Borehole drill pipe continuous side entry or exit apparatus and method

Abstract

A side entry sub for use in a drill pipe string which permits continuous injection and/or removal of a wireline equipped with analitical instruments within the hollow of the pipe without interrupting the connection or resulting communication between the wireline and tool apparatus. The operation is performed with the top power device connected to the drill pipe string and may be used during pressure application of drilling mud. Such a device permits location of a stuck pipe without disassembly of the top power drive.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
       1. A side entry sub for use in combination with a hydraulic pressure pack-off assembly for freeing a stuck drill pipe of a drill pipe string without disassembly of a top drive drilling motor assembly which comprises: a main body section;   a main passage through said main body section off-center with respect to the center line of said main body section and of the same diameter as the inside diameter of said drill pipe; said main passage having upper and lower ends, said upper and lower ends provided with internal female pipe threads,   a side entry passage in said main body section which intercepts said main passage and extends in the same direction as said main passage at an angle of about 61/2 degrees relative to said main passage and of a smaller diameter than said main passage, said side entry passage having an outer end with internal female pipe threads,   a short pipe section having a length of from about 17 inches to about 20 inches secured to each pipe threaded end of said main passage in said main body section in which said short pipe section includes pipe threads on the outer surface of each end to assume a greater amount of wear during use than said main body section and which is replaceable when worn, and   an adapter having male pipe threads on its outer end surfaces secured to said side entry passage and to which said hydraulic pressure pack-off assembly is secured. .Iadd.   
     
     
       2.  A side entry sub for use in combination with a hydraulic pressure pack-off assembly for freeing a stuck drill pipe of a drill pipe string without disassembly of a top drive drilling motor assembly which comprises: (a) a main body section;   (b) a main passage through said main body section off-center with respect to the center line of said main body section and of the same diameter as the inside diameter of said drill pipe; said main passage having upper and lower threaded ends, at least said lower end provided with internal female pipe threads;   (c) a side entry passage in said main body section which intercepts said main passage and extends in the same direction as said main passage at an angle of about 61/2 degrees relative to said main passage and of a smaller diameter than said main passage, said side passage having an outer end with internal femal pipe threads;   (d) a short pipe section secured to the lower threaded end of said main passage in said main body section in which said short pipe section includes pipe threads on the outer surface of its upper end to assume a greater amount of wear on the threaded end of the short pipe section as the wireline is moved between the side entry passage and the main passage, the short pipe section replaceable when worn. .Iaddend. .Iadd.3. A side entry sub for use in combination with a hydraulic pressure pack-off assembly for freeing a stuck drill pipe of a drill pipe string without disassembly of a top drive drilling motor assembly which comprises:   (a) a main body section;   (b) a main passage through said main body section off-center with respect to the center line of said main body section and of the same diameter as the inside diameter of said drill pipe; said main passage having upper and lower ends, said upper and lower ends provided with internal female pipe threads;   (c) a side entry passage in said main body section which intercepts said main passage and extends in the same direction as said main passage at an angle of about 61/2 degrees relative to said main passage and of a smaller diameter than said main passage, said side passage having an outer end with internal female pipe threads; and   (d) a short pipe section secured to at least the lower threaded end of said main passage in said main body section in which said short pipe section includes the pipe threads on the outer surface on each end to assume a greater amount of wear during use in the main body section when the wireline is pulled between the side entry passage and the main passage and which is replaceable and reversible when worn. .Iaddend. .Iadd.4. The apparatus in claim 3, further including an adapter having a male pipe threads on its outer end surfaces secured to the side entry passage into which said hydraulic pressure pack-off assembly is secured. .Iaddend. .Iadd.5. The apparatus in claim 3, wherein the main body section may further include a portion extending above the entry of the side entry passageway in the main body section so as to allow a portion to be grasped with tongs when the side entry sub is secured to a drill string. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. The apparatus in claim 3, wherein the short pipe section has a length from about 17 inches to about 20 inches. .Iaddend. .Iadd.7. The apparatus in claim 3, wherein the short pipe section would include pipe threads on the outer surface of each end so as to allow the short pipe section to be reversed when one of the ends is worn by the movement of the wireline therethrough. .Iaddend.