Patents by Inventor Zuohui Li

Zuohui Li 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: 10253568
    Abstract: A push-the-bit rotary guiding device includes a mandrel having a central passage, a sleeve rotatably sleeved outside the mandrel, a plurality of swing ribs circumferentially arranged in an outer wall of the sleeve with an interval, an actuation mechanism for controlling each swing rib to swing respectively, a plurality of detectors for detecting a distance to a well wall in real-time, and a controller for determining whether the actuation mechanism is required to actuate the swing ribs to swing according to the detected distance. Through a real-time detection of the detectors of the push-the-bit rotary guiding device, a well section having an expanded or reduced diameter is detected in time and guiding of the rotary guiding device herein is avoided. The rotary guiding device has advantages of a simple and compact structure, convenient machining, easy assembling, and a safe and highly-efficient operation, and is easy to be popularized and applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SINOPEC SHENGLI PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CO., LTD. DRILLING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hongbing Xiao, Jinzhou Yang, Laiju Han, Zuohui Li, Haihua Zhang, Zhijun Tang, Yanjun Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180223599
    Abstract: A static push-the-bit rotary guiding device includes: a mandrel having a central passage, wherein a circumferential groove is provided on an outer wall of the mandrel; a sleeve, which is sleeved in the circumferential groove and able to rotate independently; and a clutch, for cutting off or transferring a power from the mandrel to the sleeve. When it is unnecessary for the static push-the-bit rotary guiding device to provide a deviating force in a steady inclined section, a vertical section and a horizontal section, a rotational inertia and an interior energy storage of the rotary guiding device are not decreased, which is beneficial to highly-efficient and stable drilling of a downstream drill bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jinzhou Yang, Hongbing Xiao, Zhonghua Wu, Jieran Zhu, Laju Han, Zuohui Li, Yanjun Zhou, Zhijun Tang
  • Patent number: 9938445
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a comb polymer or a salt thereof, wherein the structural formula of the comb polymer containing the following constitutional units. When the comb polymer provided in the present disclosure is used in a water-based drilling fluid as a filtration control agent, it can eliminate the defects of conventional filtration control agents which would be subject to ineffectiveness under high temperature and high salinity conditions. The comb polymer has high temperature and salt resistance, and can be produced through simple processes at comparatively low costs. When the comb polymer provided by the present disclosure is used as a filtration control agent, even being added into the drilling fluid at a comparatively low amount, it can still present rather good effects in lowering the amount of filter loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: Sinopec Oilfield Service Corporation, Drilling Technology Research Institute of Sinopec
    Inventors: Gongrang Li, Qiang Lan, Peng Zhang, Chengsheng Zheng, Yunbo Xu, Xueqin Wu, Zuohui Li, Yanjun Zhou, Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9927548
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for well logging as well as a data processing device thereof. Said apparatus for well logging comprises a drill collar body and an array of antennas, wherein said array of antennas comprises at least a pair of transmitting antenna and receiving antenna, said transmitting antenna and receiving antenna are configured for generating a curve of axial forward depth of investigation. By employing the method for well logging according to the present invention, not only the variation of resistivity in the axial forward formation may be measured in real time during the drilling, but also the interfacial characteristics of the axial forward formations having different resistivity may be discriminated during drilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHENGLI DRILLING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SINOPEC
    Inventors: Jinzhou Yang, Zuohui Li, Nan Lin, Baojun Wei, Qinglong Liu, Hongbing Xiao
  • Publication number: 20170284158
    Abstract: A push-the-bit rotary guiding device includes a mandrel having a central passage; a sleeve which is rotatably sleeved outside the mandrel; a plurality of swing ribs which are circumferentially arranged in an outer wall of the sleeve with an interval; an actuation mechanism, for controlling each swing rib to swing respectively; a plurality of detectors, which are circumferentially arranged in the outer wall of the sleeve with an interval, for detecting a distance to a well wall in real-time; and a controller, for determining whether the actuation mechanism is required to actuate the swing ribs to swing according to the detected distance. An application method of the push-the-bit rotary guiding device is provided. According to the push-the-bit rotary guiding device, through a real-time detection of the detectors, a well section having an expanded or reduced diameter is detected in time and guiding of the rotary guiding device herein is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Xiao Hongbing, Jinzhou Yang, Laiju Han, Zuohui Li, Haihua Zhang, Zhijun Tang, Yanjun Zhou
  • Patent number: 9598937
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a downhole rotating magnetic field generator, wherein a stator assembly is formed by fixedly connecting a guiding stator, windings, and a body together, and a rotor assembly is formed by mounting a turbine rotor and a permanent magnet together. Between the stator assembly and the rotor assembly, sliding bearings are arranged and small mud passages are formed. There is no metal isolation between the rotor and the stator for cutting through the magnetic lines of force, so that the eddy current loss is relatively small. Meanwhile, with mud flowing through the passages as lubricant, overheating of the generator can be prevented and high power output can be ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHENGLI DRILLING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SINOPEC
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Laiju Han, Zuohui Li, Feng Sun, Yifeng Wang, Qinglong Liu, Fengling Xu, Zhenhua Lv
  • Publication number: 20160274265
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for well logging as well as a data processing device thereof. Said apparatus for well logging comprises a drill collar body and an array of antennas, wherein said array of antennas comprises at least a pair of transmitting antenna and receiving antenna, said transmitting antenna and receiving antenna are configured for generating a curve of axial forward depth of investigation. By employing the method for well logging according to the present invention, not only the variation of resistivity in the axial forward formation may be measured in real time during the drilling, but also the interfacial characteristics of the axial forward formations having different resistivity may be discriminated during drilling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jinzhou YANG, Zuohui LI, Nan LIN, Baojun WEI, Qinglong LIU, Hongbing XIAO
  • Patent number: 9377555
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for well logging as well as a data processing device thereof. Said apparatus for well logging comprises a drill collar body and an array of antennas, wherein said array of antennas comprises at least a pair of transmitting antenna and receiving antenna, said transmitting antenna and receiving antenna are configured for generating a curve of axial forward depth of investigation. By employing the method for well logging according to the present invention, not only the variation of resistivity in the axial forward formation may be measured in real time during the drilling, but also the interfacial characteristics of the axial forward formations having different resistivity may be discriminated during drilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Shengli Drilling Technology Research Institute of Sinopec
    Inventors: Jinzhou Yang, Zuohui Li, Nan Lin, Baojun Wei, Qinglong Liu, Hongbing Xiao
  • Patent number: 9347297
    Abstract: A downhole casing expansion tool and a method of expanding casings using the same. The expansion tool includes an expansion module for expanding casings and a drive module for driving the expansion module. The diameter of the openhole can be kept consistent by the expansion tool, so that monohole well drilling and completion operations can be carried out. The expansion tool is particularly suitable for constructions in deep, ultra-deep and complex wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, DRILLING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SINOPEC OILFIELD SERVICE SHENGLI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zuohui Li, Ming Tang, Liugen Wu, Jianzhong Ma, Peng Cai, Zhigang Peng, Wansheng Zhu, Chenglei Tang, Zhaozheng Teng, Xuetao Ning, Haibo Zhu, Xuexiang Shen
  • Publication number: 20150203736
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a comb polymer or a salt thereof, wherein the structural formula of the comb polymer containing the following constitutional units. When the comb polymer provided in the present disclosure is used in a water-based drilling fluid as a filtration control agent, it can eliminate the defects of conventional filtration control agents which would be subject to ineffectiveness under high temperature and high salinity conditions. The comb polymer has high temperature and salt resistance, and can be produced through simple processes at comparatively low costs. When the comb polymer provided by the present disclosure is used as a filtration control agent, even being added into the drilling fluid at a comparatively low amount, it can still present rather good effects in lowering the amount of filter loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Gongrang LI, Qiang LAN, Peng ZHANG, Chengsheng ZHENG, Yunbo XU, Xueqin WU, Zuohui LI, Yanjun ZHOU, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140251592
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a downhole rotating magnetic field generator, wherein a stator assembly is formed by fixedly connecting a guiding stator, windings, and a body together, and a rotor assembly is formed by mounting a turbine rotor and a permanent magnet together. Between the stator assembly and the rotor assembly, sliding bearings are arranged and small mud passages are formed. There is no metal isolation between the rotor and the stator for cutting through the magnetic lines of force, so that the eddy current loss is relatively small. Meanwhile, with mud flowing through the passages as lubricant, overheating of the generator can be prevented and high power output can be ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicants: SHENGLI DRILLING TECHNOLOG RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SINOPEC, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPOATION
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Laiju Han, Zuohui Li, Feng Sun, Yifeng Wang, Qinglong Liu, Fengling Xu, Zhenhua Lv
  • Publication number: 20140110136
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a downhole casing expansion tool and to a method of expanding casings using the same. The expansion tool comprises an expansion module for expanding casings and a drive module for driving the expansion module. The diameter of the openhole can be kept consistent by the expansion tool according to the present disclosure, so that monohole well drilling and completion operations can be carried out. The expansion tool according to the present disclosure is particularly suitable for constructions in deep, ultra-deep and complex wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: Drilling Technology Research Institute of Sinopec Oilfield Service Shengli Corporation, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Zuohui LI, Ming TANG, Liugen WU, Jianzhong MA, Peng CAI, Zhigang PENG, Wansheng ZHU, Chenglei TANG, Zhaozheng TENG, Xuetao NING, Haibo ZHU, Xuexiang SHEN
  • Publication number: 20130338925
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for well logging as well as a data processing device thereof. Said apparatus for well logging comprises a drill collar body and an array of antennas, wherein said array of antennas comprises at least a pair of transmitting antenna and receiving antenna, said transmitting antenna and receiving antenna are configured for generating a curve of axial forward depth of investigation. By employing the method for well logging according to the present invention, not only the variation of resistivity in the axial forward formation may be measured in real time during the drilling, but also the interfacial characteristics of the axial forward formations having different resistivity may be discriminated during drilling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Jinzhou Yang, Zuohui Li, Nan Li, Baojun Wei, Qinglong Liu, Hongbing Xiao