IP Library Granted Patent US 12,486,753
Granted Patent B2
US 12,486,753 · App. 18/001,537 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Wellbore staged operation method and rubber plug for said method

Inventors: Wei Lei (Sichuan, CN); Zhimin Hou (Sichuan, CN); Haifeng Dong (Sichuan, CN); Yancheng Yan (Sichuan, CN); Lin Lan (Sichuan, CN); Xingwen Wang (Sichuan, CN); Xiaogang Wang (Sichuan, CN); Zhiguo Qiao (Sichuan, CN); Zhou Fang (Sichuan, CN)
Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION; SINOPEC SOUTHWEST OIL & GAS COMPANY
E21B43/261E21B33/13
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Patent No.
US 12,486,753
App. No.
18/001,537
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wellbore staged operation method includes running, after a first well drifting operation is performed on a wellbore, a pipe string ( 100 ) in the wellbore, wherein the pipe string ( 100 ) includes, along a direction from bottom to top, a floating hoop ( 2 ), a plug seat ( 7 ), a toe-end sliding sleeve ( 3 ), and a fracturing sliding sleeve ( 4 ); performing a cementing operation, wherein cement slurry pumped into an inner chamber of the pipe string ( 100 ) enters an annulus between the pipe string and the wellbore through the plug seat ( 7 ) and the floating hoop ( 2 ) to form a cement sheath, the cement sheath isolating the toe-end sliding sleeve ( 3 ) from the fracturing sliding sleeve ( 4 ); performing a second drifting operation to ensure the toe-end sliding sleeve ( 3 ) of the pipe string ( 100 ) exposed; performing a pressure test for the pipe string; and performing staged fracturing constructions.

Claims (29)

1 . A wellbore staged operation method, comprising steps of:

performing a first drifting operation on a wellbore;

running a pipe string in the wellbore, wherein the pipe string comprises, along a direction from bottom to top, a floating hoop, a plug seat, a toe-end sliding sleeve, and a fracturing sliding sleeve that are spaced apart from one another;

performing a cementing operation;

performing a second drifting operation to expose the toe-end sliding sleeve of the pipe string;

performing a pressure test for the pipe string; and

performing staged fracturing construction,

wherein performing the cementing operation comprises:

cleaning the wellbore by pumping a prepad liquid into the pipe string and then, through the plug seat and the floating hoop, into an annulus disposed between the pipe string and the wellbore;

pumping a cement slurry into the pipe string to enter the annulus through the plug seat and the floating hoop to form a cement sheath, the cement sheath isolating the toe-end sliding sleeve from the fracturing sliding sleeve;

pumping a displacing fluid with a rubber plug into the pipe string to cause the rubber plug to contact the plug seat; and

causing a pressure buildup and a hardening of the cement slurry in the annulus to form a cement sheath,

and

wherein the step of performing the second drifting operation comprises:

performing a plugging operation to determine a position of the rubber plug;

judging a position of the rubber plug relative to the toe-end sliding sleeve; and

when the position of the rubber plug is above the toe-end sliding sleeve, performing a plug-removing operation using a coiled tubing connected to a plugging string or a plug-removing string to remove the plug from the plug seat.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the prepad liquid forms a liquid section of a length of 200-300 m in the annulus.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cement sheath is of a length of at least 200 m above the fracturing sliding sleeve.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the built-up pressure is 3-5 MPa higher than a pressure of the liquid column.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plugging operation is performed with the coiled tubing connected to the plugging string, wherein an outer diameter of the coiled tubing is 20-30 mm smaller than an inner diameter of the pipe string, and a maximum outer diameter of the plugging string is 3-5 mm smaller than the inner diameter of the pipe string, the coiled tubing having a running speed of 10-20 m/min.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plug-removing operation is performed by the coiled tubing connected with the plug-removing string, a maximum outer diameter of the plug-removing string being 6-8 mm smaller than the inner diameter of the pipe string.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein in the plug-removing operation, the rubber plug is drilled out to a position 10-20 m below a bottom surface of the toe-end sliding sleeve.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the rubber plug is drilled out through pumping a plug-removing working fluid to drive a drill bit via the plug-removing string, the plug-removing working fluid being pumped with a displacement of 300-500 L/min.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein an operation of displacing the plug-removing working fluid in the pipe string is performed after the plug-removing operation.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the coiled tubing is lifted up after contacting with the rubber plug in the pipe string, and a well-construction working fluid is pumped to displace the plug-removing working fluid in the pipe string.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein a pressure of the well-construction working fluid decreases stepwise.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the well-construction working fluid is a reaction fluid acting on the sliding sleeves of the pipe string, and

wherein a spacer liquid is pumped before the well-construction working fluid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2023
From: LEI, WEI; HOU, ZHIMIN; DONG, HAIFENG; YAN, YANCHENG; LAN, LIN; WANG, XINGWEN; WANG, XIAOGANG; QIAO, ZHIGUO; FANG, ZHOU
To: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION; SINOPEC SOUTHWEST OIL & GAS COMPANY
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Priority Claims (3)
CN 202010534828.0 · Jun 12, 2020 · national
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CN 202010596721.9 · Jun 28, 2020 · national
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