Abstract:
The present invention relates to an abandonment plug for plug and abandonment of a well, said abandonment plug comprising a first end part being closable or closed, a second end part being tubular and having a groove in an inner face, an expandable metal sleeve arranged between the end parts, the end parts being more rigid than the expandable metal sleeve, and an unit releasably connected to the second tubular end part, the unit comprising at least one radially projectable fastening element, a unit sleeve, and a piston movable in the unit sleeve for, in a first position, forcing the radially projectable fastening element and, in a second position, being offset in relation to the radially projectable fastening element, allowing the radially projectable fastening element to move radially inwards. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a plug and abandonment system comprising the abandonment plug according to the present invention.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of deploying a eutectic alloy based tool within an oil/gas well. The method comprising providing a eutectic alloy based downhole tool comprising a tubular body with eutectic alloy located on an outer surface thereof, said tool having an outer diameter with a clearance from the inner diameter of the well. The downhole tool is delivered to a target region within an oil/gas well where the tool is to be deployed. Once the tool is in position within the well a tubular expanding tool is run through the interior of the tubular body so as to increase the outer diameter of the sealing downhole tool and in so doing reduce the clearance between the alloy and the well. Following the expansion of the tubular body a heater is deployed within the tubular body proximal to the alloy and operated to melt the alloy. The alloy is then allowed to cool and resolidfy, whereby the tool is sealed in place within the target region of the well using the alloy.
Abstract:
An apparatus (2) for expanding weIlbore casing comprises a body (4) configured to be located in casing disposed in a wellbore and an activation member (6) moveable relative to the body (4). A plurality of rigid deformation elements (8) is disposed around the body (4). The rigid deformation elements (8) have an inwardly retracted condition and an outwardly deployed working condition in which movement of the activation member (6) relative to the body (8) causes each said rigid deformation element (8) to move outwardly relative to the body (4) to come into contact with casing in which the apparatus is disposed to deform the casing by expansion.
Abstract:
Downhole tools and methods, of which the downhole tool includes an expandable sleeve defining a bore therethrough, and a first body positioned at least partially within the bore of the expandable sleeve. The first body is slidable relative to the expandable sleeve, and sliding the first body along the bore of the expandable sleeve causes the expandable sleeve to radially expand so as to actuate the downhole tool from a run-in configuration to a set configuration. The downhole tool also includes an isolation device received at least partially in the expandable sleeve in the set configuration. A pressure on the isolation device is at least partially transmitted to the expandable sleeve as a radially-outward force.
Abstract:
L'invention concerne un procédé de stimulation hydraulique de la roche d'un puits de forage (A) présentant un cuvelage (3) intérieur. Selon l'invention, le procédé comporte les étapes de : - mise en place dans le cuvelage (3) du puits (A) d'une conduite (1) pourvue, le long de sa face externe, de chemises (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) tubulaires expansibles, la conduite (1) présentant en regard de chaque chemise (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) au moins une ouverture (11) pour mettre en communication l'espace interne de la conduite (1) avec l'espace délimité par celle-ci et chaque chemise (21, 22, 23, 24, 25); - injection dans ladite conduite (1) d'un fluide sous une première pression prédéterminée (PI) pour provoquer l'expansion desdites chemises; le procédé comportant en outre pour chacune des zones (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6) de la paroi du puits (A) à stimuler les étapes suivantes : - mise en place, en aval d'une première zone (Z4) à stimuler, de moyens d'obturation (13, 51, 52, 53) de la conduite (1); - perforation de la paroi de la conduite (1), et au moins dans certains cas du cuvelage (3), au niveau de la première zone (Z4) à stimuler; - injection dans ladite conduite (1) d'un fluide sous une deuxième pression de stimulation (P2).
Abstract:
In one embodiment, there is provided a system for liner drilling in a wellbore that includes a drill bit, a mud motor, a reamer, a drill pipe work string including an expandable liner hanger running tool, and a thruster coupled to an expandable liner hanger and liner. A release pin may be provided in the expandable liner hanger running tool that can be sheared to de-couple the expandable liner hanger from the expandable liner hanger running tool allowing the drill pipe work string to be removed from the borehole while the liner remains in place. A latch coupling is also provided for coupling the expandable liner hanger running tool to the expandable liner hanger when the drill pipe work string is tripped back into the borehole so the liner drilling can be performed using the thruster until the thruster is at full stroke.
Abstract:
L'invention concerne un élément tubulaire (1) métallique expansible radialement, qui comporte sur sa face externe au moins un module annulaire d'étanchéité (2). Selon l'invention, ledit module annulaire d'étanchéité (2) comprend au moins un joint d'étanchéité annulaire en un matériau gonflable, dit joint d'étanchéité gonflable (22), disposé entre deux butées annulaires (21) fixées sur ladite face externe dudit élément tubulaire (1).
Abstract:
The present invention concerns an expandable device, in particular for hydraulic fracturing, that comprises: - a tubular conduit (1); - and, against the outer face of same, a coaxial expandable cylindrical sleeve (20), the opposing ends of which are sealingly linked to said outer face; said tubular conduit (1) thus delimiting, with said sleeve (20), a sealed space (E), the portion of the conduit (1) located opposite said space (E) being free of means of fluid communication with said space (E), characterised by the fact that said space (E) receives a pyrotechnic charge (3) or is in fluid communication with a pyrotechnic charge (3) which, when activated, generates a pressure P1 in said space (E) that is sufficient to deform said sleeve (20) beyond the elastic deformation of same.
Abstract:
A method of expanding a tubular member by assembling an expansion system having an expansion cone and an expansion sleeve and coupling a tubular member to the expansion system so that the expansion sleeve is at least partially disposed within the tubular member. The expansion system and tubular member are then disposed in a wellbore and the expansion cone is translated relative to the expansion sleeve and tubular member so as to radially expand the tubular member into engagement with the wellbore and the expansion system is removed from the wellbore. The tubular member is expanded to an inside diameter equal to an expansion diameter of the expansion cone plus twice a thickness of the expansion sleeve.
Abstract:
A liner installation system for use in a wellbore having a casing string disposed therein. The system includes a liner string having a liner hanger and a liner top and a setting tool having an expansion cone assembly and a locator cylinder. After running the liner string through the casing string such that at least the liner hanger is positioned within the wellbore casing, the setting tool is run through the casing string until the locator cylinder contacts the liner top. Thereafter, axially moving the expansion cone assembly through the liner string radially expands the liner hanger into contact with the casing string.