Plug bypass tool and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10767429-B2
Application number	US-201816109531-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2018
Priority date	Aug 22, 2018
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

A plug bypass tool including a housing defining a main flow passage and a bypass passageway, the bypass passageway extending between a first port and a second port, the first and second ports being fluidly connected to the main flow passage, a first seat and a first sleeve disposed within the passage between the first port and second port, and a second seat and a second sleeve disposed in the passage, the second sleeve movable between a position covering the second port and a position revealing the second port.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A plug bypass tool comprising:
a housing defining a main flow passage and a bypass passageway, the bypass passageway extending between a first port and a second port, the first and second ports being fluidly connected to the main flow passage, the housing further including a fracture port between the first and second ports;
a first seat and a first sleeve disposed within the passage between the first port and second port; and
a second seat and a second sleeve disposed in the passage, the second sleeve movable between a position covering the second port and a position revealing the second port.

2. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first sleeve is moveable between a position covering the fracture port and a position revealing the fracture port.

3. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first seat and first sleeve are responsive to a first object landable on the first seat.

4. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second sleeve when in a position to reveal the second port covers the fracture port.

5. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 1 wherein the passageway is a gun drilled configuration.

6. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first sleeve includes an automatic retainer.

7. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 6 wherein the automatic retainer is a C ring.

8. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second sleeve includes an automatic retainer.

9. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 8 wherein the automatic retainer is a C ring.

10. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 1 wherein the housing includes a production opening.

11. The plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 10 wherein the production opening includes a filter.

12. A method for making a plug bypass tool comprising depositing material in accordance with a program to layer by layer build the housing as claimed in claim 1 .

13. The method for making a plug bypass tool as claimed in claim 12 further comprising building the entire tool as claimed in claim 1 .

14. A wellbore system comprising:
a borehole in a formation;
a string disposed within the borehole; and
a tool as claimed in claim 1 making up a part of the string.

15. A method for bypassing a plug in a tool as claimed in claim 1 , the method comprising:
landing a first object on the first seat;
pressuring on the first object and moving the first sleeve;
pressuring to perform an operation;
landing a second object on the second seat;
pressuring on the second object and moving the second sleeve;
revealing the second port whereby the bypass passageway around the first object on the first seat is established.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 wherein the operation is a fracture operation.

17. The method as claimed in claim 15 wherein moving the first sleeve is revealing a fracture port.

18. The method as claimed in claim 15 further comprising flowing fluid through the established bypass passageway.

Assignees

• McGuire Adam
• Stone Matthew
• Baker Hughes A Ge Co Llc

Inventors

• McGuire Adam
• Stone Matthew

Classifications

• E21B21/103 Primary

  Down-hole by-pass valve arrangements, i.e. between the inside of the drill string and the annulus (valves specifically for maintaining circulation of drilling fluid while connecting or disconnecting tubular joints E21B21/019) · CPC title

• E21B34/142 Primary

  unsupported or free-falling elements, e.g. balls, plugs, darts or pistons · CPC title

• E21B2200/06

  Sleeve valves · CPC title

• E21B33/12

  Packers; Plugs (used for cementing E21B33/134, E21B33/16) · CPC title

• E21B34/14

  operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools {(E21B34/066 takes precedence)} · CPC title