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US3760878A
US3760878A US00235222A US3760878DA US3760878A US 3760878 A US3760878 A US 3760878A US 00235222 A US00235222 A US 00235222A US 3760878D A US3760878D A US 3760878DA US 3760878 A US3760878 A US 3760878A
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  • ABSTRACT (21 1 Appl- 235,222
  • This invention concerns a tool for washing perforations in a casing set in a well bore. It includes a cylindrical 52 US. Cl 166/185, 166/185, 166/191, housing having an upper port, and a lewer p The 166/202, 166/31 1 housing is connected to the lower end of a string oftub- 51 lm.
  • the housing has various [58] Field of Search 166/311, 185, 191, Packers and passages 80 that cleaning fluid circulated 166/202, 186 down the annulus between the tubing string and casing flows in through the first port and out the second port 5 References Cited through perforations at the same level as the second UNITED STATES PATENTS port.
  • the cleaning fluid returns through lower perforations in the casing carrying sand or other plugging ma- 2,9l8,973 12/1959 Ozinga 166/202 terial with it and is returned up the tubing string.
  • This invention relates to a tool for washing perforations in a casing run in a well bore. It particularly relates to a tool whereby cleaning liquid is circulated down the annulus, forced into perforations at selected levels, and flows back into the well bore through lower perforations and upwardly through the tubing.
  • a string of steel casing is set in the well bore.
  • the casing is perforated at the level or interval at which it is desired to produce fluid from the surrounding formation. Frequently, it is desired to clean these perforations.
  • a most common method is the washing technique whereby cleaning fluid is forced through the perforations.
  • One common method of this is to use a Yowell tool manufactured by the I-lalliburton Company. This tool is attached to the lower end of a string of tubing and is provided with an upper packer and a lower packer which are used to isolate the perforations into which it is desired to inject cleaning fluid.
  • the tool has three cup type packers. There are two vertically spaced perforations in the housing of the tool. The upper perforation is above the upper packer and the lower flow port is between the two lower packers. A smaller tubular member extends from below the lower ports to above the upper port. The upper and lower ends of this tubular member are flared to form a seal with the internal wall of the housing. The lower end of the housing is open to the annulus immediately below the lower packer.
  • the tool In operation, the tool is set so that the perforations to be washed are between the lower two packers.
  • Cleaning fluid is circulated down the annulus through the upper port of the housing and out its lower port between the lower packer and through the perforations in the casing. The fluid returns through the lower perforations below the lower packer and up the tubular member within the interior of the tool and is returned to the surface through the string of tubing.
  • a string of tubing 18 is suspended in the casing 10. Both the tubing 18 and casing 10 extend to the surface where suitable wellhead equipment (not shown) is provided.
  • the perforations washing tool is connected to the lower end of tubing 18.
  • This tool includes cylindrical housing 20 which has upper fluid port means 22 and lower fluid port means 24.
  • Three cup-like packers surround housing 20. This includes an upper upwardly facing packer 26 which is positioned just below upper port means 22 and a pair of cup packers which face each other which are downwardly facing packer 28 and upwardly facing packer 30 which are above and below, respectively, lower port 24.
  • housing 20 Concentrically mounted within housing 20 is an inner tubular member 32 which extends from above port means 22 to below port means 24.
  • the upper end of tubular member 32 is flared with a flare section 34 which seals with the inner wall of housing 20.
  • the lower end of tubular member 32 is likewise flared with a flare section 36 which is sealed with the inner wallof housing 20.
  • there is formed an upper chamber 38 and a lower chamber 40 within housing 20 which are in fluid communication only through passage or tubular member 32.
  • the annular space42 between passage 32 and housing 20 is thus sealed from chambers 38 and 40.
  • Valve 44 is provided in the wall of chamber 38. This can be either a check valve which permits flow only from chamber 38 to the exterior thereof or it can be any valve means that can be opened or enclosed from the surface. The function of this valve will be explained later.
  • Means are provided to permit controlled flow between annular space 42 and chamber 43 which is that space between packers 26 and 28 exterior of housing 20.
  • This can be a flow restriction device such as orifice 46 or it can be a valve which can be opened and closed from the surface.
  • An apparatus for washing perforations in a casing set in a well bore and for connecting to the lower end of a tubular member suspended in the casing which comprises:
  • a cylindrical housing having an upper port and a lower port in the walls thereof,
  • An apparatus as defined in claim 1 including an orifice in the wall of said housing between said first and said second packers.
  • An apparatus as defined in claim 1 including a valve means between the first chamber and the exterior of said housing.
  • valve means permits only unidirectional flow from within said first chamber to the exterior thereof.

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This invention concerns a tool for washing perforations in a casing set in a well bore. It includes a cylindrical housing having an upper port, and a lower port. The housing is connected to the lower end of a string of tubing hung from the well bore. The housing has various packers and passages so that cleaning fluid circulated down the annulus between the tubing string and casing flows in through the first port and out the second port through perforations at the same level as the second port. The cleaning fluid returns through lower perforations in the casing carrying sand or other plugging material with it and is returned up the tubing string.

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United States Patent 1 1 1 1 3,760,878 Peevey Sept. 25, 1973 PERFORATIONS WASHING TOOL 3,020,960 2/1962 Hayward 166/202 [75] Inventor: when MPeeveyNew OrleansLa 3,153,451 10/1964 Chancellor et al. 166 202 [73] Assignee: Amoco Production Company, Tulsa, Primary Examiner lames A. Leppink Okla. Att0rneyPaul F. Hawley et a].
[22] F1led: Mar. 16, 1972 [57] ABSTRACT [21 1 Appl- 235,222 This invention concerns a tool for washing perforations in a casing set in a well bore. It includes a cylindrical 52 US. Cl 166/185, 166/185, 166/191, housing having an upper port, and a lewer p The 166/202, 166/31 1 housing is connected to the lower end of a string oftub- 51 lm. c1 E21b 23/00, E21b 37/00 ihg hung from the well here The housing has various [58] Field of Search 166/311, 185, 191, Packers and passages 80 that cleaning fluid circulated 166/202, 186 down the annulus between the tubing string and casing flows in through the first port and out the second port 5 References Cited through perforations at the same level as the second UNITED STATES PATENTS port. The cleaning fluid returns through lower perforations in the casing carrying sand or other plugging ma- 2,9l8,973 12/1959 Ozinga 166/202 terial with it and is returned up the tubing string. 2,802,535 8/1957 Taylor 166/191 2,897,897 8/1959 Breukelman 166/202 7 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure -*)\F I L 2i 5 -l8 i i 12 H t '|0 a fi 26 '20 42"/* I 32 43 l l a /a I68 Z l6C 30/ \IS[) 16E |6F PERFORATIONS WASHING TOOL BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention This invention relates to a tool for washing perforations in a casing run in a well bore. It particularly relates to a tool whereby cleaning liquid is circulated down the annulus, forced into perforations at selected levels, and flows back into the well bore through lower perforations and upwardly through the tubing.
Setting of the Invention Ordinarily when wells are drilled in the earth for the purpose of obtaining liquids such as oil or gas, a string of steel casing is set in the well bore. The casing is perforated at the level or interval at which it is desired to produce fluid from the surrounding formation. Frequently, it is desired to clean these perforations. A most common method is the washing technique whereby cleaning fluid is forced through the perforations. One common method of thisis to use a Yowell tool manufactured by the I-lalliburton Company. This tool is attached to the lower end of a string of tubing and is provided with an upper packer and a lower packer which are used to isolate the perforations into which it is desired to inject cleaning fluid. In this system fluid is circulated' down the tubing, through perforations isolated between the packer, back in through other perforations and up the annulus between the tubing and the casing. The biggest disadvantage of this method is that the fluid must be circulated at a very high rate to carry sand up the annular space because the area of the annulus is much larger than the area of the tubing. I have invented a perforations washing tool which is quite simple and permits the cleaning fluid to be circulated down the annulus through the perforations and back up the smaller tubing.
The Yowell tool and method of operating it is the most common way of cleaning perforations and is probably the most pertinent prior art system. However, there are many of the systems which have been suggested for cleaning perforations. One such tool is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 2,918,973. As can be seen, the cleanout tool of that patent is much more complicated than mine. Further, I provide pressure equalizing means or other valve means which are not shown in that patent.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This is a too] for washing perforations in a casing set in a well bore and is connected to the lower end of a string of tubing suspended in the well bore. The tool has three cup type packers. There are two vertically spaced perforations in the housing of the tool. The upper perforation is above the upper packer and the lower flow port is between the two lower packers. A smaller tubular member extends from below the lower ports to above the upper port. The upper and lower ends of this tubular member are flared to form a seal with the internal wall of the housing. The lower end of the housing is open to the annulus immediately below the lower packer. In operation, the tool is set so that the perforations to be washed are between the lower two packers. Cleaning fluid is circulated down the annulus through the upper port of the housing and out its lower port between the lower packer and through the perforations in the casing. The fluid returns through the lower perforations below the lower packer and up the tubular member within the interior of the tool and is returned to the surface through the string of tubing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING A better understanding of the invention, its objectives and operations, can be made with the following description taken in conjunction with the Drawing which is a cross sectional view of the perforations washing tool of this invention shown positioned in a well bore.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Attention is directed to the drawing which shows a casing 10 set in borehold 12 which extends through producing formation 14. The casing has performations 16A through 166 which are at the same level as formation 14.
A string of tubing 18 is suspended in the casing 10. Both the tubing 18 and casing 10 extend to the surface where suitable wellhead equipment (not shown) is provided. The perforations washing tool is connected to the lower end of tubing 18. This tool includes cylindrical housing 20 which has upper fluid port means 22 and lower fluid port means 24. Three cup-like packers surround housing 20. This includes an upper upwardly facing packer 26 which is positioned just below upper port means 22 and a pair of cup packers which face each other which are downwardly facing packer 28 and upwardly facing packer 30 which are above and below, respectively, lower port 24.
Concentrically mounted within housing 20 is an inner tubular member 32 which extends from above port means 22 to below port means 24. The upper end of tubular member 32 is flared with a flare section 34 which seals with the inner wall of housing 20. The lower end of tubular member 32 is likewise flared with a flare section 36 which is sealed with the inner wallof housing 20. Thus, there is formed an upper chamber 38 and a lower chamber 40 within housing 20 which are in fluid communication only through passage or tubular member 32. The annular space42 between passage 32 and housing 20 is thus sealed from chambers 38 and 40.
Valve 44 is provided in the wall of chamber 38. This can be either a check valve which permits flow only from chamber 38 to the exterior thereof or it can be any valve means that can be opened or enclosed from the surface. The function of this valve will be explained later.
Means are provided to permit controlled flow between annular space 42 and chamber 43 which is that space between packers 26 and 28 exterior of housing 20. This can be a flow restriction device such as orifice 46 or it can be a valve which can be opened and closed from the surface. The desirability of having pressure equalization means in the wall of housing 20 between packers 26 and 28 will become apparant in the later description of the operation.
I shall now briefly describe the operations of the tool shown in the drawing. I suspend the tool shown in the drawing at the lower end of the tubing string 18. I then start lowering the device. I tried one device without pressure euqalizing means 46. Frequently, low pressure fluid was caught in the annular space 43 between packers 26 and 28. As the tool was lowered through the fluid-filled borehole the hydrostatic pressure increased. This hydrostatic pressure was greater than the pressure in chamber 43 and forced upper packer 26 down and lower packer 28 upwardly. The greater the differential pressure across each of these packers, the greater the force pushing the packer into an engagement with the casing. If this force becomes sufficiently high, it becomes impossible to lower the device through the well bore. In other words, it becomes stuck. I now avoid this difficulty by providing a pressure equalizer means 46 in the wall of housing 20 so that the pressure in chamber 43 will, under any static conditions, approach the pressure in the annulus above and below packers 26 and 28. Orifice 46 is sufficiently small so that when I pump cleaning fluid down annulus 45 between tubing 18 and casing packers 26 and 28 will nevertheless set.
When 1 lower my tool through the fluid in the well bore, the fluid is being displaced by such movement. I therefore provide convenient means for the fluid to flow from below the tool to above the tool. Thus, I provide valve 44. Fluid can then flow from below the device up through center passageway 32 and out check valve 44. I
I continue to lower the perforation washing tool until perforation 16A is between packers 28 and 30. At this time lstart pumping cleaning fluid down annulus 45. This strikes the upper face of cup packer 26, setting it. The cleaning fluid fiows through upper port 22 of the tool downwardly through annular space 42 and out port 24 where it is directed through upper perforations 16A, 16B and 16C. I can set packers 28 and 30 sufficiently close so that only one perforation is between them. The flow of fluid through annular space 31 between packers 28 and 30 tends to set those packers. The fluid returns through lower peforations 16E, 16F and/or, 160 to the interior of the casing to below lower packer 30. This fluid then flows upwardly through chamber 40, longitudinal passage 32, chamber 38 to tubing string 18 where it is returned to the surface. After I have washed the perforations between packers 28 and 30 I shut off my cleaning fluid, let the packers 26, 28 and 30 relax, then I lower the tool to clean the next lower set of perforations.
While the above invention has been described with considerable detail, it is possible to make many modifications thereof without departing from the spirit or the scope of the invention.
I claim:
1. An apparatus for washing perforations in a casing set in a well bore and for connecting to the lower end of a tubular member suspended in the casing which comprises:
a cylindrical housing having an upper port and a lower port in the walls thereof,
a first packer surrounding said housing and placed below said upper port,
a second packer surrounding said housing and positioned below said first packer and above said lower P a third packer surrounding said housing and positioned below said lower port,
a first chamber at the upper end of said housing and containing means connectable into said tubular member,
a second chamber at the lower end of said housing and open at its lower end to the interior of the casing immediately below said third packer,
a passage means extending between said first and second chamber.
2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said first packer is a cup type packer facing up, said second packer is a cup type packer facing down and said third packer is a cup type packer facing up.-
3. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 including an orifice in the wall of said housing between said first and said second packers.
4. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 including a valve means between the first chamber and the exterior of said housing.
5. An apparatus as defined in claim 2 and including a flow restriction means in the wall of said housing between said first packer and said second packer.
6. An apparatus as defined in claim 5 in which said flow restriction means is an orifice.
7. An apparatus as defined in claim 4 in which said valve means permits only unidirectional flow from within said first chamber to the exterior thereof.

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1. An apparatus for washing perforations in a casing set in a well bore and for connecting to the lower end of a tubular member suspended in the casing which comprises: a cylindrical housing having an upper port and a lower port in the walls thereof, a first packer surrounding said housing and placed below said upper port, a second packer surrounding said housing and positioned below said first packer and above said lower port, a third packer surrounding said housing and positioned below said lower port, a first chamber at the upper end of said housing and containing means connectable into said tubular member, a second chamber at the lower end of said housing and open at its lower end to the interior of the casing immediately below said third packer, a passage means extending between said first and second chamber.
2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said first packer is a cup type packer facing up, said second packer is a cup type packer facing down and said third packer is a cup type packer facing up.
3. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 including an orifice in the wall of said housing between said first and said second packers.
4. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 including a valve means between the first chamber and the exterior of said housing.
5. An apparatus as defined in claim 2 and including a flow restriction means in the wall of said housing between said first packer and said second packer.
6. An apparatus as defined in claim 5 in which said flow restriction means is an orifice.
7. An apparatus as defined in claim 4 in which said valve means permits only unidirectional flow from within said first chamber to the exterior thereof.
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