Granted Patent B2

US 12,454,876 · App. 18/658,016 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Inventor: Hussain Ali Alssamen (Dhahran, SA)

Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY

E21B34/14E21B33/06E21B2200/06

Abstract

Claims (47)

1. A method for a well intervention operation on a wellbore having a subsurface safety valve in a tubular string therein with a wireline extending into the wellbore from a wellhead,

the method comprising:

deploying an opening sleeve tool into the wellbore;

landing a top portion of the opening sleeve tool on the subsurface safety valve;

forcing a gate valve of the subsurface safety valve with a tubular portion of the opening sleeve tool from a closed position to an open position;

conducting the well intervention operation; and

sealing a bottom surface of the top portion around a fish neck of the subsurface safety valve.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein deploying the opening sleeve tool into the wellbore further comprises:

closing a valve of a blowout preventer stacked on top of the wellhead;

attaching the opening sleeve tool to the wireline above the blowout preventer;

opening the valve of the blowout preventer; and

lowering the opening sleeve tool down the wellbore through the blowout preventer and the wellhead.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein attaching the opening sleeve tool to the wireline further comprises:

setting the wireline in a groove of the opening sleeve tool; and

locking the wireline in the groove with set screws.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein forcing the gate valve of the subsurface safety valve with the tubular portion of the opening sleeve tool to the open position further comprises:

contacting the gate valve with an end of the tubular portion; and

applying a downward force with the tubular portion.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein conducting the well intervention operation further comprises:

pulling the wireline and a bottomhole assembly into a bore of the opening sleeve tool;

engaging a fish neck of the opening sleeve tool with the bottomhole assembly; and

retrieving the bottomhole assembly and the opening sleeve tool at a surface.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring a hydraulic pressure of a subsurface safety valve in a tubular string within a wellbore; and

when the hydraulic pressure drops below a predetermined threshold:

closing a valve of the wellhead;

attaching the opening sleeve tool to the wireline above the wellhead;

opening the valve;

lowering the opening sleeve tool into the wellbore,

wherein the predetermined threshold is a required hydraulic pressure to maintain the gate valve in the open position.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

pulling on the wireline; and

when the wireline cannot be moved upwards and only moves downward:

closing a valve of the wellhead;

attaching the opening sleeve tool to the wireline above the wellhead;

opening the valve;

lowering the opening sleeve tool into the wellbore.

8. A method for a well intervention operation on a wellbore having a subsurface safety valve in a tubular string therein with a wireline extending into the wellbore from a wellhead,

the method comprising:

deploying an opening sleeve tool into the wellbore;

landing a top portion of the opening sleeve tool on the subsurface safety valve;

forcing a gate valve of the subsurface safety valve with a tubular portion of the opening sleeve tool from a closed position to an open position; and

conducting the well intervention operation;

wherein conducting the well intervention operation comprises:

pulling the wireline and a bottomhole assembly into a bore of the opening sleeve tool;

engaging a fish neck of the opening sleeve tool with the bottomhole assembly; and

retrieving the bottomhole assembly and the opening sleeve tool at a surface.

Continuity (2)

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