Method and apparatus for setting an integrated hanger and annular seal before cementing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11091979-B2
Application number	US-201916429495-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2019
Priority date	Jun 3, 2019
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

A method of performing an annular cementing operation after setting an integrated hanger and seal includes introducing a tubular including a flow passage having an inlet and an outlet into a wellbore, positioning and setting the integrated hanger and seal in the tubular, flowing cement between the tubular and the integrated hanger and seal into the inlet of the flow passage, passing the cement through the flow passage to the outlet, flowing the cement from the outlet, and closing the outlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of performing an annular cementing operation after setting an integrated hanger and seal comprising:
introducing a tubular including a flow passage having an inlet and an outlet into a wellbore;
positioning and setting the integrated hanger and seal in the tubular;
flowing cement between the tubular and the integrated hanger and seal into the inlet of the flow passage;
passing the cement through the flow passage to the outlet;
flowing the cement from the outlet; and
closing the outlet.

2. A The method of claim 1 , further comprising: flowing the cement from the outlet through a flow port in the integrated hanger and seal.

3. A The method of claim 2 , wherein closing the outlet includes shifting a valve mounted to the integrated hanger and seal relative to the flow port.

4. A The method of claim 1 , wherein closing the outlet includes shifting a valve mounted to the tubular relative to the outlet.

5. A The method of claim 1 , further comprising: forming the seal includes compressing an elastomeric seal of the integrated hanger and seal between an inner surface of the tubular and an outer surface of the integrated hanger and seal.

6. A The method of claim 5 , wherein forming the seal includes engaging a seal mounted to the integrated hanger and seal with the tubular uphole of the outlet.

7. A The method of claim 5 , wherein forming the seal includes engaging a seal mounted to the integrated hanger and seal with the tubular between the inlet and the outlet.

8. A The method of claim 1 , further comprising: locking the integrated hanger and seal to the tubular.

9. A The method of claim 8 , wherein locking the integrated hanger and seal includes expanding one or more slips radially outwardly into engagement with the tubular.

10. A resource exploration and recovery system comprising:
a surface system;
a subsurface system fluidically connected to the surface system, the subsurface system including:
a tubular including an outer surface, and inner surface;
a flow passage formed in the tubular, the flow passage including an inlet and an outlet;
an integrated hanger and seal secured to the inner surface of the tubular, the integrated hanger and seal including an outer surface portion and an inner surface portion, the integrated hanger and seal being; and
a valve shiftable relative to the outlet, the valve being arranged on one of the inner surface of the tubular and the inner surface portion of the integrated hanger and seal.

11. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 10 , wherein the valve is mounted to the inner surface of the tubular.

12. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 10 , wherein the integrated hanger and seal includes a flow port aligned with the outlet.

13. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 10 , wherein the valve is mounted to the inner surface of the integrated hanger and seal and selectively shiftable relative to the flow port.

14. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 10 , further comprising: a seal arranged between the tubular and the integrated hanger and seal.

15. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 14 , wherein the seal is arranged between the inlet and the outlet of the flow passage.

16. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 14 , wherein the seal is arranged uphole of the outlet of the flow passage.

17. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 10 , further comprising: a radially outwardly expandable slip mounted to the outer surface portion of the integrated hanger and seal.

18. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 17 , further comprising: a slip receiving portion arranged on the outer surface of the tubular.

19. The resource exploration and recovery system according to claim 18 , wherein the slip receiving portion is arranged between the inlet and the outlet of the flow passage.

Assignees

• Yee Chee Kong
• Stockmeyer Iii Carl Frederick
• Adam Mark Kendall
• Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc

Inventors

• Yee Chee Kong
• Stockmeyer Iii Carl Frederick
• Adam Mark Kendall

Classifications

• E21B33/146 Primary

  Stage cementing, i.e. discharging cement from casing at different levels · CPC title

• E21B33/05 Primary

  Cementing-heads, e.g. having provision for introducing cementing plugs · CPC title