US20150226009A1 - Near-Bit Borehole Opener Tool and Method of Reaming - Google Patents
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- a drill string is lowered into a wellbore.
- the drill string is rotated.
- the rotation of the drill string provides rotation to a drill bit affixed to the distal end of the drill string.
- some prior art drilling systems use a downhole mud motor disposed in the drill string above the drill bit to rotate the bit instead of rotating the drill string to provide rotation to the drill bit.
- FIG. 1A illustrates an example of a deviated wellbore including a bottom hole assembly (“BHA”) therein.
- BHA 10 is shown drilling a borehole 2 in a subterranean formation 9 .
- Bottom hole assembly 10 includes a drill bit 6 , a first stabilizer 8 , a roller cone-type under reamer 17 and a drilling assembly 12 in the order shown.
- the drilling assembly 12 includes a bent housing directional mechanism 14 and a downhole motor 16 to directionally drill borehole 2 with bit 6 and roller-cone type under reamer 17 .
- a second stabilizer 19 may be added to BHA 10 which may be located above (shown) or below drilling assembly 12 .
- BHA is illustrated creating a borehole 2 in a subterranean formation 9 .
- the borehole 2 includes a reduced diameter lower portion 3 sometimes referred to in the art as a “rat hole” or “pilot hole.”
- FIG. 1B illustrates another example of a drilling assembly.
- a BHA 25 is shown drilling a borehole 2 in a subterranean formation 9 .
- Bottom hole assembly 25 includes bit 6 , a radial piston-type under reamer 18 , and a drilling assembly 12 including a downhole motor 16 and a bent housing directional mechanism 14 .
- the borehole 2 includes a reduced diameter lower portion 3 , sometimes referred to in the art as a “rat hole” or “pilot hole.”
- rotary steerable systems have been developed to provide downhole rotation to the drill bit.
- the BHA trajectory is deflected while the drill string continues to rotate.
- rotary steerable systems include two types: push-the-bit systems and point-the-bit systems.
- a push-the-bit RSS a group of expandable thrust pads extend laterally from the BHA to thrust and bias the drill string into a desired trajectory.
- the expandable thrusters extend from what is known as a geostationary portion of the drilling assembly. Geostationary components do not rotate relative to the formation while the remainder of the drillstring is rotated.
- An alternative push-the-bit rotary steering system has lateral thrust pads mounted on a body, which is connected to and rotates at the same speed as that of the rest of the BHA and drill string. The pads are cyclically driven, controlled by a control module with a geostationary reference, to produce a net lateral thrust which is substantially in the desired direction.
- the rotary steerable tools are generally programmed by an engineer or directional driller who transmits commands using surface equipment (typically using either pressure fluctuations in the mud column or variations in the drill string rotation) which the RSS tools understand and gradually steer in the desired direction.
- FIGS. 2 and 2A illustrate one example of a rotary steerable system such as Halliburton's Geo Pilot System.
- the system 50 may include a flex power assembly 34 attached to a drill string 31 .
- the system further includes in descending order a driver 32 , a stabilizer 30 , electronics module 28 , hydraulics module 26 , actuator 24 , compensator 22 , and extended gage bit 20 .
- a drill string using an RSS System may include a measurement while drilling (MWD) and Logging While Drilling (LWD) telemetry tool section.
- MWD/LWD technology is well known in the prior art.
- the MWD/LWD system sends downhole data on the geologic formations penetrated by the wellbore and drilling performance data to the surface for evaluation. Transmission of information to or from the MWD tools typically uses mud pulse technology or, alternatively, other information transmission means.
- a conventional borehole opener may be included in the drill string above the MWD tools and the rotary steerable tools.
- borehole opener is interchangeable with “under reamer.” Because of the configuration of the tool string, it is not possible for the conventional reamer to reach the bottom of the wellbore. This leaves a smaller gage section of borehole that is referred to as a “rat hole” or alternatively a “pilot hole.” This under gage rat hole section may be 60 to 90 feet in length.
- the present disclosure includes a “near-bit reamer” disposed on the distal end of the tool string proximal to the drill bit.
- This near-bit cutting structure reamer may be less robust than the one of a primary conventional reamer (such as the reamers discussed in the above noted prior art references) because the near-bit reamer is only reaming the rat hole 3 portion of the wellbore that a conventional reamer cannot reach.
- the tool string 100 is attached to a drill string 101 that is suspended from a drilling rig (not shown).
- the tool string may include a conventional under reaming tool 104 , e.g., a Halliburton model XR Reamer or UR type conventional under reamer.
- MWD Measurement While Drilling
- LWD Logging While Drilling
- the MWD/LWD tool section 120 may include a HOC P4M Pulser 112 which is a communication device to receive RSS and MWD tool instructions and send data to a surface communication means.
- the MWD/LWD tool section 120 may include one or more in-line stabilizer elements 114 , 118 and 122 .
- the MWD/LWD tool section 120 further includes elements 116 and 124 that receive information on downhole data of the geologic formations penetrated by the wellbore and drilling performance data and transmit that data to the surface for evaluation, typically using mud pulse technology or other data transmission means.
- a flexible sub 130 Below the MWD tool section 120 is a flexible sub 130 .
- RSS tool string Disposed below the flexible sub 130 is the RSS tool string denoted generally as 140 .
- RSS tool string For an exemplary RSS tool string, see FIG. 2 .
- a near-bit reamer 200 which is disposed proximal to a conventional drill bit 150 that is disposed on the distal end of the tool string 100 .
- NBR near-bit borehole enlargement tool
- drill bit are integrally combined as element 360 .
- the fishing necks of an NBR tool are removed and the conventional pin and box connection of the NBR and drill bit are removed and the NBR tool is welded to the drill bit.
- the elements of such a combination tool 360 may be manufactured and constructed in accordance with the design elements disclosed herein.
- welding is only one method of securing the bit body to the reamer body.
- the bodies may be integrally cast as a single body or machined from a single casting or forging. Alternatively, the two bodies may be secured by other conventional connection means.
- the alternative tool string 300 includes a conventional reamer 304 .
- Various crossover subs and stabilizers 318 and 322 are disposed above the MWD tool 320 (e.g., Halliburton Evader Gyro).
- the MWD/LWD tool section 120 may include a HOC P4M Pulser 312 which is a communication device to receive RSS and MWD tool instructions and send data to a surface communication means.
- a flexible sub 330 Below the MWD tool section is a flexible sub 330 .
- RSS tool Disposed below the flexible sub 330 is a RSS tool denoted generally as 340 (e.g., Halliburton Geo-pilot tool). Detailed information on Halliburton's Geo-pilot system is contained in Appendix A.
- the combination bit and reamer 360 includes a short near-bit borehole enlargement tool (NBR) 362 welded to the body of a roller cone or PDC bit 364 disposed on the distal end of the tool string 100 .
- NBR near-bit borehole enlargement tool
- Halliburton product elements are exemplary products that may be used in the subject disclosure. However, other products of a similar nature manufactured by other manufacturers may be used as elements in the subject disclosure.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate an enlarged perspective view of an exemplary combination near-bit hole opener (reamer) and drill bit 360 .
- the combination tool 360 includes a near-bit reamer 362 that includes a body section 361 .
- the overall length L 1 of the body section is 40 inches or smaller.
- the overall length of the NBR tool 360 is L 2 of 60 inches or smaller.
- the reamer 362 includes a plurality of cutter elements 368 disposed on radial pistons 369 disposed inside the body 361 . When the reamer 362 is actuated, the cutter elements 368 are moved radially outward from a central longitudinal axis 301 of the reamer 362 and contact the borehole wall.
- FIG. 10 Mechanical elements of a conventional near-bit reamer are illustrated in FIG. 10 (e.g., Halliburton NBR tool).
- the conventional NBR includes a box connection 1001 , a pin connection 1002 , a body 1006 portion of approximately 167 ⁇ 8 inches diameter and an overall length L 5 of 14.33 inches, a cutter 1010 is disposed on a piston that is adapted to move radially out of the body 1006 to engage the borehole wall.
- the overall diameter L 6 is about 167 ⁇ 8 inches.
- FIGS. 6A , 6 B and 6 C illustrate another embodiment of a combined near-bit borehole enlargement tool 460 .
- the combination tool 460 includes a drill bit 464 and a near-bit reamer 462 that includes a body section 461 .
- the reamer 462 includes a plurality of cutter elements 468 disposed on radial pistons disposed inside the body 461 . When the reamer 462 is actuated, the cutter elements 468 are moved radially outward from a central longitudinal axis 401 of the reamer 462 and contact the borehole wall.
- the cutter elements 468 abrade and cut away the formation, thereby expanding the diameter of the borehole.
- the overall length L 3 of the body section 461 is about 40 inches.
- the overall length of the combination tool 460 for reaming a 20 inch hole is L 4 about 60 inches or smaller.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate additional embodiments of the present disclosure wherein the body 761 , 861 of the near-bit borehole enlargement tool 760 and 860 has spiral body design including spiral water courses 764 and 864 disposed in the outside of the body.
- the spiral water course provides the benefits over a linear longitudinal exterior water course of:
- the present disclosure further includes a method of using the near-bit borehole enlargement tool 200 , 360 , 460 , 760 and 860 to open the reduced diameter portion rat hole 3 of the borehole 4 .
- RSS and MWD/LWD tool strings need to be in contact with the wellbore walls in order to function.
- the RSS needs to contact the wellbore wall to direct the steering and it is desirable for the MWD/LWD tools to have the sensor elements of the tools in proximity to the borehole wall in order to obtain better quality formations data.
- the RSS needs to contact the wellbore wall to direct the steering and it is desirable for the MWD/LWD tools to have the sensor elements of the tools in proximity to the borehole wall in order to obtain better quality formations data (to eliminate the creation of a rat hole) because the RSS and MWD/LWD tool strings need to be in contact with the wellbore walls in order to function.
- the RSS needs to contact the wellbore wall to direct the steering and it is desirable for the MWD/LWD tools to have the sensor elements of the tools in proximity to the borehole wall in order to obtain better quality formation data.
- FIG. 9A wherein is illustrated a simplified schematic of the tool string 100 and near-bit reamer 200 , 360 , 460 , 760 and 860 of FIGS. 5A , 5 B, 6 A to 6 C, 7 and 8 .
- FIG. 9A illustrates a conventional reamer 104 with cutting arms extended and wherein the upper portion 5 of borehole 4 has been reamed out to a desired larger gage than the lower reduced diameter portion under gage rat hole portion 3 .
- the tool string 100 is disposed in the lower end of drill string 101 .
- the tool string includes a conventional under reamer 104 , an RSS section 140 and MWD section 120 , the near-bit reamer 200 and the bit 150 .
- the conventional reamer cannot reach the bottom of borehole 4 to enlarge the rat hole portion 3 of the hole because the reamer is disposed above the RSS section 140 , the MWD section 120 .
- FIG. 9B illustrates the tool string 100 pulled up/back into the larger gage reamed portion of the borehole 4 and the conventional reamer's arms are closed and the near-bit reamer's cutting pads 208 are extended.
- closing the conventional reamer's arms is optional because leaving the conventional reamer's arms open may provide stabilization for the bottom hole assembly as the near-bit borehole enlargement tool 200 is reaming down the rat hole in FIG. 9C ).
- FIG. 9C illustrates the tool string 100 after it has been rotated and moved back down the borehole 4 to enlarge the gage of a portion of the formerly reduced gage rat hole section 3 .
- the present disclosure can be implemented without pulling up the tool string 100 out of the rat hole and then lowering the near-bit reamer with extended cutters to ream the hole by moving downward into the rat hole while the reamer is being rotated.
- the cutters of the near-bit reamer may be extended while the near-bit reamer is in the rat hole portion of the hole and the tool string rotated and pulled upward to ream the rat hole in an upward direction.
- FIGS. 9A , 9 B and 9 C are schematics that illustrate the cutters as pads on a piston; however, in other implementations the near-bit reamer may have arms with a reaming cone on each arm. Likewise, the upper conventional reamer 104 may have arms and roller cones or extendable pads.
- the tool string is pulled up out of the reduced diameter rat hole 3 , and in some implementations circulation of mud is increased from a first flow rate during drilling with the conventional under reamer to a second predetermined flow rate which shears pins in the NBR reamer and opens the NBR cutters 208 .
- the cutters 208 are extended away from the longitudinal axis 201 of the near-bit tool 200 .
- the drill string is rotated and lowered back into the under gage rat hole section 3 and the near-bit reamer enlarges the under gage rat hole section. See FIGS. 9B and 9C .
- the near-bit borehole enlargement tool (NBR) 200 , 360 , 460 , 760 and 860 may be used in combination with a conventional under reamer (e.g., the Halliburton XR or UR reamer).
- a conventional under reamer e.g., the Halliburton XR or UR reamer.
- the “NBR” may remain dormant during reaming work performed by the conventional reamer disposed above the MWD/LWD tools and the RSS tool.
- the “NBR” may be activated when the total depth of a section of the wellbore is reached to ream the rat hole section.
- the NBR combination with the conventional reamer provides using the conventional reamer to ream long distances in the borehole due to its robust cutting structure.
- the NBR of the present disclosure is very compact (made much shorter than the original “NBR”) to reduce the rat hole distance at the bottom of a wellbore.
- NBR structure better stabilized by means of the bit proximity to the reamer.
- NBR gets better well contact coverage (combination of the bit and the NBR might be close to 360°).
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- During well drilling operations, a drill string is lowered into a wellbore. Typically, in conventional vertical drilling operations the drill string is rotated. The rotation of the drill string provides rotation to a drill bit affixed to the distal end of the drill string. If the wellbore is deviated from vertical, some prior art drilling systems use a downhole mud motor disposed in the drill string above the drill bit to rotate the bit instead of rotating the drill string to provide rotation to the drill bit.
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FIG. 1A illustrates an example of a deviated wellbore including a bottom hole assembly (“BHA”) therein. ABHA 10 is shown drilling a borehole 2 in a subterranean formation 9.Bottom hole assembly 10 includes a drill bit 6, a first stabilizer 8, a roller cone-type underreamer 17 and adrilling assembly 12 in the order shown. Thedrilling assembly 12 includes a bent housingdirectional mechanism 14 and adownhole motor 16 to directionally drill borehole 2 with bit 6 and roller-cone type underreamer 17. Optionally, asecond stabilizer 19 may be added toBHA 10 which may be located above (shown) or belowdrilling assembly 12. BHA is illustrated creating a borehole 2 in a subterranean formation 9. The borehole 2 includes a reduced diameterlower portion 3 sometimes referred to in the art as a “rat hole” or “pilot hole.” -
FIG. 1B illustrates another example of a drilling assembly. ABHA 25 is shown drilling a borehole 2 in a subterranean formation 9.Bottom hole assembly 25 includes bit 6, a radial piston-type underreamer 18, and adrilling assembly 12 including adownhole motor 16 and a bent housingdirectional mechanism 14. The borehole 2 includes a reduced diameterlower portion 3, sometimes referred to in the art as a “rat hole” or “pilot hole.” - In recent years, rotary steerable systems (“RSS”) have been developed to provide downhole rotation to the drill bit. In a rotary steerable system, the BHA trajectory is deflected while the drill string continues to rotate. As such, rotary steerable systems include two types: push-the-bit systems and point-the-bit systems. In a push-the-bit RSS, a group of expandable thrust pads extend laterally from the BHA to thrust and bias the drill string into a desired trajectory. In order for this to occur while the drillstring is rotated, the expandable thrusters extend from what is known as a geostationary portion of the drilling assembly. Geostationary components do not rotate relative to the formation while the remainder of the drillstring is rotated. While the geostationary portion remains in a substantially consistent orientation, the operator at the surface may direct the remainder of the BHA into a desired trajectory relative to the position of the geostationary portion with the expandable thrusters. An alternative push-the-bit rotary steering system has lateral thrust pads mounted on a body, which is connected to and rotates at the same speed as that of the rest of the BHA and drill string. The pads are cyclically driven, controlled by a control module with a geostationary reference, to produce a net lateral thrust which is substantially in the desired direction.
- The rotary steerable tools are generally programmed by an engineer or directional driller who transmits commands using surface equipment (typically using either pressure fluctuations in the mud column or variations in the drill string rotation) which the RSS tools understand and gradually steer in the desired direction.
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FIGS. 2 and 2A illustrate one example of a rotary steerable system such as Halliburton's Geo Pilot System. Thesystem 50 may include aflex power assembly 34 attached to adrill string 31. The system further includes in descending order adriver 32, astabilizer 30,electronics module 28,hydraulics module 26,actuator 24, compensator 22, andextended gage bit 20. - In some implementations, a drill string using an RSS System, a lower portion of the drill string may include a measurement while drilling (MWD) and Logging While Drilling (LWD) telemetry tool section. MWD/LWD technology is well known in the prior art. In some implementations, the MWD/LWD system sends downhole data on the geologic formations penetrated by the wellbore and drilling performance data to the surface for evaluation. Transmission of information to or from the MWD tools typically uses mud pulse technology or, alternatively, other information transmission means.
- In order to pass through the inside diameter of upper strings of casing already in place in the wellbore, often times the drill bit will be of such a size as to drill a smaller gage hole than may be desired for later operations in the wellbore. It may be desirable to have a larger diameter wellbore to enable running further strings of casing and allowing adequate annulus space between the outside diameter of such subsequent casing strings and the borehole wall for a good cement sheath. A conventional borehole opener (reamer) may be included in the drill string above the MWD tools and the rotary steerable tools. Note as used herein the term “borehole opener” is interchangeable with “under reamer.” Because of the configuration of the tool string, it is not possible for the conventional reamer to reach the bottom of the wellbore. This leaves a smaller gage section of borehole that is referred to as a “rat hole” or alternatively a “pilot hole.” This under gage rat hole section may be 60 to 90 feet in length.
- The present disclosure includes a “near-bit reamer” disposed on the distal end of the tool string proximal to the drill bit. This near-bit cutting structure reamer may be less robust than the one of a primary conventional reamer (such as the reamers discussed in the above noted prior art references) because the near-bit reamer is only reaming the
rat hole 3 portion of the wellbore that a conventional reamer cannot reach. - Referring now to
FIG. 3 , wherein one implementation of atool string 100 including a near-bitborehole enlargement tool 200 is illustrated. Note as used herein the terms “borehole enlargement tool” and “borehole opener tool” are used interchangeably. Thetool string 100 is attached to adrill string 101 that is suspended from a drilling rig (not shown). The tool string may include a conventional underreaming tool 104, e.g., a Halliburton model XR Reamer or UR type conventional under reamer. - In some implementations, below the
conventional reamer 104 is disposed a Measurement While Drilling (MWD) tool string and/or a Logging While Drilling (LWD) Tool string section generally denoted aselement 120. The MWD/LWD tool section 120 may include a HOCP4M Pulser 112 which is a communication device to receive RSS and MWD tool instructions and send data to a surface communication means. - The MWD/
LWD tool section 120 may include one or more in-line stabilizer elements LWD tool section 120 further includeselements 116 and 124 that receive information on downhole data of the geologic formations penetrated by the wellbore and drilling performance data and transmit that data to the surface for evaluation, typically using mud pulse technology or other data transmission means. - Below the
MWD tool section 120 is aflexible sub 130. - Disposed below the
flexible sub 130 is the RSS tool string denoted generally as 140. For an exemplary RSS tool string, seeFIG. 2 . - In the present disclosure, below the
RSS tool section 140 and the MWD/LWD tool section 120 is a near-bit reamer 200 which is disposed proximal to aconventional drill bit 150 that is disposed on the distal end of thetool string 100. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , therein is illustrated another embodiment of the present disclosure wherein the near-bit borehole enlargement tool (“NBR”) and drill bit are integrally combined aselement 360. In some implementations the fishing necks of an NBR tool are removed and the conventional pin and box connection of the NBR and drill bit are removed and the NBR tool is welded to the drill bit. (It will be understood that it is not necessary to modify actual existing NBR tools and drill bits to construct thecombination tool 360. The elements of such acombination tool 360 may be manufactured and constructed in accordance with the design elements disclosed herein.) It will be understood that welding is only one method of securing the bit body to the reamer body. The bodies may be integrally cast as a single body or machined from a single casting or forging. Alternatively, the two bodies may be secured by other conventional connection means. - The
alternative tool string 300 includes aconventional reamer 304. Various crossover subs andstabilizers LWD tool section 120 may include aHOC P4M Pulser 312 which is a communication device to receive RSS and MWD tool instructions and send data to a surface communication means. - Below the MWD tool section is a
flexible sub 330. - Disposed below the
flexible sub 330 is a RSS tool denoted generally as 340 (e.g., Halliburton Geo-pilot tool). Detailed information on Halliburton's Geo-pilot system is contained in Appendix A. - In the present disclosure, below the
RSS tool section 340 is anoptional stabilizer sub 326. The combination bit andreamer 360 includes a short near-bit borehole enlargement tool (NBR) 362 welded to the body of a roller cone orPDC bit 364 disposed on the distal end of thetool string 100. - It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the Halliburton product elements described above. The Halliburton product elements included herein are exemplary products that may be used in the subject disclosure. However, other products of a similar nature manufactured by other manufacturers may be used as elements in the subject disclosure.
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FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate an enlarged perspective view of an exemplary combination near-bit hole opener (reamer) anddrill bit 360. Thecombination tool 360 includes a near-bit reamer 362 that includes abody section 361. The overall length L1 of the body section is 40 inches or smaller. The overall length of theNBR tool 360 is L2 of 60 inches or smaller. Thereamer 362 includes a plurality ofcutter elements 368 disposed onradial pistons 369 disposed inside thebody 361. When thereamer 362 is actuated, thecutter elements 368 are moved radially outward from a centrallongitudinal axis 301 of thereamer 362 and contact the borehole wall. (It will be understood that other configurations of cutter elements may be used in the near-bit hole enlargement tool of the present disclosure.) As thereamer 362 is rotated by the rotation of thedrill string 101, thecutter elements 368 abrade and cut away the formation, thereby expanding the diameter of the borehole. - Mechanical elements of a conventional near-bit reamer are illustrated in
FIG. 10 (e.g., Halliburton NBR tool). The conventional NBR includes abox connection 1001, apin connection 1002, abody 1006 portion of approximately 16⅞ inches diameter and an overall length L5 of 14.33 inches, acutter 1010 is disposed on a piston that is adapted to move radially out of thebody 1006 to engage the borehole wall. The overall diameter L6 is about 16⅞ inches. -
FIGS. 6A , 6B and 6C illustrate another embodiment of a combined near-bitborehole enlargement tool 460. Thecombination tool 460 includes adrill bit 464 and a near-bit reamer 462 that includes abody section 461. Thereamer 462 includes a plurality ofcutter elements 468 disposed on radial pistons disposed inside thebody 461. When thereamer 462 is actuated, thecutter elements 468 are moved radially outward from a centrallongitudinal axis 401 of thereamer 462 and contact the borehole wall. (It will be understood that other configurations of cutter elements may be used in the near-bit hole enlargement tool of the present disclosure.) As thereamer 462 is rotated by the rotation of thedrill string 101, thecutter elements 468 abrade and cut away the formation, thereby expanding the diameter of the borehole. For acombination tool 460 sized to ream a hole diameter of 17.5 inches to an opening of 20 inches, the overall length L3 of thebody section 461 is about 40 inches. The overall length of thecombination tool 460 for reaming a 20 inch hole is L4 about 60 inches or smaller. -
FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate additional embodiments of the present disclosure wherein thebody borehole enlargement tool spiral water courses - a. Optimized stabilization
- b. Reduction of BHA vibrations, hence increasing cutter's lifetime
- c. Better cleaning performance
- The present disclosure further includes a method of using the near-bit
borehole enlargement tool portion rat hole 3 of theborehole 4. - It will be understood that other implementations of a combination bit and reamer may be used in the near-bit borehole enlargement tool of the present disclosure.
- It is important to note that it is not desirable to place a conventional reamer directly above the bit and below the RSS and MWD/LWD for several reasons. In some conventional reamers a ball (plug) is pumped down the drill string and landed in the under reamer which activates the reamer arms. Placement of a conventional reamer below the RSS and MWD/LWD may prevent the ball/plug from passing through the RSS and MWD/LWD tools and reaching the conventional reamer to activate it. Additionally, it is not desirable to place a conventional under reamer below the RSS and MWD tools because the conventional under reamer is too long to allow the RSS tool to steer and/or propel itself properly.
- Further, it is not desirable to place a conventional reamer below the RSS and LWD tools and ream as it is being drilled (to eliminate the creation of a rat hole) because the RSS and MWD/LWD tool strings need to be in contact with the wellbore walls in order to function. The RSS needs to contact the wellbore wall to direct the steering and it is desirable for the MWD/LWD tools to have the sensor elements of the tools in proximity to the borehole wall in order to obtain better quality formations data.
- Additionally, it is not feasible to use a larger gage bit on the bottom to drill an oversized hole (to eliminate the creation of a rat hole) because the RSS and MWD/LWD tool strings need to be in contact with the wellbore walls in order to function. The RSS needs to contact the wellbore wall to direct the steering and it is desirable for the MWD/LWD tools to have the sensor elements of the tools in proximity to the borehole wall in order to obtain better quality formations data (to eliminate the creation of a rat hole) because the RSS and MWD/LWD tool strings need to be in contact with the wellbore walls in order to function. The RSS needs to contact the wellbore wall to direct the steering and it is desirable for the MWD/LWD tools to have the sensor elements of the tools in proximity to the borehole wall in order to obtain better quality formation data.
- In prior art systems, in order to eliminate the rat hole, the entire drill string and tool string would have to be pulled from the wellbore and a trip would have to be made in the hole with a full gage bit or under reamer with a bull plug in the end and run to the bottom to drill/ream out the 60 to 90 foot rat hole section. This trip in and out of the wellbore with the drill string and an under reamer/larger gage bit to eliminate the rat hole costs many thousands of dollars of rig time.
- Referring now to
FIG. 9A , wherein is illustrated a simplified schematic of thetool string 100 and near-bit reamer FIGS. 5A , 5B, 6A to 6C, 7 and 8.FIG. 9A illustrates aconventional reamer 104 with cutting arms extended and wherein the upper portion 5 ofborehole 4 has been reamed out to a desired larger gage than the lower reduced diameter portion under gagerat hole portion 3. Thetool string 100 is disposed in the lower end ofdrill string 101. The tool string includes a conventional underreamer 104, anRSS section 140 andMWD section 120, the near-bit reamer 200 and thebit 150. As can be seen, the conventional reamer cannot reach the bottom ofborehole 4 to enlarge therat hole portion 3 of the hole because the reamer is disposed above theRSS section 140, theMWD section 120. -
FIG. 9B illustrates thetool string 100 pulled up/back into the larger gage reamed portion of theborehole 4 and the conventional reamer's arms are closed and the near-bit reamer'scutting pads 208 are extended. (It will be understood that closing the conventional reamer's arms is optional because leaving the conventional reamer's arms open may provide stabilization for the bottom hole assembly as the near-bitborehole enlargement tool 200 is reaming down the rat hole inFIG. 9C ). -
FIG. 9C illustrates thetool string 100 after it has been rotated and moved back down theborehole 4 to enlarge the gage of a portion of the formerly reduced gagerat hole section 3. - It will be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented without pulling up the
tool string 100 out of the rat hole and then lowering the near-bit reamer with extended cutters to ream the hole by moving downward into the rat hole while the reamer is being rotated. Instead, the cutters of the near-bit reamer may be extended while the near-bit reamer is in the rat hole portion of the hole and the tool string rotated and pulled upward to ream the rat hole in an upward direction. - Note: The terms “raised” and “lowered” have been used herein to describe movement of the tool string; however, if the
borehole 4 is deviated (e.g., horizontally, as wellbore 2 is illustrated inFIGS. 1A and 1B ), raising thetool string 100 would be understood to mean moving the drill string away from the distal end of theborehole 4 and lowering would be understood to mean moving thetool string 100 toward the distal end of theborehole 4. - Note:
FIGS. 9A , 9B and 9C are schematics that illustrate the cutters as pads on a piston; however, in other implementations the near-bit reamer may have arms with a reaming cone on each arm. Likewise, the upperconventional reamer 104 may have arms and roller cones or extendable pads. - In reaming operations for the
rat hole section 3 ofborehole 4, the tool string is pulled up out of the reduceddiameter rat hole 3, and in some implementations circulation of mud is increased from a first flow rate during drilling with the conventional under reamer to a second predetermined flow rate which shears pins in the NBR reamer and opens theNBR cutters 208. Thecutters 208 are extended away from thelongitudinal axis 201 of the near-bit tool 200. The drill string is rotated and lowered back into the under gagerat hole section 3 and the near-bit reamer enlarges the under gage rat hole section. SeeFIGS. 9B and 9C . - Advantages:
- The near-bit borehole enlargement tool (NBR) 200, 360, 460, 760 and 860 may be used in combination with a conventional under reamer (e.g., the Halliburton XR or UR reamer). When used in a tool string combination including a conventional under reamer, the “NBR” may remain dormant during reaming work performed by the conventional reamer disposed above the MWD/LWD tools and the RSS tool. The “NBR” may be activated when the total depth of a section of the wellbore is reached to ream the rat hole section. The NBR combination with the conventional reamer provides using the conventional reamer to ream long distances in the borehole due to its robust cutting structure. The NBR of the present disclosure is very compact (made much shorter than the original “NBR”) to reduce the rat hole distance at the bottom of a wellbore. The NBR tool of the present disclosure further provides:
- 1. Easy steerability, as a function of the short length;
- 2. Alternative helical stabilizing blades and helical mud ways instead of straight shape for:
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- a. Optimized stabilization;
- b. Reduction of BHA vibrations, hence increasing cutter's lifetime; and
- c. Better cleaning performance.
- 3. Monobloc product for:
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- a. Stronger tool (possibility to eliminate the API connection between the Bit and the Reamer);
- b. Cutting structure drilling performance optimization (combination of XR or UR and NBR concept);
- c. Tool simplicity and parts count reduction; and
- d. Stronger bit/reamer connection. Reduced loads (bending, side forces, and vibration) decrease connection failure risk.
- 4. NBR structure better stabilized by means of the bit proximity to the reamer.
- 5. NBR gets better well contact coverage (combination of the bit and the NBR might be close to 360°).
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- a. Perfect pilot hole fitting;
- b. Suppress kick-off risk;
- c. Reduce BHA vibrations;
- d. Increase cutting efficiency; and
- e. Increase cutter lifetime.
- 6. Eliminates rig time and saves money—in prior art systems in order to eliminate the rat hole, the entire drill string and tool string would have to be pulled from the wellbore and a trip would have to be made in the hole with a full gage bit or under reamer with a bull plug in the end and run to the bottom to drill/ream out the 60 to 90 foot rat hole section. This trip in and out of the wellbore with the drill string and an under reamer/larger gage bit to eliminate the rat hole costs many thousands of dollars of rig time.
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