EP3819458A1 - Verstärkte buchsenkopplung für schlagbohrgestänge - Google Patents

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EP3819458A1
EP3819458A1 EP19208106.5A EP19208106A EP3819458A1 EP 3819458 A1 EP3819458 A1 EP 3819458A1 EP 19208106 A EP19208106 A EP 19208106A EP 3819458 A1 EP3819458 A1 EP 3819458A1
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Andreas Norman
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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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/042—Threaded
    • E21B17/0426—Threaded with a threaded cylindrical portion, e.g. for percussion rods

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  • the present invention relates to a drill string coupling for connecting individual elongate drill string members and in particular, although not exclusively, to a strengthened female coupling.
  • Percussion drilling is used to create a long borehole via a plurality of elongate drill string rods coupled together end-to-end by interconnected male and female threads.
  • the well-established technique breaks rock by hammering impacts transferred from the rock drill bit, mounted at one end of the drill string, to the rock at the bottom of the borehole.
  • the energy required to break the rock is generated by a hydraulically driven piston that contacts the end of the drill string (via a shank adaptor) to create a stress (or shock) wave that propagates through the drill string and ultimately to the base rock level.
  • Conventional male and female threaded couplings are described in US 4,332,502 ; US 4,398,756 ; US 4,687,368 and DE 2800887 .
  • the joint When the male and female threaded ends of neighbouring drill rods are coupled to create the drill string, the joint is typically subjected to bending forces during drilling from the stress waves that propagate the drill string. These bending moments fatigue the coupling and lead to breakage within the threaded portion of the joint.
  • the drill coupling will fail by the coupling either eventually becoming worn out, which is predictable, or fail prematurely due to high stress waves which is unpredictable and causes increased down time for the user.
  • a drill string for percussive drilling comprising; a first elongate percussive drill rod having and a main section and an externally threaded male end; a second elongate percussive drill rod having a main section and a female end comprising an internally threaded mounting sleeve; wherein the male and female ends have respective threads for percussive drilling to enable the male end to be secured inside the female end such that an axial length from an axially rearward end on the female end to an end most female thread on the female end overlaps axially with the male end to form a coupling region; wherein a thread clearance area is formed adjacent to the end most female thread in the region between the end most female thread and an axial inner wall of the female end; characterized in that: the mounting sleeve has a first region having a first outer skirt diameter, D 1 , at the axially rearward end and a second outer skirt diameter, D 2 , along part of the axial length
  • the length, L 2 , of the strengthened region extends at least along the length of the inner most female thread.
  • the thread exit is a weak part of the joint and is where the high stresses build up. Therefore, it is advantageous to reinforce the coupling in this region.
  • length, L 2 of the strengthened region extends at least along the length of the thread clearance area.
  • the thread exit is a weak part of the joint and is where the high stresses build up. Therefore, it is advantageous to reinforce the coupling in this region.
  • the length, L 2 of the strengthened region extends at least along the length of two thread turns from the inner most female thread.
  • this will add further support to reinforce the coupling.
  • the first region of the mounting sleeve having the first outer skirt diameter, D 1 extends across at least the length of the least a first female thread.
  • the strengthened region ends before the position of the first female thread, preferably before the second female thread so that the flushing of the drill hole is not limited too much.
  • the length, L 2 of the strengthened region is between 0.2 and 0.8 times the length of the axial length, L 1 of the coupling region. If the length of the strengthened region is less than 0.2 times the length of the coupling region the benefit of the strengthening will not be gained. If the length of the strengthened region is greater than 0.8 times the length of the coupling region the efficiency in clearing the drilled hole of rock cuttings would be reduced.
  • the length of the strengthen region is selected to suit different sizes of drills rods and different types of coupling.
  • the strengthened region extends to a transition section that extends between the mounting sleeve and the main length section.
  • the end position of the strengthened region should be optimised depending on the drilling assembly, it may be advantageous that the strengthened region extends as far as the transition section for some designs to provide reinforcement to this region.
  • the female end has a thread pitch length, L 3 , preferably the length, L 2 of the strengthened region is at least the length of one thread pitch length, L 3 .
  • the strengthened section will be sufficiently long to provide a substantial reinforcement.
  • the outer skirt diameter, D 2 of the strengthened region is between 1-10% greater than the outer skirt diameter, D 1 at the axially rearward end of the female end.
  • the thickness of the strengthened region will depend on the size of the hole being drilled. If the outer skirt diameter of the strengthened region is at least 1% greater than the outer skirt diameter of the female end at the end most surface so that the coupling region is sufficiently increased, but no more than 10% greater so that the efficiency of the flushing in the drill hole is not compromised too much.
  • the outer skirt diameter, D 2 , of the strengthened region is between 0.1 to 10 mm greater than the outer skirt diameter, D 1 , at the axially rearward end of the female end.
  • the presence of larger cross section in the strengthened region provides reinforcement at the critical location to reduce the level of stress in the most fragile part of the coupling region.
  • the increased outer skirt diameter of the strengthened region will increase the fatigue resistance of the drill string rod components. If D 2 is less than 0.1 mm greater than D 1 , then the benefit of the level of stress in the coupling region will not be significantly reduced. Generally, increasing the difference between D 2 and D 1 will increase the fatigue resistance. If D 2 is more than 10 mm greater than D 1 there will be a detrimental effect of the efficiency of the debris removal in the drilled hole.
  • the steel body of the drill string rods wears down due to the sliding contact with the rock and from the cuttings being flushed out of the hole.
  • the reinforcement in the strengthened region will eventually get worn down to the normal outer skirt diameter and so then the passageway for the cutting will revert to normal.
  • the addition of the strengthened region will advantageously increase the lifetime of the drill string rods and reduce the likelihood of premature failure.
  • the most preferred outer skirt diameter, D 1 will depend on the size of the hole being used, the size of the drill rods and the type of coupling.
  • the mounting sleeve has a first wall thickness, T 1 , at the axial rearward end and a second wall thickness, T 2 , in the strengthened region, wherein T 2 > T 1 .
  • T 1 first wall thickness
  • T 2 second wall thickness
  • the inner dimensions inside the cavity of the female end are kept unchanged.
  • the increase in outer skirt diameter in the strengthened region is created by increasing the wall thickness of the female end in this region. This is advantageous as then there is no reduction to the strength of the male end of the coupling, which could also lead to premature failure.
  • the strengthened region is centred around an intersection between the end most female thread and the thread clearance area.
  • this targets the strengthening to the weakest point of the coupling.
  • the male end and the female end are helically threaded and comprise between two and seven complete helical turns.
  • this range of the complete helical turns provides the best balance between coupling strength and cost.
  • the main section of the drill string has an outside skirt diameter, D 3 , wherein the outer skirt diameter, D 1 , of the axially rearward end of the female end is greater than the outside skirt diameter, D 3 , of the main section.
  • This type of arrangement would be used for a guiding tube.
  • the main section of the drill rod has an outside skirt diameter, D 3 , wherein the outer skirt diameter, D 1 , of the axially rearward end most surface of the female end is the same as the outside skirt diameter, D 3 , of the main section.
  • This type of arrangement would be used for a drill tube.
  • FIG. 1 Another aspect of the present invention is a threaded coupling for connecting percussive drill rods to form a percussive drill string
  • the coupling comprising: a first elongate percussive drill rod having and a main section and an externally threaded male end; a second elongate percussive drill rod having a main section and a female end comprising an internally threaded mounting sleeve; wherein the male and female ends have respective threads for percussive drilling to enable the male end to be secured inside the female end such that an axial length, L 1 , from an axially rearward end on the female end to an end most female thread on the female end overlap axially with the male end to form a coupling region; wherein a thread clearance area is formed adjacent to the end most female thread in the region between the end most female thread and an axial inner wall of the female end; characterized in that: the mounting sleeve has a first region having a first outer skirt diameter,
  • Figure 1 shows the coupling between a first elongate percussive drill rod 4 and a second elongate percussive drill rod 10 forming part of a drill string 2.
  • a drill string 2 may consist of a number of such rods that are screwed together to increase the length of the drill string 2.
  • the drill string 2 is attached to a drill bit at one end (not shown) and a shank adapter (not shown) at the other end which are also joined by means of corresponding screw threads.
  • Each of the drill rods 4, 10 comprises an axially extending main length section 6 that is terminated at one end by a male end 8 and at a second opposite end by a female end 12 having a longitudinal axis 28. The coupling is created between the male end 8 on the first drill rod 4 and the female end 12 on the second drill rod 10.
  • Figures 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 show enlargements of the coupling between the male end 8 on the first drill rod 4 and the female end 12 on the second drill rod 10 for different embodiments of the present inventions, not all reference numbers are marked on each figure but are relevant to each of the figures.
  • Figure 2 shows one embodiment of the present invention wherein there is a "shoulder contact” between the first drill rod 4 and the second drill rod 10 and wherein D 1 is greater than D 3 .
  • Figure 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention wherein there is a "bottom contact" between the first drill rod 4 and the second drill rod 10 and wherein D 1 is greater than D 3 .
  • Figure 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention wherein there is a "shoulder contact” between the first drill rod 4 and the second drill rod 10 and wherein D 1 is the same as D 3 .
  • Figure 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention wherein there is a "shoulder contact” between the first drill rod 4 and the second drill rod 10 wherein D 1 is the same as D 3 .
  • the male end 8 is provided with a spigot 29 comprising a non-threaded shank 30 positioned axially between the main length section 6 and a male thread 32.
  • the female end 12 comprises a hollow mounting sleeve 36 that is internally threaded to form a female thread 38 and an internal cavity that extends axially from an axially rearward end 14.
  • the longitudinal alignment of the respective male 32 and female 38 threads is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 28 of the first and second drill string rods 4, 10 such that the alignment of the overlap is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 28.
  • the male thread 32 and female thread 38 engage one another to form a secure thread coupling to interconnect the drill rods 4, 10.
  • the male end 8 and the female end 12 are helically threaded and comprise between two and seven complete helical turns.
  • An internal bore 40 extends axially through the main length section 6 and the spigot 29 of uniform diameter.
  • a coupling region 18 is formed where the male end 8 axially overlaps with the female end 12 from its axially rearward end 14 to an inner most female thread 16.
  • the coupling region 18 has an axial length L 1 .
  • a thread clearance area 20 is formed adjacent to the inner most female thread 16, in the area between the inner most female thread 16 and an axial inner wall 22 of the female end 12.
  • the thread clearance area 20 typically has a region where the internal diameter of the cavity within the mounting sleeve 36 is at its greatest and / or is greater than the internal diameter of the cavity within the mounting sleeve 36 surrounding the inner most female thread 16.
  • a strengthened region 24 is formed over a portion of the coupling region 18 by increasing the thickness of the wall of the mounting sleeve 36 over only a portion of its length.
  • the mounting sleeve 36 has a first wall thickness T 1 at the axial rearward end 14 and a second wall thickness T 2 in the strengthened region 24, wherein T 2 > T 1 .
  • T 2 is between 1-10% greater than T 1 .
  • the thicknesses are measured between the peripheral edge 44 of the mounting sleeve 36 and the internal wall 52 of the cavity within the mounting sleeve 36. If the internal wall 52 is threaded in that region the measurement is taken from a trough 46 of the female thread 38.
  • the mounting sleeve 36 has a first region 64 having a first outer skirt diameter, D 1 , at the axial rearward end 14 and a second outer skirt diameter, D 2 , along the strengthened region 24.
  • the strengthened region 24 is positioned along part of the axial length between the axially rearward end 14 and the main length section 6 on the female end 12.
  • the outer skirt diameter, D 2 , of the strengthened region 24 is at least 1-10% greater, preferably between 0.1 to 10 mm greater, than the outer skirt diameter D 1 of the axially rearward end most surface 14 of the female end 12.
  • the strengthened region 24 is centred around an intersection 26 between the inner most female thread 16 and the thread clearance area 20.
  • the strengthened region 24 is typically made from the same steel grade as the rest of the mounting sleeve 36 but could also be made from a different steel grade.
  • the strengthened region 24 has a length L 2 .
  • the strengthened region 24 extends at least along the length of the inner most female thread 16 or at least along the length of the thread clearance area 20 or at least along the length of both the inner most female thread 16 and the thread clearance area 20.
  • the strengthened region 24 extends along at least the length of two thread turns from the inner most female thread 16.
  • the strengthened region 24 extends along at least the length of two thread turns from the inner most female thread 16 and the thread clearance area 20.
  • the female end 12 has a thread pitch length, L 3 .
  • the length L 2 of the strengthened region is at least the length of one thread pitch length L 3 .
  • the strengthened region 24 does not extend across the length of a first female thread 48, more preferably the strengthened region 24 does not extend across the length of the first female thread 48 and a second female thread 50.
  • the region of the mounting sleeve 36 having the first, outer skirt diameter, D 1 extends across at least the length of the first female thread 48, preferably along the length of the first female thread 48 and the second female thread 50.
  • L 2 is between 0.2 to 0.8 times the length of the coupling region L 1 .
  • L 2 covers at least 10% of the length of the female thread 38, preferably at least 25%, more preferably at least 50% of the threads.
  • L 1 does not cover more than 90% of the threads, more preferably not more than 75% of the threads.
  • the main section 6 of the drill string has an outside skirt diameter, D 3 .
  • the outer skirt diameter, D 1 , of the axially rearward end 14 of the female end 12 could be greater than the outside skirt diameter D 3 of the main section 6.
  • the outer skirt diameter, D 1 , of the axially rearward end most surface 14 of the female end 12 is the same as the outside skirt diameter, D 3 , of the main section 6.
  • the strengthened region 24 extends to the transition section 42. Alternatively, the strengthened region 24 ends before the start of the transition section 42.
  • the strengthened region 24 extends to the internal bore 40 in the main length section.
  • the contact between the first drill rod 4 and the second drill rod 10 could either be a "shoulder contact” or a "bottom contact”.
  • a shoulder 56 on the male end 8 contacts an axially end most surface 58 on the female end 12, so that the transfer of energy happens before the threads 32,38.
  • the axially end most surface 60 on the male end 8 contacts the axial inner wall 22 of the female end 12 to transfer the energy.
  • Either type of contact can be combined with either D 1 be either greater or the same as D 3 .
  • Figures 6 shows a stress image of the drill string coupling known in the prior art where no strengthened region 24 has been added.
  • Figure 7 shows a stress image of the drill string coupling according to the present invention where the strengthened section 24 has been added in the manner shown in figure 2 .
  • the stress images were captured using the Dang van criterion using rotating bending as the load case.
  • the risk for failure is increased as the value of the Dang van criterion in decreased.
  • darker colours mean higher risk for failure.
  • the exact dimensions of the strengthened region 24 are adapted to suit the type of rock and size of hole being drilled.
  • the dimensions of the strengthened region 24 are selected so that during the drilling operation the strengthened region 24 wears away so that eventually the outer skirt diameter of the mounting sleeve 36 is substantially uniform and therefore the flushing efficiency of the rock drillings is returned to normal.
  • the length and position of the strengthened region 24 it is important to consider the position where there is the highest stress and then position the strengthened region 24 to reinforce the location of highest stress.

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