WO2016043763A1 - Segment de coulissement de garniture emboîtable sur toute la circonférence - Google Patents

Segment de coulissement de garniture emboîtable sur toute la circonférence Download PDF

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WO2016043763A1
WO2016043763A1 PCT/US2014/056441 US2014056441W WO2016043763A1 WO 2016043763 A1 WO2016043763 A1 WO 2016043763A1 US 2014056441 W US2014056441 W US 2014056441W WO 2016043763 A1 WO2016043763 A1 WO 2016043763A1
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slip
slip segments
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Stephen Walter JESKE
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Schlumberger Canada Limited
Services Petroliers Schlumberger
Schlumberger Holdings Limited
Schlumberger Technology B.V.
Prad Research And Development Limited
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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Priority to PCT/US2014/056441 priority Critical patent/WO2016043763A1/fr
Priority to US14/860,658 priority patent/US20160084025A1/en
Publication of WO2016043763A1 publication Critical patent/WO2016043763A1/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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/129—Packers; Plugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing

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  • Hydrocarbon fluids such as oil and natural gas are obtained from a subterranean geologic formation, referred to as a reservoir, by drilling a well that penetrates the hydrocarbon-bearing formation. Once a wellbore is drilled, various forms of well completion components may be installed in order to control and enhance the efficiency of producing the various fluids from the reservoir.
  • One piece of equipment which may be installed is a packer to provide mechanical support to other downhole components by engaging walls of the well or a casing in the well.
  • Packers use slips to physically engage the interior surface of the well.
  • the present disclosure is directed to a slip assembly for a packer, including one or more slip segments arranged around a mandrel. Individual sip segments have a first end and a second end. The first end has an interlocking feature which permits the slip segments to expand radially outwardly from the mandrel when actuated and which restricts axial movement of the slip segments when actuated.
  • the slip assembly also includes an actuator configured to actuate the slip assembly by moving the slip segments radially outwardly.
  • the slip segments can be alternatingly inverted.
  • the interlocking features permit the slip segments to move radially relative to the mandrel and inhibit the first and second slip segments from moving relative to one another axially.
  • the interlocking feature comprises an H-shaped feature configured to restrict axial movement of the slip segment in two opposite axial directions.
  • a packer including a mandrel and an actuator coupled to the mandrel and configured to actuate in response to a signal to set the packer, and slip segments having an interlocking feature at a first end and a setting surface at a second end opposite the first end. Adjacent slip segments are inverted such that the interlocking feature of each slip segment engages the interlocking features of two adjacent, inverted slip segments. The interlocking features restrict axial movement and permit radial movement, and the actuator causes the slip segments to move radially relative to one another to set the packer.
  • the present disclosure is directed to a method of actuating a packer, including running the packer to a desired location in a downhole well, and actuating a setting mechanism to expand a slip assembly.
  • the slip assembly includes a plurality of slip segments that move radially outwardly to engage a surface of the well and to restrict axial movement of the slip segments.
  • Figure 1 is an isometric view of a packer assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an individual slip segment of the packer assembly of Figure 1 according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a packer assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a packer assembly 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the packer assembly 100 is generally cylindrical and sized to fit within an oil well.
  • the slip assembly 100 is coupled to a mandrel 102, which can be production tubing, or any other suitable downhole equipment to support a packer.
  • the packer assembly 100 includes an actuator 104, and several slip segments 106 arranged circumferentially around the packer assembly 100.
  • the packer assembly 100 also includes garter springs 108 encircling the slip segments 106 to hold them in place until actuated. When actuated, the slip segments 106 are moved radially outwardly by the actuator 104 to engage a casing or an open well to set the ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.: IS14.8084-WO-PCT
  • the slip segments 106 have an interlocking feature 110 that permits the slip segments 106 to move radially and restricts them from moving axially.
  • the slip segments 106 are discrete pieces, allowing the assembly 100 to expand without deforming individual elements. Spacers, or keys, can be placed between slip segments 106 circumferentially to achieve desired circumferential spacing. A spacer can be placed between each pair of slip segments, or every three segments, etc.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an individual slip segment 106.
  • the slip segment 106 includes a setting surface 120 having teeth 122 or other textured features.
  • the slip segment 106 also includes an interlocking feature 110 having a shoulder 124, a neck 126, and a tab 128.
  • the neck 126 is narrower than the shoulder 124; the shoulder 124 is narrower than the tab 128.
  • the interlocking feature 110 accordingly has an H-shape with the neck 126 being the intermediate portion of the H.
  • the interlocking shape allows adjacent slip segments 106 having a similar shape to interlock to permit radial expansion and contraction, but that restricts axial relative movement. Circumferential movement is also permitted to some degree, at least because the radius is larger when expanded than when contracted.
  • the slip segment 106 includes grooves 130 to accommodate the garter springs 108, and a hole 132 to accommodate a shear screw (not shown). The shear screw can hold the slip segments 106 in place during run in hole.
  • the slip segments 106 are curved and together make up a substantially complete circumference of the packer assembly 100.
  • the sides of the slip segments 106 are generally flat and radially aligned to approximate a continuous slip barrel, and the outer and inner faces are curved to match the shape of the mandrel 102 and the casing or well (not shown) against which ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.: IS14.8084-WO-PCT
  • the packer is set.
  • This construction allows the packer assembly 100 to set and expand without deforming the slips, therefore actuation requires comparatively less energy than other designs which rely on flexible slips or slips with flexible portions.
  • the packer assembly 100 is more easily retrieved because the slips do not deform. In other words, the process of setting the packer assembly 100 is more easily reversed than with previous designs.
  • slip segments 106 Eliminating the need for deformable slips allows the slip segments 106 to be made from a broader range of materials not limited to those with high ductility, and permits a broader range of hardening processes not limited to those that may compromise the ductility. Furthermore, the individual slips segments 106 are comparatively less expensive to manufacture due to their small size relative to the packer assembly 100 as a whole, and can be made using less expensive manufacturing techniques such as casting. For example slip segments 106 may be carburized to improve durability and reliability.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a diametrical cross section of the packer assembly 100 of Figure 1.
  • the slip segments 106 are in a collapsed state around the mandrel 102.
  • the assembly 100 includes an actuator which, in some embodiments, comprises one or more cone portions 140, 142. In the depicted embodiment there are two opposing cone portions 140, 142 which have outwardly- facing ramp portions that compliment ramp portions of the slip segments.
  • the cone portions 140, 142 are moved toward one another (either by moving one or the other or both of the cone portions 140, 142) the ramp portions cause the slip segments 106 to move radially outwardly from the mandrel 102 with the interlocking features 110 of the slip segments 106 permitting radial movement, but restricting axial movement.
  • the slip segments 106 contact an ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.: IS14.8084-WO-PCT
  • one cone portion 140 can be actuated first, causing the slip segments 106 contacting it to expand first, and the second cone portion 142 is actuated second causing similar movement of the other slip segments 106, or vice versa.
  • connection As used herein, the terms “connect,” “connection,” “connected,” “in connection with,” and “connecting” are used to mean “in direct connection with” or “in connection with via one or more elements”; and the term “set” is used to mean “one element” or “more than one element”. Further, the terms “couple,” “coupling,” “coupled,” “coupled together,” and “coupled with” are used to mean “directly coupled together” or “coupled together via one or more elements”. As used herein, the terms “up” and “down”; “upper” and “lower”; “top” and “bottom”; and other like terms indicating relative positions to a given point or element are utilized to more clearly describe some elements.
  • these terms relate to a reference point as the surface from which drilling operations are initiated as being the top point and the total depth being the lowest point, wherein the well (e.g., wellbore, borehole) is vertical, horizontal or slanted relative to the surface.
  • the well e.g., wellbore, borehole

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un ensemble de garniture constitué de segments de coulissement individuels qui s'emboîtent pour permettre une dilatation radiale et limiter le déplacement axial. Les segments de coulissement sont déplacés vers l'extérieur pour la mise en place de la garniture par un actionneur. Des segments de coulissement individuels sont fabriqués facilement et à faible coût.
PCT/US2014/056441 2014-09-19 2014-09-19 Segment de coulissement de garniture emboîtable sur toute la circonférence WO2016043763A1 (fr)

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US14/860,658 US20160084025A1 (en) 2014-09-19 2015-09-21 Interlocking, Full-Circumference Packer Slip

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US4440223A (en) * 1981-02-17 1984-04-03 Ava International Corporation Well slip assemblies
US20090038808A1 (en) * 2007-08-08 2009-02-12 Baker Hughes Incorporated Tangentially-loaded high-load retrievable slip system
US20100132960A1 (en) * 2004-02-27 2010-06-03 Smith International, Inc. Drillable bridge plug for high pressure and high temperature environments
US20110147013A1 (en) * 2009-12-18 2011-06-23 Marion Dewey Kilgore Retrieval Method For Opposed Slip Type Packers

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US4440223A (en) * 1981-02-17 1984-04-03 Ava International Corporation Well slip assemblies
US4437517A (en) * 1981-10-02 1984-03-20 Baker International Corporation Slip mechanism for subterreanean wells
US20100132960A1 (en) * 2004-02-27 2010-06-03 Smith International, Inc. Drillable bridge plug for high pressure and high temperature environments
US20090038808A1 (en) * 2007-08-08 2009-02-12 Baker Hughes Incorporated Tangentially-loaded high-load retrievable slip system
US20110147013A1 (en) * 2009-12-18 2011-06-23 Marion Dewey Kilgore Retrieval Method For Opposed Slip Type Packers

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