IP Library Granted Patent US 7,650,947
Granted Patent B2
US 7,650,947 · App. 11/712,188 · Granted Jan 26, 2010

One trip system for circulating, perforating and treating

Assignee: Titan Specialties, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,650,947
App. No.
11/712,188
Granted
Jan 26, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A well completion method and apparatus comprises a pipe string having a bottom attached boring bit and scraper. Above the bit at designated well fluid production locations, perforation assemblies are integrated into the pipe string. Each perforation assembly comprises a by-pass circulation mandrel and a perforation gun. The circulation mandrel is secured at opposite distal ends in threaded Y-adapter boxes. The perforating gun is secured in collar bores respective to the opposite end Y-adapters.

Claims (21)

1. A well completion apparatus comprising:

(a) a pipe string having a continuous fluid flow channel along a length thereof;

(b) an earth boring bit secured to a distal end of said pipe string;

(c) perforation means comprising gun means and a fluid flow mandrel secured at opposite distal ends between Y-adapter means at selected locations along said pipe string length for perforating a wellbore casing, said fluid flow mandrel for channeling fluid flow past said gun means toward said boring bit, each of said Y-adapter means having a threaded assembly with an adjacent pipe section and a threaded assembly with respective distal ends of said fluid flow mandrel, each of said Y-adapter means having collar means to encompass respective distal ends of said gun means and secure a substantially parallel axis alignment between said gun means and said flow mandrel, said gun means having a plurality of shaped charges distributed along a length thereof;

(d) a pair of locking rings threaded upon respective ends of said gun means and turned against opposite faces of said collar means to secure a predetermined longitudinal position of said gun means between said collar means; and,

(e) means for detonating said shaped charges by a predetermined detonation pressure.

2. A well completion apparatus as described by claim 1 wherein said pipe string further includes pipe bore scraping means.

3. A well completion apparatus as described by claim 1 wherein a leg of said Y-adapter comprises an internally threaded pipe connecting box and one arm of said Y-adapter comprises an internally threaded mandrel connecting box, a fluid flow channel within said Y-adapter links said pipe connecting box with said mandrel connecting box.

4. A well completion apparatus as described by claim 1 wherein pins secured to said gun means project into apertures in said collar means to prevent rotational movement of said gun means about an axis of said gun.

5. A well completion apparatus as described by claim 1 wherein said means for detonating comprises a percussion initiator and restrained piston means for explosively activating said percussion initiator.

6. A well completion apparatus as described by claim 5 wherein said piston means comprises shear pin means for restraining said piston means from activating said percussion initiator at a wellbore fluid pressure that is less than a predetermined shear pin failure pressure.

7. A method of assembling a well completion string comprising the steps of:

providing an axially elongated perforation gun having threaded distal end pins and shaped perforation charges distributed along the length thereof;

providing an axially elongated fluid flow mandrel having threaded distal end pins;

providing a pair of Y-adapters having threaded pipe boxes and threaded mandrel boxes, said Y-adapters also having collars bored to receive the distal ends of said perforating gun;

turning the pipe boxes of said pair of Y-adapters onto pin ends respective to adjacent pipe sections;

turning the threaded mandrel boxes onto said mandrel end pins;

inserting said perforating gun ends into said pair of Y-adapter collar bores to align said gun axis in parallel with said mandrel axis; and,

securing a longitudinal position of said perforating gun between said Y-adapter collars by turning threaded locking rings on said gun end threads against said Y-adapter collars.

8. A method as described by claim 7 wherein said perforating gun is secured from rotating about the axis of said gun by securing pins through said Y-adapter collars into said gun ends.

9. A method as described by claim 7 wherein said shaped perforating charges are detonated by wellbore pressure.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Feb 13, 2014
From: TSI ACQUISITION LLC; HUNTING TITAN, LTD.; TITAN GP, LLC
To: HUNTING TITAN, INC.
Reel/Frame 032212/0058 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 3, 2013
From: TITAN SPECIALTIES, LTD.
To: HUNTING TITAN, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030530/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2011
From: HENKE, JOSEPH ALBERT
To: TITAN SPECIALTIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026693/0568 →
Continuity (1)
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