公开(公告)号：AU2171799A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-05

申请号：AU2171799

申请日：1998-12-17

Applicant: LUCAS BRIAN RONALD ,  WEATHERFORD/LAMB INC

Inventor： GIROUX RICHARD LEE

IPC: E21B21/10 ,  E21B33/05 ,  E21B33/16 ,  E21B34/06

Abstract: A new method for introducing wellbore cement into a wellbore shoe joint has been invented, the shoe joint having a hollow tubular body, the shoe joint containing an amount of wellbore fluid, the shoe joint disposed in a wellbore cementing system between a float shoe, guide shoe, or other flow apparatus beneath the shoe joint, and a hollow tubular member above the shoe joint, the hollow tubular member being a lower part of a wellbore tubular string of a plurality of tubular members (e.g., casing) extending from an earth surface down into a wellbore, the method including moving a wellbore wiper plug into the hollow tubular body of the shoe joint, moving the plug within the shoe joint to push wellbore fluid from the shoe joint and, in one aspect, debris in the fluid, the fluid flowing to the float shoe, guide shoe or other flow apparatus, flowing wellbore cement into the hollow tubular body of the shoe joint.

公开(公告)号：CA2768010C

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：CA2768010

申请日：2006-12-12

Applicant: WEATHERFORD/LAMB INC

Inventor： ODELL ALBERT C II ,  GIROUX RICHARD LEE ,  LE TUONG THANH ,  THOMPSON GARY ,  HEIDECKE KARSTEN ,  LORENZ JOERG ,  BOUTWELL DOYLE FREDERIC JR ,  HAYES MICHAEL ,  PIETRAS BERND-GEORG

IPC: E21B19/06

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for running tubulars into and out of a wellbore. A gripping apparatus is activated with an actuator having a primary actuator and a redundant safety feature. The redundant safety feature may include one or more redundant fluid operated pistons. The gripping apparatus may include an integrated safety system adapted to prevent damage to the tubulars while making and breaking out connections between the tubulars and the tubular string.

公开(公告)号：CA2833882C

公开(公告)日：2016-06-14

申请号：CA2833882

申请日：2012-04-27

Applicant: WEATHERFORD/LAMB INC

Inventor： GIROUX RICHARD LEE ,  GANDIKOTA VARADARAJU ,  ABEDRABBO NADER E ,  KENDZIORA LARRY A ,  RING LEV

IPC: E21B23/00 ,  E21B19/00 ,  E21B43/10

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for expanding an expandable tubular assembly in a borehole. In one aspect, a system for expanding a tubular having an anchor portion in a borehole is provided. The system includes a running tool configured to position the tubular in the borehole. The running tool including a first expander configured to activate the anchor portion by expanding the tubular to a first diameter. The system further includes a second expander configured to expand the tubular to a second larger diameter, wherein the second expander is movable between a retracted position and an expanded position. In another aspect, a method of expanding a tubular having an anchor portion in a borehole is provided.