CAVITY CREATION TOOL BY CRUSHING WITH MULTI-STAGE CONTROLLABLE WATER JET FOR NATURAL GAS HYDRATE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Disclosed is a cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet, which is used in natural gas hydrate development. The tool mainly consists of an inner tube upper joint, an inner tube lower joint, an intermediate sleeve, an inner structure consisting of a coaxial throttle push rod, an outer layer sleeve, an outer layer structure consisting of a supporting ring, a jet head mounted to the intermediate sleeve and threading the outer layer sleeve, and a jet crushing structure consisting of a single stage telescopic jet head and a second stage telescopic jet head.

Claims

1. A cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet for natural gas hydrate development consisting of an inner layer structure, an outer layer structure and a jet crushing structure; wherein the inner layer structure consists of an inner tube upper joint (1), an inner tube lower joint (10), an intermediate sleeve (3) mounted between the inner tube upper joint (1) and the inner tube lower joint (10) through plug-in connection, a C-shaped ring (4), a coaxial throttle push rod (2) and a sealing structure with an arrow valve end face; the intermediate sleeve (3) is provided with a plug-in female buckle I (301), a 25° inclined slot (302), circumferentially evenly distributed six threaded holes I (307), a 30° inclined slot (303), circumferentially evenly distributed six threaded holes II (312), a 40° inclined slot (304), circumferentially evenly distributed six threaded holes III (308), a 50° inclined slot (305), circumferentially evenly distributed six threaded holes IV (309), a 60° inclined slot (306), a sealing groove III (310) and a plug-in male buckle II (311); the C-shaped ring (4) is mounted on the coaxial throttle push rod (2) to realize the axial and radial positioning of the coaxial throttle push rod (2) in the intermediate sleeve (3), the sealing structure with an arrow valve end face consists of an arrow valve cover (11), a spring I (12) and an axial rod (13), the axial rod (13) is connected to the arrow valve cover (11) and the spring I (12) through screw threads and mounted to the inner tube lower joint (10); the outer layer structure consists of the outer layer sleeve (21) and the supporting ring (22), the outer layer sleeve (21) is provided with a first layer sleeve (2101), a second layer sleeve (2102), an outer thread I (2103) located at the upper portion of the first layer sleeve (2101), an inner thread II (2107) located at the lower portion of the first layer sleeve (2101), four evenly distributed suction ports (2105) located at the lower portion of the outer layer sleeve (21) and penetrating through the first layer sleeve (2101) and the second layer sleeve (2102), evenly distributed mounting holes (2104) located at the lower portion of the outer layer sleeve (21) and penetrating through the first layer sleeve (2101) and the second layer sleeve (2102) and four evenly distributed flow holes II (2106) located between the first layer sleeve (2101) and the second layer sleeve (2102); the supporting ring (22) is connected to the upper portion of the first layer sleeve (2101) through screw threads to realize the mutual fixation between the first layer sleeve (2101) and the second layer sleeve (2102); the jet crushing structure consists of a jet head (5), a single stage telescopic jet head and a second-stage telescopic jet head; the jet head (5) is mounted on a threaded hole I (307) and a threaded hole II (312), the single stage telescopic jet head is mounted on a threaded hole III (308), the second-stage telescopic jet head is mounted on a threaded hole IV (309); the single stage telescopic jet head consists of a head housing I (6), a spring II (9), a throttle nozzle I (8) and a block I (7), the outer wall of the block I (7) is provided with outer screw threads, the block I (7) is connected within the head housing I (6) through its screw threads, the spring II (9) is mounted between the throttle nozzle I (8) and the head housing I (6); the second-stage telescopic jet head consists of a head housing II (14), a spring III (15), a throttle nozzle II (16), a spring IV (19), a throttle nozzle III (18), a plug (20) and a block II (17), the outer wall of the block II (17) is provided with outer screw threads, the block II (17) is connected within the head housing II (14) through its screw threads, the spring III (15) is mounted between the throttle nozzle II (16) and the head housing II (14), the spring IV (19) is mounted between the throttle nozzle III (18) and the limiting steps configured on the upper end of the throttle nozzle II (16).

2. The cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet for natural gas hydrate development according to claim 1, wherein the lower portion of the inner tube upper joint (1) is provided with a sealing groove I (101) and a plug-in male buckle I (103), and the upper end of the inner tube upper joint (1) is provided with a flow hole I (102).

3. The cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet for natural gas hydrate development according to claim 1, wherein inside of the inner tube lower joint (10) is provided with an arcuate cavity (1002), a flow channel hole (1005) and a through hole (1003), the upper end of the inner tube lower joint (10) is provided with a plug-in female buckle II (1001), the lower end of the inner tube lower joint (10) is provided with an outer thread II (1004), wherein the end of the arcuate cavity (1002) with a large diameter has a smaller diameter than the end of the arrow valve cover (11) with a larger diameter.

4. The cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet for natural gas hydrate development according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the coaxial throttle push rod (2) is provided with a throttle port (201), a sealing groove II (202), multipairs of long through holes (203) circumferentially distributed at intervals along the coaxial throttle push rod (2), the multipairs of long through holes (203) comprises two long through holes (203) axially crosswisely arranged along the coaxial throttle push rod (2); the lower portion of the coaxial throttle push rod (2) is provided with a positioning groove (204) for receiving the C-shaped ring (4).

5. The cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet for natural gas hydrate development according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the arrow valve cover (11) is provided with an internal hexagonal groove I (1101), the lower part of the arrow valve cover (11) is provided with a threaded hole V (1102).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] FIG. 1 is a two dimensional view of the overall structure in the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG. 2 is an overall enlarged view of A and B position in FIG. 1;

[0025] FIG. 3 is a two dimensional view of the intermediate sleeve in the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG. 4 is a three dimensional view of the coaxial throttle rod in the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG. 5 is a two dimensional view of the inner tube upper joint in the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG. 6 is a three dimensional view of the inner but lower joint in the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG. 7 is a three dimensional view of the outer layer sleeve in the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG. 8 is a three dimensional view of the arrow valve cover in the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the overall structure under three-stage crushing flow in the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the overall structure under four-stage crushing flow in the present disclosure;

[0033] In the drawings: 1 presents the inner tube upper joint, 101 presents the sealing groove I, 102 presents the flow hole I, 103 presents the plug-in male buckle I, 2 presents the coaxial throttle rod, 201 presents the throttle port, 202 presents the sealing groove II, 203 presents the long through hole, 204 presents the positioning groove, 3 presents the intermediate sleeve, 301 presents the plug-in female buckle I, 302 presents the 25° inclined slot, 303 presents the 30° inclined slot, 304 presents the 40° inclined slot, 305 presents the 50° inclined slot, 306 presents the 60° inclined slot, 307 presents the threaded hole I, 308 presents the threaded hole III, 309 presents the threaded hole IV, 310 presents the sealing groove III, 311 presents the plug-in male buckle II, 4 presents the C-shaped ring, 5 presents the jet head, 6 presents the head housing I, 7 presents the block I, 8 presents the throttle nozzle I, 9 presents the spring II, 10 presents the inner tube lower joint, 1001 presents plug-in female buckle II, 1002 presents the arcuate cavity, 1003 presents the through hole, 1004 presents the outer thread II, 1005 presents the flow channel hole, 11 presents the arrow valve cover, 1101 presents the internal hexagonal groove I, 1102 presents the threaded hole V, 12 presents the spring I, 13 presents the axial rod, 14 presents the head housing II, 15 presents the spring III, 16 presents the throttle nozzle II, 17 presents the block II, 18 presents the throttle nozzle III, 19 presents the spring IV, 20 presents the plug, 21 presents outer layer sleeve, 2101 presents the first layer sleeve, 2102 presents the second layer sleeve, 2103 presents the outer thread I, 2104 presents the mounting hole, 2105 presents the suction port, 2106 presents the flow hole II, 2107 represents the inner thread II, 22 presents the supporting ring.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0034] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the drawings:

[0035] FIGS. 1 to 10 shows a cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet for natural gas hydrate development, which comprises the inner tube upper joint 1, the coaxial throttle rod 2, the intermediate sleeve 3, the C-shaped ring 4, the jet head 5, the head housing I 6, the block I 7, the spring II 9, the throttle nozzle I 8, the inner tube lower joint 10, the arrow valve cover 11, the spring 112, the axial rod 13, the outer layer sleeve 21, the nozzle housing II 14, the spring III 15, the throttle nozzle II 16, the block II 17 the spring IV 19, the throttle nozzle III 18, the plug 20, the outer layer sleeve 21 and the supporting ring 22.

[0036] The axial rod 13 passes through the through hole 1003 and the spring I 12 on the inner tube lower joint 10. The arrow valve cover 11 is put into the arcuate cavity 1002 from the upper portion of the inner tube lower joint 10. The axial rod 13 passes through the spring I 12 and is connected to the arrow valve cover 11 through screw thread connection. The outer layer sleeve 21 is connected to the inner tube lower joint 10 through screw threads. The inner tube lower joint 10 and the intermediate sleeve 3 are in plug-in connection. The position of the intermediate sleeve 3 can be adjusted so that the intermediate sleeve 3 is in plug-in connection between the inner tube upper joint 1 and the inner tube lower joint 10. The supporting ring 22 is connected to the first layer sleeve 2101 of the outer layer sleeve 21 by screw threads; the jet head 5 passes through the mounting hole 2104 on the outer layer sleeve 21 and the jet head 5 is connected to the threaded hole I 307 and the threaded hole II on the intermediate sleeve 3 through screw threads by screwing the internal hexagonal groove on the upper portion of the jet head 5 through a conventional tool such as a wrench.

[0037] The throttle nozzle I 8 is disposed in the head housing I 6. The spring II 9 is mounted between the throttle nozzle I 8 and the head housing I 6. The block I 7 is screwed into the head housing I 6 through screw threads. Thus the assembly of the single-stage telescopic jet head is completed. The single-stage telescopic jet head is connected to the threaded hole III 308 on the intermediate sleeve 3 through screw threads by screwing the internal hexagonal groove on the upper portion of the jet head housing I 6 through a conventional tool such as a wrench; The throttle nozzle II 16 is put into the head housing II 14. The spring III 15 is mounted between the throttle nozzle II 16 and the head housing II 14. The block II 17 is screwed into the head housing II 14 through screw threads. The throttle nozzle III 18 is mounted in the throttle nozzle II 16. The spring IV 19 is mounted between the throttle nozzle III 18 and the limiting steps configured in the inner upper end of the throttle nozzle II 16. The plug 20 is connected to the upper portion of the throttle nozzle III 18 through screw threads to fix the throttle nozzle III 18 so as to complete the assembly of the second-stage telescopic jet head. The second-stage telescopic jet head is connected to the threaded hole IV 309 on the intermediate sleeve 3 through screw threads by screwing the internal hexagonal groove on the upper portion of the jet nozzle housing II 14 through a conventional tool such as a wrench. The supporting ring 22 is connected to the first layer sleeve 2101 through screw threads. Thus, the assembly of the cavity creation tool by water jet crushing is completed.

[0038] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the work process of the cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet for natural gas hydrate development is as follows:

[0039] In the cavity creation tool by crushing with multi-stage controllable water jet for natural gas hydrate development, its upper end is connected to the hydrate separator and its lower portion is connected to the hydraulic drill bit. When the pilot hole drills, the drilling fluid is pumped from the offshore platform, which passes through the inner tube upper joint 1 and the coaxial throttle push rod 2. At this time, the flow of the pumped drilling fluid is not sufficient to produce large enough pushing force at the throttle port 201 of the coaxial throttle push rod 2, so that the C-shaped ring 4 is pushed out from the 25° inclined slot 302. The jet head 5 does not work and the drilling fluid enters the inner tube lower joint 10. The arrow valve cover 11 is subjected to the pushing force produced by the drilling fluid and the function of the spring I 12. The pushing force produced by the drilling fluid in the arrow valve cover 11 is not enough to overcome the resistance of the spring I 12. The drilling fluid flows into the lower hydraulic drill bit through the flow passage hole 1005 in the inner tube lower joint 10, providing power for drilling.

[0040] The C-shaped ring 4 is extruded by the intermediate sleeve 3 and deformed until being contracted to the positioning groove 204. The coaxial throttle rod 2 and the C-shape ring 4 are pushed in the axial movement towards the 30° inclined slot 303 along the coaxial throttle rod 2. The C-ring 4 is restored and positioned in the 30° inclined slot 303. The pushing force produced by the drilling fluid of the first level flow in the throttle port 201 is not enough to push out the C-shaped ring 4 from 30° inclined slot 303 while the pushing force produced by drilling fluid of the first level flow in the arrow valve cover 11 overcomes the resistance of the spring I 12. The arrow valve cover 11 moves to the end face of the inner tube lower joint 10 to finish the sealing of the end face. The drilling fluid does not axially flow through the flow passage hole 1005 of the inner tube lower joint 10, during which time the jet head 5 is connected to the drilling fluid passage to start the jet crushing work;

[0041] The flow of the drilling liquid pumped from the sea level is increased to the second level flow. The coaxial throttle push rod 2 under second level flow produces bigger pushing force at the throne port 201 to push the C-shaped ring 4 from the 30° inclined slot 303 into the 40° inclined slot 304. The two rows of jet heads 5 simultaneously performs jet crushing work and forms certain cavity by jet crushing;

[0042] The flow is increased to the three level flow again. The coaxial throttle push rod 2 under three level flow produces pushing force at the throne port 201 to push the C-shaped ring 4 from the 40° inclined slot 304 into the 50° inclined slot 305. The two rows of jet heads 5 simultaneously performs jet crushing work with the single-stage telescopic jet head. The throttle nozzle I 8 is pushed by the drilling fluid and protrudes the head housing I 6, performing first hole enlargement work by jet crushing;

[0043] The pumped flow is increased to four level flow again. The coaxial throttle push rod 2 under four level flow produces pushing force at the throne port 201 to push the C-shaped ring 4 from the 50° inclined slot 305 into the 60° inclined slot 306. The jet head 5, the single-stage telescopic jet head and the second-stage telescopic jet head all are initiated to perform jet crushing work. The throttle nozzle II 6 and the throttle nozzle III 8 are pushed by the drilling fluid and protrude the head housing II 14, performing second hole enlargement work by jet crushing;

[0044] In the crushing state under the three level flow rate and the four level flow, as jet crushing performed by the jet head 5 of the single-stage telescopic jet head and the second-stage telescopic jet head is bound to form a certain cavity, during the pull-back process of the crushing device, the single-stage telescopic jet head and the second-stage telescopic jet head can effectively protrude from the cavity and perform the hole enlargement work rather than get blocked by cement sands. The crushed natural gas hydrate mixture is inhaled from the suction port 2105 on the outer layer sleeve 21. The passage between the first layer sleeve 2101 and the intermediate sleeve 3 is lifted to the separator. After separated by the separator, cement sands pass the passage between the first layer sleeve 2101 and the second layer sleeve 2102 through the flow hole 2106 and are transported to sand discharge port of the drill end, which realizes the backfill of cement sands in situ.