GB2480402A - A downhole tubular connector - Google Patents

A downhole tubular connector Download PDF

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GB2480402A
GB2480402A GB1113670A GB201113670A GB2480402A GB 2480402 A GB2480402 A GB 2480402A GB 1113670 A GB1113670 A GB 1113670A GB 201113670 A GB201113670 A GB 201113670A GB 2480402 A GB2480402 A GB 2480402A
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downhole tubular
chamber
fluid
assembly
extendable portion
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Matthew Clubb
Douglas Hugo Brown
Alan Payne
Stuart Card
George Swietlik
Robert Large
Burney J Latiolais Jr
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Pilot Drilling Control Ltd
FRANK S INR Inc
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Pilot Drilling Control Ltd
FRANK S INR Inc
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Priority claimed from PCT/GB2009/000344 external-priority patent/WO2009098478A2/en
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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
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/126—Packers; Plugs with fluid-pressure-operated elastic cup or skirt
    • E21B33/1265—Packers; Plugs with fluid-pressure-operated elastic cup or skirt with mechanical slips
    • 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
    • E21B21/106—Valve arrangements outside the borehole, e.g. kelly valves
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/08—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B3/00—Rotary drilling
    • E21B3/02—Surface drives for rotary drilling

Abstract

A hydraulic connector (100) to provide a fluidic connection between a fluid supply (2) and a downhole tubular (4), the connector comprising: a body (115, 142); an engagement assembly comprising an extendable portion (120) selectively extendable from the body, the engagement assembly being configured to extend and retract a seal assembly (160) disposed at a distal end (132) of the extendable portion into and from a proximal end of the downhole tubular; and a valve assembly operable between an open position and a closed position, the valve assembly being configured to: allow a fluid to communicate between the fluid sup ply and the downhole tubular through the seal assembly when m the open position; and prevent fluid communication between the fluid supply wid the downhole tubular when in the closed position. The extendable portion may comprise a first abutment surface (158) disposed to limit the extension of the engagement assembly by contact of the first abutment surface with a corresponding abutment surface (159) of the body. The engagement assembly may comprise a piston (150) disposed about the extendable portion (120) and configured to divide a cylillder (115) defined by the body portion into a first chamber (180) and a second chamber (170). The first chamber (180) may be configured to contain pressurised fluid to retract the extendable portion (120) and the first chamber may be sealed such that it defines a substantially closed system.
GB201113670A 2009-02-09 2010-02-09 A downhole tubular connector Active GB2480402B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/368,187 US8047278B2 (en) 2006-02-08 2009-02-09 Hydraulic connector apparatuses and methods of use with downhole tubulars
PCT/GB2009/000344 WO2009098478A2 (en) 2008-02-08 2009-02-09 Hydraulic connector apparatuses and methods of use with downhole tubulars
PCT/GB2010/000229 WO2010089572A1 (en) 2009-02-09 2010-02-09 A downhole tubular connector

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GB201113670D0 GB201113670D0 (en) 2011-09-21
GB2480402A true GB2480402A (en) 2011-11-16
GB2480402B GB2480402B (en) 2014-02-05
GB2480402A8 GB2480402A8 (en) 2014-04-09
GB2480402B8 GB2480402B8 (en) 2014-04-09

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US20020129934A1 (en) * 1998-09-25 2002-09-19 Mullins Albert Augustus Tubular filling system
EP1632640A1 (en) * 2004-09-02 2006-03-08 E.D. Oil Tools Service Rental GmbH Method and apparatus for filling a drill string with a drilling fluid
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US20090200038A1 (en) 2006-02-08 2009-08-13 Pilot Drilling Control Limited Hydraulic connector apparatuses and methods of use with downhole tubulars
US8047278B2 (en) 2006-02-08 2011-11-01 Pilot Drilling Control Limited Hydraulic connector apparatuses and methods of use with downhole tubulars
US8006753B2 (en) 2006-02-08 2011-08-30 Pilot Drilling Control Limited Hydraulic connector apparatuses and methods of use with downhole tubulars

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WO1993007358A1 (en) * 1991-09-30 1993-04-15 Wepco As Circulation equipment
US20020129934A1 (en) * 1998-09-25 2002-09-19 Mullins Albert Augustus Tubular filling system
EP1632640A1 (en) * 2004-09-02 2006-03-08 E.D. Oil Tools Service Rental GmbH Method and apparatus for filling a drill string with a drilling fluid
GB2435059A (en) * 2006-02-08 2007-08-15 Pilot Drilling Control Ltd Apparatus for connecting a drill string tubular to a top drive

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GB2480402A8 (en) 2014-04-09
GB2480402B8 (en) 2014-04-09

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