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WO2012057631A1
WO2012057631A1 PCT/NO2011/000297 NO2011000297W WO2012057631A1 WO 2012057631 A1 WO2012057631 A1 WO 2012057631A1 NO 2011000297 W NO2011000297 W NO 2011000297W WO 2012057631 A1 WO2012057631 A1 WO 2012057631A1
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perforation
inner casing
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Per Lund
Per Buset
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Subsea P&A As
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Priority to GB1306606.3A priority Critical patent/GB2500323B/en
Priority to US13/879,332 priority patent/US20130319671A1/en
Priority to BR112013010329A priority patent/BR112013010329A2/pt
Priority to AU2011321094A priority patent/AU2011321094A1/en
Publication of WO2012057631A1 publication Critical patent/WO2012057631A1/fr

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/13—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like

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  • This invention relates to a method for plugging a subsea well. More particularly, it relates to a method for plugging a subsea well in which there is a wellhead valve arranged at the seabed, the method including:
  • the invention also includes a device for practicing the method .
  • Subsea wells that is to say wells that have been drilled from the seabed, typically petroleum wells, must be securely plugged before they are permanently abandoned. In several countries there are official requirements with respect to how the work is to be carried out and to its completion.
  • GB patent 2414492 discloses how a plugging operation may be performed by perforating a casing and using a two-wiper plug system. The two parts of the two-wiper plug system are closed and released from a tool in a sequence by means of signals from the surface. The method according to this document is unsuitable when a wellhead valve is in position on the well.
  • the invention has for its object to remedy or reduce at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art .
  • a method for plugging a subsea well in which a wellhead valve is arranged at the seabed including:
  • the method is characterized by further including:
  • perforation enables access to the wall of a borehole
  • the packer forms part of the stinger, the packer is set after the stinger has been positioned in the inner casing, but before the circulation of cleaning fluid is started.
  • the second perforation may be close to the seabed. It is usual that the filling is performed by means of pumping.
  • the circulation of cleaning fluid may be carried out via the connection housing, the stinger, a portion of the inner casing, the first perforation, the annulus, the second perforation, a portion of the inner casing and back via the connection housing.
  • the packer prevents the cleaning fluid and casting substance from flowing back via the inner casing.
  • the casting substance is supplied via the flow path
  • the amount of casting substance must be sufficient to ensure that the casting substance fills the necessary length of the annulus.
  • the method may further include removing the packer and the stinger. These may relatively simply be pulled up after the casting substance has set and the packer has been relieved.
  • the method may be practised by means of a plugging tool for plugging a subsea well in which a wellhead valve is arranged at the seabed, the tool being characterized by including a connection housing which fits sealingly between the well and the wellhead valve, the connection housing being formed with a through-going axial bore, a first pipe bore extending from the outside of the connection housing into the bore, and a second pipe bore extending from the outside of the connection housing and communicating with the pipe bore of a casing.
  • connection housing enables fluids in a sufficient amount to be circulated outside the wellhead valve.
  • the tool includes a stinger which is detachably placed in a sealing manner in the connection housing, the stinger communicating with the first pipe bore and with the first perforation .
  • the stinger thus constitutes a pipe connection between the connection housing and the first perforation.
  • the stinger includes an expandable packer which is arranged to seal the pipe bore of the inner casing.
  • At least one of the first pipe bore and the second pipe bore of the connection housing may be in communication with a vessel. Thereby, by means of suitable equipment, fluids for circulation and supply to the well may be pumped down into the well from a vessel.
  • At least one of the first pipe bore and the second pipe bore may be provided with a valve. Normally, there will be a requirement that a pipe bore in the connection housing be secured with at least one shut-off valve.
  • the method and the device in accordance with the invention enable a substantial simplification of plugging operations in wells that have the wellhead valve, the BOP, installed, the invention arranging for sufficient circulation capacity through the well. This, in turn, makes it possible for the plugging to be carried. out where there are
  • the plugging may be carried out from a vessel, which means a considerable cost saving compared with using a drilling rig.
  • Figure 1 shows a principle drawing of a subsea well which is provided with a connection housing according to the invention
  • Figure 2 shows the same as figure 1, but after a packer has been set and circulation of cleaning fluid may take place;
  • Figure 3 shows the same as figure 2, but after a casting
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates a subsea well extending from the seabed 2 and downwards in the ground 4.
  • a typical well 1 includes a conductor pipe 6 with at least one casing 8 and an inner casing 10 which is connected to a production tubing 12 by means of a production packer 14.
  • the areas between a borehole 16 and the different pipes 6, 8, 10 and 12 may be filled, at least partially, with substances such as casting substances and sand.
  • the well 1 is otherwise filled with fluid 20.
  • connection housing 22 is arranged between the well 1, that is to say one or more of the casings 6, 8, 10 in the well 1, and a wellhead valve 24.
  • the connection housing 22 is shown as one unit but may comprise various components not shown.
  • a through-going centric bore 26 provides a fluid connection between the wellhead valve 24 and the well 1.
  • a first pipe bore 28 extends from the outside of the connection housing 22 into the bore 26. The first pipe bore 28 communicates with a vessel, not shown, via a first valve 30 and a first pipe connection 32.
  • a second pipe bore 34 extends from the outside of the connection housing 22 and opens into the well 1.
  • the second pipe bore 34 communicates with the vessel, not shown, via a second valve 36 and a second pipe connection 38.
  • a perforation tool 40 When the well 1 is to be plugged, a perforation tool 40 is sluiced into the well 1 via the wellhead valve 24 and the connection housing 22. In figure 1, the perforation tool 40 is shown in two positions for the perforation of a first perforation 42 and a second perforation 4 .
  • the perforation tool 40 is then pulled out of the well 1 before a stinger 46 is moved into the well 1, see figure 2.
  • the stinger 46 is provided with an expandable packer 48 which, after expansion, seals against the inner casing 10.
  • the stinger 46 opens below the packer 48 into the inner casing 10.
  • the stinger 46 is formed with a boss 50 that fits sealingly in the bore 26 of the connection housing 22.
  • the stinger 46 communicates with the first pipe bore 28.
  • Circulation fluid for cleaning of an annulus 52 located outside the inner casing 10 may then be circulated via the first pipe connection 32, the first valve 30, the first pipe bore 28, the stinger 46, the pipe bore of the inner casing 10, the first perforation 42, the annulus 52, the second perforation 44, the pipe bore of the inner casing 10, the second pipe bore 34, the second valve 36 and the second pipe connection 38.
  • a casting substance 54 is supplied to the well via the flow path mentioned, until a sufficient length of the annulus 52 is filled with the casting substance 54.
  • a packer not shown, may be arranged to keep the casting substance 54 separated from the fluid 20 in the well 1.
  • a partition is arranged between the casting substance 54 and the fluid 20 in the well 1 by means of so-called balanced flow .
  • the well 1 is plugged.
  • the packer 48 may be relieved and pulled out of the well 1 together with the stinger 44.
  • the wellhead valve 24 and the connection housing 22 may then be removed.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif pour obturer un puits immergé (1) dans lequel une valve de tête de puits (24) est disposée sur le fond marin (2), lequel procédé consiste à : déplacer un outil perforant (40) dans le puits (1) et forer une première perforation (42) dans la paroi d'un tubage interne (10) ; forer une seconde perforation (44) dans la paroi du tubage interne (10) à une distance importante de la première perforation (42) ; verser une substance à couler dans une partie au moins de l'espace annulaire (52) entre la première perforation (42) et la seconde perforation (44) ; lequel procédé consiste en outre à : placer un logement de connexion (22) entre le puits (1) et la valve de tête de puits (24) ; effectuer la première perforation (42) à travers la paroi du tube au moins du tubage interne(10) à une hauteur à laquelle la perforation permet d'accéder à la paroi d'un trou de forage (16) ; placer une garniture d'étanchéité (48) dans le tubage interne (10) entre les deux perforations (42, 44) ; connecter une élinde flottante (46) au boîtier de connexion (22), laquelle élinde flottante (46) communiquant avec la première perforation (42) ; faire circuler un fluide à travers l'espace annulaire (52) situé à l'extérieur du tubage interne (10) entre la première perforation (42) et la seconde perforation (44) afin de nettoyer l'espace annulaire (52) ; et verser une substance à couler (54) dans le tubage interne (10) en dessous de la garniture d'étanchéité (48) et dans une partie au moins de l'espace annulaire (52) entre la première perforation (42) et la seconde perforation (44).
PCT/NO2011/000297 2010-10-26 2011-10-21 Procédé et dispositif pour obturer un puits sous-marin WO2012057631A1 (fr)

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GB1306606.3A GB2500323B (en) 2010-10-26 2011-10-21 Method and device for plugging of a subsea well
US13/879,332 US20130319671A1 (en) 2010-10-26 2011-10-21 Method and Device for Plugging of a Subsea Well
BR112013010329A BR112013010329A2 (pt) 2010-10-26 2011-10-21 método e dispositivo para tamponamento de um poço submarino
AU2011321094A AU2011321094A1 (en) 2010-10-26 2011-10-21 Method and device for plugging of a subsea well

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NO20101460 2010-10-26
NO20101460A NO332439B1 (no) 2010-10-26 2010-10-26 Fremgangsmåte og anordning for å plugge en undervannsbrønn

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