GB2309470B - Apparatus for circulating fluid in a borehole - Google Patents

Apparatus for circulating fluid in a borehole

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GB2309470B
GB2309470B GB9701599A GB9701599A GB2309470B GB 2309470 B GB2309470 B GB 2309470B GB 9701599 A GB9701599 A GB 9701599A GB 9701599 A GB9701599 A GB 9701599A GB 2309470 B GB2309470 B GB 2309470B
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borehole
circulating fluid
circulating
fluid
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Mark Carmichael
Andrew West Paterson
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Schlumberger UK Holdings Ltd
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Specialised Petroleum Services Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing, or removing tools, packers or the like in the boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/004—Indexing systems for guiding relative movement between telescoping parts of downhole tools
    • E21B23/006—"J-slot" systems, i.e. lug and slot indexing mechanisms
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/10—Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
    • E21B21/103—Down-hole by-pass valve arrangements, i.e. between the inside of the drill string and the annulus
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B34/10—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by control fluid supplied from outside the borehole
    • E21B34/102—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by control fluid supplied from outside the borehole with means for locking the closing element in open or closed position
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B34/14—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools
    • E21B34/142—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools unsupported or free-falling elements, e.g. balls, plugs, darts or pistons
GB9701599A 1996-01-27 1997-01-27 Apparatus for circulating fluid in a borehole Expired - Lifetime GB2309470B (en)

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GBGB9601659.7A GB9601659D0 (en) 1996-01-27 1996-01-27 Apparatus for circulating fluid in a borehole

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GB9701599D0 GB9701599D0 (en) 1997-03-19
GB2309470A GB2309470A (en) 1997-07-30
GB2309470B true GB2309470B (en) 1999-10-27

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GB2302895A (en) * 1995-07-05 1997-02-05 Phoenix P A Ltd Downhole flow control tool
GB2305681A (en) * 1995-09-28 1997-04-16 Baker Hughes Inc Pressure-actuated valve and method
GB2307932A (en) * 1995-12-07 1997-06-11 Red Baron Bypass valve

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EP0063519A2 (en) * 1981-04-13 1982-10-27 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Pressure controlled reversing valve
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GB2302895A (en) * 1995-07-05 1997-02-05 Phoenix P A Ltd Downhole flow control tool
GB2305681A (en) * 1995-09-28 1997-04-16 Baker Hughes Inc Pressure-actuated valve and method
GB2307932A (en) * 1995-12-07 1997-06-11 Red Baron Bypass valve

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Expiry date: 20170126