Drilling device and drilling method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9388644-B2
Application number	US-201414320789-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	Jul 3, 2013
Publication date	Jul 12, 2016
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016

Abstract

A drilling device and method with a drill rod which can be driven in a rotating manner and has an internal line, a support rope, a rotary joint between the drill rod and the support rope and has a holding member which is in connection with the support rope and a rotary member which is in connection with the rotatable drill rod, a line and a rotary feed-through which is designed for the passage of fluid and/or data between the line and the internal line of the drill rod, wherein the rotary feed-through has a rotor connected to the drill rod and a non-rotating stator, to which the line is attached. Provision is made for the support rope to be designed in a torsion-proof manner and for a rigid connecting element to be arranged as a torque support between the stator of the rotary feed-through and the torsion-proof support rope.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Drilling device with
a drill rod which can be driven in a rotating manner and has an internal line,
a support rope,
a rotary joint which is arranged between the drill rod and the support rope and has a holding member which is in connection with the support rope and a rotary member which is in connection with the rotatable drill rod,
a line for a fluid and/or data, and
a rotary feed-through which is designed for the passage of fluid and/or data between the line and the internal line of the drill rod, wherein the rotary feed-through has a rotor connected to the drill rod and a non-rotating stator, to which the fluid line is attached,
wherein
the support rope is designed in a torsion-proof manner and
a rigid connecting element is arranged as a torque support between the stator of the rotary feed-through and the torsion-proof support rope such that the rigid connecting element is firmly connected to both the stator and the support rope.

2. Drilling device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the stator of the rotary feed-through is designed in a sleeve-shaped manner and on the exterior of the sleeve-shaped stator the line is attached.

3. Drilling device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the rotor of the rotary feed-through is designed in a shaft-shaped manner with a central duct which is connected to the line via at least one radial duct.

4. Drilling device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the rotor has an attachment section for fastening the drill rod in a torque-proof manner.

5. Drilling device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
in its upper area the rotor has a connecting section for connection to the rotary joint.

6. Drilling device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the holding member of the rotary joint is designed in a bolt-shaped manner and has a fastening section for the torque-proof connection to the support rope.

7. Drilling device according to claim 6 ,
wherein
the rotary member of the rotary joint has a sleeve-shaped receiving section, in which the bolt-shaped holding member is supported in a rotatable manner.

8. Drilling device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the line extends upwards approximately parallel to the drilling axis and to the support rope and
the line is connected to the support rope via at least one connecting clamp.

9. Drilling method, in which
a drill rod having an internal line is driven in a rotating manner,
the drill rod is suspended on a support rope and supported thereon in a rotating manner via a rotary joint and
by means of a rotary feed-through fluid and/or data are passed between the internal line of the drill rod and a line, wherein the rotary feed-through has a rotor connected to the drill rod and a stator connected to the line,
wherein
the support rope is designed in a torsion-proof manner and
a torque present on the stator of the rotary feed-through is supported by means of a rigid connecting element being firmly connected to both the torsion-proof support rope and the stator.

Assignees

• Bauer Spezialtiefbau

Inventors

• Wiedenmann Ulli

Classifications

• E21B17/04 Primary

  between rod {or the like} and bit or between rod and rod {or the like} · CPC title

• E21B17/02

  Couplings; joints {(expandable couplings or joints E21B43/106)} · CPC title

• E21B17/05

  Swivel joints · CPC title

• E21B7/00 Primary

  Special methods or apparatus for drilling · CPC title

• E21B19/02

  Rod or cable suspensions · CPC title