EP 3500722 B1 20231220 - DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS RELATING TO OPEN HOLE GRAVEL PACKS AND TOOLS FOR USE THEREIN
Title (en)
DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS RELATING TO OPEN HOLE GRAVEL PACKS AND TOOLS FOR USE THEREIN
Title (de)
BOHRLOCHOPERATIONEN IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT UNVERROHRTEN KIESPACKUNGEN UND WERKZEUGE ZUR VERWENDUNG DARIN
Title (fr)
OPÉRATIONS DE FOND DE TROU RELATIVES À DES MASSIFS DE GRAVIER EN TROU OUVERT ET OUTILS DESTINÉS À ÊTRE UTILISÉS AU COURS DE CELLES-CI
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 201614227 A 20160819
- GB 2017051458 W 20170524
- GB 2017052470 W 20170821
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018033760A1] The present invention provides a method of sealing a region of a sand screen of an Open Hole Gravel Pack without the need to perforate the sand screen and a tool for use in such. The tool being a eutectic/ bismuth based alloy well plugging/sealing tool (1) having a tubular heater body (2) with an internal cavity (4) capable of receiving a chemical heat source (105). The tool is provided with a quantity of eutectic/bismuth based alloy (3) around an outer surface of the heater body (2) such that it can be heated by the chemical heat source (105). In addition the tool (1) has an insulating sleeve (7) provided around an outer surface of the alloy (3), wherein the sleeve (7) is configured to provide a focused egress for the alloy (3) as it is melted by the chemical heat source (105).
IPC 8 full level
E21B 33/13 (2006.01); E21B 33/124 (2006.01); E21B 36/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E21B 33/124 (2013.01); E21B 33/13 (2013.01); E21B 36/008 (2013.01); E21B 43/04 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2018033760 A1 20180222; DK 3500722 T3 20240318; EP 3500722 A1 20190626; EP 3500722 B1 20231220
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2017052470 W 20170821; DK 17754778 T 20170821; EP 17754778 A 20170821