Weight down collet for a downhole service tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9500056-B2
Application number	US-201414759727-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2014
Priority date	Sep 15, 2014
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

A weight down collet includes a mandrel that provides an outer diameter feature and a shoulder, and a collet sleeve assembly movably disposed about the mandrel. The collet sleeve assembly includes a body, a primary collet provided on the body and defining an upper detent and a lower detent having a gap defined therebetween, and a secondary collet provided on the body and axially spaced from the primary collet. The upper and lower detents extend radially outward from the body and are engageable with one or more restrictions provided on an inner wall of a completion string, and the secondary collet defines an inner detent that extends radially inward and is engageable with the shoulder. The collet sleeve assembly is movable between an unsupported position, where the primary collet is radially unsupported, and a supported position, where the primary collet is radially supported on the outer diameter feature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A weight down collet, comprising:
a mandrel that provides an outer diameter feature and a shoulder defined on the outer diameter feature; and
a collet sleeve assembly movably disposed about the mandrel, the collet sleeve assembly including:
a body;
a primary collet provided on the body and defining an upper detent, a lower detent, and a gap defined therebetween, wherein the upper and lower detents extend radially outward from the body and are engageable with one or more restrictions provided on an inner wall of a completion string; and
a secondary collet provided on the body and axially spaced from the primary collet, wherein the secondary collet defines an inner detent that extends radially inward and is engageable with the shoulder, and

wherein the collet sleeve assembly is movable between an unsupported position, where the primary collet is radially unsupported, and a supported position, where the primary collet is radially supported on the outer diameter feature.

2. The weight down collet of claim 1 , wherein the one or more restrictions comprise a seal bore that is longer than the gap, and wherein engagement of the inner detent on the shoulder prevents the collet sleeve assembly from moving to the supported position when the primary collet engages the seal bore.

3. The weight down collet of claim 2 , wherein, when the collet sleeve assembly moves in a downhole direction with respect to the completion string, the inner detent has a snap value that is greater than a friction force generated through engagement of the upper and lower detents on the seal bore.

4. The weight down collet of claim 1 , wherein the one or more restrictions is an indicator coupling that is able to be located in the gap, and wherein a snap value of the upper detent as engaged on the indicator coupling is greater than a snap value of the inner detent as engaged on the shoulder, whereby the collet sleeve assembly is able to move to the supported position.

5. The weight down collet of claim 4 , wherein, when the collet sleeve assembly moves in a downhole direction with respect to the completion string, the upper and lower detents and the inner detent each have a corresponding snap value, and wherein the snap value of the inner detent is greater than the snap value of the lower detent.

6. A well system, comprising:
a completion string arranged within a wellbore and having at least one seal bore and at least one indicator coupling provided on an inner wall of the completion string;
a service tool extendable into the completion string; and
a weight down collet coupled to the service tool and having a mandrel that provides an outer diameter feature, a shoulder defined on the outer diameter feature, and a collet sleeve assembly movably disposed about the mandrel, the collet sleeve assembly including:
a body;
a primary collet provided on the body and defining an upper detent, a lower detent, and a gap defined therebetween, wherein the upper and lower detents extend radially outward from the body and are engageable with the at least one seal bore and the at least one indicator coupling; and
a secondary collet provided on the body and axially spaced from the primary collet, wherein the secondary collet defines an inner detent that extends radially inward and is engageable with the shoulder, and

wherein the collet sleeve assembly is movable between an unsupported position, where the primary collet is radially unsupported, and a supported position, where the primary collet is radially supported on the outer diameter feature.

7. The well system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one seal bore is longer than the gap and engagement of the inner detent on the shoulder prevents the collet sleeve assembly from moving to the supported position when the primary collet engages the seal bore.

8. The well system of claim 7 , wherein, when the collet sleeve assembly moves in a downhole direction with respect to the completion string, the inner detent has a snap value greater than a friction force generated through engagement of the upper and lower detents on the at least one seal bore.

9. The well system of claim 6 , wherein the indicator coupling is sized to enter the gap and a snap value of the upper detent as engaged on the indicator coupling is greater than a snap value of the inner detent as engaged on the shoulder, whereby the collet sleeve assembly is able to move to the supported position.

10. The well system of claim 9 , wherein, when the collet sleeve assembly moves in a downhole direction with respect to the completion string, the upper and lower detents and the inner detent each have a corresponding snap value, and wherein the snap value of the upper detent is greater than the snap value of the inner detent, and the snap value of the inner detent is greater than the snap value of the lower detent.

11. A method, comprising:
conveying a service tool into a wellbore having a completion string positioned therein, the completion string having at least one seal bore and at least one indicator coupling provided on an inner wall of the completion string;
extending a service tool into the completion string in a downhole direction relative to the completion string, the service tool having a weight down collet that includes a mandrel and a collet sleeve assembly movably disposed about the mandrel, wherein the collet sleeve assembly includes a body, and a primary collet, and a secondary collet provided on the body;
engaging the primary collet on the at least one seal bore and thereby moving the collet sleeve assembly in an uphole direction relative to the mandrel;
engaging the secondary collet on a shoulder defined on the mandrel and thereby stopping movement of the collet sleeve assembly in the uphole direction relative to the mandrel;
engaging the primary collet on the at least one indicator coupling and overcoming a snap value of the secondary collet as engaged on the shoulder as the service tool continues to move in the downhole direction relative to the completion string; and
moving the collet sleeve assembly to a supported position where the primary collet is radially supported on an outer diameter feature of the mandrel.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the primary collet provides an upper detent and a lower detent, the upper and lower detents extending radially outward from the body, and wherein engaging the primary collet on the at least one seal bore comprises engaging the upper and lower detents on the at least one seal bore.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the secondary collet provides an inner detent that extends radially inward and exhibits a snap value when the service tool moves in the downhole direction with respect to the completion string, and wherein engaging the secondary collet on the shoulder comprises:
engaging the inner detent on the shoulder, wherein the snap value of the secondary collet is greater than a friction force generated through engagement of the primary collet on the seal bore; and
overcoming the friction force as the service tool moves in the downhole direction with respect to the completion string.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the primary collet provides an upper detent, a lower detent, and a gap defined between the upper and lower detents, and wherein engaging the primary collet on the at least one indicator coupling comprises:
engaging the lower detent on the at least one indicator coupling, the lower detent exhibiting a snap value as engaged on the at least one indicator coupling, wherein the snap value of the secondary collet as engaged on the shoulder is greater than the snap value of th

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Scott Keith Wayne
• Frosell Thomas Jules

Classifications

• E21B23/01 Primary

  for anchoring the tools or the like (E21B23/02 - E21B23/06 take precedence; anchoring of drives in the borehole E21B4/18) · CPC title

• E21B43/08

  Screens or liners {(expandable screens or liners E21B43/108)} · CPC title

• E21B43/04

  Gravelling of wells · CPC title

• E21B23/03 Primary

  for setting the tools into, or removing the tools from, laterally offset landing nipples or pockets · CPC title

• E21B23/02 Primary

  for locking the tools or the like in landing nipples or in recesses between adjacent sections of tubing (E21B23/03 - E21B23/06 take precedence) · CPC title