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Granted Patent B2
US 12,497,889 · App. 18/659,163 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Wireline conveyed casing test tool

Inventors: Neil Robert Steil DiLorenzo (Houston, TX); Andre Jermaine Hicks (Houston, TX); Travis Carlo Louden (Middleburg, FL)
Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
E21B47/117E21B33/1208E21B43/116
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Patent No.
US 12,497,889
App. No.
18/659,163
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for isolating a wet shoe sub in a horizontal section of a wellbore may include inserting a wireline tool assembly to the horizontal section of the wellbore, where the wireline tool assembly includes a wireline conveyed casing test tool. The method may also include releasing the wireline conveyed casing test tool from a remainder of the wireline tool assembly within the horizontal section of the wellbore. The method may further include perforating, using a gun string and after confirming that the wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged against a seat of the wet shoe sub to create a seal with the seat of the wet shoe sub, a portion of the horizontal section of the wellbore upstream from the wet shoe sub after the wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged against the seat of the wet shoe sub.

Claims (23)

1 . A method for isolating a wet shoe sub in a horizontal section of a wellbore, the method comprising:

inserting a wireline tool assembly to the horizontal section of the wellbore, wherein the wireline tool assembly comprises a wireline conveyed casing test tool;

releasing the wireline conveyed casing test tool from a remainder of the wireline tool assembly within the horizontal section of the wellbore; and

perforating, using a gun string and after confirming that the wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged against a seat of the wet shoe sub to create a seal with the seat of the wet shoe sub, a portion of the horizontal section of the wellbore upstream from the wet shoe sub after the wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged against the seat of the wet shoe sub.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein confirming that the wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged against the seat of the wet shoe sub comprises testing a pressure within the wellbore.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the pressure is at least 9800 psi.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireline tool assembly is inserted into the horizontal section of the wellbore until the wet show test tool abuts against the seat of the wet show sub, and wherein the wireline conveyed casing test tool is released from the remainder of the wireline tool assembly after confirming that the wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged against the seat of the wet shoe sub.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

retracting, after confirming that the wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged against the seat of the wet shoe sub and before perforating the portion of the horizontal section, the remainder of the wireline tool assembly to a position upstream of the wet shoe sub in the horizontal section of the wellbore.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

extracting, after perforating the portion of the horizontal section, the wireline tool assembly from the wellbore.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to inserting the wireline tool assembly:

inserting a prior wireline tool assembly to the horizontal section of the wellbore, wherein the wireline tool assembly comprises a prior wireline conveyed casing test tool;

releasing the prior wireline conveyed casing test tool from a remainder of the prior wireline tool assembly within the horizontal section of the wellbore upstream of the seat of the wet shoe sub; and

determining that the prior wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged in the horizontal section upstream of the seat of the wireline conveyed casing test tool.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the prior wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged in the horizontal section upstream of the seat of the wireline conveyed casing test tool results from a failed pressure test.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

breaking down the prior wireline conveyed casing test tool using the remainder of the prior wireline tool assembly; and

extracting the remainder of the prior wireline tool assembly from the wellbore.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

running a pump, prior to confirming that the wireline conveyed casing test tool is lodged against the seat of the wet shoe sub, to inject fluid into the wellbore after releasing the wireline conveyed casing test tool upstream of the seat of the wet shoe sub in the horizontal section, wherein the fluid carries the wireline conveyed casing test tool to the wet shoe sub.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the gun string is part of the remainder of the wireline tool assembly.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireline conveyed casing test tool maintains the seal with the seat of the wet shoe sub for at least two weeks.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: LOUDEN, TRAVIS CARLO
To: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
Reel/Frame 072209/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2025
From: DILORENZO, NEIL ROBERT STEIL; HICKS, ANDRE JERMAINE
To: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
Reel/Frame 071395/0692 →
Continuity (1)
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