteristic length of said articulated arms is the length of said link and / or the horizontal distance separating the axes of said pulleys from said two articulated arms and / or the distance horizontal between the axis of said first muffle and the axis of said pulley said articulated arm and / or the vertical distance between the low position of the axis of said pulleys of said first muffle and the axis of said pulley of said articulated arm.
Avantageusement, chacun desdits bras articulés comprend une poulie de renvoi reliée à ladite installation mobile, une poulie intermédiaire, une première biellette entre ladite poulie de renvoi et ladite poulie intermédiaire et une deuxième biellette entre ladite poulie intermédiaire et ledit premier moufle.  Advantageously, each of said articulated arms comprises a return pulley connected to said mobile installation, an intermediate pulley, a first link between said return pulley and said intermediate pulley and a second link between said intermediate pulley and said first muffle.
De manière avantageuse, ladite longueur caractéristique ajustée est déterminée par minimisation de la fonction erreur définie par une formule de la forme :  Advantageously, said adjusted characteristic length is determined by minimizing the error function defined by a formula of the form:
_ Fm-Fa  _ Fm-Fa
t = Fm  t = Fm
Fm „ . Γ . , , sin(B)-sm(e+a-œ) . , ~^ ~\ 1 , U . avec— = 1 + \ sin(e + <p) +— , ' ,—— sm(0) - + - et a = (Qv + u) J -— .Fm ". Γ. ,, sin (B) -sm (e + a-o). , ~ ^ ~ \ 1, U. with- = 1 + \ sin (e + <p) + -, ', - sm (0) - + - and a = (Q v + u) J -.
V0+ De v-° . . v , avec :V 0 + From v - °. . v , with:
De0)S)r From 0 ) S) r
- φ : angle entre l'axe de la première biellette et l'horizontale, - φ: angle between the axis of the first rod and the horizontal,
- Θ : angle entre l'axe de la deuxième biellette et l'horizontale,  - Θ: angle between the axis of the second link and the horizontal,
- β : angle entre le câble et l'axe de la première biellette,  - β: angle between the cable and the axis of the first link,
- σ : angle entre le câble et l'axe de la deuxième biellette,  - σ: angle between the cable and the axis of the second link,
Fm : effort mécanique sur le vérin de compensation,  Fm: mechanical stress on the compensation cylinder,
- Q : poids de l'élément accroché,  - Q: weight of the hung element,
U : constante liée à la conception du système, correspondant à la somme des poids du premier moufle, des tiges du vérin de compensation et des bras articulés, Fa : variation de pression au niveau du vérin de compensation,  U: constant related to the design of the system, corresponding to the sum of the weights of the first muffle, the rods of the compensation cylinder and the articulated arms, Fa: pressure variation at the level of the compensation cylinder,
De : course du vérin de compensation, avec De0 la course initiale, From: compensation cylinder stroke, with From 0 the initial stroke,
V0 : volume de référence du vérin de compensation, V 0 : reference volume of the compensation cylinder,
N : nombre de poulies,  N: number of pulleys,
- S : section d'un accumulateur équipant ledit vérin de compensation,  S: section of an accumulator equipping said compensation cylinder,
- y : constante des gaz,  - y: gas constant,
E : fonction erreur.  E: error function.
Selon un aspect de l'invention, ladite poulie de renvoi est reliée à ladite installation mobile par un moyen piloté de longueur réglable.  According to one aspect of the invention, said return pulley is connected to said mobile installation by controlled means of adjustable length.
Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, au moins une desdites biellettes comprend un vérin hydraulique, pneumatique ou électrique, piloté en position.  According to a feature of the invention, at least one of said links comprises a hydraulic cylinder, pneumatic or electric, controlled in position.
Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, seule une longueur d'une biellette ou seule la distance séparant les axes desdites poulies est pilotée.  According to one embodiment of the invention, only a length of a link or only the distance between the axes of said pulleys is controlled.
De préférence, lesdits premier et deuxième moufles sont alignés verticalement et ledit mouvement est vertical. Avantageusement, ladite installation mobile est une installation en mer, notamment un navire. Preferably, said first and second muffles are aligned vertically and said movement is vertical. Advantageously, said mobile installation is an installation at sea, in particular a ship.
De manière préférentielle, ledit élément est un outil de forage ou une colonne montante ou un outil pour la pose de colis.  Preferably, said element is a drilling tool or a riser or a tool for laying parcels.
Selon un aspect de l'invention, ledit vérin de compensation est un vérin pneumatique alimenté par au moins un accumulateur.  According to one aspect of the invention, said compensation cylinder is a pneumatic cylinder powered by at least one accumulator.
De plus, lesdits moyens de retenue du câble peuvent comprendre au moins un treuil.  In addition, said cable retaining means may comprise at least one winch.
En outre, l'invention concerne l'utilisation d'un système de compensation selon l'invention pour le support d'outils de forage et/ou pour une colonne montante et/ou pour un outil de pose d'un bloc obturateur de pression en mer. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a compensation system according to the invention for the support of drilling tools and / or for a riser and / or for a tool for installing a pressure shutter block at sea.
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D'autres caractéristiques et avantages du procédé selon l'invention, apparaîtront à la lecture de la description ci-après d'exemples non limitatifs de réalisations, en se référant aux figures annexées et décrites ci-après.  Other features and advantages of the method according to the invention will appear on reading the following description of nonlimiting examples of embodiments, with reference to the appended figures and described below.
La figure 1 (figures 1 a et 1 b) illustre un système de compensation pour deux positions différentes.  Figure 1 (Figures 1a and 1b) illustrates a compensation system for two different positions.
La figure 2 illustre un bras articulé d'un système de compensation.  Figure 2 illustrates an articulated arm of a compensation system.
La figure 3 est une courbe illustrant la variation de la longueur d'une première biellette d'un bras articulé en fonction du pilonnement H.  FIG. 3 is a curve illustrating the variation of the length of a first link of an articulated arm as a function of the heave H.
La figure 4 est une courbe illustrant la variation de la longueur d'une deuxième biellette d'un bras articulé en fonction du pilonnement H.  FIG. 4 is a curve illustrating the variation of the length of a second link of an articulated arm as a function of the heave H.
Description détaillée de l'invention Detailed description of the invention
La présente invention concerne un système de compensation d'un mouvement pour un élément accroché à une installation mobile. Le système de compensation comporte :  The present invention relates to a motion compensation system for an element attached to a mobile installation. The compensation system comprises:
- un premier moufle, équipé d'au moins une poulie,  a first muffle, equipped with at least one pulley,
un deuxième moufle, sur lequel est accroché l'élément, le deuxième moufle étant équipé d'au moins une poulie ; de préférence les premier et deuxième moufles sont alignés verticalement,  a second muffle, on which is hung the element, the second muffle being equipped with at least one pulley; preferably the first and second muffles are aligned vertically,
- un système articulé comprenant au moins deux bras articulés, de préférence deux ou quatre disposés symétriquement, le système articulé reliant l'installation mobile au premier moufle, chaque bras articulé comprenant au moins une poulie, - un câble fixé par des moyens de retenue sur l'installation mobile et passant par les poulies des bras articulés et des premier et deuxième moufles, le câble formant au moins une boucle autour des premier et deuxième moufles, les moyens de retenue du câble sur l'installation mobile pouvant comprendre au moins un treuil permettant de régler la longueur du câble, et au moins un vérin, dit vérin de compensation, dont une extrémité est liée au premier moufle et l'autre extrémité est liée à l'installation mobile ; le vérin est alimenté par au moins un accumulateur, par exemple par une liaison oléopneumatique. an articulated system comprising at least two articulated arms, preferably two or four arranged symmetrically, the articulated system connecting the mobile installation to the first muffle, each articulated arm comprising at least one pulley, a cable fixed by retaining means to the mobile installation and passing through the pulleys of the articulated arms and the first and second muffles, the cable forming at least one loop around the first and second mittens, the means for retaining the cable on the mobile installation may comprise at least one winch for adjusting the length of the cable, and at least one jack, said compensation cylinder, one end is connected to the first muffle and the other end is connected to the mobile installation; the cylinder is powered by at least one accumulator, for example by an oleopneumatic connection.
Le mouvement de l'installation mobile (par exemple le pilonnement) est compensé en grande partie par le déplacement du premier moufle par rapport à l'installation mobile. Ainsi, le deuxième moufle est immobile par rapport à un repère fixe. Le déplacement du premier moufle est piloté par le vérin de compensation et est permis par le système articulé.  The movement of the mobile installation (eg heave) is largely compensated by the movement of the first muffle relative to the mobile installation. Thus, the second muffle is stationary relative to a fixed reference. The movement of the first muffle is controlled by the compensation cylinder and is enabled by the articulated system.
Selon l'invention, au moins une longueur caractéristique du système articulé est réglable et ajustée (pilotée) en fonction du mouvement, de manière à diminuer l'erreur de compensation et ainsi augmenter la compensation du système. La longueur caractéristique du système articulé est ajustée de manière continue, en temps réel, pendant l'utilisation du système de compensation. La longueur caractéristique ajustée (pilotée) dépend de la géométrie (conception) du système articulé. Il s'agit d'une longueur de conception du système articulé qui est variable. Cette longueur caractéristique n'est pas une distance qui varie par le déplacement du vérin de compensation. Elle peut être la longueur d'une des pièces du système articulé, par exemple une biellette, ou la distance d'une poulie du système articulé à l'axe des moufles, ou la distance séparant deux poulies du système articulé. Les longueurs caractéristiques du système articulé sont ajustées (pilotées) simultanément de manière identique, si le système est symétrique.  According to the invention, at least one characteristic length of the articulated system is adjustable and adjusted (driven) according to the movement, so as to reduce the compensation error and thus increase the compensation of the system. The characteristic length of the articulated system is adjusted continuously, in real time, during the use of the compensation system. The adjusted characteristic length (controlled) depends on the geometry (design) of the articulated system. This is a design length of the articulated system that is variable. This characteristic length is not a distance that varies by the displacement of the compensation cylinder. It may be the length of one of the parts of the articulated system, for example a link, or the distance of a pulley from the system articulated to the axis of the mittens, or the distance between two pulleys of the articulated system. The characteristic lengths of the articulated system are adjusted (controlled) simultaneously in the same way, if the system is symmetrical.
La longueur caractéristique est donc variable, ce qui est contraire aux systèmes de compensation de l'art antérieur, pour lesquels les longueurs caractéristiques (longueurs des pièces, distances poulie-moufle, distances poulie-poulie) sont constantes. Dans la suite de la description, le système de compensation est décrit dans le cas d'une utilisation offshore.  The characteristic length is therefore variable, which is contrary to the compensation systems of the prior art, for which the characteristic lengths (lengths of parts, pulley-muffle distances, pulley-pulley distances) are constant. In the remainder of the description, the compensation system is described in the case of offshore use.
La figure 1 représente un système de compensation selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention dans deux positions (basse en figure 1 a, et haute en figure 1 b) en fonction du niveau de la mer. Le système de compensation 1 est installé sur une installation mobile offshore. Le système de compensation permet d'accrocher un élément (non représenté) sur un deuxième moufle 3 par l'intermédiaire d'un crochet. Le système de compensation 1 comporte en outre un premier moufle 2, deux bras articulés 4 reliés d'une part à un support 13 relié à l'installation mobile et d'autre part au premier moufle 2, deux vérins de compensation 5 reliés à des accumulateurs 1 1 au moyen d'un système oléopneumatique 12 qui sert d'interface entre les vérins hydrauliques 5 et les accumulateurs pneumatiques 1 1 et un câble 10 passant par les poulies des bras articulés 4 et par les premier et deuxième moufles 2 et 3. Les vérins 5 sont reliés à l'installation mobile 13 et au premier moufle 2. Tel que représenté, le premier moufle 2, le deuxième moufle 3 et l'élément accroché sont alignés verticalement, et le mouvement à compenser est un mouvement vertical. FIG. 1 represents a compensation system according to one embodiment of the invention in two positions (low in FIG. 1a, and high in FIG. 1b) as a function of the sea level. The compensation system 1 is installed on an offshore mobile facility. The compensation system allows to hang an element (not shown) on a second muffle 3 via a hook. The compensation system 1 further comprises a first muffle 2, two articulated arms 4 connected on the one hand to a support 13 connected to the mobile installation and secondly to the first muffle 2, two compensation cylinders 5 connected to accumulators 1 1 by means of an oleopneumatic system 12 which serves as an interface between the hydraulic cylinders 5 and the pneumatic accumulators 1 1 and a cable 10 passing through the pulleys of the articulated arms 4 and the first and second muffles 2 and 3. The cylinders 5 are connected to the mobile installation 13 and the first muffle 2. As shown, the first muffle 2 , the second muffle 3 and the hung element are aligned vertically, and the movement to compensate is a vertical movement.
Tel qu'illustré, chaque bras articulé 4 comporte une poulie de renvoi 6 relié à l'installation mobile 13, une poulie intermédiaire 7, une première biellette 8 entre la poulie de renvoi 6 et la poulie intermédiaire 7 et une deuxième biellette 9 entre la poulie intermédiaire 7 et le premier moufle 2.  As illustrated, each articulated arm 4 comprises a return pulley 6 connected to the mobile installation 13, an intermediate pulley 7, a first link 8 between the return pulley 6 and the intermediate pulley 7 and a second link 9 between the intermediate pulley 7 and the first muffle 2.
Lorsque le niveau de la mer M est bas (figure 1 a), les tiges des vérins de compensation 5 sont entièrement sorties et le premier moufle 2 est éloigné du niveau de l'installation mobile 13.  When the sea level M is low (Figure 1a), the rods of the compensation cylinders 5 are fully out and the first muffle 2 is moved away from the level of the mobile installation 13.
A l'inverse, lorsque le niveau de la mer M augmente d'une hauteur Hm (figure 1 b), les tiges des vérins de compensation 5 sont entièrement rentrées et le premier moufle 2 est proche du niveau de l'installation mobile 13.  On the contrary, when the sea level M increases by a height Hm (FIG. 1b), the rods of the compensation cylinders 5 are fully retracted and the first muffle 2 is close to the level of the mobile installation 13.
Les bras articulés peuvent être formés de biellettes reliant des poulies. Selon un premier exemple, chaque bras articulé peut comprendre une poulie de renvoi reliée à l'installation mobile, une poulie intermédiaire, une première biellette entre la poulie de renvoi et la poulie intermédiaire, et une deuxième biellette entre la poulie intermédiaire et le premier moufle. Selon un deuxième exemple, chaque bras articulé peut comprendre en outre une deuxième poulie intermédiaire, et une troisième biellette entre les deux poulies intermédiaires. Ces exemples ne sont pas limitatifs, d'autres variantes de réalisation peuvent être envisagées. The articulated arms may be formed of connecting rods connecting pulleys. According to a first example, each articulated arm may comprise a return pulley connected to the mobile installation, an intermediate pulley, a first link between the return pulley and the intermediate pulley, and a second link between the intermediate pulley and the first muffle. . According to a second example, each articulated arm may further comprise a second intermediate pulley, and a third link between the two intermediate pulleys. These examples are not limiting, other embodiments can be envisaged.
La longueur caractéristique du système articulé, qui est réglable et ajustée en fonction du mouvement, peut être notamment la longueur d'une des biellettes du système articulé, la distance horizontale entre l'axe des poulies du premier moufle et de la poulie de renvoi, etc. De préférence, seule une longueur caractéristique de chaque bras articulé est ajustée en fonction du mouvement. Alternativement, plusieurs longueurs caractéristiques sont ajustées simultanément.  The characteristic length of the articulated system, which is adjustable and adjusted according to the movement, can be in particular the length of one of the links of the articulated system, the horizontal distance between the axis of the pulleys of the first muffle and the return pulley, etc. Preferably, only a characteristic length of each articulated arm is adjusted according to the movement. Alternatively, several characteristic lengths are adjusted simultaneously.
Afin d'ajuster et de piloter la longueur des biellettes, les biellettes peuvent être de longueur réglable, et peuvent comprendre des vérins pneumatiques, hydrauliques ou électriques. Pour ces trois cas, on commande l'alimentation énergétique (pneumatique, hydraulique ou électrique), de manière à actionner le vérin afin d'ajuster la longueur de la biellette. Selon d'autres variantes de réalisation, les biellettes de taille réglable peuvent être mises en œuvre par des dispositifs mécaniques comprenant un ressort. In order to adjust and control the length of the rods, the rods may be of adjustable length, and may include pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic or electric. For these three cases, the power supply (pneumatic, hydraulic or electric) is controlled so as to actuate the jack in order to adjust the length of the link. According to other embodiments, the rods of adjustable size can be implemented by mechanical devices comprising a spring.
Afin d'ajuster la position de la poulie de renvoi , chaque poulie de renvoi peut être reliée à l'installation mobile par un moyen piloté de longueur réglable, notamment un vérin électrique, pneumatique ou hydraulique pour faire varier la distance horizontale et/ou verticale de l'axe de la poulie par rapport à l'installation mobile. Le vérin peut être placé entre la poulie de renvoi et l'installation mobile. Pour ces trois cas, on commande l'alimentation énergétique (pneumatique, hydraulique ou électrique), de manière à actionner le vérin afin d'ajuster la position de la poulie de renvoi. Ainsi, la distance horizontale et/ou verticale séparant la poulie de renvoi et l'axe du premier moufle ou la distance horizontale et/ou verticale séparant deux poulies de renvoi est ajustée.  In order to adjust the position of the return pulley, each return pulley can be connected to the mobile installation by controlled means of adjustable length, in particular an electric, pneumatic or hydraulic jack for varying the horizontal and / or vertical distance. the axis of the pulley relative to the mobile installation. The cylinder can be placed between the pulley and the mobile installation. For these three cases, the power supply (pneumatic, hydraulic or electric) is controlled so as to actuate the jack in order to adjust the position of the return pulley. Thus, the horizontal and / or vertical distance separating the return pulley and the axis of the first muffle or the horizontal and / or vertical distance separating two return pulleys is adjusted.
Pour piloter la longueur caractéristique ajustable des bras articulés, on peut déterminer la variation de hauteur du mouvement à compenser par mesure directe de cette hauteur, par exemple par mesure de la distance entre l'axe du premier moufle et l'axe de la poulie du bras articulé, par mesure du mouvement de l'installation mobile, ou par mesure des différents efforts mis en œuvre dans le système de compensation.  To control the adjustable characteristic length of the articulated arms, it is possible to determine the variation of height of the movement to be compensated by direct measurement of this height, for example by measuring the distance between the axis of the first muffle and the axis of the pulley of the articulated arm, by measuring the movement of the mobile installation, or by measuring the different efforts implemented in the compensation system.
La figure 2 représente schématiquement un bras articulé d'un système de compensation selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention. Pour cette figure et pour la suite de la description, on utilise les notations suivantes : FIG. 2 diagrammatically represents an articulated arm of a compensation system according to one embodiment of the invention. For this figure and for the rest of the description, the following notations are used:
- A : distance horizontale entre l'axe du premier moufle 2 et l'axe de la poulie de renvoi 6,  - A: horizontal distance between the axis of the first muffle 2 and the axis of the return pulley 6,
B : longueur de la première biellette 8, dite biellette inférieure,  B: length of the first rod 8, called lower link,
- C : longueur de la deuxième biellette 9, dite biellette supérieure,  - C: length of the second link 9, said upper link,
- G : distance verticale entre la position basse de l'axe des poulies du premier moufle 2 et l'axe de la poulie de renvoi 6,  - G: vertical distance between the low position of the pulley axis of the first block 2 and the axis of the return pulley 6,
H : distance verticale entre l'axe du premier moufle 2 et l'axe de la poulie de renvoi 6 ; H varie avec le mouvement (pilonnement) de l'installation mobile, P : distance verticale entre la position haute de la poulie du premier moufle 2 et la position basse de la poulie du premier moufle 2, on a P=G+H  H: vertical distance between the axis of the first muffle 2 and the axis of the return pulley 6; H varies with the movement (heave) of the mobile installation, P: vertical distance between the top position of the pulley of the first block 2 and the lower position of the pulley of the first block 2, we have P = G + H
Rc : rayon de la poulie du premier moufle 2,  Rc: radius of the pulley of the first muffle 2,
RI : rayon de la poulie de renvoi 6,  RI: radius of the pulley 6,
Rj : rayon de la poulie intermédiaire 7,  Rj: radius of the intermediate pulley 7,
- φ : angle entre l'axe de la première biellette 8 et l'horizontale,  - φ: angle between the axis of the first rod 8 and the horizontal,
- Θ : angle entre l'axe de la deuxième biellette 9 et l'horizontale,  - Θ: angle between the axis of the second link 9 and the horizontal,
- β : angle entre le câble 10 et l'axe de la première biellette 8,  - β: angle between the cable 10 and the axis of the first rod 8,
- σ : angle entre le câble 10 et l'axe de la deuxième biellette 9, Fm : effort mécanique sur les vérins de compensation 5, - σ: angle between the cable 10 and the axis of the second link 9, Fm: mechanical stress on the compensation cylinders 5,
- Q : poids de l'élément accroché,  - Q: weight of the hung element,
U : constante liée à la conception du système, correspondant à la somme des poids du premier moufle, des tiges du vérin et des bras articulés,  U: constant related to the design of the system, corresponding to the sum of the weights of the first muffle, the cylinder rods and the articulated arms,
Fa : variation de pression au niveau des vérins de compensation 5,  Fa: pressure variation at the compensation cylinders 5,
- Gf : facteur géométrique,  - Gf: geometric factor,
De : course des vérins de compensation 5, avec De0 la course initiale, From: stroke of the compensation jacks 5, with From 0 the initial stroke,
V0 : volume de référence du vérin de compensation, V 0 : reference volume of the compensation cylinder,
N : nombre de poulies,  N: number of pulleys,
- S : section des accumulateurs principaux 1 1 ,  - S: section of the main accumulators 1 1,
- y : constante des gaz,  - y: gas constant,
E : erreur.  E: error.
Tel que représenté sur la figure 2, le système articulé comprend une poulie de renvoi 6 de rayon RI, une poulie intermédiaire 7 de rayon Rj, une première biellette 8 de longueur B entre la poulie de renvoi 6 et la poulie intermédiaire 7 et une deuxième biellette 9 de longueur C entre la poulie intermédiaire 7 et la poulie du premier moufle 2. Selon l'invention, au moins une des biellettes peut être de longueur ajustable et pilotée. Sur la figure est représenté en pointillé, le premier moufle 2 en position basse. Le système de compensation comporte deux vérins de compensation 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the articulated system comprises a return pulley 6 of radius RI, an intermediate pulley 7 of radius R 1, a first link 8 of length B between the return pulley 6 and the intermediate pulley 7 and a second link 9 of length C between the intermediate pulley 7 and the pulley of the first muffle 2. According to the invention, at least one of the links may be of adjustable length and controlled. In the figure is shown in dashed line, the first muffle 2 in the low position. The compensation system comprises two compensation cylinders 5.
Le chemin du câble entre le premier moufle 2 et la poulie de renvoi 6 peut avoir quatre variantes :  The path of the cable between the first block 2 and the return pulley 6 can have four variants:
• pas de croisement du câble 10 avec l'une des première et deuxième biellettes 8 et 9, le câble passe alors à l'extérieur des poulies,  • no crossing of the cable 10 with one of the first and second links 8 and 9, the cable then passes outside the pulleys,
· un croisement du câble 10 et de la première biellette 8, tel qu'illustré sur la figure 2,  A crossing of the cable 10 and the first link 8, as illustrated in FIG. 2,
• un croisement du câble 10 et de la deuxième biellette 9, et  A crossing of the cable 10 and the second link 9, and
• un croisement des première et deuxième biellettes 8 et 9.  • a crossing of the first and second links 8 and 9.
Dans toutes ces configurations, l'équation reliant l'effort mécanique sur les vérins aux efforts dus aux poids pendus est de la forme : In all these configurations, the equation connecting the mechanical stress on the cylinders with the forces due to the hanging weights is of the form:
L'équation de variation de pression au niveau des vérins de compensation soutenant le premier moufle 2 peut s'écrire :  The equation of pressure variation at the compensation cylinders supporting the first muffle 2 can be written as:
Fa = (Q + U) - 0 Fa = (Q + U) - 0
(Yo + (De - De0)S (Yo + (De - De 0 ) S
L'erreur s'écrit par une relation de la forme : Fm— Fa The error is written by a relation of the form: Fm- Fa
E =— 7.  E = - 7.
Fm  fm
La force Fm dépendant d'un facteur géométrique Gf qui est fonction de la longueur des deux biellettes, des rayons des poulies, et du déplacement vertical du premier moufle 2, on peut écrire ce facteur géométrique de la façon suivante : As the force Fm depends on a geometric factor Gf which is a function of the length of the two links, the sheaves of the pulleys, and the vertical displacement of the first block 2, this geometrical factor can be written as follows:
Ainsi, l'équation de l'effort mécanique sur les vérins peut être simplifiée par une relation de la forme :  Thus, the equation of the mechanical stress on the cylinders can be simplified by a relation of the form:
Fm Gf U  Fm Gf U
Si on se place dans le cas particulier, où la poulie intermédiaire 7 a le même diamètre que la poulie du premier moufle 2, i.e. Rj=Rc, on peut écrire σ = 0 et donc simplifier le facteur géométrique Gf selon la formule suivante : If one places oneself in the particular case, where the intermediate pulley 7 has the same diameter as the pulley of the first muffle 2, i.e. Rj = Rc, one can write σ = 0 and thus simplify the geometrical factor Gf according to the following formula:
smQg)sin(g)  smQg) sin (g)
sin(6— ψ)  sin (6- ψ)
Les angles β et σ ne dépendent que des longueurs B et C et des rayons des poulies. The angles β and σ depend only on the lengths B and C and the radii of the pulleys.
Les angles Θ et φ dépendent de H qui varie avec le mouvement de l'installation mobile (pilonnement). Mais ces angles dépendent aussi des longueurs A, B, C et G qui sont issues du dimensionnement du compensateur. The angles Θ and φ depend on H which varies with the movement of the mobile installation (heave). But these angles also depend on the lengths A, B, C and G which are derived from the sizing of the compensator.
L'invention consiste à faire varier l'un de ces paramètres : longueurs A, B, C et G en fonction de H pour annuler l'erreur définie au moyen des équations précédentes. Le facteur géométrique Gf (cf. ci-dessus) ne dépend que d'angles qui sont eux-mêmes fonctions des grandeurs géométriques A, B, C et G. Gf dépend aussi de H. H est une fonction du temps puisqu'il représente le mouvement de l'installation mobile (par exemple le pilonnement du navire de forage). U est une constante liée au design du système. Q est le poids pendu (accroché au deuxième moufle) moins le WOB (consigne de poids sur l'élément accroché). Comme le but du système de compensation consiste à garder le paramètre WOB constant, on considère Q constant. Donc l'effort Fm ne dépend que des longueurs A, B, C, G et H.  The invention consists in varying one of these parameters: lengths A, B, C and G as a function of H to cancel the error defined by means of the preceding equations. The geometric factor Gf (see above) depends only on angles which are themselves functions of the geometric quantities A, B, C and G. Gf also depends on H. H is a function of time since it represents the movement of the mobile installation (for example the heave of the drill ship). U is a constant related to the design of the system. Q is the hanging weight (hooked to the second mitt) minus the WOB (weight set on the hung element). Since the purpose of the compensation system is to keep the parameter WOB constant, we consider Q constant. So the effort Fm depends only on the lengths A, B, C, G and H.
De plus, l'effort Fa dépend de constantes (Q,U, Vo et De0). De, qui est la course du vérin, varie en fonction de H constante, w étant Moreover, the effort Fa depends on constants (Q, U, Vo and De 0 ). From, which is the stroke of the cylinder, varies according to H constant, w being
l'angle des vérins de compensation 5 avec la verticale. the angle of the compensation jacks 5 with the vertical.
La fonction d'erreur E ne dépend donc que des longueurs A, B, C, G et H. Si l'on fait varier une des grandeurs A, B, C ou G en fonction du temps, on peut rendre cette fonction indépendante de H.  The error function E therefore depends only on the lengths A, B, C, G and H. If one of the quantities A, B, C or G is varied as a function of time, this function can be made independent of H.
La fonction reliant la longueur A, B, C ou G à H pour annuler l'erreur E est univoque : pour un H donné, il n'y a qu'un seul A, B, C ou G qui permette d'annuler l'erreur. Cependant, une fois les dimensions connues, on peut trouver une fonction polynomiale ou une suite de fonctions sinusoïdales reliant A, B, C ou G à H. Cette fonction ou cette suite de fonctions connues, il est alors possible de commander directement les longueurs A, B, C ou G une fois H mesuré. Par exemple, on peut ajuster les longueurs A et B au moyen de biellettes de longueur réglable, pouvant comprendre au moins un vérin. Par exemple, on peut ajuster les longueurs C et G par réglage de la position respectivement horizontale et verticale de la poulie de renvoi, notamment au moyen d'un vérin de réglage (disposé respectivement horizontalement et verticalement) placé entre l'installation mobile et la poulie de renvoi. The function connecting the length A, B, C or G to H to cancel the error E is unambiguous: for a given H, there is only one A, B, C or G which makes it possible to cancel the 'error. However, once the known dimensions, one can find a polynomial function or a series of sinusoidal functions connecting A, B, C or G to H. This function or this series of known functions, it is then possible to directly control the lengths A , B, C or G once H measured. For example, the lengths A and B may be adjusted by means of rods of adjustable length, which may comprise at least one jack. For example, the lengths C and G can be adjusted by adjusting the horizontal and vertical position respectively of the return pulley, in particular by means of an adjustment cylinder (arranged respectively horizontally and vertically) placed between the mobile installation and the pulley.
H étant la distance entre l'axe du premier moufle et l'axe de la poulie de renvoi, la mesure directe de cette distance peut être mise en œuvre. Cependant cette distance, qui peut représenter le pilonnement de l'installation mobile, est aussi fonction des longueurs B ou C.  H being the distance between the axis of the first muffle and the axis of the return pulley, the direct measurement of this distance can be implemented. However this distance, which may represent the heave of the mobile installation, is also a function of the lengths B or C.
Une autre solution peut être de mesurer le pilonnement de l'installation mobile. De cette mesure, on déduit la longueur H, en retranchant à la mesure la longueur G qui est une constante de conception du système de compensation. Et l'on peut piloter directement A, B, C ou G à partir de la connaissance de H. Cette solution permet de s'affranchir d'une boucle rétroactive de contrôle-commande.  Another solution may be to measure the heave of the mobile installation. From this measurement, the length H is deduced by subtracting from the measurement the length G which is a design constant of the compensation system. And we can directly control A, B, C or G from the knowledge of H. This solution eliminates a retro-control loop control.
Pour améliorer la qualité du contrôle, on peut aussi utiliser les mesures de Fm et Fa déjà existantes sur un navire de forage pour déterminer la longueur H.  To improve the quality of the control, it is also possible to use the existing Fm and Fa measurements on a drill ship to determine the length H.
Le système de compensation selon l'invention peut être utilisé notamment pour compenser le pilonnement d'un navire lors d'opération de forage en mer, lors de la pose d'une colonne montante (en anglais « riser »), pour un outil de pose d'un bloc obturateur de pression en mer, ou la reprise du fond pour redémarrer le forage. Dans ce cas, l'installation mobile est une installation flottante, notamment un navire et l'élément accroché est un outil de forage ou une colonne montante ou un outil de pose de tube en mer. The compensation system according to the invention can be used in particular to compensate for the heave of a ship during a drilling operation at sea, during the installation of a riser (in English "riser"), for a tool of installation of a sea pressure shutter block, or resumption of the bottom to restart the drilling. In this case, the mobile installation is a floating installation, in particular a ship, and the hung element is a drilling tool or a riser or a pipe laying tool at sea.
Ainsi, le système de compensation selon l'invention permet d'annuler l'erreur de compensation inhérente aux systèmes de l'art antérieur. L'invention permet aussi de rendre possible la compensation d'un pilonnement même lorsque l'élément (par exemple un outil de forage) n'est pas appuyé sur le fond marin (par exemple le fonds du puits). En effet, les systèmes de compensation selon l'art antérieur visent tous à maintenir la tension au crochet constante en cours d'utilisation (par exemple en cours de forage). Dans les phases de non utilisation (par exemple hors forage), les compensateurs de pilonnement de l'art antérieur sont inefficaces car la tension au crochet ne varie pas au cours d'une période de pilonnement. Les accélérations verticales induites par le pilonnement sont alors trop faibles pour être détectées par ces systèmes. Au contraire, la commande, selon l'invention, d'une longueur caractéristique des bras articulés en fonction du pilonnement permet de garder le crochet à une distance verticale fixe par rapport au fond de la mer. Thus, the compensation system according to the invention makes it possible to cancel the compensation error inherent in the systems of the prior art. The invention also makes it possible to compensate for heave even when the element (for example a drilling tool) is not supported on the seabed (for example the bottom of the well). Indeed, the compensation systems according to the prior art all aim to maintain constant hook tension during use (for example during drilling). In the phases of non-use (for example, without drilling), the prior art heave compensators are ineffective because the hook tension does not vary during a heave period. The vertical accelerations induced by the heave are then too weak to be detected by these systems. On the contrary, the control, according to the invention, of a characteristic length of articulated arms according to the heave makes it possible to keep the hook at a fixed vertical distance from the seabed.
De plus, la conception du bras articulé avec des biellettes de longueur réglable ou avec des moyens pour faire varier les distances du système articulé permet de réduire le volume des accumulateurs du vérin de compensation.  In addition, the design of the articulated arm with rods of adjustable length or with means for varying the distances of the articulated system reduces the volume of the accumulators of the compensation cylinder.
Afin de démontrer la faisabilité de cette invention, on examine l'effet de la variation de la longueur d'une des deux biellettes B ou C en fonction du pilonnement H pour annuler l'erreur E. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of this invention, the effect of varying the length of one of the two links B or C as a function of the heave H is examined to cancel the error E.
Pour cela, on présente un exemple d'application d'une configuration d'un navire de forage soumis à un pilonnement, les bras articulés étant réalisés selon le mode de réalisation de la figure 2 :  For this, we present an example of application of a configuration of a drill ship subjected to heave, the articulated arms being made according to the embodiment of Figure 2:
• Rayon des poulies : 0,73 m  • Radius of the sheaves: 0,73 m
· Nombre de poulies du premier moufle : 7  · Number of pulleys in first muffle: 7
• Distance A : 2 m  • Distance A: 2 m
• Distance G : 1 m  • Distance G: 1 m
• Volume d'air V0 : 10 m3 • Volume of air V 0 : 10 m3
• Section totale des vérins de compensation S : 2083,34 cm2  • Total section of compensation cylinders S: 2083.34 cm2
· Facteur γ des gaz : 1 ,4  · Gas factor γ: 1, 4
• Poids de l'élément accroché Q : 454 1  • Weight of the hanging element Q: 454 1
• Pilonnement : 7 m  • Uplift: 7 m
• Valeur minimum de H : -1 m (H varie de -1 m à 6 m) Pour un exemple selon l'art antérieur, pour lequel les biellettes sont des tiges de longueurs fixes, si l'on cherche le meilleur couple qui minimise l'erreur on trouve :  • Minimum value of H: -1 m (H varies from -1 m to 6 m) For an example according to the prior art, for which the rods are rods of fixed lengths, if we look for the best couple that minimizes the mistake we find:
• Longueur de la première biellette B : 3,55 m  • Length of the first link B: 3.55 m
• Longueur de la deuxième biellette C : 3,55 m  • Length of the second connecting rod C: 3.55 m
• Erreur maximale E : 3,15 %  • Maximum error E: 3.15%
· Variation de la longueur du câble : 1 ,8 m  · Variation of the cable length: 1, 8 m
Pour un premier exemple selon l'invention, pour lequel la longueur de la première biellette est réglable, on calcule les variations de la longueur B pour annuler l'erreur E quel que soit le pilonnement H. Pour cet exemple, on garde la valeur de la longueur C calculée précédemment pour l'exemple selon l'art antérieur, c'est-à-dire C=3,55 m. La figure 3 illustre les variations de la longueur B qui annulent l'erreur E pour chaque hauteur de pilonnement H. On remarque que la longueur B varie de 2,25 m à 4,20 m, soit une course de 1 ,95 m. La variation de la longueur B de la première biellette entraîne également une variation de la longueur de câble de 0,93 m. For a first example according to the invention, for which the length of the first link is adjustable, one calculates the variations of the length B to cancel the error E whatever the heave H. For this example, the value of the length C calculated previously for the example according to the prior art, that is to say C = 3.55 m. FIG. 3 illustrates the variations of the length B which cancel the error E for each heave height H. It is noted that the length B varies from 2.25 m to 4.20 m, ie a stroke of 1.95 m. The variation of the length B of the first rod also causes a variation of the cable length of 0.93 m.
Pour un deuxième exemple selon l'invention, pour lequel la longueur de la deuxième biellette est réglable, on calcule les variations de la longueur C pour annuler l'erreur E quel que soit le pilonnement H. Pour cet exemple, on garde la valeur de la longueur B calculée précédemment pour l'exemple selon l'art antérieur, c'est-à-dire B=3,55 m. For a second example according to the invention, for which the length of the second link is adjustable, one calculates the variations of the length C to cancel the error E whatever the heave H. For this example, the value of the length B calculated previously for the example according to the prior art, that is to say B = 3.55 m.
La figure 4 illustre les variations de la longueur C qui annulent l'erreur E pour chaque hauteur de pilonnement H. On remarque que la longueur C varie de 2,30 m à 9,37 m, soit une course de 7,07 m. La variation de la longueur C de la deuxième biellette entraîne également une variation de la longueur de câble de 9,67 m. II est donc possible d'annuler l'erreur du système de compensation de pilonnement de l'art antérieur en ajustant soit la position horizontale et/ou verticale de la poulie de renvoi, soit la longueur d'une des deux biellettes fonction du pilonnement H du navire de forage.  Figure 4 shows the variations of the length C which cancel the error E for each heave height H. It is noted that the length C varies from 2.30 m to 9.37 m, ie a stroke of 7.07 m. The variation of the length C of the second link also causes a variation of the cable length of 9.67 m. It is therefore possible to cancel the error of the heave compensation system of the prior art by adjusting either the horizontal and / or vertical position of the return pulley, or the length of one of the two links depending on the heave H of the drill ship.

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Revendications claims
Système de compensation d'un mouvement pour un élément accroché à une installation mobile, ledit système (1 ) comportant un premier moufle (2) et un deuxième moufle (3) servant à accrocher ledit élément, ledit premier moufle (2) étant relié à ladite installation mobile au moyen d'au moins deux bras articulés (4), chaque bras articulé comprenant au moins une poulie, ledit système comportant un câble (10) fixé sur des moyens de retenue et passant par les poulies desdits bras articulés (4) et par lesdits premier et deuxième moufles (2, 3), ledit système comportant en outre au moins un vérin de compensation (5) lié audit premier moufle (2) et à ladite installation mobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un moyen pour ajuster au moins une longueur caractéristique (A, B, C, G) desdits bras articulés (4) en fonction dudit mouvement.  A system for compensating movement for an element attached to a mobile installation, said system (1) comprising a first muffle (2) and a second muffle (3) for hanging said element, said first muffle (2) being connected to said mobile installation by means of at least two articulated arms (4), each articulated arm comprising at least one pulley, said system comprising a cable (10) fixed on holding means and passing through the pulleys of said articulated arms (4) and by said first and second muffles (2, 3), said system further comprising at least one compensation cylinder (5) connected to said first muffle (2) and to said mobile installation, characterized in that it comprises means for adjusting at least one characteristic length (A, B, C, G) of said articulated arms (4) as a function of said movement.
Système selon la revendication 1 , dans lequel chacun desdits bras articulés (4) comprend au moins une biellette (8, 9), et dans lequel ladite longueur caractéristique desdits bras articulés (4) est la longueur (B, C) de ladite biellette (8, 9) et/ou la distance horizontale séparant les axes desdites poulies desdits deux bras articulés (4) et/ou la distance horizontale (A) entre l'axe dudit premier moufle (2) et l'axe de ladite poulie dudit bras articulé (4) et/ou la distance verticale (G) entre la position basse de l'axe desdites poulies dudit premier moufle (2) et l'axe de ladite poulie dudit bras articulé (4). System according to claim 1, wherein each of said articulated arms (4) comprises at least one link (8, 9), and wherein said characteristic length of said articulated arms (4) is the length (B, C) of said link ( 8, 9) and / or the horizontal distance separating the axes of said pulleys from said two articulated arms (4) and / or the horizontal distance (A) between the axis of said first muffle (2) and the axis of said pulley of said arm articulated (4) and / or the vertical distance (G) between the low position of the axis of said pulleys of said first muffle (2) and the axis of said pulley of said articulated arm (4).
Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel chacun desdits bras articulés (4) comprend une poulie de renvoi (6) reliée à ladite installation mobile, une poulie intermédiaire (7), une première biellette (8) entre ladite poulie de renvoi (6) et ladite poulie intermédiaire (7) et une deuxième biellette (9) entre ladite poulie intermédiaire (7) et ledit premier moufle (2). System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein each of said articulated arms (4) comprises a return pulley (6) connected to said movable installation, an intermediate pulley (7), a first link (8) between said return pulley (6) and said intermediate pulley (7) and a second link (9) between said intermediate pulley (7) and said first muffle (2).
Système selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ladite longueur caractéristique (A, B, C, G) ajustée est déterminée par minimisation de la fonction erreur définie par une formule de la forme : The system of claim 3, wherein said adjusted characteristic length (A, B, C, G) is determined by minimizing the error function defined by a formula of the form:
Fm fm
- φ : angle entre l'axe de la première biellette (8) et l'horizontale, - φ: angle between the axis of the first rod (8) and the horizontal,
- Θ : angle entre l'axe de la deuxième biellette (9) et l'horizontale,  - Θ: angle between the axis of the second link (9) and the horizontal,
- β : angle entre le câble (10) et l'axe de la première biellette (8), - σ : angle entre le câble (10) et l'axe de la deuxième biellette (9), Fm : effort mécanique sur le vérin de compensation (5), - β: angle between the cable (10) and the axis of the first link (8), - σ: angle between the cable (10) and the axis of the second link (9), Fm: mechanical force on the compensation cylinder (5),
- Q : poids de l'élément accroché,  - Q: weight of the hung element,
U : constante liée à la conception du système, correspondant à la somme des poids du premier moufle (2), des tiges du vérin de compensation (5) et des bras articulés (4),  U: constant related to the design of the system, corresponding to the sum of the weights of the first muffle (2), the rods of the compensation cylinder (5) and the articulated arms (4),
Fa : variation de pression au niveau du vérin de compensation (5),  Fa: pressure variation at the compensation cylinder (5),
De : course du vérin de compensation (5), avec De0 la course initiale, From: compensation cylinder stroke (5), with from 0 the initial stroke,
- V0 : volume de référence du vérin de compensation (5), - V 0 : reference volume of the compensation cylinder (5),
N : nombre de poulies,  N: number of pulleys,
- S : section d'un accumulateur (1 1 ) équipant ledit vérin de compensation (5), - S: section of an accumulator (1 1) equipping said compensation cylinder (5),
- y : constante des gaz, - y: gas constant,
E : fonction erreur. 5) Système selon la revendication 3 ou 4, dans lequel ladite poulie de renvoi (6) est reliée à ladite installation mobile par un moyen piloté de longueur réglable.  E: error function. 5) System according to claim 3 or 4, wherein said return pulley (6) is connected to said mobile installation by controlled means of adjustable length.
6) Système selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, dans lequel au moins une desdites biellettes (8, 9) comprend un vérin hydraulique, pneumatique ou électrique, piloté en position. 6) System according to one of claims 2 to 5, wherein at least one of said rods (8, 9) comprises a hydraulic cylinder, pneumatic or electric, controlled in position.
7) Système selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6, dans lequel seule une longueur (B, C) d'une biellette (8, 9) ou seule la distance (A ou G) séparant les axes desdites poulies (6) est pilotée. 7) System according to one of claims 2 to 6, wherein only a length (B, C) of a rod (8, 9) or only the distance (A or G) separating the axes of said pulleys (6) is driven.
8) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdits premier et deuxième moufles (2, 3) sont alignés verticalement et ledit mouvement est vertical. 8) System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said first and second muffles (2, 3) are aligned vertically and said movement is vertical.
9) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite installation mobile est une installation en mer, notamment un navire. 9) System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said mobile installation is an offshore installation, including a ship.
10) Système selon la revendication 9, dans lequel ledit élément est un outil de forage ou une colonne montante ou un outil pour la pose de colis. 1 1 ) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit vérin de compensation (5) est un vérin pneumatique alimenté par au moins un accumulateur (1 1 ). 12) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens de retenue du câble (10) comprennent au moins un treuil. 10) System according to claim 9, wherein said element is a drilling tool or a riser or a tool for laying parcels. 1 1) System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said compensation cylinder (5) is a pneumatic cylinder powered by at least one accumulator (1 1). 12) System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said cable retaining means (10) comprise at least one winch.
13) Utilisation d'un système de compensation selon l'une des revendications précédentes pour le support d'outils de forage et/ou pour une colonne montante et/ou pour un outil de pose d'un bloc obturateur de pression en mer. 13) Use of a compensation system according to one of the preceding claims for the support of drilling tools and / or for a riser and / or for an installation tool of an offshore pressure shutter block.
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