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US 9,845,665 · App. 14/909,127 · Granted Dec 19, 2017

Liner drilling using retrievable directional bottom-hole assembly

Inventor: Daniel A. De Clute-Melancon (Aberdeen, GB)
Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
E21B43/103E21B7/04E21B7/20E21B7/203E21B33/12E21B33/14E21B33/16
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Patent No.
US 9,845,665
App. No.
14/909,127
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, there is provided a system for liner drilling in a wellbore that includes a drill bit, a mud motor, a reamer, a drill pipe work string including an expandable liner hanger running tool, and a thruster coupled to an expandable liner hanger and liner. A release pin may be provided in the expandable liner hanger running tool that can be sheared to de-couple the expandable liner hanger from the expandable liner hanger running tool allowing the drill pipe work string to be removed from the borehole while the liner remains in place. A latch coupling is also provided for coupling the expandable liner hanger running tool to the expandable liner hanger when the drill pipe work string is tripped back into the borehole so the liner drilling can be performed using the thruster until the thruster is at full stroke.

Claims (26)

1. A system for liner drilling in a wellbore, comprising:

a drill pipe work string including a liner, a liner hanger coupled to a liner hanger running tool, a reamer, and a thruster;

release pins in the liner hanger running tool that can be sheared to de-couple the liner hanger and the liner from the liner hanger running tool, wherein the drill pipe work string is removed from the borehole while the liner remains in place;

a latch coupling that couples the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger when the drill pipe work string is tripped back into the borehole so the liner drilling can be performed using the thruster until the thruster is at full stroke; and

at least one additional latch coupling for coupling the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger after the drill pipe string is set down so that liner drilling can be performed using the thruster until the thruster is again at full stroke;

the system further comprising a lower latch coupling that couples the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger and an expansion cone is against the liner hanger, allowing directional liner drilling.

2. A system for liner drilling in a wellbore as in claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one additional latch coupling for coupling the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger after the drill pipe string is set down so that liner drilling can be performed using the thruster until the thruster is again at full stroke.

3. A system for liner drilling in a wellbore as in claim 1 , wherein the liner hanger is an expandable liner hanger, and the liner hanger running tool is an expandable liner hanger running tool.

4. A system for liner drilling in a wellbore as in claim 3 , wherein the expandable liner hanger includes a packer.

5. A system for liner drilling in a wellbore as in claim 1 , further comprising a directional drilling assembly.

6. A system for liner drilling in a wellbore as in claim 1 , further comprising a bottom-hole assembly.

7. An apparatus having a retrievable bottom-hole assembly, comprising:

a latch coupling connecting the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger when the drill pipe work string is tripped back into the borehole

a drill pipe work string including a liner, a liner hanger coupled to a liner hanger running tool, a reamer, and a thruster;

a shearable release pin in the liner hanger running tool connecting the liner hanger and liner to the liner hanger running tool allowing the drill pipe work string to be removed from the borehole while the liner remains in place;

a latch coupling connecting the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger when the drill pipe work string is tripped back into the borehole; and

at least one additional latch coupling for coupling the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger after the drill pipe string is set down so that liner drilling can be performed using the thruster until the thruster is again at full stroke;

the apparatus further comprising a lower latch coupling for coupling the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger and an expansion cone is against the liner hanger, allowing directional liner drilling.

8. An apparatus having a retrievable bottom-hole assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the drill pipe work string is independently removable from the borehole when the shearable release pin disconnects the liner.

9. An apparatus having a retrievable bottom-hole assembly as in claim 7 , further comprising:

at least one additional latch coupling for coupling the liner hanger running tool to the liner hanger after the drill pipe string is set down so that liner drilling can be performed using the thruster until the thruster is again at full stroke.

10. An apparatus having a retrievable bottom-hole assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the thruster performs liner drilling until the thruster is at full stroke.

11. An apparatus having a retrievable bottom-hole assembly as in claim 7 , further comprising a directional drilling assembly.

12. An apparatus having a retrievable bottom-hole assembly as in claim 7 , further comprising an H-slot mandrel having an H-slot.

13. An apparatus having a retrievable bottom-hole assembly as in claim 12 , wherein a lug is provided in the H-slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2016
From: DE CLUTE-MELANCON, DANIEL
To: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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