CA2465530A1 - Automated pipe joining system - Google Patents

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CA2465530A1
CA2465530A1 CA002465530A CA2465530A CA2465530A1 CA 2465530 A1 CA2465530 A1 CA 2465530A1 CA 002465530 A CA002465530 A CA 002465530A CA 2465530 A CA2465530 A CA 2465530A CA 2465530 A1 CA2465530 A1 CA 2465530A1
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Manfred Jansch
Holger Wilschinsky
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • E21B19/161—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe
    • E21B19/164—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe motor actuated
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • E21B19/165—Control or monitoring arrangements therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/24—Guiding or centralising devices for drilling rods or pipes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/01—Arrangements for handling drilling fluids or cuttings outside the borehole, e.g. mud boxes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49895—Associating parts by use of aligning means [e.g., use of a drift pin or a "fixture"]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/53039—Means to assemble or disassemble with control means energized in response to activator stimulated by condition sensor
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    • Y10T29/53657—Means to assemble or disassemble to apply or remove a resilient article [e.g., tube, sleeve, etc.]

Abstract

A method and apparatus for making and breaking tubular connections at the surface of a well by utilizing a pipe joining system. The pipe joining syste m includes a movable support frame for supporting and integrating on a rig flo or the tools associated with making and breaking the connection between two tubulars. Tools incorporated in the pipe joining system include combinations of a wrenching assembly for gripping the tubulars and applying torque to the connection, a spinner for spinning the joints of the tubulars into connectio n, a positioning tool for vertically and/or horizontally aligning the tubulars in the system, a cleaning and doping device for cleaning and doping the threads of the tubulars, a stabbing guide for properly aligning the tubulars before joining, a mud bucket for handling mud spillage during the breaking of the tubulars, and a control system that remotely operates the entire automated system.

Claims (41)

1. An apparatus for making and breaking joints of wellbore tubulars, comprising:
a support frame;
a tong assembly operatively connected to the support frame; and a stabbing guide.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the stabbing guide comprises a plurality of semi-circular tapered segments connected by hinges.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the stabbing guide comprises an actuating means that moves a plurality of semi-circular tapered segments to a closed position that at least partially encircles a tubular.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the stabbing guide in the closed position axially aligns a connection between two tubulars.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tong assembly is a wrench.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a control system for remotely controlling the movements of the support frame and the tong assembly.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a mud bucket operatively connected to the support frame.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the support frame.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the support frame; and a mud bucket operatively connected to the support frame.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a mud bucket operatively connected to the support frame;
a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the support frame;
a spinner operatively connected to the support frame;
a positioning tool; and a control system for remotely controlling the tong assembly, the positioning tool, and the spinner.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a positioning tool for detecting a center position and a vertical position of a tubular joint of a tubular.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a mud bucket operatively connected to the support frame.
13. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the support frame.
14. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:
a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the support frame; and a mud bucket operatively connected to the support frame.
15. An apparatus for making and breaking joints of wellbore tubulars, comprising:
a support frame;
a tong assembly operatively connected to the support frame; and a mud bucket operatively connected to the support frame.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a control system for remotely controlling the movements of the tong assembly and the mud bucket.
17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the tong assembly is a wrench.
18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the tong assembly is a spinner.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, further including a wrenching assembly operatively connected to the support frame.
20. An apparatus for making and breaking joints of wellbore tubulars, comprising:
a support frame;
a tong assembly operatively connected to the support frame; and a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the support frame.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising a control system for remotely controlling the movements of the tong assembly and the cleaning and doping device.
22. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising a comprising a mud bucket operatively connected to the support frame.
23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the tong assembly is a wrench.
24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the tong assembly is a spinner.
25. The apparatus of claim 24, further including a wrenching assembly operatively connected to the support frame.
26. A method for connecting two tubulars, comprising:
disposing a pipe joining system on a rig floor, the pipe joining system being remotely operable and having a tong assembly and tubular alignment member operatively connected thereto;
locating the pipe joining system proximate a first tubular, wherein the first tubular is positioned within an operating space of the pipe joining system;

placing a second tubular above and in substantial axial alignment with the first tubular, such alignment being maintained by the tubular alignment member;
engaging the first tubular and the second tubular with the tong assembly; and operating the tong assembly to engage a thread of the first tubular with a mating thread of the second tubular.
27. The method of claim 26, further comprising activating a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the pipe joining system.
28. The method of claim 26, further comprising controlling movements of the pipe joining system with a control system.
29. The method of claim 26, further comprising detecting a center position and a vertical position of the first tubular with a positioning tool.
30. The method of claim 26, further comprising:
detecting a center position and a vertical position of the first tubular with a positioning tool; and activating a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the pipe joining system.
31. The method of claim 26, wherein the axial alignment is maintained by the tubular alignment member being closed to at least partially encircle the second tubular with a plurality of semi-circular tapered segments.
32. The method of claim 26, wherein the tong assembly is a wrench.
33. The method of claim 26, wherein the tong assembly is a spinner.
34. The method of claim 33, further comprising activating a wrenching assembly operatively connected to the pipe joining system to torque a connection between the first tubular and the second tubular.
35. The method of claim 34, further comprising activating a cleaning and doping device operatively connected to the pipe joining system.
36. A method for disconnecting two tubulars, comprising:
disposing a pipe joining system on a rig floor, the pipe joining system being remotely operable and having a spinner and mud bucket operatively connected thereto;
locating the pipe joining system proximate a connection between a first tubular and a second tubular, wherein the connection is positioned within an operating space of the pipe joining system;
moving a mud bucket from a first position to a second position; and activating the spinner, thereby separating a thread of the first tubular from a mating thread of the second tubular.
37. The method of claim 36, further comprising controlling movements of the pipe joining system with a control system.
38. The method of claim 36, further comprising breaking the connection with a wrenching assembly operatively connected to the support frame.
39. The method of claim 36, wherein moving a mud bucket from a first position to a second position includes opening the mud bucket along a hinge on a vertical axis of the mud bucket and closing the mud bucket in the second position around a joint between the first tubular and the second tubular.
40. The method of claim 36, further comprising detecting a center position and a vertical position of the joint between the first tubular and the second tubular with a positioning tool.
41. The method of claim 40, wherein moving a mud bucket from a first position to a second position includes opening the mud bucket along a hinge on a vertical axis of the mud bucket and closing the mud bucket in the second position around a joint between the first tubular and the second tubular.
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