Patent SG-11201906720P-A (SG)
Title: Downhole remote trigger activation device for vlh big bore and mono bore configured running tools with programming logic
Inventor: KOHN GARY ALLEN
IPC: E21B34/06
Filed: 2017-03-27
Abstract: ccO C (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 04 October 2018 (04.10.2018) W I PO I PCT mu °million °nolo onoiol KIEm Inv oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/182565 Al AN EXTERNAL SIGNAL RECEIVED AT A RUNNING 230 NO (51) International Patent Classification: E21B 43/10 (2006.01) E21B 34/06 (2006.01) E21B 23/00 (2006.01) F16K 1/18 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/024298 (22) International Filing Date: 27 March 2017 (27.03.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (71) Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. [US/US]; 3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Hous- ton, Texas 77032-3219 (US). (72) Inventors: KOHN, Gary Allen; 2101 Cannes Drive, Car- rollton, Texas 75006 (US). SEVADJIAN, Emile Ed- mund; 1720 E. Branch Hollow Drive, Carrollton, Texas 75007 (US). BROWN, Irvine Cardno; 22 Kirk Crescent North, Cults Aberdeenshire AB15 9RP (GB). CHRISTIE, Michael John; 4 Countesswells Crescent, Aberdeen Ab- erdeenshire AB15 8LP (GB). REID, Michael Adam; 23 Cromar Gardens, Kingwells Aberdeenshire AB15 8TF (GB). (74) Agent: PARKER, Greg H. et al.; Parker Justiss, P.C., 14241 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75254 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (54) Title: DOWNHOLE REMOTE TRIGGER ACTIVATION DEVICE FOR VLH BIG BORE AND MONO BORE CONFIGURED RUNNING TOOLS WITH PROGRAMMING LOGIC 510 -Nr -\ START 520N DETECTING A WELLBORE CONDITION AT A RUNNING TOOL 530 STARTING A TIMER FOR A PREDEFINED TIME BASED ON THE DETECTED WELLBORE CONDITION 540 TOOL ACTIVATION DEVICE? YES INITIATING AN ISOLATION OF PRESSURE BELOW THE RUNNING AT THE PREDEFINED TIME, INITIATING AN ISOLATION OF 552 TOOL FROM PRESSURE ABOVE THE RUNNING TOOL BASED ON PRESSURE BELOW THE RUNNING TOOL FROM PRESSURE ABOVE 554 THE EXTERNAL SIGNAL THE RUNNING TOOL 560 -z( END ) FIG. 5 (57) : A method, a device and a system for activating a running/setting tool are provided. The method includes: 1) detecting a wellbore condition at the running tool, 2) based on a signal from surface equipment received at the running tool, initiating an isolation of pressure below the running tool from pressure above the running tool, and 3) if the signal is not received at the running tool, initiating the isolation of pressure below the running tool from the above at a predefined time based on the wellbore condition. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/182565 Al MIDEDIM1111011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011110111110111111111111 UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))