Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Downhole string for drilling through a low pressure zone
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Application No.: US15311924Application Date: 2015-05-19
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Publication No.: US10253591B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Paul Hazel
- Applicant: Welltec Oilfield Solutions AG
- Applicant Address: CH Zug
- Assignee: Welltec Oilfield Solutions AG
- Current Assignee: Welltec Oilfield Solutions AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Zug
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: EP14168872 20140519
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/060962 WO 20150519
- International Announcement: WO2015/177122 WO 20151126
- Main IPC: E21B33/14
- IPC: E21B33/14 ; E21B33/12 ; E21B33/127 ; E21B33/13 ; E21B43/10 ; E21B7/20 ; E21B21/00 ; E21B17/05 ; E21B34/06 ; E21B34/00

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a downhole string (1) for drilling through a low pressure zone (Zlow) in a formation (45) in a well (3), comprising a drawdown casing (2) having a first end (4) closest to a top (5) of the well and a second end (6), and an operational tool (8) connected to the second end of the drawdown casing, wherein the downhole string further comprises an annular barrier (10) having an expandable metal sleeve (11) surrounding the drawdown casing, each end of the expandable metal sleeve being connected with the drawdown casing, the expandable metal sleeve being adapted to contact a wall (16) of a borehole (17) or another casing so that the drawdown casing can rotate and slide in relation to the annular barrier after expansion of the expandable sleeve. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a downhole system and to a downhole method.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170101847A1 DOWNHOLE STRING FOR DRILLING THROUGH A LOW PRESSURE ZONE Public/Granted day:2017-04-13
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