Connection structure between pipe body and steel joint of aluminum alloy drill pipe

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10196863-B2
Application number	US-201514933244-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2015
Priority date	Nov 12, 2014
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

A connection structure between an aluminum alloy drill pipe body and a steel joint of an aluminum alloy drill pipe includes a first joint at an end of the aluminum alloy pipe body and a steel second joint; wherein the first joint includes a first external threaded section and a second external threaded section provided from outside to inside thereof, and a major diameter of the first external threaded section is smaller than that of the second external threaded section; and wherein the second joint includes a first internal threaded section which is able to be fitted with the first external threaded section and a second internal threaded section which is able to be fitted with the second external threaded section, and a pitch diameter of the second external threaded section is larger than that of the second internal threaded section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connection structure between an aluminum alloy drill pipe body and a steel joint of an aluminum alloy drill pipe, comprising a first joint located at an end of the aluminum alloy pipe body and a steel second joint;
wherein the first joint comprises a first external threaded section and a second external threaded section provided from outside to inside thereof, and a major diameter of the first external threaded section is smaller than that of the second external threaded section; and
wherein a cylindrical second joint comprises a first internal threaded section which is able to be fitted with the first external threaded section and a second internal threaded section which is able to be fitted with the second external threaded section, and a pitch diameter of the second external threaded section is larger than that of the second internal threaded section.

2. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the pitch diameter of the second external threaded section is larger than that of the second internal threaded section by 0.08 mm to 0.18 mm.

3. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein threads on both the second external threaded section and the second internal threaded section are knuckle threads.

4. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein both the second external threaded section and the second internal threaded section are tapered thread sections.

5. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein both the first external threaded section and the first internal threaded section are tapered thread sections.

6. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the first internal threaded section is connected to the second internal threaded section by an internal transition section, one end of the first external threaded section is connected to the second external threaded section by an external transition section, and a position of the internal transition section corresponds to that of the external transition section.

7. The connection structure according to claim 6 , wherein the internal transition section comprises a cylindrical transition section connected to the first internal threaded section and a tapered transition section connected to the second internal threaded section, and the external transition section is matched with the internal transition section in terms of a structure and size.

8. The connection structure according to claim 6 , wherein the other end of the first internal threaded section is provided with a second seal end face, and the first external threaded section is provided outside thereof with a first seal end face matched with the second seal end face.

9. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first joint is cylindrical or columnar, and a strength of aluminum alloy of which the first joint is made is less than that of carbon steel of which the second joint is made.

10. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein when the first joint is connected to the second joint, threads of the second external threaded section of the first joint interfere with those of the second internal threaded section of the second joint, so that thread teeth of the second external threaded section undergo a plastic deformation, and the plastic deformation causes the engaged threads to be bonded together and thread galling occurs.

11. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein threads of the first external threaded section of the first joint are normally engaged with those of the first internal threaded section of the second joint.

12. The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein after the first joint is connected to the second joint, a screwing-off torque between the first joint and the second joint is 1.5 to 2 times more than a screwing-on torque therebetween.

Assignees

• China Nat Petroleum Corp
• Cnpc Tubular Goods Res Institute

Inventors

• Liu Yonggang
• Li Xiaojun
• Feng Chun
• Li Fangpo

Classifications

• E21B17/042 Primary

  Threaded · CPC title