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Granted Patent B2
US 12,134,945 · App. 18/171,890 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Frangible disk sub, method and system

Inventors: Brandon Decuir (Houston, TX); Donavan Brown (Houston, TX); Nicholas S. Conner (Cypress, TX); Edward J. Kossa (Huffman, TX); Frank Maenza (Houston, TX)
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
E21B23/04E21B34/063E21B33/12
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Patent No.
US 12,134,945
App. No.
18/171,890
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A frangible disk sub including a housing, a break mechanism disposed in the housing a carrier movably disposed in the housing, a frangible disk supported by the carrier and movable with the carrier into contact with the break mechanism, and a release mechanism restraining movement of the carrier until a threshold load is exceeded. A method for rupturing a frangible disk including exceeding a threshold load with on the sub, releasing the release mechanism, moving the carrier and the frangible disk toward and into contact with the break mechanism, and rupturing the frangible disk with the break mechanism. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a frangible disk sub disposed within or as a part of the string.

Claims (52)

1. A frangible disk sub comprising:

a housing;

a break mechanism disposed in the housing;

a carrier movably disposed in the housing;

a frangible disk mounted in the carrier and movable with the carrier into contact with the break mechanism; and

a release mechanism restraining movement of the carrier until a threshold load is exceeded, the release mechanism comprising a collet finger having a collet head and the collet finger including a shear tab extending radially from the collet finger.

2. The sub as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the break mechanism includes a member housing and a hard point member disposed therein, the hard point in member being aligned with the frangible disk.

3. The sub as claimed in claim 1 , wherein carrier is movably sealed to the housing.

4. The sub as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the disk is sealed to the carrier.

5. The sub as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the release mechanism comprises a collet.

6. The sub as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the release mechanism comprises a feature to engage the collet.

7. The sub as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the feature includes an angled face.

8. The sub as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the feature includes an orthogonal face.

9. The sub as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the collet releases by deflection at the threshold load.

10. A method for rupturing a frangible disk comprising:

exceeding a threshold load with on the sub as claimed in claim 1 ;

releasing the release mechanism;

moving the carrier and the frangible disk toward and into contact with the break mechanism; and

rupturing the frangible disk with the break mechanism.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the releasing is deflecting a collet.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the releasing is shearing the shear tab on the collet finger.

13. A method for rupturing a frangible disk comprising:

exceeding a threshold load with on the sob as claimed in claim 1 ;

releasing the release mechanism;

moving the carrier and the frangible disk toward and into contact with the break mechanism; and

rupturing the frangible disk with the break mechanism,

wherein the releasing is shearing a shear member of a ring secured by the member to one of the housing or the carrier.

14. A method for rupturing a frangible disk comprising:

exceeding a threshold load with on the sub as claimed in claim 1 ;

releasing the release mechanism,

moving the carrier and the frangible disk toward and into contact with the break mechanism; and

rupturing the frangible disk with the break mechanism,

wherein the releasing is parting a tensile ring.

15. A borehole system comprising:

a borehole in a subsurface formation;

a string in the borehole; and

a frangible disk sub as claimed in claim 1 disposed within or as a part of the string.

16. A frangible disk sub comprising:

a housing;

a break mechanism disposed in the housing;

a carrier movably disposed in the housing;

frangible disk mounted in the carrier and movable with the carrier into contact with the break mechanism; and

a release mechanism restraining movement of the carrier until a threshold load is exceeded wherein the release mechanism comprises a ring having a shoulder for engagement with a collet, the ring being secured to one of the housing or the carrier by a shear member.

17. The sub as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the shoulder includes a back angle.

18. A frangible disk sub comprising:

a housing;

a break mechanism disposed in the housing;

a carrier movably disposed in the housing;

a frangible disk mounted in the carrier and movable with the carrier into contact with the break mechanism; and

a release mechanism restraining movement of the carrier until a threshold load is exceeded wherein the release mechanism comprises a tensile ring secured to the housing and the carrier.

19. The sub as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the tensile ring is secured with a body lock ring.

20. The sub as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the tensile ring includes a tensile area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2023
From: DECUIR, BRANDON; BROWN, DONAVAN; CONNER, NICHOLAS S.; KOSSA, EDWARD J.; MAENZA, FRANK
To: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
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Continuity (1)
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