Improving the Efficiency of Rock Destruction Tools when Drilling Wells in difficult Mining and Geological Conditions

Abstract

Air blast drilling is effective in the most unfavorable conditions for liquid flushing: when drilling in areas with significant circulation losses, when there are difficulties with water supply, in high mountainous or difficult terrain, or in areas with harsh climates. However, air has a low heat capacity compared to liquid flushing solutions, this affects the operation of rock cutting tools through high contact temperatures with irreversible consequences such as deformation of matrices, destruction of diamonds, grinding, reduction of diamond hardness and tool burns. To prevent these problems, there is a need to develop technical means and technology to effectively ensure the temperature regime of the rock-cutting tool. This article discusses the possibility of normalizing and regulating the temperature regime of the rock-cutting tool due to forced cooling of the cleaning air at the bottom hole to negative temperatures, and a new design of the drilling projectile for drilling with air purging is developed. The results of experimental studies of the developed design of the drilling projectile are also presented.