Maintaining a tubing hanger profile
A valve lubrication tool includes a valve rod that includes a hollow tube with a bore that extends there through; and a valve profile lubricating assembly. The valve profile lubricating assembly includes a jetting nozzle coupled to the hollow tube. The jetting nozzle includes at least one fluid outlet configured to release a jet of a pressurized fluid that is circulated through the bore of the hollow tube to the jetting nozzle.
1 . A back pressure valve (BPV) lubrication tool, comprising:
a valve rod that comprises a hollow tube with a bore that extends there through, the valve rod configured to run into a wellhead uphole of a tubing hanger of the wellhead; and
a valve profile lubricating assembly, comprising:
a jetting nozzle coupled to the hollow tube, the jetting nozzle comprising at least one fluid outlet configured to release a jet of a pressurized fluid that is circulated through the bore of the hollow tube to the jetting nozzle and to the tubing hanger.
2 . The BPV lubrication tool of claim 1 , wherein the valve profile lubricating assembly comprises a coupling that couples the jetting nozzle to the valve rod.
3 . The BPV lubrication tool of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fluid outlet comprises a plurality of fluid outlets.
4 . The BPV lubrication tool of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of fluid outlets comprises a first fluid outlet positioned at a distal end of the jetting nozzle and a set of fluid outlets positioned circumferentially about the jetting nozzle.
5 . The BPV lubrication tool of claim 4 , wherein the first fluid outlet is configured to release a first jet in a first direction.
6 . The BPV lubrication tool of claim 5 , wherein the set of fluid outlets are configured to release jets in a second direction opposite the first direction.
7 . The BPV lubrication tool of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the plurality of fluid outlets comprises a fluid outlet size between ⅛ and ¼ inches.
8 . The BPV lubrication tool of claim 1 , wherein the valve rod is configured for rotation.
9 . The BPV lubrication tool of claim 8 , wherein the valve rod is configured for reciprocation.
10 . A method for cleaning a back pressure valve (BPV) profile of a wellhead, comprising:
running a valve lubricator tool into a wellhead, the valve lubricator tool comprising:
a valve rod that comprises a hollow tube with a bore that extends there through, wherein running the valve lubricator tool into the wellhead comprises positioning the valve rod into the wellhead uphole of a tubing hanger of the wellhead; and
a valve profile lubricating assembly, comprising:
a jetting nozzle coupled to the hollow tube, the jetting nozzle comprising at least one fluid outlet;
circulating a flow of a pressurized fluid to the valve lubricator tool;
circulating the flow of the pressurized fluid into the bore of the valve rod and to the jetting nozzle;
releasing at least one jet of the pressurized fluid from the at least one fluid outlet into the tubing hanger of the wellhead; and
cleaning the BPV profile in the wellhead with the at least one jet of the pressurized fluid.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising circulating the flow of the pressurized fluid through a coupling that couples the jetting nozzle to the valve rod.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one fluid outlet comprises a plurality of fluid outlets, and releasing the at least one jet of the pressurized fluid from the at least one fluid outlet comprises releasing a plurality of jets of the pressurized fluid from the plurality of fluid outlets.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein releasing the plurality of jets of the pressurized fluid from the plurality of fluid outlets comprises:
releasing a first jet from a first fluid outlet positioned at a distal end of the jetting nozzle; and
releasing a set of jets from a set of fluid outlets positioned circumferentially about the jetting nozzle.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein releasing the first jet comprises releasing the first jet from the first fluid outlet in a first direction.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein releasing the set of jets comprises releasing the set of jets from the set of fluid outlets in a second direction opposite the first direction.
16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the plurality of fluid outlets comprises a fluid outlet size between ⅛ and ¼ inches.
17 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising rotating the valve rod in the wellhead during releasing the at least one jet of the pressurized fluid from the at least one fluid outlet.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising reciprocating the valve rod in the wellhead during releasing the at least one jet of the pressurized fluid from the at least one fluid outlet.
19 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the pressurized fluid comprises a solvent, and cleaning the BPV profile in the wellhead with the at least one jet of the pressurized fluid comprises removing at least one of asphaltene, hydrate, wax, heavy mud, high solid content mud, high viscosity fluids, sand, or grease from the BPV profile during circulation of the pressurized fluid through the valve rod.
20 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
operating one or more flow control valves of the valve lubrication tool; and
based on the operation of the one or more flow control valves, circulating the pressurized fluid from the BPV profile toward an outlet valve of the valve lubrication tool external to the valve rod in the wellhead.
21 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
circulating brine as the flow of the pressurized fluid into the bore of the valve rod and to the jetting nozzle;
releasing at least one jet of the brine from the at least one fluid outlet; and
killing the well with the released at least one jet of brine.
22 . A method for cleaning a valve profile of a wellhead, comprising:
running a valve lubricator tool into a wellhead, the valve lubricator tool comprising:
a valve rod that comprises a hollow tube with a bore that extends there through; and
a valve profile lubricating assembly, comprising:
a jetting nozzle coupled to the hollow tube, the jetting nozzle comprising at least one fluid outlet;
circulating a flow of a pressurized fluid to the valve lubricator tool;
circulating the flow of the pressurized fluid into the bore of the valve rod and to the jetting nozzle;
releasing at least one jet of the pressurized fluid from the at least one fluid outlet;
rotating the valve rod in the wellhead during releasing the at least one jet of the pressurized fluid from the at least one fluid outlet; and
cleaning a valve profile in the wellhead with the at least one jet of the pressurized fluid.
23 . A method for cleaning a valve profile of a wellhead, comprising:
running a valve lubricator tool into a wellhead, the valve lubricator tool comprising:
a valve rod that comprises a hollow tube with a bore that extends there through; and
a valve profile lubricating assembly, comprising:
a jetting nozzle coupled to the hollow tube, the jetting nozzle comprising at least one fluid outlet;
circulating a flow of a pressurized fluid to the valve lubricator tool;
circulating the flow of the pressurized fluid into the bore of the valve rod and to the jetting nozzle;
releasing at least one jet of the pressurized fluid from the at least one fluid outlet;
cleaning a valve profile in the wellhead with the at least one jet of the pressurized fluid;
circulating brine as the flow of the pressurized fluid into the bore of the valve rod and to the jetting nozzle;
releasing at least one jet of the brine from the at least one fluid outlet; and
killing the well with the released at least one jet of brine.