Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110100643 | DOWNHOLE SUB WITH HYDRAULICALLY ACTUABLE SLEEVE VALVE - A method for opening a port through the wall of a ported sub including: providing a sub with a port through its tubular side wall; providing a hydraulically actuable valve to cover the port, the valve being actuable to move away from a position covering the port to thereby open the port; increasing pressure within the sub to create a pressure differential across the valve to move the valve toward the low pressure side, while the port remains closed by the valve; thereafter, reducing pressure within the sub to reduce the pressure differential; and driving the valve to move it away from a position covering the port. | 05-05-2011 |
20110278017 | SLIDING SLEEVE SUB AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT - A tubing string assembly is disclosed for fluid treatment of a wellbore The tubing string can be used for staged wellbore fluid treatment where a selected segment of the wellbore is treated, while other segments are sealed off The tubing string can also be used where a ported tubing string is required to be run-m in a pressure tight condition and later is needed to be in an open-port condition A sliding sleeve in a tubular has a driver selected to be acted upon by an inner bore conveyed actuating device, the driver drives the generation of a ball stop on the sleeve. | 11-17-2011 |
20120111574 | DELAYED OPENING WELLBORE TUBULAR PORT CLOSURE - A wellbore tubular port closure system includes a mechanism to delay the opening of the port after the port closure has been actuated to open. A method and apparatus incorporate the wellbore tubular port closure system with a port opening delay mechanism configured to act after actuation of the pressure responsive mechanism to delay full movement of the port-closure to the port-open position until after a selected time has lapsed. | 05-10-2012 |
20120247767 | STAGE TOOL FOR WELLBORE CEMENTING - A stage tool for wellbore annular cementing includes: a main body including a tubular wall with an outer surface and a longitudinal bore extending from a top end to a bottom end, the tubular wall including a first tubular and a second tubular telescopically secured relative to and axially slidable along the first tubular; a fluid port through the tubular wall and, when opened, providing fluidic access between the longitudinal bore and the outer surface, the fluid port being openable with the first tubular and the second tubular are a first overlapping position and being closed by axially sliding the first tubular and the second tubular into a further overlapping position relative to the first overlapping position; and a sliding sleeve valve positioned over the port and drivable by fluid pressure from a position sealing against fluid flow out of the tool from the fluid port and a position retracted from the fluid port to permit fluid flow out of the tool from the fluid port. The stage tool may be run in closed and opened for cementing by hydraulic actuation of the sliding sleeve valve. After sufficient cement has been introduced, the stage tool fluid port can be closed by compressing the first tubular and the second tubular to further overlap and overlie the fluid port. | 10-04-2012 |
20130312964 | KOBE SUB, WELLBORE TUBING STRING APPARATUS AND METHOD - To address concerns of kobe plug cap portions being inadvertently removed, for example, by abutment with strings or tools passing thereby, a shielding structure may be employed to protect the cap against inadvertent removal. The port opening tool useful with the kobe plug is selected to overcome the shielding structure to open the kobe plug. To address concerns of a portion of the kobe plug becoming loose in the tubing string inner bore, a capturing mechanism may be provided that captures the cap portion after it is removed to open the kobe plug and prevented the cap portion from becoming loose in the inner bore of the tubing string. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312965 | KOBE SUB, WELLBORE TUBING STRING APPARATUS AND METHOD - To address concerns of kobe plug cap portions being inadvertently removed, for example, by abutment with strings or tools passing thereby, a shielding structure may be employed to protect the cap against inadvertent removal. The port opening tool useful with the kobe plug is selected to overcome the shielding structure to open the kobe plug. To address concerns of a portion of the kobe plug becoming loose in the tubing string inner bore, a capturing mechanism may be provided that captures the cap portion after it is removed to open the kobe plug and prevented the cap portion from becoming loose in the inner bore of the tubing string. | 11-28-2013 |
20140246208 | DOWNHOLE SUB WITH HYDRAULICALLY ACTUABLE SLEEVE VALVE - A method for opening a port through the wall of a ported sub including: providing a sub with a port through its tubular side wall; providing a hydraulically actuable valve to cover the port, the valve being actuable to move away from a position covering the port to thereby open the port; increasing pressure within the sub to create a pressure differential across the valve to move the valve toward the low pressure side, while the port remains closed by the valve; thereafter, reducing pressure within the sub to reduce the pressure differential; and driving the valve to move it away from a position covering the port. | 09-04-2014 |
20150204164 | SLIDING SLEEVE SUB AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT - A tubing string assembly is disclosed for fluid treatment of a wellbore. The tubing string can be used for staged wellbore fluid treatment where a selected segment of the wellbore is treated, while other segments are sealed off. The tubing string can also be used where a ported tubing string is required to be run in in a pressure tight condition and later is needed to be in an open-port condition. | 07-23-2015 |