BUMA Reverse Circulation Drilling Rig

Introduction

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Reverse Circulation Drilling System
Reverse Circulation Drilling System (RCD), al
so known as air-lift system is that compresse
d air is injected into the drill pipe below water
l
levell just
j t above
b the
th drill
d ill bit.
bit This
Thi reduces
d the
th
density of the internal water column and start
s the circulation. The mixture of water, air, an
d cuttings
g is then flushed out through g the drill
pipe into settling tanks.

Working with RCD rigs are a highly efficient, s

afe and environmentally friendly solution for
drilling large diameters and depths.

If there are drilling conditions required as

follows,

1) Large Diameter (from 0.8m to 3.3m)

2) Deep Depth (more than 40m)
3) Hard Rock Layer (75Mpa ~ 250Mpa)

Definitely the most suitable equipment is RCD

rig.
 Composition & Part Name
Pull-Down Cylinder
It generates thrust force and pull-up force.

Mast Power Swivel

It generates drilling torque and transfers to
drill pipe. And cuttings and drilled stone wi
th water are coming out through the swivel
swivel.

Jib Crane
Control Room It is mainly used for loading drill rod pipe a
nd putting on rack.

Clamping Device
It clamps casing. In every diameter of casi
Center Platform & ng, each clamping device is necessary.
Sid Platform
Side Pl tf
 BUMA RCD Models
Model: R 30 30
Max. Drilling
g Diameter ((Ex. 3.0m))
Drilling Torque (Ex. 30ton.m)
RCD
MODEL R1315 R1815 R1820 R3025 R3030 R3833

Max. Drilling Dia. 1.5m 1.5m 2.0m 2.5m 3.0m 3.3m

Max. Drilling Torque 129kN.m 179kN.m 179kN.m 300kN.m 300kN.m 372kN.m

Max. Drilling Speed 24rpm 16.2rpm 16.2rpm 21rpm 21rpm 18rpm

Thrust Force 88ton 88ton 88ton 122ton 122ton 122ton

Pull-Up Force 129ton 129ton 129ton 201ton 201ton 201ton

Mast Tilt Angle 22˚ 22˚ 26˚ 30˚ 32˚ 35˚

Platform Tilt Angle 16˚ 16˚ 20˚ 16˚ 12.5˚ 10.5˚

Weight of Rig 17ton 23ton 24ton 28ton 30ton 34ton

Clamping Device Weight 4ton 4ton 5.2ton 6.2ton 6.9ton 8.1ton

Drill Pipe Internal Dia. NW200 NW200 NW200/NW300 NW300 NW300 NW300

Hyd. Power Pack 194kW/260HP 194kW/260HP 194kW/260HP 268kW/360HP 268kW/360HP 399kW/535HP

 Selection of RCD rig
Max. Drilling Range of Drilling
Model
Torque Diameter

BM-R1815 179 kN.m 800 ~ 1500mm

BM-R1820 179 kN.m 800 ~ 2000mm

BM-R3025 300 kN.m 1700 ~ 2500mm

BM-R3030 300 kN.m 2000 ~ 3000mm

BM-R3833 372 kN.m 2500 ~ 3300mm

Step 1. According to drilling diameter required, you need to

choose RCD rig.

From Dia. 800mm to 2000mm, customers prefer to use RCD R1820.

From 2000mm to 3000mm,

3000mm customers prefer to use RCD R3030.
R3030
Selection of Clamping Device

RCD rig is operated on the top of the

Casing.
F th
For the stable
t bl and d safe
f operation
ti off
the drilling rig, the clamping device is
holding the Casing.

To prevent deforming when it clamps

casing, the wall thickness of the
clamping section (top 2~3m of Casing)
must be at least more than 25mm
25mm.

Ex) Casing In-Dia.:

In Dia : 1500mm
=> Clamping Dia.: 1550mm

Casing In-Dia.: 2000mm

=> Clamping Dia.: 2050mm
 Drill String (Drill Pipe)
There are 2 types of Drill String (Drill Pipe) according to internal
pipe diameter, NW200 (200mm) and NW300 (300mm).
NW200 Drill Pipe can be used up to RCD R1820 because of
handling torque limit. Mainly up to drilling dia. 1.5m, using
NW200 Drill Pipe is recommended
recommended.
Drill Rod
Pipe (1m)

Basic Drill String

Sub Drill Pipe In order to prevent buckling in the bottom part of casing and for
better verticality, Basic Drill String is required. The Basic Drill St
ring is composed of Drum Stabilizer, Heavy Duty Space Pipe, H
eavy Duty Stabilizer and Reducing Pipe.
Heavy Duty
Stabilizer

Drill Rod Pipe

Heavy Duty
Stabilizer Drill Rod Pipe Stabilizer
Space Pipe
In order to prevent bending of Drill Strin
g and keep verticality, the Drill Rod Pipe
Stabilizer is used for every 3 units of Dri
ll Rod Pipe (1 Drill Rod Pipe = 3m).
Drum That means, it is required to install one
St bili
Stabilizer D ill R
Drill Rod
d Pi
Pipe St
Stabilizer
bili iin every 9
9m.
Drill Rod
Pipe (3m)

Drill Bit
 Stabilizer
The stabilizer diameter is decided according to Drill Bit Cutting Diameter. To
avoid jam inside of casing, the drill bit cutting diameter is recommended to be
100mm less than casing in-diameter. And stabilizer diameter should be 50mm
less than drill bit cutting diameter.

Ex) Casing In-Dia. 2000mm => Drill Bit Dia. 1900mm => Stabilizer Dia. 1850mm
Drill Rod Pipe Stabilizer

BUMA Stabilizer guide is assembled by

bolting to body. Changing by stabilizer guide,
Stabilizer
Body it can be applied to different diameter.

Stabilizer
Guide

Heavy Duty Stabilizer

However the stabilizer guide needs to be assembled by welding because of
diameter limit for each Drill Pipe (NW200
(NW200, NW300)
NW300).

NW200 Drill Pipe

Stabilizer Dia. assembled byy welding:
g from 750mm ~ less than 900mm
Stabilizer Dia. assembled by bolting: from 900mm ~

NW300 Drill Pipe

Stabilizer Dia. assembled by welding: from 1100mm ~ less than 1200mm
Drum Stabilizer Stabilizer Dia. assembled by bolting: from 1200mm ~
 Selection of Roller Cutter
Drill Bit Body

Roller Cutter

Drill Bit Ass

Ass’y
y

Tooth Cutter According to soil strata,

strata BUMA provides 2 different types of Roller Cutters,
Cutters Tooth
Cutter and TCI Button Cutter.

TOOTH CUTTER
It was designed
d i d and
d used
d for
f drilling
d illi soft
ft soilil and
d soft
ft rock
k llayer (0 ~ 75 Mpa)
M )

TCI BUTTON CUTTER

Itt was
as des
designed
g ed a
and
d used for
o ddrilling
g hard
a d rock
oc layer
aye (80 ~ 250
50 Mpa)
pa)

TCI Button Cutter

** TCI: Tungsten Carbide Insertion
 Selection of Roller Cutter

(Example for dia. 1500 mm drilling)

2000

1500
Drilling Ratte (mm/hr)

1000
Tooth Cutter

500
D

TCI Button
B tt Cutter
C tt

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Compressive strength of rock (MPa)

 Selection of Roller Cutter

According to Drill Bit Diameter, 2 different siz

es of Roller Cutters are used, 8 SER. (Dia. 8 in
ch) and 12 SER. (Dia. 12 inch).
Normally up to dia. 1350mm, 8 SER. Roller Cu
tters are used.
Roller Cutter

Saddle

Section 8SER. 8SER. 12SER. 12SER. 12SER. 12SER. 12SER.

Drill Bit Cutting Dia. 850mm 1050mm 1350mm 1650mm 1830mm 2300mm 2750mm

- 5˚ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

+10˚ 2 2 2 3 3 7 11

Saddle +20˚ N/A N/A N/A 2 2 3 3

+35˚
+35 3 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

+40˚ N/A N/A 3 4 4 5 6

TOTAL 6 6 6 10 10 16 21
 Reference
Incheon Bridge - Korea
BUMA RCD R3030, R3025, R1820
Pile Dia. 3m, 2.4m and 1.8m
Depth 80m

Bandra Worli Sea Link - India

BUMA RCD R1820
Pile Dia.
Dia 1.5m
1 5m
Depth 50m
 Reference
Kowloon Station - Hong Kong
BUMA RCD R3025
Pile Dia. Up to 2.5m
Depth 50m

Kyungju-Pohang Highway - Korea

BUMA RCD R1820
Pile Dia.
Dia 1.5m,
1 5m 2m
Depth 65m
 Reference
Sibu Lazang Bridge - East Malaysia
BUMA RCD R3025
Pile Dia. Up to 2.5m
Depth 70m

Malaka Gas Terminal – West Malaysia

BUMA RCD R1820
Pile Dia.
Dia 1.2m
1 2m
Depth 50m
 Marine Application
P
Procedure
d

1. Installation of 2. Driving Casing 3. Excavating Soil 4. RCD Mounting 5. Inserting Drill String
Guide Structure

6. Begin to Drill 7. RCD Drilling 8. Cleaning Hole 9. Putting Reinforced 10. Concrete Filling
B
Bar
 Land Application
P
Procedure
d

1. Casing Positioning 2. Driving Casing 3. Excavating Soil 4. RCD Mounting 5. Inserting Drill String

6. Begin to Drill 7. RCD Drilling 8. Cleaning Hole 9. Putting Reinforced 10. Concrete Filling
B
Bar
RCD Water Control