US20030098153A1 - Composite packer cup - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to packer cups and more specifically to packer cups used as seals in packer cup assemblies acting to isolate zones within a formation by sealing a portion of the wellbore.
- Packer cups are known for use in hook wall packers and other assemblies designed to isolate zones within a wellbore or to separate high and low pressure zones within a wellbore.
- this type of operation is performed for reservoir stimulations such as to stimulate a delimited portion of the well with the introduction of acidic solutions to enhance reservoir flow.
- the acidic solutions will further contain solvents, surfactants and anti-foaming agents all designed to aid in leaching substances, such as calcium carbonate and asphaltenes from the formation, resulting in the opening of pores to increase production.
- the cup-type packers are inexpensive compared to inflatable or mechanically actuated packers.
- the cup-type packers use elastomeric sealing cups fabricated from elastomeric materials having metal reinforcing fingers embedded in the elastomer.
- the cup is mounted on a pipe or mandrel for insertion into the well.
- the cups are generally oversized compared to the inner diameter of the well casing so as to bear against the casing wall. The contact of the seal, against the casing, is further enhanced by the resultant force of differential pressure across the seal.
- the reinforcing metal elements are fabricated as fingers which extend upwardly into the elastomeric body from a metal base plate.
- the fingers expand radially outward, rotating from the metal base as a result of increases in temperature and pressure, forcing the cup into engagement with the casing side wall.
- packer cups are fabricated from synthetic rubber materials that have limited mechanical properties under elevated temperature and that are susceptible to repeated exposure to aggressive wellbore fluids. Further, the interior of the packer cup is subjected to highly acidic, organo-solvent based wellbore fracturing fluids which are highly corrosive and also destructive to most synthetic rubbers, eventually resulting in a breach of the elastomeric material, often failing due to extrusion of the elastomer through in the spaces between the reinforcing elements.
- the packer cup of the present invention comprises, in a broad aspect, an inner chemically impervious elastomeric layer, an outer abrasion resistant elastomeric layer and an internal interwoven fiber-reinforced flexible layer, preferably metal. All three layers are formed into a unitary composite packer cup capable of withstanding repeated mechanical insertion and removal from the wellbore casing as well as exposure to harsh wellbore fluids. Further, the composite inner layer provides additional reinforcement throughout the entire cup structure, for strength to resist extrusion and withstand elevated pressures and temperature commonly found downhole.
- the chemically impervious inner layer is VitonTM and the outer abrasion resistant layer is NitrileTM.
- the inner layer is an interwoven mesh of high strength fibers such as aircraft cable attached to an annular base ring.
- the cup has a body formed of the three layers which is shaped to flare upwardly and outwardly from the base ring and has an annular flange extending outwardly from the body adjacent an open first end for engaging the casing.
- the cup When the layers are bonded, preferably by vulcanizing, into a unitary structure, the cup can be used in a packer assembly for isolating a zone of high pressure containing harsh chemicals.
- the base ring is sealing engaged with a mandrel for threading into production tubing and the annular flange extends outwardly into an annulus formed between the production tubing and the casing for sealing engaging the casing.
- the open first end is oriented to face towards the zone of higher pressure so that the differential pressure across the cup can act to further seal the cup against the casing.
- a plurality of cups may be used in each packer assembly, the cups being oriented to isolate the zone of interest.
- the cups may be positioned uphole and downhole, with open ends facing or for other purposes such as isolating the wellhead from high pressure or cleaning perforations at the downhole end of a production string they may all be oriented uphole or downhole as the case may be.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packer cup of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a packer cup according to FIG. 1, showing the inner and outer elastomeric layers surrounding an intermediate interwoven, flexible fiber reinforcing layer;
- FIG. 3 is cross-sectional view of packer cups of the present invention installed in a packer assembly, the upper edge of the cup sealingly engaging the casing wall and the lower edge sealingly engaging the tubing string;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a packer assembly of FIG. 3, having packer cups isolating a zone of high pressure intermediate the production tubing;
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a packer assembly having packer cups isolating a downhole zone of high pressure
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a packer assembly having packer cups isolating an uphole zone of high pressure.
- the packer cup 10 comprises a base ring 11 from which an annular body 12 extends and which enables mounting of the cup to a tool or assembly 20 (FIGS. 3 - 6 ).
- the cup body 12 has an open first end 13 having an annular lip 21 and which has a radial extent which is larger in diameter than the open second end 14 .
- the second end 14 is attached to the base ring 11 .
- the radial extent of the open first end 13 is slightly larger in diameter than an inner diameter of a wellbore casing string 30 into which the packer cup 10 is to be placed.
- the smaller open second end 14 is sized to snugly fit the base ring 11 , which is fit into a packer cup assembly 20 for insertion into a production tubing string 32 .
- the packer cup 10 comprises three layers, an inner layer 15 , an outer layer 16 and an intermediate layer 17 , disposed therebetween.
- the three layers 15 , 16 , 17 are bonded together, such as by vulcanizing, to form the unitary packer cup body 12 .
- the inner and outer layers 15 , 16 are fabricated from elastomers which are specifically selected for the contrary environments.
- the inner layer 15 is an elastomer.
- elastomers which may be selected for chemical and temperature resistance.
- VitonTM is such a chemically impervious synthetic elastomer.
- VitonTM is typically impervious to the corrosive nature of the wellbore fluids used in stimulation and fracturing.
- VitonTM is relatively mechanically weak and not particularly resistant to abrasion.
- the outer layer 16 is fabricated from a mechanically strong and tough elastomer.
- elastomers which may be selected to toughness and temperature resistance.
- elastomer is a synthetic such as NitrileTM.
- NitrileTM which is relatively impervious to hydrocarbons and very mechanically strong such as for resisting abrasion.
- NitrileTM does not have the chemical resistant properties of VitonTM.
- the intermediate layer 17 comprises a mesh of biased or helical, interwoven high strength reinforcing plies 18 , such as wire or more preferably aircraft cable, attached at a lower end 19 to the base ring 11 .
- the mesh 18 is typically a helically wound assembly so that the cup's annular body can flex radially and expand and contract slightly with the inner and outer 15 , 16 elastomeric layers.
- the plies 18 provide a substantially continuous structural reinforcement throughout a substantial portion of the body 12 of the packer cup 10 . Examples of the manufacture and use of such mesh is known to persons in the art of inflatable packers. It is known to vary the thickness and number of cables, and helical build angle to affect their flexibility.
- the intermediate layer 17 is first attached to the base ring 11 such as by brazing and then is embedded within the inner 15 and outer layers 16 .
- the packer cup 10 so assembled, is then vulcanized to bond the layers 15 , 16 , 17 into a unitary structure, capable of withstanding differential wellbore pressures across the cup, which can in the range of 15,000 psi or greater without suffering extrusion failure.
- the cup's body 12 has an annular lip 21 formed adjacent the first open end 13 for engaging the inner wall 31 of the casing string 30 . Further, the body 12 is tapered at the second end 14 , about the annular ring 11 to allow insertion into the packer assembly 20 .
- packer cups 10 are mounted to packer assemblies 20 having a mandrel 33 for threading into or otherwise suitably connection to a production tubing string 32 , which is lowered into the wellbore casing string 30 .
- the annular ring 11 of the cup 10 is sealingly engaged against the mandrel 33 while the annular lip 21 protrudes radially outward therefrom into an annulus 34 formed between the mandrel 33 and the casing 30 .
- the protruding lips 21 of the packer assemblies 20 are squeezed into the casing 30 mechanically, by an insertion and rotation of the production tubing 32 . Once in position, the annular lips 21 seal against the inner wall 31 of the casing string 30 .
- the cups 10 are preferably oriented having the first open end 13 directed toward a zone of higher pressure 35 and away from a zone of lower pressure 36 so that the differential pressure across the cup 10 further acts to drive the annular lip 21 of the cup 10 to seal against the inner wall 31 of the casing 30 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates one embodiment of a packer assembly 20 having uphole and downhole packer cups 40 , 41 which act to isolate an intermediate zone of higher pressure 35 between the cups 40 , 41 .
- This configuration of packer assembly 20 is typically used in high pressure acid stimulation of delimited portions of the formation 43 and is used to penetrate through a plurality of wellbore casing perforations 45 to dissolve blockages and increase reservoir flow.
- the outer layer 16 of the cups 40 , 41 is subjected to abrasion during insertion while the inner layer 15 of each cup 40 , 41 is exposed to corrosive stimulation fluids 44 .
- FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate alternate and simple embodiments of assemblies employing the invention, each utilizing a single set of packer cups 10 in a packer assembly 20 for isolating a downhole or uphole zone of higher pressure, respectively.
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- The present invention relates to packer cups and more specifically to packer cups used as seals in packer cup assemblies acting to isolate zones within a formation by sealing a portion of the wellbore.
- Packer cups are known for use in hook wall packers and other assemblies designed to isolate zones within a wellbore or to separate high and low pressure zones within a wellbore. Typically, this type of operation is performed for reservoir stimulations such as to stimulate a delimited portion of the well with the introduction of acidic solutions to enhance reservoir flow. Often the acidic solutions will further contain solvents, surfactants and anti-foaming agents all designed to aid in leaching substances, such as calcium carbonate and asphaltenes from the formation, resulting in the opening of pores to increase production. These constituents, dissolved in the highly acidic solution challenge the materials of construction of the assemblies, particularly the packer cups.
- Historically, to access a zone in a wellbore, it was necessary to first “kill” the well by pumping a fluid into the well until sufficient hydrostatic pressure was obtained to overcome the pressure of the formation and prevent fluids from being blown out of the well. The wellhead was removed and the necessary treating apparatus tied into the production tubing. Following treatment the well was swabbed to re-instate production.
- A number of assemblies have been designed to replace the historical process of killing the well, accessing and treating the well and swabbing to reinstate production. U.S. Pat. No. 3,380,304 to Cummins describes one of the earliest assemblies wherein a hollow high pressure mandrel, slidingly engaged within a high pressure casing was provided. The casing was adapted to seal against the wellhead and the mandrel adapted to seal to the top of the production tubing below the wellhead. Thus, the mandrel could be extended or retracted and fluids provided to the formation, all the while protecting the wellhead from high pressure. Seal means, between the outer surface of the mandrel and the interior of the production tubing, were required to pump sand-laden fracturing fluids out through the assembly described.
- Mechanical packers and inflatable packers are known which can be positioned in a well and actuated to seal a zone in a wellbore. Other assemblies, such as hook wall, or cup-type packers are also known are inserted into the wellbore in their actuated state.
- The cup-type packers are inexpensive compared to inflatable or mechanically actuated packers. The cup-type packers use elastomeric sealing cups fabricated from elastomeric materials having metal reinforcing fingers embedded in the elastomer. The cup is mounted on a pipe or mandrel for insertion into the well. To effect a downhole wellbore seal, the cups are generally oversized compared to the inner diameter of the well casing so as to bear against the casing wall. The contact of the seal, against the casing, is further enhanced by the resultant force of differential pressure across the seal. Typically, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,424,865 to Payton Jr., the reinforcing metal elements are fabricated as fingers which extend upwardly into the elastomeric body from a metal base plate. The fingers expand radially outward, rotating from the metal base as a result of increases in temperature and pressure, forcing the cup into engagement with the casing side wall.
- Conventional packer cups have a number of shortcomings. Firstly, as the cups are always “actuated” and in contact with the wellbore, the exterior of the cup is subjected to sustained mechanical abrasion against the casing side wall during insertion and removal from the wellbore. Typically, installation requires travel through a long bore which can result in removal of the exterior portion of the elastomer to the point where the seal is compromised.
- Secondly, packer cups are fabricated from synthetic rubber materials that have limited mechanical properties under elevated temperature and that are susceptible to repeated exposure to aggressive wellbore fluids. Further, the interior of the packer cup is subjected to highly acidic, organo-solvent based wellbore fracturing fluids which are highly corrosive and also destructive to most synthetic rubbers, eventually resulting in a breach of the elastomeric material, often failing due to extrusion of the elastomer through in the spaces between the reinforcing elements.
- Conventional packer cups are a compromise between chemical resistance, mechanical abrasion resistance and structural properties.
- The packer cup of the present invention comprises, in a broad aspect, an inner chemically impervious elastomeric layer, an outer abrasion resistant elastomeric layer and an internal interwoven fiber-reinforced flexible layer, preferably metal. All three layers are formed into a unitary composite packer cup capable of withstanding repeated mechanical insertion and removal from the wellbore casing as well as exposure to harsh wellbore fluids. Further, the composite inner layer provides additional reinforcement throughout the entire cup structure, for strength to resist extrusion and withstand elevated pressures and temperature commonly found downhole.
- Preferably the chemically impervious inner layer is Viton™ and the outer abrasion resistant layer is Nitrile™. The inner layer is an interwoven mesh of high strength fibers such as aircraft cable attached to an annular base ring. The cup has a body formed of the three layers which is shaped to flare upwardly and outwardly from the base ring and has an annular flange extending outwardly from the body adjacent an open first end for engaging the casing.
- When the layers are bonded, preferably by vulcanizing, into a unitary structure, the cup can be used in a packer assembly for isolating a zone of high pressure containing harsh chemicals. The base ring is sealing engaged with a mandrel for threading into production tubing and the annular flange extends outwardly into an annulus formed between the production tubing and the casing for sealing engaging the casing. The open first end is oriented to face towards the zone of higher pressure so that the differential pressure across the cup can act to further seal the cup against the casing.
- A plurality of cups may be used in each packer assembly, the cups being oriented to isolate the zone of interest. For isolating zones intermediate ends of the production tubing, the cups may be positioned uphole and downhole, with open ends facing or for other purposes such as isolating the wellhead from high pressure or cleaning perforations at the downhole end of a production string they may all be oriented uphole or downhole as the case may be.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packer cup of the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a packer cup according to FIG. 1, showing the inner and outer elastomeric layers surrounding an intermediate interwoven, flexible fiber reinforcing layer;
- FIG. 3 is cross-sectional view of packer cups of the present invention installed in a packer assembly, the upper edge of the cup sealingly engaging the casing wall and the lower edge sealingly engaging the tubing string;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a packer assembly of FIG. 3, having packer cups isolating a zone of high pressure intermediate the production tubing;
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a packer assembly having packer cups isolating a downhole zone of high pressure; and
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a packer assembly having packer cups isolating an uphole zone of high pressure.
- Having reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a
packer cup 10 of the present invention is shown. Thepacker cup 10 comprises abase ring 11 from which anannular body 12 extends and which enables mounting of the cup to a tool or assembly 20 (FIGS. 3-6). Thecup body 12 has an openfirst end 13 having anannular lip 21 and which has a radial extent which is larger in diameter than the opensecond end 14. Thesecond end 14 is attached to thebase ring 11. Typically, the radial extent of the openfirst end 13 is slightly larger in diameter than an inner diameter of awellbore casing string 30 into which thepacker cup 10 is to be placed. As shown in FIG. 3, the smaller opensecond end 14 is sized to snugly fit thebase ring 11, which is fit into apacker cup assembly 20 for insertion into aproduction tubing string 32. - As shown in FIG. 2, the
packer cup 10 comprises three layers, aninner layer 15, anouter layer 16 and an intermediate layer 17, disposed therebetween. The threelayers packer cup body 12. - In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the inner and
outer layers - The
inner layer 15 is an elastomer. There are many elastomers which may be selected for chemical and temperature resistance.. Viton™ is such a chemically impervious synthetic elastomer. Viton™ is typically impervious to the corrosive nature of the wellbore fluids used in stimulation and fracturing. However, by comparison to other elastomers, Viton™ is relatively mechanically weak and not particularly resistant to abrasion. - The
outer layer 16 is fabricated from a mechanically strong and tough elastomer. There are many elastomers which may be selected to toughness and temperature resistance. Once such elastomer is a synthetic such as Nitrile™. Nitrile™, which is relatively impervious to hydrocarbons and very mechanically strong such as for resisting abrasion. Nitrile™ does not have the chemical resistant properties of Viton™. - As shown in FIG. 2, the intermediate layer17 comprises a mesh of biased or helical, interwoven high
strength reinforcing plies 18, such as wire or more preferably aircraft cable, attached at alower end 19 to thebase ring 11. Themesh 18, is typically a helically wound assembly so that the cup's annular body can flex radially and expand and contract slightly with the inner and outer 15, 16 elastomeric layers. Theplies 18 provide a substantially continuous structural reinforcement throughout a substantial portion of thebody 12 of thepacker cup 10. Examples of the manufacture and use of such mesh is known to persons in the art of inflatable packers. It is known to vary the thickness and number of cables, and helical build angle to affect their flexibility. Opposing helical winds of cable plies result in a criss-cross pattern which assists in avoiding extrusion of theinner layer 15 therethrough. An example of the selection of some of these parameters is set forth in inflatable packer U.S. Pat. No. 5,778,982 the entirety of which is incorporated herein. - In a preferred method of fabrication, the intermediate layer17 is first attached to the
base ring 11 such as by brazing and then is embedded within the inner 15 andouter layers 16. Thepacker cup 10, so assembled, is then vulcanized to bond thelayers - Having reference again to FIGS. 2 and 3, the cup's
body 12 has anannular lip 21 formed adjacent the firstopen end 13 for engaging theinner wall 31 of thecasing string 30. Further, thebody 12 is tapered at thesecond end 14, about theannular ring 11 to allow insertion into thepacker assembly 20. - As shown in FIGS.3-6, packer cups 10 are mounted to
packer assemblies 20 having amandrel 33 for threading into or otherwise suitably connection to aproduction tubing string 32, which is lowered into thewellbore casing string 30. Theannular ring 11 of thecup 10 is sealingly engaged against themandrel 33 while theannular lip 21 protrudes radially outward therefrom into an annulus 34 formed between themandrel 33 and thecasing 30. The protrudinglips 21 of thepacker assemblies 20 are squeezed into thecasing 30 mechanically, by an insertion and rotation of theproduction tubing 32. Once in position, theannular lips 21 seal against theinner wall 31 of thecasing string 30. - The
cups 10 are preferably oriented having the firstopen end 13 directed toward a zone ofhigher pressure 35 and away from a zone oflower pressure 36 so that the differential pressure across thecup 10 further acts to drive theannular lip 21 of thecup 10 to seal against theinner wall 31 of thecasing 30. - FIG. 4 illustrates one embodiment of a
packer assembly 20 having uphole and downhole packer cups 40, 41 which act to isolate an intermediate zone ofhigher pressure 35 between thecups packer assembly 20 is typically used in high pressure acid stimulation of delimited portions of theformation 43 and is used to penetrate through a plurality ofwellbore casing perforations 45 to dissolve blockages and increase reservoir flow. In such an embodiment, theouter layer 16 of thecups inner layer 15 of eachcup corrosive stimulation fluids 44. - Similarly, FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate alternate and simple embodiments of assemblies employing the invention, each utilizing a single set of packer cups10 in a
packer assembly 20 for isolating a downhole or uphole zone of higher pressure, respectively.
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