Full-Electric Drive Cementing Control System

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024131486-A1
Application number	US-202218548048-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 15, 2022
Priority date	Mar 15, 2021
Publication date	Apr 25, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A full-electric drive cementing control system is disclosed. The system includes: a water supply system for supplying clear water; an ash supply system for supplying dry ash; a slurry mixing system for performing a slurry mixing operation to form slurry; a plunger pump for pumping the slurry to a cementing operation object; and a control assembly for controlling, in response to a received cementing operation instruction, connection of a pipeline between an outlet of the water supply system and an inlet of the slurry mixing system and a pipeline between an outlet of the ash supply system and the inlet of the slurry mixing system, controlling, according to a preset slurry mixing parameter, the slurry mixing system to mix the clear water and the dry ash to form the slurry required for a cementing operation, and controlling, according to a preset perfusion parameter, a driving motor to drive the plunger pump to work, the cementing operation instruction carrying the preset slurry mixing parameter and the preset perfusion parameter.

First claim

1 . A full-electric drive cementing control system, comprising:
a water supply system, configured to supply liquid water; an ash supply system, configured to supply dry ash; a slurry mixing system, configured to perform a slurry mixing operation to form a slurry; a plunger pump, configured to pump the slurry to a cementing operation target; and a control assembly, configured to control, in response to a received cementing operation instruction, a connection of a pipeline between an outlet of the water supply system and an inlet of the slurry mixing system and a pipeline between an outlet of the ash supply system and the inlet of the slurry mixing system, to control, according to a preset slurry mixing parameter, the slurry mixing system to mix the liquid water and the dry ash to form the slurry required for a cementing operation, and to control, according to a preset perfusion parameter, a driving motor to drive the plunger pump, the cementing operation instruction carrying the preset slurry mixing parameter and the preset perfusion parameter.

2 . The full-electric drive cementing control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the preset perfusion parameter comprises a required perfusion displacement; and the control assembly is configured to obtain a rotation speed of the driving motor, to determine a displacement of the plunger pump according to the obtained rotation speed and a preset mapping relationship between motor rotation speeds and plunger pump displacements, and to adjust, if the displacement of the plunger pump exceeds the required perfusion displacement, the rotation speed of the driving motor according to the displacement of the plunger pump and the required perfusion displacement, whereby the displacement of the plunger pump reaches the required perfusion displacement.

3 . The full-electric drive cementing control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the slurry mixing system comprises a slurry mixing tank, a first centrifugal pump, and a mass flow detection apparatus; the mass flow detection apparatus is arranged on a pipeline between an outlet of the first centrifugal pump and a third inlet of a slurry mixing device of the slurry mixing system, and is configured to measure a slurry density in the slurry mixing device; and the control assembly is configured to:
control connection of a pipeline between the outlet of the water supply system and a first inlet of the slurry mixing device, a pipeline between the outlet of the ash supply system and a second inlet of the slurry mixing device, and a pipeline between an outlet of the slurry mixing device and an inlet of the first centrifugal pump;
adjust a stirring speed of the slurry mixing device according to the slurry density in the slurry mixing device and a preset corresponding relationship between slurry densities and stirring speeds; and
control, if the slurry density in the slurry mixing device reaches a preset slurry density threshold, a connection of a pipeline between the outlet of the first centrifugal pump and an inlet of the plunger pump, so as to transport the slurry in the slurry mixing device to the plunger pump.

4 . The full-electric drive cementing control system according to claim 3 , wherein:
the slurry mixing system further comprises a first liquid level detection apparatus, the first liquid level detection apparatus being arranged in the slurry mixing device and configured to collect liquid level information in the slurry mixing device; and the water supply system is provided with a flow detection apparatus, the flow detection apparatus being arranged on the pipeline between the outlet of the water supply system and the first inlet of the slurry mixing device and configured to collect a displacement of the liquid water supplied to the slurry mixing device; and the control assembly is configured to:
control a connection of the pipeline between the outlet of the water supply system and the first inlet of the slurry mixing device so as to supply the liquid water to the slurry mixing device;
control, if the liquid level in the slurry mixing device reaches a premixing slurry level or the displacement of the clear water supplied to the slurry mixing device reaches a premixing water displacement, a disconnection of the pipeline between the outlet of the water supply system and the first inlet of the slurry mixing device, and control a connection of the pipeline between the outlet of the ash supply system and the second inlet of the slurry mixing device; and
control, if the slurry density in the slurry mixing device reaches a premixing slurry density, a disconnection of the pipeline between the outlet of the ash supply system and the second inlet of the slurry mixing device so as to realize automatic premixing, the preset slurry mixing parameter further comprising the premixing slurry level, the premixing water displacement, and the premixing slurry density.

5 . The full-electric drive cementing control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the water supply system comprises an external water supply pipeline, a measuring tank, a second centrifugal pump, and a second liquid level detection apparatus, the second liquid level detection apparatus being arranged in the measuring tank and configured to measure liquid level information in the measuring tank; and the control assembly is further configured to:
control, before controlling connection of the pipeline between the outlet of the water supply system and the first inlet of the slurry mixing system and the pipeline between the outlet of the ash supply system and the inlet of the slurry mixing system, a connection of a pipeline between an outlet of the second centrifugal pump and an inlet of the measuring tank;
adjust a rotation speed of the second centrifugal pump according to the liquid level information in the measuring tank and a first preset measuring liquid level range, so as to transport pre-liquid sucked by the external water supply pipeline from a pre-liquid source to the measuring tank, the cementing operation instruction further carrying a pre-liquid parameter, and the pre-liquid parameter comprising the first preset measuring liquid level range; and
control a connection of a pipeline between an outlet of the measuring tank and the inlet of the plunger pump so as to transport the pre-liquid to the plunger pump.

6 . The full-electric drive cementing control system according to claim 5 , further comprising a pressure detection apparatus, wherein:
the pressure detection apparatus is configured to detect a discharge pressure of the plunger pump; and the control assembly is further configured to:
obtain, before controlling the connection of the pipeline between the outlet of the second centrifugal pump and the inlet of the measuring tank, the discharge pressure of the plunger pump which is measured by the pressure detection apparatus; and
adjust, if the discharge pressure of the plunger pump does not reach a preset pressure test value, the driving motor according to a difference between the discharge pressure of the plunger pump and the preset pressure test value until the discharge pressure of the plunger pump reaches the preset pressure test value, the cementing operation instruction further carrying a pressure test parameter, and the pressure test parameter comprising the preset pressure test value.

7 . The full-electric drive cementing control system according to claim 5 , wherein the control assembly is further configured to:
control, after controlling the driving motor to drive the plunger pump according to the preset perfusion parameter, a connection of the pipeline between the outlet of the second centrifugal pump and the inlet of the measuring tank; adjust a rotation speed of the second centrifugal pump accor

Assignees

• Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Pengyuan
• Wang Kai
• Wan Jihua
• Liu Ren
• Wang Jun
• Zhang Song
• Liu Kaishen
• Cui Shuzhen
• Mao Zhuqing
• Liu Weiwei

Classifications

• C09K8/46

  containing inorganic binders, e.g. Portland cement · CPC title

• C04B40/0032

  Controlling the process of mixing, e.g. adding ingredients in a quantity depending on a measured or desired value (B28C7/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E21B33/13 Primary

  Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like · CPC title

• B28C7/0418

  control systems therefor · CPC title

• B28C7/024

  by measuring properties of the mixture, e.g. moisture, electrical resistivity, density · CPC title