Device and method for transmitting wireless signals in closed annular space of underwater production well
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of development and production of oil and gas fields, in particular to an underground wireless electric energy signal transmission device and method based on magnetic coupling resonance.
Background
The traditional land well and offshore well wellhead are both provided with valves, operators can conveniently read annulus data of the underground sleeve, but annulus blocking exists between the deepwater underwater wellhead sleeve and the oil pipe, the data are difficult to monitor and read, a cable penetrates the sleeve to serve as an underground permanent transmission carrier to damage the sealing property of a shaft, the leakage risk is increased, and the cable is easy to age and damage in high-temperature, high-pressure and corrosive environments, so that the cable is difficult to realize. Therefore, wireless signal transmission in a closed annular space in the production process is realized, and the method is important for maintaining the integrity of a shaft and guaranteeing the safe production of an oil-gas field.
CN114439468a discloses a real-time monitoring system for casing annular pressure of an underwater wellhead, which mainly comprises an electromagnetic induction wireless telemetry system and an underwater acoustic telemetry system. The pressure data of the casing annulus is monitored by an electromagnetic induction wireless telemetry system, and transmits the pressure data to a surface data receiving device via underwater acoustic communication, which device/advantage is that casing annulus pressure can be monitored in real time. However, the implementation difficulty of the method is high, the design of a plurality of instruments is high, and the application is limited.
CN103670366a discloses a downhole wireless charging mechanical device, which comprises a downhole charging nipple device and a cable carrying charging device which are independent, and can realize a downhole wireless charging function and provide electric energy for instruments residing in the pit for a long time. However, the device does not consider wireless transmission of electric energy under the shielding of the sleeve, does not relate to wireless transmission design of underground signals, has single function and is deficient.
The invention aims to construct a device and a method for transmitting wireless signals in a closed annular space of an underwater production well, realize the transmission of electric energy signals in the closed annular space of a deep water well, widen the monitoring range of the integrity of a shaft and ensure the safety of an oil and gas exploitation process. At present, no report is found concerning the method and apparatus.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme:
an underwater production well closed annular wireless signal transmission device and method, comprising:
an oil pipe nipple, a casing nipple and a protective sleeve;
The oil pipe nipple is connected with the underground oil pipe by mutual engagement of threaded joints arranged at two ends, and is put into the well with the oil pipe during completion operation;
the oil pipe nipple is connected with a cable laid on the oil pipe through a cable interface;
Further, the oil pipe nipple comprises an elastic positioning block, an energy communication processing module, an electric energy transmitting coil and a signal receiving coil;
the elastic positioning block is matched with the sleeve positioning sleeve to position the relative position of the oil sleeve, and the elastic mechanism of the elastic positioning block keeps retracting in the process of lowering the oil pipe, and when the elastic positioning block meets and is coupled with the target sleeve, the positioning block pops out and realizes positioning;
The energy communication processing module is integrated with an electric energy transmitting processing module and a signal receiving processing module, one end of the energy communication processing module is connected with the cable through a connector, and the other end of the energy communication processing module is connected with the electric energy transmitting coil and the signal receiving coil respectively through interfaces;
The electric energy emission processing module comprises a driving module and a rectifying and voltage stabilizing module, and is used for receiving a 220V alternating current power supply from a cable and providing stable output;
The signal receiving and processing module comprises a conditioning module, a demodulation module, a decoding module and a signal acquisition module, wherein the modules are sequentially ordered and integrated on the same circuit board, and one end of the module is connected with the signal receiving coil to receive and process a wireless signal transmitted by the signal transmitting coil;
The electric energy transmitting coil is connected with the electric energy transmitting processing module through an interface, is arranged in a groove arranged in the accommodating cavity in the pup joint, and is raised by adopting a raising material;
The heightening material adopts silicon steel sheet stacking heightening, and after heightening, a gap is still reserved between the outer wall of the oil pipe and the inner wall of the sleeve, so that the upper and lower blocking is avoided;
The signal receiving coil is connected with the signal receiving processing module through an interface, and is arranged in a groove arranged in the accommodating cavity in the pup joint in parallel with the electric energy transmitting coil in space, and the heightening processing is performed.
Further, the casing nipple is connected with the underground casing through mutual engagement of threaded connectors arranged at two ends, and a positioning sleeve is arranged on the inner wall of the casing nipple and is matched and positioned with an oil pipe elastic positioning block.
Further, the protection sleeve is hollow and provided with a containing cavity and a groove, and is fixed on the outer wall of the casing nipple in a clamp connection mode, and the protection sleeve comprises an energy communication processing module, an electric energy receiving coil, a signal transmitting coil and a battery energy storage module;
The energy communication processing module is integrated with an electric energy receiving processing module and a signal transmitting processing module, wherein one end of the energy communication processing module is respectively connected with the electric energy receiving coil and the signal transmitting coil through interfaces, and the other end of the energy communication processing module is connected with the battery energy storage module;
The electric energy receiving and processing module comprises a rectifying and voltage stabilizing module and a compensating module, and is used for stabilizing voltage fluctuation of a receiving end and reducing power loss;
The compensation module considers the conditions of narrow annular volume, higher temperature and the like in the pit, adopts an S-S type compensation circuit topology to reduce passive devices and further reduce the volume;
the signal transmitting and processing module comprises a conditioning module, a coding module and a modulation module, and is used for processing the underground instrument acquisition signal and transmitting the processed signal to the signal transmitting coil;
the electric energy receiving coil is wound in the groove in the sleeve and is connected with the electric energy receiving processing module through the interface;
the signal transmitting coil is connected with the signal transmitting processing module through an interface, and is arranged in a groove arranged in the accommodating cavity in the sleeve in parallel with the electric energy receiving coil in space;
the battery energy storage module is characterized in that a plurality of batteries are arranged in the accommodating cavity groove in a surrounding mode, one end of each battery is connected with the battery management system, and the other end of each battery is connected with an underground instrument.
The battery management system is internally provided with a judging circuit, when the battery management system judges that the battery is charged, the judging circuit transmits a judging signal to be transmitted back to a remote central control through an electric energy transmission route, and the remote central control receives the signal and then sends a control instruction to close an electric energy transmission part and simultaneously sends a driving signal to carry out signal transmission.
The wireless signal transmission device can be arranged in a single well along a cable in series according to the integrity monitoring requirement, and in a multi-branch well, the wireless signal transmission device is respectively arranged in a main well and each branch well, and the devices independently operate without interference.
The electric energy signal transmission and distribution are carried out through a downhole network controller positioned in the underwater production system, and electric and communication interfaces are provided for all devices.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless signal transmission device in a closed annular space of an underwater production well;
FIG. 2 is a general flow chart of a wireless signal transmission device in a closed annular space of an underwater production well;
fig. 3 is a flow chart of wireless transmission work of electric energy signals of the wireless signal transmission device in the closed annular space of the underwater production well.
In the above figures, 1, remote central control, 2, sea level, 3, umbilical cable, 4, blowout preventer, 5, downhole network controller, 6, underwater wellhead, 7, seabed mud surface, 8, oil pipe, 9, casing, 10, borehole a, 11, main borehole, 12, borehole b, 13, cable, 14, oil pipe nipple, 15, casing collar, 16, oil pipe collar, 17, oil pipe side electric energy signal processing module, 18, elastic positioning block, 19, positioning sleeve, 20, protective sleeve, 21, casing side electric energy signal processing module, 22, electric energy transmitting coil, 23, electric energy receiving coil, 24, signal transmitting coil, 25, signal receiving coil, 26, battery energy storage module, 27, downhole instrument, 28, casing nipple.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be specifically described below by way of exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that elements, structures, and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation;
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the positional or positional relationship indicated by the terms such as "inner", "outer", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", etc. are based on the positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element in question must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Referring to fig. 1-3, the invention provides a device and a method for transmitting wireless signals in a closed annular space of an underwater production well, which are integrated in modules 1-27, and mainly comprise the following implementation processes:
1) Initializing and self-checking the wireless signal transmission device in the closed annular space of the underwater production well on the ground, if all the components can work normally, executing the next step, otherwise, repeating the step;
2) The oil pipe nipple 14 and the casing nipple 28 are respectively fixed on an oil pipe string and a casing string in a coupling connection mode, the protective sleeve 20 is fixed on the outer wall of the casing nipple 28 in a clamp connection mode, and the protective sleeve and the casing nipple are lowered together with well completion operation;
3) Establishing electrical connection between a cable 13 laid at the oil pipe and an oil pipe nipple 14 through a cable joint;
4) The remote central control 1 sends a charging instruction to the underwater production system, and the underground network controller 5 carried by the underwater production system performs electric energy signal transmission and distribution to ensure that the operation of each module is not interfered with each other;
5) After being distributed by the underground network controller 5, the electric energy is transmitted to an oil pipe side electric energy signal processing module 17 inside the oil pipe nipple 14 through the cabling 13;
6) The electric energy signal processing module receives a 220V alternating current power supply from a cable, and transmits the 220V alternating current power supply to the electric energy transmitting coil 22 through rectification and voltage stabilization processing;
7) The electric energy transmitting coil 22 is coupled with the electric energy receiving coil 23, and transmits electric energy to the electric energy receiving coil 23 through the magnetic induction coupling principle;
8) The electric energy of the electric energy receiving coil 23 is processed by the casing side electric energy signal processing module 21 and is transmitted to the battery energy storage module 26;
9) The battery energy storage module 26 is provided with an interface for connecting with a downhole instrument 27 and supplying power;
10 The discriminating circuit of the battery energy storage module 26, and when the charging is judged to be completed, the discriminating signal is transmitted back to the remote central control 1 through the electric energy transmission route, and the remote central control 1 sends out a control instruction to close the electric energy transmission part after receiving the signal, and simultaneously sends out a driving signal for signal transmission.
11 Battery energy storage module 26 for supplying power, and downhole tool 27 for transmitting stored data signals to casing side power signal processing module
The signal is encoded, modulated, amplified, filtered and transmitted to a signal transmitting coil 24.
12 A battery energy storage module 26 for supplying power, a signal transmitting coil 24 and a signal receiving coil 25 are coupled, and based on the electromagnetic induction principle, signals are transmitted to the signal receiving coil 25;
13 The signal receiving coil 25 is transmitted to the oil pipe side electric energy signal processing module 17, the signal is transmitted back to the remote central control 1 through the cable after being filtered, demodulated and decoded, and finally the signal transmission part is completed.
14 When the discriminating circuit of the battery energy storage module 26 determines that the battery power is lower than the set warning value, the discriminating signal is transmitted back to the remote central control 1 through the power transmission route, and the remote central control 1 sends out a charging instruction to transmit power again after receiving the signal.