WO2007034139A1 - Apparatus for autofill deactivation of float equipment and method of reverse cementing - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to reverse cementing operations.
- this invention relates to methods and apparatuses for floating the casing and controlling fluid flow through the casing shoe.
- casing may be run into the wellbore and cemented.
- a cement composition is displaced down the inner diameter of the casing.
- the cement composition is displaced downwardly into the casing until it exits the bottom of the casing into the annular space between the outer diameter of the casing and the wellbore. It is then pumped up the annulus until a desired portion of the annulus is filled.
- the casing may also be cemented into a wellbore by utilizing what is known as a reverse-cementing method.
- the reverse-cementing method comprises displacing a cement composition into the annulus at the surface. As the cement is pumped down the annulus, drilling fluids ahead of the cement composition around the lower end of the casing string are displaced up the inner diameter of the casing string and out at the surface. The fluids ahead of the cement composition may also be displaced upwardly through a work string that has been run into the inner diameter of the casing string and sealed off at its lower end. Because the work string by definition has a smaller inner diameter, fluid velocities in a work string configuration may be higher and may more efficiently transfer the cuttings washed out of the annulus during cementing operations.
- the reverse circulation cementing process may provide a number of advantages. For example, cementing pressures may be much lower than those experienced with conventional methods. Cement composition introduced in the annulus falls down the annulus so as to produce little or no pressure on the formation. Fluids in the wellbore ahead of the cement composition may be bled off through the casing at the surface. When the reverse-circulating method is used, less fluid may be handled at the surface and cement retarders may be utilized more efficiently.
- Imprecise monitoring of the position of the leading edge of the cement slurry can result in a column of cement in the casing 100 feet to 500 feet long. This unwanted cement may then be drilled out of the casing at a significant cost.
- This invention relates to reverse cementing operations.
- this invention relates to methods and apparatuses for floating the casing and controlling fluid flow through the casing shoe.
- a method for cementing a casing in a wellbore having the following steps: attaching a valve to a casing; locking the valve in an open configuration; running the casing and the valve into the wellbore; reverse circulating a cement composition down an annulus defined between the casing and the wellbore; injecting a plurality of plugs into the annulus; unlocking the valve with the plurality of plugs; and closing the valve.
- a further aspect of the invention provides a valve having a variety of components including: a valve housing defining a valve seat; a closure element adjustably connected to the valve housing, wherein the closure element is configurable relative to the valve seat in open and closed configurations; a lock in mechanical communication with the closure element to lock the closure element in the open configuration when the lock is assembled in the valve housing, wherein the lock comprises a strainer; and a bias element in mechanical communication with the valve housing and the closure element, wherein the bias element biases the closure element to the closed configuration.
- the valve may have a valve housing defining a valve seat; a closure element adjustably connected to the valve housing, wherein the closure element is configurable relative to the valve seat in open and closed configurations; a lock in mechanical communication with the closure element to lock the closure element in the open configuration when the lock is assembled in the valve housing, wherein the lock comprises a strainer with holes comprising a hole dimension; and a bias element in mechanical communication with the valve housing and the closure element, wherein the bias element biases the closure element to the closed configuration.
- Figure 1 is a cross-sectional, side view of a valve having a lock pin or orifice tube stung into a flapper seat to lock a flapper open.
- Figure 2A is a cross-sectional, side view of a lock pin having a strainer section and a cylindrical stinger section.
- Figure 2B is a side view of the lock pin of Figure 2 A.
- Figure 2C is a perspective view of the lock pin of Figure 2 A.
- Figure 2D is a bottom view from the stinger end of the lock pin of Figure 2A.
- Figure 3A is a cross-sectional, side view of a valve having a lock pin stung into a flapper seat to lock open a flapper as a cement composition and plugs flow into the valve.
- Figure 3B is a cross-sectional, side view of the valve of Figure 3 A wherein the lock pin is pumped out of the flapper seat and the valve is closed.
- Figure 4A is a cross-sectional, side view of a valve having a lock pin stung in into a poppet valve to lock open the poppet as a cement composition and plugs flow into the valve.
- Figure 4B is a cross-sectional, side view of the valve of Figure 4A wherein the lock pin is pumped out of the poppet valve and the valve is closed.
- Figure 5 is a cross-sectional side view of a valve and casing run into a wellbore, wherein a cementing plug is installed in the casing above the valve.
- Figure 6A is a cross-sectional, side view of a portion of a wall of a strainer section of a lock pin, wherein the wall has a cylindrical hole and a spherical plug is stuck in the hole.
- Figure 6B is a cross-sectional, side view of a portion of a wall of a strainer section of a lock pin, wherein the wall has a cylindrical hole and an ellipsoidal plug is stuck in the hole.
- Figure 7 A is a cross-sectional, side view of a portion of a wall of a strainer section of a lock pin, wherein the wall has a conical hole and a spherical plug is stuck in the hole.
- Figure 7B is a cross-sectional, side view of a portion of a wall of a strainer section of a lock pin, wherein the wall has a conical hole and an ellipsoidal plug is stuck in the hole.
- Figure 8A is a cross-sectional, side view of a lock pin having a strainer section and a flanged stinger section.
- Figure 8B is a side view of the lock pin of Figure 8 A.
- Figure 8C is a perspective view of the lock pin of Figure 8 A.
- Figure 8D is a bottom view from the stinger end of the lock pin of Figure 8 A.
- This invention relates to reverse cementing operations.
- this invention relates to methods and apparatuses for floating the casing and controlling fluid flow through the casing shoe.
- FIG. 1 a cross-sectional side view of a valve is illustrated.
- This embodiment of the valve 1 has a flapper seat 2 and a flapper 3.
- the flapper seat 2 is a cylindrical structure that is positioned within the inner diameter of a casing 4.
- the flapper seat 2 may be assembled between 2 sections of the casing 4 as illustrated.
- a seal 5 closes the interface between the outer diameter of the flapper seat 2 and the inner diameter of the casing 4.
- the flapper seat 2 has an inner bore 6 for passing fluid through the flapper seat 2.
- the flapper seat 2 has a conical lip 7 for receiving the flapper 3 when the flapper is in a closed position.
- the flapper 3 is connected to the flapper seat 2 by a hinge 8.
- a spring 9 is assembled at the hinge 8 to bias the flapper 3 toward a closed position in the conical lip 7 of the flapper seat 2.
- the valve 1 also has a lock pin 10 stung into the inner bore 6 of the flapper seat 2.
- the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 and a strainer section 12.
- the stinger section 11 has a cylindrical structure having an outside diameter only slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the inner bore 6 of the flapper seat 2.
- the stinger section 11 has a flow conduit 13 extending all the way through the stinger section 11.
- the strainer section 12 is connected to one end of the stinger section 11.
- the strainer section 12 has a hemisphere-shaped structure with a plurality of holes 14.
- the flapper 3 When the lock pin 10 is inserted into the flapper seat 2 of the valve 1, as illustrated in Figure 1, the flapper 3 is locked in an open configuration. With the stinger section 11 fully inserted into the inner bore 6 of the flapper seat 2, the stinger section 11 extends from the inner bore 6 and beyond the conical lip 7 to hold the flapper 3 open.
- the lock pin 10 may be retained in the flapper seat 2 by a pin or pins 15.
- FIG 2 A is a cross-sectional side view of a lock pin 10 of the present invention taken along plane A-A identified in Figure 2D, discussed below.
- the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 connected to a strainer section 12.
- the stinger section 11 has a flow conduit 13 that extends the entire length of the stinger section 11.
- the flow conduit 13 has a neck 16 where the flow conduit 13 opens into the interior of the strainer section 12.
- the strainer section is a dome with mushroom-shape such that the interior of the dome faces the open end of the flow conduit 13 at the neck 16.
- the strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14 that extend through its curved walls.
- the cumulative flow area through the holes 14 is equal to or greater than the flow area through the flow conduit 13 and/or neck 16.
- a shoulder 17 extends radially outward between the stinger section 11 and the strainer section 12 so as to fit into a corresponding counter-bore 18 in the flapper seat 2 (see Figure 1).
- Figures 2B and 2C illustrate side and perspective views, respectively, of the lock pin 10 of Figure 2 A.
- the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 and a strainer section 12, wherein the strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14 that extends through its walls.
- the holes 14 are arranged in a radial pattern around the curved walls of the strainer section 12.
- the shoulder 17 extends radially outward between the stinger section 11 and the strainer section 12.
- FIG 2D illustrates a bottom view from the stinger end of the lock pin 10 of Figures 2A through 2C.
- Concentric rings indicate wall surfaces of the various structures of the lock pin 10.
- the neck 16 has the smallest inner diameter followed by the flow conduit 13.
- the flow conduit 13, of course, is defined by the stinger section 11.
- the shoulder 17 extends between the outer rim of the strainer section 12 and the stinger section 11. Portions of the holes 14 are visible on the interior side of the strainer section 12 through the neck 16.
- FIG 8 A is a cross-sectional side view of an alternative lock pin 10 of the present invention taken along plane A-A identified in Figure 8D, discussed below.
- the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 connected to a strainer section 12.
- the stinger section 11 has four flanges extending the entire length of the stinger section H 3 wherein the flanges extend radially outwardly from a central axis where the flanges are connected.
- the flow conduit 13 opens into the interior of the strainer section 12 through the shoulder 17 (see Figure 8D).
- the flanges of the stinger section 11 extend into the flow conduit 13 so as to be connected to the interior surfaces of the flow conduit 13 at the four points where the flanges merge with the flow conduit 13.
- the strainer section 12 is a dome with mushroom- shape such that the interior of the dome faces the open end of the flow conduit 13.
- the strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14 that extend through its curved walls.
- the shoulder 17 extends radially outward between the stinger section 11 and the strainer section 12 so as to fit into a corresponding counter-bore 18 in the flapper seat 2 (see Figure 1).
- Figures SB and 8C illustrate side and perspective views, respectively, of the lock pin 10 of Figure 8 A.
- the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 and a strainer section 12, wherein the strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14 that extend through its walls.
- two of the flanges extend to the left and the right from the center portion of the stinger section 11, while a third flange is shown extending out of the figure toward the viewer.
- Figure 8C illustrates two of the flanges extending mostly left and right, respective, while a third flange extends mostly toward the front. The fourth flange is hidden from view in the back.
- Figure 8D illustrates a bottom view from the stinger end of the lock pin 10 of Figures 8A through 8C.
- An outermost portion of the underside of the strainer section 12 is shown extending beyond the shoulder 17.
- the flow conduit 13 extends through the middle of the shoulder 17 and opens into the interior of the strainer section 12.
- the flanges of the stinger section 11 divide the flow conduit 13 into four pie-shaped sections. Some of the holes 14 are visible from within the strainer section 12 through the flow conduit 13.
- this lock pin 10, illustrated in Figure 8D is inserted into flapper seat 2 of Figure I 5 the stinger section 11 extends beyond the conical lip 7 to hold the flapper 3 in an open position.
- the stinger section may have any number of flanges.
- Figures 3A and 3B illustrate cross-sectional side views of a valve similar to that illustrated in Figure 1, wherein Figure 3 A shows the valve in a locked, open configuration and Figure 3B shows the valve in an unlocked, closed configuration.
- the lock pin 10 is stung into the flapper seat 2 so as to hold the flapper 3 in an open position. Pins 15 retain the lock pin 10 in the flapper seat 2.
- the lock pin 10 is unstung from the flapper seat 2 and the flapper 3 is positioned within the conical lip 7 of the flapper seat 2 to close the valve 1.
- FIG. 3A A reverse cementing process of the present invention is described with reference to Figures 3 A and 3B.
- the valve 1 is run into the wellbore in the configuration shown in Figure 3A.
- the flapper 3 held in the open position, fluid from the wellbore is allowed to flow freely up through the casing 4, wherein it passes through the flow conduit 13 of the stinger section 11 and through the holes 14 of the strainer section 12.
- the wellbore fluids flow through the open valve 1 to fill the inner diameter of the casing 4 above the valve 1.
- a cement operation may be performed on the wellbore.
- a cement composition slurry may be pumped in the reverse-circulation direction, down the annulus defined between the casing 4 and the wellbore. Returns from the inner diameter of the casing 4 may be taken at the surface.
- the wellbore fluid enters the casing 4 at its lower end below the valve 1 illustrated in 3A and flows up through the valve 1 as the cement composition flows down the annulus.
- Plugs 20 may be used to close the valve 1, when the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 reaches the valve 1. Plugs 20 may be inserted at the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 when the cement composition is injected into the annulus at the surface. As shown in Figure 3 A, the plugs 20 may be pumped at the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 until the leading edge 21 passes through the flow conduit 13 of the lock pin 10 of the valve 1. When the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 passes through strainer section 12 of the lock pin 10, the plugs 20 become trapped in the holes 14. As more and more of the plugs 20 stop fluid flow through the holes 14, the flow of the cement composition 22 becomes restricted through the valve 1.
- FIG. 3B illustrates the configuration of the valve 1 after the stinger section
- valve is a poppet valve.
- the poppet valve is in a locked, open configuration and in Figure 4B, the poppet valve is in an unlocked, closed configuration.
- a valve housing 52 is positioned within a valve casing 54 by a valve block 53.
- the valve housing 52 is further supported by cement 55 between the valve housing 52 and the valve casing 54.
- the valve housing 52 defines a conical lip 47 for receiving the poppet 43.
- a poppet holder 48 extends from the valve housing 52 into the open central portion within the valve housing 52.
- a poppet shaft 50 is mounted in the poppet holder 48 so as to allow the poppet shaft 50 to slide along the longitudinal central axis of the valve housing 52.
- the poppet 43 is attached to one end of the poppet shaft 50.
- a spring block 51 is attached to the opposite end of the poppet shaft 50.
- a spring 49 is positioned around the poppet shaft 50 between the spring block 51 and the poppet holder 48.
- the spring 49 exerts a force on the spring block 51 to push the spring block 51 away from the poppet holder 48, thereby pulling the poppet shaft 50 through the poppet holder 48. In so doing, the spring 49 biases the poppet 43 to a closed position in the conical lip 47.
- the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 and a strainer section 12.
- the stinger section 11 is a cylindrical structure having an outside diameter slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the valve housing 52.
- the stinger section 11 also has a flow conduit 13 which extends along the longitudinal direction through the stinger section 11.
- the strainer section 12 is connected to one open end of the stinger section 11.
- the strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14.
- the lock pin 10 also has a lock rod 19 that extends from the strainer section 12 along the longitudinal central axis of the lock pin 10.
- valve 1 is shown in an unlocked, closed configuration.
- the lock pin 10 is unstung from the valve housing 52.
- the lock rod 19 no longer presses against the spring block 51 to hold the poppet 43 in an open configuration.
- the spring 49 is free to work against the spring block 51 to drive the poppet shaft 51 up through the poppet holder 48 to pull the poppet 43 into engagement with the conical lip 47.
- the valve 1 is closed to restrict fluid flow the wellbore up through the valve 1 into the inner diameter of the casing 44.
- the lock pin 10 illustrated in Figures 8 A through 8D may be used with the poppet valve 1 illustrated in Figures 4A and 4B.
- the stinger section 11 has four flanges that are joined along the longitudinal, central axis of the stinger section 11, there is no need for a lock rod 19. Rather, the distal ends of the flanges simply butt against the spring block 51 to lock the valve in an open configuration.
- the poppet valve is on the bottom. In still further designs, the poppet valve is on the top where the poppet moves down during flow or has a ball valve.
- a reverse circulation cementing operation may be conducted through the valve illustrated in Figures 4A and 4B.
- plugs 20 may be injected into a leading edge 21 of a cement composition 22 for circulation down an annulus while returns are taken from the inner diameter of the casing 4.
- the plugs 20 become trapped in the holes 14 of the strainer section 12 to restrict fluid flow through the lock pin 10.
- Increased relative pressure behind the lock pin 10 works to drive the lock pin 10 upwardly relative to the valve housing 52.
- the pins 15 are no longer able to retain the lock pin 10 so that the lock pin 10 is pumped out of the valve housing 52.
- the plugs 20 function to unlock the valve 1, and allow the poppet 43 to moved to a closed configuration in the conical lip 47 (see Figure 4B).
- FIG. 5 a cross-sectional side view of a valve similar to that illustrated in Figures 4 A and 4B is illustrated.
- the valve 1 and casing 4 are shown in a wellbore 31, wherein an annulus 32 is defined between the casing 4 and the wellbore 31.
- a standard cementing plug 30 is run into the inner diameter of the casing 4 to a position immediately above the valve 1.
- the cementing plug 30 straddles the valve 1 and is a bottom plug pumped down as a contingency if the job was changed from a reverse cementing job to a standard job at the last minute.
- a top plug (not shown) is pumped down to land on the bottom plug. Pressure is then locked in at the top of the casing to prevent the cement from u-tubing back into the casing.
- a top plug is pumped down to crush the mushroom head of the valve so that a bottom plug is not needed.
- Figures 6A and 6B illustrate cross-sectional, side views of a portion of the strainer section 12 of the lock pin 10.
- a hole 14 is shown extending through the wall of the strainer section 12.
- the hole 14 is cylindrical.
- the illustrated plug 20 is a sphere having an outside diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the hole 14. The plug 20 plugs the hole 14 when a portion of the plug 20 is pushed into the hole 14 as fluid flows through the hole 14.
- the illustrated plug 20 is an ellipsoid wherein the greatest outside circular diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the hole 14. The ellipsoidal plug 20 plugs the hole 14 when a portion of the plug 20 is pushed into the hole 14 as fluid flows through the hole 14.
- Figures 7A and 7B illustrate cross-sectional, side views of a portion of the strainer section 12 of the lock pin 10.
- a hole 14 is shown extending through the wall of the strainer section 12.
- the hole 14 is conical.
- the illustrated plug 20 is a sphere having an outside diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the conical hole 14 at the interior surface 25 of the strainer section 12 and slightly larger than the diameter of the conical hole 14 at the exterior surface 26 of the strainer section 12.
- the spherical plug 20 plugs the hole 14 when at least a portion of the plug 20 is pushed into the hole 14 as fluid flows through the hole 14.
- the illustrated plug 20 is an ellipsoid wherein the greatest outside circular diameter is slightly smaller than the diameter of the conical hole 14 at the interior surface 25 of the strainer section 12 and slightly larger than the diameter of the conical hole 14 at the exterior surface 26 of the strainer section 12.
- the ellipsoidal plug 20 plugs the conical hole 14 when at least a portion of the plug 20 is pushed into the hole 14 as fluid flows through the hole 14.
- the valve 1 is made, at least in part, of the same material as the casing 4, with the same outside diameter dimensions.
- Alternative materials such as steel, composites, iron, plastic, cement and aluminum may also be used for the valve so long as the construction is rugged to endure the run-in procedure and environmental conditions of the wellbore.
- the plugs 20 have an outside diameter of between about 0.30 inches to about 0.45 inches, and preferably about 0.375 inches so that the plugs 20 may clear the annular clearance of the casing collar and wellbore (6.33 inches x 5 inches for example).
- the plug outside diameter is large enough to bridge the holes 14 in the strainer section 12 of the lock pin 10.
- the composition of the plugs may be of sufficient structural integrity so that downhole pressures and temperatures do not cause the plugs to deform and pass through the holes 14.
- the plugs may be constructed of plastic, rubber, steel, neoprene plastics, rubber coated steel, or any other material known to persons of skill.
Abstract
A method for cementing a casing (4) in a wellbore, the method having the following steps: attaching a valve (1) to a casing; locking the valve in an open configuration; running the casing and the valve into the wellbore; reverse circulating a cement composition (22) down an annulus defined between the casing and the wellbore; injecting a plurality of plugs (20) into the annulus; unlocking the valve with the plurality of plugs; and closing the valve.
Description
APPARATUS FOR AUTOFILL DEACTIVATION OF FLOAT EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF REVERSE CEMENTING
BACKGROUND
This invention relates to reverse cementing operations. In particular, this invention relates to methods and apparatuses for floating the casing and controlling fluid flow through the casing shoe.
After a well for the production of oil and/or gas has been drilled, casing may be run into the wellbore and cemented. In conventional cementing operations, a cement composition is displaced down the inner diameter of the casing. The cement composition is displaced downwardly into the casing until it exits the bottom of the casing into the annular space between the outer diameter of the casing and the wellbore. It is then pumped up the annulus until a desired portion of the annulus is filled.
The casing may also be cemented into a wellbore by utilizing what is known as a reverse-cementing method. The reverse-cementing method comprises displacing a cement composition into the annulus at the surface. As the cement is pumped down the annulus, drilling fluids ahead of the cement composition around the lower end of the casing string are displaced up the inner diameter of the casing string and out at the surface. The fluids ahead of the cement composition may also be displaced upwardly through a work string that has been run into the inner diameter of the casing string and sealed off at its lower end. Because the work string by definition has a smaller inner diameter, fluid velocities in a work string configuration may be higher and may more efficiently transfer the cuttings washed out of the annulus during cementing operations.
The reverse circulation cementing process, as opposed to the conventional method, may provide a number of advantages. For example, cementing pressures may be much lower than those experienced with conventional methods. Cement composition introduced in the annulus falls down the annulus so as to produce little or no pressure on the formation. Fluids in the wellbore ahead of the cement composition may be bled off through the casing at the surface. When the reverse-circulating method is used, less fluid may be handled at the surface and cement retarders may be utilized more efficiently.
In reverse circulation methods, it may be desirable to stop the flow of the cement composition when the leading edge of the cement composition slurry is at or just inside the casing shoe. To know when to cease the reverse circulation fluid flow, the leading edge of the
slurry is typically monitored to determine when it arrives at the casing shoe. Logging tools and tagged fluids (by density and/or radioactive sources) have been used monitor the position of the leading edge of the cement slurry. If significant volumes of the cement slurry enters the casing shoe, clean-out operations may need to be conducted to insure that cement inside the casing has not covered targeted production zones. Position information provided by tagged fluids is typically available to the operator only after a considerable delay. Thus, even with tagged fluids, the operator is unable to stop the flow of the cement slurry into the casing through the casing shoe until a significant volume of cement has entered the casing. Imprecise monitoring of the position of the leading edge of the cement slurry can result in a column of cement in the casing 100 feet to 500 feet long. This unwanted cement may then be drilled out of the casing at a significant cost.
SUMMARY
This invention relates to reverse cementing operations. In particular, this invention relates to methods and apparatuses for floating the casing and controlling fluid flow through the casing shoe.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for cementing a casing in a wellbore, the method having the following steps: attaching a valve to a casing; locking the valve in an open configuration; running the casing and the valve into the wellbore; reverse circulating a cement composition down an annulus defined between the casing and the wellbore; injecting a plurality of plugs into the annulus; unlocking the valve with the plurality of plugs; and closing the valve.
A further aspect of the invention provides a valve having a variety of components including: a valve housing defining a valve seat; a closure element adjustably connected to the valve housing, wherein the closure element is configurable relative to the valve seat in open and closed configurations; a lock in mechanical communication with the closure element to lock the closure element in the open configuration when the lock is assembled in the valve housing, wherein the lock comprises a strainer; and a bias element in mechanical communication with the valve housing and the closure element, wherein the bias element biases the closure element to the closed configuration.
Another aspect of the invention provides a system for reverse-circulation cementing a casing in a wellbore, wherein the system has a valve with a hole and a plurality of plugs, wherein the plugs have a plug dimension larger than the hole dimension. The valve may have
a valve housing defining a valve seat; a closure element adjustably connected to the valve housing, wherein the closure element is configurable relative to the valve seat in open and closed configurations; a lock in mechanical communication with the closure element to lock the closure element in the open configuration when the lock is assembled in the valve housing, wherein the lock comprises a strainer with holes comprising a hole dimension; and a bias element in mechanical communication with the valve housing and the closure element, wherein the bias element biases the closure element to the closed configuration.
The objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the description of the exemplary embodiments which follows.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
The present invention may be better understood by reading the following description of non-limitative embodiments with reference to the attached drawings wherein like parts of each of the several figures are identified by the same referenced characters, and which are briefly described as follows.
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional, side view of a valve having a lock pin or orifice tube stung into a flapper seat to lock a flapper open.
Figure 2A is a cross-sectional, side view of a lock pin having a strainer section and a cylindrical stinger section.
Figure 2B is a side view of the lock pin of Figure 2 A.
Figure 2C is a perspective view of the lock pin of Figure 2 A.
Figure 2D is a bottom view from the stinger end of the lock pin of Figure 2A.
Figure 3A is a cross-sectional, side view of a valve having a lock pin stung into a flapper seat to lock open a flapper as a cement composition and plugs flow into the valve.
Figure 3B is a cross-sectional, side view of the valve of Figure 3 A wherein the lock pin is pumped out of the flapper seat and the valve is closed.
Figure 4A is a cross-sectional, side view of a valve having a lock pin stung in into a poppet valve to lock open the poppet as a cement composition and plugs flow into the valve.
Figure 4B is a cross-sectional, side view of the valve of Figure 4A wherein the lock pin is pumped out of the poppet valve and the valve is closed.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional side view of a valve and casing run into a wellbore, wherein a cementing plug is installed in the casing above the valve.
Figure 6A is a cross-sectional, side view of a portion of a wall of a strainer section of a lock pin, wherein the wall has a cylindrical hole and a spherical plug is stuck in the hole.
Figure 6B is a cross-sectional, side view of a portion of a wall of a strainer section of a lock pin, wherein the wall has a cylindrical hole and an ellipsoidal plug is stuck in the hole.
Figure 7 A is a cross-sectional, side view of a portion of a wall of a strainer section of a lock pin, wherein the wall has a conical hole and a spherical plug is stuck in the hole.
Figure 7B is a cross-sectional, side view of a portion of a wall of a strainer section of a lock pin, wherein the wall has a conical hole and an ellipsoidal plug is stuck in the hole.
Figure 8A is a cross-sectional, side view of a lock pin having a strainer section and a flanged stinger section.
Figure 8B is a side view of the lock pin of Figure 8 A.
Figure 8C is a perspective view of the lock pin of Figure 8 A.
Figure 8D is a bottom view from the stinger end of the lock pin of Figure 8 A.
It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, as the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
This invention relates to reverse cementing operations. In particular, this invention relates to methods and apparatuses for floating the casing and controlling fluid flow through the casing shoe.
Referring to Figure 1, a cross-sectional side view of a valve is illustrated. This embodiment of the valve 1 has a flapper seat 2 and a flapper 3. The flapper seat 2 is a cylindrical structure that is positioned within the inner diameter of a casing 4. In particular, the flapper seat 2 may be assembled between 2 sections of the casing 4 as illustrated. A seal 5 closes the interface between the outer diameter of the flapper seat 2 and the inner diameter of the casing 4. The flapper seat 2 has an inner bore 6 for passing fluid through the flapper seat 2. At the mouth of the inner bore 6, the flapper seat 2 has a conical lip 7 for receiving the flapper 3 when the flapper is in a closed position. The flapper 3 is connected to the flapper seat 2 by a hinge 8. A spring 9 is assembled at the hinge 8 to bias the flapper 3 toward a closed position in the conical lip 7 of the flapper seat 2.
The valve 1 also has a lock pin 10 stung into the inner bore 6 of the flapper seat 2. The lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 and a strainer section 12. In the illustrated
embodiment, the stinger section 11 has a cylindrical structure having an outside diameter only slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the inner bore 6 of the flapper seat 2. Along its longitudinal axis, the stinger section 11 has a flow conduit 13 extending all the way through the stinger section 11. The strainer section 12 is connected to one end of the stinger section 11. In this embodiment, the strainer section 12 has a hemisphere-shaped structure with a plurality of holes 14.
When the lock pin 10 is inserted into the flapper seat 2 of the valve 1, as illustrated in Figure 1, the flapper 3 is locked in an open configuration. With the stinger section 11 fully inserted into the inner bore 6 of the flapper seat 2, the stinger section 11 extends from the inner bore 6 and beyond the conical lip 7 to hold the flapper 3 open. The lock pin 10 may be retained in the flapper seat 2 by a pin or pins 15.
Figure 2 A is a cross-sectional side view of a lock pin 10 of the present invention taken along plane A-A identified in Figure 2D, discussed below. The lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 connected to a strainer section 12. The stinger section 11 has a flow conduit 13 that extends the entire length of the stinger section 11. In this embodiment, the flow conduit 13 has a neck 16 where the flow conduit 13 opens into the interior of the strainer section 12. The strainer section is a dome with mushroom-shape such that the interior of the dome faces the open end of the flow conduit 13 at the neck 16. The strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14 that extend through its curved walls. In various embodiments of the lock pin 10, the cumulative flow area through the holes 14 is equal to or greater than the flow area through the flow conduit 13 and/or neck 16. A shoulder 17 extends radially outward between the stinger section 11 and the strainer section 12 so as to fit into a corresponding counter-bore 18 in the flapper seat 2 (see Figure 1).
Figures 2B and 2C illustrate side and perspective views, respectively, of the lock pin 10 of Figure 2 A. As noted previously, the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 and a strainer section 12, wherein the strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14 that extends through its walls. The holes 14 are arranged in a radial pattern around the curved walls of the strainer section 12. The shoulder 17 extends radially outward between the stinger section 11 and the strainer section 12.
Figure 2D illustrates a bottom view from the stinger end of the lock pin 10 of Figures 2A through 2C. Concentric rings indicate wall surfaces of the various structures of the lock pin 10. The neck 16 has the smallest inner diameter followed by the flow conduit 13. The
flow conduit 13, of course, is defined by the stinger section 11. The shoulder 17 extends between the outer rim of the strainer section 12 and the stinger section 11. Portions of the holes 14 are visible on the interior side of the strainer section 12 through the neck 16.
Figure 8 A is a cross-sectional side view of an alternative lock pin 10 of the present invention taken along plane A-A identified in Figure 8D, discussed below. The lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 connected to a strainer section 12. The stinger section 11 has four flanges extending the entire length of the stinger section H3 wherein the flanges extend radially outwardly from a central axis where the flanges are connected. In this embodiment, the flow conduit 13 opens into the interior of the strainer section 12 through the shoulder 17 (see Figure 8D). The flanges of the stinger section 11 extend into the flow conduit 13 so as to be connected to the interior surfaces of the flow conduit 13 at the four points where the flanges merge with the flow conduit 13. The strainer section 12 is a dome with mushroom- shape such that the interior of the dome faces the open end of the flow conduit 13. The strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14 that extend through its curved walls. The shoulder 17 extends radially outward between the stinger section 11 and the strainer section 12 so as to fit into a corresponding counter-bore 18 in the flapper seat 2 (see Figure 1).
Figures SB and 8C illustrate side and perspective views, respectively, of the lock pin 10 of Figure 8 A. As noted previously, the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 and a strainer section 12, wherein the strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14 that extend through its walls. In Figure 8B, two of the flanges extend to the left and the right from the center portion of the stinger section 11, while a third flange is shown extending out of the figure toward the viewer. Similarly, Figure 8C illustrates two of the flanges extending mostly left and right, respective, while a third flange extends mostly toward the front. The fourth flange is hidden from view in the back.
Figure 8D illustrates a bottom view from the stinger end of the lock pin 10 of Figures 8A through 8C. An outermost portion of the underside of the strainer section 12 is shown extending beyond the shoulder 17. The flow conduit 13 extends through the middle of the shoulder 17 and opens into the interior of the strainer section 12. The flanges of the stinger section 11 divide the flow conduit 13 into four pie-shaped sections. Some of the holes 14 are visible from within the strainer section 12 through the flow conduit 13. When this lock pin 10, illustrated in Figure 8D, is inserted into flapper seat 2 of Figure I5 the stinger section 11
extends beyond the conical lip 7 to hold the flapper 3 in an open position. In alternative lock pin embodiments, the stinger section may have any number of flanges.
Figures 3A and 3B illustrate cross-sectional side views of a valve similar to that illustrated in Figure 1, wherein Figure 3 A shows the valve in a locked, open configuration and Figure 3B shows the valve in an unlocked, closed configuration. In Figure 3A, the lock pin 10 is stung into the flapper seat 2 so as to hold the flapper 3 in an open position. Pins 15 retain the lock pin 10 in the flapper seat 2. In Figure 3B, the lock pin 10 is unstung from the flapper seat 2 and the flapper 3 is positioned within the conical lip 7 of the flapper seat 2 to close the valve 1.
A reverse cementing process of the present invention is described with reference to Figures 3 A and 3B. The valve 1 is run into the wellbore in the configuration shown in Figure 3A. With the flapper 3 held in the open position, fluid from the wellbore is allowed to flow freely up through the casing 4, wherein it passes through the flow conduit 13 of the stinger section 11 and through the holes 14 of the strainer section 12. As the casing 4 is run into the wellbore, the wellbore fluids flow through the open valve 1 to fill the inner diameter of the casing 4 above the valve 1. After the casing 4 is run into the wellbore to its target depth, a cement operation may be performed on the wellbore. In particular, a cement composition slurry may be pumped in the reverse-circulation direction, down the annulus defined between the casing 4 and the wellbore. Returns from the inner diameter of the casing 4 may be taken at the surface. The wellbore fluid enters the casing 4 at its lower end below the valve 1 illustrated in 3A and flows up through the valve 1 as the cement composition flows down the annulus.
Plugs 20 may be used to close the valve 1, when the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 reaches the valve 1. Plugs 20 may be inserted at the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 when the cement composition is injected into the annulus at the surface. As shown in Figure 3 A, the plugs 20 may be pumped at the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 until the leading edge 21 passes through the flow conduit 13 of the lock pin 10 of the valve 1. When the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 passes through strainer section 12 of the lock pin 10, the plugs 20 become trapped in the holes 14. As more and more of the plugs 20 stop fluid flow through the holes 14, the flow of the cement composition 22 becomes restricted through the valve 1. Because the cement composition 22 is being pumped down the annulus or the weight of the fluid column in the
annulus generates higher fluid pressure, fluid pressure below the valve 1 increases relative to the fluid pressure in the inner diameter of the casing 4 above the valve 1. This relative pressure differential induces a driving force on the lock pin 10 tending to drive the lock pin
10 upwardly relative to the flapper seat 2. Eventually the relative pressure differential becomes great enough to overcome the retaining force of the pin or pins 15. When the pin or pins 15 fail, the lock pin 10 is released from the flapper seat 2. The released lock pin 10 is pumped upwardly in the flapper seat 2 so that the stinger section 11 no longer extends beyond the conical lip 7. Figure 3B illustrates the configuration of the valve 1 after the stinger section
11 has been pumped out of the inner bore 6 of the flapper seat 2. Once the lock pin 10 no longer locks the flapper 3 in the open position, the spring 9 rotates the flapper 3 around the hinge 8 to a closed position in the conical lip 7 to close the valve 1. The closed valve 1 prevents the cement composition 22 from flowing up through the valve 1 into the inner diameter of the casing 4 above the valve 1.
Referring to Figures 4A and 4B, cross-sectional, side views of an alternative valve of the present invention are illustrated. In this embodiment, the valve is a poppet valve. In Figure 4A, the poppet valve is in a locked, open configuration and in Figure 4B, the poppet valve is in an unlocked, closed configuration.
Referring to Figure 4A, a valve housing 52 is positioned within a valve casing 54 by a valve block 53. The valve housing 52 is further supported by cement 55 between the valve housing 52 and the valve casing 54. The valve housing 52 defines a conical lip 47 for receiving the poppet 43. A poppet holder 48 extends from the valve housing 52 into the open central portion within the valve housing 52. A poppet shaft 50 is mounted in the poppet holder 48 so as to allow the poppet shaft 50 to slide along the longitudinal central axis of the valve housing 52. The poppet 43 is attached to one end of the poppet shaft 50. A spring block 51 is attached to the opposite end of the poppet shaft 50. A spring 49 is positioned around the poppet shaft 50 between the spring block 51 and the poppet holder 48. Thus, the spring 49 exerts a force on the spring block 51 to push the spring block 51 away from the poppet holder 48, thereby pulling the poppet shaft 50 through the poppet holder 48. In so doing, the spring 49 biases the poppet 43 to a closed position in the conical lip 47.
The valve 1, illustrated in Figure 4 A and 4B, also has a lock pin 10. In this embodiment of the invention, the lock pin 10 has a stinger section 11 and a strainer section 12. The stinger section 11 is a cylindrical structure having an outside diameter slightly
smaller than the inside diameter of the valve housing 52. The stinger section 11 also has a flow conduit 13 which extends along the longitudinal direction through the stinger section 11. The strainer section 12 is connected to one open end of the stinger section 11. The strainer section 12 has a plurality of holes 14. The lock pin 10 also has a lock rod 19 that extends from the strainer section 12 along the longitudinal central axis of the lock pin 10. As shown in Figure 4A5 when the lock pin 10 is stung into the valve housing 52, the lock rod 19 presses firmly against the spring block 51. The lock pin 10 is held in the valve housing 52 by pins 15. In this position, the lock rod 19 pushes on the spring block 51 to compress the spring 19 against the poppet holder 48. Thus, when the lock pin 10 is stung into the valve housing 52, the lock pin 10 locks the poppet 43 in an open configuration.
Referring to Figure 4B5 the valve 1 is shown in an unlocked, closed configuration. The lock pin 10 is unstung from the valve housing 52. With the lock pin 10 gone from the valve housing 52, the lock rod 19 no longer presses against the spring block 51 to hold the poppet 43 in an open configuration. The spring 49 is free to work against the spring block 51 to drive the poppet shaft 51 up through the poppet holder 48 to pull the poppet 43 into engagement with the conical lip 47. Thereby, the valve 1 is closed to restrict fluid flow the wellbore up through the valve 1 into the inner diameter of the casing 44.
In an alternative embodiment, the lock pin 10 illustrated in Figures 8 A through 8D may be used with the poppet valve 1 illustrated in Figures 4A and 4B. In this embodiment, because the stinger section 11 has four flanges that are joined along the longitudinal, central axis of the stinger section 11, there is no need for a lock rod 19. Rather, the distal ends of the flanges simply butt against the spring block 51 to lock the valve in an open configuration. In further alternative designs, the poppet valve is on the bottom. In still further designs, the poppet valve is on the top where the poppet moves down during flow or has a ball valve.
Similar to that previously described with reference to Figure 3A and 3B5 a reverse circulation cementing operation may be conducted through the valve illustrated in Figures 4A and 4B. In particular, plugs 20 may be injected into a leading edge 21 of a cement composition 22 for circulation down an annulus while returns are taken from the inner diameter of the casing 4. As the leading edge 21 of the cement composition 22 begins to flow through the valve 1, the plugs 20 become trapped in the holes 14 of the strainer section 12 to restrict fluid flow through the lock pin 10. Increased relative pressure behind the lock pin 10 works to drive the lock pin 10 upwardly relative to the valve housing 52. Eventually, the pins
15 are no longer able to retain the lock pin 10 so that the lock pin 10 is pumped out of the valve housing 52. Thus, the plugs 20 function to unlock the valve 1, and allow the poppet 43 to moved to a closed configuration in the conical lip 47 (see Figure 4B).
Referring to Figure 5, a cross-sectional side view of a valve similar to that illustrated in Figures 4 A and 4B is illustrated. The valve 1 and casing 4 are shown in a wellbore 31, wherein an annulus 32 is defined between the casing 4 and the wellbore 31. In this embodiment, a standard cementing plug 30 is run into the inner diameter of the casing 4 to a position immediately above the valve 1. The cementing plug 30 straddles the valve 1 and is a bottom plug pumped down as a contingency if the job was changed from a reverse cementing job to a standard job at the last minute. When a job is changed from reverse to standard, a top plug (not shown) is pumped down to land on the bottom plug. Pressure is then locked in at the top of the casing to prevent the cement from u-tubing back into the casing. In some embodiments, a top plug is pumped down to crush the mushroom head of the valve so that a bottom plug is not needed.
Figures 6A and 6B illustrate cross-sectional, side views of a portion of the strainer section 12 of the lock pin 10. In particular, a hole 14 is shown extending through the wall of the strainer section 12. In this embodiment, the hole 14 is cylindrical. In Figure 6A, the illustrated plug 20 is a sphere having an outside diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the hole 14. The plug 20 plugs the hole 14 when a portion of the plug 20 is pushed into the hole 14 as fluid flows through the hole 14. In Figure 6B, the illustrated plug 20 is an ellipsoid wherein the greatest outside circular diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the hole 14. The ellipsoidal plug 20 plugs the hole 14 when a portion of the plug 20 is pushed into the hole 14 as fluid flows through the hole 14.
Figures 7A and 7B illustrate cross-sectional, side views of a portion of the strainer section 12 of the lock pin 10. In particular, a hole 14 is shown extending through the wall of the strainer section 12. In this embodiment, the hole 14 is conical. In Figure 7A, the illustrated plug 20 is a sphere having an outside diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the conical hole 14 at the interior surface 25 of the strainer section 12 and slightly larger than the diameter of the conical hole 14 at the exterior surface 26 of the strainer section 12. The spherical plug 20 plugs the hole 14 when at least a portion of the plug 20 is pushed into the hole 14 as fluid flows through the hole 14. In Figure TB, the illustrated plug 20 is an ellipsoid wherein the greatest outside circular diameter is slightly smaller than the diameter of the
conical hole 14 at the interior surface 25 of the strainer section 12 and slightly larger than the diameter of the conical hole 14 at the exterior surface 26 of the strainer section 12. The ellipsoidal plug 20 plugs the conical hole 14 when at least a portion of the plug 20 is pushed into the hole 14 as fluid flows through the hole 14.
In one embodiment of the invention, the valve 1 is made, at least in part, of the same material as the casing 4, with the same outside diameter dimensions. Alternative materials such as steel, composites, iron, plastic, cement and aluminum may also be used for the valve so long as the construction is rugged to endure the run-in procedure and environmental conditions of the wellbore.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the plugs 20 have an outside diameter of between about 0.30 inches to about 0.45 inches, and preferably about 0.375 inches so that the plugs 20 may clear the annular clearance of the casing collar and wellbore (6.33 inches x 5 inches for example). However, in most embodiments, the plug outside diameter is large enough to bridge the holes 14 in the strainer section 12 of the lock pin 10. The composition of the plugs may be of sufficient structural integrity so that downhole pressures and temperatures do not cause the plugs to deform and pass through the holes 14. The plugs may be constructed of plastic, rubber, steel, neoprene plastics, rubber coated steel, or any other material known to persons of skill.
Therefore, the present invention is well adapted to carry out the objects and attain the ends and advantages mentioned as well as those that are inherent therein. While the invention has been depicted and described with reference to embodiments of the invention, such a reference does not imply a limitation on the invention, and no such limitation is to be inferred. The invention is capable of considerable modification, alternation, and equivalents in form and function, as will occur to those ordinarily skilled in the pertinent arts and having the benefit of this disclosure. The depicted and described embodiments of the invention are exemplary only, and are not exhaustive of the scope of the invention. Consequently, the invention is intended to be limited only by the spirit and scope of the appended claims, giving full cognizance to equivalents in all respects.
Claims
1. A method of cementing a casing in a wellbore, comprising: attaching a valve to the casing; locking the valve in an open configuration; running the casing and the valve into the wellbore; reverse circulating a cement composition down an annulus defined between the casing and the wellbore; injecting a plurality of plugs into the annulus; unlocking the valve with the plurality of plugs; and closing the valve.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein attaching the valve to the casing comprises making a flapper valve up to the casing.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein attaching the valve to the casing comprises making a poppet valve up to the casing.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein locking the valve in an open configuration comprises stinging a pin into the valve.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein injecting the plurality of plugs into the annulus comprises injecting the plugs at a leading edge of the cement composition.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein unlocking the valve with the plurality of plugs comprises trapping at least a portion of the plugs in a strainer connected to a pin stung into the valve, wherein the trapped portion of the plugs restricts fluid flow through the strainer.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein closing the valve comprises biasing the valve to a closed position, whereby the valve closes upon being unlocked.
8. A valve comprising: a valve housing defining a valve seat; a closure element adjustably connected to the valve housing, wherein the closure element is configurable relative to the valve seat in open and closed configurations; a lock in mechanical communication with the closure element to lock the closure element in the open configuration when the lock is assembled in the valve housing, wherein the lock comprises a strainer; and a bias element in mechanical communication with the valve housing and the closure element, wherein the bias element biases the closure element to the closed configuration.
9. The valve of claim 8 wherein the closure element comprises a flapper.
10. The valve of claim 8 wherein the closure element comprises a poppet.
11. The valve of claim 8 wherein the lock comprise a stinger that stings into the valve seat when the lock is assembled in the valve housing.
12. The valve of claim 8 wherein the bias element comprises a spring.
13. A system for reverse-circulation cementing a casing in a wellbore, comprising: a valve housing defining a valve seat; a closure element adjustably connected to the valve housing, wherein the closure element is configurable relative to the valve seat in open and closed configurations; a lock in mechanical communication with the closure element to lock the closure element in the open configuration when the lock is assembled in the valve housing, wherein the lock comprises a strainer with holes having a hole dimension; a bias element in mechanical communication with the valve housing and the closure element, wherein the bias element biases the closure element to the closed configuration; and a plurality of plugs, wherein the plugs have a plug dimension larger than the hole dimension.
14. The system of claim 13 wherein the closure element comprises a flapper.
15. The system of claim 13 wherein the closure element comprises a poppet.
16. The system of claim 13 wherein the lock comprise a stinger that stings into the valve seat when the lock is assembled in the valve housing.
17. The system of claim 13 wherein the bias element comprises a spring.
18. The system of claim 13 wherein the plurality of plugs comprises spheres.
19. The system of claim 13 wherein the plurality of plugs comprises spheres having an outside diameter between about 0.30 inches to about 0.45 inches.
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