Azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10082021-B2
Application number	US-201715818268-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2017
Priority date	Nov 21, 2016
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

An azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus includes a drill collar, a receiving transducer, a preposed signal processing circuit and a master control electronics housing. The receiving transducer and the preposed signal processing circuit are encapsulated on a drill collar body individually. The receiving transducer and the signal processing circuit are electrically connected by a sealing electrical connector. The preposed signal processing circuit and the master control electronic housing are electrically connected. The signal processing circuit is preposed in terms of signal processing, and encapsulated on the drill collar, so that signal receiving and processing cable length is shortened and noise interference is reduced.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus comprising a drill collar body, a master control electronic housing, and an azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving and processing system,
wherein the azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving and processing system comprises a receiving transducer, a sealing electrical connector, a preposed signal processing circuit, and a main signal processing circuit,
wherein the main signal processing circuit is mounted on the master control electronic housing,
wherein the drill collar body comprises a first cavity housing the preposed signal processing circuit, a second cavity housing the receiving transducer, and a conduit underneath a surface of the drill collar that connects the first cavity and the second cavity,
wherein the sealing electrical connector is disposed inside the conduit between the first cavity and the second cavity,
wherein the receiving transducer and the preposed signal processing circuit are electrically connected via the sealing electrical connector, and the preposed signal processing circuit and the main signal processing circuit are electrically connected, and
wherein the preposed signal processing circuit comprises a signal amplifying circuit and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit.

2. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preposed signal processing circuit is encapsulated by a first encapsulating structure, and the first encapsulating structure of the preposed signal processing circuit and an external portion of the sealing electrical connector are respectively sleeved with at least one sealing ring to realize high-pressure sealing.

3. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preposed signal processing circuit is connected with an electrical connector mounted on the master control electronic housing through a second signal transmission cable.

4. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving transducer comprises a sensor and a second encapsulating structure external to the sensor, the second encapsulating structure is formed by potting of an epoxy resin potting sealant that seals the sensor under high pressure, the receiving transducer is affixed to the second cavity in the drill collar body by means of a fixing apparatus, and a signal of the receiving transducer is led out of the second encapsulating structure through a first signal transmission cable.

5. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the second encapsulating structure is a rectangular parallelepiped structure having a cambered first surface, and a surface, wherein the second fixing apparatus has a second cambered surface in contact with the first cambered surface.

6. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving transducer performs signal transmission via a positive electrode cable, a negative electrode cable, and a ground cable.

7. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the electrical connector comprises a multi-core connection pin and a multi-core connection socket, and the multi-core connection pin and the multi-core connection socket are engaged.

8. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a first encapsulating structure of the preposed signal processing circuit is a sealing cover that covers the first cavity in the drill collar.

9. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing electrical connector comprises a three-core sealing pin and a three-core sealing rubber sleeve, which are mutually engaged and mounted, and the receiving transducer is connected with the three-core sealing rubber sleeve.

10. The azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first encapsulating structure of the preposed signal processing circuit and the sealing electrical connector are affixed to the drill collar body by means of retaining rings, respectively, to ensure that they do not fall off from the drill collar body in a downhole environment with strong vibration.

Assignees

• Inst Geology & Geophysics Cas

Inventors

• Zheng Jian
• Chen Wenxuan
• Di Qingyun
• Sun Yuntao
• Yang Yongyou
• Zhang Wenxiu

Classifications

• E21B47/0224 Primary

  using seismic or acoustic means · CPC title

• E21B47/14 Primary

  using acoustic waves · CPC title

• E21B47/011

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E21B47/017

  Protecting measuring instruments · CPC title