GB2619673A - Collapsible shell packer for metal-to-metal sealing - Google Patents
Collapsible shell packer for metal-to-metal sealing Download PDFInfo
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- GB2619673A GB2619673A GB2314868.7A GB202314868A GB2619673A GB 2619673 A GB2619673 A GB 2619673A GB 202314868 A GB202314868 A GB 202314868A GB 2619673 A GB2619673 A GB 2619673A
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- collapsible
- shell
- packer
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- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 title claims abstract 23
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 title claims 3
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims abstract 12
- 238000002955 isolation Methods 0.000 claims 2
- 238000003825 pressing Methods 0.000 claims 1
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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
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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
- E21B33/1208—Packers; Plugs characterised by the construction of the sealing or packing means
- E21B33/1212—Packers; Plugs characterised by the construction of the sealing or packing means including a metal-to-metal seal element
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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
- E21B33/1208—Packers; Plugs characterised by the construction of the sealing or packing means
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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
- E21B23/06—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing, or removing tools, packers or the like in the boreholes or wells for setting packers
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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
- E21B33/124—Units with longitudinally-spaced plugs for isolating the intermediate space
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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
- E21B33/128—Packers; Plugs with a member expanded radially by axial pressure
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- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Earth Drilling (AREA)
- Consolidation Of Soil By Introduction Of Solidifying Substances Into Soil (AREA)
- Piles And Underground Anchors (AREA)
- Electroluminescent Light Sources (AREA)
- Diaphragms And Bellows (AREA)
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Abstract
Collapsible shell packers and methods of use. An example method introduces a collapsible shell packer into a wellbore; wherein the collapsible shell packer comprises a collapsible hollow, metal shell. The method further includes collapsing the collapsible hollow, metal shell by compressing the collapsible hollow, metal shell axially to expand the collapsible hollow, metal shell radially, wherein the collapsible hollow, metal shell is collapsed until a portion of the collapsible hollow, metal shell contacts an adjacent surface thereby isolating a zone.
Claims (20)
1. A method for performing zonal isolation comprising: introducing a collapsible shell packer into a wellbore; wherein the collapsible shell packer comprises a collapsible hollow, metal shell, collapsing the collapsible hollow, metal shell by compressing the collapsible hollow, metal shell axially to expand the collapsible hollow, metal shell radially, wherein the collapsible hollow, metal shell is collapsed until a portion of the collapsible hollow, metal shell contacts an adjacent surface thereby isolating a zone.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the collapsing the collapsible hollow, metal shell by compressing the collapsible hollow, metal shell axially is performed by applying pressure to the collapsible hollow, metal shell with a piston in the axial direction.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the collapsible shell packer comprises a pointed tip contact surface.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the collapsible shell packer is trapezoidal in shape and comprises a flat contact surface.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the collapsible shell packer is corrugated in shape.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the collapsible hollow, metal shell is hollow without openings.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the collapsible shell packer further comprises a piston on one end and a piston housing on the opposing end.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein there are a plurality of collapsible shell packers interconnected such that the piston of one collapsible shell packer is housing in the piston housing of an adjacent collapsible shell packer.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the collapsible shell packer further comprises a sealing element disposed on a contact surface of the collapsible shell packer.
10. A collapsible shell packer comprising: a collapsible hollow, metal shell configured to collapse in the axial direction and expand in the radial direction.
11. The collapsible shell packer of claim 10, wherein the collapsible shell packer comprises a pointed tip contact surface.
12. The collapsible shell packer of claim 10, wherein the collapsible shell packer is trapezoidal in shape and comprises a flat contact surface.
13. The collapsible shell packer of claim 10, wherein the collapsible shell packer is corrugated in shape.
14. The collapsible shell packer of claim 10, wherein the collapsible hollow, metal shell is hollow without openings.
15. The collapsible shell packer of claim 10, wherein the collapsible shell packer further comprises a piston on one end and a piston housing on the opposing end.
16. The collapsible shell packer of claim 10, wherein the collapsible shell packer further comprises a sealing element disposed on a contact surface of the collapsible shell packer.
17. A system for performing zonal isolation in a wellbore, the system comprising: a collapsible shell packer comprising a collapsible hollow, metal shell, and a piston to collapse the collapsible metal shell in the axial direction thereby expanding the collapsible metal shell in the radial direction.
18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a conduit comprising a groove in the exterior of the conduit; wherein the piston comprises a locking ring; and wherein the locking ring is configured to lock into the groove after actuation of the piston.
19. The system of claim 17, wherein the piston is a component of the collapsible shell packer and is disposed on one end of the collapsible shell packer; wherein the collapsible shell packer further comprises a piston housing on the opposing end; and further wherein there are a plurality of collapsible shell packers interconnected such that the piston of one collapsible shell packer is housed in the piston housing of an adjacent collapsible shell packer.
20. The system of claim 17, wherein the collapsible hollow, metal shell is hollow without openings.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US17/340,984 US20220389787A1 (en) | 2021-06-07 | 2021-06-07 | Collapsible shell packer for metal-to-metal sealing |
| PCT/US2021/037318 WO2022260685A1 (en) | 2021-06-07 | 2021-06-15 | Collapsible shell packer for metal-to-metal sealing |
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| GB202314868D0 GB202314868D0 (en) | 2023-11-08 |
| GB2619673A true GB2619673A (en) | 2023-12-13 |
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| GB2314868.7A Pending GB2619673A (en) | 2021-06-07 | 2021-06-15 | Collapsible shell packer for metal-to-metal sealing |
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| US (1) | US20220389787A1 (en) |
| CN (1) | CN116867952A (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2021450384A1 (en) |
| BR (1) | BR112023017476A2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA3208789A1 (en) |
| DE (1) | DE112021007037T5 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK202330236A1 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES2958091A2 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2619673A (en) |
| NO (1) | NO20231034A1 (en) |
| RO (1) | RO138137A2 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2022260685A1 (en) |
Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US6182755B1 (en) * | 1998-07-01 | 2001-02-06 | Sandia Corporation | Bellow seal and anchor |
| US20020074740A1 (en) * | 2000-12-20 | 2002-06-20 | Quoiani Roberto L. | Alternative metallic seals |
| US20110303421A1 (en) * | 2010-06-11 | 2011-12-15 | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Apparatus and method for sealing portions of a wellbore |
| EP2466064A1 (en) * | 2010-12-17 | 2012-06-20 | Welltec A/S | Casing anchor |
| WO2014062200A1 (en) * | 2012-10-20 | 2014-04-24 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Multi-layered temperature responsive pressure isolation device |
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| US4515213A (en) * | 1983-02-09 | 1985-05-07 | Memory Metals, Inc. | Packing tool apparatus for sealing well bores |
| US6446717B1 (en) * | 2000-06-01 | 2002-09-10 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Core-containing sealing assembly |
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| GB2497124C (en) * | 2011-12-01 | 2020-07-01 | Xtreme Well Tech Limited | Apparatus for use in a fluid conduit |
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Patent Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6182755B1 (en) * | 1998-07-01 | 2001-02-06 | Sandia Corporation | Bellow seal and anchor |
| US20020074740A1 (en) * | 2000-12-20 | 2002-06-20 | Quoiani Roberto L. | Alternative metallic seals |
| US20110303421A1 (en) * | 2010-06-11 | 2011-12-15 | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Apparatus and method for sealing portions of a wellbore |
| EP2466064A1 (en) * | 2010-12-17 | 2012-06-20 | Welltec A/S | Casing anchor |
| WO2014062200A1 (en) * | 2012-10-20 | 2014-04-24 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Multi-layered temperature responsive pressure isolation device |
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| ES2958091A2 (en) | 2024-02-01 |
| RO138137A2 (en) | 2024-04-30 |
| GB202314868D0 (en) | 2023-11-08 |
| US20220389787A1 (en) | 2022-12-08 |
| DE112021007037T5 (en) | 2023-11-23 |
| DK202330236A1 (en) | 2023-12-20 |
| AU2021450384A1 (en) | 2023-08-03 |
| NO20231034A1 (en) | 2023-09-28 |
| BR112023017476A2 (en) | 2023-12-19 |
| CN116867952A (en) | 2023-10-10 |
| CA3208789A1 (en) | 2022-12-15 |
| WO2022260685A1 (en) | 2022-12-15 |
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