Methods and systems for a temporary seal within a wellbore
A temporary seal may be configured to be initially positioned on a seal seat within casing, and be configured to be broken or disengaged by increasing the pressure within the inner diameter of the casing past a pressure threshold. Subsequent to the temporary seal being broken, a first portion of the temporary seal may remain on the seal seat while a second portion of the temporary seal may travel downhole through a landing collar. Then, cement may be pumped within the casing, followed by a wiper plug. The wiper plug may pass the seal seat, and be locked in place on the landing collar. The cement may cure and remaining portions of the temporary seal may dissolve.
1. A system for sealing a wellbore, the system comprising:
a unitary symmetrical temporary seal comprised of a first portion and a second portion, wherein a weak point is created between the first portion and the second portion, wherein in a first mode the first portion and the second portion are intact and in a second mode where the first portion and the second portion are decoupled from each other;
casing including a seal seat; the seal seat being configured to hold the first portion of the symmetrical temporary seal in the first mode and the second mode, the symmetrical temporary seal is run in hole in the first mode within the casing to achieve casing buoyancy by trapping a lighter weight fluid below the symmetrical temporary seal as the casing is run in hole;
wherein the symmetrical temporary seal including the weak point is symmetrical across a lateral axis and a longitudinal axis, and the symmetrical temporary seal continuously extends across the lateral axis and the longitudinal axis.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an insert configured to receive the second portion of the symmetrical temporary seal in the second mode, wherein the weak point having a smaller thickness than the first portion and the second portion, and the weak point is an indentation extending from an outer surface of symmetrical temporary seal towards the lateral axis, wherein the symmetrical temporary seal is made of dissolvable material that continuously extends across the lateral axis and the longitudinal axis, wherein the symmetrical temporary seal is formed is a single component.
3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:
a wiper plug with adjustable segments.
4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising:
a landing collar with a variable internal diameter and a wiper seat.
5. The system of claim 4 , further including a float shoe, the float shoe including the insert within a first passageway extending through the float shoe, where the insert includes at least one hole, wherein the second portion of the symmetrical temporary seal is configured to land on the insert when the second portion is decoupled from the first portion.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the wiper plug is configured to push the second portion of the symmetrical temporary seal and cement through the first passageway and into an annulus after the first portion of the symmetrical temporary seal is decoupled from the second portion of the symmetrical temporary seal.
7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the wiper plug has a variable diameter the wiper plug passes through different diameters.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a landing collar with adjustable segments that are configured to retract responsive to a wiper plug applying force against the adjustable segments, and the adjustable segments being configured to expand responsive to removing the applied force to restrict movement of the wiper plug.
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a landing collar configured to receive a wiper plug, the landing collar including a recess.
10. A method for sealing a wellbore, the method system comprising:
positioning a first portion of a unitary symmetrical temporary seal on a seal seat, the symmetrical temporary seal including the first portion and a second portion, wherein a weak point is created between the first portion and the second portion, wherein in a first mode the first portion and the second portion are intact and in a second mode where the first portion and the second portion are decoupled from each other;
running the symmetrical temporary in hole in the first mode within casing to achieve casing buoyancy by trapping a lighter weight fluid below the symmetrical temporary seal as the casing is run in hole;
wherein the symmetrical temporary seal including the weak point is symmetrical across a lateral axis and a longitudinal axis, and the symmetrical temporary seal continuously extends across the lateral axis and the longitudinal axis.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
positioning the second portion of the symmetrical temporary seal on an insert, wherein the weak point having a smaller thickness than the first portion and the second portion, wherein the symmetrical temporary seal is made of dissolvable material that continuously extends across the lateral axis and the longitudinal axis, wherein the symmetrical temporary seal is formed is a single component, and the weak point is an indentation extending from an outer surface of symmetrical temporary seal towards the lateral axis.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
changing a wiper plug diameter as the wiper plug passes through different diameters.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
positioning the wiper plug on a landing collar, wherein the landing collar includes a variable internal diameter and a wiper seat.
14. The method of claim 13 , further including:
a float shoe, the float shoe including the insert within a first passageway extending through the float shoe, where the insert includes at least one hole; and
landing the second portion of the symmetrical temporary seal on the insert when the second portion is decoupled from the first portion.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
pushing cement and the second portion of the symmetrical temporary seal through the first passageway and into an annulus after the first portion of the symmetrical temporary seal is decoupled from the second portion of the symmetrical temporary seal.
16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
changing a diameter of the wiper plug as the wiper plug passes through different diameters.
17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
retracting adjustable segments on a landing collar responsive to a wiper plug applying force against the adjustable segments, and adjusting the adjustable responsive to removing the applied force to restrict movement of the wiper plug.
18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
positioning a wiper plug on a landing collar, wherein the landing collar includes a recess.