US20050045381A1 - Method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor and a downhole drilling motor - Google Patents
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- E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
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- the present invention relates to a method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor and a downhole drilling motor, which has been modified in accordance with the teachings of the method.
- a downhole drilling motor is in excess of 25 feet in length.
- some flexing of the downhole drilling motor occurs whenever the drill string becomes differentially stuck down hole, due to uneven fluid pressure acting upon the stator housing. This flexing is undesirable, as it causes excessive wear of the stator.
- stabilizers are placed both above and below the drilling motor.
- a method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor involves securing a plurality of vanes to an exterior surface of a stator housing of the drilling motor.
- a second step involves passing a flow of drilling fluids past the exterior surface of the stator housing between the vanes to create an area of pressure differential and using such pressure differential to protect the stator housing from becoming differentially stuck while drilling.
- a downhole drilling motor which includes a stator housing having an exterior surface with vanes.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevation view, in section, of a drilling motor being used in accordance with the teachings of the present method.
- FIG. 2 is a side elevation view, in section, of a drilling motor constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a side elevation view, in section, of a stator housing from the drilling motor illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a side elevation view, in section, of a mounting sleeve from the drilling motor illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 5 is an end elevation view, in section, of the mounting sleeve illustrated in FIG. 4 .
- a first step involves providing a drilling motor 10 and securing a plurality of vanes 12 to an exterior surface 14 of a stator housing 16 .
- a second step involves passing a flow of drilling fluids 18 past exterior surface 14 of stator housing 16 between vanes 12 .
- an area of pressure differential (indicated by arrows 20 ) is created within a well string 22 thereby protecting stator housing 16 from becoming differentially stuck while drilling.
- exterior surface 14 of stator housing 16 has a vane mounting region 24 on which are positioned threads, hereinafter referred to as stator threads 26 .
- vanes 12 are secured to mounting sleeves 28 , each mounting sleeve 28 having an internal surface 30 upon which are positioned threads, hereinafter referred to as sleeve threads 32 .
- sleeve threads 32 are coupled with stator threads 26 of vane mounting region 24 so as to secure vanes 12 in position.
- stator housing 16 is adapted with stator threads 26 .
- mounting sleeve 28 is adapted with vanes 12 .
- mounting sleeves 28 adapted with sleeve threads 32 are coupled to stator 16 at stator threads 26 , securing vanes 12 in position.
- assembled downhole drilling motor 10 is then positioned in well string 22 .
- Flow of drilling fluids 18 is passed into well string 22 and an area of pressure differential 20 is created.
- pressure differential 20 is distributed such that flexing of downhole drilling motor 10 which might otherwise lead to motor 10 becoming differentially stuck, is minimized.
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Abstract
A method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor. A first step involves securing a plurality of vanes to an exterior surface of a stator housing of the drilling motor. A second step involves passing a flow of drilling fluids past the exterior surface of the stator housing between the vanes to create an area of pressure differential and using such pressure differential to protect the stator housing from becoming differentially stuck while drilling.
Description
- The present invention relates to a method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor and a downhole drilling motor, which has been modified in accordance with the teachings of the method.
- A downhole drilling motor is in excess of 25 feet in length. When drilling with a downhole drilling motor, some flexing of the downhole drilling motor occurs whenever the drill string becomes differentially stuck down hole, due to uneven fluid pressure acting upon the stator housing. This flexing is undesirable, as it causes excessive wear of the stator. In order to reduce this flexing and protect the drilling motor, stabilizers are placed both above and below the drilling motor.
- What is required is a method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor.
- According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor. A first step involves securing a plurality of vanes to an exterior surface of a stator housing of the drilling motor. A second step involves passing a flow of drilling fluids past the exterior surface of the stator housing between the vanes to create an area of pressure differential and using such pressure differential to protect the stator housing from becoming differentially stuck while drilling.
- With this method, the pressure around the stator housing of the drilling motor is deliberately increased to prevent the drilling motor from becoming stuck due to a pressure differential.
- According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a downhole drilling motor, which includes a stator housing having an exterior surface with vanes.
- These and other features of the invention will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to in any way limit the scope of the invention to the particular embodiment or embodiments shown, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a side elevation view, in section, of a drilling motor being used in accordance with the teachings of the present method. -
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view, in section, of a drilling motor constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view, in section, of a stator housing from the drilling motor illustrated inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a side elevation view, in section, of a mounting sleeve from the drilling motor illustrated inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 5 is an end elevation view, in section, of the mounting sleeve illustrated inFIG. 4 . - The preferred embodiment, a method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor and a downhole drilling motor generally identified by
reference numeral 10, will now be described with reference toFIGS. 1 through 5 . - Structure and Relationship of Parts:
- Referring to
FIG. 1 , a first step involves providing adrilling motor 10 and securing a plurality ofvanes 12 to anexterior surface 14 of astator housing 16. A second step involves passing a flow ofdrilling fluids 18 pastexterior surface 14 ofstator housing 16 betweenvanes 12. As a result of steps one and two, an area of pressure differential (indicated by arrows 20) is created within awell string 22 thereby protectingstator housing 16 from becoming differentially stuck while drilling. Referring toFIG. 3 ,exterior surface 14 ofstator housing 16 has avane mounting region 24 on which are positioned threads, hereinafter referred to asstator threads 26. Referring toFIG. 4 ,vanes 12 are secured to mountingsleeves 28, eachmounting sleeve 28 having aninternal surface 30 upon which are positioned threads, hereinafter referred to assleeve threads 32. Referring toFIG. 2 ,sleeve threads 32 are coupled withstator threads 26 ofvane mounting region 24 so as to securevanes 12 in position. - Operation:
- The method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor and the use and operation of a downhole drilling motor will now be described with reference to
FIGS. 1 through 5 . Referring toFIG. 3 ,stator housing 16 is adapted withstator threads 26. Referring toFIG. 4 ,mounting sleeve 28 is adapted withvanes 12. Referring toFIG. 2 ,mounting sleeves 28, adapted withsleeve threads 32 are coupled tostator 16 atstator threads 26, securingvanes 12 in position. Referring toFIG. 1 , assembleddownhole drilling motor 10 is then positioned inwell string 22. Flow ofdrilling fluids 18 is passed intowell string 22 and an area ofpressure differential 20 is created. Referring toFIG. 5 ,pressure differential 20 is distributed such that flexing ofdownhole drilling motor 10 which might otherwise lead tomotor 10 becoming differentially stuck, is minimized. - In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements.
- It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined in the Claims.
Claims (3)
1. A method of stabilizing a downhole drilling motor, comprising the steps of:
securing a plurality of vanes to an exterior surface of a stator housing of the drilling motor; and
passing a flow of drilling fluids past the exterior surface of the stator housing between the vanes to create an area of pressure differential and using such pressure differential to protect the stator housing from becoming differentially stuck while drilling.
2. A downhole drilling motor, comprising:
a stator housing having an exterior surface with vanes.
3. The downhole drilling motor as defined in claim 2 , wherein the exterior surface has a vane mounting region on which are positioned threads, and the vanes are secured to mounting sleeves, each mounting sleeve having an internal surface on which are positioned threads, the threads of the mounting sleeve being coupled with the threads of the vane mounting region to maintain the vanes in position.
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