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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2022/2023

Drilling Machines and Mechanisms

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 541-0585/05
Abbreviation VSM
Course title Drilling Machines and Mechanisms
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Martin Klempa, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Driving mechanisms – engines, gearing mechanisms – clutch, hydro clutch, chain clutch
2. Operational machinery of the drilling rigs – derrick, draw works, travelling block, drilling line
3. Drilling machinery of the drilling rigs – rotary table, top drive, down the hole /DTH) drilling tools – turbines, DTH drilling engines, DTH drilling hammers, walking beams, drop hammers, vibrating mechanisms
4. Mechanisms for drilling fluids treatment and drilling rigs cleansing – mud pumps – design, function, vibrating sieves, hydro cyclones, centrifuges
5. Security mechanisms of the drilling rigs – preventers (ram, universal, annular preventers, collars, wellhead preventer assembly)
6. Measuring and regulation devices of drilling rigs – measuring of set and resultant drilling regime parameters – thrust, rotation, volume and quality of the drilling fluids, torsion, drilling fluid pressure, etc.

Povinná literatura

Pinka, J., Wittenberger, G., Engel, J. (2007): Borehole Mining, university textbook, Publishing Centre/AMS, F BERG TU in Košice
LYONS, W. C.: Air and Drilling Manual – Applications for Oil and Gas Recovery Wells and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells. Gulf Publishing, Houston, Texas, 2009. ISBN 978-0-12-370895-3.
WILLOUGHBY, D. A.: Horizontal Directional Drilling – Utility and Pipeline Applications. The McGraw-Hill Companies, USA, 2005. ISBN 0-07-145473-x.
Perrin, D.: Well Completion and Servicing. Oil and Gas Field Development Techniques. Editions Technip, France, 1999. ISBN: 978-2-7108-0765-0

Doporučená literatura

World Oil´s Handbook of Horizontal Drilling and Completion Technology; specialized publication, team of authors, 1991; Houston, Texas, USA
Nguyen, J.P. (1996): Drilling. Editions TECHNIP, France. ISBN 978-7108-0689-9.
Samuel, G. R. (2007): Downhole Drilling Tools: Theory and Practice for Engineerings and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, ISBN 1-933762-13-6 .
Letcher, T. M.: Future Energy – Improved, Suistainable and Clean Options for Our Planet. Elsevier, Netherlands, 2008. ISBN 978-0-08-054808-1