Shale gas extracting device and extracting method therefor

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shale gas extracting device, and provides a shale gas extracting device comprising: a canister, which is vertically and rotatably provided on a canister support vertically provided on both sides of a base, has an receiving space for accommodating a drilled rock sample and a ball mill together in a sealed manner, and has an injection opening at one side of a top thereof; a driving means for vibrating the canister such that the rock sample is crushed by mixing with the ball mill accommodated in the canister; a heating means for heating the canister; and a vacuum pipe, a pressure pipe, a sensor pipe, an injection pipe and an extracting pipe sequentially and detachably coupled to the injection opening of the canister.

Claims

1. A shale gas extracting device comprising: a canister 200 installed on canister supports 120 vertically installed on ends of a base 100 so as to be vertically rotatable, wherein the canister 200 forms a receiving space 210 for hermetically receiving a drilled rock sample 10 and a ball mill 20 together and has an injection port 220 at one side of an upper end of the canister 200; a driver 300 that oscillates the canister 200 so that the rock sample 10 is crushed by mixing with the ball mill 20 accommodated in the canister 200; a heater 400 that heats the canister 200; and a vacuum tube 230, a pressure tube 240, a sensor tube 250, an injection tube 260, and an extracting tube 270 that are sequentially detached and coupled to the injection port 220 of the canister 200.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the driver 300 comprises: a driving motor 310 that is installed on the base 100 and has a rotational power; a crankshaft 320 that is installed in the base 100, adjacent to the driving motor 310 and driven to rotate by being connected to the driving motor 310; and a connecting rod 330 that is connected to the crank shaft 320 and a bracket 201 attached on a lower portion of the canister 200 and then is driven by a rotation of the crank shaft 320.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the vacuum tube 230 is detachably connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 so as to suction and remove atmospheric gas and then evacuate the receiving space 210 of the canister 200.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the pressure tube 240 is detachably connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 so as to inject nitrogen gas into the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 and increase an internal pressure of the receiving space 210.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the injection tube 260 is detachably connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 so as to inject a supersaturated sodium chloride solution into the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 and then separate the shale gas from the rock sample 10.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the extracting tube 270 is detachably connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 so as to suction and collect the shale gas separated from the rock sample 10.

7. The device of claim 1 further comprising a check valve 221 that prevents leakage of materials and pressure received and injected into the receiving space 210, the check valve 221 that is installed in the injection port 220.

8. A method for collecting shale gas using the shale gas collection device of claim 1, the method comprising: inserting S100 the drilled rock sample 10 and the ball mill 20 together into the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 and hermetically receiving the drilled rock sample 10 and the ball mill 20; removing S200 the atmospheric gas in the canister 200 by connecting the vacuum tube 230 to the injection port 220 of the canister 200; providing S300 the same environmental conditions as a shale layer with an inside of the canister 200; maintaining S400 an internal environment of the canister 200 by feedback through a sensor connected to the canister 200; crushing S500 the rock sample 10 with the ball mill 20 by oscillating the canister 200 which is driven by the driver 300; injecting S600 a supersaturated sodium chloride solution into the canister 200 by connecting the injection tube 260 to the injection port 220 of the canister 200; and collecting S700 the shale gas separated from the rock sample 10 by connecting the extracting tube 270 to the injection inlet 220 of the canister 200.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the providing S300 comprises: pressurizing S310 the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 so as to increase a pressure of the receiving space 210 by connecting the pressure tube 240 to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 and injecting nitrogen gas into the receiving space 210 of the canister 200; and heating S320 the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 through the heater 400 provided outside of the canister 200.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a shale gas extracting device according to the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a shale gas extracting device according to the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a front view showing a shale gas extracting device according to the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a side view showing a shale gas extracting device according to the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a canister in the shale gas extracting device according to the present invention.

(6) FIGS. 6 and 7 is an operating state diagram showing the process for crushing the rock sample by the driving means in the shale gas extracting device according to the present invention.

(7) FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a shale gas extracting method according to the present invention.

(8) TABLE-US-00001 Reference Numerals 10. rock sample 20. ball mill 100. base 120. canister support 121. frame 123. support bars 200. canister 200a. body 200b. lid 201. bracket 203. support shaft 210. receiving space 220. injection port 221. check valve 230. vacuum tube 230. pressure tube 250. sensor tube 251. sensor 260. injection tube 270. extracting tube 300. driving means 310. driving motor 320. crank shaft 330. connecting rod 400. heating means S100. step of injecting S200. step of removing S300. step of providing S310. step of pressurizing S320. step of heating S400. step of maintaining S500. step of crushing S600. step of injecting S700. step of collecting

BEST MODE

(9) Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

(10) As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the shale gas extracting device of the present invention is provided with a panel-shaped base 100, and a driving means 300 is installed on the base 100. The canister 200 is spaced apart from the driving means 300 by the upper canister support 120, and the canister 200 is oscillated by driving the driving means 300. Then, the rock sample 10 sealed in the receiving space 210 is crushed by the ball mill 20, thereby the shale gas is collected.

(11) In the above configuration, the canister 200 is rotatably arranged vertically to the canister support 120 installed vertically on both sides of the base 100. A receiving space 210 is formed to hermetically receive the drilled rock sample 10 and the ball mill 20 together. The canister 200 has an injection hole 220 at one side of the upper end thereof.

(12) At this time, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the canister support 120 is formed on both sides with respect to the canister 200, respectively. The frame 121 is vertically extended to the upper side of the base 100 and link the two support bars 123 to the upper part of the frame 121, and connect the ends thereof to the support shafts 203 formed around the canister 200 in the longitudinal direction as a watermill. It is preferable to be installed to rotate freely.

(13) In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the heating means 400 is made of a heating coil wound around the outside of the canister 200. The heating coil is preferable to be covered for safety.

(14) In this case, it is preferable that the wires connected to the heating means 400 are connected to the base 100 through the installed canister support 120.

(15) In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7, the rock sample 10 is crushed by mixing with the ball mill 20 received in the canister 200 by oscillating the canister 200 driven by the driving means 300.

(16) In this case, the driving means 300 is installed in the base 100. The driving motor 310 with a rotational power is provided. The crankshaft 320, which is connected to the driving motor 310 to rotate, is installed to be adjacent to the drive motor 310 in the base 100.

(17) Then, a connecting rod 330 is connected to the bracket 201 formed in the lower portion of the canister 200 and the crank shaft 320. The connecting rod 330 oscillates the canister 200 through the rotation of the crank shaft 320.

(18) In addition, the injection port 220 of the canister 200 includes a vacuum tube 230, a pressure tube 240, a sensor tube 250, an injection tube 260, and an extracting tube 270 that are sequentially detached.

(19) Here, the vacuum tube 230 is detachably connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 so as to suck and remove an atmospheric gas in the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 to evacuate.

(20) This eliminates all impurities that impede the extraction of shale gas from the receiving space 210 for accurate measurement when the rock sample 10 is injected into the receiving space 210.

(21) Next, the pressure tube 240 is detachably connected to the inlet 220 of the canister 200 to inject nitrogen gas into the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 to increase the internal pressure.

(22) At this time, the heating means 400 such as a heating coil heat the canister 200, thereby the pressure rises by the nitrogen gas injection and the temperature rises by the heating. Then, environmental conditions of rock samples 10 buried in the shale layer is provided.

(23) Next, the sensor tube 250 is connected to the injection port 220 to check the pressure and temperature of the receiving space 210 through the sensor of the sensor tube 250. The temperature can further rise by reconnecting the pressure tube 240 or through the heating means 400 if necessary.

(24) Meanwhile, the injection tube 260 is detachably connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200. A supersaturated sodium chloride (Nacl) solution (hereinafter, it is referred to be as a saturated solution) is injected into the receiving space 210 of the canister 200.

(25) This prevents the shale gas from reattaching to the rock sample 10 by filling the voids of the rock sample 10 with the saturated solution. The voids can be small holes or gaps from which the shale gas has escaped.

(26) On the other hand, the extracting tube 270 is detachably connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 to suction and collect the shale gas separated from the rock sample 10.

(27) In addition, it is preferable that the injection port 220 is further provided with a check valve 221 to prevent leakage of the materials and pressure received and injected into the receiving space 210.

(28) That is, the vacuum tube 230, the pressure tube 240, the sensor tube 250, the injection tube 260, and the extracting tube 270 are sequentially attached to or detached from the injection port 220 in a replacing manner. The canister 200 is independently operated from each tube by performing the necessary operation.

(29) As shown in FIG. 8, using the shale gas extracting device of the present invention configured as described above, the shale gas is collected by step of injecting S100, step of removing S200, step of providing S300, step of maintaining S400, step of crushing S500, step of injecting S600, and step of extracting S700.

(30) First, the step of injecting S100 is to separate the canister 200 into the body 200a and a lid 200b, and then input the drilled rock sample 10 into the receiving space 210. The rock sample 10 is hermetically received in the canister 200 by closing the lid 200b.

(31) That is, while the conventional rod mill is limited within the rotational movement, a plurality of ball mills 20 having a metal ball shape applied to the present invention crush rock samples of the sedimentary rock into fine particles by oscillating the canister 200.

(32) Next, in the step of removing S200, the vacuum tube 230 is connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 in which the rock sample 10 and the ball mill 20 are hermetically sealed, and then atmospheric gas in the canister 200 is removed.

(33) Next, the step of providing S300 includes steps of pressurizing S310 and heating S320 so as to provide an environment which is similar to the time of burial for the drilled rock sample 10.

(34) In the step of pressurizing S310, the pressure tube 240 is connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200, and the nitrogen gas is injected into the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 to increase the pressure.

(35) In addition, in the step of heating S320, the receiving space 210 of the canister 200 is heated through the heating means 400 provided on the outside of the canister 200.

(36) That is, through the steps of pressurizing S310 and heating S320, the inside of the canister 200 is provided with the same environmental conditions as the shale layer.

(37) Next, in the step of maintaining S400, the sensor tube 250 having a variety of sensors is connected to the injection port 220 to measure the internal pressure and temperature of the receiving space 210. Then, they are provided to the control device or are displayed in order to maintain the optimal environment for the workers.

(38) Next, in the step of crushing S500, the rock sample 10 is crushed with the ball mills 20 by driving the drive means 300 and oscillating the canister 200.

(39) In other words, the rotational driving force of the driving motor 310 of the driving means 300 rotates the crank shaft 320 connected through the belt. In this case, the connecting rod 330 connected to the crank shaft 320 converts a rotational movement of the shaft 320 into a linear movement.

(40) At this time, as one end of the connecting rod 330 is connected to the rotatably supported bracket 201 formed in the canister 200, the canister 200 is oscillated while being swung up and down repeatedly.

(41) That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the connecting rod 330 is pulled back by the crankshaft 320 to pull the bracket 201 and the canister 200 is rotated in the downward direction to mix the rock sample 10 and the ball mill 20. Conversely, as shown in FIG. 7, as the connecting rod 330 moves forward by the crankshaft 320 and then the bracket 201 is pushed out, the canister 200 rotates in the upward direction and the rock sample 10 and the ball mill 20 are mixed together, thereby the rock sample 10 is crushed by the ball milling.

(42) Next, in the step of injecting S600, injection tube 260 is connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 and a saturated solution made of supersaturated sodium chloride is injected into the canister 200. The shale gas is further separated from the rock sample 10 through the saturated solution penetrating into the voids of the rock sample 10.

(43) Finally, in the step of collecting S700, the extracting tube 270 is connected to the injection port 220 of the canister 200 to collect the shale gas separated from the rock sample 10 and then transmit it to a measuring device.

(44) By the present invention configured as described above, the amount of shale gas collected from the drilled rock sample 10 can be analyzed to determine the exact reserve of the reservoir. As the structure of the shale gas extracting device is changed into the inducing manner which is different from the conventional rotational manner, there is an effect of securing profitability by minimizing the volume.

(45) The terms and words used in the present specification and claims described above should not be construed as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should use the terms of the term in order to explain their invention in the best way. Based on the principle that the concept can be properly defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

(46) The present invention relates to a shale gas extracting device including a canister installed on a canister support vertically installed on both sides of a base so as to be vertically rotatable, forming a receiving space for hermetically receiving the drilled rock sample and the ball mill together and having an injection port at one side of an upper end of the canister; driving means oscillating the canister 200 so that the rock sample is crushed by mixing with the ball mill accommodated in the canister; heating means heating the canister; and a vacuum tube, a pressure tube, a sensor tube, an injection tube, and a collecting tube sequentially detached and coupled to the injection port of the canister. A method for extracting shale gas using the above-identified shale gas extracting device includes a step of injecting the drilled rock sample and the ball mill together into the receiving space of the canister and hermetically receiving the drilled rock sample and the ball mill; a step of removing the atmospheric gas in the canister by connecting the vacuum tube to the injection port of the canister; a step of providing the same environmental conditions as the shale layer with an inside of the canister; a step of maintaining an internal environment of the canister by feedback through a sensor connected to the canister; a step of crushing the rock sample with the ball mill by oscillating the canister which is driven by the driving means; a step of injecting a supersaturated sodium chloride solution into the canister by connecting the injection tube to the injection port of the canister; and a step of collecting the shale gas separated from the rock sample by connecting the extracting tube to the injection inlet of the canister. Then, extracting amount of the shale gas is analyzed and accurate reserves of the reservoir can be confirmed. As the structure of the shale gas extracting device is changed into the inducing manner which is different from the conventional rotational manner, and a volume thereof is minimized to secure profitability, thereby applicability in a field of extracting the shale gas can be secured.