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MECHANIZATION AND AUTOMATION METHODS OF ROTARY BOREHOLE DRILLING (UDC 622.235.1) (UDC 622.233.6) O. D. Atimov and L. T. Dvornikov Mining Institute Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk; Polytechnic Institiute, Tomsk Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Polcznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 3, pp. 91-96, May-June, 1965 Original article submitted October 14, 1964 The graph of rotary borehole drilling rate versus feed pressure has four sections (Fig. 1): I) abrasion of the rock; II) transitional; III) bulk disintegration; IV) a zone where the rise of drilling rate fails off. The greatest ef- fect is achieved in section HI, where the pressure shears off large rock fragments. In this section the rock is crushed with least expenditure of energy. The slope a of the linear part of section III on the V = F (Pf) curve varies with the rock strength. In most cases this section obeys the equation v = k (pz=po), where k is some coefficient of proportionality depending on tan c~, and P0 is the minimum feed pressure at which bulk fragmentation of the face begins. After analyzing numerous experimental results by many workers, the present authors have come to the con- clusion that for optimum drill rotation rates k is constant for each rock, while P0 can be fairly accurately represented by the equation P0 = 35f, where f is the rock hardness coefficient on the Protod'yakonov scale. Table 1 is a collection of data by many experimenters on the drilling conditions for various rocks at the most efficient bit rotation rates. From these data, k is plotted versus the hardness coefficients of the rocks (Fig. 2). As k characterizes the effect of rotary drilling in various rocks, it can be called the coefficient of drilling efficiency. % 2 \ \/ "4 I _ ] II A /oB t / pa A,/ III IV Pf, kg Fig. 1. Drilling rate V(1) and energy consumption of fragmentation Arot (2), plotted versus feed pressure. 1) Aro t =F (Pf); 2) V=F (Pf). Statistical processing of the data in Table 1 (plus other data) gives the following equation for k versus f: for :f = 2-6 for ~ =6-16 k-- x0-1.3~; k = 3.1-0.19~ . These relations are valid for a 42 mm diameter drill bit (i.e., stand- ard RP type), and for feed pressures in a certain range (section III in Fig. 1). The feed pressure range is limited by one of the following factors: the bit geometry; the bit steadiness; or the rate at which the fragments are cleared from the bit. Owing to their geometry, the maximum advance of standard bits can- not exceed 6 mm per revolution. Thus, for the rotation rates most widely used in practice,100-400 rev/min, the maximum drilling rate is 600-2400 mm/rnin. At high drilling rates the face begins to come into contact with the rear edge of the drill (point A in Fig. 1) and the linear relation between V and Pf ceases to hold (section IV). 250

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M E C H A N I Z A T I O N AND A U T O M A T I O N

M E T H O D S OF R O T A R Y BOREHOLE D R I L L I N G

(UDC 622.235.1) (UDC 622.233.6)

O. D. A t i m o v a n d L. T . D v o r n i k o v

Mining Institute Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk; Polytechnic Institiute, Tomsk Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Polcznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 3, pp. 91-96, May-June, 1965 Original article submitted October 14, 1964

The graph of rotary borehole drilling rate versus feed pressure has four sections (Fig. 1): I) abrasion of the rock; II) transitional; III) bulk disintegration; IV) a zone where the rise of drilling rate fails off. The greatest ef- fect is achieved in section HI, where the pressure shears off large rock fragments. In this section the rock is crushed with least expenditure of energy.

The slope a of the linear part of section III on the V = F (Pf) curve varies with the rock strength. In most cases this section obeys the equation

v = k (pz=po) ,

where k is some coefficient of proportionality depending on tan c~, and P0 is the min imum feed pressure at which bulk fragmentation of the face begins.

After analyzing numerous experimental results by many workers, the present authors have come to the con- clusion that for optimum drill rotation rates k is constant for each rock, while P0 can be fairly accurately represented by the equation P0 = 35f , where f is the rock hardness coefficient on the Protod'yakonov scale.

Table 1 is a collection of data by many experimenters on the drilling conditions for various rocks at the most efficient bit rotation rates. From these data, k is plotted versus the hardness coefficients of the rocks (Fig. 2).

As k characterizes the effect of rotary drilling in various rocks, it can be called the coefficient of drilling

eff iciency.

%

2

\

\ / "4

I _ ] I I

A /oB

t /

pa A,/

I I I IV

Pf, kg

Fig. 1. Drilling rate V(1) and energy consumption of fragmentation Aro t (2), plotted versus feed pressure. 1) Aro t =F (Pf); 2) V=F (Pf).

Statistical processing of the data in Table 1 (plus other data) gives the following equation for k versus f :

for :f = 2-6

for ~ =6-16

k-- x0-1.3~;

k = 3 .1-0 .19~ .

These relations are valid for a 42 mm diameter drill bit (i.e., stand- ard RP type), and for feed pressures in a certain range (section III in Fig. 1).

The feed pressure range is l imited by one of the following factors: the bit geometry; the bit steadiness; or the rate at which the fragments are cleared from the bit.

Owing to their geometry, the maximum advance of standard bits can- not exceed 6 mm per revolution. Thus, for the rotation rates most widely used in practice,100-400 rev/min, the maximum drilling rate is 600-2400 mm/rnin . At high drilling rates the face begins to come into contact with the rear edge of the drill (point A in Fig. 1) and the linear relation between V and Pf ceases to hold (section IV).

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TABLE1

Rock and hardness coeff ic ient

Coal, f = 2--3

Fine-gra ined sandstone, f = 4 - 5

Siltstone, f = 5

Soft sandstone, f = 6

Marble, f = 6

Limestone, ~ = 6

Sandstone, f = 6 - 8

Medium-gra ined sandstone, f = 8

Limestone, ~e = i0

Dolomit ized l imestone, ~= 12

Coarse-gra ined quartz sandstone, I-- 1 4 - 1 7

Optimum rotat ion rate. r e v / m i n

800

425

450

270

525

400

400

270

345

345

200

Feed pressure, kg

50 75

115

300 430 650

290 425

250 320 380

I00 150 180

400 600 800

250 380 760

550 750

II00

250 420

600 750

200 385 375

500 850

1100

Dril l ing rate, mm/min

375 500 820

970 1350 2220

1020 1450

300 430 640

160 270 360

400

720

1180

250 500

1140

400 700

1330

150 330 650 725

50 200 360

61 112 149

kay

7.00

Author and source

P. N. Iyudin [9]

3.70 A . N . Volkov [5]

3.45 A . N . Volkov [5]

2.00 A . D . Imas [8]

2.00 O. D. Alimov, N, S. Kolodyazhnyi,

and V. N. Karminskii [I0]

1.90 G.N. Pokrovskii [2]

1.66 N. S, Kolodyazhnyi and L. T. Dvorni-

kov [11]

1.56 A . N . Volkov [5]

1.17 I . E . Rudavskii [3]

0.71 I . E . Rudavskii [3]

M. K. Tsekhin [6]

The max imum pressure which a bit can sustain without breaking is 1200-1500 kg. For weaker rocks this l imi t is lower, as the dynamic load on the cutt ing edge i sg r e a t e r . The most suitable feed pressures are as follows: for rocks with f > 10, 1200-1500 kg, for f = 8-10, 800-1000 kg, for f = 6-7. up to 750-800 kg, and for ] = 4 -5 , up to 400-500 kg.

Clear ing fragments from the hole can also affect the upper l imi t of the l inear i ty of V = F (Pf). If c lear ing is inadequate, section IV m a y begin at r e l a t ive ly low feed pressures.

The graph of dri l l ing ra te venous bit rotat ion rate has a m a x i m u m . This phenomenon has been recorded by many investigators and has led to the concept of "op t imum bit rotat ion rate ." At the opt imum bit rotat ion rate the dr i l l ing ef f ic iency is greatest and the power consumption least; it is thus very important to discover nop t.

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K

6

5

3

2

4

0

1 fSO0 ~z~O0

f200

"~ r

800

c~ d ~ 600

zoo

\ 200

8 ~2 f 0 4 8 ~2 f

Fig, 2 Fig. 3. Optimum bit rotation versus

rock hardness coefficient.

Table 2 gives recommendations from many investigators on the optimal bit rotation rates in various rocks. From these data. Fig. 3 plots the zone of good n values versus f . To a first approximation this graph can be repre-

sented by the formula C

nopt ~-- 7 - " (2)

where C is a constant coefficient with mean value 2200 r e v / i n i n . In Fig. 3 the curve nop t = 2200 / f is given by

the dashed line.

TABLE 2

Rock and source

Clay shales [8] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shales and soft sandstones [3] . . . . . . . Schistose sandstone [2] . . . . . . . . . . .

Coefficient of hardness

2--3

2 4--5

Recommended rotation rate,

r e v / m i n

600--1000 up to 1500

600

Coefficient from formula (2).

r e , / m i n

1800--2000

3000

1400--3000

Sandstone [5] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nemark bauxite [7] . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Siltstone [12] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J , .

�9 �9 �9 ~ ~ ~ �9 �9 ~ ~ 1 7 6 �9 �9 �9

v ,

�9 �9 �9 �9 . �9 �9 �9 �9 �9 o e i . . �9

, u .

�9 �9 �9 �9 �9 ~ I e �9 ~ �9 �9 �9 , . �9

4

4--5

5

6

6--8

8 --I0

425

700 450

385

300 200

1700

2800--3500

2250

2300

1800--2400

1600--2000

e �9 . o . . e o . . ~ �9 . , �9 ~

Sand-c lay shale [6] . . . . . . . . . . . .

F ine-gra ined sandstone [6] . . . . . . . . Limestone [7] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fine-grained quartz sandstone [6] . . . . Granite [ 1 3 ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medium-hard rocks [4] . . . . . . . . . . .

Granite [14] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Porphyroid, diabase [14] . . . . . . . . . .

Polymetal l ic ore [14] . . . . . . . . . . . .

I0--12

6

8

8--I0

12

I0--12

6--I0

15

12

6--8

116

300-400

300

345

125

100-300

150-400

50--70

125

210-286

1160-1400

1800-4002

2400

2700--3450

1500

1200-3000

1500-2400

750-1500

1500

1700

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TABLE 3

Rock and source

Coal [15] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gypsum [16] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rock salt [16] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carbonaceous a rg i l l i t e [6] . . . . . . . . .

C lay shale [17] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

" " [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n ,~ , ,

. . �9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . �9

Sandy a rg i l l i t e [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S iltstones [ 5] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F ine-gra ined sandstone [ 5] . . . . . . . . .

Limestone [9] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Argillaceous sandstone [6] . . . . . . . . . Sandstone [4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syenite [18] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sandstone [2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limestone [2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medium-grained sandstone [5] . . . . . .

Limestone [9] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy-c lay shale [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Limestone [3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medium-grained sandstone [6] . . . . . .

Coarse-grained sandstone [20] . . . . . .

F ine-gra ined quartz sandstone [6] . . . . Diorite [4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Granite [2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hard coarse-grained quartz sandstone[6]

Coefficient of hardness

up t o 2 1 . 8 - 2 . 2 2.6 - 3 . 4

2.5

3 - 4 4.4 4 5 5

4 - 6

5 - 6 6

6--8 6_8 ~

4 - 5 6 8

8 8

10

10.7 8 - 1 4

12.3 1 4 - 1 6

1 2 - 1 4

17

Rational dril l ing conditions

rptation rate, r e v / m i n

kW 800-1000

i000--1200

300

69O

300

1220 4OO 45O 425 917

3OO 400 45O

580 580 425

1220 2O0

45O 2O0

274

125 152

110 125

Specific feed pressure,

kg

55 250

2OO

5OO 6O

500 63

5OO 1000

6OO 2O

5OO 1000

66O

8OO 8OO

II00

63

800

6OO

85O

83O

i000

1500

8OO 1100

drill ing

rate, r e v / mi n

107

power ex- penditure, force,

i.3

3.6

up to i0

2.7

1.74

2.7

3.0

2.65

3.5

4.0

1.4

2.7

4.8

5.15

4.0

3.5

6.0

2.7

2.8

2.77

2.9

2.7

1.240

1.038

2.38

power con- sumption, k g / c m s

5.45

8.0

6.5

9.2

17.4

12.6

14.3

10.2

8

9

I0

12.6

8.3

30.5

9.23

13.2

12.1

51.5

30.0

18.7

27.5

26

48.5

55

36.7

5O

Many investigators [1, 5, 6] have noted that the work required to crush unk volume by rotary dril l ing under "rat ionar ' (efficient) conditions is related to the compression of strength of the rock, or the hardness coefficient f,

by the l inear law

Arev_~ ~ . f (3)

Table 3 gives the recommended rat ional drilling conditions for rocks from f = 1.8 to f = 17. In all cases we de- termined the work per unit volume by starting from the power expenditure and the volume of drilled fragments. The results are shown graphically in Fig. 4. The scatter of the points is main ly due to errors in the data on the dril l ing conditions, which may reach 20-25% [2]. To a fair approximation we can take 5 in (3) as constant and equal to 2.8 kg" m / c m 8. The r.m.s, error is 5 + 0.3 kg. m / c m s.

From the known power consumption of the crushing process we can determine the machine power N necessary for drill ing at a given rate. An e lementary transformation of the known formulae gives

N=AVr. (4)

where A is a constant coefficient equal to the work per unit volume to crush unit hole length in rock with ~ = 1.

watt �9 m i n For standard bits of types RP-2 and RP-7, A = 0.64 , and by (1) the power is

cm

N----O,64kf (p]-- Po).

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6 0 - -

50

K.

0

Fig. 4.

7 r"

v / | /

m

. J /

2 4 6 8 tO 12 14 16 18 f .

Work required to crush unit volume plotted versus hardness coefficient of rock.

By finding the relations between the principal parame- ters of rotary borehole drilling we can determine the capabil- ities of existing drills and find out how to increase their e f - ficiencies.

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