SG11201808468VA - Downhole apparatus with a valve arrangement - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1111111111111 0111111111111111111101111 0 11 01111111110111111110111111111111 011111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2017/191442 Al 09 November 2017 (09.11.2017) W I P0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: A.A. THORNTON & CO.; 10 Old Bailey, London, E21B 34/10 (2006.01) E21B 43/10 (2006.01) EC4M 7NG (GB). E21B 34/14 (2006.01) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (21) International Application Number: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, PCT/GB2017/051223 AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (22) International Filing Date: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, 02 May 2017 (02.05.2017) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (25) Filing Language: English KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (26) Publication Language: English MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (30) Priority Data: SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, 1607710.9 03 May 2016 (03.05.2016) GB TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (71) Applicants: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every INC. [US/US]; 3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway East, Hous- kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, ton, Texas 77032-3219 (US). DARCY TECHNOLOGIES GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, HOLDINGS LIMITED [GB/GB]; Darcy House, Kintore UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, Business Park, Kintore Aberdeenshire AB51 OYQ (GB). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FL FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (72) Inventors: BRUCE, Stephen Edmund; UnitB, Kin- MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, tore Business Park, Kintore, Aberdeen AB51 OYQ (GB). — TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, = GRANT, David; UnitB, Kintore Business Park, Kintore, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Aberdeen AB51 OYQ (GB). WALLACE, Scott E.; Dar- =_ cy House, Kintore Business Park, Abderdeenshire, AB51 OYQ (GB). SMITH, Ewan; Darcy House, Kintore Business = Park, Kintore, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB51 OYQ (GB). = = (54) Title: = = = = _ DOWNHOLE APPARATUS WITH A VALVE ARRANGEMENT 10 14 16 20 22 24 M 41 26g 24b 24e 24a 26f 40 36 44b 11ENR7 38 44a 42b 42 32 = ..... v . .7.1,= r--11 1111 ,7 r 77. d = = _ = 4,-10a 30 41a Q' 26e 26f . 1 26d 26 40c 40a 38a 261 26h 26c C> , - 26e * 40 38 7 10b--- - ' 28 = . i 1 1 .IIIN I ME 'EMMEN — Il .4 ei ii- 7r (57) : 1-1 tubular body 0\ The valve arrangement 1-1 ---- which is a sand IN , 1 a sand control 0::) upper portion ei = 24f 24e 25 46 42a t 2 FIG. 3c The present invention relates to a downhole apparatus and a valve arrangement for a downhole apparatus having a having first and second ports in a wall thereof; and a method of operating a valve arrangement of a downhole apparatus. has at least one locked configuration and the first port provides fluid communication with a tool or a device control element having at least one fluid deformable device. The present invention also provides a method of setting completion, extending the sand control filter element thereof to a wellbore surface and isolating the reservoir from an of the wellbore. O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/191442 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIROIDEMOMOIHMOIDIMEHIMOVOIMIE Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) of receipt of