WO1999015758A3 - Subsea drill fluid pumping and treatment system for deepwater drilling - Google Patents

Subsea drill fluid pumping and treatment system for deepwater drilling Download PDF

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WO1999015758A3
WO1999015758A3 PCT/EP1998/006181 EP9806181W WO9915758A3 WO 1999015758 A3 WO1999015758 A3 WO 1999015758A3 EP 9806181 W EP9806181 W EP 9806181W WO 9915758 A3 WO9915758 A3 WO 9915758A3
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drilling
drilling fluid
treatment system
fluid pumping
subsea
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PCT/EP1998/006181
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Romulo Gonzalez
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Shell Int Research
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Publication of WO1999015758A3 publication Critical patent/WO1999015758A3/en
Priority to NO20001558A priority patent/NO319810B1/en

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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
    • E21B21/001—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • 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
    • E21B21/106—Valve arrangements outside the borehole, e.g. kelly valves
    • 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
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
    • 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
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
    • E21B21/063—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole by separating components
    • E21B21/065—Separating solids from drilling fluids
    • 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
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
    • E21B21/063—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole by separating components
    • E21B21/067—Separating gases from drilling fluids
    • 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
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/035—Well heads; Setting-up thereof specially adapted for underwater installations

Abstract

A method is disclosed for offshore drilling in which a bit (44) is driven at a far end of a drill string (34), drilling fluid (32) is injected into the drill string from surface drilling facilities, and drilling fluid flushes the borehole (16) at the bit and entrains drill cuttings (76). The drilling fluid is drawn off near the mudline and is treated through a subsea processing system (22) to remove the cuttings from the drilling fluid. The treated drilling fluid is then returned to the surface with a subsea return pump system (26) and passed to surface drilling facilities for injection and recirculation.
PCT/EP1998/006181 1997-09-25 1998-09-25 Subsea drill fluid pumping and treatment system for deepwater drilling WO1999015758A2 (en)

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GB0005480A GB2345506B (en) 1997-09-25 1998-09-25 Subsea drill fluid pumping and treatment system for deepwater drilling
BR9812675-0A BR9812675A (en) 1997-09-25 1998-09-25 Process and system for drilling an offshore hole in a land formation
NO20001558A NO319810B1 (en) 1997-09-25 2000-03-24 Method and apparatus for drilling an offshore wellbore

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US6003197P 1997-09-25 1997-09-25
US6004297P 1997-09-25 1997-09-25
US6003297P 1997-09-25 1997-09-25
US60/060,032 1997-09-25
US60/060,031 1997-09-25
US60/060,042 1997-09-25

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WO1999015758A3 true WO1999015758A3 (en) 1999-07-01

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ID (1) ID24424A (en)
MY (1) MY126556A (en)
NO (1) NO319810B1 (en)
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ID24424A (en) 2000-07-20
WO1999015758A2 (en) 1999-04-01
NO319810B1 (en) 2005-09-19
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