Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a temperature-control drill rod and a manufacturing method thereof, which can reduce the transfer of formation heat to drilling fluid in the drill rod and reduce the temperature at the bottom of a well.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides a temperature control drill rod, wherein the temperature control drill rod is tubular and is provided with a flow guide cavity which is axially communicated, the temperature control drill rod comprises an inner pipe, a heat insulation layer and an outer pipe which are sequentially sleeved from inside to outside, the inner cavity of the inner pipe forms the flow guide cavity, and the heat conductivity coefficient of the heat insulation layer is smaller than that of the outer pipe.
The temperature-control drill pipe as described above, wherein the thermal conductivity of the thermal insulation layer is smaller than the thermal conductivity of the inner pipe.
The temperature-control drill rod is characterized in that an annular accommodating space is formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe in a surrounding manner at intervals, two ends of the accommodating space are closed, and the heat insulation layer is filled in the accommodating space.
The temperature control drill rod comprises an outer pipe, a first installation part, an outer pipe main body and a second installation part, wherein the outer pipe comprises the first installation part, the outer pipe main body and the second installation part which are axially arranged, the inner diameter of the first installation part and the inner diameter of the second installation part are respectively smaller than the inner diameter of the outer pipe main body, two ends of the inner pipe are respectively connected with the first installation part and the second installation part in a sealing mode, the inner pipe and the outer pipe main body are enclosed to form an accommodating space, and the heat insulation layer is filled in the accommodating space.
The accuse temperature drilling rod as above, wherein, first installation department has spacing boss, the internal diameter of spacing boss is less than the internal diameter of first installation department forms spacing step, the one end top of inner tube is supported on the spacing step, wear to be equipped with the spacing ring in the second installation department, the spacing ring top is supported on the other end of inner tube, just the outer wall of spacing ring with the inner wall interference fit of second installation department.
The temperature control drill rod comprises an outer pipe body, wherein two through holes communicated with the accommodating space are formed in the outer walls of the two ends of the outer pipe body, plugging pieces are detachably mounted in the through holes, and the corresponding through holes can be sealed by the plugging pieces.
The invention also provides a manufacturing method of the temperature-control drill rod, which is used for manufacturing the temperature-control drill rod, wherein the manufacturing method of the temperature-control drill rod comprises the following steps:
step 1, providing an outer pipe and an inner pipe, wherein the inner pipe penetrates through the outer pipe, so that a space is formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe, a containing space with two closed ends is formed, and two through holes communicated with the containing space are formed in the outer walls of the two ends of the outer pipe;
step 2, the heat insulation material is in a flowing state, and the heat insulation material is injected into the accommodating space through one through hole;
and 3, stopping injecting and closing the two through holes after the accommodating space is filled with the heat insulation material, and gradually solidifying the heat insulation material after the heat insulation material is cooled to form a heat insulation layer.
In the manufacturing method of the temperature-controlled drill rod, the two through holes are respectively formed at two ends of the outer pipe, and in the step 2, the other through hole is vacuumized, so that the time for the heat-insulating material to fill the accommodating space is shortened.
In the above method for manufacturing a temperature-controlled drill rod, in step 2, the curing agent is mixed into the heat insulating material, and then the heat insulating material mixed with the curing agent is injected into the accommodating space.
The method for manufacturing the temperature-controlled drill pipe, wherein the heat insulating material is a resin or fiber reinforced resin composite material.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following characteristics and advantages:
the invention provides a temperature-control drill rod and a manufacturing method thereof.A heat insulation layer is arranged between an outer pipe and an inner pipe. Because the thermal conductivity of the heat-insulating layer is lower, the total thermal conductivity of the whole temperature-control drill rod is reduced, and the heat transfer resistance of the temperature-control drill rod is increased. Due to the existence of the heat insulation layer, the temperature control drill rod can block the heating of the formation heat to the downlink drilling fluid in the diversion cavity so as to reduce the temperature of the circulating drilling fluid, particularly greatly reduce the temperature of the drilling fluid at the bottom of the well, solve the technical problems caused by high temperature and ultrahigh temperature at the bottom of the well, overcome the technical bottleneck and widen the drilling range in the prior art.
Detailed Description
The details of the present invention can be more clearly understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the description of the embodiments of the present invention. However, the specific embodiments of the present invention described herein are for the purpose of illustration only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention in any way. Any possible variations based on the present invention may be conceived by the skilled person in the light of the teachings of the present invention, and these should be considered to fall within the scope of the present invention.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the temperature control drill rod 100 provided by the present invention is tubular and has a flow guide cavity 10 running through in an axial direction, the temperature control drill rod 100 includes an inner tube 20, a thermal insulation layer 30 and an outer tube 40 sleeved in sequence from inside to outside, an inner cavity of the inner tube 20 forms the flow guide cavity 10, and a thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermal insulation layer 30 is smaller than a thermal conductivity coefficient of the outer tube 40.
The temperature-controlled drill pipe 100 of the present invention has a thermal insulation layer 30 disposed between an outer pipe 40 and an inner pipe 20. Because the thermal conductivity of the thermal insulation layer 30 is low, the total thermal conductivity of the whole temperature control drill rod 100 is also reduced, and the heat transfer resistance of the temperature control drill rod 100 is increased. Due to the existence of the heat insulation layer 30, the temperature control drill rod 100 can prevent the heat of the formation from heating the downward drilling fluid in the diversion cavity 10 so as to reduce the temperature of the circulating drilling fluid, particularly greatly reduce the temperature of the drilling fluid at the bottom of the well, solve the technical problems caused by high temperature and ultrahigh temperature at the bottom of the well in the drilling process, overcome the technical bottleneck and widen the drilling range in the prior art.
The temperature control drill rod 100 provided by the invention can reduce the temperature of the circulating drilling fluid, thereby ensuring the stability of the performance of the drilling fluid and improving the rock-carrying performance of the drilling fluid.
The temperature control drill rod 100 provided by the invention greatly reduces the temperature of the drilling fluid at the bottom of the well, expands the application range of downhole tools and instruments, improves the precision and the service life of the downhole tools and instruments, and reduces the drilling cost.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the thermal conductivity of the insulation layer 30 is also less than the thermal conductivity of the inner tube 20.
In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the inner tube 20 and the outer tube 40 may be steel tubes and the insulation layer 30 may be made of a material having a thermal conductivity lower than that of steel.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the insulation layer 30 is a resin insulation layer or a fiber reinforced resin composite insulation layer. In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the thermal conductivity of the thermal insulation layer 30 is 0.1-0.5W/(mK).
According to the known theory of thermodynamics, the smaller the thermal conductivity of the thermal insulation layer 30 is, the larger the total heat transfer resistance of the temperature control drill rod is, and the better the thermal insulation effect is. When the thermal conductivity of the thermal insulation layer 30 is lower than that of the drill pipe by more than one data magnitude, the temperature control drill pipe can block most of heat from being transferred between the inner surface and the outer surface of the drill pipe.
In an alternative example of this embodiment, the material of the thermal insulation layer 30 is epoxy resin, and the thermal conductivity thereof is about 0.2W/(m · K).
In another alternative example of this embodiment, the thermal insulation layer 30 is a composite material of epoxy resin and glass fiber, and has a thermal conductivity of about 0.4W/(m · K), in which the epoxy resin is used as a matrix material and the glass fiber is used as a reinforcement material.
In an optional embodiment of the invention, if the thickness of the heat insulation layer 30 is 2-10 mm and the heat insulation requirement of the temperature control drill rod 100 is high, the thickness of the heat insulation layer 30 is selected to be a large value; if the requirement for thermal insulation of the temperature-controlled drill rod 100 is not high, the value of the thermal insulation layer 30 is selected to be small.
In the present invention, the material and thickness of the thermal insulation layer 30 can be selected according to the requirement of controlling the temperature, and those skilled in the art can select thermal insulation materials with different thermal conductivity according to the actual construction requirement and design a suitable thickness, which is not described herein.
In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, an annular accommodating space 50 is formed between the inner tube 20 and the outer tube 40, two ends of the accommodating space 50 are closed, and the heat insulation layer 30 is filled in the accommodating space 50.
In an alternative example of this embodiment, the outer tube 40 includes a first mounting portion 41, an outer tube main body 42 and a second mounting portion 43 sequentially arranged along an axial direction thereof, an inner diameter of the first mounting portion 41 and an inner diameter of the second mounting portion 43 are respectively smaller than an inner diameter of the outer tube main body 42, two ends of the inner tube 20 are respectively connected with the first mounting portion 41 and the second mounting portion 43 in a sealing manner, an accommodating space 50 is defined between the inner tube 20 and the outer tube main body 42, and the accommodating space 50 is filled with the heat insulating layer 30.
Further, first installation department 41 has spacing boss, and the internal diameter of spacing boss is less than the internal diameter of first installation department and forms spacing step 46, and the one end top of inner tube 20 is supported on spacing step 46, wears to be equipped with spacing ring 60 in the second installation department 43, and spacing ring 60 top is supported at the other end of inner tube 20, and the outer wall of spacing ring 60 and the inner wall interference fit of second installation department 43. The limiting step 46 and the limiting ring 60 play a role in axially limiting the inner pipe 20, so that the inner pipe 20 and the outer pipe 40 are prevented from axially moving, and the normal use of the temperature control drill rod 100 is ensured.
In an alternative example of this embodiment, two through holes 44 communicating with the accommodating space 50 are formed in the outer walls of both ends of the outer tube main body 42, a plugging member 445 is detachably mounted in each through hole 44, and each plugging member 45 can close the corresponding through hole 44.
Furthermore, the through hole 44 is a threaded hole, the plugging member 45 is a screw and is in threaded fit with the threaded hole, and the threaded hole can be closed by tightening the screw.
In an alternative example of this embodiment, first mounting portion 41 and second mounting portion 43 each form a joint for connection to facilitate connection of a plurality of temperature controlled drill rods 100 in series, connection of temperature controlled drill rods 100 to other downhole tools.
In an alternative example of this embodiment, the first and second mounting portions 41 and 43 are respectively connected to the outer tube main body 42 by welding.
The invention also provides a manufacturing method of the temperature-control drill rod, which is used for manufacturing the temperature-control drill rod 100, and the manufacturing method of the temperature-control drill rod comprises the following steps:
step 1, providing an outer tube 40 and an inner tube 20, wherein the inner tube 20 is arranged in the outer tube 40 in a penetrating manner, so that an accommodating space 50 with two closed ends is formed between the inner tube 20 and the outer tube 40 in a spaced and enclosing manner, and two through holes 44 communicated with the accommodating space 50 are formed in the outer walls of the two ends of the outer tube 40;
step 2, the heat insulating material is in a flowing state and is injected into the accommodating space 50 through a through hole 44;
and 3, after the heat insulation material is injected, closing the two through holes 44, and gradually solidifying the heat insulation material after cooling to form the heat insulation layer 30.
The manufacturing method of the temperature-control drill rod provided by the invention comprises the steps of firstly assembling the outer pipe 40 and the inner pipe 20, then injecting heat insulation materials into the accommodating space 50 between the outer pipe 40 and the inner pipe 20, and forming the heat insulation layer 30 after the heat insulation materials are cured. By adopting the method, the thermal insulation layer 30 is prevented from being damaged and extruded when the outer pipe 40 and the inner pipe 20 are assembled, the integrity of the thermal insulation layer 30 is ensured, and the thermal insulation effect of the whole temperature control drill rod 100 is further ensured. The manufacturing method of the temperature-control drill rod provided by the invention has simple steps and can quickly and conveniently manufacture the temperature-control drill rod.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, in step 2, the insulation material is a liquid resin or a fiber-reinforced base resin, which, when a fiber-reinforced base resin, is followed by a fluid-solid mixture (the fibers are solid).
In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, in step 2, a liquid heat insulating material is injected into the accommodating space 50 through one through hole 44, vacuum is drawn from the accommodating space 50 through the other through hole 44, and filling of the accommodating space with the heat insulating material is accelerated by means of vacuum-drawing and pressurization.
Further, in step 2, the accommodating space 50 is filled with a heat insulating material.
In an optional embodiment of the present invention, in the step 2, the curing agent is mixed into the heat insulating material to form a mixed solution, and then the heat insulating material mixed with the curing agent is injected into the accommodating space 50.
In an alternative example of this embodiment, the curing agent may be a common curing agent known to those skilled in the art, so as to ensure that the heat insulating material can be cured in the accommodating space 50 to form a heat insulating layer, which will not be described herein.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the insulating material forming the thermal barrier layer 30 is a resin or fiber reinforced resin matrix composite.
In an alternative example of this embodiment, the material of the thermal insulation layer 30 is epoxy resin, and the thermal conductivity is about 0.2W/(m · K).
In another alternative example of this embodiment, the thermal insulation layer 30 is a composite material of epoxy resin and glass fiber, and has a thermal conductivity of about 0.4W/(m · K), wherein the epoxy resin is used as a matrix material and the glass fiber is used as a reinforcing material.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and in particular, various features described in different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined with each other to form other embodiments, and the features are understood to be applicable to any embodiment except the explicitly opposite descriptions, and are not limited to the described embodiments.