CA2328454A1 - Orienting downhole tools - Google Patents

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CA2328454A1
CA2328454A1 CA002328454A CA2328454A CA2328454A1 CA 2328454 A1 CA2328454 A1 CA 2328454A1 CA 002328454 A CA002328454 A CA 002328454A CA 2328454 A CA2328454 A CA 2328454A CA 2328454 A1 CA2328454 A1 CA 2328454A1
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James Almaguer
Thomas Zimmerman
Jorge Lopez De Cardenas
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/02—Determining slope or direction
    • E21B47/024—Determining slope or direction of devices in the borehole
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/11—Perforators; Permeators
    • E21B43/119—Details, e.g. for locating perforating place or direction

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Abstract

A method and apparatus of orienting a tool in a wellbore includes running an orientation string into the wellbore, the orienting string including a positioning device, a measurement device (e.g., a gyroscope), and the tool. The orientation string is positioned in a predetermined interval in the wellbore. The azimuthal orientation of the orientation string is measured with the measurement device. The orientation string is removed from the wellbore, and a tool string is run into the wellbore, the tool string including substantially similar components as the orientation string such that the tool string follows substantially the same path as the orientation string.
CA002328454A 1998-04-16 1999-04-15 Orienting downhole tools Expired - Fee Related CA2328454C (en)

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PCT/US1999/008222 WO1999053172A1 (en) 1998-04-16 1999-04-15 Orienting downhole tools

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CA (1) CA2328454C (en)
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ID (1) ID26939A (en)
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WO (1) WO1999053172A1 (en)

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US6520254B2 (en) 2000-12-22 2003-02-18 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Apparatus and method providing alternate fluid flowpath for gravel pack completion
US7814988B2 (en) 2007-01-10 2010-10-19 Baker Hughes Incorporated System and method for determining the rotational alignment of drillstring elements
US8365814B2 (en) * 2007-09-20 2013-02-05 Baker Hughes Incorporated Pre-verification of perforation alignment
MY169945A (en) 2012-11-16 2019-06-19 Petromac Ip Ltd Sensor transportation apparatus and guide device

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US3104709A (en) * 1960-03-01 1963-09-24 Jersey Prod Res Co Well perforating apparatus
US4438810A (en) * 1981-10-26 1984-03-27 Dresser Industries, Inc. Apparatus for decentralizing and orienting a well logging or perforating instrument
US5010964A (en) * 1990-04-06 1991-04-30 Atlantic Richfield Company Method and apparatus for orienting wellbore perforations
US5040619A (en) * 1990-04-12 1991-08-20 Halliburton Logging Services, Inc. Wireline supported perforating gun enabling oriented perforations
US5259466A (en) * 1992-06-11 1993-11-09 Halliburton Company Method and apparatus for orienting a perforating string

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AU747785B2 (en) 2002-05-23
ID26939A (en) 2001-02-22
NO20005154D0 (en) 2000-10-13
BR9909458A (en) 2000-12-26
GB2362403B (en) 2002-12-11
AU3561899A (en) 1999-11-01
NO20005154L (en) 2000-11-30
GB0023264D0 (en) 2000-11-08
CA2328454C (en) 2005-04-12
WO1999053172A1 (en) 1999-10-21

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