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- the present invention relates to a cutting tool for cutting tubulars.
- One category of conventional tools for cutting tubulars are mechanical or hydraulic cutting or punch tools which are deployed on the end of drill pipe, coiled tubing or other tubular.
- Such devices suffer from the disadvantage of being cumbersome, as well as expensive to purchase, deploy and operate; the operation and deployment of the devices commonly requires a complete drill rig and several days to be completed. In situations where the tubular to be cut is narrow, devices in this category may be precluded.
- devices in this category incorporate a number of large blades which gouge their way through the tubular. Gouging a cut through the tubular, i.e. forcing a punch through the tubular wall, rather than performing a precision cut, suffers from the disadvantage of requiring a large amount of energy. Typically, such cutting techniques leave the cut end of the tubular in a ragged condition, which can occlude subsequent operations involving the tubular.
- the devices which include a mechanism for anchoring the device within a tubular, typically utilize some form of hydraulic or pneumatic means for part of the deployment of that mechanism.
- hydraulic and/or pneumatic means results in the devices requiring multiple cables/hoses which can lead to additional deployment problems when the device is to be used in a tubular, for example, a live oil well, having a seal and airlock mechanism and/or when a cut is to be made at great depth.
- the positioning of the anchoring mechanism in relation to the cutting blade also affects the quality and accuracy of achievable cut.
- the tool can flex around the anchoring point, and the greater the distance between the anchoring point and the cutting blade, the greater the degree of flex and, accordingly, the greater the degree of inaccuracy in the cut.
- the flexion acts like a spring, causing the tip to press outwardly (i.e. deeper into the tubular) and this causes the drive motor to stall and at the same time the cutting tip is destroyed.
- the tip may start cutting in one side before it makes contact on the whole tubular circumference.
- the control over surface speed and feed rate allows great variety in the material which can be cut; however, within known systems the feed rate of the cutter blade is often not controlled and is simply an output of the applied force or is mechanically linked to the rotational speed of the cutter blade. In both cases variation to the feed rate cannot be adjusted while the tool is in use. This lack of control can also account for considerable wasted time during a cutting operation as the cutting blade extension rate cannot be increased while the blade is not in contact with the tubular; likewise, as the cutting blade is returned into the tool body the feed rate again cannot be increased. It is estimated that in most cases the tool is only cutting for less than 50% of the time that the cutting head is being run. This has the negative effect of generating considerable heat within the electric motors and surrounding areas, which limits the life of the motors as in some cases the environmental temperature can be in excess of 200° C.
- a cutting tool for cutting a tubular comprising:
- a first drive mechanism adapted to rotate the cutting element
- a second drive mechanism adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut
- first and second drive mechanisms are independently powered.
- providing independent drives for the mechanism which rotates the cutting element and the mechanism which advances or retracts the cutting element with respect to the surface to be cut allows for the utilisation of the tool to be increased as the rate of advancement or retraction can be controlled, resulting in less time being wasted as the tool of the present invention is not restricted to the slow rate of advancement of conventional tools.
- separating the drives eliminates the need for a torque limiter to be installed, as is the case where a single drive is used control both the rotation of the cutting element and the displacement of the cutting element.
- a torque limiter is used in these conventional tools to protect the displacement mechanism.
- the torque limiter in a conventional tool is positioned adjacent to the cutting element and as such increases the distance between the cutting element and the anchoring point which leads to flexing of the tool head under load.
- the cutting tool may be adapted to cut a tubular from the inside.
- the cutting element may be adapted to rotate around a cutting element rotational axis.
- the cutting tool may further comprise a tool housing, the tool housing having a longitudinal axis.
- the cutting tool may further comprise a first motor and a second motor.
- the first drive mechanism may be powered by the first motor.
- the second drive mechanism may be powered by the second motor.
- the cutting element may be elongate.
- the cutting element may be a drill bit.
- the elongate cutting element may define a cutting element longitudinal axis.
- the cutting element longitudinal axis may be at an angle to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- the cutting element longitudinal axis may be perpendicular to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- the cutting element longitudinal axis may be non-perpendicular to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- the cutting element may be planar.
- the cutting element may be a circular disc such as a saw blade.
- the cutting tool may further comprise a tool head, wherein the tool head is configured to contain the cutting element.
- the tool head may define a tool head longitudinal axis.
- the tool head may be rotationally mounted to the tool body.
- the tool head may be releaseably connectable to the tool body.
- the cutting element is rotationally independent of the tool head. In these embodiments, the cutting element can rotate with respect to the tool head.
- first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism may both be adapted to move the cutting element with respect to the tool head.
- the cutting element rotational axis may be the same as the tool head longitudinal axis.
- the cutting element rotational axis may be different to the tool head longitudinal axis.
- the cutting element rotational axis may be perpendicular to the tool head longitudinal axis.
- the cutting element may be a drill bit, for example, for cutting holes in well casing or tubulars.
- the first drive mechanism will rotate the drill bit and the second drive mechanism will move the drill bit into engagement with the well casing or tubular surface, through the well casing or tubular wall and, upon completion, retract the bit back into the tool head.
- the cutting element is rotationally fixed with respect to the tool head. In these embodiments, rotation of the tool head creates the rotation of the cutting element.
- only the second drive mechanism may be adapted to move the cutting element with respect to the tool head.
- the cutting element rotational axis may be the same as the tool head longitudinal axis.
- the first drive mechanism may be adapted to rotate the tool head with respect to the tool body.
- the whole tool head spins and the cutting element cuts, for example, a circumferential cut in the well casing or tubular, for example.
- the second drive mechanism advances or retracts the cutting element towards or away from the well casing or tubular to facilitate the cut.
- the tool head may be adapted to rotate around tool head longitudinal axis.
- the tool head longitudinal axis may be the same as the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- the tool head longitudinal axis may be inclined to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- the first motor may comprise a first motor output shaft.
- the second motor may comprise a second motor output shaft.
- the first drive mechanism may be connected to the first motor output shaft by a first connection member.
- the second drive mechanism may be connected to the second motor output shaft by a second connection member.
- the first and second motors may be located within the tool housing.
- the first and second motors may be aligned along the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- the first and second motor output shafts may be adapted to rotate about the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- the first and second connection members may be arranged concentrically.
- One of the first or second connection members may define a throughbore adapted to receive the other of the first or second connection members.
- One of the first or second connection members may define a chamber adapted to receive the motor connected to the other of the first or second connection members.
- the first connection member connects the first motor output shaft to the first drive mechanism and defines a chamber in which the second motor sits. This puts the first and second motors in axial alignment, reducing the diameter of the tool itself.
- the second motor may be rotationally fixed to the first connection member.
- first and second motor output shafts may be adapted to rotate about an axis parallel to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- the second motor may be rotationally independent of the first connection member.
- one of the second motors may be located within the tool head.
- the cutting tool may further comprise a third drive mechanism.
- the third drive mechanism may be adapted to rotate the tool head.
- the rotation of the cutting element may be independent of rotation of the tool head.
- the cutting tool may further comprise a third motor.
- the third drive mechanism may be powered by the third motor.
- the third motor may be located within the tool housing.
- One or all of the motors may be powered by one of electrical means, pneumatic means or hydraulic means.
- the cutting element cutting profile may define a single cutting-edge.
- the cutting element may be a blade.
- the cutting element cutting profile may define a multiple cutting-edge.
- the cutting element may be a multi-toothed saw blade or a double edge drill or mill bit.
- a cutting tool for cutting a tubular comprising:
- a cutting element located within the tool head, the cutting element defining a cutting profile and being rotationally fixed to the tool head;
- a first drive mechanism adapted to rotate the tool head
- a second drive mechanism adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut
- first and second drive mechanisms are independently powered.
- a cutting tool for cutting a tubular comprising:
- a cutting element located within the tool head, the cutting element defining a cutting profile and being rotational with respect to the tool housing;
- a first drive mechanism adapted to rotate the cutting element
- a second drive mechanism adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut
- first and second drive mechanisms are independently powered.
- a cutting tool for cutting a tubular comprising:
- a cutting element located within the tool head, the cutting element defining a cutting profile and being rotational with respect to the tool head;
- a first drive mechanism adapted to rotate the cutting element
- a second drive mechanism adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut
- a third drive mechanism adapted to rotate the tool head
- first, second and third drive mechanisms are independently powered.
- a method of cutting a tubular comprising the steps of:
- a first power source to energise a first cutting tool drive mechanism to advance a cutting tool cutting element towards the surface to be cut;
- a second power source different from the first power source to energise a second cutting tool drive mechanism to rotate the cutting tool with respect to the surface to be cut.
- the cutting tool may further include a cutting tool head, and rotation of the cutting element may be by rotation of the cutting tool with respect to the cutting tool head.
- the method may further comprise:
- FIG. 1 comprising FIGS. 1 A to 10 , are sections of a cutting tool for cutting a tubular according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a section of part of the tool of FIG. 1 showing the first drive motor
- FIG. 3 is a section of part of the tool of FIG. 1 showing the second drive motor
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the tool head of the cutting tool of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a section through part of the tool head of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 is an exploded view of part of the tool head of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a tool head for a cutting tool for cutting a tubular according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a section through part of the tool head of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of part of FIG. 8 ;
- FIG. 10 is a section taken along line A-A of FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 11 is a section taken along line B-B of FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 12 is a section taken along line C-C of FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a tool head for a cutting tool for cutting a tubular according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 comprising FIGS. 1A to 1C , there is shown a cutting tool, generally indicated by reference numeral 10 , for cutting a tubular (not shown).
- the cutting tool 10 comprises a tool head 12 and a tool housing 14 .
- the tool housing 14 includes an anchoring mechanism 16 for anchoring the cutting tool 10 within a tubular, which requires severance by means of cutting, and a roller centraliser to centralise the upper portion of the cutting tool 10 in alignment with the tubular longitudinal axis.
- the cutting tool 10 is adapted to perform a circumferential cut through the tubular wall (not shown) by rotation of the tool head 12 with respect to the tool housing 14 and, particularly, the engagement of a cutting element 18 with the tubular wall.
- the cutting tool 10 comprises a first drive mechanism 20 adapted to move the cutting element 18 in a cutting direction, or in this case to rotate the tool head 12 with respect to the tool housing 14 .
- the cutting tool 10 further comprises a second drive mechanism 22 adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element 18 with respect to the tubular surface.
- the second drive mechanism 22 brings the cutting element 18 into engagement with the tubular wall and, as required, advances the cutting element 18 as the circumferential cut is made.
- the second drive mechanism 22 can also retract the cutting element 18 back into the tool head 12 when the cut is complete and/or when the cutting tool 10 needs to be recovered to surface.
- the first and second drive mechanisms 20 , 22 are independently powered by a first drive motor 24 and a second drive motor 26 respectively. As can be seen from FIG. 1 , the first and second drive motors 24 , 26 are aligned axially along the tool housing 14 .
- the first drive motor 24 has a first drive motor output shaft 28 which feeds into a gearbox 30 .
- the first drive motor output shaft 28 is connected to a gearbox input gear 42 by means of a spline connection 44 .
- the gearbox 30 has a first stage 46 and a second stage 48 ; the second stage 48 having an output shaft 50 which is connected by means of a spline 52 to a tool chamber drive 54 .
- the tool chamber drive 54 is connected by a spline connection 56 to a tool chamber 32 (shown in FIG. 3 , which is a section view of part of the tool of FIG. 1 showing the second drive motor 26 ).
- the gearbox 30 is operable to convert the rotation of the first motor output shaft 28 into a slower rotation of the tool chamber 32 .
- the tool chamber 32 terminates in a drive 58 defining an internal spline 60 , which connects to a first drive mechanism driveshaft 34 ( FIG. 1A ), which drives the tool head 12 as will be discussed in due course.
- the second drive motor 26 is located within the tool chamber 32 and is rotationally fixed to the tool chamber 32 by pins 62 , such that the second drive motor 26 rotates with the tool chamber 32 .
- the second drive motor 26 has an output shaft 64 which drives a gearbox 66 , which has a gearbox output shaft 68 connected by a spline connection 70 to a second drive mechanism driveshaft 72 .
- the second drive mechanism driveshaft 72 runs in a bore 74 defined by the first drive mechanism driveshaft 34 .
- FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 a perspective view of the tool head 12 of the cutting tool 10 ( FIG. 4 ); a section through part of the tool head 12 of FIG. 4 ( FIG. 5 ) and an exploded view of the part of the tool head 12 of FIG. 4 ( FIG. 6 ) are illustrated.
- the tool head 12 further comprises a cutting element holder 76 which is rotationally fixed to the tool head 12 by means of screws 78 .
- the cutting element holder 76 defines a recess 79 for receiving the cutting element 18 .
- the cutting element 18 (see FIG. 4 ) is secured to the tool head 12 in the recess 79 .
- the second drive mechanism driveshaft 72 terminates in a splined end 80 which drives a first gear 82 and in turn a second gear 84 .
- the cutting element holder 76 defines an aperture 86 which permits the cutting element 18 (see FIG. 4 ) to engage with the second gear 84 to control the movement of the cutting element 18 such that the cutting element 18 can advance or retract under the action of the second drive motor 26 .
- Independent drive motors 24 , 26 on the cutting tool 10 allows the motors 24 , 26 to perform different tasks without reliance on a single motor or have to operate a primary speed of the single motor.
- the second drive motor 26 can advance or retract the cutting element 18 at high speed rather than at the slow speeds whilst the first drive motor 24 rotates the tool head 12 .
- FIG. 7 showing a perspective view of a tool head 112 for a cutting tool 110 for cutting a tubular (not shown) according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the tool 110 further comprises a tool housing 114 ,
- the tool housing 114 further includes an anchoring mechanism 116 for anchoring the cutting tool 110 within a tubular, which requires a hole to be cut through the tubular wall.
- the cutting tool 110 cuts a hole through the tubular wall by rotation of a cutting element 118 (see FIG. 7 ), in the form of a drill bit, with respect to the tool head 112 .
- the tool 110 comprises a first drive mechanism 120 adapted to rotate the cutting element 118 and a second drive mechanism 122 adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element 118 with respect to the tubular surface.
- the second drive mechanism 122 brings the cutting element 118 into engagement with the tubular wall and, as required, advances the cutting element 118 in a direction radially away from the tool head 112 as the cutting element 118 cuts through the tubular.
- the second drive mechanism 122 can also retract the cutting element 118 back into the tool head 112 when the cut is complete and/or the tool 110 needs to be recovered to surface.
- the first and second drive mechanisms 120 , 122 are independently powered by a first drive motor 124 and second drive motor 126 respectively.
- the first drive motor 124 is connected to the first drive mechanism 120 by a drivetrain 128 which rotates a gear 130 in the tool head 112 (best seen in FIG. 9 , which is an enlarged view of part of FIG. 8 ).
- Rotation of the gear 130 drives a first mechanism shaft 132 (not visible on FIG. 8 or 9 ).
- the first mechanism shaft 132 in turn drives the first drive mechanism 120 .
- the first drive mechanism 120 comprises a disc gear 134 defining a geared surface 136 which engages with the first mechanism shaft 132 .
- the disc gear 134 is rotationally fixed to the cutting element 118 such that rotation of the disc gear 134 by the first drive motor 124 results in rotation of the cutting element 118 .
- the second drive motor 126 is connected to the second drive mechanism 122 by a drivetrain 136 which rotates a gear 138 in the tool head 112 (best seen in FIG. 9 ), which in turn drives a second mechanism shaft 140 (not visible on FIG. 8 or 9 but discussed in due course).
- the second mechanism shaft 140 in turn drives the second drive mechanism 122 .
- the second drive mechanism 122 comprises a gear 142 mounted to an axially extending sleeve 144 , which extends into the cutting element 118 .
- the extending sleeve 144 defines an external surface profile 146 which forms a threaded connection with a complementary profile 148 defined by a cutting element internal surface.
- the second drive mechanism 122 can therefore be activated independently of the first drive mechanism due to the incorporation of separate first and second drive motors 124 , 126 . This allows for the movement of the cutting element 118 , along its longitudinal axis towards the surface that is to be cut, to be independent from the rotational movement of the cutting element around its longitudinal axis to perform a cut.
- FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 The internal arrangements and particularly the first and second mechanism shafts 132 , 140 can be seen in FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 .
- FIG. 12 which illustrates a section taken along line C-C on FIG. 10
- the first mechanism shaft 132 can be seen in section in engagement with the disc gear 134 .
- the second mechanism shaft 140 is also visible in engagement with the second mechanism gear 142 .
- FIG. 11 a section taken along line B-B on FIG. 10 and FIG. 12 , a section taken along line C-C on FIG. 10 .
- the first mechanism shaft 132 can be seen most clearly.
- the drivetrain 128 and the drivetrain gear 130 can be seen.
- the drivetrain gear 130 is shown in engagement with the first mechanism shaft gear 152 .
- the first mechanism shaft gear 152 is fixed to the first mechanism shaft 132 .
- the engagement between the first mechanism shaft 132 and the disc gear 134 can be most clearly seen through the interface 154 between the two components 132 , 134 .
- FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a tool head 212 for a cutting tool 210 for cutting a tubular according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- the arrangement of the cutting tool 210 as illustrated in FIG. 13 is very similar to the cutting tool 110 of the second embodiment.
- the essential difference is the cutting element 218 is a circular blade adapted to spin around an axis parallel to the tool longitudinal axis.
- the tool of the third embodiment could employ a third motor to permit the head to rotate independently of the mechanism to advance the blade towards the surface to be cut or the mechanism to rotate the blade.
- a third motor to permit the head to rotate independently of the mechanism to advance the blade towards the surface to be cut or the mechanism to rotate the blade.
- Such an embodiment has utility in that the blade could be advanced into engagement with the tubular surface and perform a cut through the tubular surface, also cutting any external control lines, for example, which may be attached to the external surface of the tubular.
- the third motor could be activated to rotate the head to perform a cut around the full circumference of the tubular.
- the tool head maybe adapted to manoeuvre to a position where it is inclined at an angle to the tool housing.
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A cutting tool (10) for cutting a tubular. The cutting tool (10) comprises a cutting element (18) which defines a cutting profile, a first drive mechanism (20), which is operable to rotate the cutting element (18); and a second drive mechanism (22), which is operable to control the displacement of the cutting element (18) with respect to a surface of the tubular that is to be cut. The first and second drive mechanisms (20, 22) are arranged such that they are independently powered.
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- The present application claims priority from British Patent Application No. GB1503267.5, filed on Feb. 26, 2015, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates to a cutting tool for cutting tubulars.
- During certain phases of well drilling and development it is necessary to cut metal tubulars within the borehole, or to remove sections of downhole components such as packers. In order to achieve this, a cutting device must be lowered inside the tubular, then operated remotely to perform a cut.
- One category of conventional tools for cutting tubulars are mechanical or hydraulic cutting or punch tools which are deployed on the end of drill pipe, coiled tubing or other tubular. Such devices suffer from the disadvantage of being cumbersome, as well as expensive to purchase, deploy and operate; the operation and deployment of the devices commonly requires a complete drill rig and several days to be completed. In situations where the tubular to be cut is narrow, devices in this category may be precluded.
- Typically, devices in this category incorporate a number of large blades which gouge their way through the tubular. Gouging a cut through the tubular, i.e. forcing a punch through the tubular wall, rather than performing a precision cut, suffers from the disadvantage of requiring a large amount of energy. Typically, such cutting techniques leave the cut end of the tubular in a ragged condition, which can occlude subsequent operations involving the tubular.
- Furthermore, the devices, which include a mechanism for anchoring the device within a tubular, typically utilize some form of hydraulic or pneumatic means for part of the deployment of that mechanism. The use of hydraulic and/or pneumatic means results in the devices requiring multiple cables/hoses which can lead to additional deployment problems when the device is to be used in a tubular, for example, a live oil well, having a seal and airlock mechanism and/or when a cut is to be made at great depth.
- The positioning of the anchoring mechanism in relation to the cutting blade also affects the quality and accuracy of achievable cut. The tool can flex around the anchoring point, and the greater the distance between the anchoring point and the cutting blade, the greater the degree of flex and, accordingly, the greater the degree of inaccuracy in the cut.
- However, besides inaccuracy in the cut, the major problem when the tool flexes is that as the blade is no longer cutting perpendicular to the tubular wall there is a considerable amount of rubbing on the side of the blade. This, combined with the vibration (caused by the lack of rigidity), results in a dramatic increase in failure rate.
- In particular, as the cutting tip penetrates the wall of the tubular, the flexion acts like a spring, causing the tip to press outwardly (i.e. deeper into the tubular) and this causes the drive motor to stall and at the same time the cutting tip is destroyed. This is very common with overly long heads, and particularly because the tubulars are not always round, the tip may start cutting in one side before it makes contact on the whole tubular circumference.
- Within traditional machining operations the control over surface speed and feed rate allows great variety in the material which can be cut; however, within known systems the feed rate of the cutter blade is often not controlled and is simply an output of the applied force or is mechanically linked to the rotational speed of the cutter blade. In both cases variation to the feed rate cannot be adjusted while the tool is in use. This lack of control can also account for considerable wasted time during a cutting operation as the cutting blade extension rate cannot be increased while the blade is not in contact with the tubular; likewise, as the cutting blade is returned into the tool body the feed rate again cannot be increased. It is estimated that in most cases the tool is only cutting for less than 50% of the time that the cutting head is being run. This has the negative effect of generating considerable heat within the electric motors and surrounding areas, which limits the life of the motors as in some cases the environmental temperature can be in excess of 200° C.
- According to a first aspect the present invention there is provided a cutting tool for cutting a tubular, the tool comprising:
- a cutting element defining a cutting profile;
- a first drive mechanism adapted to rotate the cutting element, and
- a second drive mechanism adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut;
- wherein the first and second drive mechanisms are independently powered.
- In at least one embodiment of the present invention, providing independent drives for the mechanism which rotates the cutting element and the mechanism which advances or retracts the cutting element with respect to the surface to be cut, allows for the utilisation of the tool to be increased as the rate of advancement or retraction can be controlled, resulting in less time being wasted as the tool of the present invention is not restricted to the slow rate of advancement of conventional tools.
- Furthermore, separating the drives eliminates the need for a torque limiter to be installed, as is the case where a single drive is used control both the rotation of the cutting element and the displacement of the cutting element. A torque limiter is used in these conventional tools to protect the displacement mechanism. The torque limiter in a conventional tool is positioned adjacent to the cutting element and as such increases the distance between the cutting element and the anchoring point which leads to flexing of the tool head under load.
- Removing the need for the torque limiter allows the anchoring point to be much closer to the cutting element, thereby reducing the flex and providing for a much more accurate, reliable and cleaner cut.
- The cutting tool may be adapted to cut a tubular from the inside.
- The cutting element may be adapted to rotate around a cutting element rotational axis.
- The cutting tool may further comprise a tool housing, the tool housing having a longitudinal axis.
- The cutting tool may further comprise a first motor and a second motor.
- The first drive mechanism may be powered by the first motor.
- The second drive mechanism may be powered by the second motor.
- The cutting element may be elongate. For example, the cutting element may be a drill bit.
- The elongate cutting element may define a cutting element longitudinal axis.
- The cutting element longitudinal axis may be at an angle to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- The cutting element longitudinal axis may be perpendicular to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- Alternatively, the cutting element longitudinal axis may be non-perpendicular to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- In other embodiments, the cutting element may be planar. The cutting element may be a circular disc such as a saw blade.
- The cutting tool may further comprise a tool head, wherein the tool head is configured to contain the cutting element.
- The tool head may define a tool head longitudinal axis.
- The tool head may be rotationally mounted to the tool body.
- The tool head may be releaseably connectable to the tool body.
- In some embodiments, the cutting element is rotationally independent of the tool head. In these embodiments, the cutting element can rotate with respect to the tool head.
- In these and other embodiments, the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism may both be adapted to move the cutting element with respect to the tool head.
- In these and other embodiments, the cutting element rotational axis may be the same as the tool head longitudinal axis.
- In these and other embodiments, the cutting element rotational axis may be different to the tool head longitudinal axis.
- In these and other embodiments, the cutting element rotational axis may be perpendicular to the tool head longitudinal axis.
- In these and other embodiments, the cutting element may be a drill bit, for example, for cutting holes in well casing or tubulars. The first drive mechanism will rotate the drill bit and the second drive mechanism will move the drill bit into engagement with the well casing or tubular surface, through the well casing or tubular wall and, upon completion, retract the bit back into the tool head.
- In alternative embodiments, the cutting element is rotationally fixed with respect to the tool head. In these embodiments, rotation of the tool head creates the rotation of the cutting element.
- In these alternative embodiments, only the second drive mechanism may be adapted to move the cutting element with respect to the tool head.
- In these alternative embodiments, the cutting element rotational axis may be the same as the tool head longitudinal axis.
- In these alternative embodiments, the first drive mechanism may be adapted to rotate the tool head with respect to the tool body. In these embodiments, the whole tool head spins and the cutting element cuts, for example, a circumferential cut in the well casing or tubular, for example. In these embodiments, the second drive mechanism advances or retracts the cutting element towards or away from the well casing or tubular to facilitate the cut.
- The tool head may be adapted to rotate around tool head longitudinal axis.
- During rotation of the tool head, the tool head longitudinal axis may be the same as the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- In alternative embodiments, during rotation of the tool head, the tool head longitudinal axis may be inclined to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- The first motor may comprise a first motor output shaft.
- The second motor may comprise a second motor output shaft.
- The first drive mechanism may be connected to the first motor output shaft by a first connection member.
- The second drive mechanism may be connected to the second motor output shaft by a second connection member.
- The first and second motors may be located within the tool housing.
- In some embodiments, the first and second motors may be aligned along the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- In these embodiments, the first and second motor output shafts may be adapted to rotate about the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- The first and second connection members may be arranged concentrically.
- One of the first or second connection members may define a throughbore adapted to receive the other of the first or second connection members.
- One of the first or second connection members may define a chamber adapted to receive the motor connected to the other of the first or second connection members.
- In a preferred embodiment, the first connection member connects the first motor output shaft to the first drive mechanism and defines a chamber in which the second motor sits. This puts the first and second motors in axial alignment, reducing the diameter of the tool itself.
- In this embodiment, the second motor may be rotationally fixed to the first connection member.
- In alternative embodiments, the first and second motor output shafts may be adapted to rotate about an axis parallel to the tool housing longitudinal axis.
- In these alternative embodiments, the second motor may be rotationally independent of the first connection member.
- Alternatively, one of the second motors may be located within the tool head.
- The cutting tool may further comprise a third drive mechanism.
- The third drive mechanism may be adapted to rotate the tool head. In such an embodiment, the rotation of the cutting element may be independent of rotation of the tool head.
- The cutting tool may further comprise a third motor.
- The third drive mechanism may be powered by the third motor.
- The third motor may be located within the tool housing.
- One or all of the motors may be powered by one of electrical means, pneumatic means or hydraulic means.
- The cutting element cutting profile may define a single cutting-edge. For example, the cutting element may be a blade.
- Alternatively, the cutting element cutting profile may define a multiple cutting-edge. For example, the cutting element may be a multi-toothed saw blade or a double edge drill or mill bit.
- According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a cutting tool for cutting a tubular, the tool comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a tool head rotationally mounted to the tool housing;
- a cutting element located within the tool head, the cutting element defining a cutting profile and being rotationally fixed to the tool head;
- a first drive mechanism adapted to rotate the tool head, and
- a second drive mechanism adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut;
- wherein the first and second drive mechanisms are independently powered.
- According to a third aspect of the present invention there is provided a cutting tool for cutting a tubular, the tool comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a tool head rotationally fixed to the tool housing;
- a cutting element located within the tool head, the cutting element defining a cutting profile and being rotational with respect to the tool housing;
- a first drive mechanism adapted to rotate the cutting element, and
- a second drive mechanism adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut;
- wherein the first and second drive mechanisms are independently powered.
- According to a fourth aspect of the present invention there is provided a cutting tool for cutting a tubular, the tool comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a tool head rotationally mounted to the tool housing;
- a cutting element located within the tool head, the cutting element defining a cutting profile and being rotational with respect to the tool head;
- a first drive mechanism adapted to rotate the cutting element;
- a second drive mechanism adapted to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut, and
- a third drive mechanism adapted to rotate the tool head;
- wherein the first, second and third drive mechanisms are independently powered.
- According to a fifth aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of cutting a tubular, the method comprising the steps of:
- locating a cutting tool adjacent to the tubular to be cut;
- utilising a first power source to energise a first cutting tool drive mechanism to advance a cutting tool cutting element towards the surface to be cut;
- utilising a second power source, different from the first power source to energise a second cutting tool drive mechanism to rotate the cutting tool with respect to the surface to be cut.
- The cutting tool may further include a cutting tool head, and rotation of the cutting element may be by rotation of the cutting tool with respect to the cutting tool head.
- Where the cutting element is rotated with respect to the cutting tool head, the method may further comprise:
- utilising a third power source to energise a third cutting tool drive mechanism to rotate the cutting tool head.
- It will be understood that features listed as non-essential with respect to one aspect may be equally applicable to another aspect but have not been repeated for brevity.
- Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 , comprisingFIGS. 1 A to 10, are sections of a cutting tool for cutting a tubular according to a first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a section of part of the tool ofFIG. 1 showing the first drive motor; -
FIG. 3 is a section of part of the tool ofFIG. 1 showing the second drive motor; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the tool head of the cutting tool ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is a section through part of the tool head ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is an exploded view of part of the tool head ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a tool head for a cutting tool for cutting a tubular according to a second embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a section through part of the tool head ofFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of part ofFIG. 8 ; -
FIG. 10 is a section taken along line A-A ofFIG. 9 ; -
FIG. 11 is a section taken along line B-B ofFIG. 10 ; -
FIG. 12 is a section taken along line C-C ofFIG. 10 ; and -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a tool head for a cutting tool for cutting a tubular according to a third embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , comprisingFIGS. 1A to 1C , there is shown a cutting tool, generally indicated byreference numeral 10, for cutting a tubular (not shown). The cuttingtool 10 comprises atool head 12 and atool housing 14. Thetool housing 14 includes ananchoring mechanism 16 for anchoring thecutting tool 10 within a tubular, which requires severance by means of cutting, and a roller centraliser to centralise the upper portion of thecutting tool 10 in alignment with the tubular longitudinal axis. - The cutting
tool 10 is adapted to perform a circumferential cut through the tubular wall (not shown) by rotation of thetool head 12 with respect to thetool housing 14 and, particularly, the engagement of a cuttingelement 18 with the tubular wall. - The cutting
tool 10 comprises afirst drive mechanism 20 adapted to move the cuttingelement 18 in a cutting direction, or in this case to rotate thetool head 12 with respect to thetool housing 14. The cuttingtool 10 further comprises asecond drive mechanism 22 adapted to control the displacement of the cuttingelement 18 with respect to the tubular surface. Essentially, thesecond drive mechanism 22 brings the cuttingelement 18 into engagement with the tubular wall and, as required, advances the cuttingelement 18 as the circumferential cut is made. Thesecond drive mechanism 22 can also retract the cuttingelement 18 back into thetool head 12 when the cut is complete and/or when thecutting tool 10 needs to be recovered to surface. - The first and
second drive mechanisms first drive motor 24 and asecond drive motor 26 respectively. As can be seen fromFIG. 1 , the first andsecond drive motors tool housing 14. - Referring additionally to
FIG. 2 , a section of part of thecutting tool 10 ofFIG. 1 is illustrated showing thefirst drive motor 24. Thefirst drive motor 24 has a first drivemotor output shaft 28 which feeds into agearbox 30. The first drivemotor output shaft 28 is connected to agearbox input gear 42 by means of aspline connection 44. Thegearbox 30 has afirst stage 46 and asecond stage 48; thesecond stage 48 having anoutput shaft 50 which is connected by means of aspline 52 to atool chamber drive 54. The tool chamber drive 54 is connected by aspline connection 56 to a tool chamber 32 (shown inFIG. 3 , which is a section view of part of the tool ofFIG. 1 showing the second drive motor 26). - The
gearbox 30 is operable to convert the rotation of the firstmotor output shaft 28 into a slower rotation of thetool chamber 32. Referring toFIG. 3 , thetool chamber 32 terminates in adrive 58 defining aninternal spline 60, which connects to a first drive mechanism driveshaft 34 (FIG. 1A ), which drives thetool head 12 as will be discussed in due course. - Referring back to
FIG. 3 , thesecond drive motor 26 is located within thetool chamber 32 and is rotationally fixed to thetool chamber 32 bypins 62, such that thesecond drive motor 26 rotates with thetool chamber 32. - The
second drive motor 26 has anoutput shaft 64 which drives agearbox 66, which has agearbox output shaft 68 connected by aspline connection 70 to a seconddrive mechanism driveshaft 72. As can be most clearly seen fromFIG. 1A the seconddrive mechanism driveshaft 72 runs in abore 74 defined by the firstdrive mechanism driveshaft 34. - Referring now to
FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 ; a perspective view of thetool head 12 of the cutting tool 10 (FIG. 4 ); a section through part of thetool head 12 ofFIG. 4 (FIG. 5 ) and an exploded view of the part of thetool head 12 ofFIG. 4 (FIG. 6 ) are illustrated. In addition to the seconddrive mechanism driveshaft 72 and the firstdrive mechanism driveshaft 34, thetool head 12 further comprises a cuttingelement holder 76 which is rotationally fixed to thetool head 12 by means ofscrews 78. - The cutting
element holder 76 defines arecess 79 for receiving the cuttingelement 18. The cutting element 18 (seeFIG. 4 ) is secured to thetool head 12 in therecess 79. - Returning to
FIG. 5 , the seconddrive mechanism driveshaft 72 terminates in asplined end 80 which drives afirst gear 82 and in turn asecond gear 84. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , the cuttingelement holder 76 defines anaperture 86 which permits the cutting element 18 (seeFIG. 4 ) to engage with thesecond gear 84 to control the movement of the cuttingelement 18 such that the cuttingelement 18 can advance or retract under the action of thesecond drive motor 26. -
Independent drive motors cutting tool 10 allows themotors second drive motor 26 can advance or retract the cuttingelement 18 at high speed rather than at the slow speeds whilst thefirst drive motor 24 rotates thetool head 12. - Reference is now made to
FIG. 7 showing a perspective view of atool head 112 for acutting tool 110 for cutting a tubular (not shown) according to a second embodiment of the present invention. - As illustrated in
FIG. 8 , thetool 110 further comprises a tool housing 114, The tool housing 114 further includes ananchoring mechanism 116 for anchoring thecutting tool 110 within a tubular, which requires a hole to be cut through the tubular wall. - The
cutting tool 110 cuts a hole through the tubular wall by rotation of a cutting element 118 (seeFIG. 7 ), in the form of a drill bit, with respect to thetool head 112. - The
tool 110 comprises afirst drive mechanism 120 adapted to rotate thecutting element 118 and a second drive mechanism 122 adapted to control the displacement of the cuttingelement 118 with respect to the tubular surface. - Essentially, the second drive mechanism 122 brings the cutting
element 118 into engagement with the tubular wall and, as required, advances thecutting element 118 in a direction radially away from thetool head 112 as the cuttingelement 118 cuts through the tubular. The second drive mechanism 122 can also retract thecutting element 118 back into thetool head 112 when the cut is complete and/or thetool 110 needs to be recovered to surface. - The first and
second drive mechanisms 120, 122 are independently powered by afirst drive motor 124 and second drive motor 126 respectively. - The
first drive motor 124 is connected to thefirst drive mechanism 120 by a drivetrain 128 which rotates a gear 130 in the tool head 112 (best seen inFIG. 9 , which is an enlarged view of part ofFIG. 8 ). - Rotation of the gear 130 drives a first mechanism shaft 132 (not visible on
FIG. 8 or 9 ). Thefirst mechanism shaft 132 in turn drives thefirst drive mechanism 120. Thefirst drive mechanism 120 comprises a disc gear 134 defining a geared surface 136 which engages with thefirst mechanism shaft 132. - The disc gear 134 is rotationally fixed to the
cutting element 118 such that rotation of the disc gear 134 by thefirst drive motor 124 results in rotation of the cuttingelement 118. - Referring to
FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 , the second drive motor 126 is connected to the second drive mechanism 122 by a drivetrain 136 which rotates a gear 138 in the tool head 112 (best seen inFIG. 9 ), which in turn drives a second mechanism shaft 140 (not visible onFIG. 8 or 9 but discussed in due course). - The second mechanism shaft 140 in turn drives the second drive mechanism 122. The second drive mechanism 122 comprises a gear 142 mounted to an
axially extending sleeve 144, which extends into the cuttingelement 118. The extendingsleeve 144 defines an external surface profile 146 which forms a threaded connection with a complementary profile 148 defined by a cutting element internal surface. - The second drive mechanism 122 can therefore be activated independently of the first drive mechanism due to the incorporation of separate first and
second drive motors 124, 126. This allows for the movement of the cuttingelement 118, along its longitudinal axis towards the surface that is to be cut, to be independent from the rotational movement of the cutting element around its longitudinal axis to perform a cut. - The internal arrangements and particularly the first and
second mechanism shafts 132, 140 can be seen inFIGS. 10, 11 and 12 . - Starting with
FIG. 12 , which illustrates a section taken along line C-C onFIG. 10 , thefirst mechanism shaft 132 can be seen in section in engagement with the disc gear 134. Similarly, inFIG. 9 , the second mechanism shaft 140 is also visible in engagement with the second mechanism gear 142. - Referring to
FIG. 11 , a section taken along line B-B onFIG. 10 andFIG. 12 , a section taken along line C-C onFIG. 10 . Thefirst mechanism shaft 132 can be seen most clearly. InFIG. 11 the drivetrain 128 and the drivetrain gear 130 can be seen. The drivetrain gear 130 is shown in engagement with the first mechanism shaft gear 152. In the illustrated example, the first mechanism shaft gear 152 is fixed to thefirst mechanism shaft 132. - Referring to
FIG. 12 , the engagement between thefirst mechanism shaft 132 and the disc gear 134 can be most clearly seen through the interface 154 between the twocomponents 132,134. - Reference is now made to
FIG. 13 , which shows a perspective view of a tool head 212 for acutting tool 210 for cutting a tubular according to a third embodiment of the present invention. - The arrangement of the
cutting tool 210 as illustrated inFIG. 13 is very similar to thecutting tool 110 of the second embodiment. The essential difference is the cutting element 218 is a circular blade adapted to spin around an axis parallel to the tool longitudinal axis. - Various modifications and improvements may be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the tool of the third embodiment could employ a third motor to permit the head to rotate independently of the mechanism to advance the blade towards the surface to be cut or the mechanism to rotate the blade. Such an embodiment has utility in that the blade could be advanced into engagement with the tubular surface and perform a cut through the tubular surface, also cutting any external control lines, for example, which may be attached to the external surface of the tubular. Once user is satisfied that the cut of sufficient depth has been achieved, the third motor could be activated to rotate the head to perform a cut around the full circumference of the tubular.
- In other embodiments, the tool head maybe adapted to manoeuvre to a position where it is inclined at an angle to the tool housing.
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1-61. (canceled)
62. A cutting tool for cutting a tubular, the cutting tool comprising:
a tool housing having a longitudinal axis;
a tool head having a longitudinal axis and being rotationally mounted to the tool housing;
a cutting element located within the tool head, wherein the cutting element defines a cutting profile and is rotationally mounted relative to the tool head;
a first drive mechanism operable to rotate the cutting element; and
a second drive mechanism operable to control displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut;
wherein the first and second drive mechanisms are independently powered.
63. The cutting tool according to claim 62 operable to cut a tubular from the inside,
wherein the cutting profile defines a single cutting-edge.
64. The cutting tool according to claim 62 operable to cut a tubular from the inside,
wherein the cutting profile defines multiple cutting-edges.
65. The cutting tool according to claim 62 wherein the cutting element is operable to rotate around a cutting element rotational axis.
66. The cutting tool according to claim 65 , wherein the cutting element rotational axis is directionally the same as the tool head longitudinal axis
67. The cutting tool according to claim 65 , wherein the cutting element rotational axis is different to the tool head longitudinal axis.
68. The cutting tool according to claim 65 , wherein the cutting tool rotational axis is perpendicular to the tool head longitudinal axis.
69. The cutting tool according to claim 62 wherein the cutting element is elongate and wherein the elongate cutting element defines a cutting element longitudinal axis.
70. The cutting tool according to claim 69 , wherein the cutting element longitudinal axis is at an angle to the tool head longitudinal axis.
71. The cutting tool according to claim 69 , wherein the cutting element longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the tool head longitudinal axis
72. The cutting tool according to claim 69 , wherein the cutting element longitudinal axis is non-perpendicular to the tool head longitudinal axis.
73. The cutting tool according to claim 62 , wherein the cutting element is planar and comprises a cutting element longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the planar configuration.
74. The cutting tool according to claim 73 , wherein the cutting element longitudinal axis is substantially parallel to the tool head longitudinal axis.
75. The cutting tool according to claim 62 , wherein the tool head is releaseably connectable to the tool housing.
76. The cutting tool according to claim 62 , wherein the cutting element is rotationally independent of the tool head.
77. The cutting tool according to claim 62 , wherein the cutting element can rotate with respect to the tool head.
78. The cutting tool according to claim 75 , wherein the cutting element rotational axis is the same as the tool head longitudinal axis.
79. The cutting tool according to claim 75 , wherein the cutting element rotational axis is different to the tool head longitudinal axis
80. The cutting tool according to claim 75 , wherein the cutting tool rotational axis is perpendicular to the tool head longitudinal axis.
81. The cutting tool according to claim 62 wherein the second drive mechanism is operable to advance or retract the cutting element with respect to the tool head.
82. The cutting tool according to claim 62 further comprising:
a third drive;
wherein the cutting element is located within the tool head and the cutting element is rotational with respect to the tool head;
wherein the first drive mechanism is operable to rotate the cutting element;
wherein the second drive mechanism is operable to control the displacement of the cutting element with respect to a surface to be cut; and
wherein the third drive mechanism is operable to rotate the tool head;
wherein the first, second and third drive mechanisms are independently powered.
83. The cutting tool according to claim 82 , wherein the tool head is rotationally mounted to the tool housing, wherein the third drive is operable to rotate the tool head relative to the tool housing.
84. The cutting tool according to claim 83 , wherein the tool head is operable to rotate around the tool head longitudinal axis.
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