GB2607222A - Expandable metal fishing tool - Google Patents
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- GB2607222A GB2607222A GB2210277.6A GB202210277A GB2607222A GB 2607222 A GB2607222 A GB 2607222A GB 202210277 A GB202210277 A GB 202210277A GB 2607222 A GB2607222 A GB 2607222A
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- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract 40
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 title claims abstract 40
- 230000007062 hydrolysis Effects 0.000 claims abstract 16
- 238000006460 hydrolysis reaction Methods 0.000 claims abstract 16
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims 6
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 claims 4
- 229910000861 Mg alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 2
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 2
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 claims 2
- OYPRJOBELJOOCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Calcium Chemical compound [Ca] OYPRJOBELJOOCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052688 Gadolinium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Magnesium Chemical compound [Mg] FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052779 Neodymium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 229910001680 bayerite Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052599 brucite Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052791 calcium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 239000011575 calcium Substances 0.000 claims 1
- BRPQOXSCLDDYGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N calcium oxide Chemical compound [O-2].[Ca+2] BRPQOXSCLDDYGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- ODINCKMPIJJUCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N calcium oxide Inorganic materials [Ca]=O ODINCKMPIJJUCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 239000000292 calcium oxide Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 229910001679 gibbsite Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052749 magnesium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 239000011777 magnesium Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052748 manganese Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052702 rhenium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052718 tin Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052727 yttrium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052725 zinc Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052726 zirconium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
Classifications
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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
- E21B31/00—Fishing for or freeing objects in boreholes or wells
- E21B31/007—Fishing for or freeing objects in boreholes or wells fishing tools with means for attaching comprising fusing or sticking
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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
- E21B31/00—Fishing for or freeing objects in boreholes or wells
- E21B31/12—Grappling tools, e.g. tongs or grabs
- E21B31/18—Grappling tools, e.g. tongs or grabs gripping externally, e.g. overshot
Abstract
Disclosed herein are aspects of an expandable metal fishing tool for use in a wellbore. The expandable metal fishing tool, in one aspect, ncludes a mandrel. The expandable metal fishing tool, according to this aspect, further includes one or more expandable members positioned at least partially along an interior surface or an exterior surface of the mandrel, wherein the one or more expandable members comprise a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis, and further wherein a combined volume of the one or more expandable members is sufficient to expand radially to engage a downhole tubular within a wellbore in response to the hydrolysis.
Claims (27)
1. An expandable metal fishing tool for use in a wellbore, comprising: a mandrel; one or more expandable members positioned at least partially along an interior surface or an exterior surface of the mandrel; wherein the one or more expandable members comprise a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis; and wherein a combined volume of the one or more expandable members is sufficient to expand radially to engage a downhole tubular within a wellbore in response to the hydrolysis.
2. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 1, wherein the mandrel is a tubular mandrel having the interior surface, and further wherein the one or more expandable members are positioned at least partially along the interior surface, such that the combined volume of the one or more expandable members is sufficient to expand radially inwardly to engage the downhole tubular.
3. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 2, wherein the one or more expandable members is a single expandable sleeve lining at least a portion of the interior surface.
4. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 3, wherein the single expandable sleeve further includes one or more openings extending entirely through a wall thickness thereof for accepting one or more fasteners for fixing the single expandable sleeve to the interior surface.
5. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 2, wherein the one or more expandable members are two or more separate expandable sleeves positioned at least partially along the interior surface.
6. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 5, further including a pair of retaining rings positioned adjacent at opposing ends of the two or more separate sleeves for fixing the two or more separate expandable sleeves along the interior surface.
7. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 6, wherein the pair of retaining rings does not comprise the metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis.
8. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 2, wherein the one or more expandable members positioned at least partially along the interior surface are two expandable members axially positioned along the interior surface.
9. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 2, wherein the one or more expandable members positioned at least partially along the interior surface are three or more expandable members axially positioned along and substantially equally radially spaced about the interior surface.
10. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 2, further including a seal positioned proximate the one or more expandable members, wherein the seal is configured to seal radially inward against the downhole tubular.
11. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 10, wherein the seal is a swellable rubber seal member positionable proximate the one or more expandable members, wherein the swellable rubber seal member is configured to swell in response to contact with one or more downhole fluids to seal radially inward against the downhole tubular and radially outward against the mandrel.
12. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 2, wherein the mandrel has a tubular receiving end for receiving the downhole tubular and a connector end for connecting to a downhole conveyance.
13. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 12, wherein the connector end is a first threaded connection for engaging with a second threaded connection on replacement production tubing.
14. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 12, wherein the one or more expandable members include one or more alignment ramps for directing the downhole tubular inside of the mandrel.
15. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 1, wherein the one or more expandable members have a length (L) of at least about 5.3 cm.
16. The expandable metal fishing tool as recited in Claim 1, wherein the one or more expandable members are positioned at least partially along the exterior surface, such that the combined volume of the one or more expandable members is sufficient to expand radially outwardly to engage an opening in the downhole tubular.
17. A well system, comprising: a wellbore positioned within a subterranean formation; a downhole conveyance located within the wellbore, the downhole conveyance having an expandable metal fishing tool coupled to a downhole end thereof, the expandable metal fishing tool including; a mandrel; one or more expandable members positioned at least partially along an interior surface or an exterior surface of the mandrel; and wherein the one or more expandable members comprise a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis; and a downhole tubular located within the wellbore, the one or more expandable members having expanded radially to engage the downhole tubular in response to the hydrolysis.
18. The well system as recited in Claim 17, wherein the downhole conveyance is replacement production tubing and the downhole tubular is cut production tubing.
19. The well system as recited in Claim 17, wherein the expandable metal fishing tool is an expandable metal plug and the downhole tubular is cut production tubing.
20. The well system as recited in Claim 17, wherein the mandrel is a tubular mandrel having the interior surface, and further wherein the one or more expandable members are positioned at least partially along the interior surface, such that the combined volume of the one or more expandable members is sufficient to expand radially inwardly to engage the downhole tubular.
21. The well system as recited in Claim 17, wherein the one or more expandable members are positioned at least partially along the exterior surface, such that the combined volume of the one or more expandable members is sufficient to expand radially outwardly to engage an opening in the downhole tubular.
22. A method for setting an expandable metal fishing tool, comprising: positioning a downhole conveyance within a wellbore of a subterranean formation, the downhole conveyance having an pre-expansion expandable metal fishing tool coupled to a downhole end thereof, the expandable metal fishing tool including; a mandrel having a receiving end and a connector end; one or more expandable members positioned at least partially along an interior surface or an exterior surface of the mandrel; and wherein the one or more expandable members comprise a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis; positioning the receiving end of the mandrel and the one or more expandable members of the pre-expansion expandable metal fishing tool around a downhole tubular or within an opening of the downhole tubular; and subjecting the pre-expansion expandable metal fishing tool positioned around the downhole tubular or within the opening of the downhole tubular to a wellbore fluid, the one or more expandable members radially expanding to engage the downhole tubular in response to the hydrolysis.
23. The method as recited in Claim 22, wherein the metal is configured to expand in response to one of magnesium hydrolysis, aluminum hydrolysis, calcium hydrolysis, and calcium oxide hydrolysis.
24. The method as recited in Claim 22, wherein the hydrolysis forms a structure comprising one of a Brucite, Gibbsite, bayerite, and norstrandite.
25. The method as recited in Claim 22, wherein the metal is a magnesium alloy or a magnesium alloy alloyed with at least one of Al, Zn, Mn, Zr, Y, Nd, Gd, Ag, Ca, Sn, and Re.
26. The method as recited in Claim 22, wherein the mandrel is a tubular mandrel having the interior surface, and further wherein the one or more expandable members are positioned at least partially along the interior surface, and further wherein positioning the receiving end includes positioning the receiving end around the downhole tubular, and wherein subjecting the pre-expandable metal fishing tool includes subjecting the pre-expansion expandable metal fishing tool positioned around the downhole tubular to the wellbore fluid, the one or more expandable members radially inwardly expanding to engage the downhole tubular in response to the hydrolysis.
27. The method as recited in Claim 22, wherein the one or more expandable members are positioned at least partially along the exterior surface, and further wherein positioning the receiving end includes positioning the receiving end within the opening in the downhole tubular, and wherein subjecting the pre-expandable metal fishing tool includes subjecting the pre expansion expandable metal fishing tool positioned within the opening of the downhole tubular to the wellbore fluid, the one or more expandable members radially outwardly expanding to engage the downhole tubular in response to the hydrolysis.
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