JP5906587B2 - Manufacturing method of threaded joint for steel pipe - Google Patents

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JP5906587B2
JP5906587B2 JP2011120560A JP2011120560A JP5906587B2 JP 5906587 B2 JP5906587 B2 JP 5906587B2 JP 2011120560 A JP2011120560 A JP 2011120560A JP 2011120560 A JP2011120560 A JP 2011120560A JP 5906587 B2 JP5906587 B2 JP 5906587B2
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本発明は、鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法に関し、詳しくは一般に油井やガス井の探査や生産に使用されるチュービングおよびケーシングを包含する油井管、すなわちOCTG(oil country tubular goods)、ライザー管、ならびにラインパイプなどの鋼管の接続に用いるのに好適な、シール性と耐圧縮性に優れた鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a threaded joint for steel pipes, and in particular, an oil well pipe including a tubing and a casing generally used for exploration and production of oil wells and gas wells, that is, OCTG (oil country tubular goods), a riser pipe, and The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a threaded joint for steel pipes, which is suitable for connecting steel pipes such as line pipes and has excellent sealing properties and compression resistance.

ねじ継手は、油井管など産油産業設備に使用される鋼管の接続に広く使用されている。オイルやガスの探索や生産に使用される鋼管の接続には、従来API(米国石油協会)規格に規定された標準的なねじ継手が典型的には使用されてきた。しかし、近年、原油や天然ガスの井戸は深井戸化が進み、垂直井から水平井や傾斜井等が増えていることから、掘削・生産環境は苛酷化している。また、海洋や極地など劣悪な環境での井戸の開発が増加していることなどから、耐圧縮性能、耐曲げ性能、外圧シール性能(耐外圧性能)など、ねじ継手への要求性能は多様化している。そのため、プレミアムジョイントと呼ばれる高性能の特殊ねじ継手を使用することが増加しており、その性能への要求もますます増加している。   Threaded joints are widely used to connect steel pipes used in oil industry equipment such as oil well pipes. Conventionally, a standard threaded joint specified in the API (American Petroleum Institute) standard has been typically used for connecting steel pipes used for oil and gas exploration and production. However, in recent years, the wells for crude oil and natural gas have been deepened, and the number of vertical wells, horizontal wells, inclined wells, etc. has increased, and the drilling and production environment has become severe. In addition, the demand for screw joints such as compression resistance, bending resistance, and external pressure seal performance (external pressure resistance) has diversified due to the increased development of wells in poor environments such as the ocean and polar regions. ing. For this reason, the use of high-performance special threaded joints called premium joints is increasing, and the demands on the performance are also increasing.

プレミアムジョイントは、通常、テーパねじ、シール部(詳しくはメタルタッチシール部)、ショルダ部(詳しくはトルクショルダ部)とをそれぞれ備える、管端部に形成した雄ねじ部材(以下、ピンと呼ぶ)と該ピン同士を連結する雌ねじ部材(以下、ボックスと呼ぶ)とを結合したカップリング形式の継手である。テーパねじは管継手を強固に固定するために重要であり、シール部はボックスとピンとがこの部分でメタル接触することでシール性を確保する役目を担い、ショルダ部は継手の締付け中にストッパの役目を担うショルダ面となる。   A premium joint usually has a male screw member (hereinafter referred to as a pin) formed on a pipe end portion, each having a taper screw, a seal portion (specifically, a metal touch seal portion), and a shoulder portion (specifically, a torque shoulder portion). It is a coupling type joint in which a female screw member (hereinafter referred to as a box) for connecting pins to each other is coupled. The taper screw is important for firmly fixing the pipe joint, and the seal part plays a role of securing the sealing performance by metal contact between the box and the pin at this part, and the shoulder part is a stopper of the joint during tightening. It becomes the shoulder side that plays the role.

図3は、油井管用プレミアムジョイントの模式的説明図であり、これらは、円管のねじ継手の縦断面図である。ねじ継手は、ピン3とこれに対応するボックス1とを備えており、ピン3は、その外面に雄ねじ部7と、ピン3の先端側に雄ねじ部7に隣接して設けられたねじの無い長さ部分であるノーズ部8(ピンノーズ8)とを有する。ノーズ部8は、その外周面にシール部11を、その端面にはトルクショルダ部12を有する。相対するボックス1は、その内面に、それぞれピン3の雄ねじ部7、シール部11、およびショルダ部12と螺合するか、または接触することができる部分である、雌ねじ部5、シール部13、および、ショルダ部14を有している。   FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view of a premium joint for an oil well pipe, and these are longitudinal sectional views of a threaded joint of a circular pipe. The threaded joint includes a pin 3 and a box 1 corresponding to the pin 3, and the pin 3 has a male screw portion 7 on the outer surface thereof and a screwless portion provided adjacent to the male screw portion 7 on the distal end side of the pin 3. It has a nose portion 8 (pin nose 8) which is a length portion. The nose portion 8 has a seal portion 11 on its outer peripheral surface and a torque shoulder portion 12 on its end surface. The opposing box 1 has a female screw part 5, a seal part 13, a part that can be screwed or contacted with the male screw part 7, the seal part 11, and the shoulder part 12 of the pin 3 on the inner surface thereof, respectively. A shoulder portion 14 is provided.

前記プレミアムジョイントに関する従来技術として、特許文献1〜3が挙げられる。
図3の例では、メタルタッチシール部はピンノーズ8の先端部にあるが、特許文献1には、耐外圧性能を増すために、ピンノーズ8のねじ部近くにメタルタッチシール部を設け、ノーズ部をシール部からショルダ部まで長く伸ばすものも提案されている。この特許文献1に開示されるねじ継手においては、ボックス部材と非接触なピンノーズを、シール部とは不連続な形状となるように長く伸ばしてピンノーズの厚みが薄くならないように構成されており、前述の耐外圧性能の他に、耐軸圧縮性能の向上も実現している。
Patent documents 1-3 are mentioned as conventional technology about the premium joint.
In the example of FIG. 3, the metal touch seal portion is at the tip of the pin nose 8. However, in Patent Document 1, a metal touch seal portion is provided near the screw portion of the pin nose 8 in order to increase the external pressure resistance performance. It has also been proposed to extend the length from the seal part to the shoulder part. In the threaded joint disclosed in Patent Document 1, the pin nose that is not in contact with the box member is configured to be elongated so as to be discontinuous with the seal portion so that the thickness of the pin nose is not reduced. In addition to the above-mentioned external pressure resistance, the axial compression resistance is also improved.

また、特許文献2には、同様にシール部からピンノーズ先端にアペンディックスなる、これもシール部と不連続な形状を有する部位を設けて、半径方向の剛性を確保し軸方向の剛性を下げて、締付け時にこのアペンディックスを変形させ、引張力の負荷時にその回復により、耐引張性能を向上させることが記載されている。
これら、特許文献1,2に記載されるように、シール部位置をピンのねじ部位置近くに置き、ピンノーズ先端から離すことは、耐外圧性能、耐引張性能の向上とともに、ねじに対して安定的な性能を持たせる上で有効であり、それはFEMシミュレーション等からも確認できる。またシール部と不連続な形状となるピンノーズは、強い軸圧縮力が負荷された場合に、それ自体が変形し、ボックス部材のトルクショルダ部の塑性変形を軽減させる効果もある。しかし、一方で、不連続部に不正な変形が入ることもあり、これは締付けトルクに依存すると考えられる。
Similarly, in Patent Document 2, an appendix is formed from the seal portion to the pin nose tip, which also has a portion having a discontinuous shape with the seal portion to ensure radial rigidity and lower axial rigidity. It is described that this appendix is deformed at the time of tightening and the tensile resistance is improved by recovering the appendix when loaded.
As described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, placing the seal part near the screw part of the pin and separating it from the tip of the pin nose is stable against the screw as well as improving the external pressure resistance and tensile resistance. It is effective in giving a realistic performance, and it can be confirmed from FEM simulations and the like. Further, the pin nose that has a shape discontinuous with the seal portion is deformed itself when a strong axial compressive force is applied, and has an effect of reducing plastic deformation of the torque shoulder portion of the box member. However, on the other hand, unauthorized deformation may occur in the discontinuous portion, which is considered to depend on the tightening torque.

締付けトルクは潤滑条件、表面性状等に影響されるので、これに大きくは依存しない設計として、半径方向のシール接触圧力を強くした半径方向シール方式がある。例えば、特許文献3には、大きなピンシールR形状を持ち、シールテーパ角を小さくした半径方向シール方式の例が開示されている。しかし、このようにシールテーパ角を小さくした、半径方向シール方式の問題点は、締付け時にゴーリングが発生し易い点にある。また、半径方向シール方式では、シール性能の確保およびシールの安定性のために、シール干渉量を大きくとる必要があり、ゴーリングの発生のし易さは更に大きくなる。   Since the tightening torque is affected by lubrication conditions, surface properties, etc., a design that does not depend greatly on this is a radial seal method in which the radial contact pressure is increased. For example, Patent Document 3 discloses an example of a radial seal method having a large pin seal R shape and a small seal taper angle. However, a problem with the radial seal method in which the seal taper angle is thus reduced is that goling is likely to occur during tightening. Further, in the radial seal method, it is necessary to increase the amount of seal interference in order to ensure sealing performance and seal stability, and the ease of occurrence of goling is further increased.

特許第4535064号公報Japanese Patent No. 4535064 特許第4208192号公報Japanese Patent No. 4208192 実公昭61−44068号公報Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-44068

図3におけるシール部11,13或いは上記半径方向シール方式(以下、ラジアルシール型ともいう)のシール部には、必要十分な圧力が負荷されることで、リークやゴーリングの発生しない健全なシール部が形成される。
しかしながら、ねじ継手の素管とされる継目無鋼管には、製造時に避けられない肉厚分布の偏り(偏芯偏肉)やオーバリティ(楕円形状)が生じるため、メタルタッチシール部の圧力にも不均一分布が生じてしまうことが想定される。ラジアルシール型のねじ継手においては、シール部表面は精度良く切削加工されるため、ピン側のシール部の外径とボックス側のシール部の内径とは十分な精度を保っており、又、ボックス側のシール部は全体的に肉厚が大きくて剛性が高いため、偏芯偏肉がシール性に及ぼす悪影響は小さい。更に、より大きな外径から削るという事情もあり、外径の精度も高い。しかし、ピンは、ボックスに比べて肉厚が小さく剛性も低いため、偏芯偏肉によりシール性が阻害される問題が発生する場合があった。すなわち、図2に示すように、シール部断面内でピン3に偏芯偏肉があると、ピン肉厚不均一により接触面圧が不均一となり、接触面圧の小さい薄肉箇所でリークが発生しやすい。そこで、安定したシール性を得るためには、ピンの内径側の切削(略して内削という)をして、肉厚不均一を解消する必要があり、この点が課題であった。
The seal part 11, 13 in FIG. 3 or the seal part of the above-mentioned radial direction seal method (hereinafter also referred to as radial seal type) is loaded with a necessary and sufficient pressure so that no leak or goling occurs Is formed.
However, seamless steel pipes, which are threaded joint pipes, are subject to uneven thickness distribution (eccentric eccentric thickness) and integrity (elliptical shape) that cannot be avoided during manufacturing. It is assumed that a non-uniform distribution will occur. In radial seal type threaded joints, the surface of the seal part is cut with high accuracy, so the outer diameter of the seal part on the pin side and the inner diameter of the seal part on the box side are sufficiently accurate. Since the seal portion on the side has a large thickness and high rigidity as a whole, the adverse effect of eccentric eccentric thickness on the sealing performance is small. Furthermore, there is a circumstance where the outer diameter is cut off, and the accuracy of the outer diameter is high. However, since the pin has a smaller wall thickness and lower rigidity than the box, there may be a problem that the sealing performance is hindered by the eccentric thickness deviation. In other words, as shown in FIG. 2, if the pin 3 is eccentric in the seal section, the contact surface pressure becomes non-uniform due to the non-uniform thickness of the pin, and a leak occurs at a thin portion where the contact surface pressure is small. It's easy to do. Therefore, in order to obtain a stable sealing property, it is necessary to cut the inner diameter side of the pin (referred to as internal cutting for short) to eliminate the uneven thickness, which is a problem.

ねじ継手において、単なる内削自体は行われることが多いが、シール性を確保する観点からの内削の指針に資する知見は過去に見当たらない。又、内削実施には切削時間が余計にかかるため、内削長さの指針も必要であるが、かかる指針に資する知見も過去に見当たらない。
本発明は、上記の課題を解決し、ピンの偏芯偏肉が解消して安定したシール性を確保しうる鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法を提供することを目的とする。
In threaded joints, mere internal cutting is often performed, but no knowledge has been found in the past that contributes to the guideline of internal cutting from the viewpoint of ensuring sealing performance. Further, since it takes extra time to perform the internal cutting, a guideline for the internal cutting length is also necessary, but there is no knowledge that contributes to such a guideline in the past.
An object of this invention is to provide the manufacturing method of the threaded joint for steel pipes which solves said subject and can eliminate the eccentric thickness deviation of a pin, and can ensure the stable sealing performance.

発明者らは、上記の課題を解決するために、ピン内径側先端から、ねじ結合の際にボックス側のノーズ部内周面と最初に接触するピン側のノーズ部外周面上の部位であるシールポイントまでの長さ以上の長さ範囲内のピン内径側を切削して、偏肉率を低減する必要があることを種々の実験的検討により見出した。
すなわち本発明は次のとおりである。
(1)
雄ねじ部と、該雄ねじ部より管端側に延在するノーズ部と、該ノーズ部の先端に設けられたショルダ部とを有するピンと、
前記雄ねじ部とねじ結合されてねじ部をなす雌ねじ部と、前記ピンのノーズ部外周面に相対するノーズ部内周面と、前記ピンのショルダ部に当接するショルダ部とを有するボックスとを有し、前記ねじ結合により前記ピンとボックスとが結合されてピンの前記ノーズ部外周面とボックスの前記ノーズ部内周面とがメタル‐メタル接触しその接触部がシール部をなす鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法であって、
ピン側のノーズ部外周面がテーパ形状であり、ボックス側のノーズ部内周面が外側に凸の曲面形状であり、
前記ピンは、その外径側及び内径側を切削するものとし
前記内径側の前記切削する軸方向長さ範囲である内削長さ範囲の長さを、ピンノーズ先端から、ねじ結合の際にボックス側のノーズ部内周面と最初に接触するピン側のノーズ部外周面上の部位であるシールポイントまでの軸方向長さ以上かつ前記シール部のねじ部側の端であるシール部後端までの軸方向長さ以下の長さとし、かつ前記内削長さ範囲内のピンは、同一断面内において次式で定義される偏肉率を6%以下として、シール部断面内でのピン偏芯偏肉による肉厚不均一を解消してシール性を安定させことを特徴とする鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法
偏肉率=(円周方向最大肉厚-円周方向最小肉厚)/円周方向平均肉厚*100(%)
(2)
前記ピンの前記外径側の切削である外削および前記内径側の切削である内削を行うにあたり、前記内削に先行して前記外削を行い、
前記外削に際しては、素管長さ方向の2箇所以上の箇所を支点として素管を支持し、回転させつつ所定の切削工具送り速度で前記外削を行い、
前記内削に際しては、前記外削のときと同一の箇所を支点として素管を支持し、同一の回転方式で回転させつつ、同一の切削工具送り速度で、前記内削を行うことを特徴とする上記(1)に記載の鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法。
In order to solve the above-described problems, the inventors have provided a seal that is a portion on the pin-side nose portion outer peripheral surface that first comes into contact with the box-side nose portion inner peripheral surface during screw connection from the pin inner diameter-side tip. It was found by various experimental studies that it is necessary to cut the inner diameter side of the pin within a length range equal to or longer than the point to reduce the thickness deviation rate.
That is, the present invention is as follows.
(1)
A pin having a male screw part, a nose part extending from the male screw part to the tube end side, and a shoulder part provided at the tip of the nose part;
A female screw part that is screw-coupled with the male screw part to form a screw part, a nose part inner peripheral surface that is opposed to an outer peripheral surface of the nose part of the pin, and a box that has a shoulder part that comes into contact with the shoulder part of the pin A method of manufacturing a threaded joint for a steel pipe in which the pin and the box are coupled by the screw coupling, and the outer peripheral surface of the nose portion of the pin and the inner peripheral surface of the nose portion of the box are in metal-metal contact, and the contact portion forms a seal portion. Because
The outer peripheral surface of the nose portion on the pin side is a tapered shape, and the inner peripheral surface of the nose portion on the box side is a curved surface shape protruding outward,
The pin is intended to cut the outer diameter side and inner diameter side,
The length of the internal cutting length range, which is the axial length range to be cut on the inner diameter side, from the tip of the pin nose to the pin side nose portion that first comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the box side nose portion during screw connection The axial length to the seal point that is a part on the outer peripheral surface and the axial length to the rear end of the seal portion that is the threaded end of the seal portion , and the internal cutting length range pin of the inner has a wall thickness eccentricity is defined by the following equation in the same section as 6% or less, Ru to stabilize the sealing performance by eliminating the thickness non-uniformity due to the pin eccentricity uneven thickness at the seal portion in the cross section A method for producing a threaded joint for steel pipes.
Unevenness rate = (Maximum thickness in the circumferential direction-Minimum thickness in the circumferential direction) / Average thickness in the circumferential direction * 100 (%)
(2)
In performing external cutting that is cutting on the outer diameter side of the pin and internal cutting that is cutting on the inner diameter side, the external cutting is performed prior to the internal cutting,
At the time of the external cutting, the external pipe is supported at two or more places in the raw pipe length direction as a fulcrum, and the external cutting is performed at a predetermined cutting tool feed speed while rotating,
In the internal cutting, the internal cutting is performed at the same cutting tool feed speed while supporting the blank tube with the same location as that of the external cutting as a fulcrum and rotating in the same rotation method. The manufacturing method of the threaded joint for steel pipes as described in said (1).

本発明によれば、必要最小限の内削時間でピンノーズの偏芯偏肉が解消されて、シール性の安定した鋼管用ねじ継手が実現する。   According to the present invention, the eccentric thickness deviation of the pin nose is eliminated with the minimum necessary internal cutting time, and a threaded joint for steel pipes having a stable sealing property is realized.

本発明の実施形態を示す断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows embodiment of this invention. 従来の問題点を示すシール部断面図である。It is sectional drawing of the seal | sticker part which shows the conventional problem. 従来の鋼管用ねじ継手を示す断面図であり、(a)は全体断面図、(b)は(a)におけるねじ部を示す拡大断面図、(c)は(a)におけるピンノーズ付近を示す拡大断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional threaded joint for steel pipes, (a) is whole sectional drawing, (b) is an expanded sectional view which shows the screw part in (a), (c) is an enlarged drawing which shows the pin nose vicinity in (a) It is sectional drawing.

本発明に係る鋼管用ねじ継手は、雄ねじ部と、該雄ねじ部より管端側に延在するノーズ部と、該ノーズ部の先端に設けられたショルダ部12とを有するピンと、前記雄ねじ部とねじ結合されてねじ部をなす雌ねじ部と、前記ピンのノーズ部外周面に相対するノーズ部内周面と、前記ピンのショルダ部に当接するショルダ部とを有するボックスとを有し、前記ねじ結合により前記ピンとボックスとが結合されてピンのノーズ部外周面とボックスのノーズ部内周面とがメタル‐メタル接触しその接触部がシール部(詳しくは、メタルタッチシール部)をなす鋼管用ねじ継手であること(従来のラジアルシール型のプレミアムジョイント相当のねじ継手であること)を前提とした。   A threaded joint for steel pipes according to the present invention includes a male screw part, a pin having a nose part extending from the male screw part to the pipe end side, a shoulder part 12 provided at the tip of the nose part, and the male screw part. A screw thread-coupled female thread portion that forms a thread portion; a pin having a nose portion inner circumferential surface facing a nose portion outer circumferential surface of the pin; and a shoulder portion that contacts the shoulder portion of the pin; and the screw coupling Threaded joint for steel pipe in which the pin and the box are joined together, and the outer peripheral surface of the pin nose and the inner peripheral surface of the nose portion of the box are in metal-metal contact, and the contact portion forms a seal portion (specifically, a metal touch seal portion) (It is a threaded joint equivalent to a conventional radial seal type premium joint).

本発明では、上記前提において、図1に示すとおり、ピン3側のノーズ部外周面がテーパ形状であり、ボックス1側のノーズ部内周面が外側に凸の曲面形状である。該テーパ形状をなすテーパ面のテーパ角度であるシールテーパ角度θは、該テーパ面がねじ継手軸に対してなす角度θで定義される。又、シールポイントspは、ねじ結合の際にボックス1側のノーズ部内周面と最初に接触するピン3側のノーズ部外周面上の部位のことである。又、シール部後端seは、シール部20のねじ部側の端である。   In the present invention, based on the above premise, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer peripheral surface of the nose portion on the pin 3 side is a tapered shape, and the inner peripheral surface of the nose portion on the side of the box 1 is a curved shape protruding outward. The seal taper angle θ, which is the taper angle of the taper surface forming the taper shape, is defined as an angle θ that the taper surface forms with respect to the threaded joint axis. Further, the seal point sp is a portion on the outer peripheral surface of the nose portion on the pin 3 side that first comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the nose portion on the box 1 side during screw connection. Further, the seal portion rear end se is an end of the seal portion 20 on the threaded portion side.

ピン3は外径側及び内径側を切削されてなるが、該内径側の前記切削された軸方向長さ範囲である内削長さ範囲の長さは、ピンノーズ8の先端からシールポイントseまでの軸方向長さ以上の長さである。且つ、前記内削長さ範囲内のピン3は、同一断面内で前記偏肉率が6%以下である。これにより、シール部20におけるピンの偏芯偏肉が解消し、肉厚が均一化して安定したシール性が得られる。   The pin 3 is formed by cutting the outer diameter side and the inner diameter side, and the length of the inner cutting length range that is the cut axial length range on the inner diameter side is from the tip of the pin nose 8 to the seal point se. It is the length more than the axial direction length. In addition, the pin 3 within the cutting length range has the thickness deviation rate of 6% or less in the same cross section. As a result, the eccentric thickness deviation of the pin in the seal portion 20 is eliminated, and the wall thickness is made uniform to obtain a stable sealing performance.

シールポイントspが内削長さ範囲を外れると、シール部20内で最も圧力の高くなる部位の偏芯偏肉が解消されないため、シール性安定化の効果に乏しい。又、内削長さ範囲内で前記偏肉率が6%超であると、偏芯偏肉の解消程度が不十分となって、シール性安定化の効果に乏しい。
内削長さ範囲内にシールポイントspが入る限りにおいて、内削長さ範囲の長さは大きくとってもかまわないが、シール部後端seよりも素管側の部位を内削長さ範囲内に入れようとするのは、それ以上のシール部安定化効果が期待できないばかりか、徒な内削時間の延長を招いて生産性が低下する。それゆえ、内削長さ範囲の長さは、ピンノーズ先端からシール部後端seまでの軸方向長さ以下の長さとするのが好ましい。
When the seal point sp is out of the internal cutting length range, the eccentric thickness deviation of the portion where the pressure is highest in the seal portion 20 is not eliminated, so that the effect of stabilizing the sealing performance is poor. Further, if the thickness deviation ratio is more than 6% within the machining length range, the degree of elimination of the eccentric thickness deviation is insufficient, and the effect of stabilizing the sealing performance is poor.
As long as the seal point sp is within the internal cutting length range, the length of the internal cutting length range may be large, but the part closer to the raw pipe side than the seal rear end se is within the internal cutting length range. In addition to not being able to expect a sealing part stabilizing effect beyond that, an increase in internal cutting time is caused and productivity is lowered. Therefore, the length of the internal cutting length range is preferably set to a length equal to or shorter than the axial length from the pin nose tip to the seal portion rear end se.

内削長さ範囲の好適内削方法としては、次の方法が挙げられる。
・内削に先行してピンノーズの外径側の切削(略して外削という)を行う。
・外削に際しては、素管長さ方向の2箇所以上の箇所を支点として素管を支持し、回転させつつ所定の切削工具送り速度で外径側切削を行う。
・内削に際しては、外削のときと同一の箇所を支点として素管を支持し、同一の回転方式で回転させつつ、同一の切削工具送り速度で、内径側切削を行う。
The following method is mentioned as a suitable internal cutting method of the internal cutting length range.
-Prior to the internal cutting, the outer diameter side of the pin nose is cut (referred to as external cutting for short).
-For external cutting, the raw pipe is supported at two or more locations in the length direction of the raw pipe, and outer diameter side cutting is performed at a predetermined cutting tool feed speed while rotating.
-For internal cutting, the inner tube is supported at the same location as that for external cutting, and the inner diameter side is cut at the same cutting tool feed speed while rotating by the same rotational method.

この内削方法によれば、素管長さ方向の曲がり(継目無鋼管製造上不可避的に生じる小さい曲がり)があっても、その素管長さ方向の曲がりによる、内削進行中の切削部断面内の芯位置の変化が、外削時と同一の変化を辿るため、外削時と同芯の状態を保って内削が進行する。従って、この好適内削方法によれば、偏肉率を6%以下に安定して低減させることができる。   According to this internal cutting method, even if there is a bending in the length direction of the pipe (small bending that inevitably occurs in the production of seamless steel pipes), the bending in the length direction of the pipe will cause a cross-section of the cutting part that is undergoing internal cutting. Since the change in the core position follows the same change as that at the time of external cutting, the internal cutting progresses while maintaining the same state as that at the time of external cutting. Therefore, according to this preferred internal cutting method, the thickness deviation rate can be stably reduced to 6% or less.

外径9-5/8インチ、肉厚0.545インチの鋼管端部を加工してなるピンと、これに対応するボックスとからなるねじ継手について、ISO13679の条件で有限要素解析(FEA)によるシミュレーションを実施し、同ISO13679の条件のLP2で、接触面積圧(面圧を接触長に亘って積分した指標)を同一とした設計で、以下のサンプルを製作し、ISO13679のシリーズAテストを実施した。
(サンプル)
・本発明例1
ピンのノーズ部外周面=テーパ形状、ピンのシールテーパ角度θ=3.5度、内削長さ範囲=ピンノーズ先端からシールポイントまでの軸方向長さ範囲、内削方法=上記の好適内削方法
ボックスのノーズ部内周面=外側に凸の曲面形状
・本発明例2:
本発明例1において、内削長さ範囲=ピンノーズ先端からシールポイントまでの軸方向長さの2倍の軸方向長さ範囲(ピンノーズ先端からシール部後端よりも遠い部位までの軸方向長さ範囲)と変更し、これ以外は本発明例1と同様とした。
A finite element analysis (FEA) simulation was performed on a threaded joint consisting of a steel pipe end machined with an outer diameter of 9-5 / 8 inch and a wall thickness of 0.545 inch and a box corresponding to this pin under the conditions of ISO13679. The following samples were manufactured with the same contact area pressure (index obtained by integrating the contact pressure over the contact length) under LP2 under the same ISO13679 condition, and the ISO13679 series A test was performed.
(sample)
-Invention Example 1
Pin nose peripheral surface = taper shape, pin taper taper angle θ = 3.5 degrees, internal cutting length range = axial length range from pin nose tip to seal point, internal cutting method = preferred internal cutting method above Box Nose portion inner peripheral surface = curved curved shape on the outer side / Example 2 of the present invention:
In Example 1 of the present invention, the internal cutting length range = the axial length range twice the axial length from the pin nose tip to the seal point (the axial length from the pin nose tip to the part farther from the seal portion rear end) Range), and other than this was the same as Example 1 of the present invention.

比較例1:
本発明例1において、内削せず(内削長さ範囲=無、内削方法=無)と変更し、これ以外は本発明例1と同様とした。
各サンプルの偏肉率、シール性能を表1に示す。
表1より、本発明例は比較例に比べて優れたシール性を有することが明らかである。尚、本発明例2は、シール部後端よりも遠くまで内削したため、本発明例1に比較して生産性が低下した。
Comparative Example 1:
In Example 1 of the present invention, it was changed to no internal cutting (internal cutting length range = none, internal cutting method = none), and other than this, it was the same as Example 1 of the present invention.
Table 1 shows the thickness deviation ratio and sealing performance of each sample.
From Table 1, it is clear that the inventive examples have better sealing properties than the comparative examples. In addition, since Example 2 of the present invention was internally cut farther than the rear end of the seal portion, the productivity was lower than that of Example 1 of the present invention.

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1 ボックス
3 ピン
5 雌ねじ部
7 雄ねじ部
8 ノーズ部(ピンノーズ)
11,13,20 シール部(詳しくはメタルタッチシール部)
12,14 ショルダ部(詳しくはトルクショルダ部)
1 box
3 pin
5 Female thread
7 Male thread
8 Nose (pin nose)
11,13,20 Seal (Details are metal touch seal)
12,14 Shoulder (For details, Torque shoulder)

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雄ねじ部と、該雄ねじ部より管端側に延在するノーズ部と、該ノーズ部の先端に設けられたショルダ部とを有するピンと、
前記雄ねじ部とねじ結合されてねじ部をなす雌ねじ部と、前記ピンのノーズ部外周面に相対するノーズ部内周面と、前記ピンのショルダ部に当接するショルダ部とを有するボックスとを有し、前記ねじ結合により前記ピンとボックスとが結合されてピンの前記ノーズ部外周面とボックスの前記ノーズ部内周面とがメタル‐メタル接触しその接触部がシール部をなす鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法であって、
ピン側のノーズ部外周面がテーパ形状であり、ボックス側のノーズ部内周面が外側に凸の曲面形状であり、
前記ピンは、その外径側及び内径側を切削するものとし
前記内径側の前記切削する軸方向長さ範囲である内削長さ範囲の長さを、ピンノーズ先端から、ねじ結合の際にボックス側のノーズ部内周面と最初に接触するピン側のノーズ部外周面上の部位であるシールポイントまでの軸方向長さ以上かつ前記シール部のねじ部側の端であるシール部後端までの軸方向長さ以下の長さとし、かつ前記内削長さ範囲内のピンは、同一断面内において次式で定義される偏肉率を6%以下として、シール部断面内でのピン偏芯偏肉による肉厚不均一を解消してシール性を安定させことを特徴とする鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法
偏肉率=(円周方向最大肉厚-円周方向最小肉厚)/円周方向平均肉厚*100(%)
A pin having a male screw part, a nose part extending from the male screw part to the tube end side, and a shoulder part provided at the tip of the nose part;
A female screw part that is screw-coupled with the male screw part to form a screw part, a nose part inner peripheral surface that is opposed to an outer peripheral surface of the nose part of the pin, and a box that has a shoulder part that comes into contact with the shoulder part of the pin A method of manufacturing a threaded joint for a steel pipe in which the pin and the box are coupled by the screw coupling, and the outer peripheral surface of the nose portion of the pin and the inner peripheral surface of the nose portion of the box are in metal-metal contact, and the contact portion forms a seal portion. Because
The outer peripheral surface of the nose portion on the pin side is a tapered shape, and the inner peripheral surface of the nose portion on the box side is a curved surface shape protruding outward,
The pin is intended to cut the outer diameter side and inner diameter side,
The length of the internal cutting length range, which is the axial length range to be cut on the inner diameter side, from the tip of the pin nose to the pin side nose portion that first comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the box side nose portion during screw connection The axial length to the seal point that is a part on the outer peripheral surface and the axial length to the rear end of the seal portion that is the threaded end of the seal portion , and the internal cutting length range pin of the inner has a wall thickness eccentricity is defined by the following equation in the same section as 6% or less, Ru to stabilize the sealing performance by eliminating the thickness non-uniformity due to the pin eccentricity uneven thickness at the seal portion in the cross section A method for producing a threaded joint for steel pipes.
Unevenness rate = (Maximum thickness in the circumferential direction-Minimum thickness in the circumferential direction) / Average thickness in the circumferential direction * 100 (%)
前記ピンの前記外径側の切削である外削および前記内径側の切削である内削を行うにあたり、前記内削に先行して前記外削を行い、In performing external cutting that is cutting on the outer diameter side of the pin and internal cutting that is cutting on the inner diameter side, the external cutting is performed prior to the internal cutting,
前記外削に際しては、素管長さ方向の2箇所以上の箇所を支点として素管を支持し、回転させつつ所定の切削工具送り速度で前記外削を行い、At the time of the external cutting, the external pipe is supported at two or more places in the raw pipe length direction as a fulcrum, and the external cutting is performed at a predetermined cutting tool feed speed while rotating,
前記内削に際しては、前記外削のときと同一の箇所を支点として素管を支持し、同一の回転方式で回転させつつ、同一の切削工具送り速度で、前記内削を行うことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の鋼管用ねじ継手の製造方法。In the internal cutting, the internal cutting is performed at the same cutting tool feed speed while supporting the blank tube with the same location as that of the external cutting as a fulcrum and rotating in the same rotation method. The manufacturing method of the threaded joint for steel pipes of Claim 1.
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