Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Maritime drilling with fluid reverse circulation without using drilling riser
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Application No.: US17698724Application Date: 2022-03-18
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Publication No.: US11702889B2Publication Date: 2023-07-18
- Inventor: Joseir Gandra Percy , Roni Abensur Gandelman , Guilherme Ribeiro Magalhaes , Emilio Cesar Cavalcante Melo Da Silva , Guilherme Siqueira Vanni , Augusto Borella Hougaz , Joao Carlos Ribeiro Placido , Hugo Francisco Lisboa Santos
- Applicant: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS
- Applicant Address: BR Rio de Janeiro
- Assignee: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS
- Current Assignee: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS
- Current Assignee Address: BR Rio de Janeiro
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: BR 20210053836 2021.03.22
- Main IPC: E21B7/128
- IPC: E21B7/128 ; E21B21/08 ; E21B21/10

Abstract:
The present invention refers to a method of drilling a marine wellbore with fluid reverse circulation without using drilling riser tubulars. In reverse circulation drilling, the fluid return with gravels occurs inside the drill string (17) and the injection of clean fluid is done through the annular of the well, so that, having a rotating head over the BOP (19), or inside it, the use of riser tubulars as a flow line for the fluid return with gravels is disposed, using instead the drill string (17).
For the kill and choke lines, as well as for fluid injection, rigid or flexible lines can be used, eliminating the need to use drilling risers, thus releasing large load capacity and space on the probe. The method of this invention also eliminates the need for large volumes of fluid to fill entire riser tubulars. The entire operation can be done without the need for subsea pumps or concentric columns. Additionally, the invention makes the operation of lowering the drilling riser tubulars unnecessary, which lasts for days and has a high cost. Finally, for dual activity probes, the arrangement allows the use of the two towers even after connecting the BOP (19), something that is not possible with the use of drilling riser tubulars. Therefore, operations such as mounting and lowering the casing in the water depth can be carried out in parallel with the drilling of the phase, allowing a significant additional gain of time.
For the kill and choke lines, as well as for fluid injection, rigid or flexible lines can be used, eliminating the need to use drilling risers, thus releasing large load capacity and space on the probe. The method of this invention also eliminates the need for large volumes of fluid to fill entire riser tubulars. The entire operation can be done without the need for subsea pumps or concentric columns. Additionally, the invention makes the operation of lowering the drilling riser tubulars unnecessary, which lasts for days and has a high cost. Finally, for dual activity probes, the arrangement allows the use of the two towers even after connecting the BOP (19), something that is not possible with the use of drilling riser tubulars. Therefore, operations such as mounting and lowering the casing in the water depth can be carried out in parallel with the drilling of the phase, allowing a significant additional gain of time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220307322A1 MARITIME DRILLING WITH FLUID REVERSE CIRCULATION WITHOUT USING DRILLING RISER Public/Granted day:2022-09-29
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