US341327A - Automatic expansible tube for wells - Google Patents
Automatic expansible tube for wells Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US341327A US341327A US341327DA US341327A US 341327 A US341327 A US 341327A US 341327D A US341327D A US 341327DA US 341327 A US341327 A US 341327A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- tube
- wells
- well
- expansible tube
- automatic
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 235000019994 cava Nutrition 0.000 description 2
- 238000012856 packing Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000037431 insertion Effects 0.000 description 1
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N iron Substances [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
- E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
- E21B43/103—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
- E21B29/10—Reconditioning of well casings, e.g. straightening
Definitions
- My invention has relation to that class known as tubes and packing for wells, and it consists in a new and useful device to re lieve wells of caving and of breaks in their walls.
- my improved adjustable expansion-tube which is capable of variableadjustments to different bores of wells, the walls of the well, when and wherever broken, can be stayed by the insertion of this tube.
- my tube can be lappedthat is to say, one edge will lap the other in a folded form which will lessen its circumference and diameter-and in this contracted condition it can be inserted and passed through the casing until it reaches the break in the wall below, when it will antomatically expand itself, and thus close up the cavity caused by the break in the wall of the well.
- the expansion-tubes may be of vari able length to suit conveniences, and also of varying diameters, and of a suitable 1naterialsteel preferred.
- the tubes can be cut from the well-known sheet metal, and they may be of suitable length and then rolled,like that of boiler-iron, to the proper curvature. lVhen the tube is to be inserted to a great depth, I prefer to make the back thicker and taper toward the edges. This gives the tube two fnnctions-viz., it stiffens it when one section is driven on top of another, and also gives it a greater degree of elasticity and spring.
- the ends of these tubes should he beveled from their inner circumference to the outer edge, whereby the tools in their up-and-down travel will be clear and free from contact with said ends.
- the tube may have a spiral slit or opening instead of a straight one, the object being to have a yielding automatically-expanding tube-section that willeffeotually close up a break or cave in the well, wherever it may occur.
- Figure] is an illustration of a vertical cross-section of a well,showing breaks in the walls thereol'and my tube in position.
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a section ofthe tube,showing the opening or slit.
- Fig. 3 is an end view of the tube.
- Fig. 4 is a view showing the end of the tube beveled.
- Fig. 5 is a view of the end of the tube in alapped or folded position, the dotted lines indicating its normal condition in the well.
- Fig. 6 is an illustration of the tube provided with spiral slits or openings.
- A is the well; 13, the casing, and G the split or expansible tube, having opening D; E, the bevel of the tube; F, the increased thickness of the back.
- c a are the tapering sides from the back of the tube to its edges. 1) is the spiral slit in the tube. (See Fig. 6.)
- a well-packing consisting'ol' an expanpansible metallic tube slitted on one of its sides its entire length, as and for the purpose set forth.
- a slitted tube for wells for stiffenim w 5 breaks or caves in the walls thereof, the said EN tube being of increased thickness in one of lVitnesses:
Landscapes
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Earth Drilling (AREA)
Description
(No Model.)
0. FAY.
AUTOMATIG EXPANSIBLE TUBE FOR WELLS.
Patented May 4, 1886.
OVEN FAY, OF VARREN, PENNSYLVANIA.
AUTOMATIC EXPANSIBLE TUBE FOR WELLS.
QFEGEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,327, dated May 4, 1886, Application filed February 20. 1886. Serial No. 192,615. (No model.)
Be it known that l, OWEN FAY, of SV-arren, in the county of \Varren and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Expansible Tubes for \Vells; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the let ters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.
My invention has relation to that class known as tubes and packing for wells, and it consists in a new and useful device to re lieve wells of caving and of breaks in their walls.
Heretofore great difficulty has been experienced in digging and boring wells, particularly where the earth is ofa sandy or unfixed nature, the difiiculty being thatat'ter a certain distance is bored the sides of the well give way and cave in, which chokes it up and greatly interferes with the working of the tools. Tubing and casings have been used to obviate this difficulty; but they are very eX- pensive, and very frequently the proper size cannot readily be found, and even when at hand cannot be inserted, for the reason that the break in the wall of the well is inaccessible by the old method, and from this cause wells of a very great depth have "to be abandoned. lVith my improved adjustable expansion-tube, which is capable of variableadjustments to different bores of wells, the walls of the well, when and wherever broken, can be stayed by the insertion of this tube. Should the well be already stayed with the regular casing, my tube can be lappedthat is to say, one edge will lap the other in a folded form which will lessen its circumference and diameter-and in this contracted condition it can be inserted and passed through the casing until it reaches the break in the wall below, when it will antomatically expand itself, and thus close up the cavity caused by the break in the wall of the well. The expansion-tubes may be of vari able length to suit conveniences, and also of varying diameters, and of a suitable 1naterialsteel preferred. The tubes can be cut from the well-known sheet metal, and they may be of suitable length and then rolled,like that of boiler-iron, to the proper curvature. lVhen the tube is to be inserted to a great depth, I prefer to make the back thicker and taper toward the edges. This gives the tube two fnnctions-viz., it stiffens it when one section is driven on top of another, and also gives it a greater degree of elasticity and spring. The ends of these tubes should he beveled from their inner circumference to the outer edge, whereby the tools in their up-and-down travel will be clear and free from contact with said ends. Should it be found essential, the tube may have a spiral slit or opening instead of a straight one, the object being to have a yielding automatically-expanding tube-section that willeffeotually close up a break or cave in the well, wherever it may occur.
In the drawings hereto attached, Figure]. is an illustration of a vertical cross-section of a well,showing breaks in the walls thereol'and my tube in position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a section ofthe tube,showing the opening or slit. Fig. 3 is an end view of the tube. Fig. 4 is a view showing the end of the tube beveled. Fig. 5 is a view of the end of the tube in alapped or folded position, the dotted lines indicating its normal condition in the well. Fig. 6 is an illustration of the tube provided with spiral slits or openings.
A is the well; 13, the casing, and G the split or expansible tube, having opening D; E, the bevel of the tube; F, the increased thickness of the back. (See Fig. 5.) c a are the tapering sides from the back of the tube to its edges. 1) is the spiral slit in the tube. (See Fig. 6.)
The nature and objects of all these features have been above explained. I
Having thus described my invention and the manner of operating the same, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
1. A well-packing consisting'ol' an expanpansible metallic tube slitted on one of its sides its entire length, as and for the purpose set forth.
2. A tube for automatically stopping breaks In testimony that I claim the foregoing as or caves in the walls of wells, provided with my'own I affix my signature in presence of two :0
slits or openings its entire length, and having its edges beveled, as shown. l witnesses.
3. A slitted tube for wells for stiffenim w 5 breaks or caves in the walls thereof, the said EN tube being of increased thickness in one of lVitnesses:
OWEN E. DUFFY, HARRY ROHRER.
its sides opposite the slit, each half tapering toward said slit, substantially as described.
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US341327A true US341327A (en) | 1886-05-04 |
Family
ID=2410410
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US341327D Expired - Lifetime US341327A (en) | Automatic expansible tube for wells |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US341327A (en) |
Cited By (23)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2653990A (en) * | 1951-03-21 | 1953-09-29 | Newmont Mining Corp | Apparatus for use in making geophysical explorations |
US2796134A (en) * | 1954-07-19 | 1957-06-18 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Apparatus for preventing lost circulation in well drilling operations |
US2812025A (en) * | 1955-01-24 | 1957-11-05 | James U Teague | Expansible liner |
US3389752A (en) * | 1965-10-23 | 1968-06-25 | Schlumberger Technology Corp | Zone protection |
US4257459A (en) * | 1979-02-23 | 1981-03-24 | Revere Copper And Brass Incorporated | Methods of and apparatus for lining the internal walls of a conduit for conveying fluid carrying marine fouling organisms with a liner of anti-fouling material |
US4501327A (en) * | 1982-07-19 | 1985-02-26 | Philip Retz | Split casing block-off for gas or water in oil drilling |
US4577694A (en) * | 1983-12-27 | 1986-03-25 | Baker Oil Tools, Inc. | Permanent lock open tool |
US6250385B1 (en) * | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-26 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Method and apparatus for completing a well for producing hydrocarbons or the like |
US6354373B1 (en) * | 1997-11-26 | 2002-03-12 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Expandable tubing for a well bore hole and method of expanding |
WO2002088510A1 (en) * | 2001-04-27 | 2002-11-07 | Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. | Drilling system with expandable sleeve |
US6516506B2 (en) | 1997-08-27 | 2003-02-11 | Shell Oil Company | Installing a scrolled resilient sheet alongside the inner surface of a fluid conduit |
US20030205386A1 (en) * | 2002-05-06 | 2003-11-06 | Gary Johnston | Methods and apparatus for expanding tubulars |
US20040035487A1 (en) * | 2002-08-26 | 2004-02-26 | Enrique Trivelli | Composite pipe formed by a metallic pipe with inner lining of plastic material resistant to corroding agents, method for its manufacture, expanding tool to carry out the manufacturing method, and use of said pipe to convey corroding fluids |
US6722437B2 (en) | 2001-10-22 | 2004-04-20 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Technique for fracturing subterranean formations |
US6775894B2 (en) * | 2001-07-11 | 2004-08-17 | Aera Energy, Llc | Casing patching tool |
US7172025B2 (en) | 2001-10-23 | 2007-02-06 | Shell Oil Company | System for lining a section of a wellbore |
US7455117B1 (en) | 2007-07-26 | 2008-11-25 | Hall David R | Downhole winding tool |
US7647977B2 (en) | 2007-07-26 | 2010-01-19 | Hall David R | Borehole liner |
US8142381B1 (en) * | 2009-05-07 | 2012-03-27 | Bernardo Birnbaum | Foot brace device |
WO2015038747A3 (en) * | 2013-09-12 | 2015-11-19 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Expandable tool having helical geometry |
US9353584B2 (en) | 2011-09-20 | 2016-05-31 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Permeable lost circulation drilling liner |
US10689926B2 (en) | 2017-03-27 | 2020-06-23 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Lost circulation zone isolating liner |
US20230039334A1 (en) * | 2021-08-03 | 2023-02-09 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Slip ring employing radially offset slot |
-
0
- US US341327D patent/US341327A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (34)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2653990A (en) * | 1951-03-21 | 1953-09-29 | Newmont Mining Corp | Apparatus for use in making geophysical explorations |
US2796134A (en) * | 1954-07-19 | 1957-06-18 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Apparatus for preventing lost circulation in well drilling operations |
US2812025A (en) * | 1955-01-24 | 1957-11-05 | James U Teague | Expansible liner |
US3389752A (en) * | 1965-10-23 | 1968-06-25 | Schlumberger Technology Corp | Zone protection |
US4257459A (en) * | 1979-02-23 | 1981-03-24 | Revere Copper And Brass Incorporated | Methods of and apparatus for lining the internal walls of a conduit for conveying fluid carrying marine fouling organisms with a liner of anti-fouling material |
US4501327A (en) * | 1982-07-19 | 1985-02-26 | Philip Retz | Split casing block-off for gas or water in oil drilling |
US4577694A (en) * | 1983-12-27 | 1986-03-25 | Baker Oil Tools, Inc. | Permanent lock open tool |
US6250385B1 (en) * | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-26 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Method and apparatus for completing a well for producing hydrocarbons or the like |
US6516506B2 (en) | 1997-08-27 | 2003-02-11 | Shell Oil Company | Installing a scrolled resilient sheet alongside the inner surface of a fluid conduit |
US6354373B1 (en) * | 1997-11-26 | 2002-03-12 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Expandable tubing for a well bore hole and method of expanding |
US20040144568A1 (en) * | 2001-04-27 | 2004-07-29 | Van Dijk Robert Albertus | Drilling system with expandable sleeve |
WO2002088510A1 (en) * | 2001-04-27 | 2002-11-07 | Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. | Drilling system with expandable sleeve |
US7159673B2 (en) | 2001-04-27 | 2007-01-09 | Shell Oil Company | Drilling system with expandable sleeve |
US6775894B2 (en) * | 2001-07-11 | 2004-08-17 | Aera Energy, Llc | Casing patching tool |
US6820690B2 (en) | 2001-10-22 | 2004-11-23 | Schlumberger Technology Corp. | Technique utilizing an insertion guide within a wellbore |
US6722437B2 (en) | 2001-10-22 | 2004-04-20 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Technique for fracturing subterranean formations |
US7172025B2 (en) | 2001-10-23 | 2007-02-06 | Shell Oil Company | System for lining a section of a wellbore |
US7017669B2 (en) * | 2002-05-06 | 2006-03-28 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Methods and apparatus for expanding tubulars |
US20030205386A1 (en) * | 2002-05-06 | 2003-11-06 | Gary Johnston | Methods and apparatus for expanding tubulars |
EP1394463A2 (en) * | 2002-08-26 | 2004-03-03 | Formar S.A. | Composite pipe formed by a metallic pipe with inner lining of plastic material resistant to corroding agents, method for its manufacture, expanding tool to and use of said pipe |
US20040035487A1 (en) * | 2002-08-26 | 2004-02-26 | Enrique Trivelli | Composite pipe formed by a metallic pipe with inner lining of plastic material resistant to corroding agents, method for its manufacture, expanding tool to carry out the manufacturing method, and use of said pipe to convey corroding fluids |
EP1394463A3 (en) * | 2002-08-26 | 2004-05-12 | Formar S.A. | Composite pipe formed by a metallic pipe with inner lining of plastic material resistant to corroding agents, method for its manufacture, expanding tool to and use of said pipe |
US7455117B1 (en) | 2007-07-26 | 2008-11-25 | Hall David R | Downhole winding tool |
US7647977B2 (en) | 2007-07-26 | 2010-01-19 | Hall David R | Borehole liner |
US8142381B1 (en) * | 2009-05-07 | 2012-03-27 | Bernardo Birnbaum | Foot brace device |
US9995108B2 (en) | 2011-09-20 | 2018-06-12 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Permeable lost circulation drilling liner |
US9353584B2 (en) | 2011-09-20 | 2016-05-31 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Permeable lost circulation drilling liner |
WO2015038747A3 (en) * | 2013-09-12 | 2015-11-19 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Expandable tool having helical geometry |
US9617802B2 (en) | 2013-09-12 | 2017-04-11 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Expandable tool having helical geometry |
CN105705726B (en) * | 2013-09-12 | 2018-05-29 | 沙特阿拉伯石油公司 | The extensible tool with helical geometry |
CN105705726A (en) * | 2013-09-12 | 2016-06-22 | 沙特阿拉伯石油公司 | Expandable tool having helical geometry |
US10100589B2 (en) | 2013-09-12 | 2018-10-16 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Expandable tool having helical geometry |
US10689926B2 (en) | 2017-03-27 | 2020-06-23 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | Lost circulation zone isolating liner |
US20230039334A1 (en) * | 2021-08-03 | 2023-02-09 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Slip ring employing radially offset slot |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US341327A (en) | Automatic expansible tube for wells | |
US2402223A (en) | Rotary well bore cleaner | |
US1494274A (en) | Expansion coal cutter | |
US834135A (en) | Sewer-opener. | |
US886114A (en) | Oil-well packer. | |
US113638A (en) | Improvement in attachments to oil-well tubing | |
US482808A (en) | Stovepipe-fasten er | |
US1907825A (en) | Tubing protector and guide | |
US1710580A (en) | Rotary underreamer | |
US1246957A (en) | Well-packing. | |
US1209869A (en) | Steaming-plug. | |
US411886A (en) | Casing for artesian wells | |
US1016587A (en) | Mandrel. | |
US598805A (en) | Cutting and joint-indicating device for well tubes or casings | |
US2238642A (en) | End protector | |
US347277A (en) | Device for connecting | |
US801358A (en) | Cutting or perforating tool. | |
US1282976A (en) | Universal reamer for oil-wells. | |
US563135A (en) | John carkuthers | |
US986950A (en) | Cigar-holder. | |
US198886A (en) | Improvement in stove-pipe expanders and contractors | |
US1124602A (en) | Mechanism for casing off water. | |
US654875A (en) | Tube-well. | |
US984702A (en) | Casing-perforator. | |
US689326A (en) | Rope-socket. |