KR101741649B1 - Drill pipe supply apparatus - Google Patents

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KR101741649B1
KR101741649B1 KR1020160029740A KR20160029740A KR101741649B1 KR 101741649 B1 KR101741649 B1 KR 101741649B1 KR 1020160029740 A KR1020160029740 A KR 1020160029740A KR 20160029740 A KR20160029740 A KR 20160029740A KR 101741649 B1 KR101741649 B1 KR 101741649B1
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김성준
강상민
김병만
조승호
최봉균
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • 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
    • B63B27/10—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of cranes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B63B35/4413—Floating drilling platforms, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C23/00—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes
    • B66C23/18—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular purposes
    • B66C23/36—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular purposes mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes
    • B66C23/52—Floating cranes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E21B15/02—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/14—Racks, ramps, troughs or bins, for holding the lengths of rod singly or connected; Handling between storage place and borehole
    • E21B19/143—Racks, ramps, troughs or bins, for holding the lengths of rod singly or connected; Handling between storage place and borehole specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints

Abstract

Disclosed is a drill pipe feeder. According to an aspect of the present invention, the drill pipe feeder comprises: a lower container in which a plurality of lower pipes are stacked in a longitudinal direction; an upper container formed to correspond to the lower container and having a plurality of upper pipes stacked in a longitudinal direction; and a pipe assembly unit for assembling the lower pipe and the upper pipe disposed on the same longitudinal line with the upper container installed on an upper portion of the lower container. The present invention intends to provide a drill pipe feeder in which assembly of pipes is easily performed.

Description

[0001] DRILL PIPE SUPPLY APPARATUS [0002]

The present invention relates to a drill pipe feeder.

In general, drilling rig is a device for exploring and drilling marine underground resources such as crude oil and gas from the ocean. These drill rigs enable the extraction of crude oil and gas from the deep sea area where the platform can not be installed or the deep sea where the sea platform is impossible to install. Depending on the structure, the drill rigs and drill ship And high-level fabrication techniques are required to perform operations at sea.

The drill ship includes a riser and a drill pipe to drill oil and gas existing in the basement of the seabed, and a square door pool is usually formed on the bottom of the drill ship. A derrick is formed at the upper part of the location of the door, which is a structure for easily moving the drilling pipe and the riser downward to the sea floor. Around the derrick, there is a crane for lowering the drill pipe and risers from the top of the derrick to the bottom.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0008246 (2012.01.30, floating structure)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a drill pipe feeder in which the assembling of the pipe can be made easier.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container for a container, comprising: a lower container in which a plurality of lower pipes are stacked in a longitudinal direction; an upper container formed in correspondence with the lower container and having a plurality of upper pipes stacked in the longitudinal direction, And a pipe assembly for assembling the lower pipe and the upper pipe disposed on the same longitudinal line with the upper container installed on the upper portion of the pipe pipe.

Here, the drill pipe feeder may further include a crane for moving the upper container to an upper portion of the lower container.

The drill pipe supply device may further include a binding unit which is installed in the lower container and the upper container, and binds the lower container and the upper container to each other when the upper container is installed on the upper part of the lower container.

The pipe assembly may include a rotatable granulator for rotating the upper pipe to screw the lower end of the upper pipe to the upper end of the lower pipe.

The lower container supports the upper end of the lower pipe, and the upper container can support the lower end of the upper pipe.

The lower container and the upper container each have a body forming a plurality of receiving spaces each having an upper end and a lower end opened through lattice-shaped partitions, and a pipe installed in the receiving space, through which the pipe in the receiving space is discharged to the outside through an opening formed in the lower end of the receiving space And a pipe discharge control unit for controlling the pipe discharge control unit.

The pipe discharge control unit may include a protrusion provided in the storage space and a driving unit for protruding the protrusion so as to protrude inward from the inner wall of the storage space.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, since the lower pipe and the upper pipe disposed on the same longitudinal line can be assembled to each other while the upper container is installed on the lower container, the drill pipe Supply device can be implemented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing a state in which an upper container is installed on a lower container in a drill pipe feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig.
2 is a view showing a state in which a lower pipe and an upper pipe are assembled to each other in a drill pipe feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a more detailed view of a pipe assembly in a drill pipe feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a cross-sectional view showing a lower container and an upper container in a drill pipe feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view showing an operation process of a pipe discharge control unit in a drill pipe supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, when a component is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other components as well, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. Also, throughout the specification, the term "on" means to be located above or below the object portion, and does not necessarily mean that the object is located on the upper side with respect to the gravitational direction.

In addition, the term " coupled " is used not only in the case of direct physical contact between the respective constituent elements in the contact relation between the constituent elements, but also means that other constituent elements are interposed between the constituent elements, Use them as a concept to cover each contact.

Also, the terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The sizes and thicknesses of the respective components shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of explanation, and thus the present invention is not necessarily limited to those shown in the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, an embodiment of a drill pipe feeder according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding elements, The description will be omitted.

Generally, a drill floor, a drill floor, a setback area, a guide rail, and the like may be formed on the drill ship. A propeller for propulsion of the ship and an azimuth thruster for dynamic positioning (DP) can be installed at the bottom of the drill ship hull.

In this case, the door frame may be formed so as to pass through the hull of the drill rig. The drill floor may be coupled to the hull of the drill rig and disposed above the door frame, and a derrick structure for drilling may be disposed above the drill floor.

A setback area can be connected to the drill floor by being connected to the hull of the drill ship. The upper surface of the drill floor and the upper surface of the setback area may be disposed on the same horizontal plane. On the other hand, if the derrick structure is installed directly on the deck rather than on the drill floor, the setback area may be replaced by a deck as well as the drill floor.

These two-hundred areas can be placed on the fore and aft sides, respectively, on the basis of the drill floor, thereby providing a riser space for a riser or drill pipe used in drilling operations.

The guide rails may be formed on the top surface of the drill floor and the two-hundred areas and may extend horizontally in a straight line from the drill floor to the two-hundred areas to guide horizontal movement of the sub-module.

1 is a view showing a state in which an upper container is installed on a lower container in a drill pipe feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a view showing a state in which a lower pipe and an upper pipe are assembled to each other in a drill pipe feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a more detailed view of a pipe assembly in a drill pipe feeder according to one embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lower container and an upper container in a drill pipe feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a view illustrating an operation of a pipe discharge control unit in a drill pipe supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 5, a drill pipe supply apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lower container 100, an upper container 200, and a pipe assembly 300, (400) and a binding unit (500).

The lower container 100 is a portion in which a plurality of lower pipes 110 are stacked in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to store and assemble the drill pipe. In this case, the lower pipe 110 is one modular unit constituting the drill pipe, and one or more lower pipes 110 may be longitudinally assembled with one or more upper pipes 210, which will be described later, have.

The lower container 100 may include a body 101 and a latticed partition 120 provided inside the body 101. Referring to FIG. 1, the body 101 may have a box shape having an open top and a bottom, and the lattice type barrier ribs 120 may be a structure disposed inside the body 101 in a lattice form. By the grid-shaped barrier ribs 120, the lower container 100 can form a plurality of accommodating spaces with upper and lower ends opened to the outside.

The upper container 200 is formed in a shape corresponding to the lower container 100 and is installed on the lower container 100 with a plurality of upper pipes 210 stacked in the longitudinal direction, This is a construction for storing and assembling the drill pipe.

In this case, the upper pipe 210 is also a modular unit constituting the drill pipe, and one or more upper pipes 210 may be longitudinally assembled with one or more lower pipes 110 to form a drill pipe.

The upper container 200 may also include a body 201 and a lattice-shaped partition 220 provided inside the body 201 to form a plurality of storage spaces having upper and lower ends opened to the outside. In this case, the upper container 200 is formed so that the dimensions of the lower container 100, the body 201, the arrangement of the lattice type barrier ribs 220, and the like correspond to each other, and one lower pipe 110 And an upper pipe 210 may be disposed, respectively.

The lower container 100 and the upper container 200 may further include a pipe discharge control unit 130 installed at a lower end of the storage space. The pipe discharge control unit 130 is installed in each storage space and controls the pipes 110 and 210 in the storage space to be discharged to the outside through an opening (not shown) formed at the lower end of the storage space.

Specifically, the pipe discharge control unit 130 includes a protrusion 131 installed in the storage space so as to protrude inward from the inner wall of the storage space, and a drive unit (not shown) for projecting the protrusion 131 toward the storage space .

Although the pipe discharge control unit 130 is installed at the lower end of the storage space in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. The pipes 110 and 210 in the storage space may be connected to the outside of the storage space The pipe discharge control unit 130 may be installed at the upper end of the storage space or outside the storage space as needed.

Referring to FIG. 5, one end of the protrusion 131 may be rotatably coupled to an inner lower end of the storage space. The other end of the protrusion 131 can support the lower end of the pipes 110 and 210 while being horizontally protruded as a free end as shown in FIG.

The driving unit allows the protrusion 131 to protrude. The driving unit includes a motor coupled to one end of the protrusion 131 to rotate the protrusion 131 by a hinge, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the motor .

5, the accommodating portion 132 may be formed at an inner lower end of each of the plurality of storage spaces generated by the grid-shaped barrier ribs 120 and 220. The receiving portion 132 can be used as a space in which the protrusion 131 is received.

As described above, it is possible to control the discharge of the pipes 110 and 210 in the storage space to the outside through an opening (not shown) formed at the lower end of the storage space by using the pipe discharge control unit 130 as necessary.

The pipe assembly 300 is a part for assembling the lower pipe 110 and the upper pipe 210 disposed on the same longitudinal line with the upper container 200 installed on the lower container 100, And a part of the pipe is pre-assembled in a stacked state.

That is, by assembling the lower pipe 110 and the upper pipe 210 in a row in a state where the upper container 200 is installed on the modular lower container 100, assembling of the plurality of drill pipes can be performed more quickly and easily .

In addition, there is no need to provide a catwalk, which is essentially necessary to transport the pipe from the place where the drill pipe was stored to the derrick around the place. According to the present embodiment, the plurality of lower containers 100 and the upper container 200 may be stored in a pipe assembly area on the upper part of the hull, and may be stored in another place and then moved to the assembly area, if necessary.

The crane 400 is a part for moving the upper container 200 onto the lower container 100. When the drill pipe is moved, the crane 400 is moved in a container unit, not a pipe unit, Can be improved.

The binding unit 500 is installed in the lower container 100 and the upper container 200 and is engaged with the lower container 100 and the upper container 200 by being engaged with each other in a state where the upper container 200 is installed on the lower container 100. [ So that relative movement of the lower container 100 and the upper container 200 can be prevented at the time of assembling the drill pipe.

That is, in order to assemble the lower pipe 110 and the upper pipe 210 in a line, straightness on the same longitudinal line may be important. In this case, if relative flow occurs between the lower container 100 and the upper container 200, it may become difficult to assemble the drill pipe.

Therefore, the drill pipe supply apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment prevents relative flow of the lower container 100 and the upper container 200 through the coupling unit 500, and thereby the lower pipe 110 and the upper pipe 210 Can be smoothly assembled.

In the meantime, although the construction of the coupling portion 500 is shown as a constitution of the groove and the protrusion structure in the drawing, it is not necessarily limited to this, but the relative movement between the lower container 100 and the upper container 200, And may include various configurations that can be made.

In the drill pipe supply apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, the pipe assembly 300 includes the upper pipe 210, the upper pipe 210, the lower pipe 110, And may include a typical assembler 310.

3, when the rotatable granulator 310 rotates the upper pipe 210, the lower end of the upper pipe 210 may be screwed with the upper end of the lower pipe 110 engaged therewith have.

Meanwhile, the rotary pellet assemblies 310 can be arranged in a plurality of positions as required, and a torque limiter or the like is provided to offset a rotational force greater than a predetermined level, thereby preventing an excessive rotational force from being applied when the drill pipe is assembled .

The lower container 100 supports the upper end of the lower pipe 110 and the upper container 200 can support the lower end of the upper pipe 210. In the present embodiment,

As described above, in order to assemble the lower pipe 110 and the upper pipe 210 in series, not only the straightness on the same longitudinal line is important, but also the upper end of the lower pipe 110 and the lower end Need to interlock with each other.

4, the lower container 100 supports the upper end of the lower pipe 110, the upper container 200 supports the lower end of the upper pipe 210, The upper end and the lower end of the upper pipe 210 can be stably engaged with each other.

The upper end of the lower pipe 110 and the lower end of the upper pipe 210 are prevented from coming into contact with the inner wall surfaces of the containers 100 and 200 so as to stably support the pipes 110 and 210, The drill pipe can be smoothly inserted, assembled and discharged.

In this case, the portion of the upper container 200 supporting the lower end of the upper pipe 210 may be configured to smoothly rotate the upper pipe 210 through a bearing structure or the like.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and additions to, or additions to, the components may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims. The present invention can be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art, and it is also within the scope of the present invention.

10: Drill floor 100: Lower container
101, 201: body 110: lower pipe
120, 220: grid-shaped partition wall 130: pipe discharge control section
131: protrusion 132:
200: upper container 210: upper pipe
300: pipe assembly part 310: rotatable assembly machine
400: crane 500:
1000: Drill pipe feeder

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A lower container in which a plurality of lower pipes are stacked in a longitudinal direction;
An upper container formed corresponding to the lower container and having a plurality of upper pipes stacked in the longitudinal direction to be installed on an upper portion of the lower container; And
And a pipe assembly for assembling the lower pipe and the upper pipe on the same longitudinal line in a state where the upper container is installed on the upper container,
The lower container and the upper container are
A body defining a plurality of storage spaces with upper and lower ends opened through lattice-shaped partitions; And
And a pipe discharge control unit installed in the storage space for controlling discharge of the pipe in the storage space to the outside through an opening formed in the lower end of the storage space. The method according to claim 1,
And a crane for moving the upper container to an upper portion of the lower container. 3. The method of claim 2,
And a binding unit installed in the lower container and the upper container to bind the lower container and the upper container to each other when the upper container is installed on the upper part of the lower container. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The pipe assembly
And a rotatable granulator for rotating the upper pipe to screw the lower end of the upper pipe to the upper end of the lower pipe. 5. The method of claim 4,
The lower container supports the upper end of the lower pipe in a horizontal direction,
Wherein the upper container horizontally supports the lower end of the upper pipe. delete The method according to claim 1,
The pipe discharge control section
A protrusion installed in the storage space to protrude inward from an inner wall of the storage space; And
And a driving portion for projecting the projection.
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