Patent classifications
E21B23/01
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INJECTING A FLUID INTO THE WELL DURING DRILLING
An apparatus for injecting an accelerating fluid into an oil well includes casing open at the ends into which a cement flows and positioned inside the well forming an annular zone with its walls. The casing includes a hollow cylindrical body with lateral surfaces integral with the casing internal surfaces and a central hole through which a cement flows, with a lower horizontal section than the casing section. The apparatus includes hollow internal chamber with an accelerating fluid; one or more body inlet devices, which put the body and chamber in fluid communication. The inlet devices are positioned on one of the hollow cylindrical body base surfaces. The apparatus includes at least one body outlet devices, which puts the chamber in fluid communication with the conduit through the central hole, positioned radially with respect to the cylindrical body axis and along the central hole internal surface.
WELLBORE LOGGING
A wellbore assembly includes a cable and a wellbore tool. The wellbore tool is coupled to the downhole end of the cable. The wellbore tool includes a housing, one or more sensors, a packer, and a controller. The one or more sensors are coupled to the housing or to the cable or both. The sensors detect one or more parameters of the wellbore tool or the cable or both. The controller is coupled to the housing. The controller is electrically coupled to one or more sensors and is operationally coupled to the packer. The controller determines, with the wellbore tool parted from the cable and based on information received from the one or more sensors, an indication of the wellbore tool in free fall. The controller activates, based on the determination, the packer to expand the packer and set the wellbore tool on a wall of the wellbore.
WELLBORE LOGGING
A wellbore assembly includes a cable and a wellbore tool. The wellbore tool is coupled to the downhole end of the cable. The wellbore tool includes a housing, one or more sensors, a packer, and a controller. The one or more sensors are coupled to the housing or to the cable or both. The sensors detect one or more parameters of the wellbore tool or the cable or both. The controller is coupled to the housing. The controller is electrically coupled to one or more sensors and is operationally coupled to the packer. The controller determines, with the wellbore tool parted from the cable and based on information received from the one or more sensors, an indication of the wellbore tool in free fall. The controller activates, based on the determination, the packer to expand the packer and set the wellbore tool on a wall of the wellbore.
Modular downhole packer
A modular downhole packer includes a valve body, which includes a threaded coupler adapted to couple to a tubular and a valve assembly. The packer includes a packer element assembly, which includes a first end coupler, the first end coupler mechanically coupled to the valve body; a packer element; and a second end coupler. The packer includes a floating seal element mechanically coupled to the second end coupler, the floating seal element including a seal extension. The packer includes a floating end anchor. The floating end anchor includes a compression seal housing, the compression seal housing including an outer sealing surface positioned within the seal extension of the second end coupler; a compression seal positioned within a seal pocket formed in the compression seal housing; and an anchor body, the anchor body threadedly coupled to the seal pocket of the compression seal housing, the anchor body abutting the compression seal.
Modular downhole packer
A modular downhole packer includes a valve body, which includes a threaded coupler adapted to couple to a tubular and a valve assembly. The packer includes a packer element assembly, which includes a first end coupler, the first end coupler mechanically coupled to the valve body; a packer element; and a second end coupler. The packer includes a floating seal element mechanically coupled to the second end coupler, the floating seal element including a seal extension. The packer includes a floating end anchor. The floating end anchor includes a compression seal housing, the compression seal housing including an outer sealing surface positioned within the seal extension of the second end coupler; a compression seal positioned within a seal pocket formed in the compression seal housing; and an anchor body, the anchor body threadedly coupled to the seal pocket of the compression seal housing, the anchor body abutting the compression seal.
Wellbore logging
A wellbore assembly includes a cable and a wellbore tool. The wellbore tool is coupled to the downhole end of the cable. The wellbore tool includes a housing, one or more sensors, a packer, and a controller. The one or more sensors are coupled to the housing or to the cable or both. The sensors detect one or more parameters of the wellbore tool or the cable or both. The controller is coupled to the housing. The controller is electrically coupled to one or more sensors and is operationally coupled to the packer. The controller determines, with the wellbore tool parted from the cable and based on information received from the one or more sensors, an indication of the wellbore tool in free fall. The controller activates, based on the determination, the packer to expand the packer and set the wellbore tool on a wall of the wellbore.
Wellbore logging
A wellbore assembly includes a cable and a wellbore tool. The wellbore tool is coupled to the downhole end of the cable. The wellbore tool includes a housing, one or more sensors, a packer, and a controller. The one or more sensors are coupled to the housing or to the cable or both. The sensors detect one or more parameters of the wellbore tool or the cable or both. The controller is coupled to the housing. The controller is electrically coupled to one or more sensors and is operationally coupled to the packer. The controller determines, with the wellbore tool parted from the cable and based on information received from the one or more sensors, an indication of the wellbore tool in free fall. The controller activates, based on the determination, the packer to expand the packer and set the wellbore tool on a wall of the wellbore.
WELLHEAD ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
A casing system, includes a landing ring and a slip hanger. The landing ring defines an opening extending between a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is configured to couple to a conductor pipe. The landing ring includes a landing ring shoulder extending radially inward from an inner surface of the opening. The slip hanger is configured to engage with casing The slip hanger includes at least one slip segment configured to engage with an outer diameter of the casing and an outer slip ring. The outer slip ring is disposed around and coupled to the at least one slip segment. The outer slip ring is configured to engage with the landing ring shoulder.
Systems and methods for bonding a downhole tool to a borehole tubular
The present disclosure provides methods for bonding a first downhole tool to a borehole tubular, which include applying solder particles, each particle having an outer shell and a core of liquid metal, to at least one of a surface of the first downhole tool or a surface of the borehole tubular. The methods may also include rupturing the shells of the solder particles to release the liquid metal cores. The methods may further include bonding the first downhole tool to the borehole tubular by allowing the released liquid metal core to solidify.
Systems and methods for bonding a downhole tool to a borehole tubular
The present disclosure provides methods for bonding a first downhole tool to a borehole tubular, which include applying solder particles, each particle having an outer shell and a core of liquid metal, to at least one of a surface of the first downhole tool or a surface of the borehole tubular. The methods may also include rupturing the shells of the solder particles to release the liquid metal cores. The methods may further include bonding the first downhole tool to the borehole tubular by allowing the released liquid metal core to solidify.