IP Library Granted Patent US 10,822,928
Granted Patent B2
US 10,822,928 · App. 16/210,198 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Running tool for an expandable tubular

Inventor: Chee Kong Yee (Katy, TX)
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
E21B43/103E21B23/01E21B23/04E21B33/1295
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Patent No.
US 10,822,928
App. No.
16/210,198
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for subterranean deployment in a wellbore includes an expandable tubular having an outer surface supporting at least one anchor slip and an inner surface including a running tool engagement element, and a running tool for deploying the expandable tubular into the wellbore. The running tool includes an inner surface portion defining a passage and an outer surface portion supporting a forcing cone for expanding at least a portion of the expandable tubular, and a tubular support system selectively engaging with the running tool engagement element.

Claims (28)

1. A system for subterranean deployment in a wellbore comprising:

an expandable tubular including an outer surface supporting at least one anchor slip and an inner surface including a running tool engagement element, the at least one anchor slip being formed by a plurality of anchor slip plates detachably mounted to the outer surface of the expandable tubular; and

a running tool for deploying the expandable tubular into the wellbore, the running tool including an inner surface portion defining a passage and an outer surface portion supporting a forcing cone for expanding at least a portion of the expandable tubular, and a tubular support system selectively engaging with the running tool engagement.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the running tool engagement element comprises a plurality of teeth formed in the inner surface of the expandable tubular.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of teeth are defined by a plurality of threads.

4. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the tubular support system includes a dog selectively radially inwardly shiftably supported upon the outer surface portion, the dog including a plurality of features that are selectively engageable with the plurality of teeth.

5. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the tubular support system includes a dog body that guides the dog between a deployed position and a non-deployed position.

6. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the tubular support system includes a dog support that is slideably mounted to the outer surface portion of the running tool.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the running tool includes a pressure port fluidically connecting the passage and the dog support.

8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the inner surface portion defines a flow restriction support arranged axially outwardly of the pressure port.

9. The system according to claim 6 , further comprising: an actuator operatively associated with the dog support.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the forcing cone is mounted to a cone carrier slideably mounted to the outer surface portion of the running tool, the cone carrier selectively engaging the dog support to radially inwardly shift the dog away from the expandable tubular.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the expandable tubular includes a first annular rib spaced from a second annular rib, the plurality of anchor slip plates being secured to the expandable tubular between the first and second annular ribs.

12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one anchor slip includes a first anchor slip extending annularly about the outer surface of the expandable tubular and a second anchor slip extending annularly about the outer surface of the expandable tubular spaced from the first anchor slip by a gap.

13. The system according to claim 12 , further comprising: a packer seal arranged in the gap.

14. A method of setting an expandable tubular comprising:

connecting a running tool engagement element arranged on an expandable tubular and a tubular support system provide on a running tool;

running the expandable tubular into a wellbore;

expanding the expandable tubular radially outwardly by driving a forcing cone along the running tool;

engaging an anchor slip formed by a plurality of anchor slip plates detachably mounted to on an outer surface of the expandable tubular with a casing tubular; and

disengaging the tubular support system from the running tool engagement element.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein disengaging the running tool includes radially inwardly shifting a dog of the tubular support system.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein radially inwardly shifting the dog includes axially sliding a dog support.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein axially sliding the dog support includes engaging an actuator with a cone carrier when expanding the expandable tubular.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein axially sliding the dog support includes:

dropping a flow restriction member into the running tool; and

delivering pressure radially outwardly through the running tool into a chamber defined by the dog support.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein expanding the expandable tubular includes forcing an anchor slip against an annular wall of the wellbore.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
To: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 060818/0965 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2022
From: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
To: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 061037/0086 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2018
From: YEE, CHEE KONG
To: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 047678/0315 →
Continuity (1)
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