Patent classifications
E21B17/041
System and method for splicing a non-spoolable tool anywhere along a coiled tubing string
A system and method for splicing a non-spoolable tool anywhere along a coiled tubing string. A removable tubing section may be connected along a coiled tubing string by two spoolable connectors. The coiled tubing string may be unspooled from a reel until the removable tubing section and connectors are positioned within a work window. The removable tubing section may be disconnected from the tubing string through the work window and a tool may be connected to the coiled tubing string via the two connectors. The tool may then be positioned within a wellbore by insertion of the coiled tubing string. The tool may aid in the insertion of the coiled tubing string into the wellbore. A portion of the wellhead may be disconnected and raised to expose the connectors to permit the removal of the removable tubing section and the connection of a non-spoolable tool.
Whipstock integrated to completion string for coiled tubing operations
A system includes coiled tubing connected to a bottom hole assembly, a latching tool removably connected to the completion string using a completion shear pin, configured to connect to the bottom hole assembly, having a stationary portion and a rotational portion overlayed on top of the stationary portion, wherein a first position of the latching tool comprises the rotational portion movably disposed around an outer circumferential surface of the stationary portion and a second position of the latching tool comprises the rotational portion immovably disposed around the outer circumferential surface of the stationary portion, a milling section connected to the latching tool and configured to receive weight and rotational movement from the coiled tubing to sidetrack the well when the latching tool is in the second position, and a whipstock removably connected to the milling section via a mill shear pin and having anchor slips configured to jut out into and engage with an inner circumferential surface of the well when an anchor shear pin is broken.
Apparatus to Connect Cables Inside Coiled Tubing and Connect Coiled Tubing
A coiled tubing system includes sections of coiled tubing that include an electrical cable and at least one electrical male wet stab connector. Each male connector includes a male fluid pathway and secures a section of electrical cable such that the electrical cable is isolated from the male fluid pathway. The system also includes a female tubing crossover configured to connect two sections of coiled tubing and including a female fluid pathway and electrical female wet stab connectors. The female connectors are each configured to receive a respective male connector to establish an electrical connection with the electrical cables that is isolated from the female fluid pathway. Each respective male fluid pathway and the female fluid pathway are in fluid communication when the female tubing crossover is connecting two sections of the coiled tubing to provide fluid communication between the sections of coiled tubing.
Flow rate pressure control during mill-out operations
Systems and methods presented herein facilitate operation of well-related tools. In certain embodiments, a variety of data (e.g., downhole data and/or surface data) may be collected to enable optimization of operations related to the well-related tools. In certain embodiments, the collected data may be provided as advisory data (e.g., presented to human operators of the well to inform control actions performed by the human operators) and/or used to facilitate automation of downhole processes and/or surface processes (e.g., which may be automatically performed by a computer implemented surface processing system (e.g., a well control system), without intervention from human operators). In certain embodiments, the systems and methods described herein may enhance downhole operations (e.g., milling operations) by improving the efficiency and utilization of data to enable performance optimization and improved resource controls of the downhole operations.
Apparatus to connect cables inside coiled tubing and connect coiled tubing
A coiled tubing system includes sections of coiled tubing that include an electrical cable and at least one electrical male wet stab connector. Each male connector includes a male fluid pathway and secures a section of electrical cable such that the electrical cable is isolated from the male fluid pathway. The system also includes a female tubing crossover configured to connect two sections of coiled tubing and including a female fluid pathway and electrical female wet stab connectors. The female connectors are each configured to receive a respective male connector to establish an electrical connection with the electrical cables that is isolated from the female fluid pathway. Each respective male fluid pathway and the female fluid pathway are in fluid communication when the female tubing crossover is connecting two sections of the coiled tubing to provide fluid communication between the sections of coiled tubing.
Flexible connector for joining a coiled tubing and a bottom hole assembly
A flexible connector for connecting coiled tubing to a bottom hole assembly is disclosed. The flexible connector has multiple internal diameters that reduces breakage due bending down hole and reduces turbulence of fluid flowing through the coiled tubing, flexible connector, and bottom hole assembly. The flexible connector also reduces the chances of a bottom hole assembly attached by the flexible connector to a coiled tubing being stuck down hole.