Patent ID: 9605501
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A system, comprising: a plug launching assembly comprising a housing; a first flow assembly of the plug launching assembly comprising a first primary flow path configured to direct a fluid flow into a wellbore, wherein the first flow assembly is configured to transition from a first position to a second position within the plug launching assembly and wherein the first flow assembly is releasably coupled to the housing while in the first position; a second flow assembly of the plug launching assembly coupled to the housing and positioned downstream of the first flow assembly, wherein the first flow assembly engages the second flow assembly while the first flow assembly is in the second position; a cement plug releasably coupled to the second flow assembly, wherein the cement plug is positioned within a second primary flow path of the second flow assembly while the cement plug is coupled to the second flow assembly; a cement plug launcher of the first flow assembly configured to release the cement plug from a stored position, in which the cement plug is coupled to the cement plug launcher, to a release position; and a bypass line of the plug launching assembly configured to direct the fluid flow from the first flow assembly to the second flow assembly while the first flow assembly is in the first position.