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US1804620A
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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
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    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • E21B49/08—Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells
    • E21B49/081—Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells with down-hole means for trapping a fluid sample
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S411/00—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
    • Y10S411/924—Coupled nut and bolt
    • Y10S411/947—Elastic-gripping action
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • My invention provides new and useful improvements in 'devices for deep well drilling, more specifically for making a test of the formation through which the drill passes to ascertain if a producing stratum has been encountered.
  • lt is the general purpose of my invention to provide a sand testing tool, for connection to the drill stem and introduced into the well,
  • the sand or lluid tester includes means for spudding past an obstruc- 25 tion in the hole without expanding the packer or hole sealing element.
  • the construction of the invention also includes an arrangement whereby after the test is completed, the well can be pumped through the sand tester t rough a specially constructed valve in the tester or tool. It ⁇ also provides a double packer for straight hole testing, where the formation is soft, to doubly ensure a'cut-otl" of the drill fluid.
  • Figures 2 to 5 inclusive represent cross-sec- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the drawings, 1 denotes an upper packer of rubber or other compressible composition.
  • the packer is embraced at each end by a collar 2 and a collar 3.
  • the collar 2 includes a tapered and threaded end 4 for connection with a hollow drill stem.
  • the collar 2 and upper packer are bored for insertion of a nipple 5 and the collar 3 includes a projection 6 for sealing and joining the nipple 5.
  • the lower. vend of the tool or tester includes a packer 7 similar to that one above and held in position on the tool by similar collars 8 and 9.
  • the upper packer is not absolutely necessary in the operation of the tool.
  • a hollow housing 10 in which is disposed the valve mechanism for passage of fluid secured in the test.
  • the housing is connected to the upper packer by means of a tube 11, one end of the tube threadedly seated in the lower collar 3.
  • the tube is centrally bored at 12 and comes into alinement with the bore 13 traversing the upper packer and parts.
  • Annular spaced and longitudinal openings 14 traverse the upper end of the tube'll for purposes hereinafter pointed out.
  • the tube 11 is so positioned in the housing that it will operate in swivel fashion by means of the bearings 15.
  • the bearings are arranged in the race provided by the annular enlarged end 16 of the tube and a member 17.
  • a ring 18 which holds the tube rotatable centrally of the housing.
  • valve 19 For effecting a cut-olf. of the liquid or sand a main valve 19 with a left hand thread.
  • This -valve has a plurality of spaced longitudinal openings 20 for passage of liquid into the drill stem when the valve is -opened to permit the flow-upwardly into the bores 12 and-- 13 according to pressure. Since rotation of the drill stem to the left enhances the possibility of loosening the stein joints, the valve 19 is provided with left hand threads and therefore rotation of the stem to the right will lower this valve. It will be observed from Figure 1 that the upper end of valve 19 when in the upper position shown rests 10C against the opening of bore 12 in a small nipple 21 threaded into the upper end of the tube 11. This is the normal upper closed position of valve 19.l This valve is keyed against rotation at 19 to the bushing 17, the latter being held in a non-rotatable position by the pins 1 7.
  • valve 19 projectsinto a chamber 22 and when the valve 19 is in lowered position, effected by a further right hand rotation of the drillstem, it will advance downwardly and make contact with a tube 23.
  • This tube is rigidly seated as by vvalve 19.
  • Figure 6 is shown a means for locking the packers in closed or uncollapsed position until the tool is lowered to bottom of hole, at which point the drill stem is turned, thus unlocking pin Ato permit it to move into the hole.
  • the nipple 2 1 and the valve 19 are in contact at the start i -and ⁇ in the position shown in Figure 1, hence the -channel orcbore 12 is closed.
  • Rotation of the tube 11 to the right lowers the valve, thus spacing it from the bore 12 and opening the latter, and establishing an open communi- 1 'cation between the bore 12 and the openings f munication with the openings 20, thus allow'- 20 in the valve.
  • the bore of the tubel 23 will be open and in coming a test of the ⁇ liquid or substance from ⁇ below to enter and pass upj-into the bore 12.
  • the tuben23 is stationary with the body of the tool, therefore after sufficient of the test has entered y from"below, a continued right hand rotation of the tube 11 will lower the valve 1-9 and bring the lower end thereof into contact with the tube 23, closing vthe openingv thereof.
  • the tool ispnow ready to be with-v drawn for Yinspection of the contents which are trapped in the drill stem.
  • the disk 25 with its spring 24 and the ducts or passages 30 and the ports 29 in the spider are for the purpose of pumping mud-laden fluid or slush down through the tool when it is necessary, without changing the position of the valve 19, and is used in emergencies.
  • the valve 19 When in closed position, the valve 19 is in Contact with the tube 23 and it will be apparent that the channel 12 in nipple 21 is then in open communication with the openings 20, and that pressure of liquid from above will compress the spring and disk, allowing the latter to descend past the ducts 30 in the tube 23, and' providing a by-pass of fluid -to be pumped downward through the tool. This eliminates the necessity of rotating the pipe to the left to reestablish communication through valve 19.
  • the weight of the drill stem compresses the' lower ⁇ packer and seals the hole, there being as much perforated pipe on the bottom ofthe tool as is required.
  • the tool does not require a small hole drill ahead vto make a test, as the lower packer will expand against the walls of the hole, thereby cutting offithe fluid or drillrnud.
  • the tooll can be used in all diameters of wells inside of casing or on top of liner. lf used to test in a small hole, drilled ahead of a. hole of larger diameter, the packer will wedge in the small hole and expand.
  • a sand testing tool for oil wells comprising a housing, a tubular element rotatably seated and projecting into the upper end of the housing and extending thereabove; a
  • tubular ⁇ element seated and projecting into the lower end of the housing and depending therebelow; a valve threadedly-engaged with said upper tubular element, said valve chang neled from Iend to end and adapted to pro- Vvide open communication with and between vsaid upper and lower tubular members when a test of the well is being had; the valve being lowered to open and closed positions before and after the test is secured bya right hand rotation of said upper projecting element; in combination with packers above and below said housing.
  • a sand testing tool for oil wells comprising a housing, a tubular element rotatably seated and ⁇ projecting into the upper end of the housing and extending thereabove; a nipple with a central bore, said nipple seated within the vupper projecting end of said tubular element; a tubular element seated and projecting into the lower end of said housing and depending therebelow; a channeled nipple secured to the lower end of said lower tubular element; a marginally channeled valve threadedly-engaged in the lower hollow portion of said lupper tubularv element; said valve adapted to provide an open communication between said upper nipple and said lower tubular element when moved downwardly in one position by a right-hand rotation of said upper tubular element in securing a test of the well,.and to provide a closed position after the test is secured by a further right-hand rotation of said upper element to advance the lower end of the valve against said lower tubular element.
  • a sand testing tool for oil wells and as claimed in claim12 and wherein said valve is provided with a plurality of marginal channels from end to end thereof, the center of the valve being solid for the purpose of obtaining a closure between the upper end .of the valve and the lower end of saidupper nipple, initial to the first advancement of the valve downwardly. 5.
  • a sand testing tool for oil wells comprising a housing, a tubular element rotatk ably seated and projecting into the upper end of the housing and extending thereabove; a' tubular element seated and projecting into the lower end of the housing and depending therebelow; a valve threadedly-engaged with said upper tubular element, said valve provided with a plurality of marginal channels from end to end, the center thereof being solid; means to prevent the valve from rotation; said valve adapted to provide openk communication with and between said upper and lower tubular elements when a test of the well is being made; the valve being lowered to open and closed positions of the tool before and after a test is secured by a righthand rotation of said upper projectingpelement.

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May v12, 1931. I F Hux 1,804,620
SAND TESTING TooL Filed July 1, 1929 Y/////////// zw INVENTOR Patented May 12, 1931 l UNITED STATES PATENTjOFFICE u FRANK`HUX, OF BRUNI, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR T STANDARD DRILLING AND SAND TESTING COMPANY, 0F WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, A CORPORATION 0F TEXAS TESTING TOOL Application led July 1, 1929. Serial No. 375,171.
My invention provides new and useful improvements in 'devices for deep well drilling, more specifically for making a test of the formation through which the drill passes to ascertain if a producing stratum has been encountered.
Preliminary to the hereinafter detailed description of the invention and for the purpose of making the same more easily understood, it is in order to state that ordinarily in drilling wells for oil, gas or watera full string of casing is necessary. Those familiar with well 'drilling know that the casing method is expensive, and that this operation also reduces the size of the hole which prevents drilling to any appreciably great depth.
lt is the general purpose of my invention to provide a sand testing tool, for connection to the drill stem and introduced into the well,
the` operation of the tool enabling a sample of the fluid in the bottom ofthe well to be had, no casingy being used. i
More specifically the sand or lluid testerincludes means for spudding past an obstruc- 25 tion in the hole without expanding the packer or hole sealing element.
The construction of the invention also includes an arrangement whereby after the test is completed, the well can be pumped through the sand tester t rough a specially constructed valve in the tester or tool. It` also provides a double packer for straight hole testing, where the formation is soft, to doubly ensure a'cut-otl" of the drill fluid.
With the above and=other objects in view, the invention will be fully understood from a perusal of the following detailed descriptionrin connection with the drawings 'and wherein:
invention,
Figures 2 to 5 inclusive represent cross-sec- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the drawings, 1 denotes an upper packer of rubber or other compressible composition. The packer is embraced at each end by a collar 2 and a collar 3. rThe collar 2 includes a tapered and threaded end 4 for connection with a hollow drill stem. The collar 2 and upper packer are bored for insertion of a nipple 5 and the collar 3 includes a projection 6 for sealing and joining the nipple 5.
The lower. vend of the tool or tester includes a packer 7 similar to that one above and held in position on the tool by similar collars 8 and 9. The upper packer, however, is not absolutely necessary in the operation of the tool. Between the upper and lower packers or 'hole sealing elements is a hollow housing 10 in which is disposed the valve mechanism for passage of fluid secured in the test. The housing is connected to the upper packer by means of a tube 11, one end of the tube threadedly seated in the lower collar 3. The tube is centrally bored at 12 and comes into alinement with the bore 13 traversing the upper packer and parts. Annular spaced and longitudinal openings 14 traverse the upper end of the tube'll for purposes hereinafter pointed out.
The tube 11 is so positioned in the housing that it will operate in swivel fashion by means of the bearings 15. The bearings are arranged in the race provided by the annular enlarged end 16 of the tube and a member 17. There is also provided a ring 18 which holds the tube rotatable centrally of the housing.
For effecting a cut-olf. of the liquid or sand a main valve 19 with a left hand thread. This -valve has a plurality of spaced longitudinal openings 20 for passage of liquid into the drill stem when the valve is -opened to permit the flow-upwardly into the bores 12 and-- 13 according to pressure. Since rotation of the drill stem to the left enhances the possibility of loosening the stein joints, the valve 19 is provided with left hand threads and therefore rotation of the stem to the right will lower this valve. It will be observed from Figure 1 that the upper end of valve 19 when in the upper position shown rests 10C against the opening of bore 12 in a small nipple 21 threaded into the upper end of the tube 11. This is the normal upper closed position of valve 19.l This valve is keyed against rotation at 19 to the bushing 17, the latter being held in a non-rotatable position by the pins 1 7.
The lower end of valve 19 projectsinto a chamber 22 and when the valve 19 is in lowered position, effected by a further right hand rotation of the drillstem, it will advance downwardly and make contact with a tube 23. This tube is rigidly seated as by vvalve 19. Thus when the spring is depressed by water pressure from above the disk 25 descends below the ducts 30. Vhen the disk-is thus -`depressed below the ducts 30,the slush water will have a by-pass through the openings 20 into the chamber 22, thence through the ducts 29 into the ducts 30 and enter the bore 28.
In Figure 6 is shown a means for locking the packers in closed or uncollapsed position until the tool is lowered to bottom of hole, at which point the drill stem is turned, thus unlocking pin Ato permit it to move into the hole.
slot B and allowing drillstem to be lowered and collapsing the lower packer or sealing It can be determined whether or notthe packer has been yunlocked by the distance the drill stem travels down after an effort has been made to unlockthe packer.
In the operationof th tool, the nipple 2 1 and the valve 19 are in contact at the start i -and `in the position shown in Figure 1, hence the -channel orcbore 12 is closed. Rotation of the tube 11 to the right lowers the valve, thus spacing it from the bore 12 and opening the latter, and establishing an open communi- 1 'cation between the bore 12 and the openings f munication with the openings 20, thus allow'- 20 in the valve. When in this position, the bore of the tubel 23 will be open and in coming a test of the` liquid or substance from` below to enter and pass upj-into the bore 12. i The tuben23 is stationary with the body of the tool, therefore after sufficient of the test has entered y from"below, a continued right hand rotation of the tube 11 will lower the valve 1-9 and bring the lower end thereof into contact with the tube 23, closing vthe openingv thereof. The tool ispnow ready to be with-v drawn for Yinspection of the contents which are trapped in the drill stem.
The disk 25 with its spring 24 and the ducts or passages 30 and the ports 29 in the spider are for the purpose of pumping mud-laden fluid or slush down through the tool when it is necessary, without changing the position of the valve 19, and is used in emergencies. When in closed position, the valve 19 is in Contact with the tube 23 and it will be apparent that the channel 12 in nipple 21 is then in open communication with the openings 20, and that pressure of liquid from above will compress the spring and disk, allowing the latter to descend past the ducts 30 in the tube 23, and' providing a by-pass of fluid -to be pumped downward through the tool. This eliminates the necessity of rotating the pipe to the left to reestablish communication through valve 19.
'The weight of the drill stem compresses the' lower` packer and seals the hole, there being as much perforated pipe on the bottom ofthe tool as is required. The tool does not require a small hole drill ahead vto make a test, as the lower packer will expand against the walls of the hole, thereby cutting offithe fluid or drillrnud. The tooll can be used in all diameters of wells inside of casing or on top of liner. lf used to test in a small hole, drilled ahead of a. hole of larger diameter, the packer will wedge in the small hole and expand.
The invention is not to be understood as limited to the precise construction disclosed, but may be modified and altered within the scope and'meaning of the appended claims.
Obviously alterations are possible in keeping with the appended claims.
What is claimed as new is:
1. A sand testing tool for oil wells, comprising a housing, a tubular element rotatably seated and projecting into the upper end of the housing and extending thereabove; a
tubular `element seated and projecting into the lower end of the housing and depending therebelow; a valve threadedly-engaged with said upper tubular element, said valve chang neled from Iend to end and adapted to pro- Vvide open communication with and between vsaid upper and lower tubular members when a test of the well is being had; the valve being lowered to open and closed positions before and after the test is secured bya right hand rotation of said upper projecting element; in combination with packers above and below said housing.
2. A sand testing tool for oil wells, comprising a housing, a tubular element rotatably seated and`projecting into the upper end of the housing and extending thereabove; a nipple with a central bore, said nipple seated within the vupper projecting end of said tubular element; a tubular element seated and projecting into the lower end of said housing and depending therebelow; a channeled nipple secured to the lower end of said lower tubular element; a marginally channeled valve threadedly-engaged in the lower hollow portion of said lupper tubularv element; said valve adapted to provide an open communication between said upper nipple and said lower tubular element when moved downwardly in one position by a right-hand rotation of said upper tubular element in securing a test of the well,.and to provide a closed position after the test is secured by a further right-hand rotation of said upper element to advance the lower end of the valve against said lower tubular element.
3. A sand testing tool -for oil wells and as claimed in claim 1, and wherein said valve is provided with a plurality of marginal.
channels from end to end thereof, the center of the Valve beingsolid for the purpose of obtaining a closure when the lower end of the valve abuts the upper end of said lower tubular element after the test is secured.
4. A sand testing tool for oil wells and as claimed in claim12, and wherein said valve is provided with a plurality of marginal channels from end to end thereof, the center of the valve being solid for the purpose of obtaining a closure between the upper end .of the valve and the lower end of saidupper nipple, initial to the first advancement of the valve downwardly. 5. A sand testing tool for oil wells, comprising a housing, a tubular element rotatk ably seated and projecting into the upper end of the housing and extending thereabove; a' tubular element seated and projecting into the lower end of the housing and depending therebelow; a valve threadedly-engaged with said upper tubular element, said valve provided with a plurality of marginal channels from end to end, the center thereof being solid; means to prevent the valve from rotation; said valve adapted to provide openk communication with and between said upper and lower tubular elements when a test of the well is being made; the valve being lowered to open and closed positions of the tool before and after a test is secured by a righthand rotation of said upper projectingpelement. 1 i
In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.
FRANK HUX.
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US2751014A (en) * 1951-09-04 1956-06-19 Johnston Testers Inc Well testing tool
US3459264A (en) * 1967-05-18 1969-08-05 Halliburton Co Pressure regulating valve assembly between open hole packers and method
US3500911A (en) * 1967-05-18 1970-03-17 Halliburton Co Multiple packer distribution valve and method

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US2751014A (en) * 1951-09-04 1956-06-19 Johnston Testers Inc Well testing tool
US3459264A (en) * 1967-05-18 1969-08-05 Halliburton Co Pressure regulating valve assembly between open hole packers and method
US3500911A (en) * 1967-05-18 1970-03-17 Halliburton Co Multiple packer distribution valve and method

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