WO2004089608A3 - Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member - Google Patents

Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member Download PDF

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WO2004089608A3
WO2004089608A3 PCT/US2004/010317 US2004010317W WO2004089608A3 WO 2004089608 A3 WO2004089608 A3 WO 2004089608A3 US 2004010317 W US2004010317 W US 2004010317W WO 2004089608 A3 WO2004089608 A3 WO 2004089608A3
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tubular member
plastically deforming
radially expanding
plastically
deforming
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David Paul Brisco
Brock Wayne Watson
Harold Treece
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Enventure Global Technology
David Paul Brisco
Brock Wayne Watson
Harold Treece
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Priority to US10/551,880 priority patent/US20060243444A1/en
Priority to GB0522049A priority patent/GB2416794B/en
Publication of WO2004089608A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004089608A2/en
Priority to NO20055090A priority patent/NO20055090L/en
Publication of WO2004089608A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004089608A3/en
Priority to US11/552,703 priority patent/US7546881B2/en
Priority to US11/838,782 priority patent/US20080142213A1/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
    • E21B21/10—Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
    • 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
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing, or removing tools, packers or the like in the boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/06—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing, or removing tools, packers or the like in the boreholes or wells for setting packers
    • 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
    • E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs, or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
    • E21B29/002—Cutting, e.g. milling, a pipe with a cutter rotating along the circumference of the pipe
    • E21B29/005—Cutting, e.g. milling, a pipe with a cutter rotating along the circumference of the pipe with a radially-expansible cutter rotating inside the pipe, e.g. for cutting an annular window
    • 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
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/128—Packers; Plugs with a member expanded radially by axial pressure
    • 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
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/128—Packers; Plugs with a member expanded radially by axial pressure
    • E21B33/1285—Packers; Plugs with a member expanded radially by axial pressure by fluid pressure
    • 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
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/129—Packers; Plugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing
    • 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
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/129—Packers; Plugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing
    • E21B33/1291—Packers; Plugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing anchor set by wedge or cam in combination with frictional effect, using so-called drag-blocks
    • 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
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/129—Packers; Plugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing
    • E21B33/1295—Packers; Plugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing actuated by fluid pressure
    • E21B33/12955—Packers; Plugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing actuated by fluid pressure using drag blocks frictionally engaging the inner wall of the well
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
    • E21B43/103—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like
    • 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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
    • E21B43/103—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like
    • E21B43/105—Expanding tools specially adapted therefor
    • 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
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/14—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools
    • E21B34/142—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools unsupported or free-falling elements, e.g. balls, plugs, darts or pistons

Abstract

An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member.
PCT/US2004/010317 2001-09-07 2004-04-02 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member WO2004089608A2 (en)

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CA002523500A CA2523500A1 (en) 2003-04-02 2004-04-02 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member
US10/551,880 US20060243444A1 (en) 2003-04-02 2004-04-02 apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member
GB0522049A GB2416794B (en) 2003-04-02 2004-04-02 Apparatus and method for cutting a tubular member
NO20055090A NO20055090L (en) 2003-04-02 2005-11-01 Device for radial expansion and plastic deformation of a tubular body
US11/552,703 US7546881B2 (en) 2001-09-07 2006-10-25 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member
US11/838,782 US20080142213A1 (en) 2002-11-12 2007-08-14 Radial expansion of a wellbore casing against a formation

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US45977603P 2003-04-02 2003-04-02
US60/459,776 2003-04-02

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PCT/US2004/009434 Continuation-In-Part WO2004085790A2 (en) 2001-09-07 2004-03-26 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member
US10551906 Continuation-In-Part 2004-03-26
PCT/US2004/010712 Continuation-In-Part WO2004092527A2 (en) 2001-09-07 2004-04-06 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member

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PCT/US2004/009434 Continuation-In-Part WO2004085790A2 (en) 2001-09-07 2004-03-26 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member
US10/551,880 A-371-Of-International US20060243444A1 (en) 2001-09-07 2004-04-02 apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member
US10551880 A-371-Of-International 2004-04-02
PCT/US2004/010762 Continuation-In-Part WO2004092528A2 (en) 2002-11-12 2004-04-06 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member
US10/552,253 Continuation-In-Part US20060266527A1 (en) 2001-09-07 2004-04-06 Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member
US10522253 Continuation-In-Part 2004-04-06

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