Method and apparatus to complete a well having tubing inserted through a valve
A method and apparatus for inserting a small diameter continuous hydraulic conduit or capillary tube down a well bore is presented. The methods and apparatus allow either the injection of chemicals to enhance production of oil and gas, or to provide a conduit for production up through the small diameter tubing in marginal wells, into a hanger below a well valve to permit its removal from below the valve if the valve should be required to be closed and its reinsertion without pulling the tubing from the well bore.
1. A method to inject fluid into a well, the method comprising:
installing a string of production tubing, the string of production tubing including a well tool;
hanging a lower hydraulic conduit from a distal end of the well tool;
deploying an upper hydraulic conduit from a surface station through the production tubing to a location immediately above the well tool;
establishing a flow path between the upper hydraulic conduit and the lower hydraulic conduit through the well tool, the flow path configured to not restrict the operation of the well tool;
injecting the fluid from the surface station through the upper hydraulic conduit, the flow path, and the lower hydraulic conduit to a location below the well tool.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising retrieving the well tool with the string of production tubing.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the flow path retracts from the well tool when not in use.
4. A method to inject fluid into a well, the method comprising:
installing a string of production tubing, the string of production tubing including a subsurface safety valve;
hanging a lower hydraulic conduit from a distal end of the subsurface safely valve;
deploying an upper hydraulic conduit from a surface station through the production tubing to a location immediately above the subsurface safety valve;
establishing a flow path between the upper hydraulic conduit and the lower hydraulic conduit through the surface safety valve without restricting the operation of the subsurface safety valve;
injecting the fluid from the surface station through the upper hydraulic conduit, the flow path, and the lower hydraulic conduit to a location below the well tool.
5. The method of claim 4 further comprising retrieving the subsurface safety valve with the string of production tubing.
6. A method of artificially lifting a well by fluid injection comprising:
hanging a first small diameter conduit below a closure mechanism of a subsurface safely valve, said first small diameter conduit extending to a location of interest in a well; and
injecting a fluid from a surface station inside a second small diameter conduit running through a production tubing, through the subsurface safety valve, inside the first small diameter conduit to the location of interest in the well.