Abstract:
A method for establishment of a new well path (5) from a well (1), comprising: (A) disposing and anchoring a plug base (23) in a casing (21) in the well (1); (B) lowering a perforation tool (33) into the casing (21); (C) forming holes (213) in the casing along a longitudinal section (L1); (D) pumping a flushing fluid (36) out through outlets (351) in a flushing tool (35) and into the casing (21) and further out into an annulus (7); (E) pumping a fluldized plugging material (37) out through the flushing tool (35) and into the casing (21) and further out into the annulus (7); (F) placing the fluidized plugging material (37) along the longitudinal section (L1) so as to form a plug (25) across a cross section (T1) of the well; wherein the outlets (351) in the flushing tool (35) are angled non-perpendicularly relative to a longitudinal axis of the flushing tool (35); and - wherein the method also comprises: (G) removing a portion of the plug (25) until a cross-sectional section (T3) of the plug (25) remains in the annulus (7); (H) disposing and anchoring a direction-guiding element (27) in the casing (21) within the longitudinal section (L1); (I) by means of the element (27), guiding a drilling tool (31) against the inside of the casing (21); and (J) forming an exit hole (38) through the casing (21) and the cross-sectional section (T3) of the plug (25), thereby allowing a new well path (5) to be formed from the well (1).
Abstract:
A system and method of cleaning an annular area in a well (2), comprising: - a first pipe body (4) and a surrounding second pipe body (6); - a first annulus (8) containing a clean fluid (10), and a surrounding second annulus (12) containing contaminants (14); - a plurality of sets of holes (22) formed through the pipe bodies (4, 6) and dispersed along a longitudinal section (L), each set of holes (22) comprising holes (22a, 22b) aligned substantially radially; and - a washing tool (26) positioned in the first pipe body (4) and comprising spaced apart flow guides (28a, 28b) configured to enclose of a limited number of sets of holes (22), the flow guides (28a, 28b) cooperating with an inside of the first pipe body (4) to form a confined pressure compartment (30) for the limited number of sets of holes (22) when operational in the well (2).
Abstract:
A method of plugging and abandoning a well (1), comprising : (A) lowering a perforation tool (31) into a pipe string (5) onto a longitudinal section (LI); (B) with the perforation tool (31), forming perforations (51) along said longitudinal section (LI); (C) with a flushing tool (33) attached to a work string (3) and lowered onto said longitudinal section (LI), pumping a flushing fluid (35) through the work string (3), out through at least one flushing outlet (331) in the flushing tool (33), into the pipe string (5) and into said annulus (8) via the perforations (51), wherein an outlet axis (b) of said flushing outlet (331) is non-perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (a) of the flushing tool (33); (D) pumping a fluidized plugging material (37) through the work string (3) and into the pipe string (5) at said longitudinal section (LI); (E) placing the fluidized plugging material (37) in the pipe string (5) along at least said longitudinal section (LI), thereby also placing the fluidized plugging material (37) in said annulus (8) via the perforations (51); (F) pulling the work string (3) out of the well (1); and (G) abandoning the well (1).
Abstract:
A method of assessing the integrity status of a barrier plug (60 ' ) formed in a well (2), comprising : (A) disposing a plug base (14) inside a pipe string (8) in the well (2), and below a longitudinal section (L); (B) disposing a communication unit (16) and at least one sensor (32) in the well (2), said sensor (32) configured to measure at least one parameter of a fluid, and said communication unit (16) configured to receive and transmit signals corresponding to said sensor measurements; (C) placing a plug-forming fluidized plugging material (60) in the pipe string (8) above the plug base (14), and along the longitudinal section (L); (D) selectively deploying said sensor (32) into the fluidized plugging material (60) in the pipe string (8); (E) with said sensor (32), measuring at least one curing-indicative parameter of the fluidized plugging material (60) over a period of time; and with said communication unit ( 16), receiving sensor measurements over said period of time, and further transmitting corresponding signals to the surface of the well (2); (F) retrieving said transmitted signals at the surface of the well (2); and (G) analysing the retrieved signals and assessing the curing status of the fluidized plugging material (46) after said period of time.
Abstract:
A fluid diverter tool (16), system and method of diverting a fluid flow in a in a well (2), comprising: - a tubular mandrel (48) and a packer element (30) affixed onto an exterior thereof and operable to sealingly engage an inside of a pipe body (4) to divert a flow of a treatment fluid (26, 46) outwards through holes (10) formed in the pipe body (4); and - a pressure relief device (40) operable to open and relieve pressure from one side (38) to another side (34) of the packer element (30) when exposed to a given pressure differential acting across the pressure relief device (40) from said one side (38) of the packer element (30), the pressure relief device (40) also adapted to close when exposed to a lower than said given pressure differential acting thereacross from said one side (38) of the packer element (30).
Abstract:
A method, system and plug for providing a cross-sectional seal (40´´) in a well (2) comprising a pipe body (4) and an annulus (6), the method comprising: (A) lowering a pipe expansion device (14, 20) into the pipe body (4) to a selected location; (B) with the pipe expansion device (14, 20), expanding a section (L) of the pipe body (4) until contact with a wellbore wall (8), thus forming an expanded pipe section (18) closing the annulus (6); (C) lowering a fusible solid material (40) into the expanded pipe section (18); (D) lowering a heating tool (32) into the expanded pipe section (18); (E) activating the heating tool (32) and melting the fusible solid material (40) and allowing a molten mass (40´) thereof to fill a cross-sectional portion of the expanded pipe section (18); and (F) deactivating the heating tool (32) and allowing the molten mass (40´) to solidify and form the cross-sectional seal (40´´). (Figure 9)
Abstract:
A method for isolation of a permeable zone (10, 11) in a subterranean well (1), wherein the well (1) is provided with a pipe body (211), wherein the method comprises the following steps: (A) lowering a perforation tool (33) into the pipe body (211); (B) forming holes (213) in the pipe body (211) along a longitudinal section (LI); (C) pumping a flushing fluid (36) out through outlets (351) in a flushing tool (35), into the pipe body (211) and further out into an annulus (5); (D) pumping a fluidized plugging material (37) out through the flushing tool (35), into the pipe body (211) and further out into the annulus (5); (E) placing the fluidized plugging material (37) along the longitudinal section (LI) so as to form a plug (25) across the cross section (Tl) of the well, whereby the plug (25) fills the pipe body (211) and the annulus (5); wherein at least one outlet (351) in the flushing tool (35) is angled non-perpendicularly relative to a longitudinal axis of the flushing tool (35), whereby a corresponding discharge jet also will be non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.