WO2011151650A3 - Well intervention and control method and apparatus - Google Patents

Well intervention and control method and apparatus Download PDF

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WO2011151650A3
WO2011151650A3 PCT/GB2011/051045 GB2011051045W WO2011151650A3 WO 2011151650 A3 WO2011151650 A3 WO 2011151650A3 GB 2011051045 W GB2011051045 W GB 2011051045W WO 2011151650 A3 WO2011151650 A3 WO 2011151650A3
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tubular
wellbore
reservoir fluid
swellable
reservoir
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Brian Nutley
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Swelltec 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • 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
    • E21B33/06—Blow-out preventers, i.e. apparatus closing around a drill pipe, e.g. annular blow-out preventers
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B33/1208—Packers; Plugs characterised by the construction of the sealing or packing means

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Abstract

The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling reservoir fluids flowing from a wellbore. The apparatus comprises a tubular having first and second ends separated in a longitudinal direction of the tubular. At least one swellable mantle is located on the outside of the tubular and comprises a swellable material selected to increase in volume on exposure to a reservoir fluid. The tubular is located in a wellbore with the swellable mantle is surrounded by a wellbore wall, and is maintained in position while a reservoir fluid flows upwards in the wellbore. The swellable mantle is expanded by exposure of the swellable material to the reservoir fluid, to seal the tubular with the wellbore wall, while a throughbore in the apparatus provides a path for upward flow of the reservoir fluid. The invention has particular application to the installation of a fluid control system on a well which has suffered a blowout.
PCT/GB2011/051045 2010-06-04 2011-06-02 Well intervention and control method and apparatus WO2011151650A2 (en)

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GB1009395.3 2010-06-04
GBGB1009395.3A GB201009395D0 (en) 2010-06-04 2010-06-04 Well intervention and control method and apparatus

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WO2011151650A3 true WO2011151650A3 (en) 2013-01-24

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US20050016740A1 (en) * 2003-02-12 2005-01-27 Walter Aldaz Seal
US20050252651A1 (en) * 2002-09-06 2005-11-17 Shell Oil Company Wellbore device for selective transfer of fluid
US20070205002A1 (en) * 2004-03-11 2007-09-06 Baaijens Matheus N System for Sealing an Annular Space in a Wellbore
US20080000646A1 (en) * 2001-01-26 2008-01-03 Neil Thomson Device and method to seal boreholes
US20080135250A1 (en) * 2004-11-18 2008-06-12 Shell Oil Company Method of Sealing an Annular Space In a Wellbore
WO2009051881A1 (en) * 2007-10-16 2009-04-23 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Fluid control apparatus and methods for production and injection wells
US20100051294A1 (en) * 2007-02-07 2010-03-04 Swelltec Limited Swellable packer with fluid supply
US20100116496A1 (en) * 2008-11-12 2010-05-13 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Support tube for a swell packer, swell packer, method of manufacturing a well packer, and method for using a swell packer

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GB2428263B (en) 2004-03-12 2008-07-30 Schlumberger Holdings Sealing system and method for use in a well
MX2009002654A (en) * 2006-09-11 2009-03-26 Halliburton Energy Serv Inc Swellable packer construction.
US20090205818A1 (en) * 2008-02-15 2009-08-20 Jurgen Klunge Downwell system with swellable packer including blowing agent
GB2457894B (en) * 2008-02-27 2011-12-14 Swelltec Ltd Downhole apparatus and method
US8235108B2 (en) * 2008-03-14 2012-08-07 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Swell packer and method of manufacturing
GB2471330B (en) * 2009-06-26 2012-01-04 Swelltec Ltd Improvements to swellable apparatus and materials therefor

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20080000646A1 (en) * 2001-01-26 2008-01-03 Neil Thomson Device and method to seal boreholes
US20050252651A1 (en) * 2002-09-06 2005-11-17 Shell Oil Company Wellbore device for selective transfer of fluid
US20050016740A1 (en) * 2003-02-12 2005-01-27 Walter Aldaz Seal
US20070205002A1 (en) * 2004-03-11 2007-09-06 Baaijens Matheus N System for Sealing an Annular Space in a Wellbore
US20080135250A1 (en) * 2004-11-18 2008-06-12 Shell Oil Company Method of Sealing an Annular Space In a Wellbore
US20100051294A1 (en) * 2007-02-07 2010-03-04 Swelltec Limited Swellable packer with fluid supply
WO2009051881A1 (en) * 2007-10-16 2009-04-23 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Fluid control apparatus and methods for production and injection wells
US20100116496A1 (en) * 2008-11-12 2010-05-13 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Support tube for a swell packer, swell packer, method of manufacturing a well packer, and method for using a swell packer

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