Abstract:
A braking apparatus for a tool string positionable in a wellbore and a method of braking a tool string in a wellbore is disclosed. The braking apparatus includes: a tubular housing having at least one radial arm-bay opening; an actuating mechanism including: a wedge member mounted in an internal cavity of the housing; an axial guide rod coupled at one end to the wedge member; and a push-pull device. The push pull device includes: a biasing member casing through which the guide rod extends to contact the wedge member, a biasing member; and at least one braking arm pivotably mounted to a lower portion of the biasing member casing, wherein when the biasing member casing of the push-pull device in in a lowered position, the braking arm bears on a sloped surface of the wedge member to project the braking arm into contact with a wellbore wall.
Abstract:
A wellbore servicing tool comprising a body, a near field communication (NFC) system disposed within the body and comprising a processor configured to communicate via NFC, one or more antennas each in signal communication with the processor, at least one input/output (I/O) device in signal communication with the processor, and a power supply in electrical communication with the processor. A wellbore servicing method comprising positioning a first node within a wellbore, moving a second node through the wellbore such that the second node comes into communication with the first node, wherein the first node and the second node establish signal communication via a near field communication (NFC) signal, wherein data is communicated from the first node to the second node via NFC, from the second node to the first node via NFC, or combinations thereof.
Abstract:
A wellbore perforating device includes at least one perforating charge and an initiator. The initiator can include a ballistic train adapted to fire the at least one perforating charge. The ballistic train can include a detonator and a detonator cord. A ballistic interrupt shutter can be disposed between the detonator and the detonator cord. The ballistic interrupt shutter can prevent firing of the detonator cord.
Abstract:
A wireline interface sub includes a wireline-interface-sub housing mechanically coupleable to a wireline and a wireline-interface module electrically coupleable to the wireline. A first tandem sub includes a first-tandem-sub housing mechanically coupled to the wireline-interface-sub housing, a first-tandem-sub-upside transceiver wirelessly coupled to the wireline-interface module, and a first-tandem-sub-downside transceiver electrically coupled to the first-tandem-sub-upside transceiver. A first gun sub includes a first-gun-sub housing mechanically coupled to the first-tandem-sub housing, a first-gun-sub transceiver wirelessly coupled to the first-tandem-sub-downside transceiver, and a first-gun-sub detonator coupled to, and triggerable by, the first-gun-sub transceiver.
Abstract:
An explosive charge assembly comprises a casing, a first liner, a second liner, a first explosive charge disposed between the casing and the first liner, and a second explosive charge disposed between the first liner and the second liner. The first liner and the second liner are configured to form a single jet upon detonation of the first explosive charge and the second explosive charge.
Abstract:
Certain aspects and features of the present invention are directed to a safety joint that can be disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation. The safety joint can include a body configured to be disposed in the wellbore, a primary retention mechanism, a secondary retention mechanism, and a time delay mechanism. The primary retention mechanism can be coupled to the body and can prevent the actuation of the safety joint. The secondary retention mechanism can be coupled to the body and can prevent the actuation of the safety joint in response to the primary retention mechanism allowing the actuation of the safety joint. The time delay mechanism can generate a time delay between the primary retention mechanism allowing the actuation of the safety joint and the secondary retention mechanism preventing the actuation of the safety joint.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a stimulation method for stimulating oil- or gas- containing parts of a formation, said parts being situated between an injection or a production well and a production well. The method comprises the steps of arranging at least one mechanical wave activation device in one or more injection and/or production wells below a well head or a blowout preventer for transmitting mechanical waves in one or more injection and/or production wells, arranging a plurality of mechanical wave sensors in one or more injection or production wells for receiving the mechanical waves transmitted from the mechanical wave activation device, injecting a pressurised fluid into the formation from the one or more injection and/or production wells towards the one or more production wells, activating the mechanical wave activation device with a preselected range of frequencies or a single frequency, thereby converting energy from the pressurised fluid into mechanical waves, receiving the mechanical waves transmitted by the mechanical wave activation device through the formation by the plurality of mechanical wave sensors, and creating a tomography of water, gas and/or oil interfaces in the part of the formation situated between the mechanical wave activation device in the injection and/or production well and the mechanical wave sensor in the at least one injection and/or production well from the mechanical wave received by the plurality of mechanical wave sensors arranged in the at least one injection and/or production well. Furthermore, the invention relates to a downhole stimulation system.
Abstract:
A perforating drill string assembly comprises a bridge plug (12) connected to a conventional setting tool (14), a casing brush or scraper (20) connected to the lower end of the bridge plug and an explosive perforating gun (36) connected to the casing brush or scraper (20). The bridge plug (12) is secured to a well casing (10) in an area previously cleaned by the casing brush or scraper (20) and the perforating gun (36) is detonated. Preferably, damping means (38, 60) are located between the perforating gun (36) and the casing brush or scraper (20) to reduce the force transmitted to the bridge plug on detonation of the perforating gun.
Abstract:
A method of mitigating perforating effects produced by well perforating can include causing a shock model to predict perforating effects for a proposed perforating string, optimizing a compliance curve of at least one proposed coupler, thereby mitigating the perforating effects for the proposed perforating string, and providing at least one actual coupler having substantially the same compliance curve as the proposed coupler. A well system can comprise a perforating string including at least one perforating gun and multiple couplers, each of the couplers having a compliance curve, and at least two of the compliance curves being different from each other. A method of mitigating perforating effects produced by well perforating can include interconnecting multiple couplers spaced apart in a perforating string, each of the couplers having a compliance curve, and selecting the compliance curves based on predictions by a shock model of shock generated by the perforating string.
Abstract:
Autonomous units and methods for downhole, multi-zone perforation and fracture stimulation for hydrocarbon production. The autonomous unit may be a perforating gun assembly, a bridge plug assembly, or fracturing plug assembly. The autonomous units are dimensioned and arranged to be deployed within a wellbore without an electric wireline. The autonomous units may be fabricated from a friable material so as to self-destruct upon receiving a signal. The autonomous units include a position locator for sensing the presence of objects along the wellbore and generating depth signals in response. The autonomous units also include an on-board controller for processing the depth signals and for activating an actuatable tool at a zone of interest.