EP2518263A1 - Downhole cleaning system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a a downhole cleaning system for cleaning an element inside a casing in a wellbore comprising well fluid having a wellbore pressure, comprising the casing, a wireline cleaning tool having a longitudinal direction and comprising a rotatable nozzle head having a plurality of nozzles, a tool housing having an inlet being in fluid communication with the nozzles for letting well fluid into the tool, a flow hindering element arranged on an outside of the housing dividing the tool in a first and a second tool part and dividing the casing in a first and a second casing part and a rotatable shaft connecting the nozzle head with the housing, wherein the system further comprises a pumping device for pressurising the well fluid in the first part of casing to a pressure substantially above the wellbore pressure and above a pressure in the second part of the casing so that well fluid is pumped in through the inlet and out through the nozzles. Furthermore, the invention relates to a wireline cleaning tool and to
- valves are open and others closed.
- such valves may get stuck due precipitation scale and other particles accumulated on the valve so that the valve is stucked.
- Known cleaning tools require the presence of coiled tubing on the rig or vessel in order to clean a valve in a casing within a wellbore.
- coiled tubing is not always situated on the rig or vessel and therefore needs to be transported to the rig or vessel.
- a down hole cleaning system for cleaning an element inside a casing in a wellbore comprising well fluid having a wellbore pressure, comprising:
- the downhole cleaning system may comprise a control device to control the rotation of the shaft and the nozzle head.
- control device may be an electrical motor for rotating the shaft.
- control means may comprise a gear, a motor brake or a centrifugal brake.
- the nozzle head may comprise a hydraulic control unit for controlling which nozzles are open and which nozzles are closed.
- the nozzle head may comprise a hydraulic control unit for controlling a supply of fluid to each nozzle.
- the shaft is hollow for supplying the well fluid to the nozzle head.
- the flow hindering element is a packer, an inflatable unit, a rubber element or an elastomeric element
- the downhole cleaning system according to the invention may further comprise a stroker being a device providing a stroking reprocicating movement of the nozzle head in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tool, or a piston interacting with a piston housing in which a spring device is arranged for providing a reprocicating movement of the nozzle head in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tool.
- a stroker being a device providing a stroking reprocicating movement of the nozzle head in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tool, or a piston interacting with a piston housing in which a spring device is arranged for providing a reprocicating movement of the nozzle head in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tool.
- the tool may comprise anchoring units.
- a filter may be arranged upstream of the inlet or inside the inlet.
- the downhole cleaning system may comprise a downhole driving unit driving the tool and itself in the casing.
- the downhole cleaning system may comprise a measuring device measuring a rotational speed of the nozzle head.
- the downhole cleaning system may comprise a control unit to control the measuring device from surface.
- the nozzle head may comprise a check valve.
- the present invention also relates to a wireline cleaning tool arranged in a casing downhole and having a longitudinal direction, comprising:
- the invention relates to a cleaning method comprising the steps of entering a wireline cleaning tool of the system according to the invention into a casing, activating the pumping device and pressurising the first casing part, turning the nozzle head and cleaning a casing element by letting well fluid in through the inlet in the pressurised first casing part and out through nozzles in the second casing part.
- Fig. 1 shows a downhole cleaning system 1 for cleaning an element 2, such as a gas lift valve, a sleeve or a side pocket mandrel, in a casing 3 in a wellbore 4 comprising well fluid 5 having a well fluid pressure Pw.
- the downhole cleaning system 1 comprises the casing 3 and a wireline cleaning tool 10.
- the wireline cleaning tool 10 has a longitudinal direction 11, and comprises in the end furthest away from the surface a rotatable nozzle head 12 having a plurality of nozzles 13 for cleaning the gas lift valve by jetting high pressurised well fluid towards the valve.
- the cleaning operation can be performed anywhere in the well, also in the more horizontal parts of the well. No landing nipple is required in order to perform a cleaning operation.
- the system is easy to use, and the cleaning tool easily retrieved from the well by pulling in the wireline.
- the wireline cleaning tool 10 has a tool housing 14 having an inlet 15 for letting well fluid into the tool 10 and the inlet 15 is inside the tool in fluid communication with the nozzles 13.
- the well fluid travels in through the inlet and out through the nozzle head, illustrated with arrows.
- the wireline cleaning tool 10 is submerged into the casing 3 in the well and a flow hindering element 16 arranged on an outside 17 of the housing 14 is set or inflated so that it divides the casing 3 in a first 20 and a second casing part 21. This enables that the well fluid in the first casing part 21 can be pressurised from the top of the well by a pumping device 23 and the fluid is forced into the inlets 15 and out through the nozzles in order to clean the casing or elements therein.
- the second part of the casing 21 has a substantially lower well fluid pressure so that the high pressurised well fluid in the first part 20 can be ejected as jets in the well fluid in the second part of the casing.
- the casing is used as the coiled tubing or drill pipe in order to provide the nozzles with high pressurised fluid; however, the fluid jetted from the nozzles is not a special cleaning fluid but merely the well fluid surrounding the tool. Thus, the environment surrounding the gas lift valve to be cleaned is not interfered.
- the wireline cleaning tool 10 is connected with a wireline 41.
- the tool comprises an electronic section 30, a motor 31, a pump 32 and an anchoring device 33 in a first tool part 18 above the flow hindering element 16.
- the nozzle head 12 is arranged in a second tool part 19 below the flow hindering element 16.
- the tool 10 is shown having a rotatable shaft 22 connecting the nozzle head 12 with the housing 14.
- the rotation of the shaft is controlled by a control device 24 in the form of an electrical motor having a gear, a motor brake or a centrifugal brake 25.
- the shaft 22 is hollow and in fluid communication with the inlet 15 for supplying well fluid to the nozzles 13 of the nozzle head 12.
- the shaft 22 is connected with the motor control device 24 which controls the rotation of the nozzle head 12 while fluid is jetted out through the nozzles 13.
- the well fluid jet stream 43 ejected from the nozzles would loose its effect as fluid ejected through the nozzles would then force the nozzle head to rotate too fast resulting in that the jet stream would be spread along an inner circumference of the casing and not ejected as a straight line in the radially direction of the casing.
- the flow hindering element 16 is shown as a rubber element being squeezed in the longitudinal direction 11 of the tool between two rings 42 forcing the rubber element radially outwards to seal against the casing at a pressure of 3000-5000 PSI.
- the flow hindering element could also be a packer, an inflatable unit or an elastomeric element.
- the flow hindering element does not necessarily have to seal against the inner wall of the casing in order to be able to create a pressure difference between the first and upper part of the casing and the second and lower part of the casing.
- the tool 10 is anchored up inside the casing 3 by means of anchoring units 35 so that the nozzle head 12 is arranged outside a target area to be cleaned.
- the flow hindering element 16 is then inflated or set, and the pumping device 23 pressurising the well fluid in the first and top part of the casing 20 is activated.
- High pressurised fluid is subsequently jetted as a jet stream out through the nozzles 13 of the nozzle head 12 as the nozzle head turns in a controlled manner so that the jet streams do not loose too much jetting power.
- the nozzle head comprises a hydraulic control unit for controlling which of the nozzles that jet fluid to clean a valve or the like element.
- the hydraulic control unit controls the openings and closings of the nozzles and/or the supply of fluid to each nozzle.
- Fig. 1 only two of the nozzles jet fluid into the casing in order to clean an element, such as a valve.
- Fig. 2 only one nozzle jets fluid. If a high fluid velocity is needed in order to clean an object, the hydraulic control unit only lets one nozzle jet at a time. However if a high volume of fluid is needed, the hydraulic control unit lets several nozzles jet.
- the hydraulic control unit has means to control in which angles along the circumference of the nozzle head the nozzles are to jet so that their jet hit against the element to be cleaned.
- the tool may have means for moving the nozzle head in a reprocicating movement.
- a piston 26 interacting with a piston housing 27 in which a spring device 28 is arranged provides a reprocicating movement of the nozzle head 12 in relation to the longitudinal direction 11 of the tool 10.
- the tool 10 comprises a stroker 29 being a device providing a stroking reprocicating movement of the nozzle head 12 in relation to the longitudinal direction 11 of the tool 10. The reprocicating movement of the nozzle head 12 is illustrated by a double arrow in Fig. 3 .
- the wireline cleaning tool comprises a filter 36 arranged upstream of the inlet 15 or in the inlet.
- the filter 36 or screen surrounds the part of the tool 10 having the inlet 15.
- the tool 10 comprises several inlets all in fluid communication with the hollow shaft.
- the hollow shaft may be internally sectionised having an internal frame structure to strengthen the shaft.
- the downhole cleaning system 1 may further comprise a downhole driving unit 37 driving the tool 10 and itself forward in the casing 3.
- the driving unit 37 has wheels on arms and can be used as the anchoring device in order to set the packer.
- the downhole cleaning system 1 may also comprise a measuring device 38 measuring a rotational speed of the nozzle head 12.
- the measuring device 38 may be arranged in the motor control device 24 around the shaft 22 so that the nozzle head is controlled to rotate at a speed lower than 30 RPM, preferably lower than 25 RPM and more preferably lower than 20 RPM.
- the control device 24 may be controlled from above surface by means of a control unit 39 shown in Fig. 4 .
- a logging unit of the cleaning tool can investigate the casing to see which part or element of the casing needs to be cleaned and if the element to be cleaned is properly cleaned.
- the nozzle head 12 may further comprise a check valve 40 in an end opposite the end connected with the shaft 22.
- the tool 10 may comprise a chamber with a cleaning fluid which is mixed with the well fluid before being jetted out through the nozzles 13.
- fluid or well fluid any kind of fluid which may be present in oil or gas wells downhole, such as natural gas, oil, oil mud, crude oil, water, etc.
- gas is meant any kind of gas composition present in a well, completion, or open hole
- oil is meant any kind of oil composition, such as crude oil, an oil-containing fluid, etc.
- Gas, oil, and water fluids may thus all comprise other elements or substances than gas, oil, and/or water, respectively.
- high pressurised fluid fluid flowing at a volume flow rate of at least 250 L/min, preferably at least 300 L/min and even more preferably 350 L/min.
- a casing any kind of pipe, tubing, tubular, liner, string etc. used downhole in relation to oil or natural gas production.
- a downhole tractor can be used to push the system all the way into position in the well.
- a downhole tractor is any kind of driving tool capable of pushing or pulling tools in a well downhole, such as a Well Tractor®.
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- The present invention relates to a a downhole cleaning system for cleaning an element inside a casing in a wellbore comprising well fluid having a wellbore pressure, comprising the casing, a wireline cleaning tool having a longitudinal direction and comprising a rotatable nozzle head having a plurality of nozzles, a tool housing having an inlet being in fluid communication with the nozzles for letting well fluid into the tool, a flow hindering element arranged on an outside of the housing dividing the tool in a first and a second tool part and dividing the casing in a first and a second casing part and a rotatable shaft connecting the nozzle head with the housing, wherein the system further comprises a pumping device for pressurising the well fluid in the first part of casing to a pressure substantially above the wellbore pressure and above a pressure in the second part of the casing so that well fluid is pumped in through the inlet and out through the nozzles. Furthermore, the invention relates to a wireline cleaning tool and to a cleaning method.
- During oil production, the completion needs to be optimised in order to produce as much oil as possible. Therefore, it is necessary that some valves are open and others closed. However, such valves may get stuck due precipitation scale and other particles accumulated on the valve so that the valve is stucked. Thus, it is sometimes necessary for the valves to be cleaned before being able to operate them.
- Known cleaning tools require the presence of coiled tubing on the rig or vessel in order to clean a valve in a casing within a wellbore. However, such coiled tubing is not always situated on the rig or vessel and therefore needs to be transported to the rig or vessel.
- It is an object of the present invention to wholly or partly overcome the above disadvantages and drawbacks of the prior art. More specifically, it is an object to provide a downhole cleaning system which is more simple and easier to submerge into a wellbore without using drill pipes or coiled tubing.
- The above objects, together with numerous other objects, advantages, and features, which will become evident from the below description, are accomplished by a solution in accordance with the present invention by a down hole cleaning system for cleaning an element inside a casing in a wellbore comprising well fluid having a wellbore pressure, comprising:
- the casing,
- a wireline cleaning tool having a longitudinal direction and comprising:
- a rotatable nozzle head having a plurality of nozzles,
- a tool housing having an inlet being in fluid communication with the nozzles for letting well fluid into the tool,
- a flow hindering element arranged on an outside of the housing dividing the tool in a first and a second tool part and dividing the casing in a first and a second casing part,
- a rotatable shaft connecting the nozzle head with the housing,
- Also the downhole cleaning system according to the invention may comprise a control device to control the rotation of the shaft and the nozzle head.
- In one embodiment the control device may be an electrical motor for rotating the shaft.
- In another embodiment, the control means may comprise a gear, a motor brake or a centrifugal brake.
- Furthermore, the nozzle head may comprise a hydraulic control unit for controlling which nozzles are open and which nozzles are closed.
- In addition, the nozzle head may comprise a hydraulic control unit for controlling a supply of fluid to each nozzle.
- In one embodiment, the shaft is hollow for supplying the well fluid to the nozzle head.
- In another embodiment, the flow hindering element is a packer, an inflatable unit, a rubber element or an elastomeric element
- The downhole cleaning system according to the invention may further comprise a stroker being a device providing a stroking reprocicating movement of the nozzle head in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tool, or a piston interacting with a piston housing in which a spring device is arranged for providing a reprocicating movement of the nozzle head in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tool.
- In one embodiment, the tool may comprise anchoring units.
- In another embodiment a filter may be arranged upstream of the inlet or inside the inlet.
- Furthermore, the downhole cleaning system may comprise a downhole driving unit driving the tool and itself in the casing.
- Also, the downhole cleaning system may comprise a measuring device measuring a rotational speed of the nozzle head.
- Additionally, the downhole cleaning system may comprise a control unit to control the measuring device from surface.
- In one embodiment, the nozzle head may comprise a check valve.
- The present invention also relates to a wireline cleaning tool arranged in a casing downhole and having a longitudinal direction, comprising:
- a rotatable nozzle head having a plurality of nozzles,
- a tool housing having an inlet being in fluid communication with the nozzles for letting well fluid into the tool and out through the nozzles,
- a flow hindering element arranged on an outside of the housing dividing the tool in a first and a second tool part and dividing the casing in a first and a second casing part,
- a rotatable shaft connecting the nozzle head with the housing,
- Finally, the invention relates to a cleaning method comprising the steps of entering a wireline cleaning tool of the system according to the invention into a casing, activating the pumping device and pressurising the first casing part, turning the nozzle head and cleaning a casing element by letting well fluid in through the inlet in the pressurised first casing part and out through nozzles in the second casing part.
- The invention and its many advantages will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings, which for the purpose of illustration show some non-limiting embodiments and in which
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Fig. 3 shows a partly cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the system, - and
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Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of the downhole cleaning system in a casing. - All the figures are highly schematic and not necessarily to scale, and they show only those parts which are necessary in order to elucidate the invention, other parts being omitted or merely suggested.
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Fig. 1 shows adownhole cleaning system 1 for cleaning anelement 2, such as a gas lift valve, a sleeve or a side pocket mandrel, in acasing 3 in awellbore 4 comprising wellfluid 5 having a well fluid pressure Pw. Thedownhole cleaning system 1 comprises thecasing 3 and awireline cleaning tool 10. Thewireline cleaning tool 10 has alongitudinal direction 11, and comprises in the end furthest away from the surface arotatable nozzle head 12 having a plurality ofnozzles 13 for cleaning the gas lift valve by jetting high pressurised well fluid towards the valve. - By having a
wireline cleaning tool 10, the cleaning operation can be performed anywhere in the well, also in the more horizontal parts of the well. No landing nipple is required in order to perform a cleaning operation. The system is easy to use, and the cleaning tool easily retrieved from the well by pulling in the wireline. - The
wireline cleaning tool 10 has atool housing 14 having aninlet 15 for letting well fluid into thetool 10 and theinlet 15 is inside the tool in fluid communication with thenozzles 13. The well fluid travels in through the inlet and out through the nozzle head, illustrated with arrows. Thewireline cleaning tool 10 is submerged into thecasing 3 in the well and aflow hindering element 16 arranged on an outside 17 of thehousing 14 is set or inflated so that it divides thecasing 3 in a first 20 and asecond casing part 21. This enables that the well fluid in thefirst casing part 21 can be pressurised from the top of the well by apumping device 23 and the fluid is forced into theinlets 15 and out through the nozzles in order to clean the casing or elements therein. Thus, the second part of thecasing 21 has a substantially lower well fluid pressure so that the high pressurised well fluid in thefirst part 20 can be ejected as jets in the well fluid in the second part of the casing. In this way, the casing is used as the coiled tubing or drill pipe in order to provide the nozzles with high pressurised fluid; however, the fluid jetted from the nozzles is not a special cleaning fluid but merely the well fluid surrounding the tool. Thus, the environment surrounding the gas lift valve to be cleaned is not interfered. - As shown in
Fig. 1 , thewireline cleaning tool 10 is connected with awireline 41. The tool comprises anelectronic section 30, amotor 31, apump 32 and ananchoring device 33 in afirst tool part 18 above theflow hindering element 16. In asecond tool part 19 below theflow hindering element 16, thenozzle head 12 is arranged. - In
Fig. 2 , thetool 10 is shown having arotatable shaft 22 connecting thenozzle head 12 with thehousing 14. The rotation of the shaft is controlled by acontrol device 24 in the form of an electrical motor having a gear, a motor brake or acentrifugal brake 25. Theshaft 22 is hollow and in fluid communication with theinlet 15 for supplying well fluid to thenozzles 13 of thenozzle head 12. Theshaft 22 is connected with themotor control device 24 which controls the rotation of thenozzle head 12 while fluid is jetted out through thenozzles 13. If the nozzle head was not controlled, the wellfluid jet stream 43 ejected from the nozzles would loose its effect as fluid ejected through the nozzles would then force the nozzle head to rotate too fast resulting in that the jet stream would be spread along an inner circumference of the casing and not ejected as a straight line in the radially direction of the casing. - The
flow hindering element 16 is shown as a rubber element being squeezed in thelongitudinal direction 11 of the tool between tworings 42 forcing the rubber element radially outwards to seal against the casing at a pressure of 3000-5000 PSI. The flow hindering element could also be a packer, an inflatable unit or an elastomeric element. The flow hindering element does not necessarily have to seal against the inner wall of the casing in order to be able to create a pressure difference between the first and upper part of the casing and the second and lower part of the casing. - The
tool 10 is anchored up inside thecasing 3 by means of anchoringunits 35 so that thenozzle head 12 is arranged outside a target area to be cleaned. Theflow hindering element 16 is then inflated or set, and thepumping device 23 pressurising the well fluid in the first and top part of thecasing 20 is activated. High pressurised fluid is subsequently jetted as a jet stream out through thenozzles 13 of thenozzle head 12 as the nozzle head turns in a controlled manner so that the jet streams do not loose too much jetting power. - The nozzle head comprises a hydraulic control unit for controlling which of the nozzles that jet fluid to clean a valve or the like element. The hydraulic control unit controls the openings and closings of the nozzles and/or the supply of fluid to each nozzle. As can be seen in
Fig. 1 , only two of the nozzles jet fluid into the casing in order to clean an element, such as a valve. InFig. 2 , only one nozzle jets fluid. If a high fluid velocity is needed in order to clean an object, the hydraulic control unit only lets one nozzle jet at a time. However if a high volume of fluid is needed, the hydraulic control unit lets several nozzles jet. Furthermore, the hydraulic control unit has means to control in which angles along the circumference of the nozzle head the nozzles are to jet so that their jet hit against the element to be cleaned. - In order to reach a larger target area, the tool may have means for moving the nozzle head in a reprocicating movement. In
Fig. 2 , apiston 26 interacting with apiston housing 27 in which aspring device 28 is arranged provides a reprocicating movement of thenozzle head 12 in relation to thelongitudinal direction 11 of thetool 10. InFig. 3 , thetool 10 comprises astroker 29 being a device providing a stroking reprocicating movement of thenozzle head 12 in relation to thelongitudinal direction 11 of thetool 10. The reprocicating movement of thenozzle head 12 is illustrated by a double arrow inFig. 3 . - The wireline cleaning tool comprises a
filter 36 arranged upstream of theinlet 15 or in the inlet. InFig. 2 , thefilter 36 or screen surrounds the part of thetool 10 having theinlet 15. Thetool 10 comprises several inlets all in fluid communication with the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft may be internally sectionised having an internal frame structure to strengthen the shaft. - As shown in
Fig. 4 , thedownhole cleaning system 1 may further comprise adownhole driving unit 37 driving thetool 10 and itself forward in thecasing 3. The drivingunit 37 has wheels on arms and can be used as the anchoring device in order to set the packer. Thedownhole cleaning system 1 may also comprise a measuringdevice 38 measuring a rotational speed of thenozzle head 12. As shown inFig. 4 , the measuringdevice 38 may be arranged in themotor control device 24 around theshaft 22 so that the nozzle head is controlled to rotate at a speed lower than 30 RPM, preferably lower than 25 RPM and more preferably lower than 20 RPM. Thecontrol device 24 may be controlled from above surface by means of acontrol unit 39 shown inFig. 4 . - Before and after the cleaning operation, a logging unit of the cleaning tool can investigate the casing to see which part or element of the casing needs to be cleaned and if the element to be cleaned is properly cleaned.
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nozzle head 12 may further comprise a check valve 40 in an end opposite the end connected with theshaft 22. - The
tool 10 may comprise a chamber with a cleaning fluid which is mixed with the well fluid before being jetted out through thenozzles 13. - By fluid or well fluid is meant any kind of fluid which may be present in oil or gas wells downhole, such as natural gas, oil, oil mud, crude oil, water, etc. By gas is meant any kind of gas composition present in a well, completion, or open hole, and by oil is meant any kind of oil composition, such as crude oil, an oil-containing fluid, etc. Gas, oil, and water fluids may thus all comprise other elements or substances than gas, oil, and/or water, respectively.
- By high pressurised fluid is meant fluid flowing at a volume flow rate of at least 250 L/min, preferably at least 300 L/min and even more preferably 350 L/min.
- By a casing is meant any kind of pipe, tubing, tubular, liner, string etc. used downhole in relation to oil or natural gas production.
- In the event that the system is not submerged all the way into the casing, a downhole tractor can be used to push the system all the way into position in the well. A downhole tractor is any kind of driving tool capable of pushing or pulling tools in a well downhole, such as a Well Tractor®.
- Although the invention has been described in the above in connection with preferred embodiments of the invention, it will be evident for a person skilled in the art that several modifications are conceivable without departing from the invention as defined by the following claims.
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- A downhole cleaning system (1) for cleaning an element (2) inside a casing (3) in a wellbore (4) comprising well fluid (5) having a wellbore pressure (Pw), comprising:- the casing,- a wireline cleaning tool (10) having a longitudinal direction (11) and comprising:- a rotatable nozzle head (12) having a plurality of nozzles (13),- a tool housing (14) having an inlet (15) being in fluid communication with the nozzles for letting well fluid into the tool,- a flow hindering element (16) arranged on an outside (17) of the housing dividing the tool in a first (18) and a second tool part (19) and dividing the casing in a first (20) and a second casing part (21),- a rotatable shaft (22) connecting the nozzle head with the housing,wherein the system further comprises a pumping device (23) for pressurising the well fluid in the first part of casing to a pressure substantially above the wellbore pressure and above a pressure in the second part of the casing so that well fluid is pumped in through the inlet and out through the nozzles.
- A downhole cleaning system according to claim 1, further comprising a control device (24) to control the rotation of the shaft and the nozzle head.
- A downhole cleaning system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control device is an electrical motor for rotating the shaft.
- A downhole cleaning system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the control means comprises a gear, a motor brake or a centrifugal brake (25).
- A downhole cleaning system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the shaft is hollow for supplying the well fluid to the nozzle head.
- A downhole cleaning system according to claim 5, wherein the flow hindering element is a packer, an inflatable unit, a rubber element or an elastomeric element
- A downhole cleaning system according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a stroker (29) being a device providing a stroking reprocicating movement of the nozzle head in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tool, or a piston (26) interacting with a piston housing (27) in which a spring device (28) is arranged for providing a reprocicating movement of the nozzle head in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tool.
- A downhole cleaning system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the tool comprises anchoring units (35).
- A downhole cleaning system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a filter (36) is arranged upstream of the inlet or inside the inlet.
- A downhole cleaning system according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a downhole driving unit (37) driving the tool and itself in the casing.
- A downhole cleaning system according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a measuring device (38) measuring a rotational speed of the nozzle head.
- A downhole cleaning system according to claim 11, further comprising a control unit (39) to control the measuring device from surface.
- A downhole cleaning system according to claim 12, wherein the nozzle head comprises a check valve (40).
- A wireline cleaning tool arranged in a casing downhole and having a longitudinal direction, comprising:- a rotatable nozzle head having a plurality of nozzles,- a tool housing having an inlet being in fluid communication with the nozzles for letting well fluid into the tool and out through the nozzles,- a flow hindering element arranged on an outside of the housing dividing the tool in a first and a second tool part and dividing the casing in a first and a second casing part,- a rotatable shaft connecting the nozzle head with the housing,wherein the shaft is a hollow shaft for supplying the nozzles with well fluid.
- A cleaning method comprising the steps of:- entering a wireline cleaning tool of the system according to any of claims 1-13 into a casing,- activating the pumping device and pressurising the first casing part,- turning the nozzle head,- cleaning a casing element by letting well fluid in through the inlet in the pressurised first casing part and out through nozzles in the second casing part.
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