WO2003006778A1 - Drilling system and method for controlling equivalent circulating density during drilling of wellbores - Google Patents

Drilling system and method for controlling equivalent circulating density during drilling of wellbores Download PDF

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WO2003006778A1
WO2003006778A1 PCT/US2002/021520 US0221520W WO03006778A1 WO 2003006778 A1 WO2003006778 A1 WO 2003006778A1 US 0221520 W US0221520 W US 0221520W WO 03006778 A1 WO03006778 A1 WO 03006778A1
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wellhead
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Peter Fontana
Peter S Aronstam
Larry A Watkins
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Priority to NO20031087A priority patent/NO326671B1/en
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    • 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
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/08—Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure
    • 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
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/001—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/068—Well heads; Setting-up thereof having provision for introducing objects or fluids into, or removing objects from, wells
    • E21B33/076—Well heads; Setting-up thereof having provision for introducing objects or fluids into, or removing objects from, wells specially adapted for underwater installations
    • 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
    • E21B43/12—Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
    • 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
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/001—Survey of boreholes or wells for underwater installation
    • 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
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/12—Underwater drilling

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Abstract

A drilling system for drilling subsea wellbores includes a tubing-conveyed drill bit (130) that passes through a subsea wellhead. Surface supplied drillng fluid flows through the tubing (121), discharges at the drill bit, returns to the wellhead through a wellbore annulus (122), and flows to the surface via a riser extending from the wellhead. A flow restriction device (164) positioned in the riser restricts the flow of the returning fluid while an active fluid device controllably discharges fluid from a location below to just above the flow restriction device in the riser, thereby controlling bottomhole pressure and equivalent circulating density ('ECD'). Alternatively, the fluid is discharged into a separate return line (206) thereby providing dual gradient drilling while controlling bottomhole pressure and ECD. A controller (180) controls the energy and thus the speed of the pump in response to downhole measurement(s) to maintain the ECD at a predetermined value or within a predetermined range.
PCT/US2002/021520 2001-07-09 2002-07-09 Drilling system and method for controlling equivalent circulating density during drilling of wellbores WO2003006778A1 (en)

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GB0305720A GB2389130B (en) 2001-07-09 2002-07-09 Drilling system and method for controlling equivalent circulating density during drilling of wellbores
AU2002320329A AU2002320329A1 (en) 2001-07-09 2002-07-09 Drilling system and method for controlling equivalent circulating density during drilling of wellbores
NO20031087A NO326671B1 (en) 2001-07-09 2003-03-10 Drilling system and method for controlling equivalent circulation density during drilling of wellbores

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US32379701P 2001-09-20 2001-09-20

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GB2431942A (en) * 2005-10-20 2007-05-09 Weatherford Lamb Managed pressure drilling
US7836973B2 (en) 2005-10-20 2010-11-23 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Annulus pressure control drilling systems and methods
US8011450B2 (en) 1998-07-15 2011-09-06 Baker Hughes Incorporated Active bottomhole pressure control with liner drilling and completion systems
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US8689878B2 (en) 2012-01-03 2014-04-08 Baker Hughes Incorporated Junk basket with self clean assembly and methods of using same
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US8973662B2 (en) 2012-06-21 2015-03-10 Baker Hughes Incorporated Downhole debris removal tool capable of providing a hydraulic barrier and methods of using same
US9080401B2 (en) 2012-04-25 2015-07-14 Baker Hughes Incorporated Fluid driven pump for removing debris from a wellbore and methods of using same
US9228414B2 (en) 2013-06-07 2016-01-05 Baker Hughes Incorporated Junk basket with self clean assembly and methods of using same
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US8011450B2 (en) 1998-07-15 2011-09-06 Baker Hughes Incorporated Active bottomhole pressure control with liner drilling and completion systems
US8955619B2 (en) 2002-05-28 2015-02-17 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Managed pressure drilling
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WO2006054905A1 (en) * 2004-11-22 2006-05-26 Statoil Asa Annular pressure control system
GB2442394B (en) * 2005-07-27 2011-05-04 Baker Hughes Inc Active bottomhole pressure control with liner drilling and completion system
WO2007016000A1 (en) * 2005-07-27 2007-02-08 Baker Hughes Incorporated Active bottomhole pressure control with liner drilling and compeltion system
GB2442394A (en) * 2005-07-27 2008-04-02 Baker Hughes Inc Active bottomhole pressure control with liner drilling and completion system
GB2470850A (en) * 2005-07-27 2010-12-08 Baker Hughes Inc Active controlled bottomhole pressure system and method with continuous circulation system
GB2470850B (en) * 2005-07-27 2011-03-16 Baker Hughes Inc Active bottomhole pressure control with liner drilling and completion systems
GB2431942B (en) * 2005-10-20 2009-07-15 Weatherford Lamb Managed pressure drilling
US7836973B2 (en) 2005-10-20 2010-11-23 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Annulus pressure control drilling systems and methods
GB2431942A (en) * 2005-10-20 2007-05-09 Weatherford Lamb Managed pressure drilling
NO337070B1 (en) * 2005-10-20 2016-01-11 Weatherford Lamb Inc Method of controlled borehole pressure drilling
WO2012003101A3 (en) * 2010-07-01 2012-09-20 Agr Subsea A.S. System and method for controlling wellbore pressure
US8689878B2 (en) 2012-01-03 2014-04-08 Baker Hughes Incorporated Junk basket with self clean assembly and methods of using same
US8967241B2 (en) 2012-01-03 2015-03-03 Baker Hughes Incorporated Junk basket with self clean assembly and methods of using same
US9080401B2 (en) 2012-04-25 2015-07-14 Baker Hughes Incorporated Fluid driven pump for removing debris from a wellbore and methods of using same
US8973662B2 (en) 2012-06-21 2015-03-10 Baker Hughes Incorporated Downhole debris removal tool capable of providing a hydraulic barrier and methods of using same
WO2014077884A1 (en) * 2012-11-15 2014-05-22 Bp Corporation North America Inc. Systems and methods for determining enhanced equivalent circulating density and interval solids concentration in a well system using multiple sensors
US9291015B2 (en) 2012-11-15 2016-03-22 Bp Corporation North America Inc. Systems and methods for determining enhanced equivalent circulating density and interval solids concentration in a well system using multiple sensors
US9228414B2 (en) 2013-06-07 2016-01-05 Baker Hughes Incorporated Junk basket with self clean assembly and methods of using same
US9416626B2 (en) 2013-06-21 2016-08-16 Baker Hughes Incorporated Downhole debris removal tool and methods of using same

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GB0305720D0 (en) 2003-04-16
WO2003006778A3 (en) 2004-02-26
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