Device for power transmission and signal transfer between stator and rotor of screw drilling tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10619478-B2
Application number	US-201916556169-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2019
Priority date	Jun 28, 2018
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a device for power transmission and signal transfer between the stator and the rotor of a screw drilling tool. The present disclosure can replace the wireless communication technique between the rotary steering tool and the integrated MWD/LWD, omit the upper mud generator above the rotary steering tool, and thereby realize power transmission and signal transfer between the stator and the rotor of the screw drilling tool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for power transmission and signal transfer between a stator and a rotor of a screw drilling tool, comprising:
an electric power and signal transmitting portion;
an electric power and signal receiving portion; and
a transfer portion, wherein
the electric power and signal transmitting portion and the electric power and signal receiving portion are configured to transfer electric power and signals generated by a mud generator in a contactless manner;
the transfer portion is configured to transfer the electric power and signals to the rotor, so that the electric power and signals are further transmitted downward through a main body of the screw drilling tool;
both the electric power and signal transmitting portion and the electric power and signal receiving portion are disposed inside a drill collar, the electric power and signal transmitting portion is connected through a wire to the mud generator and a measurement while drilling (MWD)/logging while drilling (LWD) instrument; and
the electric power and signal receiving portion is mechanically connected via the transfer portion to the rotor, wherein the electric power and signals are transferred through the wire to the rotor, wherein the electric power and signal transmitting portion and the electric power and signal receiving portion comprise an external centralizer, an internal centralizer, an external excitation coil, an internal excitation coil, an electric excitation transmitting circuit board, and an electric excitation receiving circuit board, wherein
the external centralizer is fixedly connected inside the drill collar;
the internal centralizer is mounted inside the drill collar via a mud bearing; one end of the external centralizer contacts with one end of the internal centralizer;
a wire through-hole and a fan-shaped mud flow channel are provided inside the external centralizer and the internal centralizer, respectively;
a transmitting circuit compartment is provided at the other end of the external centralizer;

the electric excitation transmitting circuit board is arranged inside the transmitting circuit compartment;
the transmitting circuit compartment is sealed by a transmitting circuit compartment cover, a receiving circuit compartment is provided at one end of the internal centralizer;
the electric excitation receiving circuit board is arranged inside the receiving circuit compartment, and the receiving circuit compartment is sealed by a receiving circuit compartment cover;
the internal excitation coil is arranged on the end of the internal centralizer that contacts with the external centralizer and is connected to the electric excitation receiving circuit board through a wire;
the external excitation coil and the internal excitation coil are mounted concentrically without contact, and the external excitation coil is fixed to an inner side wall of the drill collar; and
the external excitation coil is connected to the electric excitation transmitting circuit board through a wire.

2. A device for power transmission and signal transfer between a stator and a rotor of a screw drilling tool, comprising:
an electric power and signal transmitting portion;
an electric power and signal receiving portion; and
a transfer portion, wherein
the electric power and signal transmitting portion and the electric power and signal receiving portion are configured to transfer electric power and signals generated by a mud generator in a contactless manner;
the transfer portion is configured to transfer the electric power and signals to the rotor, so that the electric power and signals are further transmitted downward through a main body of the screw drilling tool;
both the electric power and signal transmitting portion and the electric power and signal receiving portion are disposed inside a drill collar, the electric power and signal transmitting portion is connected through a wire to the mud generator and a measurement while drilling (MWD)/logging while drilling (LWD) instrument; and
the electric power and signal receiving portion is mechanically connected via the transfer portion to the rotor, wherein the electric power and signals are transferred through the wire to the rotor, wherein the transfer portion comprises a universal flexible shaft, an anti-releasing rod, an anti-releasing nut, a left high pressure electrical feedthru connector pin, a left high pressure electrical feedthru connector boot, a spiral coil, a right high pressure electrical feedthru connector boot, and a right high pressure electrical feedthru connector pin, wherein
a wire hole is provided inside the universal flexible shaft;
a high pressure electrical feedthru connector compartment is provided inside the anti-releasing rod;
wire holes are arranged in two ends of the high pressure electrical feedthru connector compartment;
the left high pressure electrical feedthru connector pin, the left high pressure electrical feedthru connector boot, the spiral coil, the right high pressure electrical feedthru connector boot, and the right high pressure electrical feedthru connector pin are arranged inside the high pressure electrical feedthru connector compartment;
one end of the left high pressure electrical feedthru connector pin is connected with a wire;
the other end of the left high pressure electrical feedthru connector pin is inserted into the left high pressure electrical feedthru connector boot;
the other end of the left high pressure electrical feedthru connector boot is connected to one end of the spiral coil;
the other end of the spiral coil is connected to one end of the right high pressure electrical feedthru connector boot;
one end of the right high pressure electrical feedthru connector pin is connected with a wire;
the other end of the right high pressure electrical feedthru connector pin is inserted inside the right high pressure electrical feedthru connector boot;
one end of the universal flexible shaft is connected with an end of an internal centralizer in a seal way through screw threads;
the other end of the universal flexible shaft is inserted into one end of the anti-releasing rod and flexibly connected with the anti-releasing rod;
the anti-releasing nut is arranged on the end of the universal flexible shaft that is connected with the anti-releasing rod; and
the other end of the anti-releasing rod extends out of the drill collar and connected with the rotor in a seal way through screw threads.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the anti-releasing rod is further provided with a pressure balance hole, which is connected to a high pressure electrical feedthru connector compartment.

4. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the universal flexible shaft is connected with the anti-releasing rod through a key-slot connection.

5. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the universal flexible shaft is made of a titanium alloy or magnesium-aluminum alloy.

6. The device according to claim 2 , wherein, the universal flexible shaft is in 270-400 mm length and 12-15 mm diameter, and the wire hole in the universal flexible shaft is in 2.5-5 mm diameter.

7. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the anti-releasing nut is connected with the anti-releasing rod via screw threads, and is made of alloy steel with 95-100 mm diameter and 27-50 mm thickness.

Assignees

• Inst Geology & Geophysics Cas

Inventors

• He Xinzhen
• Di Qingyun
• Chen Wenxuan
• Du Jiansheng
• Liu Qingbo
• Yang Yongyou

Classifications

• E21B4/02 Primary

  Fluid rotary type drives · CPC title

• E21B47/13 Primary

  by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency · CPC title

• E21B7/022

  Control of the drilling operation; Hydraulic or pneumatic means for activation or operation (control circuits for drilling masts E21B15/045) · CPC title

• F04C15/0076

  Fixing rotors on shafts, e.g. by clamping together hub and shaft · CPC title

• E21B4/04

  Electric drives (E21B4/12 takes precedence) · CPC title