Patents by Inventor Wenxuan CHEN

Wenxuan CHEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10436009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of rotary steerable drilling, particularly to an apparatus for testing the function and performance of a rotary steerable tool in a horizontal or inclined state. The apparatus comprises a rotary steerable tool testing bench configured to provide a horizontal state and an inclined state for a rotary steerable tool so as to simulate a horizontal drilling state or a directional drilling state on the ground; and a rotary steerable tool function and performance testing unit disposed on the rotary steerable tool testing bench to test the function and performance of the rotary steerable tool in the horizontal drilling state or the directional drilling state. The apparatus in the present invention can test the function and performance of a push-the-bit rotary steerable tool under horizontal and inclined conditions on the ground in a lab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jiansheng Du, Qingyun Di, Zili Wang, Wenxuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10428646
    Abstract: A apparatus for downhole near-bit wireless transmission includes a bit connecting housing, a mud motor connecting housing, an insulating sub made of an insulating material. The insulating sub is serially connected between the bit connecting housing and the mud motor connecting housing to electrical insulate the bit connecting housing and the mud motor connecting housing from each other. The bit connecting housing and the mud motor connecting housing respectively form an electromagnetic transmitting positive pole and an electromagnetic transmitting negative pole. The mechanical apparatus further includes measurement units, which are configured to acquire parameters measured near the bit and a data transmitting unit, which is configured to realize wireless transmission; and the data transmitting unit is configured to receive and transmit the parameters measured near the bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jian Zheng, Wenxuan Chen, Qingyun Di, Yuntao Sun, Yongyou Yang, Wenxiu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10379238
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of acoustic logging while drilling, and provides an integral packaging device for acoustic receiving transducers while drilling, wherein, the receiving transducers are directly arranged in a signal processing circuit, which is installed in an internal supporting frame fitted in a rectangular bellow; one side of the bellow has a deformable surface that is of a corrugated structure, and oil is filled in the bellow; the receiving transducers are arranged on the side that has a deformable surface; a shock absorbing rubber piece is of a U-shaped structure; one end of a connecting unit is connected to the signal processing circuit, and the other end of the connecting unit is connected to a main control circuit in a logging while drilling instrument. The present disclosure employs an integral packaging structure, which is easy to install structurally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jian Zheng, Wenxuan Chen, Qingyun Di, Zili Wang, Yuntao Sun, Yongyou Yang, Wenxiu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10364670
    Abstract: An azimuthally acoustic imaging logging while drilling (LWD) apparatus employs two sets of transmitting transducers to excite multipole mode waves. One set is high-frequency monopole and polarized pole transmitting transducers, and the other set is low-frequency dipole and quadrupole transmitting transducers. Separation of a high-frequency transmitting state from a low-frequency transmitting state is realized by using a dual-row transmission solution. Each set of transmitting transducers operates at transducer resonance points through a matching circuit, thereby greatly increasing the transmitted energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jian Zheng, Wenxuan Chen, Qingyun Di, Zili Wang, Yuntao Sun, Yongyou Yang, Wenxiu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10329906
    Abstract: An acoustic source testing apparatus of an azimuthally acoustic logging while drilling (LWD) instrument includes a water tank, a silicone oil, a drill collar, an azimuthally acoustic while drilling quadrupole transmitting apparatus and an acoustic signal reception apparatus. The bottom of the water tank is symmetrically provided with two supporting columns, the drill collar is disposed in U-shaped grooves on the supporting columns, the azimuthally acoustic quadrupole LWD transmitting apparatus and the acoustic signal reception apparatus are disposed on the drill collar, the silicone oil is filled in the water tank, and the drill collar, the azimuthally acoustic quadrupole LWD transmitting apparatus and the acoustic signal reception apparatus are completely covered in the silicone oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jian Zheng, Zili Wang, Wenxuan Chen, Qingyun Di, Yuntao Sun, Yongyou Yang, Wenxiu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10317204
    Abstract: A near-bit dynamic well deviation angle measurement apparatus includes a circuit board and 2n+1 accelerometers. One accelerometer is installed in an axial direction of a drilling tool and forms n sets of three-axis orthogonal installation together with other 2n accelerometers. The accelerometer installed in the axial direction measures Az?, and the remaining accelerometers respectively measure n X-axis radial components and n Y-axis radial components corresponding to the n X-axis radial components. A filter and a data processing unit are integrated on the circuit board. The circuit board acquires signals in which the components are eliminated by the accelerators in real time, and further high-frequency vibration and impact interference in the signals are filtered out by using the filter to obtain non-interference gravitational acceleration components Ax, Ay and Az, and further a well deviation angle is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yuntao Sun, Wenxuan Chen, Wenxiu Zhang, Yongyou Yang, Jian Zheng
  • Publication number: 20190154853
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of acoustic logging while drilling, and provides an integral packaging device for acoustic receiving transducers while drilling, wherein, the receiving transducers are directly arranged in a signal processing circuit, which is installed in an internal supporting frame fitted in a rectangular bellow; one side of the bellow has a deformable surface that is of a corrugated structure, and oil is filled in the bellow; the receiving transducers are arranged on the side that has a deformable surface; a shock absorbing rubber piece is of a U-shaped structure; one end of a connecting unit is connected to the signal processing circuit, and the other end of the connecting unit is connected to a main control circuit in a logging while drilling instrument. The present disclosure employs an integral packaging structure, which is easy to install structurally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Jian ZHENG, Wenxuan CHEN, Qingyun DI, Zili WANG, Yuntao SUN, Yongyou YANG, Wenxiu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190129052
    Abstract: In a method for acquiring data of azimuthal acoustic LWD, when an acoustic LWD instrument rotates with a drilling tool at a certain depth, data is acquired by adopting an azimuthal equal-interval mode: a well circumference is divided into m sectors by azimuthal intervals ??, when a toolface angle of the acoustic LWD instrument is located in the kth sector, an acoustic transmitting source is controlled to transmit an acoustic signal, and an acoustic receiver measures the acoustic signal, digitizes it and then stores it as data in the kth sector; and the data is acquired for each sector in turn, and after the data is acquired in each sector for N times, the data acquisition at the current depth is completed. Meanwhile, as the drilling tool rotates and drills, the instrument acquires acoustic data at different depths and processes it to achieve azimuthal acoustic imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Qingyun DI, Wenxiu ZHANG, Wenxuan CHEN, Zili WANG, Yuntao SUN, Jian ZHENG, Yongyou YANG
  • Publication number: 20190129046
    Abstract: In an apparatus for multi-pole acoustic logging while drilling, a N-cycle sinusoidal wave signal is generated by utilizing a signal processor, and amplified into a high-voltage sinusoidal excitation signal by utilizing a power amplifier, and output to a transmitting transducer. The signal processor simultaneously generates an enable signal. The enable signal includes a transient discharge enable signal. The power amplifier is connected with a transient discharge circuit. After the signal processor generates N cycles of a sinusoidal wave, the transient discharge enable signal enables the transient discharge circuit to discharge to release an energy storage current of a power transformer so as to eliminate a high-voltage ringing effect and improve an excitation efficiency of the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Yuntao SUN, Zili WANG, Wenxuan CHEN, Wenxiu ZHANG, Yongyou YANG, Qingyun DI, Jian ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20190128070
    Abstract: The static push-the-bit articulated high-built-rate rotary steerable tool has the main body of a non-rotary measurement and control unit articulated with the main body of a non-rotary actuator, rather than an integral structure. Due to the fact that the drilling tool is easy to bend in a wellbore, the bending stress in an upper portion of the steerable tool is low, and the consumption of the pushing force for bending deformation of the drilling tool is minimized. Since the steering sleeve around the main body of a load-bearing actuator only slides along the well wall in an axial direction without rotational friction there-between, the service life of the steering sleeve is long. Besides, since hydraulic pressure is used instead of pressure difference of mud to act on the pistons to form the pushing force, the pushing force is greatly improved, and the sealing life of the pistons is longer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jiansheng DU, Qingyun DI, Zili WANG, Wenxuan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190106975
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of rotary steerable drilling, particularly to an apparatus for testing the function and performance of a rotary steerable tool in a horizontal or inclined state. The apparatus comprises a rotary steerable tool testing bench configured to provide a horizontal state and an inclined state for a rotary steerable tool so as to simulate a horizontal drilling state or a directional drilling state on the ground; and a rotary steerable tool function and performance testing unit disposed on the rotary steerable tool testing bench to test the function and performance of the rotary steerable tool in the horizontal drilling state or the directional drilling state. The apparatus in the present invention can test the function and performance of a push-the-bit rotary steerable tool under horizontal and inclined conditions on the ground in a lab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Jiansheng DU, Qingyun DI, Zili WANG, Wenxuan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190086439
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of drilling tool attitude measurement, and particularly to a dynamic testing device suitable for a drilling tool attitude measurement module. The dynamic testing device may comprise a test fixture for attitude measurement module, an azimuth rotation device for adjusting an azimuth angle, an inclination angle swing device for adjusting an inclination angle, and a toolface angle rotation device for driving the test fixture for attitude measurement module to rotate, and a rotation speed measurement device for measuring a rotation speed and a self-rotation angle of the test fixture for attitude measurement module in a rotating state. The testing device has characteristics of large bearing weight, high rotation speed which is measurable and controllable, convenient for mounting and fixing a tested module, etc. It can simulate conditions of downhole rotation of a drilling tool, and be used for dynamic testing of the attitude measurement module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Wenxiu ZHANG, Yongyou YANG, Jian ZHENG, Yuntao SUN, Qingyun DI, Wenxuan CHEN, Changchun YANG
  • Publication number: 20190055840
    Abstract: An acoustic source testing apparatus of an azimuthally acoustic logging while drilling (LWD) instrument includes a water tank, a silicone oil, a drill collar, an azimuthally acoustic while drilling quadrupole transmitting apparatus and an acoustic signal reception apparatus. The bottom of the water tank is symmetrically provided with two supporting columns, the drill collar is disposed in U-shaped grooves on the supporting columns, the azimuthally acoustic quadrupole LWD transmitting apparatus and the acoustic signal reception apparatus are disposed on the drill collar, the silicone oil is filled in the water tank, and the drill collar, the azimuthally acoustic quadrupole LWD transmitting apparatus and the acoustic signal reception apparatus are completely covered in the silicone oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jian ZHENG, Zili WANG, Wenxuan CHEN, Qingyun DI, Yuntao SUN, Yongyou YANG, Wenxiu ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10202841
    Abstract: A near-bit tool attitude MWD apparatus includes measurement sensors and a measurement circuit. The measurement sensors transmit measured signals to the measurement circuit, and the measurement circuit processes and calculates the signals to obtain attitude data. The measurement sensors include a triaxial accelerometer, a triaxial gyroscope, a triaxial magnetic sensor and a temperature sensor, the measured data of the triaxial accelerometer, the triaxial gyroscope and the triaxial magnetic sensor are respectively corrected using the measured data of the temperature sensor, a first attitude angle is calculated using the corrected measured data of the triaxial accelerometer and the triaxial magnetic sensor. Quaternions are initialized using the first attitude angle, and the initialized quaternions are subjected to time updating according to the measured data of the triaxial gyroscope, and further an attitude angle is calculated utilizing the updated quaternions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Wenxiu Zhang, Qingyun Di, Wenxuan Chen, Yongyou Yang, Yuntao Sun, Jian Zheng, Jianguang Liu
  • Patent number: 10120795
    Abstract: A wear-leveling NandFlash memory reading/writing method can identify a bad block, avoid the bad block, and equalize writing operations to ensure that all the blocks are identical in number of the writing operations so as to guarantee wear-leveling NandFlash memory reading and writing of the entire memory. This method has characteristics of low computational and small RAM cost, is suitable for the application scenario like operating a single file for a long time with an imbedded system with low cost and poor hardware resource, and can provide a complete file system solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yongyou Yang, Wenxuan Chen, Qingyun Di, Wenxiu Zhang, Yuntao Sun, Jian Zheng
  • Patent number: 10082021
    Abstract: An azimuthally acoustic while drilling signal receiving transducer encapsulating apparatus includes a drill collar, a receiving transducer, a preposed signal processing circuit and a master control electronics housing. The receiving transducer and the preposed signal processing circuit are encapsulated on a drill collar body individually. The receiving transducer and the signal processing circuit are electrically connected by a sealing electrical connector. The preposed signal processing circuit and the master control electronic housing are electrically connected. The signal processing circuit is preposed in terms of signal processing, and encapsulated on the drill collar, so that signal receiving and processing cable length is shortened and noise interference is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jian Zheng, Wenxuan Chen, Qingyun Di, Yuntao Sun, Yongyou Yang, Wenxiu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180223646
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring gravity acceleration of a drilling tool comprises sensors and a measurement circuit. The sensor comprises a three-axis gravity accelerometer, a reference measurement sensor and a temperature sensor. The three-axis gravity accelerometer measures acceleration component signals in three mutually orthogonal directions, and the reference measurement sensor generates a signal that varies with rotation and is not affected by vibration or shock to serve as a reference signal. The temperature sensor measures the temperature in the apparatus to compensate the temperature effect of the gravity accelerometers. The measurement circuit acquires output signals of the sensors and performs cross-correlation processing on the accelerometer components using the reference signal to extract gravity acceleration signals so as to eliminate centrifugal acceleration, vibration, shock and other interferences generated by rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Wenxiu ZHANG, Wenxuan CHEN, Qingyun DI, Jianguang LIU, Yuntao SUN, Yongyou YANG, Jian ZHENG
  • Patent number: 10030504
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving signals in azimuthally acoustic LWD includes a drill collar body, a circuit mounting frame, a receiving transducer, a sealing connector, a preposed processing circuit module, a first receiving signal processing circuit for processing a signal from the transducer, distance detecting sensors, at least one set of plugging assemblies, an electrical connector and a second receiving signal processing circuit for processing signals from the distance detecting sensors. The circuit mounting frame is located inside the drill collar body and connected with the drill collar body. The receiving apparatus integrates a borehole diameter measurement system and an azimuthally acoustic while drilling receiving system on one drill collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jian Zheng, Qingyun Di, Wenxuan Chen, Wenxiu Zhang, Yuntao Sun, Yongyou Yang
  • Publication number: 20180202287
    Abstract: In an apparatus for multi-pole acoustic logging while drilling, a N-cycle sinusoidal wave signal is generated by utilizing a signal processor, and amplified into a high-voltage sinusoidal excitation signal by utilizing a power amplifier, and output to a transmitting transducer. The signal processor simultaneously generates an enable signal. The enable signal includes a transient discharge enable signal. The power amplifier is connected with a transient discharge circuit. After the signal processor generates N cycles of a sinusoidal wave, the transient discharge enable signal enables the transient discharge circuit to discharge to release an energy storage current of a power transformer so as to eliminate a high-voltage ringing effect and improve an excitation efficiency of the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yuntao SUN, Wenxuan CHEN, Wenxiu ZHANG, Yongyou YANG, Qingyun DI, Jian ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20180203157
    Abstract: A calibration method under a near-bit wireless short-transmission ground environment includes the following steps: placing an emitter and a receiver, which are connected across a screw, in a container containing a solution, connecting the emitter with the receiver through a copper wire to form a loop of an electric field signal, connecting the emitter with a transmitting circuit to achieve signal transmission, connecting the receiver with a receiving circuit to achieve signal reception, and calibrating an optimal transmitting power and a receiving gain by measuring an amplitude relationship between a transmitted signal and a received signal in a case where resistivity values of solutions are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yuntao SUN, Wenxuan CHEN, Wenxiu ZHANG, Yongyou YANG, Qingyun DI, Jian ZHENG