EP2446105A2 - Through tubing intelligent completion and method - Google Patents
Through tubing intelligent completion and methodInfo
- Publication number
- EP2446105A2 EP2446105A2 EP10797572A EP10797572A EP2446105A2 EP 2446105 A2 EP2446105 A2 EP 2446105A2 EP 10797572 A EP10797572 A EP 10797572A EP 10797572 A EP10797572 A EP 10797572A EP 2446105 A2 EP2446105 A2 EP 2446105A2
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- Prior art keywords
- completion
- tubing
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Classifications
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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
- E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
- E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
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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
- E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
- E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
- E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
- E21B33/124—Units with longitudinally-spaced plugs for isolating the intermediate space
- E21B33/1243—Units with longitudinally-spaced plugs for isolating the intermediate space with inflatable sleeves
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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
- E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
- E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
- E21B34/066—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells electrically actuated
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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
- E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
- E21B41/0035—Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches
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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
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/14—Obtaining from a multiple-zone well
Definitions
- a through tubing intelligent completion including a completion string; one or more isolation seals on the completion string and having an undeployed set of dimensions smaller than one or more restrictions in a tubing string through which the completion string is deployed; and one or more interventionlessly actuable flow control devices in the completion string having a set of dimensions smaller than one or more restrictions in a tubing string through which the completion string is deployed.
- a method for upgrading an existing well with an intelligent completion including making up a completion string; one or more isolation seals on the completion string and having an undeployed set of dimensions smaller than one or more restrictions in a tubing string through which the completion string is deployed; and one or more interventionlessly actuable flow control devices in the completion string having a set of dimensions smaller than one or more restrictions in a tubing string through which the completion string is deployed; running the completion string into a production tubing string in a borehole; exiting a downhole end of the production tubing string with the completion string; and deploying the one of more isolation seals.
- Figure 1 is a schematic view of a borehole system as disclosed herein;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of one of the control valves in accordance with the teaching hereof.
- FIG. 1 a borehole system 10 having a tubing string 12 that may be preexisting or may just be preinstalled is illustrated.
- a through tubing system is taught herein that allows installation of an intelligent completion through an existing tubing string 12, such as production tubing into an open hole 14.
- the through tubing completion 16 includes a string 18 one or more isolation seals 20 (three shown) and one or more flow control devices 22 (three shown) which in one embodiment will mirror the number of isolation seals 20. These components are run on a capillary coil tubing 24 or similar conveyance through the tubing string 12 and into, in one embodiment, an open hole.
- the through tubing intelligent completion 16 provides both zonal isolation and control in a through tubing package.
- Isolation seals 20 are, in one embodiment, high expansion packers that may be inflatable or swellable, for example, and are hence capable of having a very diminutive diameter prior to deployment allowing them to pass the restriction 26.
- the control devices 22 must similarly pass through the restriction.
- actuatable devices heretofore were not able to pass through the restriction except for sliding sleeves that require surface intervention by a shifting tool to open or close.
- the interventionlessly actuable flow control devices of the present invention include on board actuators that can be actuated electrically, hydraulically, optically, magnetically pneumatically, etc.
- Each of the devices 22 includes a housing 30 having an actuator 32 centrally located therewithin.
- the actuator in a central position in the housing is made possible by the lack of a central flow channel, which was heretofore common in the art. Rather than trying to retain the central flow channel as would one of ordinary skill in the art and push the actuator to the side of the housing, resulting is a larger overall diameter, the inventors hereof have followed an unconventional path.
- the devices 22 disclosed herein take advantage of the shapelessness of fluid to reduce the overall housing size.
- bypass flow 46 as distinct from the flow that is selectively admitted or denied entry to the completion 16 through the valve (discussed below), is diverted around the actuator 32 in one or more channels.
- this is represented in Figure 2 with one bypass flow channel 46, it is to be understood that such channels may be perimetrically located around the actuator and housing.
- the same overall flow area is achieved by that of a central flow area device but since the flow is spread out it can be thinner in radial dimension and hence allow for the actuator to be housed without increasing housing dimension.
- the housing 30 includes, in one embodiment, a poppet type or similar valve 34 having a poppet 36 in operable communication with the actuator 32 and a seat 38.
- the poppet valve 34 and seat 38 are interposed between an orifice 40 and a flow channel 42 that is in communication with a tubing flow channel 44.
- Flow through the valve 34 is commingled with bypass flow 46 for delivery uphole in the embodiment where the borehole is intended to produce.
- the valve 34 may be opened, closed or choked to serve the overall purpose or optimization of flow into or out of the completion 16. Note too that the valve 34 is interventionlessly actuable to selectively admit or deny (or choke) fluid from a particular area while not affecting the fluid flowing through the bypass 46.
- the intelligent completion may also in some embodiments include one or more sensors 48 configured to sense one or more parameters associated with the borehole to optimize production.
- the one or more sensors 48 may be located anywhere that is convenient along the completion string.
- the through tubing completion system as described is capable of passing through the restriction 26 in tubing 12 and thereby facilitates the delivery of an intelligent completion system through an existing tubing string which may have been from a preexisting borehole system or a newly created one where it has been determined that an intelligent completion downhole of an installed tubing string would be beneficial.
- an intelligent completion system through an existing tubing string which may have been from a preexisting borehole system or a newly created one where it has been determined that an intelligent completion downhole of an installed tubing string would be beneficial.
- the ever-changing conditions in the downhole environment provide ample opportunity for such an upgrade or change in plan.
- a set of one or more ports 52 are provided that allow fluid flowing in the completion 16 to exit the tubing 18 and thereby flow into the production tubing 12 for production to the surface.
- control line 60 that is supplied with a signal (of whatever type may be propagated by the particular type of control line) through a wet connect 62 that connects to a control line 64 from surface.
- the system of the invention provides dramatically enhanced functionality over a tubing 12 alone and allows for retrofitment in older wells created before intelligent completions were ubiquitously accepted.
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| US12/489,103 US20100319928A1 (en) | 2009-06-22 | 2009-06-22 | Through tubing intelligent completion and method |
| PCT/US2010/039479 WO2011005517A2 (en) | 2009-06-22 | 2010-06-22 | Through tubing intelligent completion and method |
Publications (2)
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| EP2446105A2 true EP2446105A2 (en) | 2012-05-02 |
| EP2446105A4 EP2446105A4 (en) | 2015-11-18 |
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| US (1) | US20100319928A1 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP2446105A4 (en) |
| BR (1) | BRPI1011984A2 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2011005517A2 (en) |
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| US20100319928A1 (en) | 2010-12-23 |
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| BRPI1011984A2 (en) | 2016-04-26 |
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