Wiper plug with dissolvable core
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wellbore plugs, and specifically to pump down wiper plug assemblies used for conducting casing integrity pressure tests and completing wellbores. A plug assembly comprises one or more of a mandrel, a wiper, a dissolvable member, a rupture disk, and a movable sleeve. The dissolvable member and the rupture disk are configured to temporarily close fluid flow through an inner bore of the mandrel. The entire or only a portion of the outer surface of the dissolvable member comprises a protective coating.
1. A plug assembly, comprising:
a mandrel having an inner bore; a wiper coupled to an outer surface of the mandrel;
a rupture disk coupled to the mandrel and configured to temporarily close fluid flow through the inner bore of the mandrel; and
a dissolvable member coupled to the mandrel and configured to temporarily close fluid flow through the inner bore of the mandrel, wherein:
the dissolvable member is positioned below the rupture disk;
an area between the rupture disk and the dissolvable member is filled with a non-reactive fluid that does not react with the dissolvable member, wherein the non-reactive fluid comprises at least one of water, oil, hydrocarbons, high pH fluids, and combinations thereof; and
a bottom surface of the dissolvable member comprises a protective coating.
2. The plug assembly of claim 1 , wherein a spacer ring is positioned adjacent to the rupture disk.
3. The plug assembly of claim 1 , wherein the dissolvable member is movable relative to the mandrel.
4. The plug assembly of claim 1 , wherein the dissolvable member comprises at least one of magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys, water soluble composites, water soluble plastics, and combinations thereof.
5. The plug assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wiper comprises one or more fins in the form of cup-shaped seals, wherein the mandrel comprises an upper mandrel and a lower mandrel coupled at opposite ends to a middle mandrel, and wherein one or more gripping members and one or more sealing member are coupled to an outer surface of the lower mandrel.
6. The plug assembly of claim 1 , further comprising one or more sealing members coupled to the dissolvable member to seal between the dissolvable member and the mandrel.
7. The plug assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an inner sleeve disposed between the outer surface of the mandrel and the wiper.
8. The plug assembly of claim 1 , wherein one or more of a top surface and a side surface of the dissolvable member comprise the protective coating.
9. A plug assembly, comprising:
a mandrel having an inner bore;
a wiper coupled to an outer surface of the mandrel;
a first rupture disk coupled to the mandrel and configured to temporarily close fluid flow through the inner bore of the mandrel;
a dissolvable member coupled to the mandrel and configured to temporarily close fluid flow through the inner bore of the mandrel, wherein the dissolvable member is positioned below the first rupture disk, wherein an area between the first rupture disk and the dissolvable member is filled with a non-reactive fluid that does not react with the dissolvable member, and wherein the non-reactive fluid comprises at least one of water, oil, hydrocarbons, high pH fluids, and combinations thereof; and
a second rupture disk coupled to the mandrel and configured to temporarily close fluid flow through the inner bore of the mandrel, wherein the dissolvable member is positioned above the second rupture disk.
10. The plug assembly of claim 9 , wherein a spacer ring is positioned adjacent to the first rupture disk.
11. The plug assembly of claim 9 , wherein the dissolvable member and the second rupture disk are coupled to a support sleeve, and wherein the dissolvable member, the second rupture disk, and the support sleeve movable relative to the mandrel.
12. The plug assembly of claim 11 , further comprising one or more sealing members coupled to the support sleeve to seal between the support sleeve and the mandrel.
13. The plug assembly of claim 11 , wherein the support sleeve is movable to abut an inner shoulder of the mandrel.
14. The plug assembly of claim 9 , wherein the dissolvable member comprises at least one of magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys, water soluble composites, water soluble plastics, and combinations thereof.
15. The plug assembly of claim 9 , wherein the wiper comprises one or more fins in the form of cup-shaped seals, wherein the mandrel comprises an upper mandrel and a lower mandrel coupled at opposite ends to a middle mandrel, and wherein one or more gripping members and one or more sealing member are coupled to an outer surface of the lower mandrel.
16. The plug assembly of claim 9 , further comprising an inner sleeve disposed between the outer surface of the mandrel and the wiper.
17. A plug assembly, comprising:
a mandrel having an inner bore;
a wiper coupled to an outer surface of the mandrel;
a first rupture disk coupled to the mandrel and configured to temporarily close fluid flow through the inner bore of the mandrel;
a dissolvable member coupled to the mandrel and configured to temporarily close fluid flow through the inner bore of the mandrel, wherein the dissolvable member is positioned below the first rupture disk;
a second rupture disk coupled to the mandrel and configured to temporarily close fluid flow through the inner bore of the mandrel, wherein the dissolvable member is positioned above the second rupture disk; and
a support sleeve, wherein the dissolvable member and the second rupture disk are coupled to the support sleeve, and wherein the dissolvable member, the second rupture disk, and the support sleeve are movable relative to the mandrel.
18. The plug assembly of claim 17 , wherein an area between the first rupture disk and the dissolvable member is filled with a non-reactive fluid that does not react with the dissolvable member, and wherein the non-reactive fluid comprises at least one of water, oil, hydrocarbons, high pH fluids, and combinations thereof.
19. The plug assembly of claim 17 , wherein the dissolvable member comprises at least one of magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys, water soluble composites, water soluble plastics, and combinations thereof.
20. The plug assembly of claim 17 , wherein the wiper comprises one or more fins in the form of cup-shaped seals, wherein the mandrel comprises an upper mandrel and a lower mandrel coupled at opposite ends to a middle mandrel, and wherein one or more gripping members and one or more sealing member are coupled to an outer surface of the lower mandrel.