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EP2578796A3 - Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string - Google Patents

Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string Download PDF

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EP2578796A3
EP2578796A3 EP13150396.3A EP13150396A EP2578796A3 EP 2578796 A3 EP2578796 A3 EP 2578796A3 EP 13150396 A EP13150396 A EP 13150396A EP 2578796 A3 EP2578796 A3 EP 2578796A3
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Prior art keywords
expandable
centralizer
pipe string
links
expandable collar
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2578796A2 (en
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Jean Buytaert
Eugene Edward Miller
Donald Elwin Mcdowell
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Franks International LLC
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Franks International LLC
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Priority claimed from US11/749,544 external-priority patent/US7845061B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/828,943 external-priority patent/US8701783B2/en
Application filed by Franks International LLC filed Critical Franks International LLC
Publication of EP2578796A2 publication Critical patent/EP2578796A2/en
Publication of EP2578796A3 publication Critical patent/EP2578796A3/en
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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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/10—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers
    • E21B17/1014—Flexible or expansible centering means, e.g. with pistons pressing against the wall of the well
    • E21B17/1021—Flexible or expansible centering means, e.g. with pistons pressing against the wall of the well with articulated arms or arcuate springs
    • E21B17/1028—Flexible or expansible centering means, e.g. with pistons pressing against the wall of the well with articulated arms or arcuate springs with arcuate springs only, e.g. baskets with outwardly bowed strips for cementing operations
    • 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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/10—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers
    • E21B17/1078—Stabilisers or centralisers for casing, tubing or drill pipes
    • 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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
    • E21B43/103—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
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  • Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
  • Mechanical Pencils And Projecting And Retracting Systems Therefor, And Multi-System Writing Instruments (AREA)

Abstract

An expandable centralizer (8), comprising: a plurality of ribs, each having a first end (30A) and a second end (30B); a first expandable collar (10A) comprising a plurality of links (16) connected to the plurality of ribs at the first ends, at least some of the links of the first expandable collar being slidably coupled together; and a second expandable collar (10B) comprising a plurality of links (16) connected to the plurality of ribs at the second ends, at least some of the links of the second expandable collar being slidably coupled together, wherein at least the first expandable collar is configured to expand without substantial plastic deformation.
EP13150396.3A 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string Withdrawn EP2578796A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/749,544 US7845061B2 (en) 2007-05-16 2007-05-16 Low clearance centralizer and method of making centralizer
US11/828,943 US8701783B2 (en) 2007-07-26 2007-07-26 Apparatus for and method of deploying a centralizer installed on an expandable casing string
EP11189762.5A EP2428637A3 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string
EP08769366A EP2158379B1 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string

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EP08769366.9 Division 2008-05-09
EP11189762.5A Division EP2428637A3 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string
EP11189762.5A Division-Into EP2428637A3 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string
EP08769366A Division EP2158379B1 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string
EP11189762.5 Division 2011-11-18

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EP2578796A2 EP2578796A2 (en) 2013-04-10
EP2578796A3 true EP2578796A3 (en) 2014-08-27

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EP11189762.5A Withdrawn EP2428637A3 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string
EP08769366A Active EP2158379B1 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string
EP13150396.3A Withdrawn EP2578796A3 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string

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EP08769366A Active EP2158379B1 (en) 2007-05-16 2008-05-09 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string

Country Status (5)

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EP (3) EP2428637A3 (en)
AT (1) ATE536462T1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0812118A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2687495C (en)
WO (1) WO2008144249A2 (en)

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US8505624B2 (en) * 2010-12-09 2013-08-13 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Integral pull-through centralizer
US8833446B2 (en) 2011-01-25 2014-09-16 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Composite bow centralizer
US8678096B2 (en) 2011-01-25 2014-03-25 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Composite bow centralizer
US8573296B2 (en) 2011-04-25 2013-11-05 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Limit collar
US9074430B2 (en) 2011-09-20 2015-07-07 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Composite limit collar
WO2013135297A1 (en) * 2012-03-15 2013-09-19 Statoil As Centralizer for expandable casing
WO2015013438A1 (en) 2013-07-24 2015-01-29 Portable Composite Structures, Inc. Centralizers for centralizing well casings
US10227833B2 (en) 2013-11-05 2019-03-12 Enventure Global Technology, Inc. Centralizer for expandable liner
GB2578774B (en) * 2018-11-08 2023-05-10 Vulcan Completion Products Uk Ltd Centraliser

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US2718266A (en) * 1951-12-14 1955-09-20 Baker Oil Tools Inc Stop devices for well conduits
US3356147A (en) * 1965-04-07 1967-12-05 Dreyfuss Wilfred Centralizer device for casings in boreholes
US3566965A (en) * 1968-07-22 1971-03-02 B & W Inc Variable size,multi-hinge centralizer
GB2148985A (en) * 1983-10-31 1985-06-05 Baker Oil Tools Inc Segmented concentric centraliser

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US2312600A (en) * 1941-01-02 1943-03-02 Steps Robert Alexander Well mechanism
US5261488A (en) * 1990-01-17 1993-11-16 Weatherford U.K. Limited Centralizers for oil well casings
DE4024000C2 (en) * 1990-07-28 1994-07-28 Weatherford Oil Tool Pipe centering basket with clamping device

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2718266A (en) * 1951-12-14 1955-09-20 Baker Oil Tools Inc Stop devices for well conduits
US3356147A (en) * 1965-04-07 1967-12-05 Dreyfuss Wilfred Centralizer device for casings in boreholes
US3566965A (en) * 1968-07-22 1971-03-02 B & W Inc Variable size,multi-hinge centralizer
GB2148985A (en) * 1983-10-31 1985-06-05 Baker Oil Tools Inc Segmented concentric centraliser

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN110043199A (en) * 2019-04-22 2019-07-23 陕西纽兰德实业有限公司 A kind of centralizer

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WO2008144249A3 (en) 2009-01-15
WO2008144249A4 (en) 2009-03-12
EP2158379B1 (en) 2011-12-07
EP2428637A2 (en) 2012-03-14
EP2158379A2 (en) 2010-03-03
EP2578796A2 (en) 2013-04-10
BRPI0812118A2 (en) 2014-11-25
ATE536462T1 (en) 2011-12-15
WO2008144249A2 (en) 2008-11-27
CA2687495A1 (en) 2008-11-27
EP2428637A3 (en) 2014-07-30
CA2687495C (en) 2017-04-18

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