WO2004015241A1 - Outil d'extension de joint calotte - Google Patents

Outil d'extension de joint calotte Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2004015241A1
WO2004015241A1 PCT/US2003/023914 US0323914W WO2004015241A1 WO 2004015241 A1 WO2004015241 A1 WO 2004015241A1 US 0323914 W US0323914 W US 0323914W WO 2004015241 A1 WO2004015241 A1 WO 2004015241A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
tubular
expansion
seals
providing
cladding
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2003/023914
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Michael E. Mcmahan
Steve Rosenblatt
Original Assignee
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Baker Hughes Incorporated filed Critical Baker Hughes Incorporated
Priority to GB0503026A priority Critical patent/GB2407603B/en
Priority to CA002495916A priority patent/CA2495916C/fr
Priority to AU2003261316A priority patent/AU2003261316B2/en
Publication of WO2004015241A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004015241A1/fr
Priority to NO20050761A priority patent/NO20050761L/no

Links

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
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D39/00—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/08—Tube expanders
    • B21D39/20—Tube expanders with mandrels, e.g. expandable
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B43/105—Expanding tools specially adapted therefor

Definitions

  • the field of this invention is tools that expand tubulars and more particularly tools that employ pressure retained by cup shaped seals to accomplish the expansion.
  • Cup type seals have been in oilfield use for a long time. They have, among other things, been used to pressure test tubulars for pinhole leaks or fractures.
  • One such device is illustrated in U.S. Patent 4,149,566 in its figure 5. It describes the test rig involving a mandrel with opposed test cups to isolate the zone to be pressure tested with fluid to be delivered between the cups. This reference describes the limited reliability of predecessor test cups to withstand the rigors of testing thousands of feet of tubulars and the need for frequent cup replacements.
  • cladding comprises, among other things, a sleeve or a scroll that stays expanded due to a ratchet or other device, casing or tubing. It can also be used to expand casing or tubing.
  • the tool can be repositioned to sequentially expand long lengths of cladding, casing or tubing.
  • a tool that can run a section of cladding into casing where the cladding interior is closed off by opposed cup seals and access to the volume between the cup seals exists through the tool body. Pressure is applied to the interior of the cladding to expand it into anchored and sealed contact with the casing. An exterior gripping surface can be provided on the cladding to enhance grip upon expansion. The tool can be repositioned to expand lengths of cladding.
  • Figure 1 is a section view of the apparatus running in a cladding into casing
  • Figure 2 is the view of Figure 1 in the cladding -expanded position
  • Figure 3 is a detailed view of the teeth pattern on the exterior of the cladding to promote grip upon expansion.
  • a work string 10 is connected to top sub 12 at thread 14.
  • Top sub 12 is connected to body 16 at thread 18.
  • Bottom sub 20 is connected at thread 22 to body 16.
  • Passage 24 extends through top sub 12, body 16 and bottom sub 20.
  • a ball seat 26 is connected to bottom sub 20 and shear pins 28 secure its position.
  • a ball 30 can be dropped on seat 26 to allow passage 24 to be pressurized.
  • Passage 24 has lateral outlets 32 that lead to annular space 34 outside body 16 and between cup seals 36 and 38, which are respectively backed by thimbles 40 and 42.
  • Cladding 44 has been pushed over cup seals 36 and 38 to close off annular space 34.
  • a running tool (not shown) is attached to work string 10 so that cladding 44 can be supported from the work string 10.
  • the cladding 44 has an exterior tooth profile 46 made up of a plurality of teeth 48, shown in detail in Figure 3. Teeth 48, upon expansion of sleeve 44, dig into casing 50.
  • cup seals 36 and 38 In operation, a ball 30 is dropped on seat 26 and pressure upwards of 10,000 pounds per square inch (PSI) is applied. The pressure is communicated between cup seals 36 and 38 to expand sleeve 44 into sealing contact with casing 50. Teeth 48 dig into casing 50 to secure cladding 44. Cup seals 36 and 38 can be in pairs near the upper and lower ends of the cladding 44 so that the expansion, as well as sealing and anchoring, will be at opposed ends of the cladding. Alternatively, the cup seals 36 and 38 can be at one end, preferably the lower end, of cladding 44 so that upon expansion, one end is sealed and anchored.
  • PSI pounds per square inch
  • a swage S shown schematically in Figure 2 as located above cup seals 36 and 38 but which can also be placed between them, can be energized to run from the expanded zone of the cladding 44 by pulling the work string, which supports the swage uphole and out of the cladding 44 to expand the balance of the cladding.
  • Sleeve 52 is used to keep cups 36 and 38 separate and at opposite ends of annular space 34 during tool assembly.
  • the ball seat is released by further pressure application to break shear pins 28.
  • the work string 10 can be pulled without pulling a wet string, as the passage 24 is again open at the bottom. It should be noted that the bottom sub could have a check valve instead of ball seat 26.
  • the check a valve allows fluid into passage 24 for run in but prevents fluid from passing in the opposite direction.
  • the entire check valve assembly can be blown out by raising pressure in passage 24 and breaking shear pins that hold the check valve.
  • Yet other ways to temporarily block the passage 24 to allow expansion with pressure applied between cup seals 36 and 38 are within the scope of the invention.
  • the cup seals 36 and 38 are commercial products available from Global Elastomeric Products located in Bakersfield, CA, under the product designation 5 Y 2 " 15/17# Packer Cup w/ O-Ring Groove 80/90 HD (E105502H6291189).
  • the expansion of the sleeve 44 allows the work string to be removed from the well as the sleeve remains in sealed contact with the casing 50.
  • the apparatus described can also expand cladding into tubing as well as casing 50. It should also be noted that the expansion could be accomplished on a volumetric basis of fluid pumped between the cup seals 36 and 38. A positive displacement pump can be used or/and some type of flow measurement to insure that the proper amount of expansion is achieved without over- expansion.
  • the annular space could be vented to allow it to fill with a known volume of fluid short of expansion of the cladding 44, at which point the vent can close and a predetermined volume pumped in to get the desired expansion. In a variation, the annular space 34 can be initially evacuated to dispense with the need for a vent.
  • the apparatus A can be reconfigured so that it can be repositioned for repeated uses, such as expansion of long lengths of casing, tubing, liners or cladding.
  • the backing rings 40 and 42 can be reconfigured to extend outwardly a little more and are mounted to be selectively responsive to an applied force, represented schematically by arrows 58 and 60.
  • an applied force represented schematically by arrows 58 and 60.
  • a pressure booster (not shown) can be located above the apparatus A so that surface pressures in the order of about 3,000 PSI can be boosted at the apparatus A to over 10,00 PSI.
  • the cup seals are usable to high temperatures in excess of 200 degrees Fahrenheit. The cup seals can be stored on site and quickly renewed, if necessary, during a lengthy expansion or if otherwise damaged when cladding 44 is passed over them.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Pipe Accessories (AREA)
  • Pressure Vessels And Lids Thereof (AREA)
  • Cleaning In General (AREA)

Abstract

Dans un mode de réalisation de cette invention, un outil peut amener une gaine (44) dans une enveloppe (50), l'intérieur de la gaine étant fermée par des joints calottes opposés (36, 38) et l'accès au volume entre lesdits joints calottes existant par le biais du corps de l'outil (16). Le gainage comprend des manchons, des spirales, une enveloppe, un tubage et des trains de tiges. Une pression est appliquée à l'intérieur du gainage pour l'étendre en contact hermétique et préhensile avec l'enveloppe. Une surface de préhension externe peut se situer sur le gainage, afin d'améliorer la préhension suite à une extension. Ledit outil peut être redisposé de manière à étendre des longueurs du gainage, y compris le tubage ou l'enveloppe.
PCT/US2003/023914 2002-08-13 2003-07-31 Outil d'extension de joint calotte WO2004015241A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0503026A GB2407603B (en) 2002-08-13 2003-07-31 Cup seal expansion tool
CA002495916A CA2495916C (fr) 2002-08-13 2003-07-31 Outil d'extension de joint calotte
AU2003261316A AU2003261316B2 (en) 2002-08-13 2003-07-31 Cup seal expansion tool
NO20050761A NO20050761L (no) 2002-08-13 2005-02-11 Fremgangsmate for ekspandering av en rordel nede i et borehull.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US40300202P 2002-08-13 2002-08-13
US60/403,002 2002-08-13

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2004015241A1 true WO2004015241A1 (fr) 2004-02-19

Family

ID=31715919

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2003/023914 WO2004015241A1 (fr) 2002-08-13 2003-07-31 Outil d'extension de joint calotte

Country Status (5)

Country Link
AU (1) AU2003261316B2 (fr)
CA (4) CA2495916C (fr)
GB (1) GB2407603B (fr)
NO (1) NO20050761L (fr)
WO (1) WO2004015241A1 (fr)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2398312A (en) * 2003-02-13 2004-08-18 Read Well Services Ltd Downhole tubular sealing apparatus
GB2398811B (en) * 2003-02-26 2006-07-12 Weatherford Lamb Tubing expansion
GB2428262A (en) * 2005-06-30 2007-01-24 Weatherford Lamb Methods and apparatus for expanding a tubular
GB2432383A (en) * 2003-09-05 2007-05-23 Enventure Global Technology Radial expansion of a tubular patch to repair a tubular assembly
WO2019043416A1 (fr) * 2017-09-04 2019-03-07 Stork Technical Services (Rbg) Limited Appareil de formation de raccordements tubulaires et procédé d'utilisation

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB0216074D0 (en) * 2002-07-11 2002-08-21 Weatherford Lamb Improving collapse resistance of tubing

Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2812025A (en) 1955-01-24 1957-11-05 James U Teague Expansible liner
US3712115A (en) * 1970-10-09 1973-01-23 Lofaso G Pipe testing apparatus
US4099563A (en) 1977-03-31 1978-07-11 Chevron Research Company Steam injection system for use in a well
US4149566A (en) 1977-08-25 1979-04-17 Wpc, Inc. Elastomeric test cup for tubing pressure testing
US5794702A (en) * 1996-08-16 1998-08-18 Nobileau; Philippe C. Method for casing a wellbore
US5803177A (en) 1996-12-11 1998-09-08 Halliburton Energy Services Well treatment fluid placement tool and methods
WO2000058601A1 (fr) * 1999-03-29 2000-10-05 Socomine 'societe De Cooperation Miniere Et Industrielle' Dispositif d'obturation d'un puits de forage
EP1097760A2 (fr) * 1999-11-08 2001-05-09 Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha Dispositif d'élargissement pour tubes métalliques
US20020020524A1 (en) * 2000-05-04 2002-02-21 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Expandable liner and associated methods of regulating fluid flow in a well
WO2002081863A1 (fr) * 2001-04-06 2002-10-17 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Appareil de fond de puits et procede pour realiser l'expansion d'un tube de production

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4069573A (en) * 1976-03-26 1978-01-24 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Method of securing a sleeve within a tube

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2812025A (en) 1955-01-24 1957-11-05 James U Teague Expansible liner
US3712115A (en) * 1970-10-09 1973-01-23 Lofaso G Pipe testing apparatus
US4099563A (en) 1977-03-31 1978-07-11 Chevron Research Company Steam injection system for use in a well
US4149566A (en) 1977-08-25 1979-04-17 Wpc, Inc. Elastomeric test cup for tubing pressure testing
US5794702A (en) * 1996-08-16 1998-08-18 Nobileau; Philippe C. Method for casing a wellbore
US5803177A (en) 1996-12-11 1998-09-08 Halliburton Energy Services Well treatment fluid placement tool and methods
WO2000058601A1 (fr) * 1999-03-29 2000-10-05 Socomine 'societe De Cooperation Miniere Et Industrielle' Dispositif d'obturation d'un puits de forage
EP1097760A2 (fr) * 1999-11-08 2001-05-09 Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha Dispositif d'élargissement pour tubes métalliques
US20020020524A1 (en) * 2000-05-04 2002-02-21 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Expandable liner and associated methods of regulating fluid flow in a well
WO2002081863A1 (fr) * 2001-04-06 2002-10-17 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Appareil de fond de puits et procede pour realiser l'expansion d'un tube de production

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2398312A (en) * 2003-02-13 2004-08-18 Read Well Services Ltd Downhole tubular sealing apparatus
GB2425801A (en) * 2003-02-13 2006-11-08 Read Well Services Ltd Apparatus for securing first and second tubulars
GB2425801B (en) * 2003-02-13 2007-08-01 Read Well Services Ltd Deployment of a tubular member into a liner or borehole
GB2398312B (en) * 2003-02-13 2007-08-01 Read Well Services Ltd Apparatus and method
GB2398811B (en) * 2003-02-26 2006-07-12 Weatherford Lamb Tubing expansion
US7322420B2 (en) 2003-02-26 2008-01-29 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Tubing expansion
GB2432383A (en) * 2003-09-05 2007-05-23 Enventure Global Technology Radial expansion of a tubular patch to repair a tubular assembly
GB2428262A (en) * 2005-06-30 2007-01-24 Weatherford Lamb Methods and apparatus for expanding a tubular
GB2428262B (en) * 2005-06-30 2010-07-21 Weatherford Lamb Axial compression enhanced tubular expansion
WO2019043416A1 (fr) * 2017-09-04 2019-03-07 Stork Technical Services (Rbg) Limited Appareil de formation de raccordements tubulaires et procédé d'utilisation

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2840348C (fr) 2015-10-13
CA2645400C (fr) 2014-09-23
CA2495916C (fr) 2009-04-07
GB0503026D0 (en) 2005-03-23
CA2495916A1 (fr) 2004-02-19
CA2645401C (fr) 2012-10-16
AU2003261316B2 (en) 2008-12-04
GB2407603A (en) 2005-05-04
NO20050761L (no) 2005-03-22
CA2840348A1 (fr) 2004-02-19
AU2003261316A1 (en) 2004-02-25
CA2645400A1 (fr) 2004-02-19
GB2407603B (en) 2006-07-26
CA2645401A1 (fr) 2004-02-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CA2551067C (fr) Expansion tubulaire axiale augmentee par compression
US7017670B2 (en) Apparatus and method for expanding and fixing a tubular member within another tubular member, a liner or a borehole
US9664024B2 (en) Method for fracking wells using a packer to form primary and secondary fracs and seal intervals for hydraulic fracturing
AU2006272836B2 (en) Method for creation and testing of an annular barrier in a well bore
EP0522628A2 (fr) Procédé et dispositif de fracturation
NO337381B1 (no) Ekspanderbar pakningssammenstilling og fremgangsmåte for å utplassere samme
US20030221840A1 (en) Method of expanding a sand screen
US7762325B2 (en) Methods and apparatus to apply axial force to a packer in a downhole tool
EP2904206B1 (fr) Ensemble de bourre avec forme de couche d'étanchéité améliorée
AU2008248665A1 (en) Apparatus and methods for expanding tubular elements
US6964305B2 (en) Cup seal expansion tool
CA2835128C (fr) Procede et systeme de fracturation et de completion de puits
AU2003261316B2 (en) Cup seal expansion tool
NO20191416A1 (en) Seal for a borehole
US20140166275A1 (en) System and method for determining mechanical properties of a formation
US20170218737A1 (en) Inflatable Expanded Liner Hanger Assembly with Weight Set Liner Top Packer
WO2012150445A2 (fr) Outil de fond de puits

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EC EE ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NI NO NZ OM PG PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SL SY TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG UZ VC VN YU ZA ZM ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): GH GM KE LS MW MZ SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2003261316

Country of ref document: AU

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 2495916

Country of ref document: CA

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 0503026

Country of ref document: GB

Kind code of ref document: A

Free format text: PCT FILING DATE = 20030731

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: JP

WWW Wipo information: withdrawn in national office

Country of ref document: JP