EP2060736A2 - Mechanism for dropping a plurality of balls into tubulars used in drilling, completion and workover of wells - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to equipment used in the drilling, completion and workover of subterranean wells and more specifically, to equipment for use in oilfield tubulars, for example, in casing strings which are cemented in place in earth boreholes drilled into earth formations.
- the controlled dropping of one or more balls into the top portion of a tubular at the earth's surface is therefore very important, both as to the diameter of the ball or balls, and the timing of the release of the ball or balls.
- FIG 1 illustrates, pictorially, the overall apparatus for practicing the present invention.
- the apparatus includes a ball-dropping assembly 64 (shown in more detail in Figure 2 ), and a cement port 66 which can be used in cementing operations.
- the apparatus 54 is a two-ball device, in which two round balls of different diameters 68 and 70 are located in a movable ball carrier 72.
- An air cylinder plunger 74 passing through an air cylinder seal 75, has a first end attached to the ball carrier 72 and a second end attached to a piston 76 which moves within the cylinder 78.
- a return spring 80 is connected between the piston 76 and the end wall of cylinder 78.
- a second return spring 82 is connected between the other end of the ball carrier 72 and the other end of the chamber 78a within the interior of the apparatus 64.
- a pressure source either pneumatic or hydraulic (not illustrated), is connected to the port 88 and the same pressure source, if desired, is connected to the port 90, enabling the piston 76 to be moved in either direction.
- a sub 84 located within the tubular string as illustrated in Figure 1 , immediately across from the apparatus 64, has a tubular ball port 86 through which the balls 68 and 70 can be dropped into the interior passage 88 of the sub 84.
- the sub 84 also includes a pump-in port 90 in fluid communication with the passage 88 and a pair of threaded box connections 92 and 94 at opposite ends of the sub 84.
- Also included in passage 88 is a valve retainer sleeve 96, a lower valve seal 98, a ball valve 100, and an upper valve sleeve 102.
- Figure 3 illustrates, schematically, an alternative embodiment of a ball-dropping mechanism 164 which can be used to drop three different diameter balls 166,168 and 170 through the ball port 186.
- the ball port 186 is coupled into the sub 84 illustrated in Figure 1 , and in so doing, the ball-dropping mechanism 164 substitutes for the two ball, ball-dropping mechanism 64.
- the ball-dropping mechanism 164 has an interior chamber 172 through which a ball carrier 174 can traverse to align the receptacles 167,169 and 171 with the ball port 186.
- a first piston 176 having a shaft 178 attached to one end of the ball carrier 174 and passing through a seal 181, is adapted to traverse the cylinder 180, the cylinder 180 merely being the end portion of the chamber 172.
- a return spring 182 is connected between the piston 176 and the outer housing 184.
- a return spring 194 is connected between the piston 188 and the outer housing 184, surrounding the chamber 172.
- a pair of ports 196 and 198 are provided in the housing 184 on opposite sides of the piston 176 to allow a conventional pressure source (not illustrated), usually pneumatic, to drive the piston 176 one way or the other.
- a second pair of piston ports 200 and 202 are provided in the housing 184 on opposite sides of the piston 188 to allow a conventional pressure source (not illustrated) to drive the piston 188 one way or the other.
- air pressure can be applied to the ports 200 and 196 while venting the ports 202 and 198 to the atmosphere to complete the desired alignment and drop the ball 168 into the ball port 186.
- the input 210 is also connected to an input 240 of a pneumatic valve 242.
- the output 228 of valve 221 is connected into an input 244, whose output is connected to a second input 248 of valve 242.
- the output 250 of the valve 242 is connected to a second input 246 of switch 244.
- the pressurized air from output 250 of valve 242 is also found at input 251 of the pneumatic valve 236, a two-position valve which supplies pressurized air either from output 253 or output 255, but not both simultaneously.
- the output 253 of Figure 4 is connected to the port 196 in Figure 3 .
- the output 255 of Figure 4 is connected to the port 202 of Figure 3 .
- the system of Figures 3 and 4 have the feature that in dropping the three balls, 166,168 and 170, only the smallest ball 168 can be dropped first. If the "A" and “B” buttons of valves 215 and 223, and/or the “A” and “B” buttons of valves 217 and 225 are depressed first, by accident or otherwise, nothing will happen because the pressurized air is blocked from passing through the valve 242 and hence, through the valve 236.
- valves 214 and 222 are depressed, causing the pressurized air to flow from the output 255 of valve 236, and into the port 202. This causes the ball carrier 174 to move laterally, aligning the ball 170 with the ball port 186, causing the ball 170 to be dropped.
- a safety pin 83 is illustrated as being connected to the end wall 85 of housing 84.
- the pin 83 is slidably moveable through the sidewall 73 of the pocket containing the ball 70, and protrudes slightly into the pocket space.
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- This invention relates generally to equipment used in the drilling, completion and workover of subterranean wells and more specifically, to equipment for use in oilfield tubulars, for example, in casing strings which are cemented in place in earth boreholes drilled into earth formations.
- This application claims priority from United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No.
60/132,044, filed April 30, 1999 - The process of drilling subterranean wells to recover oil and gas from reservoirs consists of boring a hole in the earth down to the petroleum accumulation and installing pipe from the reservoir to the surface. Casing is a protective pipe liner within the wellbore that is cemented into place to ensure a pressure-tight connection of the casing to the earth formation containing the oil and gas reservoir. The casing typically is run a single joint at a time as it is lowered into the wellbore. Tubulars other than casing are also used in the drilling, completion and workover of such wellbores, for example, drill pipe, completion tubing, production tubing, and the like. Moreover, various pieces of downhole equipment utilize balls which, when dropped through such tubulars, are activated by such balls, especially by using the pressure offluid pumped from the earth's surface at predetermined values to cause such activation. For example, it is well known to drop a ball from the earth's surface down through a tubular onto a seat having a diameter less than the diameter of the dropped ball. An increase in the pumped pressure causes some element of the downhole equipment to be activated. Without limiting the foregoing, such activation may include the movement of a sleeve, the opening or closing of a port, the movement of a valve, the fracturing of a frangible disk, the release of elastomeric cement wiper plugs, the control of downhole packers, etc.
- The controlled dropping of one or more balls into the top portion of a tubular at the earth's surface is therefore very important, both as to the diameter of the ball or balls, and the timing of the release of the ball or balls.
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- Figure 1:
- Illustrates an elevated, pictorial view of an example of a downhole apparatus which can be activated by dropping one or more balls, followed by increasing the pressure of fluid pumped from the earth's surface.
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- Illustrates a two-ball, ball-dropping mechanism, according to the present invention.
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- Illustrates a three-ball, ball-dropping mechanism according to the present invention.
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- Illustrates a pneumatic circuit which is used to control the ball-dropping mechanism of
Figure 3 . - Figure 5:
- Illustrates a safety pin for ensuring that the smaller ball has to be dropped first.
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- Illustrates a safety pin for ensuring that the smaller ball has to be dropped first, then the next larger ball, then the largest ball.
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Figure 1 illustrates, pictorially, the overall apparatus for practicing the present invention. The apparatus includes a ball-dropping assembly 64 (shown in more detail inFigure 2 ), and acement port 66 which can be used in cementing operations. - Referring now to
Figure 2 , the ball-droppingapparatus 64 is shown in greater detail. The apparatus 54 is a two-ball device, in which two round balls ofdifferent diameters movable ball carrier 72. An air cylinder plunger 74, passing through an air cylinder seal 75, has a first end attached to theball carrier 72 and a second end attached to apiston 76 which moves within the cylinder 78. Areturn spring 80 is connected between thepiston 76 and the end wall of cylinder 78. Asecond return spring 82 is connected between the other end of theball carrier 72 and the other end of the chamber 78a within the interior of theapparatus 64. A pressure source, either pneumatic or hydraulic (not illustrated), is connected to theport 88 and the same pressure source, if desired, is connected to theport 90, enabling thepiston 76 to be moved in either direction. - A
sub 84, located within the tubular string as illustrated inFigure 1 , immediately across from theapparatus 64, has atubular ball port 86 through which theballs interior passage 88 of thesub 84. Thesub 84 also includes a pump-inport 90 in fluid communication with thepassage 88 and a pair of threadedbox connections sub 84. Also included inpassage 88 is avalve retainer sleeve 96, a lower valve seal 98, a ball valve 100, and anupper valve sleeve 102. - In the operation of the
sub 84 and the ball-droppingapparatus 64, the fluid being used to fill-up , circulate, cement, or otherwise pump fluid downhole through the tubulars, is pumped through the top opening 92 of thesub 84, through the open ball valve 100 and out through theexit port 94 and down to the interior of the tubular string (not illustrated). When it is desired to drop one or both of theballs passage 88, the ball valve 100 is rotated to the closed position. Pressure is then applied, for example, through a two-position rotary valve (not illustrated), to either end of theinput ports piston 76 one way or the other. For example, if it is desired to drop thesmaller diameter ball 70, pressure is applied toport 90, causingpiston 76 to compressspring 80 and to move theball carrier 72 and theball 70 into alignment with theball port 86. As soon asball 70 drops into thepassage 88, pressure can be applied through the pump-downport 90 to pump theball 70 out through theexit port 94 into the tubular string below. When normal circulation is desired, the ball valve 100 can be returned to its open position. When desired to drop thelarger diameter ball 68, the procedure can be reversed by applying pressure to theport 88, which causes thespring 82 to be compressed, theball carrier 72 to be moved, and theball 68 to be aligned with theball port 86. -
Figure 3 illustrates, schematically, an alternative embodiment of a ball-dropping mechanism 164 which can be used to drop three different diameter balls 166,168 and 170 through theball port 186. Theball port 186 is coupled into thesub 84 illustrated inFigure 1 , and in so doing, the ball-dropping mechanism 164 substitutes for the two ball, ball-dropping mechanism 64. - The ball-
dropping mechanism 164 has aninterior chamber 172 through which aball carrier 174 can traverse to align the receptacles 167,169 and 171 with theball port 186. A first piston 176 having ashaft 178 attached to one end of theball carrier 174 and passing through a seal 181, is adapted to traverse the cylinder 180, the cylinder 180 merely being the end portion of thechamber 172. Areturn spring 182 is connected between the piston 176 and theouter housing 184. - A
second piston 188 having ashaft 190 attached to a second end of theball carrier 174 and passing through aseal 191, is adapted to traverse thecylinder 192, which also is merely the other end of thechamber 172. Areturn spring 194 is connected between thepiston 188 and theouter housing 184, surrounding thechamber 172. - A pair of
ports 196 and 198 are provided in thehousing 184 on opposite sides of the piston 176 to allow a conventional pressure source (not illustrated), usually pneumatic, to drive the piston 176 one way or the other. Similarly, a second pair ofpiston ports housing 184 on opposite sides of thepiston 188 to allow a conventional pressure source (not illustrated) to drive thepiston 188 one way or the other. For example, if it is desired to align theball 168 and the receptacle 169 with theball port 186, air pressure can be applied to theports 200 and 196 while venting theports ball 168 into theball port 186. - To drop the second
largest ball 170, the process is reversed byventing ports 196 and 200 to the atmosphere while applying air pressure toports ball 170 is dropped, and while residing in thereceptacle 171, theball 170 in conjunction with asafety pin 195, described in detail inFigure 6 , limits the movement of theball carrier 174 so that as betweenballs ball 170 can be aligned to drop into theball port 186. Once theball 170 has been dropped, the safety pin no longer limits the movement of thecarrier 174, allowing thelargest ball 166 to be aligned and dropped into theball port 186. - Referring now to
Figure 4 , there is illustrated a pneumatic circuit for controlling the three ball, ball dropping mechanism illustrated inFigure 3 . A conventional source of air pressure (not illustrated) is connected to theinput line 210 which, in turn, is connected toinputs valves valves inputs valves outputs valves pneumatic valve 236. Theoutput 230 ofvalve 223 is connected into asecond input 237 ofvalve 236. - The
input 210 is also connected to aninput 240 of apneumatic valve 242. Theoutput 228 ofvalve 221 is connected into aninput 244, whose output is connected to a second input 248 ofvalve 242. Theoutput 250 of thevalve 242 is connected to asecond input 246 ofswitch 244. - In the operation of the pneumatic circuit of
Figure 4 , used to control the dropping of the threeballs Figure 3 , it should be appreciated that the spring-loaded, push-onpneumatic valves smaller ball 166. Neither thevalve 213 nor thevalve 221 will allow the pressurized air to pass through unless the buttons "A" and "B" are depressed. Theswitch 244 allows pressurized air into input 243 andinput 246. The output of theswitch 244 is coupled into the input 248 ofpneumatic valve 242. - Upon the simultaneous depression of the "A" and "B" buttons of
valves valve 244, and at the input 248 ofvalve 242, causing thevalve 242 to open and allowing pressurized air to flow frominput 240 tooutput 250. This causes pressurized air to flow into theinput 246 ofswitch 244 and into input 248 onvalve 242, causingvalves 242 to remain open even when the "A" and "B" buttons ofvalves - The pressurized air from
output 250 ofvalve 242 is also found atinput 251 of thepneumatic valve 236, a two-position valve which supplies pressurized air either fromoutput 253 oroutput 255, but not both simultaneously. - The
output 253 ofFigure 4 is connected to the port 196 inFigure 3 . Theoutput 255 ofFigure 4 is connected to theport 202 ofFigure 3 . - Thus, the system of
Figures 3 and4 have the feature that in dropping the three balls, 166,168 and 170, only thesmallest ball 168 can be dropped first. If the "A" and "B" buttons ofvalves valves valve 242 and hence, through thevalve 236. - However, once the
valves output 253 to the port 196, moving theball carrier 174 into alignment with theball port 186 to drop thesmallest ball 168. Because thevalve 242 remains open, the second andthird balls - As another fail-safe feature, because of the safety pin which protects the
ball carrier 174 from moving far enough to allow theball 166 to be dropped, thelargest ball 166 cannot be dropped before theball 170 is dropped. - To drop the
ball 170, the "A" and "B" buttons ofvalves output 255 ofvalve 236, and into theport 202. This causes theball carrier 174 to move laterally, aligning theball 170 with theball port 186, causing theball 170 to be dropped. - Because
ball 170 is now dropped, the safety pin no longer hinders the movement of theball carrier 174. By depressing "A" and "B" buttons ofvalves input 251 is passed out through theoutput 253 ofvalve 236, connected to the port 196, which causes the ball carrier to move laterally, to align thelargest ball 166 with theball port 186. - Thus,
Figures 3 and4 provide a fail-safe, fully automated system to successively drop these different sized balls into a tubular string. Preferably, this involves first the smaller ball, i. e., having a 1-3/8" diameter, and second, the next larger ball, i.e., having a 1-5/8" diameter, and third, the largest ball, i.e., having a 1-7/8" diameter. However, the apparatus ofFigure 3 can easily be modified to change the sequence, for example, to allow either the larger ball or the next larger ball to be dropped first, merely by swapping the receptacles 167,168 and 171, and the balls 166,168 and 179 therein respectively, in any order desired. - Referring now to
Figure 5 , asafety pin 83 is illustrated as being connected to the end wall 85 ofhousing 84. Thepin 83 is slidably moveable through thesidewall 73 of the pocket containing theball 70, and protrudes slightly into the pocket space. - In the operation of the
safety pin 83, the ball carrier can not be moved down to drop theball 68 because of theball 70 pushing against the end of thepin 83. Once theball 70 has been dropped, theball carrier 72 can move along the length of thepin 83 to align theball 68 with theball channel 86 to cause theball 68 to drop into thetubular sub 84. - In a similar, but slightly different mode, the
safety pin 195 illustrated inFigure 6 is connected to the wall and protrudes slightly through thepiston 188. - In the operation of the
safety pin 195, theball carrier 174 is moved down to align theball 168 with theball channel 186. Thesafety pin 195 extends through the end wall 205 to protrude slightly into thepocket 171 and against the side ofball 170. This action prevents the ball carrier from being moved far enough to dropball 166. However, by moving the ball carrier to align theball 170 with theball channel 186, and thus causing theball 170 to drop, thepin 195 can protrude further intopocket 171 and allowball 166 to be dropped.
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- A mechanism for dropping at least one ball from at or near the earth's surface into a tubular string suspended in a wellbore, comprising:a mandrel insertable into a bore of a tubular string, the mandrel having a seal (29) which is sealingly engageable with the tubular string, an interior passage which is in fluid communication with the bore of the tubular string and at least one cement wiper plug (34A, 34B) releasably attached to a distal end of the mandrel;a sub (84) having an interior passage (88) in fluid communication with the interior passage of the mandrel;a ball drop apparatus (64); anda ball port (86) extending between the ball drop apparatus (64) and the interior passage (88) of the sub (84), whereby at least one ball (68, 70) is releasable by the ball drop apparatus (64) into the interior passage (88) of the sub (84) through the ball port (86) for pumping through the interior passage of the mandrel and into the bore of the tubular string.
- A mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the ball port laterally intersects the interior passage (88) of the sub (84).
- A mechanism according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a fluid supply in fluid communication with the bore of the tubular string through the interior passage (88) of the sub.
- A mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the tubular string extends from the earth's surface into the wellbore.
- A mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the ball drop apparatus (64) includes a moveable ball carrier (72).
- A mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the ball drop apparatus (64) includes a plunger (74) operable to dispose the at least one ball into the interior passage (88) of the sub (84).
- A mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the tubular string is a casing string.
- A system for dropping at least one ball from at or near the earth's surface into a tubular string suspended in an earth wellbore, comprising
a tubular sub adapted to be connected into a tubular string;
a mandrel insertable into a base of the tubular string, at least one cement wiper plug (34A, 34B) releasably attached to a distal end of the mandrel;
a ball channel having first and second ends, said first end being connected to said tubular sub, ; whereby a ball dropped into the second end of aid ball channel will travel through said ball channel and enter the interior of said tubular sub; and
a ball drop apparatus (64) having an exit port connected to the second end of said ball channel;
whereby a ball released by said ball drop apparatus (64) travels through the exit port, along the ball channel and into the tubular sub. - A system according to claim 8, wherein the ball channel is angled upwardly from said tubular string.
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Effective date: 20161101 |