[en] In order to design more accurately trenchless pipeline passages, a technique has been developed for calculating the passage profile, based on specific parameters of the horizontal directional drilling rig, including the range of possible drilling angles and a list of compatible drill pipe sets. The algorithm for calculating the parameters of the trenchless passage profile is shown in the paper. This algorithm is based on taking into account the features of HDD technology, namely, three different stages of production. The authors take into account that the passage profile is formed at the first stage of passage construction, that is, when drilling a pilot well. The algorithm involves calculating the profile by taking into account parameters of the drill pipes used and angles of their deviation relative to each other during the pilot drilling. This approach allows us to unambiguously calibrate the designed profile for the HDD rig capabilities and the auxiliary and navigation equipment used in the construction process. (paper)

[en] There are many types of ejector pellet impact drill bit providing impact rock drilling. Basic types of drill strings have been regarded, the essential requirements for the most efficient facilities to drill hard and tough rocks are formulated. With regard to these requirements, the ejector pellet impact drill bit design appropriate for operating under given conditions has been proposed

[en] More and more common methods are used to reduce the cost of drilling wells and extracting oil and gas. One of these methods is the increase of energy capacity of drilling rigs through the use of dynamic methods of drill bits loading. Various vibro-mechanisms are used as vibration exciters with helpful use of vibration. Vibro-mechanisms by type of drive are divided into mechanical, electromechanical and magnetostrictive. All of them are intended for the excitation of forced oscillations in the elements attached to them that provide the desired technological effect. The authors have carried out the work to solve the problem of studying the transfer of dynamic load on the drill string. In this case the effectiveness of bottomhole vibration is largely determined by layout parameters of the drilling tool. Oscillations of the drill string are described by a wave equation in partial derivatives. With the solution of the problem, conditions for the transfer of bottomhole vibration load are being determined. The solution shows that dynamic bottomhole load can be effectively transferred from the mouth up to 100 m; the frequency may be greater at lower striker weights. (paper)

[en] Shallow gas blowouts, as a general class, are the most difficult type of blowout to kill. This paper discusses current industry myths about shallow gas, typical results from a shallow gas blowout that affect the kill operation, kill options and selection criteria, rig selection criteria, and well killing guidelines. The new kill technique of vertical intervention is discussed relative to shallow gas blowouts. Also, a new technique for using horizontal wells in combination with the reservoir flood technique for killing shallow gas, cratered blowouts is explained

[en] Increase of petroleum recovery on Kumkol deposit will demand a lot of new drilling. The use polymer phosphates as addition agent to drilling mud and of lubricant and cooling technological facilities for metal processing will give a considerable economic effects. (author)

[en] A high-speed data link that would provide dramatically faster communication from downhole instruments to the surface and back again has the potential to revolutionize deep drilling for geothermal resources through Diagnostics-While-Drilling (DWD). Many aspects of the drilling process would significantly improve if downhole and surface data were acquired and processed in real-time at the surface, and used to guide the drilling operation. Such a closed-loop, driller-in-the-loop DWD system, would complete the loop between information and control, and greatly improve the performance of drilling systems. The main focus of this program is to demonstrate the value of real-time data for improving drilling. While high-rate transfer of down-hole data to the surface has been accomplished before, insufficient emphasis has been placed on utilization of the data to tune the drilling process to demonstrate the true merit of the concept. Consequently, there has been a lack of incentive on the part of industry to develop a simple, low-cost, effective high-speed data link. Demonstration of the benefits of DWD based on a high-speed data link will convince the drilling industry and stimulate the flow of private resources into the development of an economical high-speed data link for geothermal drilling applications. Such a downhole communication system would then make possible the development of surface data acquisition and expert systems that would greatly enhance drilling operations. Further, it would foster the development of downhole equipment that could be controlled from the surface to improve hole trajectory and drilling performance. Real-time data that would benefit drilling performance include: bit accelerations for use in controlling bit bounce and improving rock penetration rates and bit life; downhole fluid pressures for use in the management of drilling hydraulics and improved diagnosis of lost circulation and gas kicks; hole trajectory for use in reducing directional drilling costs; and downhole weight-on-bit and drilling torque for diagnosing drill bit performance. In general, any measurement that could shed light on the downhole environment would give us a better understanding of the drilling process and reduce drilling costs

[en] Connecting and unloading rod is one of the important processes in the drilling process of DTH drilling rig. The unloading device not only affects the operator’s labor intensity and safety, but also affects the efficiency of drilling rig and the service life of drilling rod. Therefore, the research and design of unloading rod structure is of great significance to improve the efficiency of DTH drilling rig. Firstly, the selection of unloading rod hydraulic cylinder is analyzed, including the calculation of main parameters, cylinder design, piston design and calculation, cushioning and exhaust device. Secondly, the clamp rod hydraulic cylinder is designed and calculated, including the structure of the clamp rod cylinder, the clamp force calculation of the clamp rod cylinder and the wall thickness calculation of the clamp rod cylinder. Finally, we set the structure and parameters correctly to increase the efficiency of the hydraulic cylinder of the down-the-hole drill in the field operation. (paper)

[en] TC18 titanium alloy has problems such as difficult chip removal and chip removal, severe tool wear and skew of the hole axis during deep hole machining, which seriously affects the surface quality of the inner hole. Therefore, this test carried out the BTA deep hole drilling test for TC18 titanium alloy, and studied and analyzed the problems of chip shape change, tool wear and hole axis deflection during machining. The test results show that the chip shape is longer and more developed with the increase of the spindle speed, and the bending is longer and more curved with the decrease of the feed amount; the tool wear is serious during the drilling process, and the reasonable process parameters can reduce the wear of the tool; The cutting force, the rigidity of the drill pipe and the arrangement of the guide blocks are important factors affecting the deflection of the hole axis. (paper)

[en] This paper describes an apparatus for unthreading a threaded connection in a drill string. It comprises: an elongate shaft; fluid powered means for moving the shaft in repeated movement between first and second positions; upper and lower mandrels supporting the shaft and exposed to joints making up the drill string, the mandrels joining together to permit rotation therebetween; upper and lower pipe gripping means cooperatively engaging pipe joints in the drill string wherein the upper pipe gripping means engages a pipe joint above a threaded connection in the pipe string and the lower pipe gripping means engages a pipe joint below the threaded connection in the pipe string; and means coupling the shaft to impart repeated movement through the upper and lower mandrels and pipe gripping means to the pipe joints so that the threaded connection in the pipe string is rotated to unthread

[en] A method has been developed for calculating the component of the pulling force of a pipeline, arising from the well curvature in one or several planes, with the assumption that the pipeline is ballasted by filling with water or otherwise until zero buoyancy in the drilling mud is reached. This paper shows that when calculating this force, one can neglect the effect of sections with zero curvature. In the other case, if buoyancy of the pipeline is other than zero, the resistance force in the curvilinear sections should be calculated taking into account the difference between the normal components of the buoyancy force and weight. In the paper, it is proved that without taking into account resistance forces from the viscosity of the drilling mud, if buoyancy of the pipeline is zero, the total resistance force is independent of the length of the pipe and is determined by the angle equal to the sum of the entry angle and the exit angle of the pipeline to the day surface. For the case of the well curvature in several planes, it is proposed to perform the calculation of such volumetrically curved well by the central angle of the well profile. Analytical dependences are obtained that allow calculating the pulling force for well profiles with a variable curvature radius, i.e. at different angles of deviation between the drill pipes along the well profile. (paper)