WO2011148288A2 - Système et procédé de redressement d'une colonne de production - Google Patents

Système et procédé de redressement d'une colonne de production Download PDF

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WO2011148288A2
WO2011148288A2 PCT/IB2011/052023 IB2011052023W WO2011148288A2 WO 2011148288 A2 WO2011148288 A2 WO 2011148288A2 IB 2011052023 W IB2011052023 W IB 2011052023W WO 2011148288 A2 WO2011148288 A2 WO 2011148288A2
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tubing
bending
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David P. Smith
Douglas Pipchuk
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Schlumberger Canada Limited
Services Petroliers Schlumberger
Schlumberger Holdings Limited
Schlumberger Technology B.V.
Prad Research And Development Limited
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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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/20—Flexible or articulated drilling pipes, e.g. flexible or articulated rods, pipes or cables
    • E21B17/206—Flexible or articulated drilling pipes, e.g. flexible or articulated rods, pipes or cables with conductors, e.g. electrical, optical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F1/00—Bending wire other than coiling; Straightening wire
    • B21F1/02—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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/003—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings with electrically conducting or insulating means
    • 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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/10—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers
    • E21B17/1035—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers for plural rods, pipes or lines, e.g. for control lines
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/22—Handling reeled pipe or rod units, e.g. flexible drilling pipes

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  • control lines may be used in conjunction with larger diameter tubing, e.g. production or coiled tubing.
  • control lines may be deployed within or along a coiled tubing string to facilitate the transmission of signals along the wellbore.
  • control lines utilize a carrier tubing for enclosing a signal carrier, such as an optical fiber.
  • a carrier tubing for enclosing a signal carrier, such as an optical fiber.
  • many of these types of tubing are susceptible to being bent or otherwise deformed during operations and/or during movement into and out of the wellbore. If sufficiently bent or otherwise damaged, the tubing may not be available for reuse.
  • the present disclosure provides a system and method for extending the useful life of tubing deployed in a wellbore. Initially, a damaged or distorted tubing is selected, and the tubing is routed through a straightening device.
  • the tubing straightening device bends and counter bends the tubing along predetermined axes as it passes through the tubing straightening device. The bending and counter bending are selected so the tubing exits the straightening device with a predetermined form, e.g. a straightened form.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of one embodiment of a tubing straightening device
  • Figure 2 is a schematic illustration similar to that of Figure 1 but with additional features;
  • Figure 3 is a schematic representation of a bending regimen useful in straightening certain types of tubing
  • Figure 4 is an illustration of one embodiment of a straightening station wheel acting on tubing passing through the tubing straightening device.
  • Figure 5 is a flowchart providing one example of a procedure which may be employed to straighten tubing with the tubing straightening device.
  • the present disclosure generally relates to a system and method for extending the useful life of certain types of tubing employed in downhole applications.
  • the technique enables returning control line tubing, e.g. fiber carrier tubing, to a form which allows continued use in subsequent downhole applications.
  • control line tubing e.g. fiber carrier tubing
  • deployment and use of tubing downhole creates bends or other distortions in the tubing, and those distortions can be substantially removed by employing the methodology described herein.
  • a tubing straightening device is used to return a distorted length of tubing to its original shape by re-straightening the distorted length of tubing.
  • the technique may be designed to correct many types of distortions in several types of tubing, e.g. control line tubing.
  • One embodiment employs the tubing
  • straightening device to straighten optical fiber carrier tubing, such as fiber carrier tubing formed from InconelTM or from a variety of other materials, including other metal tubing materials. Once straightened, the fiber carrier tubing can be reinjected into a coiled tubing string and reused as opposed to purchasing a new spool of fiber carrier tubing for injection into the coiled tubing string.
  • optical fiber carrier tubing such as fiber carrier tubing formed from InconelTM or from a variety of other materials, including other metal tubing materials.
  • the tubing straightening device comprises a series of stations mounted along a rigid chassis. Each of the stations is designed to bend the tubing in a direction along a predetermined axis as the tubing is moved through the tubing straightening device.
  • the series of stations comprises a series of roller or wheel sets which subject the tubing to a sequence of bending cycles and cause the tubing to straighten before exiting the tubing straightening device.
  • the series of wheel sets may comprise a series of four wheel sets which bend and counter bend the tubing along two distinct axes, e.g. a Y-axis and an X-axis.
  • the wheel sets are adjustable to bend and counter bend the tubing in the desired sequence of directions regardless of how the tubing enters the tubing straightening device.
  • the final two wheel sets are employed to "set the bend" which results in a straight tube upon exit.
  • system 20 comprises a tubing straightening device 24 which returns the tubing 22 to a desired form as the tubing 22 is passed through device 24.
  • tubing 22 enters the tubing straightening device 24 as a distorted, e.g. bent, tubing (as represented by reference character 26) and exits tubing straightening device 24 in a desired form, e.g. a straight tube (as represented by reference character 28).
  • the tubing 22 may be control line tubing, such as a communication line carrier.
  • tubing 22 is a small diameter communication line carrier in the form of an optical fiber carrier tubing.
  • tubing straightening device 24 comprises a chassis 30 having a tubing inlet 32 through which tubing 22 enters and a tubing outlet 34 through which tubing 22 exits the tubing straightening device.
  • Tubing straightening device 24 further comprises a plurality of stations 36 which are designed to manipulate the tubing 22 in a manner that removes the undesired distortions, e.g. bends and/or remove local deformations on the tubing 22.
  • the number, arrangement and type of stations 36 can be altered according to the type of tubing 22 being reconditioned.
  • the stations 36 each comprise a roller or wheel set 38.
  • Each wheel set 38 comprises a plurality of wheels 40 through which tubing 22 is passed.
  • the wheels 40 are positioned to bend the tubing 22 to a desired degree and in a desired direction.
  • the desired bending at each sequential wheel set 38 may be achieved by forming at least one of the wheels 40 as an adjustable wheel 42 while the other wheels 40 are mounted in a stationary position on chassis 30.
  • the desired bending is achieved at each wheel set 38 by utilizing one adjustable wheel 42 which acts on the tubing 22 between two stationary wheels 40 as the tubing 22 is passed through that specific wheel set 38.
  • the adjustable wheel 42 may be moved toward or away from the cooperating stationary wheels 40 to apply a greater or lesser bending force for reconditioning the tubing 22. Movement of each adjustable wheel 42 may be
  • each actuator 44 is a mechanical actuator, such as a ball and screw actuator or a stepper motor actuator.
  • the actuators 44 are oriented in different directions relative to each other to apply desired bending forces to the tubing 22, via wheels 42, in corresponding directions.
  • the actuators 44 and wheel sets 38 may be positioned to enable bending and counter bending of the tubing 22 along a plurality of different axes.
  • tubing 22 moves into the first station 36 and a bending force is applied to the tubing 22 in a direction along a first axis.
  • the tubing 22 is directed through a second station 36 which applies a bending force to the tubing 22 in a direction along a second axis, e.g. a perpendicular axis.
  • tubing 22 is directed to a third station 36 which applies a counter bending force to the tubing 22 in an opposite direction along the first axis. Subsequently, the tubing 22 is directed from the third station to a fourth station 36 which applies a counter bending force to the tubing 22 in an opposite direction along the second axis.
  • the sequential and controlled bending of tubing 22 creates a straight tube which exits tubing straightening device 24 through tubing outlet 34.
  • Movement of tubing 22 through tubing straightening device 24 may be facilitated by a feeder mechanism 46, as illustrated in Figure 2.
  • the feeder mechanism 46 is employed to guide the deformed tubing 26 into tubing inlet 32 of tubing
  • actuators 44 may be in the form of automated actuators controlled by a control system 50.
  • control system 50 may be a processor based control system which may be programmed to automatically adjust the actuators 44 to apply desired bending forces to the tubing 22 at each sequential station 36.
  • the tubing 22 undergoes bending and counter bending in directions along both a Y-axis and an X-axis, as illustrated in Figure 3.
  • the distorted tubing e.g. distorted carrier tubing
  • the first wheel set bends the tubing 22 in a direction along the -Y axis relatively aggressively, as represented by arrow 52. This bending action pre-forms the tubing 22 in the -Y axis direction, thereby removing any opposing Y axis residual bend it may have had before entering tubing straightening device 24.
  • the bending at the first wheel set 38 pre-shapes the Y-axis of the tubing 22.
  • tubing 22 is routed through the second wheel set 38 between the adjustable and stationary wheels 40.
  • the second wheel set bends the tubing 22 in a direction along the -X axis relatively aggressively, as represented by arrow 54. This bending action pre-forms the tubing 22 in the -X axis direction, removing any opposing X axis residual bend it may have had before entering tubing straightening device 24.
  • the tubing 22 is then routed through the third wheel set 38, which is oriented and adjusted to counter bend tubing 22 in a direction along the +Y axis, as represented by arrow 56.
  • the tension or bending force applied by the third wheel set 38 may be somewhat less than applied by the first and second wheel sets 38. Because the residual bend of the tubing 22 is known at this point in the tubing straightening device 24, the tension/bending force applied by the third wheel set 38 is selected to neutralize the Y axis residual bend of the tubing 22.
  • tubing 22 is routed through the fourth wheel set 38, which is oriented and adjusted to counter bend tubing 22 in a direction along the +X axis, as represented by arrow 58.
  • the tension or bending force applied by the fourth wheel set 38 also may be somewhat less than applied by the first and second wheel sets 38. Because the residual bend along this axis of the tubing 22 also is known at this point in the tubing straightening device 24, the tension/bending force applied by the fourth wheel set 38 is selected to neutralize the X axis residual bend of the tubing 22. As a result, a straightened tubing 22 or 28 having a generally linear form is delivered through tubing outlet 34.
  • each wheel 40 comprises a circumferential groove 60 along its face.
  • Groove 60 is sized to receive tubing 22 and, in some applications, maybe slightly larger than the tubing 22 being straightened (or being returned to another desired form). The groove 60 aids in maintaining the tubing 22 in a desired alignment during the straightening process.
  • One or more of the wheels 40 also may be used in cooperation with a shaping mechanism 62, such as a shaping wheel.
  • the shaping mechanism 62 works in concert with the wheel 40 to provide a desired cross-sectional shape to the tubing 22.
  • the shaping mechanism 62 may be in the form of a wheel having a shaping groove 64 to correct any undesired ovality of the tubing 22. If, for example, the tubing 22 has been deformed to an undesirable oval shape, the tubing 22 may be passed along or through an appropriate shaping mechanism 62 to return the tubing 22 to a more circular cross-sectional shape.
  • the shaping mechanism 62 works in cooperation with one or more of the wheels 40, or is constructed as a separate opposing wheel set, to provide sufficient force for reshaping the tubing 22 and returning it toward its original round shape.
  • a control line tubing 22 such as a fiber carrier tubing
  • the tubing 22 is then fed into straightening device 24 through tubing inlet 32, as represented by block 68.
  • the tubing is moved through the first station 36 and is bent in a first direction along a first axis, as represented by block 70.
  • the tubing 22 is then routed through the second station 36 which bends the tubing in a second direction along a second axis, as represented by block 72. As the tubing continues to move through straightening device 24, it is routed through the third station 36 which counter bends the tubing in an opposite direction along the first axis, as represented by block 74. Similarly, the tubing 22 is passed through the fourth station 36 which also counter bends the tubing but in an opposite direction along the second axis, as represented by block 76. After the fourth station, the tubing 22 is discharged through tubing outlet 34 as a straightened tubing for reuse, as represented by block 78.
  • the tubing straightening device 24 may be employed to recondition and remove local deformations from a variety of tubing types for use in many well related applications.
  • the tubing straightening device 24 is particularly amenable for use in straightening and/or removing location deformations from relatively small tubes of formable material, e.g. metallic material.
  • control lines are often formed of metal with relatively small diameters, e.g. diameters equal to or less than 0.25 inch.
  • Fiber carrier tubing often is formed from materials that may be shaped, e.g. metal materials and metal alloys, e.g. InconelTM, having small diameters of, for example, less than 0.10 inch.
  • the straightening device 24 also may be employed to reconditioned tubes having larger diameters.
  • tubing straightening device 24 may be constructed in alternate configurations depending on various factors, such as tubing size, tubing material, type of distortion, and desired finished form. For example, the number of stations mounted along the chassis may be adjusted to accommodate the reconditioning requirements of a given tubing. Wheels or other mechanisms may be employed to provide the bending forces used to bend the tubing along desired axes as the tubing moves through the straightening device. The tubing also may undergo bending/counter bending in negative and/or positive directions along two or more axes. Various feeders and pulling mechanisms may be used in combination with the straightening device to enable controlled movement of the tubing through the straightening device.

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La présente invention concerne une technique permettant d'augmenter la durée de vie d'une colonne de production déployée dans un puits de forage. La technique consiste à acheminer une colonne de production endommagée ou déformée à travers un dispositif de redressement. Le dispositif de redressement de colonne de production cintre dans un sens et dans un sens contraire la colonne de production le long d'axes prédéterminés à mesure qu'elle passe à travers le dispositif de redressement de colonne de production. Le cintrage dans un sens et dans un sens contraire est choisi de sorte que la colonne de direction quitte le dispositif de redressement avec une forme prédéterminée.
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