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sin
cos
sin sin
cos cos
2
1
2 1
2 1
(4)
It will calculate that:
) cos( 2
1 2 2 1
2
2
2
1
+ + = e e e e e
,
2 2 1 1
2 2 1 1
cos cos
sin sin
arctan
e e
e e
+
+
=
In the drilling process, the sensor can continuously test the angle of internal and external rotation
of the eccentric rings by the compare between internal and external eccentric rings co-vector and set
value. The adjustment is needed when there comes some deviation.
4.2 Decomposition of eccentric moving displacement
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When using the trajectory control tool of high build-up rate wellbore to drill, the eccentric
displacement is an important affection to build-up rate. During the drilling process, to determine the
eccentric displacement vector by according to the build-up rate, then deposing it into internal and
external eccentric ring vector. At last, the angle of internal and external ring will be set as the
displacement vector is not changed, the tool can drill forward through the determined build-up rate.
As the eccentric ring displacement co-vector is set to e, and its modulus value and angle will
change as it changes. However, the e needs to be determined by the build-up rate and tool face. The
wellbore of axis end section is set to coordinates origin, then the high edge radical of wellbore(from
wellhead to bottom)can be X axis direction. At the same time, the clockwise 90 of positive direction
of X axis (right-hand rule) is Y axis direction. There is a coordinates. The modulus value of e can be
calculated by the angle of drill axis and tool axis and the intersection angle of drill axis and tool
axis can be calculated by the set build-up rate. Then the relation between |e| and is:
( )
) (
1
2
2
2
1
2
L L
L L L
e
+
=
(5)
Here, L
1
shows the distance between upper axis and eccentric ring, mm; L
2
is from end axis to
eccentric rings, mm; L is the distance between two bearings, so L =L
1
+ L
2
, mm; is the angle of drill
bit axis and tool axis, ; |e| is the modulus value of e, mm.
Therefore, to define build-up rate and the angle of tool face is helpful to make determined to the
modulus value of e and its direction. From formulas (2) and (3), it will be obvious that, when the
value of e, e
1
, e
2
and are known, using two uncertain numbers make two formulas clear and
calculate the
1
and
2
with two pairs of answers, as following:
=
+
=
=
+
=
1 , 0 )
2
arccos(
1 , 0 )
2
arccos(
2 2
2
2
1
2 2
2
2
1 1
1
2
2
2 2
1
1
k k
e e
e e e
k k
e e
e e e
m
When the co-vector of eccentric ring displacement was set, there existed two kinds of answers of
angle between internal and external eccentric ring
[5-8]
.
y=kx
Track of shaft centre
Track of outer ring centre
Maximum eccentric displacement
Fig.4 Motion track of eccentric rings
5. Reality of structure
The trajectory control tool of high build-up rate wellbore is made up of measurement and control sub,
electromagnetic clutch, deceleration device, eccentric mechanism, dynamic sealing device and
bearing stuffs, whose proto is just like the figure 5. Measurement and control sub mainly includes
battery sub that serves for underground measurement and control, controller, position transducer that
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can measure the angle of eccentric rings, three-axis acceleration transducer, information transfer sub,
hardware circuit and measurement platform controlling software. It is that ten short section of glass
pipe, the control circuit board and three-axis digital acceleration transducer placed inside a steel pipe
in which to measure the position of the eccentric ring angle differential sensor arrangement for
detecting the rotation angle of the eccentric ring make the battery sub effecting.
Fig.3 Principle prototype of the trajectory control tool of high build-up rate wellbore
6. Conclusions
(1) The trajectory control tool of high build-up rate wellbore makes trajectory control reality by a
equivalent bent joint structure which comes from the oriented organizations synthetic eccentric
displacement vector.
(2)Displacement synthesis is combined of two eccentric displacement synthesis derived from the
ring, which controls the rotation of two eccentric rings, can control well trajectory.
(3) The trajectory control tool of high build-up rate wellbore adjusts the deviation angles through
monitoring the angles of two eccentric rings. While the tool is in the inclined state, two eccentric
rings start to rotate to the specified angle. And when the tool is in the deviation state, the two rings
stay their angle and achieve continuing control of wellbore trajectory.
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