CA2446868A1 - Apparatus and method for drilling a wellbore with casing and cementing the casing in the wellbore - Google Patents
Apparatus and method for drilling a wellbore with casing and cementing the casing in the wellbore Download PDFInfo
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
- E21B7/20—Driving or forcing casings or pipes into boreholes, e.g. sinking; Simultaneously drilling and casing boreholes
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
- E21B21/10—Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
- E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
- E21B33/13—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices, or the like
- E21B33/14—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices, or the like for cementing casings into boreholes
Abstract
A float system for use in cementing a casing in a wellbore. The wellbore is drilled with a drill bit attached to the casing. The drill bit is removed after the wellbore is drilled.
The float system is lowered into the casing after the drill bit is removed.
The float system includes a packer apparatus with a float apparatus, preferably a float shoe, attached to the end thereof. The packer apparatus is set in the casing to held the float shoe in position. A bottom cementing plug is placed in the casing and is urged downwardly until it engages the upper end of the packer apparatus. The cement will flow through the packer apparatus and the float apparatus to fill the annulus between the casing and the wellbore.
The float system is lowered into the casing after the drill bit is removed.
The float system includes a packer apparatus with a float apparatus, preferably a float shoe, attached to the end thereof. The packer apparatus is set in the casing to held the float shoe in position. A bottom cementing plug is placed in the casing and is urged downwardly until it engages the upper end of the packer apparatus. The cement will flow through the packer apparatus and the float apparatus to fill the annulus between the casing and the wellbore.
Claims (25)
1. A method of cementing a casing in a wellbore, comprising the steps of:
providing the casing with a drill bit attached to an end thereof;
drilling the wellbore with the drill bit attached to the casing;
disconnecting the drill bit from the casing when the wellbore has been drilled to a desired depth;
placing a float apparatus in the casing without removing the casing from the wellbore;
and flowing cement through the float apparatus so that the cement moves into an annulus between the casing and the wellbore.
providing the casing with a drill bit attached to an end thereof;
drilling the wellbore with the drill bit attached to the casing;
disconnecting the drill bit from the casing when the wellbore has been drilled to a desired depth;
placing a float apparatus in the casing without removing the casing from the wellbore;
and flowing cement through the float apparatus so that the cement moves into an annulus between the casing and the wellbore.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of placing comprises the steps of:
connecting the float apparatus to a lower end of a packer assembly, wherein the packer assembly has a flow passage defined therethrough;
lowering the packer assembly into the casing; and setting the packer assembly in the casing so that the packer assembly engages and seals against the casing, wherein the cement flows through the flow passage in the packer assembly and the float apparatus.
connecting the float apparatus to a lower end of a packer assembly, wherein the packer assembly has a flow passage defined therethrough;
lowering the packer assembly into the casing; and setting the packer assembly in the casing so that the packer assembly engages and seals against the casing, wherein the cement flows through the flow passage in the packer assembly and the float apparatus.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the packer assembly is lowered in the casing on a wireline.
4. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of:
placing a bottom cementing plug in the casing ahead of a leading edge of the cement;
and placing a top cementing plug in the casing behind a trailing edge of the cement.
placing a bottom cementing plug in the casing ahead of a leading edge of the cement;
and placing a top cementing plug in the casing behind a trailing edge of the cement.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of drilling out the packer assembly and the float apparatus after the cement has hardened in the annulus between the casing and the wellbore.
6. A method of cementing a casing in a wellbore, comprising the steps of-.
lowering the casing in the wellbore;
placing a check valve in the casing after the casing is lowered in the wellbore; and flowing cement downwardly through the casing and the check valve so that the cement passes into an annulus between the casing and the wellbore, wherein the check valve prevents backflow of cement into the casing.
lowering the casing in the wellbore;
placing a check valve in the casing after the casing is lowered in the wellbore; and flowing cement downwardly through the casing and the check valve so that the cement passes into an annulus between the casing and the wellbore, wherein the check valve prevents backflow of cement into the casing.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of placing comprises the step of placing a float apparatus in the casing, and the float apparatus comprises the check valve connected in an outer sleeve.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the float apparatus is a float shoe.
9. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of drilling the wellbore with a drill bit attached to the casing.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the drill bit is disconnected from the casing prior to the step of placing.
11. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:
placing a bottom cementing plug in the casing ahead of a leading edge of the cement;
and placing a top cementing plug in the casing behind a trailing edge of the cement.
placing a bottom cementing plug in the casing ahead of a leading edge of the cement;
and placing a top cementing plug in the casing behind a trailing edge of the cement.
12. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:
connecting the check valve to a packer apparatus, wherein the step of placing comprises the step of placing the packer apparatus in the casing; and actuating the packer apparatus to engage the casing so that the packer apparatus holds the check valve in the casing, wherein the step of flowing comprises the step of flowing the cement through the packer apparatus and the check valve.
connecting the check valve to a packer apparatus, wherein the step of placing comprises the step of placing the packer apparatus in the casing; and actuating the packer apparatus to engage the casing so that the packer apparatus holds the check valve in the casing, wherein the step of flowing comprises the step of flowing the cement through the packer apparatus and the check valve.
13. An apparatus for cementing a casing in a wellbore, comprising:
a packer apparatus disposed in the casing, wherein the packer apparatus comprises:
a packer mandrel defining a flow passage therethrough; and a packer element assembly disposed about the packer mandrel, wherein the packer element assembly is movable from an upset position in which the packer element assembly and the casing define a space therebetween, to a set position in which the packer element assembly engages the casing; and a check valve connected to a lower end of the packer apparatus, wherein cement may be displaced downwardly through the packer mandrel and the check valve to cement the casing in the wellbore, and the check valve will prevent backflow of the cement into the casing through the packer apparatus.
a packer apparatus disposed in the casing, wherein the packer apparatus comprises:
a packer mandrel defining a flow passage therethrough; and a packer element assembly disposed about the packer mandrel, wherein the packer element assembly is movable from an upset position in which the packer element assembly and the casing define a space therebetween, to a set position in which the packer element assembly engages the casing; and a check valve connected to a lower end of the packer apparatus, wherein cement may be displaced downwardly through the packer mandrel and the check valve to cement the casing in the wellbore, and the check valve will prevent backflow of the cement into the casing through the packer apparatus.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the check valve is connected in an outer case, and the outer case is connected to the lower end of the packer apparatus.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising a drill bit connected to the casing for drilling the wellbore, wherein the drill bit is disconnected from the casing before the packer apparatus is disposed in the casing.
16. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising a float apparatus connected to the lower end of the packer apparatus, wherein the float apparatus comprises an outer case, and the check valve is connected to the outer case.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the float apparatus is a float shoe.
18. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising:
a threaded coupling connected to the lower end of the packer apparatus; and an outer case connected to the threaded coupling, wherein the check valve is disposed in the outer case.
a threaded coupling connected to the lower end of the packer apparatus; and an outer case connected to the threaded coupling, wherein the check valve is disposed in the outer case.
19. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the flow passage in the packer mandrel permits full bore unrestricted flow of cement therethrough to the check valve.
20. An apparatus for cementing a casing in a wellbore, comprising:
the casing;
a drill bit attached to the casing, wherein the drill bit may be detached from the casing after the wellbore is drilled to a desired depth;
a packer assembly, wherein the packer assembly is disposed in the casing after the drill bit is detached from the casing, and the packer assembly defines a flow passage therethrough; and a check valve connected to a lower end of the packer assembly for allowing downward flow of cement therethrough and for preventing backflow of cement past the check valve into the casing.
the casing;
a drill bit attached to the casing, wherein the drill bit may be detached from the casing after the wellbore is drilled to a desired depth;
a packer assembly, wherein the packer assembly is disposed in the casing after the drill bit is detached from the casing, and the packer assembly defines a flow passage therethrough; and a check valve connected to a lower end of the packer assembly for allowing downward flow of cement therethrough and for preventing backflow of cement past the check valve into the casing.
21. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the packer assembly comprises:
a packer mandrel, wherein the packer mandrel defines the flow passage; and a packer element for engaging the casing and holding the packer assembly and the check valve in place in the casing.
a packer mandrel, wherein the packer mandrel defines the flow passage; and a packer element for engaging the casing and holding the packer assembly and the check valve in place in the casing.
22. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the packer assembly provides for full bore unrestricted flow therethrough from an upper end thereof to the lower end thereof.
23. The apparatus of claim 20 further comprising a threaded coupling connected to a lower end of the packer assembly, wherein the check valve is connected to the threaded coupling.
24. The apparatus of claim 23 further comprising a float apparatus connected to the threaded coupling, wherein the float apparatus comprises an outer case, and the check valve is connected in the outer case.
25. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the float apparatus is a float shoe.
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