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Articles

Vol. 10 (2023)

Design and Experiment of a Reconfigurable Bypass Downlink Surface Equipment for Transmitting the Surface Information to Deep Well

DOI
https://doi.org/10.31875/2409-9694.2023.10.07
Submitted
November 30, 2023
Published
30.11.2023

Abstract

Abstract: In order to achieve the transmission of the control information from the surface to the downhole in the deep well during drilling, a design method of a new downlink surface equipment for generating negative pulse signals is presented in this paper. The equipment uses adjustable throttle control valve and pressure drop module (PDM) to realize bypass flow control. The PDM uses multistage variable nozzles to reduce drilling fluid pressure and meet drilling requirements under different pressure and flow rates. Design theory of the downlink surface equipment is established, and a specific design instance is given according to actual drilling conditions. Both laboratory and field experimental results verify the correctness of the proposed design method. The research results show that the design equipment can meet the needs of the transmission of the surface information, and the downlink transmission rate can reach at least one-bit data per 8 sec. The maximum pressure drop is realized by the PDM and the pressure drop at the control valve will be reduced according to drilling demand, the fluid velocity in the equipment is reduced as much as possible, the erosion of the drilling fluid to the equipment is reduced, and the service life can be improved effectively.

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