EP4299875A1 - Tiges ou tubes à revêtement laser pour forage à percussion - Google Patents

Tiges ou tubes à revêtement laser pour forage à percussion Download PDF

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EP4299875A1
EP4299875A1 EP22182130.9A EP22182130A EP4299875A1 EP 4299875 A1 EP4299875 A1 EP 4299875A1 EP 22182130 A EP22182130 A EP 22182130A EP 4299875 A1 EP4299875 A1 EP 4299875A1
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tube
laser cladding
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drill rod
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Thomas BLOMFELDT
Benneth LEANDERS
Johan Portin
Marcus Anerud
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Sandvik Mining and Construction Tools AB
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/042—Threaded
    • E21B17/0426—Threaded with a threaded cylindrical portion, e.g. for percussion rods
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/10—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers
    • E21B17/1085—Wear protectors; Blast joints; Hard facing

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  • the present invention relates to a rod or tube for percussive drilling having a laser cladded wear protection layer and a method of producing there said.
  • Percussion drill bits are widely used both for drilling relatively shallow bores in hard rock and for creating deep boreholes.
  • drill strings are typically used in which a plurality of rods or tubes are interconnected to advance the drill bit and increase the depth of the hole.
  • a terrestrial machine is operative to transfer a combined impact and rotary drive motion to an upper end of the drill string whilst a drill bit positioned at the lower end is operative to crush the rock and form the boreholes.
  • Drill rods or tubes that are connectable to neighbouring drill rods or tubes and the drill bit or guide adapter, can have a shoulder.
  • the shoulder is typically formed as a radially flared extension of the main length section of the drill rod to provide increased efficiency in energy transfer between the drill rod and the drill bit or a guide adapter.
  • the shoulder on the first drill string rod or tube that joins to the drill bit or guide adapter and the shoulder on the guide adapter is exposed to high levels of wear as the hole collapses and rock cuttings gather behind the drill bit. The problem with this is that as the shoulder wears the strength of the coupling will weaken prematurely.
  • a drill rod or tube having increased wear protection.
  • This objective is achieved by providing a drill rod or tube comprising a hollow elongate main length section having a longitudinal axis extending axially between a male end at an axially forward end and a female end at an axially rearward end; the male end comprising a male connecting means and a radially projecting shoulder that axially separates the main length section and the male connecting means; the shoulder comprising a peripheral surface that may have a greater outer diameter than the outer diameter of the main length section: wherein at least part of the peripheral surface of the rod or tube has at least one laser cladding layer positioned thereon.
  • the laser cladding provides wear protection to the rod or tube it is applied to, therefore reducing the risk of premature failure which maintains drilling efficiency and prolongs the lifetime of the rod.
  • the laser cladding layer is positioned on at least part of the peripheral surface of the shoulder.
  • this provides protection to the shoulder which is especially prone to wear. It is particularly important to protect the shoulder from wear as if it gets worn down too quickly it will no longer be able to effectively transfer energy to the drill bit or adjacent rod or tube that it is connected to meaning that the drilling efficiency would be decreased and accelerated wear of the drill bit or adjacent coupling will occur. Therefore, increased wear protection to the shoulder results in increased drilling efficiency.
  • the laser cladding layer extends at least 100 mm along the peripheral surface of the rod or tube from the axially forward side of the shoulder.
  • this provides wear protection to the area of the rod or tube that is most exposed to wear.
  • the laser cladding layer extends over the male end of the drill rod or tube.
  • this provides wear protection to the male end of the drill rod or tube.
  • the laser cladding layer extends over the female end of the drill rod or tube.
  • this provides wear protection to the female end of the drill rod or tube.
  • the heat affected zone (HAZ) projecting into surface of the rod or tube where the laser cladding layer has been applied is ⁇ 0.3 mm.
  • this reduces or removes the build-up of unfavourable stresses between the laser cladding layer and the surface of the rod or tube it has been applied to, otherwise known as the substrate. Therefore, reducing the risk of cracking in the laser cladding layer which would have a detrimental effect on the wear resistance of the protective layer. Any cracking in the laser cladding layer may also propagate into substrate it has been applied to which may have a negative impact on the lifetime of the rod or tube.
  • the thickness of the laser cladding layer is between 20 - 2000 ⁇ m.
  • this thickness range provides an optimal balance between providing sufficient wear protection without adding unnecessary cost and weight.
  • the composition of the laser cladding layer comprises a metal matrix composite (MMC).
  • MMC metal matrix composite
  • the use of MMC as the cladding material provides high wear resistance.
  • the composition of the laser cladding layer comprises a metal alloy.
  • the metal alloy can be selected to have superior corrosion and /or wear resistance to suit the application.
  • the laser cladding layer has a hardness of between 500 to 1800 HV10.
  • this provides increased wear resistance.
  • Another aspect of the present application is a method of providing wear protection to a drill rod or tube characterised in that: a wear protection layer is applied to at least one part of the peripheral surface of the rod or tube using laser cladding.
  • a wear protection layer is applied to at least one part of the peripheral surface of the rod or tube using laser cladding.
  • the application of a laser cladding layer will increase the wear resistance of the drill rod or tube.
  • the laser cladding is performed using extreme high-speed laser material deposition (EHLA).
  • EHLA coatings can be applied on the substrate with minimum HAZ, thereby reducing the build-up of unfavourable stress between the wear protection layer and the peripheral surface of the rod or tube where the laser cladding has been applied consequently resulting increased wear protection which will increase the lifetime of the rod or tube.
  • EHLA process it is possible to get a wide range of different properties of the coating depending on what type of powder is selected.
  • EHLA provides thinner layers, with a reduced heat effected zone as the dilution between the cladding and the substrate is smaller, with higher power efficiency and faster processing times.
  • Figure 1 shows a rod or tube 2 for percussive drilling, comprising a hollow elongate main length section 4 having a longitudinal axis 18 extending axially between a male end 6 at an axially forward end 20 and a female end 8 at an axially rearward end 22 of the rod or tube 2.
  • the male end comprises a male connecting means 10 and a radially projecting shoulder 12 that axially separates the main length section 4 and the male connecting means 10.
  • the shoulder 12 comprises a peripheral surface 14 that may have a greater outer diameter than the outer diameter of the main length section 4.
  • Figure 2 shows that there is a laser cladding layer 16 positioned on at least part of the peripheral surface of the rod or tube 2.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 is positioned on at least part of the peripheral surface 14 of the shoulder 12.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 is positioned on the entire peripheral surface 14 of the shoulder.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 is positioned on an axially rearward side face 24 of the shoulder 12.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 is not positioned on the axially forward side face 26, otherwise known as the striking face, of the shoulder 12.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 extends over a friction weld 28 which is positioned on the main length section 4.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 extends at least 100 mm, preferably at least 200 mm, more preferably at least 300 mm, even more preferably at least 400 mm, most preferably at least 500 mm along the peripheral surface of the rod or tube 2 from the axially rearward side of the shoulder 12.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 extends over the male end 6 of the drill rod or tube 2.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 extends over the female end 8. It should be understood that the laser cladding layer 16 can be positioned on any combination of the different locations on the rod or tube 2.
  • the heat affected zone (HAZ) projecting into surface of the rod or tube 2 where the laser cladding layer 16 has been applied is ⁇ 0.3 mm, preferably ⁇ 0.2 mm, more preferably ⁇ 0.1 mm.
  • the thickness of the laser cladding layer 16 is between 20 - 2000 ⁇ m, preferably 20-1000 ⁇ m, more preferably between 25-500 ⁇ m.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 could have a substantially uniform thickness in all areas where it is applied or could have different thicknesses in different areas as required.
  • the composition of the laser cladding layer 16 comprises a metal matrix composite (MMC).
  • MMC comprises a secondary hard phase, for example this could be tungsten carbide, titanium carbide, tantalum carbide, niobium carbide or any other carbide or nitride or a mixture thereof and a metal alloy as a binder which could for example be cobalt, nickel, iron, chromium or a mixture thereof.
  • the composition of the laser cladding layer 16 comprises a metal alloy.
  • the composition of the laser cladding material could for example be, but not limited to, a stainless steel or tool steel, a nickel-based alloy e.g. a Ni-Cr alloy; an Fe based alloy; a Cr-based alloy; stellite or, inconel a mixture thereof or any other suitable material.
  • the material selected can be chosen to suit the specific application and drilling environment, for example stainless steel will provide better corrosion protection, whereas tool steel or hard metal composite will provide better wear resistance.
  • the laser cladding layer 16 has a hardness of between 500 to 1800 HV10, preferably between 800 - 1800 HV10, more preferably between 1000 - 1800 HV10. If the cladding layer 16 is a metal matrix composite preferably the hardness of the metal matrix is 500-900 HV10, preferably 600-900 HV10, more preferably 600-900 HV10 and the hardness of the hard metal phase is 1500-3500 HV0.1, preferably 2000-3500 HV0.1 and most preferably 2500-3500 HV0.1.
  • the present invention also relates to method of providing wear protection to a drill rod or tube 2 wherein a wear protection layer 16 is applied to at least one part of the peripheral surface of the rod or tube 2 using laser cladding.
  • the peripheral or external surface of the rod or tube 2 can also be considered to be the substrate for the laser cladding.
  • Laser cladding is a melting process where a laser beam is used to fuse a powder alloy with another metallurgical composition onto a substrate. A metallic substrate is exposed to a laser beam while a powder is injected over the melted bath to form, after being solidified, a layer referred to as the cladding on the surface of the substrate.
  • the laser cladding could be applied using any suitable laser.
  • the laser cladding is performed using extreme high-speed laser material deposition (EHLA).
  • EHLA is a laser cladding method which faster than traditional laser cladding methods in terms of surface coverage rate.
  • the high-speed deposition from EHLA does not only result in a faster processing time, it also makes it possible to apply cladding to a substrate with even lower heat input and smaller distortion, meaning that the heat effected zone will be even less in the substrate.
  • the small dilution formed by EHLA makes it possible to apply even thinner coatings, the thickness of the laser cladding layers is for example typically only 25-400 ⁇ m thick.
  • the drill rod or tube as described hereinbefore or hereinafter may form part of a drill string and / or part of a drill rig assembly.

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US20010026069A1 (en) * 2000-03-02 2001-10-04 John Linden Corrosion-resistant thread joint for percussion drill element and method of achieving such resistance
WO2011103551A1 (fr) * 2010-02-22 2011-08-25 Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company Dispositifs de production pour puits de pétrole et de gaz à la fois enduits et gainés
US20170312855A1 (en) * 2014-10-24 2017-11-02 Laserbond Limited Method and apparatus for cladding a surface of an article
US20210156206A1 (en) * 2019-11-25 2021-05-27 Kondex Corporation Wear enhancement of hdd drill string components
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