Mouse hole pipe device suitable for storing marine downhole tools
By designing rat hole tube devices suitable for marine downhole tools, including rat tube components, cap components and connection components, the problem that existing devices cannot adapt to long tools is solved, and by preventing seawater immersion, it extends the tool life and improves storage flexibility.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421462745.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-25
AI Technical Summary
The existing rat hole tube device is mainly suitable for marine downhole tools with a length of less than 9m. It cannot effectively adapt to tools with a length of more than 9m. Moreover, due to design reasons, the tools are easily soaked in seawater when not in use, affecting their functions.
A mouse hole tube device including a mouse tube assembly, a cap body assembly and a connecting assembly is designed. Through the removable connection of the projecting end to the cap body assembly, it can adapt to tools of different lengths and prevent seawater from entering through the design of the connecting assembly.
The device can effectively store marine underground tools of different lengths, prevent seawater immersion, extend the service life of the tool, and improve storage flexibility.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of oil drilling equipment, in particular to a rat hole pipe device suitable for storing marine downhole tools. Background Art
[0002] Offshore downhole tools are special equipment for marine engineering surveys and explorations. Their overall appearance is a cylindrical long tube, with a main length of 9m-15m. As offshore operations mainly rely on ship platforms, there are many operating equipment on board, the lifting process of the drilling rig on board is complicated, and the deck space is limited. After the operation of the offshore downhole tools is completed, they need to be placed vertically in a special storage tool.
[0003] Currently, vessels conducting marine operations are equipped with ratholes near the moon pool on the deck. Rathole pipes can be placed in the ratholes to store special marine downhole tools to solve the problem of limited deck space on the vessel and the technical difficulties in lifting the drilling rig on board during operations.
[0004] Since the existing rathole pipes are mainly suitable for marine downhole tools with a length of less than 9 meters, they lack adaptability to marine downhole tools of different lengths, especially those with a length of more than 9 meters; at the same time, due to the use of open seamless steel pipe design and welding technology, when the existing rathole pipe is placed in the rathole, the pipe mouth is flush with the rathole mouth, and the external seawater will soak the entire rathole pipe, so that the entire marine downhole tool will be immersed in seawater when not in use, which will have an adverse effect on the functions of some marine downhole tools.
[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to propose a rathole tube device suitable for storing marine downhole tools to store tools of different lengths. Utility Model Content
[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model proposes a rathole tube device suitable for storing marine downhole tools to store tools of different lengths.
[0007] The utility model is realized by the following technical solutions:
[0008] The utility model proposes a rathole tube device suitable for storing marine downhole tools, comprising a rat tube assembly, a cap assembly, and a connecting assembly. The top of the rat tube assembly is fixedly provided with a protruding end, the bottom end of the rat tube assembly is inserted into a rat hole, the protruding end is fixedly connected to the outside of the rat hole, and the cap assembly is detachably connected and conductive with the protruding end through the connecting assembly.
[0009] Furthermore, a fixed flange plate is provided at the bottom of the protruding end, and the fixed flange plate is distributed around the mouse tube assembly and is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the mouse hole.
[0010] Furthermore, the fixed flange plate is provided with a plurality of first mounting holes, and the plurality of first mounting holes are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction.
[0011] Furthermore, a first connecting flange plate is provided at the top of the protruding end, and a second connecting flange plate is provided at one end of the cap body assembly, and the first connecting flange plate and the second connecting flange plate are detachably connected through the connecting assembly.
[0012] Furthermore, the connection assembly includes a plurality of tightening connection assemblies, and the plurality of tightening connection assemblies are evenly distributed circumferentially, and the plurality of tightening connection assemblies sequentially penetrate the first connecting flange plate and the second connecting flange plate and clamp and fix the first connecting flange plate and the second connecting flange plate.
[0013] Furthermore, the first connecting flange plate is provided with a plurality of second mounting holes, the second connecting flange plate is provided with a third mounting holes having the same number as the second mounting holes, the plurality of second mounting holes are evenly distributed circumferentially, the plurality of third mounting holes are evenly distributed circumferentially, the plurality of second mounting holes correspond one-to-one with and are aligned with the plurality of third mounting holes, and the tightening connection assembly passes through the second mounting holes and the third mounting holes in sequence.
[0014] Furthermore, the tightening connection assembly includes a tightening screw, an elastic washer, and a nut. The tightening screw sequentially passes through the elastic washer, the first connecting flange plate, and the second connecting flange plate and forms a threaded connection with the nut to clamp and fix the first connecting flange plate and the second connecting flange plate.
[0015] Furthermore, a lifting end for lifting the cap body assembly is provided on the top of the cap body assembly.
[0016] Furthermore, an end assembly is fixedly provided at the bottom end of the rat tube assembly, and the end assembly is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the rat tube assembly.
[0017] Furthermore, the end assembly includes a cover and a pad, the cover is fixed and connected to the bottom end of the rat tube assembly, and the pad is fixedly connected to the cover and accommodated in the rat tube assembly.
[0018] Beneficial effects of the utility model:
[0019] The utility model adopts a rat tube assembly to store tools of different lengths, and the protruding end protrudes from the outside of the rat hole to prevent seawater from entering the rat tube assembly. When storing the tool, after the tool is placed in the rat tube assembly, the cap body assembly is covered on the protruding end through the connecting assembly to cover the protruding end of the tool. The length of the cap body assembly can be adaptively adjusted according to the length of different tools, so as to facilitate the storage of tools of different sizes. In summary, the rat hole tube device suitable for storing marine downhole tools can effectively store tools of different lengths, which is convenient and practical. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the distribution of rat holes in ships;
[0021] Figure 2 It is an exploded view of the rat hole pipe device suitable for storing marine downhole tools of the utility model;
[0022] Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional view of a rathole pipe device suitable for storing marine downhole tools according to the utility model.
[0023] The reference numerals are as follows:
[0024] Mouse tube assembly 1, protruding end 11, fixed flange plate 111, first mounting hole 1111, first connecting flange plate 112, second mounting hole 1121, end assembly 12, cover 121, pad 122;
[0025] Cap body assembly 2, second connecting flange plate 21, third mounting hole 211, lifting end 22;
[0026] Connecting assembly 3, tightening connecting assembly 31, tightening screw 311, elastic washer 312, nut 313. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] In order to more clearly and completely illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0028] Please refer to Figure 1-Figure 3 The utility model proposes a rathole tube device suitable for storing marine downhole tools, including a rathole tube component 1, a cap body component 2, and a connecting component 3. The top of the rathole tube component 1 is fixedly provided with a protruding end 11, the bottom end of the rathole tube component 1 is inserted into the rathole, and the protruding end 11 is fixedly connected to the outside of the rathole. The cap body component 2 is detachably connected and conductive with the protruding end 11 through the connecting component 3. The connecting component 3 can be an integral clamping structure or composed of multiple clamping type components.
[0029] In this embodiment, when installing, the bottom end of the mouse tube assembly 1 is inserted into the mouse hole, and after the protruding end 11 is inserted and tightly attached to the upper surface of the mouse hole, the protruding end 11 is locked to the upper surface of the mouse hole by means of screws. At this time, the protruding end 11 protrudes a certain distance from the outside of the mouse hole to prevent seawater from entering the mouse tube assembly 1. When storing the tool, the connecting assembly 3 is removed, and the cap assembly 2 is taken off, and then the tool is placed in the mouse tube assembly 1. If the tool is long, the cap assembly 2 with a longer length is used to cover it. When covering, the cap assembly 2 The connecting component 3 is covered on the protruding end 11. After the connecting component 3 is locked, the connection between the cap body component 2 and the protruding end 11 forms a fixed connection to cover the protruding end of the tool. If the tool is short, the cap body component 2 with a shorter length is used to cover it, that is, the length of the cap body component 2 can be adaptively adjusted according to the length of different tools, so as to store tools of different sizes. There is a hole at the bottom of the mouse tube component 1, and seawater can come in directly. The mouse tube component 1 is more used as a storage device for marine instruments;
[0030] In summary, the rathole tube device suitable for storing marine downhole tools can effectively store tools of different lengths, which is convenient and practical.
[0031] In this embodiment, a fixed flange plate 111 is provided at the bottom of the protruding end 11, and the fixed flange plate 111 is distributed around the mouse tube assembly 1 and fixedly connected to the outer surface of the mouse hole; when the mouse tube assembly 1 is installed, after the mouse tube assembly 1 is inserted into the bottom of the mouse hole, the fixed flange plate 111 is penetrated through the external connecting piece and locked and fixed to the upper surface of the mouse hole.
[0032] In this embodiment, a plurality of first mounting holes 1111 are provided on the fixed flange plate 111, and the plurality of first mounting holes 1111 are evenly distributed circumferentially; the first mounting holes 1111 are through holes, and when the fixed flange plate 111 is locked, external bolts are passed through the first mounting holes 1111 and then locked into the fixed holes on the upper surface of the mouse hole.
[0033] In this embodiment, a first connecting flange plate 112 is provided on the top of the protruding end 11, and a second connecting flange plate 21 is provided at one end of the cap body assembly 2. The first connecting flange plate 112 and the second connecting flange plate 21 are detachably connected through the connecting assembly 3. After the tool is placed in the mouse tube assembly 1, when the cap body assembly 2 is covered on the protruding end 11, the first connecting flange plate 112 and the second connecting flange plate 21 need to be aligned and tightly attached, and then the connecting assembly 3 is locked in to clamp and fix the first connecting flange plate 112 and the second connecting flange plate 21 to form a connection, and the protruding end of the tool is covered.
[0034] In this embodiment, the connection component 3 includes a plurality of tightening connection components 31, and the plurality of tightening connection components 31 are evenly distributed circumferentially. The plurality of tightening connection components 31 sequentially penetrate the first connection flange plate 112 and the second connection flange plate 21 and clamp and fix the first connection flange plate 112 and the second connection flange plate 21; in order to ensure that the first connection flange plate 112 and the second connection flange plate 21 can be fixed along the periphery of the protruding end 11 when docking, a plurality of tightening connection components 31 are used for circumferentially evenly distributed locking and fixing, and the number of the tightening connection components 31 is at least 8.
[0035] In this embodiment, a plurality of second mounting holes 1121 are provided on the first connecting flange plate 112, and a third mounting holes 211 having the same number as the second mounting holes 1121 is provided on the second connecting flange plate 21. The plurality of second mounting holes 1121 are evenly distributed circumferentially, and the plurality of third mounting holes 211 are evenly distributed circumferentially. The plurality of second mounting holes 1121 correspond one-to-one with and are aligned with the plurality of third mounting holes 211, respectively. The tightening connection component 31 passes through the second mounting holes 1121 and the third mounting holes 211 in sequence. After the second mounting holes 1121 are aligned with the third mounting holes 211, a continuous through hole is formed. At this time, the plurality of tightening connection components 31 are inserted into the plurality of through holes in sequence and then locked and fixed. Then, the first connecting flange plate 112 and the second connecting flange plate 21 can be clamped and locked.
[0036] In this embodiment, the tightening connection assembly 31 includes a tightening screw 311, an elastic washer 312, and a nut 313. The tightening screw 311 passes through the elastic washer 312, the first connecting flange plate 112, and the second connecting flange plate 21 in sequence and forms a threaded connection with the nut 313 to clamp and fix the first connecting flange plate 112 and the second connecting flange plate 21; when the tightening screw 311 passes through the first connecting flange plate 112 and the second connecting flange plate 21 and forms a threaded connection with the nut 313, during the tightening process, the elastic washer 312 gradually abuts against the first connecting flange plate 112. After tightening, due to the elastic force of the elastic washer 312 as a reaction force, the threaded connection between the tightening screw 311 and the nut 313 is tightened to prevent loosening after the cap body assembly 2 is closed.
[0037] In this embodiment, a lifting end 22 for lifting the cap body assembly 2 is provided on the top of the cap body assembly 2. Since there are cap body assemblies 2 of different lengths, when a cap body assembly 2 of a longer length needs to be closed, the cap body assembly 2 can be vertically lifted by hooking the lifting end 22 through an external lifting mechanism.
[0038] In this embodiment, an end assembly 12 is fixedly provided at the bottom end of the rat tube assembly 1, and the end assembly 12 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the rat tube assembly 1; the end assembly 12 is used to protect the bottom end of the rat tube assembly 1, and the end assembly 12 is conductive with the rat tube assembly 1, and is used to discharge seawater accumulated in the rat tube assembly 1.
[0039] In this embodiment, the end assembly 12 includes a cover 121 and a pad 122. The cover 121 is fixed and connected to the bottom end of the rat tube assembly 1, and the pad 122 is fixedly connected to the cover 121 and accommodated in the rat tube assembly 1. The cover 121 protects the bottom end of the rat tube assembly 1. The cover 121 has a hole for flowing out seawater. The pad 122 is fixed to the cover 121 by a hexagon socket screw. The pad 122 is made of plastic material and is used to protect the end of the tool to prevent the end of the tool from being damaged by the impact of the drop when it is placed.
[0040] Of course, the present utility model may have many other implementations. Based on the present implementation, other implementations obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without any creative work are all within the scope of protection of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A rathole pipe device suitable for storing marine downhole tools, characterized in that: The invention comprises a mouse tube assembly, a cap assembly and a connecting assembly. The top of the mouse tube assembly is fixedly provided with a protruding end. The bottom end of the mouse tube assembly is inserted into a mouse hole. The protruding end is fixedly connected to the outside of the mouse hole. The cap assembly is detachably connected and conducted with the protruding end through the connecting assembly.
2. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing marine downhole tools according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixed flange plate is disposed at the bottom of the protruding end. The fixed flange plate is distributed around the mouse tube assembly and is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the mouse hole.
3. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing downhole tools in the ocean according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixed flange plate is provided with a plurality of first mounting holes, and the plurality of first mounting holes are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction.
4. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing marine downhole tools according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first connecting flange plate is disposed on the top of the protruding end, and a second connecting flange plate is disposed at one end of the cap body assembly. The first connecting flange plate and the second connecting flange plate are detachably connected via the connecting assembly.
5. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing downhole tools in the ocean according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connection assembly includes a plurality of tightening connection assemblies, which are evenly distributed circumferentially, and the plurality of tightening connection assemblies sequentially penetrate the first connection flange plate and the second connection flange plate and clamp and fix the first connection flange plate and the second connection flange plate.
6. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing downhole tools in the ocean according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first connecting flange plate is provided with a plurality of second mounting holes, and the second connecting flange plate is provided with a third mounting holes having the same number as the second mounting holes, the plurality of second mounting holes are evenly distributed circumferentially, the plurality of third mounting holes are evenly distributed circumferentially, the plurality of second mounting holes correspond one-to-one with and are aligned with the plurality of third mounting holes, and the tightening connection assembly passes through the second mounting holes and the third mounting holes in sequence.
7. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing downhole tools in the ocean according to claim 5, characterized in that: The tightening connection assembly includes a tightening screw, an elastic washer, and a nut. The tightening screw sequentially passes through the elastic washer, the first connecting flange plate, and the second connecting flange plate and forms a threaded connection with the nut to clamp and fix the first connecting flange plate and the second connecting flange plate.
8. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing downhole tools in the ocean according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lifting end for lifting the cap body assembly is provided on the top of the cap body assembly.
9. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing downhole tools in the ocean according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the mouse tube assembly is fixedly provided with an end assembly, and the end assembly is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the mouse tube assembly.
10. The rathole pipe device suitable for storing downhole tools in the ocean according to claim 9, characterized in that: The end assembly comprises a cover and a pad, wherein the cover is fixed and connected to the bottom end of the mouse tube assembly, and the pad is fixedly connected to the cover and accommodated in the mouse tube assembly.