WO1997011243A1 - Derrick telescopique - Google Patents

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WO1997011243A1
WO1997011243A1 PCT/IB1995/000901 IB9500901W WO9711243A1 WO 1997011243 A1 WO1997011243 A1 WO 1997011243A1 IB 9500901 W IB9500901 W IB 9500901W WO 9711243 A1 WO9711243 A1 WO 9711243A1
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section
intermediate section
derrick
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Vinod Desai
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Dreco, Inc.
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Priority to US08/151,511 priority Critical patent/US5450695A/en
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Priority to PCT/IB1995/000901 priority patent/WO1997011243A1/fr
Priority to DE69534605T priority patent/DE69534605T2/de
Priority to CA002232303A priority patent/CA2232303C/fr
Priority to EP95933577A priority patent/EP0851960B1/fr
Publication of WO1997011243A1 publication Critical patent/WO1997011243A1/fr
Priority to NO19981226A priority patent/NO313300B1/no

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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
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts

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  • the present invention relates to a drilling derrick and a method for erecting a drilling derrick on a fixed platform, a jackup platform or on a floating barge. More particularly the present invention relates to both the drilling derrick and method of erection that produces a derrick of significant strength and a capability of withstanding serious adverse weather, environmental or geologic conditions.
  • Drilling derricks are well known in the art and are very substantial structures that rise to a vertical height of at least about 150 feet up to a maximum of near 190 feet. Unlike the masts that are used for crane operation in oil field operations, drilling derricks are necessarily four-sided structures that must withstand the rigors of heavy winds and seas that include hurricanes and typhoons or earthquakes or other earth tremors that would topple far less sturdy structures. The drilling derrick must be erected on site because of its great weight and cannot be erected in a safe or quiet location and transported to the site.
  • the current approach used by many drilling contractors is to erect the drilling derrick in a piece-by-piece method that enables the platform owner to achieve the desired drilling derrick structure of a rigid and serviceable drilling derrick.
  • the problem, however, with this approach is it is labor intensive and usually takes from several days to at least several weeks to construct such a derrick in an piece-by-piece or stick-by-stick method.
  • a telescoping four-sided drilling derrick that is to be positioned on a drill floor over a well bore and is capable of withstanding severely adverse weather, environmental or geologic conditions.
  • the derrick is in several sections and includes a bottom section, a top section and at least one intermediate section all for superpositioning over the bottom section to form a vertical four-sided tower.
  • Each of the sections is composed of vertical members positioned in each of the four corners of each section to thereby form a total of four faces around the perimeter of each section.
  • Each of the faces in each section includes at least one bracing cross member supporting adjacent vertical members and at least one bracing cross member in the bottom section being secured along an upper and minor portion of the base of said bottom section so as to form a window.
  • the window is to be sufficiently large to receive consecutively therebelow at least one section.
  • each of the intermediate sections are inserted within the bottom section for subsequent serial telescopic raising of the intermediate sections.
  • support means is connected across the window after the last intermediate section has been received within the bottom section so as to substantially close the window and rigidify the bottom section to enable the bottom section and the derrick to withstand the stress imposed by the superposed sections and any severely adverse conditions.
  • the method of erecting a four-sided drilling derrick for positioning on the drill floor over a well bore and being capable of withstanding severely adverse weather, environmental or geologic conditions including steps of forming a four-sided tower composed of a bottom section, top section, at least one intermediate section superposed as a portion of the drilling derrick. Constructing each of the sections with vertical members positioned in each of the four corners of the sections forming a face between adjacent members. Then bracing mutually adjacent members with at least one cross member connected thereto and connecting at least one bracing cross member along an upper and minor portion of the face of said bottom section thereby forming a window without bracing members below the bracing cross member.
  • the window is to be sufficiently large so as to receive in series each of the intermediate sections therewithin.
  • Figure 1 is a side view of the drilling derrick of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view of the bottom section, a lower section, a lower intermediate section, an upper intermediate section, a top section and a crown frame and crown block section at the very top of the drilling derrick.
  • Figure 3 is a side view of the bottom section prior to insertion of any of the upper intermediate sections therein.
  • Figure 3A is a perspective view of the bottom section as shown in Figure 3 illustrating the window on one side of the bottom section.
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view along lines 4-4 of Figure 3 illustrating the presence of the window on one side of the bottom section.
  • Figure 5 is a view of the top section inserted down through the top of the bottom section to a position on the drilling floor.
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view along lines 6-6 of Figure 5.
  • Figure 7 is a side view of the bottom section with inserted top section and the superposed crown frame and block.
  • Figure 8 is a side view of the drilling derrick subsequent to the telescoping of the upper intermediate section, top section and crown frame and crown block.
  • Figure 9 is a side view of the joint derrick assembly after additional intermediate sections have been telescoped upwardly.
  • Figure 10 is a perspective view partly broken away of the latch assembly shown substantially enlarged from that of Figure 9.
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view partly broken away of the latch assembly in a supporting mode enlarged from the showing at Figure 9.
  • Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 12-12 of Figure 11.
  • Figure 13 is a side view illustrating the telescoping frame used for raising the telescoping sections.
  • Figure 14 illustrates the completed telescopic movement of the sections using the telescoping frame.
  • FIG 1 An exploded view, the individual sections of the derrick 20 are clearly illustrated.
  • the principal sections are bottom section 22, lower section 24, lower intermediate section 26, upper intermediate section 28, top section 30 and crown section 32 shown attached to the top of top section 30 along with crown block 34 positioned within the crown section 32.
  • the derrick 20 is positioned on drill floor F by conventional means that securely fastens the bottom 36 of bottom section 22 to the drill floor F.
  • the drilling derrick 20 is positioned over the drill hole, not shown, but always positioned along the center line axis of the derrick 20.
  • the bottom section is composed of four vertical members each being positioned in the corner of the cross section of the bottom section illustrated at 38a through 38d.
  • Each pair of vertical members forms a face respectively 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d.
  • Each face is therefore bordered on two sides by a pair of vertical members 38a through 38d.
  • face 40a is formed across the space between vertical members 38a and 38b.
  • face 40b is formed between vertical members 38a and 38d.
  • face 40c is formed between vertical members 38b and 38c and face 40d is formed between vertical members 38c and 38d.
  • each of three faces, 40b, 40c and 40d is obstructed by supporting cross members 42b, 42c and 42d.
  • supporting cross members 42b, 42b extend across face 40b.
  • These cross members are angled to be secured to the bottom 36 of the bottom section at 45 for each of the angled cross members 42b, 42b and at their respective upper ends are secured to a cross member 44b that may be horizontal as shown that braces the vertical members.
  • corresponding bracing cross members 42c, 42c and 42d, 42d that may be angled as shown are positioned and secured to their respective horizontal bracing cross member 44b, 44c or 44d.
  • Face 40a alone is not initially provided with any of the angled cross members such as 42b through 42d and the space bordered on the top by bracing cross member 44a and vertical members 38a and 38b constitutes a window 46 that is completely unobstructed and allows totally free access to the interior of the bottom section 22.
  • upper horizontal cross member 48a Extending above the window 46 and in particular above horizontal cross member 40a is an upper horizontal cross member 48a that along with similar upper horizontal cross members 48b, 48c and 48d are attached to the upper extremities of vertical members 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d for the purpose of forming a more rigid bottom section.
  • Upper angled cross members 50 numbering two are secured in each area between the lower horizontal cross members 44a through d and upper horizontal cross members 48a through d.
  • Additional support members 52 not constituting a meaningful part of the invention are provided between adjacent angled cross members 42b through d and corresponding adjacent vertical members 38a through d.
  • the interior within the bottom section 22 is completely open below the upper horizontal cross members 48 and capable of receiving axially therethrough an upper section for telescopic raising. It is also to be noted that the bottom section 22 as best shown again in Figure 3A but also in Figure 3 is provided with a window 46 that is unobstructed and free of any structural encumbrances or support members.
  • FIGs 1 and 2 there are shown the additional sections that are used to erect the derrick of the present invention.
  • the structural elements and the construction of lower section 24, lower intermediate section 26, upper intermediate section 28 and top section 30 are all similar to that described in detail with respect to bottom section 22.
  • the cross members 42, 44 and structural members 52 are slightly changed. It should be understood, however, that the sections 24 through 32 do not constitute an aspect of the present invention and are essentially conventional.
  • the window 46 is a prominent aspect of the present invention and can be readily viewed in Figures 3, 3A and 4. This window is designed to be of such height from the drill floor F to the bottom of the lower horizontal cross member 44a in order to receive therein lower intermediate section 26 and thereafter lower section 24 for consecutive telescopic movement upwardly.
  • upper intermediate section 28 is first raised by a crane, not shown, and deposited axially downwardly within the bottom section 28 so that the bottom 54 of upper intermediate section 28 rests on the drill floor F, as best shown in Figure 7.
  • top section 30 with crown section 34 and crown block 34 may be axially superposed in a conventional manner on top of upper intermediate section 28 again as shown clearly in Figure 7.
  • both the upper intermediate section 28 and top section 30 with the additional crown section 32 and crown block 34 are elevated telescopically and retained in place as seen in Figure 8 by means and methods that will be hereafter described in detail.
  • the method of the present invention is quite apparent from the Figure 8 position of the partially erected derrick. It can be seen that the lower intermediate section 26 may then be positioned below the upper intermediate section 28 by passing the lower intermediate section 26 through the window 46 and into alignment with the upper intermediate section 28. The lower intermediate section then is telescopically raised along with the previously installed upper intermediate section and top section to make room below the lower intermediate section 26 for the next section, for the lower section 24, to be inserted through the window 46 in the manner precisely the same as the lower intermediate section 26 had been inserted through the window 46. In such position then the lower section may be telescopically raised which is in turn raising lower intermediate section 26, upper intermediate section 28 and top section 30.
  • the means used for telescopically raising the sections is shown in Figures 13 and 14.
  • the telescopic mechanism includes line 56 depending from and reeved through crown block 34 and operated through draw works, not shown.
  • At the end of line 56 is a hook 58.
  • the hook 58 engages a bar 59 around which the scoping line 60 is reeved.
  • Scoping line 60 is continuous on both sides of the bar 59 as shown in Figures 13 and 14 and is reeved around sheaves 61 and attached to the opposed upper horizontal cross members 48b and 48c at 62.
  • the sheaves 61 are positioned at the ends of the scoping frame 64.
  • Scoping frame 64 is shown as a bar but may be in the form of a frame coextensive with of the section to be telescopically raised and is attached for instance in any convenient and conventional manner to the inside of the vertical members 66 on the upper intermediate section. For each of the succeeding sections to be telescopically raised, the frame would be similarly attached to the inside of the corresponding vertical members also shown as 66.
  • FIGS 9, 10, 11 and 12 are directed to the latch shown generally at 68 for holding the previously telescopically raised sections.
  • Latch 68 is composed of a pair of opposed pivoting arm plates 70, 70 that are positioned on vertical members 38a and 38b. Each plate 70 is provided with an abutment surface 72 for contact with abutment 74 suitably secured to the opposite sides of vertical members 66 as best shown in Figure 12. Arm plates 70 are pinned together through appropriate opening 75 in web 76 of vertical member 38a and 38b by means of bolt 77. Similarly, bolt 78 is designed to pass through opening 79 in web 80 of vertical member 66 to secure the latch in place as it abuts the abutment 74.
  • bolt 81 is added for further security and acts in a manner similar to bolt 78 but on vertical member 38a.
  • Pivot mechanism 82 pivots the latch 68 about pin 77 as an axis.
  • Bar 83 is secured between the inside surfaces of the respective arm plate 70, 70 and is offset from pivot axis of bolt
  • Yoke 83 is operated by control rod 85 so as to move the latch 68 into and out of positions shown in Figures 10 and 11.
  • control rod 85 extends down along each vertical member 38a and 38b to the drill floor F where a suitable control handle 86 is present.
  • control rod may be operated electrically or hydraulically by any suitable means that are well known to those skilled in the art and is not limited to the mechanical arrangement that has been discussed above. It should be evident that having the control operation for the latch 68 operable from the drill floor, it is not necessary for working personnel to be up on the derrick to the extent that had been previously required when more secure connective means was required. Now the assembly of several pins makes the mutual securing of the sections simple and easy after being telescopically moved upwardly.
  • a service platform 88 and suitable access ladder best shown in Figure 3A, is added for convenience of the workers to provide whatever maintenance is necessary and of course to install the bolts as may be necessary.
  • the scoping frame 64 is lowered and installed at the bottom end of the next section to be scoped upwardly, the lower intermediate section 26.
  • the lower intermediate section 26 When the lower intermediate section 26 is assembled and set on the drill floor F in front of the window 46 of the bottom section 22 the lower intermediate section 26 may be pulled inside the window 46 by winches and wirelines not shown so that the lower intermediate section 26 is aligned with the previous scoped telescopically raised upper intermediate section 28.
  • the control rod is operated to disengage the latches from the abutment 74 upon the raising of the upper intermediate section 28 using the scoping frame 64 to the point that the abutment rises above the reach of the arm plate 70 of the latch and then the upper intermediate section is lowered onto the top of the lower intermediate section 26 where they are bolted together in conventional fashion.
  • the scoping frame 64 has been lowered and installed at the bottom end of the lower intermediate section 26 for a repeat of the previous telescoping movement.
  • the assembly will take on the appearance as set forth in Figure 9.
  • the window 46 that had permitted the access of the intermediate sections for raising to heighten the derrick becomes a liability because of the inherent weakness and lack of rigidity created by the unsupported space constituting the window 46.
  • the window be secured and braced using support members 42a and 42b that are angled from the bottom of the bottom section 36 up to essentially the mid-point of the horizontal cross member 44a as best shown in Figure 1.
  • Suitable additional structural members 52 may be added as shown to close the window 46 and provide the structural rigidity necessary for a derrick of superior height and allow it to withstand the adverse conditions that are to be anticipated for this drilling derrick.
  • the number, type or location of the support members 42a and 42b is not critical provided that the window 46 that was previously open to admit derrick sections is now closed to provide added rigidity to the derrick.
  • the procedure When disassembling the drilling derrick the procedure must be reversed and the window 46 must be opened by removing the support cross members 42a and 42b along with the structural members 52 and the scoping frame attached to the bottom of the section to be lowered the latch 68 opened and the entire derrick above the bottom section lowered to the drill floor where the process, the reverse of the erection process is continued.

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La présente invention concerne un derrick de forage (20) télescopique à quatre côtés et un procédé de montage correspondant. Ce derrick (20), conçu pour être placé sur un terrain de forage au-dessus d'un trou de forage, et capable de résister à des conditions climatiques, atmosphériques ou géologiques très difficiles, est constitué de plusieurs sections, à savoir une section de base (22), une section sommet (30) et au moins une section intermédiaire (26, 28), toutes ces sections se superposant au-dessus de la section de base (22) pour former une tour verticale à quatre côtés. Chaque section est constituée d'éléments verticaux se plaçant au quatre coins (38a-38d) de chacune des sections, de façon à former un total de quatre côtés (40a-40d) en périphérie de chaque section. Une fenêtre (46) présente un côté suffisamment grand pour recevoir successivement par dessous au moins une section. Dès lors, chacune des sections intermédiaires (26, 28) s'introduit dans la section de fond (22), permettant ainsi la montée télescopique en série des sections intermédiaires (26, 28).
PCT/IB1995/000901 1993-11-12 1995-09-18 Derrick telescopique WO1997011243A1 (fr)

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US08/151,511 US5450695A (en) 1993-11-12 1993-11-12 Telescoping derrick
PCT/IB1995/000901 WO1997011243A1 (fr) 1993-11-12 1995-09-18 Derrick telescopique
DE69534605T DE69534605T2 (de) 1995-09-18 1995-09-18 Teleskopturm
CA002232303A CA2232303C (fr) 1995-09-18 1995-09-18 Derrick telescopique
EP95933577A EP0851960B1 (fr) 1995-09-18 1995-09-18 Derrick telescopique
NO19981226A NO313300B1 (no) 1995-09-18 1998-03-18 Teleskopisk boretårn

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US08/151,511 US5450695A (en) 1993-11-12 1993-11-12 Telescoping derrick
PCT/IB1995/000901 WO1997011243A1 (fr) 1993-11-12 1995-09-18 Derrick telescopique

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JP2017203358A (ja) * 2016-05-13 2017-11-16 日本リーテック株式会社 鉄塔組立用治具を用いた鉄塔の組立方法及び鉄塔組立用治具のせり上げ用マスト

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EP1341986A4 (fr) * 2000-12-15 2005-04-20 Halliburton Energy Serv Inc Appareil de forage pouvant etre erige automatiquement
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CA2232303C (fr) 2005-11-29
EP0851960B1 (fr) 2005-11-09
DE69534605T2 (de) 2006-07-27

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