GB2395736A - Annulus monitoring system - Google Patents

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GB2395736A
GB2395736A GB0400933A GB0400933A GB2395736A GB 2395736 A GB2395736 A GB 2395736A GB 0400933 A GB0400933 A GB 0400933A GB 0400933 A GB0400933 A GB 0400933A GB 2395736 A GB2395736 A GB 2395736A
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passageway
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casing
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Marcio Pchek Laureano
Thomas William Robertson
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Kvaerner Oilfield Products 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/04—Casing heads; Suspending casings or tubings in well heads
    • E21B33/043—Casing heads; Suspending casings or tubings in well heads specially adapted for underwater well heads
    • 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/035—Well heads; Setting-up thereof specially adapted for underwater installations
    • 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/04—Casing heads; Suspending casings or tubings in well heads
    • E21B33/047—Casing heads; Suspending casings or tubings in well heads for plural tubing strings
    • 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/068—Well heads; Setting-up thereof having provision for introducing objects or fluids into, or removing objects from, wells
    • E21B33/076—Well heads; Setting-up thereof having provision for introducing objects or fluids into, or removing objects from, wells specially adapted for underwater installations

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  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
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Abstract

Apparatus and a system for accessing one or more of the annuli defined between casing strings in a subsea wellhead that are usually sealed for the production stage of the well. Access to an annulus (30) is made via the wall of the wellhead housing (12) at a location where is communicates with the annulus. The access is a passageway (31) having a first opening in communication with the annulus and a second opening either at the external surface of the wall or at a location on the inner surface of the wall above the casing hangar seal for the inner casing (14), which is not in communication with the annulus apart from the passageway. An isolation valve (32) communicates with the passageway and with apparatus for monitoring or controlling pressure of flow in the annulus. The passageway may be used with an open lower end to the annulus during drilling stages for material transfer and during production stage to monitor/control a sealed annulus.

Description

GB 2395736 A continuation (74) Agent and/or Address for Service: Bowles
Horton Felden House, Dower Mews, High Street, BERKHAMSTED, Herts, HP4 2BL, United Kingdom
GB0400933A 2001-08-17 2002-08-19 Annulus monitoring system Expired - Fee Related GB2395736B (en)

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GB0120140A GB0120140D0 (en) 2001-08-17 2001-08-17 Annulus monitoring system
GB0124943A GB0124943D0 (en) 2001-10-17 2001-10-17 Annulus monitoring system
PCT/GB2002/003809 WO2003016674A1 (en) 2001-08-17 2002-08-19 Annulus monitoring system

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GB0400933D0 GB0400933D0 (en) 2004-02-18
GB2395736A true GB2395736A (en) 2004-06-02
GB2395736B GB2395736B (en) 2005-08-10

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BR (1) BR0205883A (en)
GB (1) GB2395736B (en)
NO (1) NO20031746L (en)
OA (1) OA13057A (en)
WO (1) WO2003016674A1 (en)

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WO2010020742A1 (en) 2008-08-16 2010-02-25 Aker Subsea Limited Wellhead annulus monitoring
US8813852B2 (en) 2008-08-16 2014-08-26 Aker Subsea Limited Wellhead annulus monitoring
US8746347B2 (en) 2010-04-14 2014-06-10 Aker Subsea Limited Subsea wellhead providing controlled access to a casing annulus

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GB2395736B (en) 2005-08-10
US20040238178A1 (en) 2004-12-02
WO2003016674A1 (en) 2003-02-27
OA13057A (en) 2006-11-10
GB0400933D0 (en) 2004-02-18
NO20031746L (en) 2003-06-17
AP2004002978A0 (en) 2004-03-31
NO20031746D0 (en) 2003-04-15

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