WO2023027923A1 - Bras de guidage de plancher de forage - Google Patents

Bras de guidage de plancher de forage Download PDF

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WO2023027923A1
WO2023027923A1 PCT/US2022/040568 US2022040568W WO2023027923A1 WO 2023027923 A1 WO2023027923 A1 WO 2023027923A1 US 2022040568 W US2022040568 W US 2022040568W WO 2023027923 A1 WO2023027923 A1 WO 2023027923A1
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guide arm
tubular
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Dag Holen
Kristian TINDVIK
Rune Skibsrud
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Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Schlumberger Canada Limited
Services Petroliers Schlumberger
Schlumberger Technology B.V.
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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
    • 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
    • E21B19/15—Racking of rods in horizontal position; Handling between horizontal and vertical position
    • 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
    • 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

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  • tubular handling operations are conducted on a drilling rig floor. Such operations include receiving tubulars from a catwalk and bringing the tubulars into position for connection with a drill string (“tripping in”), pulling tubulars out of the well (“tripping out”), and storing tubulars in a rack, on a setback (“racking back”). Many other tubular handling operations are also conducted. Historically, these operations have relied upon hoisting equipment and manual guidance by human operators. However, recently, there has been advancement in mechanizing and automating these operations, so as to reduce the number of human operators on the drilling floor.
  • rig floor space for equipment used to support such mechanization and automation may be limited. Further, such equipment can introduce safety issues, such as tripping and crushing hazards.
  • a guide arm for a drilling rig includes a based connected to a rig floor, a lower assembly pivotally coupled to the base, and an upper assembly pivotally coupled to the lower assembly and including a guide arm having a means for guiding a tubular, wherein the lower assembly is configured to pivot about at least one axis relative to the base, wherein the upper assembly is configured to pivot about at least one axis relative to the lower assembly, and wherein the upper assembly is configured to be rotated relative to the rig floor.
  • Figures 1 A and IB illustrate two side, perspective views of a guide arm for a drilling rig, according to an embodiment.
  • Figures 2-4 illustrate a drill floor including the guide arm at three stages of a tripping in operation, according to an embodiment.
  • Figures 5-9 illustrate the drill floor including the guide arm at five stages of a tripping out and racking back operation, according to an embodiment.
  • first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first object could be termed a second object or step, and, similarly, a second object could be termed a first object or step, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
  • Figures 1 A and IB illustrate two perspective views of a guide arm 100 for a drilling rig, according to an embodiment.
  • the guide arm 100 may be able to pivot about two different axes and rotate relative to the drill floor. Accordingly, the guide arm 100 may, from a relatively small, stationary base, be configured to move to receive and manipulate the position of oilfield tubulars across a wide area of the drill floor. Further, the guide arm 100 may be configured to cooperate with one or more other mechanized well components, so as to reduce the exposure of human rig personnel to the rig floor environment.
  • the guide arm 100 may include a base 102 that is coupled (e.g., fixed) to a drill floor, e.g., via a bracket or another connection assembly.
  • the guide arm 100 may also include a lower assembly 104 that extends from the base 102 and an upper assembly 106 that extends from the lower assembly 104.
  • the lower assembly 104 may be pivotable relative to the base 102 and the drill floor.
  • the lower assembly 104 may include a travel cylinder 108 and a lower frame 110 (e.g., a parallelogram structure). Accordingly, the lower assembly 104 may be able to tilt by extension of the travel cylinder 108, thereby providing a first degree of freedom for the guide arm 100.
  • the guide arm 100 may further include a slew 120, which may be connected between the lower assembly 104 and the upper assembly 106.
  • the slew 120 may include a bearing and a motor, or another actuator, configured to rotate the upper assembly 106 relative to the lower assembly 104, thereby providing an additional range of motion/degree of freedom for the guide arm 100.
  • the upper assembly 106 may include an upper frame 130 and a tilt cylinder 132.
  • the tilt cylinder 132 may be configured to pivot the upper frame 130 relative to the slew 120 and the lower assembly 104, thus providing a third degree of freedom for the guide arm 100.
  • the upper frame 130 may include first and second parallel beams 134, 136 which may be connected together at the top by a bracket 138.
  • the beams 134, 136 may be pivotally connected to the bracket 138, such that extending or retracting the tilt cylinder 132 may change the angular orientation of the bracket 138.
  • the bracket 138 may be coupled to a roller arm 140, which may include, at its distal end, a means for guiding 142 a tubular.
  • the means for guiding 142 a tubular may be configured to rotate so as to assist in positioning tubulars engaged therewith.
  • the means for guiding 142 a tubular may include one or more of the following: a guide roller, at least one guide plate, a guide claw, a guide funnel, or other guiding solutions.
  • the positioning of the roller arm 140 may be controlled by the tilt applied to the upper frame 130 by the tilt cylinder 132.
  • the roller arm 140 may be rigidly supported at a static angle (e.g., about 100 degrees, although any angle could be used) to the bracket 138, and, as mentioned above, the orientation of the bracket 138 may be adjusted by extending or retracting the tilt cylinder 132.
  • the guide arm 100 is positioned to engage a tubular 202 received from a catwalk 204.
  • the tubular 202 may be hoisted upward by an elevator, top drive, or another lifting tool (not shown), from a generally horizontal orientation toward a vertical orientation.
  • the guide arm 100 may be rotated and pivoted into position such that the means for guiding 142 the tubular engages a midsection of the tubular 202 at or near the catwalk 204, e.g., preventing the tubular 202 from swinging.
  • the guide arm 100 may then be pivoted, by operation of the cylinders 108 and/or 132, to well center 300, permitting the top drive to stab the tubular 202 into a drill string connection 302 at an upper end of a drill string 303 supported by slips in the drill floor.
  • the guide arm 100 pivots so as to maintain horizontal support of the tubular 202, permitting precise handling thereof.
  • the sideways travel movement may be controlled by the control system that matches the slew angle with the movement to ensure that the guide arm 100 points towards well center 300.
  • an iron roughneck 400 or another structure may then engage the tubular 202 and the drill string 303, so as to connect together (make up) the tubular 202 to the drill string 303.
  • This process may be reversed, in some embodiments, so as to permit tubulars 202 tripped out of the well to be disconnected from the drill string 303, received back onto the catwalk 204, and removed from the drill floor 200.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a perspective view of the drill floor 200 during a tripping out (and/or racking back) operation, according to an embodiment.
  • the catwalk 204 has been removed, permitting access to a setback 500.
  • a rack (not visible) may be provided vertically above the setback 500 for controlling positioning an upper end of the tubulars 202.
  • guide arm 100 may initially not be in engagement with the tubular 202 and the iron roughneck 400 may breakout the connection between the tubular 202 and the drill string 303, e.g., with the top drive or another hoisting mechanism supporting the tubular 202.
  • the iron roughneck 400 may then withdraw from the tubular 202, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the hoisting mechanism may then lift and move the tubular 202 horizontally toward the setback 500.
  • the guide arm 100 may pivot and rotate, so as to maintain connection with and guide the lower or middle section of the tubular 202, as shown in Figure 7.
  • the guide arm 100 may be capable of pivoting and rotating to support positioning of the tubular 202 anywhere in the setback 500.
  • this process may be repeated many times, with successive tubulars being arranged in the setback 500 (and the rack above) in any configuration. Further, this process can be reversed, such that the guide arm 100 is employed to guide the tubulars 202 from the setback 500 and back into connection with a drill string 303 at well center 300.
  • the configuration of the guide arm 100 allows the use of a single arm, supported on a fixed foundation, to be used for: a tail-in arm from well center, a racking arm in the setback, and stabbing in the well center.

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Abstract

Un bras de guidage destiné à un appareil de forage comprend une base reliée à un plancher de forage, un ensemble inférieur accouplé en pivotement à la base, et un ensemble supérieur accouplé en pivotement à l'ensemble inférieur et comprenant un bras de guidage ayant un moyen pour guider un élément tubulaire, l'ensemble inférieur étant conçu pour pivoter autour d'au moins un axe par rapport à la base, l'ensemble supérieur étant conçu pour pivoter autour d'au moins un axe par rapport à l'ensemble inférieur, et l'ensemble supérieur étant conçu pour être tourné par rapport au plancher de forage.
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US3874518A (en) * 1973-07-09 1975-04-01 Jr John J Swoboda Racking arm for pipe sections, drill collars, riser pipe, and the like used in well drilling operations
US4077525A (en) * 1974-11-14 1978-03-07 Lamb Industries, Inc. Derrick mounted apparatus for the manipulation of pipe
US4274778A (en) * 1979-06-05 1981-06-23 Putnam Paul S Mechanized stand handling apparatus for drilling rigs
US20060243488A1 (en) * 2005-05-02 2006-11-02 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Tailing in and stabbing device
US20160305203A1 (en) * 2015-04-15 2016-10-20 Forum Us, Inc. Tubular handling system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3874518A (en) * 1973-07-09 1975-04-01 Jr John J Swoboda Racking arm for pipe sections, drill collars, riser pipe, and the like used in well drilling operations
US4077525A (en) * 1974-11-14 1978-03-07 Lamb Industries, Inc. Derrick mounted apparatus for the manipulation of pipe
US4274778A (en) * 1979-06-05 1981-06-23 Putnam Paul S Mechanized stand handling apparatus for drilling rigs
US20060243488A1 (en) * 2005-05-02 2006-11-02 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Tailing in and stabbing device
US20160305203A1 (en) * 2015-04-15 2016-10-20 Forum Us, Inc. Tubular handling system

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