Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Barrier testing method
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Application No.: US14439316Application Date: 2013-10-30
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Publication No.: US09835023B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Jørgen Hallundbæk , Ricardo Reves Vasques , Paul Hazel
- Applicant: WELLTEC A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Allerød
- Assignee: Welltec A/S
- Current Assignee: Welltec A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Allerød
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: EP12190841 20121031
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/072699 WO 20131030
- International Announcement: WO2014/067992 WO 20140508
- Main IPC: E21B47/00
- IPC: E21B47/00 ; E21B33/127 ; E21B43/10 ; E21B47/10 ; E21B33/12 ; E21B33/14 ; E21B34/06 ; E21B43/25 ; E21B47/06

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a barrier testing method for testing a production casing in a borehole (4). The method is applied before initiating production in a well and comprises the steps of connecting a drill pipe (10) with a first end (20) of a first production casing having annular barriers (17), which annular barriers (17) comprise a tubular part forming part of the casing and an expandable sleeve circumferenting the tubular part, thereby defining an expandable space; inserting the drill pipe (10) and the first production casing (3) via a drill head (6) arranged at a top (7) of the well into an intermediate casing (11) extending in a first part (18) of the borehole (4) closest to the top of the well and at least part of the first production casing into a second part (19) of the borehole; sealing a second end (21) of the first production casing (3); pressurizing the first production casing (3) from within and expanding one or more of the expandable sleeves (22) of the annular barriers (17) to abut a wall of the borehole; pressurizing the first production casing (3) from within to a predetermined pressure; and testing the first production casing (3) after expansion by measuring if the predetermined pressure is kept constant during a predetermined time period. Furthermore, the invention relates to a completion system for oil production from a well and to an oil production facilitated by the method barrier testing method.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150300154A1 BARRIER TESTING METHOD Public/Granted day:2015-10-22
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