气体钻井连续循环短节的设计与本体的力学分析

气体钻井是欠平衡钻井技术的重要组成部分,可以提高钻井速度,但接单根工况需要中断循环,容易造成岩屑沉降、井壁垮塌、卡钻等安全隐患。为此,设计了一种在气体钻进中接、卸钻具可保持气体连续循环且便于安装和拆卸的短节,其主要结构包括短节本体、主通阀、旁通阀和旁通接头,重点解决了其核心部件主通阀、旁通阀的结构设计;在对其本体进行静力学分析的基础上,运用ANSYS有限元分析软件,模拟了短节本体在受拉伸、扭转、内压工况下的受力状况。分析结果表明,其应力分布趋势与弹塑性力学分析结果相符,在短节本体两处圆孔附近产生应力集中现象,最大变形量仍然处于材料弹性变形阶段。有限元分析结果与弹塑性力学分析结果相符,能满足本体强度的要求。该成果为解决大位移井、欠平衡井、窄密度窗口井等安全钻井提供了新的方案。

Design of continuous circulating sub for gas drilling and the mechanical analysis on the sub body

Gas drilling, as an important part of underbalanced drilling, can increase drilling speed. But in the process of conventional gas drilling, it tends to cause cutting settlement, borehole collapse, sticking and other safety hazards may occur because gas circulation must be interrupted. Therefore, this paper presents a continuous circulating sub which can be installed and removed easily. With this sub, gas circulation will not be interrupted when drilling tools are connected and removed. This sub is composed of body, main valve, bypass valve and side entry sub. The structure design of its key components (i.e. main and bypass valves) were fulfilled. Based on statics analysis on the sub body, its force situations under extension, torsion and internal pressure were simulated by using ANSYS finite element analysis software. It is shown that its stress distribution trend is consistent with its elastic-plastic mechanics analysis results. Stress concentrates around the two round holes of the sub body, and the maximum deformation amount is still at the stage of elastic deformation. The analysis results are in line with the elastic-plastic mechanics analysis results, and the requirement of body strength is satisfied. This paper provides a new program to guarantee the drilling safety of extended-reach wells, underbalanced wells and narrow-density window wells.