发明名称 |
DRILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY DURING DRILLING OF WELLBORES |
摘要 |
A drilling system for drilling subsea wellbores includes a tubing-conveyed drill bit (130) that passes through a subsea wellhead. Surface supplied drillng fluid flows through the tubing (121), discharges at the drill bit, returns to the wellhead through a wellbore annulus (122), and flows to the surface via a riser extending from the wellhead. A flow restriction device (164) positioned in the riser restricts the flow of the returning fluid while an active fluid device controllably discharges fluid from a location below to just above the flow restriction device in the riser, thereby controlling bottomhole pressure and equivalent circulating density ("ECD"). Alternatively, the fluid is discharged into a separate return line (206) thereby providing dual gradient drilling while controlling bottomhole pressure and ECD. A controller (180) controls the energy and thus the speed of the pump in response to downhole measurement(s) to maintain the ECD at a predetermined value or within a predetermined range. |
申请公布号 |
WO03006778(A3) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.02.26 |
申请号 |
WO2002US21520 |
申请日期 |
2002.07.09 |
申请人 |
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED |
发明人 |
FONTANA, PETER;ARONSTAM, PETER, S.;WATKINS, LARRY, A. |
分类号 |
E21B7/12;E21B21/00;E21B21/08;E21B33/076;E21B43/12;E21B47/00 |
主分类号 |
E21B7/12 |
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