Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Float shoe having concrete filled, eccentric nose with jets
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Application No.: US16217930Application Date: 2018-12-12
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Publication No.: US10760355B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Douglas Brian Farley
- Applicant: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Blank Rome, LLP
- Main IPC: E21B17/14
- IPC: E21B17/14 ; E21B34/06 ; E21B33/14

Abstract:
A float shoe for a downhole tubular or casing includes a housing, a nose, a support, and a valve. The housing is attached to the casing, and the nose having a shell of a millable material (e.g., composite, aluminum, etc.) extends from the housing. A support of cement, fills an internal cavity of the nose's shell and support a valve in the housing. The shell for the nose defines a flow passage communicating with the valve and can have a conical or eccentric shape to facilitate passage of the float shoe in a borehole during run-in. The shell for the nose can also have a port or jet that communicate the flow passage out the side of the nose.
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