GB2612761A - Rigless method to partially lift or retrieve wellbore tubing strings from platform and subsea wells - Google Patents
Rigless method to partially lift or retrieve wellbore tubing strings from platform and subsea wells Download PDFInfo
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- GB2612761A GB2612761A GB2303226.1A GB202303226A GB2612761A GB 2612761 A GB2612761 A GB 2612761A GB 202303226 A GB202303226 A GB 202303226A GB 2612761 A GB2612761 A GB 2612761A
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- United Kingdom
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- tubular string
- wellbore
- cutting
- check valve
- selected depth
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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
- E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
- E21B29/002—Cutting, e.g. milling, a pipe with a cutter rotating along the circumference of the pipe
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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
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/002—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling
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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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- 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
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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
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/005—Monitoring or checking of cementation quality or level
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- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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- Earth Drilling (AREA)
- Jet Pumps And Other Pumps (AREA)
- Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
Abstract
A method for lifting a tubular string from a wellbore includes cutting the tubular string at a selected depth in the wellbore. A check valve is disposed in the tubular string above the selected depth. An interior of the tubular string is pressurized with gas to displace liquid in the tubing through the check valve. The tubular string is lifted, and a portion of the tubular string extending out of the wellbore is cut.
Claims (7)
1. A method for lifting a tubular string from a wellbore, comprising cutting the tubular string at a selected depth in the wellbore; disposing a check valve in the tubular string above the selected depth; pressurizing an interior of the tubular string with gas to displace liquid in the tubing through the check valve; lifting the tubular string; and cutting a portion of the tubular string extending out of the wellbore.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising placing a barrier material in the tubular string below the selected depth prior to cutting the tubular string at the selected depth.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising removing the check valve and lowering a well logging tool through the tubular string into a space below a bottom end of the lifted tubular string.
4. The method of claim 4 wherein the well logging tool comprises a cement evaluation tool, the method further comprising operating the cement evaluation tool to determine integrity of a cement barrier between a wall of the wellbore and a casing disposed in the wellbore.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising removing the check valve and moving a barrier material into the wellbore through the lifted tubular string.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising sealing an annular space between the tubular string and the wellbore proximate a surface end of the wellbore, and pressurizing the annular space.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the lifting and cutting are performed proximate a surface end of the wellbore. The method of claim 1 wherein the cutting is performed proximate a bottom of a body of water. The method of claim 8 further comprising affixing at least one buoyancy device to the tubular string, and using a vessel on a surface of the body of water to move the tubular string away from the wellbore. The method of claim 1 further comprising lowering the tubular string into the wellbore after the cutting the portion extending from the wellbore. The method of claim 1 further comprising repeating the lifting the tubular string and cutting the portion extending from the wellbore until a selected amount of the tubular string has been cut. A method for lifting a tubular string from a wellbore, comprising cutting the tubular string at a selected depth in the wellbore; disposing a check valve/anchor combination in the tubular string above the selected depth; pressurizing an interior of the tubular string with gas to displace liquid in the tubing through the check valve; and setting an anchor portion of the combination by further pressurizing the interior of the tubular string. The method of claim 12 further comprising inserting a well logging tool into a space below the anchor portion to evaluate the wellbore below a bottom of the tubular string.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US202063074044P | 2020-09-03 | 2020-09-03 | |
| PCT/IB2021/057683 WO2022049446A1 (en) | 2020-09-03 | 2021-08-20 | Rigless method to partially lift or retrieve wellbore tubing strings from platform and subsea wells |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB202303226D0 GB202303226D0 (en) | 2023-04-19 |
| GB2612761A true GB2612761A (en) | 2023-05-10 |
| GB2612761A8 GB2612761A8 (en) | 2025-02-26 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB2303226.1A Withdrawn GB2612761A (en) | 2020-09-03 | 2021-08-20 | Rigless method to partially lift or retrieve wellbore tubing strings from platform and subsea wells |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20230220739A1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2021337831A1 (en) |
| BR (1) | BR112023003782A2 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2612761A (en) |
| NO (1) | NO20230314A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2022049446A1 (en) |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2484166A (en) * | 2010-07-05 | 2012-04-04 | Bruce Arnold Tunget | Cap rock restoration through concentric tubing |
| US9702211B2 (en) * | 2012-01-30 | 2017-07-11 | Altus Intervention As | Method and an apparatus for retrieving a tubing from a well |
| GB2567157A (en) * | 2017-10-03 | 2019-04-10 | Ardyne Holdings Ltd | Improvements in or relating to well abandonment |
| WO2019122857A1 (en) * | 2017-12-20 | 2019-06-27 | Ardyne Holdings Limited | Improvements in or relating to well abandonment and slot recovery |
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2021
- 2021-08-20 WO PCT/IB2021/057683 patent/WO2022049446A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2021-08-20 GB GB2303226.1A patent/GB2612761A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2021-08-20 BR BR112023003782A patent/BR112023003782A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2021-08-20 NO NO20230314A patent/NO20230314A1/en unknown
- 2021-08-20 AU AU2021337831A patent/AU2021337831A1/en not_active Abandoned
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2023
- 2023-03-03 US US18/177,910 patent/US20230220739A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2484166A (en) * | 2010-07-05 | 2012-04-04 | Bruce Arnold Tunget | Cap rock restoration through concentric tubing |
| US9702211B2 (en) * | 2012-01-30 | 2017-07-11 | Altus Intervention As | Method and an apparatus for retrieving a tubing from a well |
| GB2567157A (en) * | 2017-10-03 | 2019-04-10 | Ardyne Holdings Ltd | Improvements in or relating to well abandonment |
| WO2019122857A1 (en) * | 2017-12-20 | 2019-06-27 | Ardyne Holdings Limited | Improvements in or relating to well abandonment and slot recovery |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| BR112023003782A2 (en) | 2023-03-28 |
| AU2021337831A1 (en) | 2023-03-23 |
| NO20230314A1 (en) | 2023-03-22 |
| GB2612761A8 (en) | 2025-02-26 |
| US20230220739A1 (en) | 2023-07-13 |
| GB202303226D0 (en) | 2023-04-19 |
| WO2022049446A1 (en) | 2022-03-10 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |