Method and apparatus for realizing double-gradient well drilling

A dual-gradient drilling technology, which is applied in underwater drilling, earthwork drilling, wellbore flushing, etc., can solve the problems of high risk, occupying platform space, and low system reliability, so as to simplify the well structure, save time, The effect of reducing the number of lower layers

Active Publication Date: 2007-03-21
CHINA NAT OFFSHORE OIL CORP +1
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[0009] For the above-mentioned dual-gradient schemes, the subsea pump scheme requires a huge and complex subsea pump system, which has low system reliability and high risk, and requires new drilling operations and well control methods
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[0034] The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0035] As shown in Figure 1, deepwater drilling platforms usually adopt dynamic positioning, and use large-diameter risers 1 (such as 21 inches) to connect the drilling equipment on the drilling platform 2 and the blowout preventer group at the subsea wellhead, guide the drill bit and other drilling tools From the drilling platform 2 to the subsea wellhead, and conduct mud and debris from the subsea wellhead to the drilling platform 2. The riser 1 is composed of a plurality of pipe sections, each pipe section being a special casing with a coupling device. The bottom end of the riser 1 is connected to the subsea blowout preventer unit, and the connection usually includes a rotatable flexible joint to move directly on the subsea wellhead along with the drilling platform 2 . There is an expansion joint at the upper end of the riser 1 to compensate the h...

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The present invention relates to a method for implementing double-gradient well-drilling operation and its equipment. Said method includes the following steps: (1), the drilling fluid in which the light microspheres are mixed in sea surface is passed through top drive and drill pipe, and transferred to the well bottom by means of slurry pump; (2), the above-mentioned drilling fluid in which the light microspheres are mixed is passed through a separation injection device to separate out the microspheres from drilling fluid and make said microspheres be injected into the annular space between the drill pipe and well bore, the separated drilling fluid can be continuously flowed towards well bottom along the drill pipe; (3), the drilling fluid is passed through down hole safety valve and drill bit and reached to well bottom, then back-returned by means of annular space between well bore and drill pipe; (4), after the drilling fluid back-returned from the well bottom is diluted by microspheres positioned in annular space between well bore and drill pipe, two different pressure gradients are formed in the annular space between well bore and drill pipe; and (5), the drilling fluid containing light microspheres can be back0returned to sea surface from the annular space between well bore and drill pipe, and can be continuously reutilized.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method and device for offshore drilling, in particular to a method and device for realizing dual-gradient drilling. Background technique [0002] In conventional deepwater drilling, the drilling ship and the subsea wellhead are connected by a riser, and the drilling fluid flows downward through the drill pipe, passes through the drill bit, and then flows upward through the annulus between the drill pipe and the wellbore, and the lowered casing section ( conduit section), the riser above the seabed, and circulate back to the drilling ship. There is only one pressure gradient of mud in the whole drilling circuit. When drilling in deep water exceeding 500m, the conventional drilling using the riser system will be prone to technical difficulties that are difficult to overcome with conventional drilling equipment and methods, including: 1. The mooring rig itself must bear the weight of the mooring system, which increases the stab...

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IPC IPC(8): E21B21/00E21B21/06E21B21/10E21B7/12
Inventor 许亮斌殷志明蒋世全陈国明
Owner CHINA NAT OFFSHORE OIL CORP
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