Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed that use a temperature sensor integral to a drill bit while drilling. The temperature sensor is configured to measure temperature associated with a cutting element of the drill bit over time while drilling. The temperature sensor is used to generate time-series temperature data representing temperature of the cutting element of the drill bit over time while drilling. The time-series temperature data is processed to determine at least one condition of the wellbore and/or the drill bit while drilling, wherein the at least one condition relates to at least one of: i) detecting that a steering tool of the BHA of the drill bit is active and operating to control the direction of drilling, ii) detecting backwards whirling while drilling, and iii) detecting a transition between different types of reservoir rock while drilling.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for coupling a rope socket with an armored cable. The armored cable includes a conductor core having one or more cables for transmitting electrical and/or optical signals and at least one layer of armor wires wound around the conductor core. The rope socket includes a housing having an uphole end through which the armored cable extends into the housing and a downhole end through which the conductor core extends from the housing to a component of downhole equipment suspended in a wellbore by the armored cable. The armor wires are arranged inside of the housing so that they are spaced apart at least locally from the conductor core. A plastic material disposed within the housing fills interstices each defined by one or more surfaces of one or more of the conductor core, one or more of the armor wires, and the housing.

Abstract: The current invention describes a plug that may be run into a well for example an electric submersible pump without the plug locking into the wellbore casing or setting. The plug may then be allowed to sit within the well for a predetermined period of time during which a dissolvable lock is removed from the plug. With the dissolvable lock removed further downward travel is prevented by the plug locking into place while the electrical submersible pump may be freely retrieved to the surface.

Abstract: Systems for protecting portions of a drill string and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. Embodiments protect measurement components, such as electronic sensors, for measuring conditions within the hole during drilling. Additional embodiments include hollow protective covers and/or sleeves that receive at least one component of a drill string and form one or more seals around a region configured to hold sensors. Some embodiments include a drill string component with one or more pockets and/or pockets into which the sensors may be positioned, and the pockets may be configured to minimize movement of the measurement components within the pockets/pockets during operation of the drill.

Abstract: A valve system can include a valve and a support. The valve can be positioned and can be actuated in a wellbore to control flow of fluid by being actuated to a closed position to prevent the flow of fluid in the wellbore. The support can be positioned to controllably override the valve to allow the flow of the fluid while the valve is being biased towards the closed position. The support can be degraded to allow the valve to prevent flow of fluid in the wellbore while being biased towards the closed position.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for simultaneously milling an obstructions and collecting the resulting debris within a wellbore in an oil-and-gas setting. An example debris collection tool can include a motor, centrifugal pump, gear boxes, bailers, and a pass-through milling bit. A series of shafts can pass through the internal components of the tool and cause various components to rotate when driven by the motor. The gear boxes can lower the speed and increase the torque of rotating downhole components. The tool therefore can simultaneously drive the pump and milling bit at different speeds and torques. The centrifugal pump can include a flow control mechanism at allows the tool to control the flow of drilling fluid from the centrifugal pump into the surrounding subsurface.

Abstract: An electrocrushing drilling apparatus may include a downhole electrocrushing drill assembly that is part of a bottomhole assembly coupled to a downhole end of a coiled tubing drill string. The coiled tubing drill string can be deployed into a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well to advance the wellbore by way of an electrocrushing drilling operation whereby formation rock is fractured by high voltage electrical energy pulses emitted by electrodes of a drill bit of the electrocrushing drill assembly. Potential damage to electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly due to excess heat generated by power losses of electrocrushing drill assembly can be minimized or prevented by actively cooling the electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly using a liquid coolant that is conveyed from an earth surface of the well downhole to the bottomhole assembly and passed through the electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly.

Abstract: A method includes initiating a managed pressure drilling (MPD) operation in an MPD system including a rotating control device (RCD) including at least one sealing element and a plurality of pressures sensors placed relative to the at least one scaling element. The RCD is positioned in the MPD system so as to receive fluid exiting an annulus of a wellbore. Further, the method includes creating a pressure spike in the annulus of the wellbore during the MPD operation, and monitoring a pressure differential between the plurality of pressure sensors to determine whether there is a leakage within the RCD.

Abstract: A sub-surface safety valve (SSSV) for use in a low temperature downhole environment. The low temperature environment can be created by injection of fluid such as carbon dioxide. The low temperature downhole environment may be detrimental to the SSSV by damaging elastomer seals. The disclosed SSSV utilizes non-elastomeric seals and metal-to-metal seals between components. The SSSV utilizes metal-to-metal threads between body joints eliminating the need for an elastomers in the threads between body joints. Creating a SSSV with an elastomer seal reduces fatigue and damage in a low temperature environment.

Abstract: Some implementations include an apparatus comprising a finned insert configured for placement within at least a portion of an inner circumference of a slotted compressible tubular, the finned insert having a plurality of fins, wherein each fin of the plurality of fins is configured to fit within a slot of the slotted compressible tubular.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for methods and apparatus related to geological carbon capture systems. Aspects disclose methods and apparatus related to back pressure valves protecting geological based carbon capture systems. These methods and apparatus seek to enhance the efficiency and reliability of carbon capture by addressing the operational challenges posed by subsurface pressure variations. By employing advanced back pressure valve mechanisms, the systems ensure controlled injection and containment of carbon dioxide within geological formations, thereby minimizing the risk of leakage and contributing to long-term environmental sustainability.

Abstract: A drill cuttings composite core apparatus, system, and method that may utilize sieve shaker equipped with a solvent wash system to separate, clean, and size cuttings; a centrifugal mill equipped with a 12 tooth rotor and 1.0 mm ring sieve; a compactor mold that may be 1.5 inches in diameter and up to 6 inches long; dual piston compactor with independent air control valves; and a spacer on top of a bottom piston that may allow compacted core to be pushed up through top of mold for easy removal with no special tools or handling.

Abstract: A selective well barrier/bottom, including a housing, a slip disposed in the housing, a drive bar in contact with the slip, a biaser between the housing and the drive bar, a seal on the housing to radially seal with a tubular radially outwardly of the housing, and a flow bypass arrangement to facilitate flow past the seal. A borehole configuration to convert a hydraulically settable downhole tool to a mechanically settable downhole tool, the arrangement including a seal and a flow bypass arrangement configured to allow fluid flow to bypass the seal. A method for setting a tool in a borehole including fitting the selective well barrier/bottom to the tool, and setting the tool with one of applied hydraulic pressure against the seal or set down weight against the selective well barrier/bottom. A wellbore system, including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a selective well barrier/bottom, disposed within the borehole.

Abstract: An electro-crushing drill bit is to drill a wellbore, wherein the electro-crushing drill bit comprises a bit body; a ground structure coupled to the bit body; and at least one electrode coupled to a power source and the bit body, the at least one electrode positioned within the ground structure, wherein the at least one electrode comprises, a fixed plate; and a movable plate that is movable relative to the fixed plate.

Abstract: A centering device is connected to a rotating sensor assembly located at the bottom end of a tool string. The device comprises a centraliser with a plurality of arms spaced circumferentially apart around a longitudinal central axis of the device, and a shaft with a mount for fixing the shaft to the rotating sensor assembly. The shaft extends below the rotating sensor assembly, and the shaft and rotating sensor assembly rotate together on the longitudinal central axis. The centraliser is rotationally mounted to the shaft to allow the shaft to rotate within the centraliser and with the centraliser positioned below the rotating sensor assembly.

Abstract: A variety of methods and apparatus are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a bailer to collect debris from a wellbore, the bailer including a passive check valve to provide preferential flow through an annular path over a central path of the bailer with the flow of debris-laden fluid and filtered fluid in an uphole direction through the bailer and provide preferential flow through the central path over the annular path with the flow of fluid in the downhole direction.

Abstract: A laser milling and injection system operable to perform water shutoff operations in a wellbore includes a laser source, a source of a sealing gel mixture operable to cure into a bulk material, and a tool head insertable within the wellbore and operably coupled to the laser source and the source of the sealing gel mixture. The tool head includes a rotational control lens operable to receive a laser beam from laser source and tune the laser beam into an oblong shape directed towards a wall of the wellbore to generate an oblong tunnel extending laterally from the wellbore, and one or more fluid outlets operable to inject the sealing gel mixture into the laterally-extending tunnel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a cementing system. In one embodiment, cementing system includes a float shoe and a collar system. The collar system includes a baffle collar; an inner string, a plug stem, and a sealing plug. The sealing plug includes a lock ring cavity and a lock ring. The lock ring cavity includes an upper cavity tapered surface and a lower cavity tapered surface. The lock ring includes a tapered surface. The tapered surface includes an upper ring tapered surface and a lower ring tapered surface.

Abstract: A system includes a seal assembly configured to retain a casing hanger within a wellhead. The seal assembly includes: a main body including at least one tapered surface on an upper end thereof; a lock ring coupled to the main body and configured to expand radially outward into a profile on an inner diameter of the wellhead; and a cam ring disposed above the main body and having at least one tapered surface on a lower end thereof, the at least one tapered surface of the cam ring interfacing with the at least one tapered surface of the main body such that rotation of the cam ring in a first direction with respect to the main body causes the lock ring to move axially upward.

Abstract: A downhole tool can include a body within a tubing string, a first component such as an outer mandrel, a detent pin connected to an inside of the first component, wherein the detent pin comprises a pin body and a spring located within the pin body, and a second component such as a sliding sleeve that moves in relation to the first component. The outside of the sliding sleeve includes a channel with a first stop, second stop, and optionally a third stop. When a pressure differential is applied to the tool, the spring can compress and the detent pin moves from the first stop to the second stop, which can open flow ports into a wellbore annulus. The detent pin can traverse again through the channel from the second stop to the third stop, which can close the flow ports.