161 |
ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTABLE BENT HOUSINGS |
EP15848162.2 |
2015-03-05 |
EP3119976A1 |
2017-01-25 |
LANGE, Gustav; WHEELER, Fraser |
Adjustable drill string housings are described for use in the directional drilling of wellbores, e.g. wellbores for hydrocarbon recovery wells. The adjustable drill string housings permit adjustment of a bend angle in the housings without removing the housings from a wellbore. In some exemplary embodiments, the bend angle can be adjusted by changing the internal stresses in a support member carried by the housings. In other embodiments, the bend angle may be adjusted by causing failure of sacrificial support members carried by the housings, and the failure may be caused by delivering chemicals through a chemical delivery system to the sacrificial support members. Methods of operating the adjustable drill string housings include multi-lateral drilling operations wherein the bend angle is adjusted when a casing window has been detected. |
162 |
ADJUSTABLE BENT HOUSINGS WITH DISINTEGRABLE SACRIFICIAL SUPPORT MEMBERS |
EP15853620.1 |
2015-03-05 |
EP3102770A1 |
2016-12-14 |
LANGE, Gustav; WHEELER, Fraser; HAGAR, Everett |
Adjustable drill string housings are described for use in the directional drilling of wellbores, e.g. wellbores for hydrocarbon recovery wells. The adjustable drill string housings permit adjustment of a bend angle in the housings without removing the housings from a wellbore. In some exemplary embodiments, the bend angle can be adjusted by changing the internal stresses in a support member carried by the housings. In other embodiments, the bend angle may be adjusted by causing failure of sacrificial support members carried by the housings, and the failure may be caused by delivering chemicals through a chemical delivery system to the sacrificial support members. Methods of operating the adjustable drill string housings include multi-lateral drilling operations wherein the bend angle is adjusted when a casing window has been detected. |
163 |
CONVEYOR APPARATUS |
EP15703005.7 |
2015-01-23 |
EP3099887A2 |
2016-12-07 |
BJØRNENAK, Mads |
A conveyor apparatus (2), so-called injector head, to enable feeding of e.g. continuous tubing (7) or coiled tubing through the conveyor apparatus (2), to and from a wellhead and a well below and related to use of well tools. The apparatus has an apparatus frame (21), a pair of oppositely located, co-operatively movable, segmented continuous belts (28; 29) installed in the frame (21), each belt comprising a plurality of interconnected gripper shoe carriers (30) carried and movable by means of a pair of continuous belt drive chains (31; 32). A gripper shoe (52) to engage and convey the tubing (7) comprises: a gripper shoe base (53) having at a front thereof longitudinal first and second edge regions (53′; 53″), a first leg (54) and a second leg (55) extending at one end (54′; 55′) thereof from said first and second edge regions (53′; 53″), respectively, said legs being inclined towards each other, and first and second device (7; CED) gripper members (56; 57) being located at the other end (54″; 55″) of said first and second legs (54; 55) and extending in parallel in the direction of the belt (28; 29). |
164 |
A FISHER TROPSCH METHOD FOR OFFSHORE PRODUCTION RISERS OR OIL AND GAS WELLS |
EP13804934.1 |
2013-06-15 |
EP2841691B1 |
2016-11-02 |
Herrmann, Robert, P. |
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165 |
AN APPARATUS FOR USE WHEN GATHERING PARAMETERS FROM A WELL FLOW AND ALSO A METHOD OF USING SAME |
EP07860914.6 |
2007-12-17 |
EP2102451B1 |
2016-10-12 |
WILBERG, Terje |
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166 |
AN ASSEMBLY OF A FLEXIBLE PIPE AND AN END-FITTING |
EP13856466 |
2013-11-18 |
EP2923131A4 |
2016-08-03 |
GLEJBØL KRISTIAN; RIES JESPER |
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167 |
USE OF MULTIPLE STACKED COILED TUBING (CT) INJECTORS FOR RUNNING HYBRID STRINGS OF CT AND JOINTED PIPE OR MULTIPLE CT STRINGS |
EP14864241.6 |
2014-11-24 |
EP3044400A1 |
2016-07-20 |
HAMPSON, Richard, J.; FOUBISTER, Jon, William; CORNEY, Ian, David |
Methods and apparatus are disclosed concerning an injector apparatus, comprising: an upper injector coupled to a frame, wherein the upper injector has an upper injector passage; a lower injector coupled the frame, wherein the lower injector has a lower injector passage; wherein the upper injector and the lower injector are substantially axially aligned; and a work window between the upper injector and the lower injector. |
168 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STRING ACCESS OR PASSAGE THROUGH THE DEFORMED AND DISSIMILAR CONTIGUOUS WALLS OF A WELLBORE |
EP13813254 |
2013-07-05 |
EP2875207A4 |
2016-07-06 |
TUNGET BRUCE A |
Method and apparatus for providing access to a lower end wellbore through an impasse using an circumferential adaptable apparatus and downhole devices to pilot a tool string through an existing obstructive frictional or restricted passageway with dissimilar well bore walls, wherein piloting a tool string may comprise displacing debris within and/or deforming its proximally circular and/or deformed bores or traversing an obstructive passageway therebetween, and whereby various downhole devices may be incorporated, deployed and oriented relative to a proximal axis or proximally contiguous wall, using the expandable and collapsible members of the present invention engaged about a plurality of shafts, usable to pilot the tool string through a conventional impasse or restriction of said walls of said dissimilar contiguous passageways. |
169 |
WELL CABLE MANAGEMENT |
EP12882560 |
2012-08-06 |
EP2880249A4 |
2016-05-25 |
RODNEY PAUL F |
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170 |
A SPACE PROVISION SYSTEM USING COMPRESSION DEVICES FOR THE REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO NEW TECHNOLOGY, BROWNFIELD AND GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENTS |
EP12807648 |
2012-07-05 |
EP2729662A4 |
2016-05-18 |
TUNGET BRUCE A |
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171 |
DRUM UNIT FOR A WELL INTERVENTION STRING |
EP12818942.0 |
2012-12-19 |
EP2794459B1 |
2016-04-13 |
MOEN, Rune; BJØRNENAK, Mats; ARMSTRONG, Kenny; AARSLAND, Tore; ZACHARIASSEN, Erik |
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172 |
UMBILICAL |
EP13836256.1 |
2013-12-12 |
EP2938913A2 |
2015-11-04 |
FRAZER, Steven, John; MADDEN, David |
An offshore hydrocarbon-production umbilical having concentrically: an outer sheath, at least two cross-wound armouring layers, and a core enclosed by the armouring layers, and comprising a plurality of elongate active umbilical components, wherein each armouring layer comprises a plurality of reinforced polymer strips. The use of reinforced polymer strips to form the armouring layers achieves a reduced weight but still flexible arrangement, which is significantly easier to manufacture as far fewer strips are required to form the armouring layers compared with the large number of steel wires of conventional armouring layers. |
173 |
AN ASSEMBLY OF A FLEXIBLE PIPE AND AN END-FITTING |
EP13856466.1 |
2013-11-18 |
EP2923131A1 |
2015-09-30 |
GLEJBØL, Kristian; RIES, Jesper |
An assembly of a flexible pipe and an end-fitting, wherein the flexible pipe of the unbonded type comprises a plurality of layers including an outermost armor layer. At least the outermost armor layer is terminated and secured by securing material in a housing cavity of the end-fitting. The end-fitting comprises an annular end-fitting body structure and an annular outer casing, wherein an upper wall section of the housing cavity is provided by the outer casing. The outer casing comprises a strain-bearing fiber armored polymer layer arranged such that a tensile load subjected to the secured outermost armor layer results in strain in the strain-bearing fiber armored polymer layer. |
174 |
CONTROLLED PRESSURE PULSER FOR COILED TUBING APPLICATIONS |
EP12828152 |
2012-02-13 |
EP2751378A4 |
2015-07-01 |
MACDONALD ROBERT; VECSERI GABOR; JENNINGS BENJAMIN |
An apparatus, method, and system for generating pressure pulses in a drilling fluid flowing within coiled tubing assembly is described that includes; a flow throttling device longitudinally and axially positioned within the center of a main valve actuator assembly that allows main exit flow fluid to flow past a drive shaft and motor such that the pilot fluid and the main exit flow fluid causes one or more flow throttling devices to generate large, rapid controllable pulses. The pulses generated by the flow throttling device thereby allow transmission of well-developed signals easily distinguished from any noise resulting from other vibrations due to nearby equipment within the borehole or exterior to the borehole, or within the coiled tubing assembly wherein the signals also provide predetermined height, width and shape of the signals. |
175 |
WELL CABLE MANAGEMENT |
EP12882560.1 |
2012-08-06 |
EP2880249A1 |
2015-06-10 |
RODNEY, Paul F. |
A wellbore communication system includes a first downhole positionable cable spool and a second downhole positionable cable spool. A downhole relay receives and repeats power and/or data signals between cables of the first and second cable spools. |
176 |
A FISHER TROPSCH METHOD FOR OFFSHORE PRODUCTION RISERS OR OIL AND GAS WELLS |
EP13804934.1 |
2013-06-15 |
EP2841691A1 |
2015-03-04 |
Herrmann, Robert, P. |
A method and an apparatus are disclosed that use a gas lift tubing arrangement to produce synthetic hydrocarbon related products. Using the Fischer Tropsch process as an example, the tubing is packed with a suitable catalyst and then hydrogen and carbon monoxide are injected into the top of the tubing in a fashion similar to a gas lift process. As the gases travel past the catalyst, synthetic hydrocarbons are formed and heat is produced. The synthetic hydrocarbons and water flow out of the bottom of the tubing and travel up the annulus to the surface. In some embodiments, this process is carried out in a producing well or a in producing riser. In a producing well or a producing riser, the production from the well which flows up the annulus cools the synthetic hydrocarbon derived products. In additional and alternate embodiments, this process can be used in non-flowing wells. |
177 |
CONTROLLED PRESSURE PULSER FOR COILED TUBING APPLICATIONS |
EP12828152.4 |
2012-02-13 |
EP2751378A1 |
2014-07-09 |
MacDonald, Robert; Vecseri, Gabor; Jennings, Benjamin |
An apparatus, method, and system for generating pressure pulses in a drilling fluid flowing within coiled tubing assembly is described that includes; a flow throttling device longitudinally and axially positioned within the center of a main valve actuator assembly that allows main exit flow fluid to flow past a drive shaft and motor such that the pilot fluid and the main exit flow fluid causes one or more flow throttling devices to generate large, rapid controllable pulses. The pulses generated by the flow throttling device thereby allow transmission of well-developed signals easily distinguished from any noise resulting from other vibrations due to nearby equipment within the borehole or exterior to the borehole, or within the coiled tubing assembly wherein the signals also provide predetermined height, width and shape of the signals. |
178 |
DRILLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME |
EP13781335.8 |
2013-04-23 |
EP2737154A1 |
2014-06-04 |
HAUGHOM, Sigurd Kjell |
A drilling device with a non-rotating drill string (8), is described, the device comprising : - a drill bit (2) connected to the distal end of the drill string (8); - a drilling machine (3) fixed to the drill string (8) and arranged to be able to rotate the drill bit (2); and - a back rig (28) arranged to be able to lead the drill string (8) into and out of a borehole (10), characterized in the device further comprising; - a water hose (23) arranged to be able to be run from outside and into the borehole (10) together with the drill string (8) along substantially the complete length of the drill string (8); and - a power- and signal-cable (24) arranged to be able to be run from the outside and into the borehole (10) together with the drill string (8). A method for use of a device in accordance with the invention is also described. |
179 |
CABLE COMPATIBLE RIG-LESS OPERABLE ANNULI ENGAGABLE SYSTEM FOR USING AND ABANDONING A SUBTERRANEAN WELL |
EP12807166.9 |
2012-07-05 |
EP2729657A2 |
2014-05-14 |
Tunget, Bruce A. |
Method and apparatus of a tool string 8A usable to urge an access passageway through a damaged or blocked well bore. The tool string comprises a deployment string with a lower coiled string compatible connector 17 engaged to at least one circumferentially adaptable apparatus 2A and at least one downhole device deployed in and placed or removed through the well bore to, in use, form a passage. The tool string can be oriented relative to the borehole and comprises a member pivotally connected to the string. |
180 |
AN INJECTOR HEAD FOR COILED TUBING SYSTEMS |
EP12767602.1 |
2012-04-03 |
EP2694770A2 |
2014-02-12 |
LANCASTER, Rodney Earl |
An injector head used in coiled tubing systems including at least two opposed counter-rotating chain loops having a first end and a second end, the chain loops having a chain. The injector head further includes a fixed drive sprocket disposed at the first end of a chain loop and a floating sprocket disposed at the second end of the chain loop. In the injector head, there is a force applied to the floating bottom sprocket to maintain the chain loop at a desired chain tension. Additionally, the injector head includes a tension cylinder that automatically maintains the chain loop at the desired chain tension. |