WO2015039696A1 - Système et procédé de commande d'écoulement dans une tige à l'aide d'un purgeur de chambre - Google Patents

Système et procédé de commande d'écoulement dans une tige à l'aide d'un purgeur de chambre Download PDF

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WO2015039696A1
WO2015039696A1 PCT/EP2013/069576 EP2013069576W WO2015039696A1 WO 2015039696 A1 WO2015039696 A1 WO 2015039696A1 EP 2013069576 W EP2013069576 W EP 2013069576W WO 2015039696 A1 WO2015039696 A1 WO 2015039696A1
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Kristian Brekke
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Priority to CN201380074589.3A priority patent/CN105164365B/zh
Priority to MX2015000915A priority patent/MX2015000915A/es
Priority to BR112015011562-4A priority patent/BR112015011562B1/pt
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Priority to PCT/EP2013/069576 priority patent/WO2015039696A1/fr
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/14—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B21/10—Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B43/25—Methods for stimulating production
    • E21B43/26—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures

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  • This disclosure relates to a system and method for controlling flow in a pipe string using a finger valve.
  • proppant fracturing usually involves multiple steps and requires several tools in order to be performed successfully.
  • Such practice that will allow even distribution of proppant between fractures, highly depends on setting plugs between the fracture stages or using frack balls of increasing sizes.
  • plugs are either set after each fracture has been perforated and pumped, or frack balls are dropped from the surface to successively open fracturing valves placed along the well.
  • frack balls are dropped from the surface to successively open fracturing valves placed along the well.
  • balls of different diameters are dropped into the well corresponding to a specific fracturing valve's seat.
  • the ball will no longer pass through due to a decrease in well diameter.
  • fracking can take place.
  • the plugs must be drilled out and the balls must be recovered.
  • a finger valve comprising a base pipe and a sliding sleeve.
  • the base pipe can comprise a finger port, one or more fingers; and one or more hinges, each of the hinges connecting one of the fingers to the base pipe.
  • the sliding sleeve can comprise a shding sleeve having a first sleeve with in inner surface comprising a void and a depressor.
  • the first sleeve can be positionable in a first position and a second position. In the first position, the depressor can push the one or more fingers into a closed position. Li the second position, the void can rest at least one of the one or more fingers , allowing the at least one of the one or more fingers to move into an open position.
  • the disclosure also describes a method for controlling flow in a pipe string using a finger valve, comprise the steps connecting a base pipe within a pipe string, and actuating a sliding sleeve from a first position to a second position.
  • the base pipe can comprise a finger port, one or more fingers; and one or more hinges, each of the hinges connecting one of the fingers to the base pipe.
  • the sliding sleeve can comprise a first sleeve having an in inner surface with a void and a depressor, hi the first position, the depressor can push the one or more fingers into a closed position. In the second position, the void can rest at least one of the one or more fingers, allowing the at least one of the one or more fingers to move into an open position.
  • Figure 1A illustrates a side view of a base pipe.
  • Figure IB illustrates a front view of a base pipe.
  • Figure 1C illustrates a cross sectional view of abase pipe.
  • Figure 2A illustrates a sliding sleeve connected to a fixed sleeve by an actuator, and in line with an outer ring.
  • Figure 2B illustrates a front view of a sliding sleeve.
  • Figure 2C illustrates a cross sectional view of a sliding sleeve.
  • Figure 2D illustrates a cross sectional view of a sliding sleeve that further comprises a fixed sleeve, and an actuator.
  • Figure 3 A illustrates a peripheral view of an outer ring.
  • Figure 3B illustrates a front view of an outer ring.
  • Figure 4A illustrates a valve casing.
  • Figure 4B illustrates a tracking port of a valve casing
  • Figure 4C illustrates a production slot of a valve casing.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a finger valve in a closed mode.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a finger valve in an open mode. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • Described herein is a system and method for controlling flow in a pipe string using a finger valve.
  • the following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed and is provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below, variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.
  • not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation (as in any development project), design decisions must be made to achieve the designers' specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- and business -related constraints), and that these goals will vary from one implementation to another.
  • Figure 1A illustrates a side view of a base pipe 100.
  • Base pipe can be connected as a portion of a pipe string.
  • base pipe 100 can be cylindiical, and can comprise a finger 101 and a finger port 102.
  • Figure IB illustrates finger 101 connected Finger 101 can connect to base pipe 100 by a hinge 103.
  • a first biasing device 104 can also base pipe 100 to finger 101.
  • first biasing device 104 can operationally be a part of hinge 103. By connectitig first biasing device to finger 101 and base pipe 102, finger can be biased to an open or closed position.
  • base pipe 100 can also comprise a first portion of fracking port 105 and/or a production port 106.
  • First portion of tracking port 105 can be made of one or more openings
  • production port 106 can also be made of one or more openings in base pipe 100.
  • FIG. 1C illustrates a front view of base pipe 100.
  • Base pipe 100 can further comprise a chamber 107.
  • chamber 107 can be an empty space or an opening that can allow materials to pass through.
  • fingers 101 are in a closed position, the fingers 101 come together to create a significant or complete blockage to chamber
  • Figure ID illustrates a cross sectional of a base pipe 100 further comprising base ring
  • finger port 102 can be a plurality of orifices spaced radially around base pipe 100. In another embodiment finger port 102 can be a cylindrical segment missing from base pipe 100.
  • First portion of fracking port 105 can be circularly placed around the middle part of base pipe 100.
  • Production port 106 can be circularly placed around the rear portion of base pipe 100.
  • FIG. 2 A illustrates a sliding sleeve 200 connected to a fixed sleeve by an actuator 208, and in line with an outer ring 209.
  • shding sleeve 200 can be a cylindrical material that can comprise a second portion of fracking port 105.
  • sliding sleeve 200 can have an opening large enough to fit base pipe 100.
  • Figure 2B illustrates a front view of a sliding sleeve 200.
  • Sliding sleeve 200 can further comprise a sleeve chamber 201.
  • Sleeve chamber 201 can be an opening large enough to house base pipe 100.
  • Figure 2C illustrates a cross sectional view of a sliding sleeve 200.
  • Sliding sleeve 200 can comprise a first sleeve 202 and a second sleeve 203. Further, first sleeve 202 and a second sleeve 203 can be attached through one or more curved sheet 204, the spaces between each curved sheet 204 defining a portion of fracking port 105.
  • Inner surface of first sleeve 202 can comprise surface attributes that interact with one or more fingers 101. Surface attributes can comprise a first attribute and a second attribute.
  • First attribute can be one or more voids 205 and second attribute can be a depressor 206 capable of moving finger 101 to a closed position.
  • Void 205 can extend radially around the complete inner diameter of base pipe 100, partially around the inner diameter, or local to a single radial position. If completely around the inner diameter, the ends of inner surface can have a smaller diameter than the void. If local, void 205 can comprise a plurality of local depressions positioned radially around the inner surface of sliding sleeve 200.
  • Figure 2D illustrates a cross sectional view of a sliding sleeve 200 further comprising fixed sleeve 207, connected to fixed sleeve 207 by actuator 208, and in line with outer ring 209.
  • actuator 208 can be a biasing device such as a spring.
  • Second sleeve 203 of sliding sleeve 200 can be attached to fixed sleeve 205 using actuator 208.
  • actuator 208 is a biasing device
  • sliding sleeve 200 can be pulled towards fixed sleeve 205, thus compressing or otherwise load biasing device 208 with potential energy.
  • Later biasing device 208 can be released or otherwise instigated, pushing sliding sleeve 200 away from fixed sleeve 205.
  • actuator 208 can retrieve sliding sleeve 200 to its original position.
  • Fixed sleeve 205 is depicted in the above figures as a cylinder, but in practice may not be a continuous loop. Instead, fixed sleeve may be any device or devices connected to base pipe 100 that gives actuator 208 a foothold to push connect to or push against to actuate sliding sleeve 205. In one embodiment, fixed sleeve 205 can be a component of actuator 208.
  • Figure 3A illustrates a peripheral view of outer ring 209.
  • outer ring 209 can be a solid cylindrical tube forming a ring chamber 301, as seen in figure 3B.
  • outer ring 209 can be attached to base ring 108 of base pipe 100.
  • outer ring 209 can be an enclosed solid material forming a cylindrical shape.
  • a ring chamber 301 can be the space formed inside outer ring 209. Ring chamber 301 is large enough to slide over base pipe 100.
  • Outer ring 300 can be fixed to base pipe 100.
  • outer ring 209 can be used to halt forward progress of sliding sleeve 200 during actuation.
  • valve casing 400 can be a cylindrical material, which can comprise a third portion of fracking port 105, and production port 106.
  • third portion of fracking port 105 can be a plurality of openings circularly placed around valve casing 400, as seen in Figure 4B.
  • production port 106 can be one or more openings placed around valve casing 400, as seen in Figure 4C.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a finger valve 500 in a closed mode.
  • fracturing valve 500 can comprise base pipe 100, sliding sleeve 200, outer ring 300, and/or valve casing 400.
  • base pipe 100 can be an innermost layer of finger valve 500.
  • a middle layer around base pipe 100 can comprise outer ring 300 fixed to base pipe 100 and sliding sleeve 200, wherein fixed sleeve 207 is fixed to base pipe 100.
  • Finger valve 500 can comprise valve casing 400 as an outer layer.
  • Valve casing 400 can, in one embodiment, connect to base ring 108, outer ring 209 and fixed sleeve 207. Tn a fracking position, fracking port 105 can be aligned and open, due to the relative position of base pipe 100 and sliding sleeve 200.
  • biasing device 208 can be in a loaded state further moving the hinges and pushing finger 101 into chamber 107.
  • finger 101 can be in a closed form, blocking the path of fluid in chamber 107.
  • Finger valve 500 can be useful in fracturing a well, for example, as shown in Figure 5, in a closed state fracking port 105 will be open, allowing flow of proppant from chamber 107 through fracking port 105 and into a formation, thereby allowing fracturing to take place,
  • Figure 6 illustrates finger valve 500 in open mode.
  • finger 101 can be pushed to rise up.
  • sliding sleeve 200 can concurrently close fracking port 105 and open production port 106, allowing materials to pass through base pipe 100.
  • production port 106 is opened, extraction of oil and gas can start.
  • a plurality of finger valves 500 can be put in a well. After one has been used to fracture a well, another can be used downstream. In such embodiment, each production port can have a check valve to allow fracking to continue downstream without pushing frack fluid through the production port.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système et un procédé pour commander l'écoulement dans un train de tiges à l'aide d'un purgeur de chambre. En particulier, l'invention concerne un purgeur de chambre qui comporte une tige de base et un manchon coulissant. La tige de base peut comporter un orifice pour doigt, un ou plusieurs doigts ; une ou plusieurs charnières, chacune des charnières reliant l'un des doigts à la tige de base. Le manchon coulissant peut comprendre un manchon coulissant ayant un premier manchon comportant un vide et un poussoir dans sa surface interne. Le premier manchon peut être positionné dans une première position et dans une seconde position. Dans la première position, le poussoir peut pousser ledit ou lesdits doigts dans une position fermée. Dans la seconde position, le vide peut recevoir le ou au moins l'un desdits doigts, permettant audit ou auxdits doigts de se déplacer dans une position ouverte.
PCT/EP2013/069576 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 Système et procédé de commande d'écoulement dans une tige à l'aide d'un purgeur de chambre WO2015039696A1 (fr)

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EA201590096A EA029960B1 (ru) 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 Распределительный клапан и способ управления потоком в трубе с помощью такого клапана
CA2886420A CA2886420C (fr) 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 Systeme et procede de commande d'ecoulement dans une tige a l'aide d'un purgeur de chambre
AU2013395452A AU2013395452B2 (en) 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 System and method for controlling flow in a pipe using a finger valve
CN201380074589.3A CN105164365B (zh) 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 使用指状阀来控制管道内流动的系统和方法
MX2015000915A MX2015000915A (es) 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 Sistema y método para controlar el flujo en un tubo con el uso de una válvula de trinquete.
BR112015011562-4A BR112015011562B1 (pt) 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 Válvula de palheta e método para o controle de escoamento em um tubo com o emprego de uma válvula de palheta
EP13766028.8A EP2904193B1 (fr) 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 Système et procédé de commande d'écoulement dans une tige à l'aide d'un purgeur de chambre
PCT/EP2013/069576 WO2015039696A1 (fr) 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 Système et procédé de commande d'écoulement dans une tige à l'aide d'un purgeur de chambre

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