WO2005003511A1 - Appareil et procede de scellement d'un puits de forage - Google Patents

Appareil et procede de scellement d'un puits de forage Download PDF

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WO2005003511A1
WO2005003511A1 PCT/GB2004/002763 GB2004002763W WO2005003511A1 WO 2005003511 A1 WO2005003511 A1 WO 2005003511A1 GB 2004002763 W GB2004002763 W GB 2004002763W WO 2005003511 A1 WO2005003511 A1 WO 2005003511A1
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patch
tubular
wellbore
expander
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Philip Head
Paul George Lurie
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Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited
Xl Technology Limited
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Priority to DE602004013442T priority Critical patent/DE602004013442T2/de
Priority to EP04743112A priority patent/EP1639229B1/fr
Priority to US10/561,901 priority patent/US20070095532A1/en
Publication of WO2005003511A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005003511A1/fr

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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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0035—Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches
    • E21B41/0042—Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches characterised by sealing the junction between a lateral and a main bore
    • 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
    • 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

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  • an optional gripping assembly comprising at least one radially extendible gripping member for gripping the interior wall of the tubular patch and a mechanical means for radially extending the gripping member(s);
  • the drive means for rotating the expander tool is a rotatable shaft.
  • the electric motor provides rotational movement to an output shaft that is connected to the expander tool to provide rotation thereto.
  • the expander tool may be hydraulically actuated via at least one hydraulic pump.
  • electric power supplied to the motor may be used to operate the pump to provide pressurised fluid to the expander tool to radially extend the expander elements.
  • the pressurised fluid may be used to actuate the cone displacement mechanism.
  • the gtipping assembly does not rotate with the expander tool.
  • the radially extendible gripping member(s) of the gripping assembly may be hydraulically actuated, as described above for the expander tool.
  • the electric motor may drive a hydraulic pump thereby providing pressurised fluid to the gripping assembly to radially extend the gripping member(s).
  • an upper section of the patch may be fixed in position in the wellbore by means of a plurality of mechanical dimples, for example circular shaped dimples arranged circumferentially around the tubing at the desired location, as described in Figure 16 of US 6,223,823 which is herein incorporated by reference.
  • the thickness of the inner metal tube will be a function of the diameter of the wellbore and the yield and tensile strength of the metal forming the tube.
  • the thickness of the inner metal tube is in the range 0.25 to 0.5 inches.
  • the outer resilient sealing member is formed from an elastomeric material that is resistant to the well environment, i.e. temperature, pressure, well fluids, and the like.
  • the elastomeric material is selected from rubber (for example, silicone rubber), polymers of ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM), polytetrafluoroethylene, polyphenylene sulfide, and perfluoroelastomers.
  • the outer resilient sealing member may be a sheath extending along substantially the entire length of the patch or may comprise at least one outer resilient sealing ring ananged at a location where it is desired to form an annular fluid-tight seal with the casing, liner or the wall of the open hole wellbore and having a length corresponding to the longitudinal length of the annular seal.
  • the patch may be provided with a plurality of outer resilient sealing rings thereby allowing a plurality of annular fluid-tight seals to be formed.
  • the outer resilient sealing rings have a longitudinal length of 1 to 5 inches.
  • the outer resilient sealing rings are arranged at the upper and lower ends of the patch although the sealing rings may also be arranged at intervals along the patch, for example, every 0.5 to 2 feet.

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Gasket Seals (AREA)
  • Valve Device For Special Equipments (AREA)
  • Drilling And Boring (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de sceller un trou dans un matériau tubulaire dans un puits de forage et consistant: (A) à localiser la pièce tubulaire adjacente au trou; (B) (i) à étendre de manière plastique une première partie de la pièce tubulaire au-dessus du trou dans le matériau tubulaire en prise de scellement annulaire avec celui-ci, de manière à former un premier joint annulaire et (ii) à étendre de manière plastique une seconde partie de la pièce tubulaire au-dessous du trou dans le matériau tubulaire en prise de scellement annulaire avec celui-ci ou le trou ouvert, de manière à former un second joint annulaire, scellant ainsi le trou dans le matériau tubulaire. La pièce peut être un tube cannelé avant l'expansion de manière à passer à travers des étranglements et peut comprendre une section présentant une épaisseur accrue de la paroi et un joint élastique.
PCT/GB2004/002763 2003-06-30 2004-06-28 Appareil et procede de scellement d'un puits de forage WO2005003511A1 (fr)

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DE602004013442T DE602004013442T2 (de) 2003-06-30 2004-06-28 Vorrichtung und verfahren zur abdichtung eines bohrloches
EP04743112A EP1639229B1 (fr) 2003-06-30 2004-06-28 Appareil et procede de scellement d'un puits de forage
US10/561,901 US20070095532A1 (en) 2003-06-30 2004-06-28 Apparatus and method for sealing a wellbore

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GBGB0315251.9A GB0315251D0 (en) 2003-06-30 2003-06-30 Device
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