SYSTEM FOR CREATING A WELL BORE PROFILE WITH PUMP DOWN CENTRALIZER WITHOUT FINS
A system for creating a well bore profile including an electrical wireline; a first well bore measurement instrument, and a pump down centralizer. The centralizer has a pump down mandrel, a top sub, a first and second spring mount, a first and second rotation insert, a plurality of bow springs, first and second lock down rings, a bottom sub with a box connection, and a flexible sheet. The flexible sheet is configured to close and open around the pump down mandrel as the bow springs are collapsed or deployed, and extends to each side of the wellbore channeling proppant creating a Venturi effect increasing velocity of the proppant as the pump down centralizer supports electronic collection of data for creating well bore profiles.
In accordance with 35 USA § 119, this application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/746,942, filed on Oct. 17, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELDThe present embodiment generally relates to a system for creating a well bore profile with pump down centralizer without fins.
BACKGROUNDA need exists for a system for creating a well bore profile with pump down centralizer without fins. Further, a need exists for an easy to deploy wireline system for creating a wellbore profile using a pump down centralizer with bow springs that is reliable and reduces tripping out of a well.
Embodiments of the present disclosure meet these needs.
So that the manner in which the recited features, advantages and objects of the present disclosure may be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. 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, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
The present embodiments are detailed below with reference to the listed Figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTSIn the following Detailed Description, reference is made to examples and/or embodiments of the inventive concept in this disclosure. However, it should be understood that the inventive concept is not limited to described examples or embodiments. Rather, any combination of the described features, elements, or functionalities, whether related to different embodiments or not, is contemplated by the inventors as a possible combination that may be used to implement and practice an aspect of the present innovation. Furthermore, various examples or embodiments of this disclosure provide advantages over prior art devices, systems, and methods. However, although these examples or embodiments may achieve various advantages over other possible solutions and/or the prior art, whether or not a particular advantage is achieved by a given example or embodiment is not intended to be limiting on the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the following aspects, features, functionalities, examples, embodiments, and advantages are intended to be merely illustrative and are not considered elements or limitations of the appended claims, except where explicitly recited therein. Similarly, reference to “the invention” or “the innovation” are not be construed as a generalization of any inventive subject matter disclosed herein and shall not be considered to be an element or limitation of the appended claims except where explicitly recited therein.
Before explaining the present system in detail, it is to be understood that the system is not limited to any particular example embodiment described herein and that the present system may be implemented, practiced, or carried out in various ways without departing from the scope of the present disclosure and claims.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a system for creating a well bore profile that uses a wireline. These exemplary embodiments relate to a system for creating a well bore profile that is deployed using electrical wireline. The system may include wireline that engages a first well bore measurement instrument. The system may include a pump down centralizer electronically and mechanically connects to the first well bore measurement instrument. The system may further include the pump down centralizer having a unique structure including a pump down mandrel with an exterior surface and a bore. An electronic rod may be mounted in the bore of the pump down centralizer to connect to the first well bore measurement instrument. A top sub with a bore supporting an electronic connector may engage around the pump down mandrel. A first bow spring mount and a second bow spring mount may be slid over the pump down mandrel, and a plurality of bow springs may be arranged circumferentially around the exterior surface of the pump down mandrel.
Each bow spring simultaneously connects to the first and second bow spring mounts in a removable configuration and a first and second lock down rings may be used to secure the assembly. To that end, each lock down ring may threadably engage one of the bow spring mounts. Further, each lock down ring may secure one side of the bow springs to a bow spring mount. The bottom sub with a box connection may be mounted around the pump down mandrel. A flexible sheet with a central hole is deployed around the pump down mandrel without fixedly attaching to the outer surface of the pump down mandrel. The flexible sheet has a structure, shape, and configuration to withstand temperatures of at least about 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 24 hours without melting and is configured to withstand pump pressures between about 500 psi and about 10,000 psi without bursting or otherwise losing integrity. The flexible sheet is connected to portions of each bow spring and is configured to close and open around the pump down mandrel as the bow springs are collapsed or deployed, and wherein the flexible sheet extends to each side of the wellbore channeling proppant creating a Venturi effect increasing velocity of the proppant as the pump down centralizer supports electronic collection of data for creating well bore profiles.
There are many benefits to the example embodiments of the disclosure that are described herein. One of the many benefits of example embodiments provided in this disclosure is that the system prevents death of operators on a drilling rig by reducing the amount of time needed to travel in and out of a well while collecting data. Another benefit is that the described example embodiments helps to prevent fires on a well location by diverting proppants, such as drilling mud, without clogging or ripping at extreme depths of up to 25,000 feet. Various example embodiments of the present disclosure also prevent explosions on a well site by reducing the amount of pressure needed down hole to collect well bore profile data, thus providing an additional measure of safety for field or platform workers.
Another benefit is that the example embodiments or aspects of the present disclosure reduce the chance of disastrous environmental spills by significantly reducing, by at least 25%, for example, the amount of fluid needed, such as salt water, to collect data from the wellbore so that if an unwanted fluid spill or leak occurs, the lower or lesser amount or volume of fluid used can be more easily contained as a result of the reduced amount or volume of fluid needed as compared to similar conventional devices or systems.
Various aspects of the disclosure are further beneficial to wildlife living near the wellbore because they have a better chance of not having their habitat contaminated due to wellbore fluid excursions that are reduced by the secondary sealing of the wellbore with the flexible sheet of various aspects of the present disclosure. Yet another benefit of various aspects of the present disclosure is that prior to using the tool, fluid pumped before the tool is about 21,000 gallons per run and after the system is installed, fluid pumped is only about 10,000 gallons per run. Therefore, aspects of the present disclosure are capable of reducing fluid usage by more than 50%. In desert climates, cutting water use by more than about 50% is a significant benefit to the environment, local population, and the general consumption of valuable resources. Similarly, prior to using the tool, the rate for pumping fluid per minute is about 16-18 barrels per minute and after the system was installed, the line speed before was about 100-120 feet per minute and after the system was installed was about 300-360 feet per minute. Prior to using the system, the average time per trip was about 54 minutes, and after the system was installed, the average time per trip was reduced to about 17 minutes.
As such, it is apparent that various aspects of the present disclosure provide numerous advantages over prior art methods and systems, through, for example, reduction of resource consumption, reduced risk of environmental contamination at the wellsite, and reduced risk of injury to personnel at the wellsite.
The following definitions are used herein to describe aspects of the disclosure and should be used to understand the structure and functionality of the embodiments of the present disclosure:
The term “bottom sub” refers to an electric connection with a box receiver and is secured to the pump down mandrel with a set screw.
The term “bow springs” refer to thin sheets of a semi rigid material, such as spring steel or other similar materials, which may, for example, have a thickness of about 1/16th inch to about ¼ inch, a length of from about 12 inches to about 40 inches and a width of about ¼ inch to about ½ inch. The size of the bow springs in the exemplary embodiments may vary from embodiment to embodiment and also may vary outside the example dimensions noted above. A common characteristic of the bow springs regardless of their dimensions is that they be semi rigid and able to flex between two generally fixed ends to provide a spring force in the direction that is generally at a right angle to the tangent of the apex of the bow.
The term “electrical wireline” refers to the combination of a wireline truck with drum consisting of, for example, about 35,000 feet of wireline that hoists tools and sensor packages into and out of a well to communicate downhole data topside generally to create electronic reports such as wellbore profiles, in 2D and 3D.
The term “pump down mandrel” refers to a tube with various diameters for attaching on at least one side, and optionally on two sides to a well bore measurement instrument that accompanies the measurement instrument downhole into the wellbore.
The term “top sub” refers to an electrical connection that typically includes a pin and that may be secured to the pump down mandrel with a set screw or other mechanical securing device.
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A plurality of bow springs 50 a, b, c, d are arranged circumferentially about the exterior surface of the pump down mandrel 40 and on one end, all the plurality of bow springs engage the first bow spring mount 47a and on an opposite end, all the plurality of bow springs engage the second bow spring mount 47b. Each bow spring is separately connected and removable with the first and second bow spring mounts 47a and 47b. In various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, each bow spring can have a wear pad 81 mounted to a central outside portion of each bow spring. A flexible sheet 70 is secured to inner surfaces of each bow spring.
The flexible sheet is configured to move, flex, or otherwise adjust position or shape of the sheet itself to close and open around the pump down mandrel as the bow springs are collapsed or deployed, and wherein the flexible sheet extends to each side of the wellbore channeling proppant creating a Venturi effect increasing velocity of the proppant as the pump down centralizer supports electronic collection of data for creating well bore profiles. In exemplary embodiments the flexible sheet may have a smooth side 74 and an opposing textured side 73. In exemplary embodiments each bow spring may have arced sections that provide a spring force to resist motion in one direction and may facilitate motion in an opposing direction, as long as the bow spring is on one side or the other of the resting position. In various embodiments of the disclosure, the thickness of each bow spring may be constant along the length of the bow spring. In other exemplary embodiments, the thickness of the bow spring may increase near the terminating ends of the spring. The bow springs may, for example, be formed from a metal or alloy material that has the structural integrity and strength to be flexible and provide the spring forces needed without deforming, bending, or otherwise breaking such that a consistent spring force is no longer provided.
In various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, the flexible sheet can be a rubber, a laminate of rubber and cloth, or an elastic thermoplastic having ability to withstand downhole temperatures of at least about 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 24 hours without melting. In other exemplary embodiments that flexible sheet may be manufactured from a metal or alloy. The flexible sheet may be circular shaped about the central tubular and the flexible sheet may have a thickness of from about 1/32 to about 1/16th inch. The flexible sheet may have a smooth side and a textured side, wherein the textured side may be affixed to the inner surface of the bow springs.
In various exemplary embodiments the well bore measurement instrument may be a logging tool, a well perforating gun, a pipe recovery tool, and/or a setting tool. In an embodiment, a measurement while drilling apparatus can be the well bore measurement instrument. In embodiments, from about 4 to about 10 bow springs and all the numbers in between can be used in the system. The mandrel length may be from about 8 inches to about 6 feet. The bore of the mandrel may have a diameter from about 0.25 inches to about 0.75 inches. The flexible sheet may be riveted or bolted to portions of inner surfaces of each bow spring, and the flexible sheet may include a plurality of flexible sheets, layered over each other and fastened to the inner surfaces of each bow spring, such as from about 2 to about 5 flexible sheets. In various exemplary embodiments, from 1 to about 5 flexible sheets can be layered together and mounted to the inner surfaces of each bow spring.
In various exemplary embodiments the proppant may be freshwater, salt water, oil based drilling mud, water based drilling mud, wellbore cleaning gels, mixed fluids of barite, calcium chloride, zinc bromide, flocculent, sand or combinations thereof.
Embodiments of the disclosure may provide an inventive system for creating a well bore profile using data from well perforating gun. The system may engage on one end an electrical wireline such as a wireline truck with a drum of 30,000 feet of 9/32th OD wire. The well perforating gun is connected to the electrical wireline. A pump down centralizer is connected to the well perforating gun. The centralizer for this example include a pump down mandrel made from stainless steel that is about 24 inches long, with a rounded surface having a plurality of wrench pads on the exterior surface. In this example, the pump down mandrel has a bore of about ½ inch and an electronic rod made of steel extending through the bore to convey signals from the wireline truck to the well perforating gun.
A top sub made of brass is used with an electronic connector to engage the electrical wireline is threaded to pump down mandrel. The top sub mechanically connects to the electronic rod of the pump down mandrel. A first spring mount with an OD of about 1.5 inches is disposed around the pump down mandrel. A first rotation insert is installed between the pump down mandrel outer surface and the first spring mount and is secured by the first lock down ring 52. The first rotation insert stabilizes rotation of the spring mount. Six bow springs may be attached on one end to the first spring mount. The six bow springs are arranged circumferentially about the exterior surface of the pump down mandrel. The six bow springs connect to the second spring mounts disposed over the pump down mandrel on an opposite end of the bow springs.
A second lock down ring theadably engages the second spring mount. A bottom sub made of brass, with a longitudinal length of 4 inches is mounted around the pump down mandrel. The bottom sub has a box connection for engaging a well bore tool such as a setting tool with a plug which optionally may engage additional electrical wireline. The bottom sub may have a connection, such as a box connection, for engaging a second well bore measurement instrument such as a setting tool with a plug which optionally may engage additional electrical wireline. A flexible sheet that has an overall diameter of about 10 inches, for example, with a central hole having a diameter of about 1.5 inches, for example, and a thickness of 1/32th inch made of a laminate of rubber over woven fabric, such as Kevlar™ may be deployed around the pump down mandrel without fixedly attaching to the outer surface of the pump down mandrel.
The flexible sheet is configured to withstand temperatures of at least about 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours without melting and configured to withstand pump pressures between about 500 psi and up to about 10,000 psi without bursting or otherwise losing it's physical structure or integrity, the flexible sheet being connected to portions of each bow spring. The flexible sheet is configured to close and open around the pump down mandrel as the bow springs are collapsed or deployed, and wherein the flexible sheet extends to each side of the wellbore channeling proppant creating a Venturi effect increasing velocity of the proppant as the pump down centralizer supports electronic collection of data for creating well bore profiles.
In example embodiments, the flexible sheet can be fabrics made by Gripp-Tac™ which are a low stretch, non-slip fabric consisting of a woven polyester base with an integral Texturized Rubberized PVC surface. This material is highly abrasion resistant, fluid proof, stain resistant, and fire resistant to CAL 117 specifications. The fabric has superior grip characteristics wet or dry. This fabric stretches less than 10% on diagonal axis, and less than 2% along both X and Y axis. Less stretch means more accurate fitting for tactical items that have a lower tolerance for shifting or excess material. This fabric is approximately 1/32 inches thick and about One Yard=54 inches wide×36 inches long. This fabric is sold under the following: Gripp-Tax Model #: F04I-POSP-GRIP-W022-ZS, and has formerly been sold as FRGT054, both of these fabrics are usable in various embodiments of the present disclosure.
In various exemplary embodiments, the flexible sheet is over from 5% to 25% of the length of all the bow springs simultaneously, and all the numerical ranges in between. In exemplary embodiments, the flexible sheet is attached to the blow springs with at least two and up to 6 rivets or fasteners.
While these embodiments have been described with emphasis on the embodiments, it should be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the embodiments might be practiced other than as specifically described herein. Further, while the foregoing is directed to embodiments presented in this disclosure, other and further embodiments may be devised without departing from the basic scope of contemplated embodiments, and the scope thereof is determined by the claims that follow.
Claims
1. A system for creating a well bore profile comprising: wherein the flexible sheet is configured to close and open around the pump down mandrel as the bow springs are collapsed or deployed, and wherein the flexible sheet extends to each side of the wellbore channeling proppant creating a Venturi effect increasing velocity of the proppant as the pump down centralizer supports electronic collection of data for creating well bore profiles.
- a. an electrical wireline;
- b. a first well bore measurement instrument connected to the electrical wireline;
- c. a pump down centralizer connected to at least one well bore measurement instrument, the pump down centralizer comprising: (i) a pump down mandrel with an exterior surface, a bore and an electronic rod extending through the bore; (ii) a top sub with an electronic connector mounted in a bore of the top sub, wherein the top sub is mounted to pump down mandrel; (iii) a plurality of bow spring mounts mounted to the pump down mandrel; (iv) a plurality of bow springs arranged circumferentially about the exterior surface of the pump down mandrel, each bow spring separately connected to the first and second bow spring mounts; (v) first and second lock down rings, each lock down ring threadably engages one of the bow spring mounts, the lock down rings secure the plurality of bow springs to the bow spring mounts; (vi) a bottom sub with a box connection mounted around the pump down mandrel for optionally engaging a well bore tool; (vii) a flexible sheet with a central hole deployed around the pump down mandrel without fixedly attaching to the outer surface of the pump down mandrel, the flexible sheet configured to withstand temperatures of at least 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours without melting and configured to withstand pump pressures between 500 psi and 10,000 psi without bursting, the flexible sheet connected to portions of each bow spring; and
2. The system of claim 1, wherein each bow spring mount comprises
- a. a first and second spring mount disposed around the pump down mandrel; and
- b. a first and second rotation insert are inserted between the pump down mandrel and one of the spring mounts to stabilizer rotation of each spring mount.
3. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein each bow spring has an arced section.
4. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the thickness of each bow spring is constant along the length of the bow spring.
5. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the bow springs are formed from a metal.
6. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, where the flexible sheet comprises a rubber, a laminate of rubber and cloth, or an elastic thermoplastic having ability to withstand downhole temperatures of at least 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours without melting.
7. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, where the flexible sheet is circular about the central tubular and the flexible sheet has a thickness of from 1/32 inch to ⅛ inch.
8. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 6, wherein the flexible sheet comprises a smooth side and a textured side, wherein the textured side is affixed to the inner surface of the bow springs.
9. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the well bore measurement instrument is selected from the group comprising at least one: a logging tool, a well perforating gun, a pipe recovery tool, and a setting tool.
10. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the wellbore tool is a measurement while drilling apparatus.
11. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, comprising 4 to 10 bow springs and all the numbers in between.
12. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the mandrel length is from 8 inches to 6 feet.
13. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the bore of the mandrel has a diameter from 0.25 inches to 0.75 inches.
14. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the flexible sheet is riveted or bolted to portions of inner surfaces of each bow spring.
15. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the flexible sheet comprises a plurality of flexible sheets, layered over each other and fastened to the inner surfaces of each bow spring.
16. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, comprising 1 to 5 flexible sheets mounted to the inner surfaces of each bow spring.
17. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, wherein the proppant is freshwater, salt water, oil-based drilling mud, water-based drilling mud, wellbore cleaning gels, mixed fluids of barite, calcium chloride, zinc bromide, flocculent, sand or combinations thereof.
18. The system for creating a well bore profile of claim 1, comprising a wear pad mounted centrally on each bow spring.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 17, 2019
Publication Date: Apr 23, 2020
Inventor: Lamon Sivils (Sibley, LA)
Application Number: 16/655,857