摘要:
A lock ring (150) for use as a one way movement restrictor between two telescopingly arranged tubulars (23, 9,16) to permit movement in one direction and prevent movement in the other direction of one tubular (23) relative to the other tubular (9, 16); the lock ring comprising: a profile having one or more formations (147) formed on the outer circumference for engagement with a suitable formation profile formed on the inner circumference of the outer telescopic tubular; and one or more teeth (149) formed on its inner circumference, the teeth (149) being adapted to dig into the outer surface of the inner telescopic member (23); such that the profile having one or more formations (147) on the outer circumference and/or the said one or more teeth (149) permits the lock ring to be pushed along the outer surface of the inner telescopic tubular (23) when pushed by the outer telescopic tubular in one direction;; and is further adapted to dig the teeth (149) into the outer surface of the inner telescopic tubular when the push in said one direction is removed or when it is pushed by the outer telescopic tubular (23) in the other direction in order to prevent the lock ring (150) from moving in the other direction relative to the inner telescopic tubular (23).
摘要:
Systems and methods usable to urge a passageway through subterranean strata, place protective lining conduit strings between the subterranean strata and the wall of said passageway without removing the urging apparatus from said passageway, and target deeper subterranean strata formations than is normally the practice for placement of said protective lining conduit strings by providing apparatuses for reducing the particle size of rock debris to generate lost circulation material to inhibit the initiation or propagation of subterranean strata fractures.
摘要:
Integrated drilling and evaluation systems and methods for drilling, logging, and testing wells are provided. The drilling and evaluation systems are basically comprised of a drill string (18), a drill bit (30) carried on the power end of the drill string (18) for drilling a well bore, logging while drilling apparatus (28) included in the drill string (18) for identifying subsurface zones or formations of interest, packer means (32) carried on the drill string above the drill bit for sealing a zone or formation of interest below the packer means (32), a fluid testing means (26) included in the drill string (18) for controlling the flow of well fluid from the zone or formation of interest into the drill string (18), a functional status monitor included in the drill string (18) to evaluate the capacity of the various test instruments to function, and a function timer (31) included in the drill string (18) to automatically sequence the steps of the various test procedures. The drilling and evaluation systems and methods for using the systems allow one or more subsurface zones or formations of interest in a well to be drilled, logged, and tested without the necessity of removing the drill string (18) from the well.
摘要:
A method of selectively actuating from a remote location multiple downhole well tools includes: selecting one of the well tools for actuation by applying a voltage polarity to a set of conductors in the well, thereby operating a downhole pump connected to the well tool and displacing a piston of the well tool in one direction; and selecting the well tool for actuation by applying an opposite voltage polarity to the set of conductors, thereby operating the downhole pump and displacing the piston in an opposite direction. A system includes multiple electrical conductors in the well; and multiple control devices that control which of the well tools is selected for actuation in response to current flow in a set of the conductors, each of the control devices including at least one downhole pump which applies a pressure differential to an actuator of a respective one of the well tools.
摘要:
The switching device comprises an electronic switch (111) embedded within a downhole tool (100) and an activator (20) for remote switching of the electronic switch (111). Theactivator (20) may be a handheld unit that is used at the surface of the wellbore by an operator or may be a wireline run unit. The activator (20) permits wireless and contactless activation of the electronic switch (111) without the need for mechanical switches which could provide a point of failure for the downhole tool (100). The electronic switch (111) comprises an electronics module and a power source such as one or more batteries (126) wherein in the active configuration, the switch (111) can allowelectrical connection between the electronics module and the power source (126) and in the inactive configuration, the switch (111) prevents electrical connection between the electronics module and the power source (126).
摘要:
Methods and systems may be provided for simulating forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates and/or relatively constant tilt rates. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean formations having a combination of soft, medium and hard formation materials, multiple layers of formation materials and relatively hard stringers disposed throughout one or more layers of formation material.
摘要:
A method of checking for restrictions in a string of tubing formed of a plurality of tubing sections comprises providing a profile in the tubing string, providing a drift member adapted to engage with the profile, passing the drift member through the tubing string, and determining whether the drift member has engaged with the profile prior to separating the tubing sections.
摘要:
Well tools including valves operable by low electrical input. One well tool includes a valve (30) which controls fluid communication between pressure regions (32,34) in a well, the valve including a rotatable member (48) which is biased to rotate, and a brake or clutch (46) which prevents rotation of the member. Another valve includes a barrier which separates reactants, with the valve being operable in response to the barrier being opened and the reactants thereby reacting with each other. Yet another valve includes a barrier which separates the pressure regions, and a control circuit which heats the barrier to a weakened state. Another valve includes a member displaceable between open and closed positions, a restraining device which resists displacement of the member, and a control device which degrades or deactivates the restraining device and thereby permits the member to displace between its open and closed positions, in response to receipt of a predetermined signal.
摘要:
A method of actuating a well tool utilizing first (20) and second (22) pressure sources includes the steps of: placing an actuator chamber (26) in communication with the first pressure source (20), thereby displacing a piston (40) from a first position to a second position; and then placing another chamber in communication with the second pressure source (22), thereby displacing the piston to a third position. A multi-position actuator includes an operating member (38) which displaces to operate a well tool, a first position of the operating member corresponding to a pressure source being in communication with a chamber and another pressure source being in communication with another chamber, a second position of the operating member corresponding to the same pressure source being in communication with both of the chambers, and a third position of the operating member corresponding to the pressure sources being connected to the chambers oppositely to that of the first position.
摘要:
Methods and systems may be provided for simulating forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates and/or relatively constant tilt rates. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean formations having a combination of soft, medium and hard formation materials, multiple layers of formation materials and relatively hard stringers disposed throughout one or more layers of formation material.