Well drilling bit and well drilling method using the same
AssigneesThe University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, Inpex Drilling Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigemi Naganawa, Noriyoshi Tuchiya, Kuniaki Shimada
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Abstract
A well drilling bit for drilling bedrocks includes a columnar bit body, and a drilling fluid flow path formed in the bit body to wash away drilled cuttings from a bottomhole and/or a periphery of the bit body. The flow path is provided with a venturi mechanism including a venturi tube having a reduced-diameter portion where a cross sectional area is reduced and capable of generating a decompression region around a tip of the bit body, the decompression region being more decompressed than a surrounding by the Venturi effect.
Claims16
A well drilling bit for drilling bedrocks, the well drilling bit comprising:
- a columnar bit body;
- and
- a drilling fluid flow path formed in the bit body to wash away drilled cuttings from at least one of a bottomhole and a periphery of the bit body,
- wherein:
- the flow path is provided with a venturi mechanism including a venturi tube having a reduced-diameter portion where a cross sectional area is reduced and configured to generate a decompression region around a tip of the bit body, the decompression region being more decompressed than a surrounding region by the Venturi effect, so as to locally cause decompression boiling of the drilling fluid in a vicinity of the bottomhole,
- the flow path includes a first flow path communicating the venturi tube with an outer surface of the bit body near the tip thereof, a second flow path communicating the venturi tube with an outer surface of the bit body except for the tip thereof, and a third flow path communicating the outer surface of the bit body near the tip thereof with the second flow path,
- the first flow path and the second flow path are configured to be switchable so that the other is closed when one is opened, and
- the venturi mechanism generates a decompression flow area by sucking the drilling fluid into the third flow path at a flow speed of the drilling fluid flowing in the second flow path when the second flow path is opened.
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