WO2015030975A3 - Systems and methods for restricting fluid flow in a wellbore with an autonomous sealing device and motion-arresting structures - Google Patents

Systems and methods for restricting fluid flow in a wellbore with an autonomous sealing device and motion-arresting structures Download PDF

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WO2015030975A3
WO2015030975A3 PCT/US2014/048713 US2014048713W WO2015030975A3 WO 2015030975 A3 WO2015030975 A3 WO 2015030975A3 US 2014048713 W US2014048713 W US 2014048713W WO 2015030975 A3 WO2015030975 A3 WO 2015030975A3
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sealing device
autonomous sealing
wellbore
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Krishnan Kumaran
Randy C. Tolman
Renzo M. Angeles Boza
Timothy I. MORROW
Eric R. Grueschow
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Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
    • E21B44/005—Below-ground automatic control systems
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/14—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools
    • E21B34/142—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools unsupported or free-falling elements, e.g. balls, plugs, darts or pistons
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/10—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by control fluid supplied from outside the borehole
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/25—Methods for stimulating production
    • E21B43/26—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B2200/00—Special features related to earth drilling for obtaining oil, gas or water
    • E21B2200/06—Sleeve valves

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Abstract

Systems and methods for restricting fluid flow in a casing conduit, including a wellbore 32 that extends within a subterranean formation 22, a casing string 42 that extends within the wellbore and defines a portion of the casing conduit, a plurality of motion-arresting structures 100 that project from an inner surface of the casing string 42 to define a plurality of reduced-area regions of the casing conduit, and an autonomous sealing device 150 that defines a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. The methods include conveying the autonomous sealing device 150 through the casing conduit, determining that the autonomous sealing device is located within a target portion of the casing conduit, expanding the autonomous sealing device to the expanded configuration, retaining the autonomous sealing device on a selected motion-arresting structure 100, and restricting fluid flow within the casing conduit 42 with the autonomous sealing device.
PCT/US2014/048713 2013-08-29 2014-07-29 Systems and methods for restricting fluid flow in a wellbore with an autonomous sealing device and motion-arresting structures WO2015030975A2 (en)

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