Double wall pipe connection system

A double wall pipe connection system for a production tubing joint is disclosed. The double wall pipe connection system including a box adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a first base pipe and a first screen joint; a pin adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a second base pipe and a second screen joint and the second end of the box adaptor coupled to the second end of the pin adaptor to form a junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor; and a communication sleeve positioned across the junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a U.S. National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/US2015/046341 filed Aug. 21, 2015, which designates the United States, and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to well drilling and hydrocarbon recovery operations and, more particularly, to a double wall pipe connection system for pipe in a wellbore.

BACKGROUND

During recovery operations in a wellbore, different stimulation techniques may be performed downhole, including nitrogen circulation, acidizing, fracturing, or a combination of acidizing and fracturing. Acidizing and nitrogen circulation are designed to clean up residues and skin damage in the wellbore in order to improve the flow of hydrocarbons. Fracturing is designed to create fractures in the formation surrounding the wellbore to allow hydrocarbons to flow from a reservoir into the wellbore. To enable the use of these stimulation techniques, perforations, or holes, may be created in a downhole casing in the wellbore. The perforations allow acid and other fluids to flow from the wellbore into the surrounding formation. The perforations may also allow hydrocarbons to flow into the wellbore from fractures in the formation created during fracturing techniques.

Recovery operations may also include using one or more sections of screened production tubing joints including a base pipe surrounded by a screen joint. The screened production tubing joints may be placed in the wellbore opposite the fractures or perforations and may allow fluids to flow into the wellbore while blocking sand, rock, or other sediments from entering the wellbore.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A double wall pipe connection system is disclosed. During subterranean operations, production tubing may include screen joints surrounding sections of base pipe to form a double wall pipe section. The double wall pipe sections are joined by coupling a box adaptor located on one double wall pipe section to a pin adaptor located on a another double wall pipe section. The junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor is covered by a screened communication sleeve to minimize the unscreened space along the length of production tubing. During the mating process when the box adaptor and the pin adaptor are coupled together, a torque transmission tool is used to transmit torque from the box adaptor to the pin adaptor without the need for handling room on the screen joints. The torque transmission tool also serves to protect the communication sleeve during the mating process and prevent damage to the screen material on the communication sleeve. A double wall pipe connection system maximizes the screen coverage in the production tubing and provides nearly uninterrupted screen coverage in a production zone of the wellbore. Additionally, the system provides a fluid flow path across the junction of the double wall pipe. Accordingly, a double wall pipe connection system may be formed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure and may have different designs, configurations, and/or parameters according to a particular application. Embodiments of the present disclosure and its advantages are best understood by referring toFIGS. 1 through 6D, where like numbers are used to indicate like and corresponding parts.

FIG. 1illustrates an elevation view of an example embodiment of a subterranean operations system. In the illustrated embodiment, subterranean operations system100may be associated with land-based subterranean operations. However, subterranean operations tools incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may be satisfactorily used with subterranean operations equipment located on offshore platforms, drill ships, semi-submersibles, and drilling barges.

Subterranean operations system100includes wellbore114that is defined in part by casing string110extending from well surface106to a selected downhole location. Portions of wellbore114that do not include casing string110may be described as open hole. Uphole may be used to refer to a portion of wellbore114that is closer to well surface106and downhole may be used to refer to a portion of wellbore114that is further from well surface106.

Various types of fluid, such as oil, water, or gas, may be pumped from downhole to well surface106through wellbore114. The fluids may be directed to flow through production tubing103or through annulus108. In open hole embodiments, annulus108is defined in part by outside diameter112of production tubing103and inside diameter118of wellbore114. In embodiments using casing string110, annulus108is defined by outside diameter112of production tubing103and inside diameter111of casing string110. As shown inFIG. 1, wellbore114may be substantially vertical (e.g., substantially perpendicular to the surface), substantially horizontal (e.g., substantially parallel to the surface), or at an angle between vertical and horizontal.

Some portions of production tubing103include one or more screen joints120surrounding base pipes (not expressly shown). The base pipe through which fluids and/or gases flow from the reservoir surrounding the wellbore to well surface106. As illustrated inFIG. 1, screen joints120may be aligned with one or more perforations130in casing string110. In other examples, screen joints120may be aligned with a fracture in a rock formation surrounding wellbore114. Screen joints120allow fluids to enter production tubing103while blocking sand or other particulate material. Screen joints120may be formed of a mesh screen material or a slotted liner. The gauge of the mesh forming the screen or the size (e.g., length and/or width) of the slots in the slotted liner may be designed based on the size of the particles in the wellbore, the strength and durability requirements of the environment in the wellbore, and/or any other suitable design characteristic.

Screen joints120may be coupled to base pipes via any suitable coupling mechanism including welding, shrink rings, an interference fit, or a press fit. The combination of screen joint120and base pipes form a double wall pipe where fluids flow through the annulus formed between screen joint120and the base pipe. Multiple screen joints120and base pipe sections may be connected with a double wall pipe connection system that connects the sections of production tubing103without disrupting the flow of fluids through the annulus between screen joint120the base pipe.

The double wall pipe connection system includes adaptors that connect two sections of production tubing103, as described in further detail with respect toFIGS. 2 through 6D. The double wall pipe connection system further includes communication sleeve122that bridges the adaptors to provide an annulus between the adaptors and communication sleeve122such that fluid flows between the adaptors and communication sleeve122. Communication sleeve122may be formed of a screened material, similar to screen joints120, that allows fluid to flow into the annulus between communication sleeve122and the adaptors. Therefore, a double wall pipe connection system designed according to the present disclosure maximizes the screen coverage and provides a substantially uninterrupted screen area in an area of wellbore114.

FIG. 2Aillustrates a side view of a box adaptor for use in a double wall pipe connection system andFIG. 2Billustrates a perspective view of the box adaptor ofFIG. 2A. Box adaptor200includes screen table shoulder202, centralizer fins204, fluid flow ports206, indentions208, caps210, and threaded holes212. Box adaptor200may be made of any suitable material that can withstand the conditions in a wellbore, such as stainless steel. In some examples, box adaptor200may be a similar material as the material forming the base pipe. The diameter of box adaptor200may be approximately equal to the diameter of the screen adjacent to box adaptor200when box adaptor200is attached to a base pipe. For example, the inner surface of end214of box adaptor200may include internal threads218that engage with threads on the outer surface of an end of the base pipe. The inner diameter of end214of box adaptor200may be larger than the outer diameter of the base pipe to which box adaptor200is connected. The difference in the diameters of box adaptor200and the base pipe creates an annulus between the outer diameter of the base pipe and the inner diameter of box adaptor200. In examples where a flush joint connection is used, the outer diameter of end216may be approximately equal to the outer diameter of the corresponding base pipe.

Screen table shoulder202is an indentation on box adaptor200where the screen table may be inserted to support the weight of box adaptor200and the base pipe coupled to box adaptor200while box adaptor200is being mated to a pin adaptor. The mating process is described in further detail in the description ofFIGS. 6A-6D. The depth of the indentation of screen table shoulder202may be any suitable depth that allows the screen table to engage with box adaptor200and securely hold box adaptor200during the mating process. For example, the depth of screen table shoulder200may be related to the weight of the production tubing suspended from box adaptor200during the mating process, the strength of the material of which box adaptor200is made, and/or the bearing area of screen table shoulder200.

Centralizer fins204may be protrusions that are spaced around the outer surface of box adaptor200. Centralizer fins204may be formed of the same material as box adaptor200. There may be any number of centralizer fins204on box adaptor200. In some examples, box adaptor200may include more than three centralizer fins such that one of centralizer fins204is in contact with the wall of the wellbore, rather than the main body of box adaptor200, in order to not impede fluid flow around the outer perimeter of box adaptor200. Centralizer fin204may additionally support box adaptor200in the wellbore and may be used to couple a torque transmission tool to box adaptor200during the mating process when box adaptor200is coupled to a pin adaptor, as described in further detail with respect toFIGS. 6A-6D.

The outer diameter of box adaptor200may taper from end214to end216. Specifically, the tapering may occur between fluid flow ports206and end216. The diameter at end214may be approximately equal to the diameter of a screen joint located adjacent to end214and the diameter at end216may be approximately equal to the diameter of a screen located in the double wall pipe. The taper of box adaptor200may provide a path for fluid to flow through fluid flow ports206and over end216without impeding or redirecting the flow of fluid over box adaptor200.

Fluid flow ports206may be located around the outer diameter of box adaptor200to allow fluid to flow from the inside of box adaptor200to the outside of box adaptor200. As described in further detail with respect toFIG. 4, fluid flow ports206may allow fluid to flow from the annulus between a screen joint and the base pipe, through fluid flow ports206, and across the outer surface of a tapered region of box adaptor200. Fluid flow ports206allow sections of base pipe and screen joints to be coupled without impeding the flow of fluid around the base pipe.

Indentions208may be disposed in at least a portion of centralizer fins204. Indentions208may be used to secure a control line along the production tubing formed by the base pipes and screen joints coupled together by box adaptor200and a pin adaptor. The control line may be inserted between centralizer fins204and cap210may be placed over the control line to secure the control line under cap210. Cap210may be made of any suitable material that can withstand the conditions in the wellbore, including plastic and stainless steel.

Cap210may be attached to centralizer fin204via threaded hole212. Threaded hole212may be formed in centralizer fin204during the manufacturing process to provide a connection point for cap210. Cap210may include threads to engage with threaded hole212. When cap210is coupled to threaded hole212, a control wire may be secured between two centralizer fins204. The use of indentation208and cap210may allow the control line to be routed across the joint between box adaptor200and a pin adaptor. Box adaptor200may include indentions208and threaded holes212on each centralizer fin and include cap210in indention208near which a control line is routed.

The inner surface of end216of box adaptor200may include threads218that may be used to couple box adaptor200with a pin adaptor, as described in further detail in the discussion ofFIGS. 6A-6D. The size of the inner diameter of end216of box adaptor200may have a size corresponding to the outer diameter of an end of the pin adaptor, such that the threads on box adaptor200engage with the threads on the pin adaptor.

FIG. 3Aillustrates a side view of a pin adaptor for use in a double wall pipe connection system andFIG. 3Billustrates a perspective view of the pin adaptor ofFIG. 3A. Pin adaptor300includes centralizer fins304, fluid flow ports306, indentions308, caps310, and threaded holes312. Pin adaptor300may be made of any suitable material that can withstand the conditions in a wellbore, such as stainless steel. In some examples, pin adaptor300may be made of a similar material as the material forming the base pipe. The diameter of pin adaptor300may be approximately equal to the diameter of the screen adjacent to pin adaptor300when pin adaptor300is attached to a base pipe. For example, the inner diameter of end314of pin adaptor300may include internal threads (not expressly shown) that engage with threads on the outer perimeter of the base pipe. The inner diameter of end314of pin adaptor300may be larger than the outer diameter of the base pipe to which pin adaptor300is connected. The difference in the diameters of pin adaptor300and the base pipe creates an annulus between the outer diameter of the base pipe and the inner diameter of pin adaptor300. In examples where a flush joint connection is used, the outer diameter of end316may be approximately equal to the outer diameter of the corresponding base pipe.

Centralizer fins304may be protrusions spaced around the outer surface of pin adaptor300and may be similar to centralizer fins204illustrated inFIG. 2. Centralizer fins304may be formed of the same material as pin adaptor300. There may be any number of centralizer fins304on pin adaptor300, however, the number of centralizer fins304included on pin adaptor300may be such that the main body of pin adaptor300does not contact the wall of the wellbore in any configuration. Instead, one or more centralizer fins304is in contact with the wall of the wellbore rather than the main body of pin adaptor300, in order to not impede fluid flow around the outer perimeter of pin adaptor300. Centralizer fin304may additionally support pin adaptor300in the wellbore and may be used to as an attachment point for tooling used when pin adaptor300is coupled to a box adaptor, as described in further detail with respect toFIGS. 6A-6D.

The outer diameter of pin adaptor300may taper from end314to end316. Specifically, the tapering may occur between fluid flow ports306and end306. The diameter at end314may be approximately equal to the diameter of a screen joint located adjacent to end314and the diameter at end316may be approximately equal to the diameter of a screen located in the double wall pipe. The taper of pin adaptor300may provide path for fluid to flow through fluid flow ports306and over end316without impeding or redirecting the flow of fluid over pin adaptor300.

Fluid flow ports306may be located around the outer diameter of pin adaptor300to allow fluid to flow from the inside of pin adaptor300to the outside of pin adaptor300. As described in further detail with respect toFIG. 4, fluid flow ports306may allow fluid to flow across the outer surface of pin adaptor300, through fluid flow ports306, to the annulus between a screen joint and the base pipe. Fluid flow ports306allow sections of base pipe and screen joints to be coupled without impeding the flow of fluid around the base pipe.

Indentions308may be disposed in at least a portion of centralizer fins304similar to indentions208inFIG. 2. Indentions308may be used to secure a control line along the production tubing. The control line may be inserted between centralizer fins304and cap310may be placed over the control line to secure the control line under cap310. Cap310may be similar to cap210inFIG. 2and may be made of any suitable material that can withstand the conditions in the wellbore, including plastic and stainless steel.

Cap310may be attached to centralizer fin304via threaded hole312which may be formed in centralizer fin304during the manufacturing process to provide a connection point for cap310. Cap310may include threads to engage with threaded hole312. When cap310is coupled to threaded hole312, a control wire may be secured between two centralizer fins304. Pin adaptor300may include indentions308and threaded holes312on each centralizer fin and include cap310in indention308near which a control line is routed.

The outer surface of end316of pin adaptor300may include threads318that may be used to couple pin adaptor300with a box adaptor, as described in further detail in the discussion ofFIGS. 6A-6D. The size of the outer diameter of end316of pin adaptor300may have a size corresponding to the inner diameter of an end of the box adaptor, such that the threads on pin adaptor300engage with the threads on the inner surface of the box adaptor.

FIG. 4illustrates a cross-sectional view of a wellbore including screen joints, production tubing, and a double wall pipe connection system. Double wall pipe connection system400may be in wellbore414formed in formation402. The double wall pipe connection system may include communication sleeve422, box adaptor424, and pin adaptor426. As described in further detail below, box adaptor424may couple to pin adaptor426to join two sections of base pipe403. Communication sleeve422may cover the joint between box adaptor424and pin adaptor426to provide a fluid flow path between communication sleeve422and adaptors424and426.

Base pipes403may include screen joints420surrounding the outer diameter of base pipes403. Base pipe403aand screen joint420aform a first section of a double wall pipe and base pipe403band screen joint420bform a second section of a double wall pipe. InFIG. 4, screen joints420are shown coupled to base pipes403via shrink rings428. However, screen joints420may be coupled to base pipes403via any suitable coupling method including welding, an interference fit, and a press fit. Screen joint420may be terminated before the end of base pipe403. The section of base pipe403extending past the termination of screen joint420may be used to couple with either box adaptor424or pin adaptor426.

Base pipe403amay have a male connector, which may be inserted into the inner surface of pin adaptor426. In some examples, base pipe403amay include threads and may couple to pin adaptor426via threads located in the inner surface of pin adaptor426. In other examples, base pipe403amay be coupled to pin adaptor426via welding, an interference fit, or a press fit.

Base pipe403bmay also have a male connector, which may be inserted into the inner surface of box adaptor424. Base pipe403bmay include threads and may couple to box adaptor424via threads located in the inner surface of box adaptor424or via welding, an interference fit, or a press fit. During manufacturing, base pipe403may be coupled to a box adaptor424on one end and a pin adaptor426on the other end. The base pipe403may then be coupled to another base pipe403by coupling a box adaptor424to a pin adaptor426, as shown inFIG. 4. The coupling process is described in more detail in the discussion ofFIGS. 6A-6D.

Communication sleeve422may be placed over box adaptor424and pin adaptor426where the outer diameters of box adaptor424and pin adaptor426taper. Communication sleeve422may provide an annulus between communication sleeve422and the outer surfaces of the tapered regions of adaptors424and426where fluid flows out of fluid flow ports on box adaptor424, across the outer perimeter of adaptors424and426and into the fluid flow ports on pin adaptor426. The fluid may flow along fluid flow path432.

Sealing elements429aand429bmay be located at one or both axial ends of communication sleeve422to respectively seal the junction between communication sleeve422and box adaptor424and pin adaptor426. Sealing elements429may provide a seal to prevent sand or particulate material from entering the annulus between screen joints420and base pipes403at sealing elements429where communication sleeve422covers adaptors424and426. Sealing elements429may be O-rings, metal-metal seals, or any other suitable connection that may provide a seal to prevent sand or particulate material from entering fluid flow path432at sealing elements429.

Screen joints420and/or communication sleeve422may be formed of a mesh screen. The mesh screen may be a tube of a screen material. The screen may be formed of wire-wrap screen, premium screen, or any other suitable screen material. The wire-wrap screen may include corrosion-resistant wire wrapped around base pipe403. The premium screen may include a woven metal cloth wrapped around base pipe403. In some embodiments, screen joints420and/or communication sleeve422may be formed of a slotted liner. A slotted liner may be a tube with fixed size channels machined in the sides of the tube. The channels may be machined in a longitudinal direction along the length of screen joints420and/or communication sleeve422or may be machined in a latitudinal direction around the circumference of screen joints420and/or communication sleeve422. Mesh screen and slotted liner may perform the same function of preventing sand or particulate material from wellbore414from entering base pipe403.

In some embodiments, the gauge of the mesh screen or the size of the slots in the slotted liner used to form screen joints420and/or communication sleeve422may be the same across screen joints420and communication sleeve422. In other embodiments, the gauge of the mesh screen or the size of the slots in the slotted liner used to form screen joints420may be different from the gauge of the mesh screen or the size of the slots in the slotted liner used to form communication sleeve422. The mesh gauge of the screen material and/or the size of the slots in the slotted liner may be designed based on the size of the particles in wellbore414, the strength and durability requirements of the environment in wellbore414, and/or any other suitable design characteristic.

When coupling base pipe403ato base pipe403b, a torque transmission tool may be used to prevent damage to screen joints420surrounding base pipe403aand403bduring the mating process.FIG. 5illustrates a perspective view of a torque transmission tool. Torque transmission tool500may be a cylindrical tool and may be made of any suitable material having sufficient strength, including stainless steel and high strength alloys. Torque transmission tool500may include shoulder502, which is an indention in the outer surface of torque transmission tool500that may reduce the weight of torque transmission tool500and allow for easier handling. The depth of the indentation of shoulder502may be any suitable depth that reduces the weight of torque transmission tool500without compromising the strength of torque transmission tool500. A clamp of a power tong may be engaged with the outer surface of torque transmission tool500to allow the power tong to be placed around torque transmission tool500, as described in further detail in the discussion ofFIGS. 6A-6D. The power tong engages with the outer surface of torque transmission tool500to grip torque transmission tool500and rotate torque transmission tool500around axis510. The use of torque transmission tool500provides an area for the power tongs to engage with the production tubing including a base pipe and a screen joint without the power tongs directly gripping the screen joint, thus preventing damage to the screen joint.

Torque transmission tool500may further include teeth508which may be spaced to engage with centralizer fins on a box adaptor or a pin adaptor. Torque transmission tool500may slide over an adaptor and teeth508may fit in the spaces between each centralizer fin such that when torque transmission tool500is rotated around axis510, the adaptor also rotates.

FIGS. 6A-6Dillustrate cross-sectional views of different stages of the mating process used to couple sections of a double wall pipe system using a box adaptor and a pin adaptor.FIG. 6Aillustrates a cross-sectional view of two torque transmission tools resting on a screen table. Torque transmission tool634may be placed directly on screen table638in an orientation where the end of torque transmission tool634including teeth640is in contact with screen table638. Torque transmission tool636may be placed on top of torque transmission tool634and vertically aligned with torque transmission tool634in an orientation where the end of torque transmission tool636including teeth642is placed away from torque transmission tool634. Screen table638may be located at the well surface above a wellbore such that components passing through the central opening of screen table638may be lowered into the wellbore. Torque transmission tools634and636may be located at the well site above the wellbore.

After torque transmission tools634and636are installed on the screen table, a first double wall pipe and a box adaptor may be lowered through the center of torque transmission tools634and636.FIG. 6Billustrates a cross-sectional view of a first double wall pipe and a box adaptor lowered through two torque transmission tools. Base pipe603band screen joint620may be coupled together to form a double wall pipe and box adaptor624may be coupled to one axial end of the double wall pipe. Base pipe603b, screen joint620b, and box adaptor624may be lowered through the centers of torque transmission tool636and torque transmission tool634until screen table shoulder602on box adaptor624is engaged with screen table638.

Once screen table shoulder602is engaged with screen table638, the position of torque transmission tool634may be adjusted such that teeth640(shown inFIG. 6A) are engaged with box adaptor624in the spaces between centralizer fins608b. Teeth640are obscured by box adaptor624inFIG. 6B. The engagement of teeth640with centralizer fins608bmay allow power tongs to grip torque transmission tool634and rotate box adaptor624during the mating process, as described in further detail with respect toFIG. 6C.

In some examples, communication sleeve622may be attached to box adaptor624during the manufacturing process prior to the mating process shown inFIGS. 6A-6D. Communication sleeve622may be attached to cover the tapered portion of box adaptor624with one end open to receive the tapered portion of pin adaptor626(not expressly shown inFIG. 6B), as shown inFIG. 6C. In other examples, communication sleeve622may be slid onto box adaptor624during the mating process before pin adaptor626is coupled to box adaptor624.

After box adaptor624is engaged with screen table638, a second double wall pipe and a pin adaptor coupled to the second double wall pipe may be lowered through the center of torque transmission tool636such that box adaptor624and the pin adaptor may be coupled together.FIG. 6Cillustrates a cross-sectional view of a second double wall pipe and a pin adaptor lowered through a torque transmission tool. Base pipe603aand screen joint620amay be coupled together to form a double wall pipe and coupled to pin adaptor626. Base pipe603a, screen joint620a, and pin adaptor626may be lowered through torque transmission tool636until teeth642engage with centralizer fins608a. The tapered end of pin adaptor626may be partially inserted into box adaptor624at this point in the mating process or may be resting on box adaptor624.

Once box adaptor624is engaged with torque transmission tool634and pin adaptor626is engaged with torque transmission tool636, power tongs may be placed over torque transmission tools634and636. The power tongs may grip and rotate torque transmission tools634and636to complete the mating process. For example, one power tong may grip torque transmission tool634and rotate torque transmission tool634and box adaptor624in a clockwise direction while another power tong may grip torque transmission tool636and rotate torque transmission tool636and pin adaptor626in a counter-clockwise direction. The counter rotation of box adaptor624and pin adaptor626allows the threads on pin adaptor626to be screwed into the threads on box adaptor624. While in the example box adaptor624rotates clockwise and pin adaptor626rotates counter-clockwise, the directions may be reversed.

After box adaptor624and pin adaptor626have been coupled together, box adaptor624and pin adaptor626form a junction between the first and second double wall pipe sections.FIG. 6Dillustrates a cross-sectional view of a double-wall pipe connection system after the box adaptor and the pin adaptor have been mated together. After the power tongs have coupled box adaptor624to pin adaptor626, the power tongs may be removed from around torque transmission tools634and636. Screen table638may be removed from screen table shoulder602to allow box adaptor624and pin adaptor626to pass through torque transmission tools634and636and into the wellbore.

Once the mating of box adaptor624and626is complete, a control line (not expressly shown) may be routed across the junction between box adaptor624and pin adaptor626. By routing the control line after the mating process, the control line may be routed across the junction by the most direct path.

The process described inFIGS. 6A-6Dmay be repeated for each junction between two base pipes. The use of torque transmission tools634and636allow box adaptor624and pin adaptor626to be mated without damaging communication sleeve622, as the force of the power tongs is applied to torque transmission tools634and636and not to communication sleeve622.

Additionally, the unscreened space between screen joints620and communication sleeve622may be minimized as the only unscreened space is the surface of box adaptor624and pin adaptor626including centralizer fins608due to the use of torque transmission tools634and636. Communication sleeve622may maximize the screen coverage in the double walled pipe system and provide virtually uninterrupted screen coverage in a production zone of the wellbore. For example, communication sleeve622may allow fluids to enter base pipes603along the length of communication sleeve622. If a larger portion of box adaptor624and/or pin adaptor626were left unscreened, fluid may be diverted to screen joint620aor620b. When fluid is diverted to screen joints620, a high pressure point may be created on each side of the screened portions of the double walled pipe system due to a high rate of fluid flow in a localized area. A high pressure point may cause damage to screen joints620and/or communication sleeve622.

A. A double wall pipe connection system including a box adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a first base pipe and a first screen joint; a pin adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a second base pipe and a second screen joint and the second end of the box adaptor coupled to the second end of the pin adaptor to form a junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor; and a communication sleeve positioned across the junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor.

B. A method of installing a double wall pipe connection system in a wellbore including positioning a first torque transmission tool and a second torque transmission tool on a screen table such that the first and second torque transmission tools are vertically aligned on the screen table; lowering a first production tubing section through the first and second torque transmission tools. The first production tubing section including a first base pipe; a first screen joint surrounding the first base pipe; and a box adaptor having a first end and a second end where the first end is coupled to the first base pipe. The method additionally includes engaging the box adaptor with the first screen tool; lowering a second production tubing section through the second torque transmission tool. The second production tubing section including a second base pipe; a second screen joint surrounding the second base pipe; and a pin adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the second base pipe. The method further includes engaging the second production tubing section with the second torque transmission tool; coupling the second end of the box adaptor and the second end of the pin adaptor; disengaging the first and second production tubing sections from the first and second torque transmission tools; and lowering the first and second production tubing sections into a wellbore.

C. A subterranean operations system including a first base pipe; a first screen joint surrounding the first base pipe to create a first double wall pipe; a second base pipe; a second screen joint surrounding the second base pipe to create a second double wall pipe; and a double wall pipe connection system coupling the first double wall pipe and the second double wall pipe. The double wall pipe connection system including a box adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the first double wall pipe; a pin adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the second double wall pipe and the second end of the box adaptor coupled to the second end of the pin adaptor to form a junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor; and a communication sleeve positioned across the junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor.

Each of embodiments A, B, and C may have one or more of the following additional elements in any combination: Element 1: wherein at least one of the box adaptor and the pin adaptor further include a plurality of centralizer fins. Element 2: wherein at least one of the plurality of centralizer fins include a threaded hole and a plastic cap inserted into the threaded hole. Element 3: wherein the communication sleeve is formed of at least one of a mesh screen, a wire-wrap screen, and a slotted liner. Element 4: wherein the box adaptor includes a first fluid flow port; and the pin adaptor includes a second fluid flow port. Element 5: wherein at least one of the box adaptor and the pin adaptor include a screen table shoulder. Element 6: wherein the pin adaptor includes a threading on an outer surface; the box adaptor includes a threading on an inner surface; and the threading on the pin adaptor engages with the threading on the box adaptor to couple the components together.

Although the present disclosure and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the following claims. For example, while the embodiment discussed describes a box adaptor including a screen table shoulder and being located downhole from a pin adaptor, the pin adaptor may include a screen table shoulder and be located downhole from the box adaptor.