EP2748418A4 - Downhole tester valve having rapid charging capabilities and method for use thereof - Google Patents

Downhole tester valve having rapid charging capabilities and method for use thereof

Info

Publication number: EP2748418A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: rapid charging; tester valve; charging capabilities; downhole tester; downhole
Prior art date: 2011-10-06
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP11873594.3A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2748418A1 (en

EP2748418B1 (en

Inventor

Paul David Ringgenberg

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Original Assignee

Halliburton Energy Services Inc

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2011-10-06

Filing date

2011-10-06

Publication date

2016-05-11

2011-10-06 Application filed by Halliburton Energy Services Inc filed Critical Halliburton Energy Services Inc

2014-07-02 Publication of EP2748418A1 publication Critical patent/EP2748418A1/en

2016-05-11 Publication of EP2748418A4 publication Critical patent/EP2748418A4/en

2018-10-24 Application granted granted Critical

2018-10-24 Publication of EP2748418B1 publication Critical patent/EP2748418B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2031-10-06 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
- E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
- E21B34/08—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells responsive to flow or pressure of the fluid obtained
- 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
- E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
- E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
- E21B34/10—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by control fluid supplied from outside the borehole
- 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
- E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
- E21B49/008—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells by injection test; by analysing pressure variations in an injection or production test, e.g. for estimating the skin factor
- 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
- E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
- E21B49/08—Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells
- E21B49/081—Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells with down-hole means for trapping a fluid sample
- E21B49/0813—Sampling valve actuated by annulus pressure changes
- 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
- E21B2200/00—Special features related to earth drilling for obtaining oil, gas or water
- E21B2200/04—Ball valves

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
Testing Of Devices, Machine Parts, Or Other Structures Thereof (AREA)
Check Valves (AREA)

EP11873594.3A 2011-10-06 2011-10-06 Downhole tester valve having rapid charging capabilities and method for use thereof Not-in-force EP2748418B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/US2011/055021 WO2013052050A1 (en)	2011-10-06	2011-10-06	Downhole tester valve having rapid charging capabilities and method for use thereof

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2748418A1 EP2748418A1 (en)	2014-07-02
EP2748418A4 true EP2748418A4 (en)	2016-05-11
EP2748418B1 EP2748418B1 (en)	2018-10-24

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP11873594.3A Not-in-force EP2748418B1 (en)	2011-10-06	2011-10-06	Downhole tester valve having rapid charging capabilities and method for use thereof

Country Status (5)

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US (1)	US8701778B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP2748418B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2011378455B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR112014008147A2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2013052050A1 (en)

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