System for sampling from formation while drilling

• US 10,180,064 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2014
• Issued: 01/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China Oilfield Services Limited (China National Offshore Oil Corporation)
• Original Assignee: China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China Oilfield Services Limited (China National Offshore Oil Corporation)
• Inventors: Feng, Yongren, Bao, Zhongli, Yu, Qiang, Hao, Guiqing, Song, Wanguang, Ii, Zichao, Zhou, Yanmin
• Primary Examiner(s): Buck, Matthew R
• Application Number:
  US14/888,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20160362977A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,700 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 34/066 electrically actuated
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 4/04 Electric drives E21B4/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/06 Measuring temperature or pressure
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 49/10 using side-wall fluid samplers or testers

Abstract

A system of formation sampling while drilling, comprising: a suction pup joint provided to pump out and clean the formation fluid; a sampling pup joint provided to sample and store the formation fluid; a setting pup joint provided between the suction pup joint and the sampling pup joint and provided to establish a fluid channel between the formation fluid and the suction pup joint, the sampling pup joint; and an electrohydraulic high voltage connection device provided between the setting pup joint and the sampling pup joint. The embodiments of the present invention can be applied in the field of formation exploration technology, the function of storing the formation sample in the process of logging while drilling can be accomplished and the current logging instrument can be effectively optimized, the universality and precision of the current logging function can be effectively improved according to the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A system of formation sampling while drilling comprising:

a suction pup joint provided to pump out and clean formation fluid;

a sampling pup joint provided to sample and store the formation fluid;

a setting pup joint provided between the suction pup joint and the sampling pup joint and provided to establish a fluid channel between the formation fluid, the suction pup joint and the sampling pup joint; and

an electrohydraulic high voltage connection device provided between the setting pup joint and the sampling pup joint,

wherein the suction pup joint is provided with a first electric motor, a first piston cylinder and a first electromagnetic valve in the interior thereof which are connected, the first electric motor being provided to supply operation power of pumping out and cleaning to the suction pup joint, and

wherein the sampling pup joint is independent of the suction pup joint and provided with a second electric motor, a second piston cylinder, a second electromagnetic valve and a sample storage room in the interior thereof which are connected, the second electric motor being provided to supply operation power of sampling and storing to the sampling pup joint.

2. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 1, further comprising:

a control circuit provided inside of the suction pup joint and the sampling pup joint, the control circuit being provided to control the operation of pumping out and cleaning of the suction pup joint and the operation of sampling and storing of the sampling pup joint.

3. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 1, wherein,

the setting pup joint is provided with a setter and a pressure sensor;

the setter is provided inside of the formation at one end thereof, and the setter is connected with the setting pup joint at the other end thereof; and

the setter is provided to establish a channel inlet of the fluid channel and isolate the mud in a wellbore;

the pressure sensor is provided on the fluid channel and provided to detect the fluid pressure in the fluid channel.

4. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 1, wherein,

the second piston cylinder of the sampling pup joint is a two-way piston cylinder.

5. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 1, wherein,

the setting pup joint further comprises an adjusting nipple, an adapter and a flow channel conversion joint which are connected in sequence, and the adjusting nipple and the flow channel conversion joint are both connected with a standard instrument joint;

the adapter and the adjusting nipple are provided to establish a circuit path between the setting pup joint and a standard instrument.

6. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 1, wherein,

the electrohydraulic high voltage connection device is a 12-core slip ring, and the 12-core slip ring is provided to simultaneously establish a circuit path and a liquid connection path between the setting pup joint and the sampling pup joint.

7. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 2, wherein,

the setting pup joint further comprises an adjusting nipple, an adapter and a flow channel conversion joint which are connected in sequence, and the adjusting nipple and the flow channel conversion joint are both connected with a standard instrument joint;

the adapter and the adjusting nipple are provided to establish a circuit path between the setting pup joint and a standard instrument.

8. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 3, wherein,

the setting pup joint further comprises an adjusting nipple, an adapter and a flow channel conversion joint which are connected in sequence, and the adjusting nipple and the flow channel conversion joint are both connected with a standard instrument joint;

the adapter and the adjusting nipple are provided to establish a circuit path between the setting pup joint and a standard instrument.

9. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 4, wherein,

the setting pup joint further comprises an adjusting nipple, an adapter and a flow channel conversion joint which are connected in sequence, and the adjusting nipple and the flow channel conversion joint are both connected with a standard instrument joint;

the adapter and the adjusting nipple are provided to establish a circuit path between the setting pup joint and a standard instrument.

10. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 2, wherein,

the electrohydraulic high voltage connection device is a 12-core slip ring, and the 12-core slip ring is provided to simultaneously establish a circuit path and a liquid connection path between the setting pup joint and the sampling pup joint.

11. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 3, wherein,

the electrohydraulic high voltage connection device is a 12-core slip ring, and the 12-core slip ring is provided to simultaneously establish a circuit path and a liquid connection path between the setting pup joint and the sampling pup joint.

12. A system of formation sampling while drilling according to claim 4, wherein,

the electrohydraulic high voltage connection device is a 12-core slip ring, and the 12-core slip ring is provided to simultaneously establish a circuit path and a liquid connection path between the setting pup joint and the sampling pup joint.