System and method for managing heave pressure from a floating rig
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-019/09
E21B-017/07
출원번호
US-0761714
(2010-04-16)
등록번호
US-8347982
(2013-01-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Hannegan, Don M.
Bailey, Thomas F.
Harrall, Simon J.
출원인 / 주소
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Strasburger & Price, LLP
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초록▼
A system compensates for heave induced pressure fluctuations on a floating rig when a drill string or tubular is lifted off bottom and suspended on the rig, such as when tubular connections are made during MPD, tripping, or when a kick is circulated out during conventional drilling. In one embodimen
A system compensates for heave induced pressure fluctuations on a floating rig when a drill string or tubular is lifted off bottom and suspended on the rig, such as when tubular connections are made during MPD, tripping, or when a kick is circulated out during conventional drilling. In one embodiment, a liquid and a gas interface moves along a flow line between a riser and a gas accumulator as the tubular moves up and down. In another embodiment, a pressure relief valve or adjustable choke allows the movement of fluid from the riser when the tubular moves down, and a pump with a pressure regulator moves fluid to the riser when the tubular moves up. In other embodiments, a piston connected with the rig or the riser telescoping joint moves in a fluid container thereby communicating fluid either into or out of the riser annulus.
대표청구항▼
1. A system for managing pressure from a floating rig heaving relative to an ocean floor, comprising: a riser in communication with a wellbore and extending from the ocean floor;a tubular suspended from the floating rig and heaving within said riser;an annulus formed between said tubular and said ri
1. A system for managing pressure from a floating rig heaving relative to an ocean floor, comprising: a riser in communication with a wellbore and extending from the ocean floor;a tubular suspended from the floating rig and heaving within said riser;an annulus formed between said tubular and said riser;a drill bit disposed with said tubular, wherein said drill bit is spaced apart from said wellbore;a fluid container for receiving a volume of a fluid when said tubular heaving in said riser toward said wellbore;a line for communicating said annulus with said fluid container; anda first valve in said line movable between a closed position when said drill bit is contacting said wellbore and an open position when said drill bit is spaced apart from said wellbore to manage pressure from the floating rig heaving relative to the ocean floor. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an annular blowout preventer having a seal, said annular blowout preventer seal movable between an open position and a sealing position on said tubular, wherein when said annular blowout preventer seal is in said sealing position on said tubular, said first valve is in said open position to manage pressure from the floating rig heaving relative to the ocean floor. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein said fluid container is an accumulator, and said line and said accumulator are regulated to maintain a predetermined pressure. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein said line comprising a flexible flow line and wherein said fluid in said accumulator is a gas and the fluid in said annulus is a liquid and said gas and said liquid interface is in said flexible flow line. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein said accumulator gas providing a volume of liquid to said annulus when said tubular heaving from said wellbore. 6. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a programmable controller; anda sensor for transmitting a signal to said programmable controller;wherein said first valve remotely actuatable and controllable by said programmable controller in response to said sensor transmitted signal. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein said fluid container is a trip tank. 8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a pressure relief valve, said pressure relief valve allows said volume of fluid to be received in said fluid container. 9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a mud pump and a pressure regulator to provide said volume of fluid through said line to said annulus. 10. The system of claim 1 wherein said fluid container being a cylinder, said cylinder having a piston. 11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a piston rod connected between said piston and the floating rig. 12. The system of claim 10, further comprising a first conduit, said first conduit communicating said fluid from said cylinder. 13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a second valve in fluid communication with said first conduit and movable being an open position when said drill bit is contacting said wellbore and a closed position when said drill bit is spaced apart from said wellbore. 14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a rotating control device to seal said annulus, wherein said first conduit communicates said fluid between said riser and said cylinder above said sealed rotating control device and said line communicates fluid between said riser and said cylinder below said sealed rotating control device. 15. A method for managing pressure from a floating rig heaving relative to an ocean floor, comprising the steps of: communicating a riser with a wellbore, wherein said riser extending from the ocean floor;moving a tubular having a drill bit in said riser to form an annulus between said tubular and said riser;drilling the wellbore with said drill bit;spacing apart said drill bit from said wellbore;suspending said tubular from the floating rig so that said tubular heaves relative to said riser;positioning a first fluid container with said floating rig to receive a volume of fluid when said tubular heaving toward the wellbore; andopening a first valve in a line to communicate said volume of fluid between said annulus and said first fluid container to manage pressure from the floating rig heaving relative to the ocean floor. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: moving an annular blowout preventer seal between an open position and a sealing position on said tubular, wherein when said annular blowout preventer seal is in said sealing position on said tubular, said first valve is in said open position to manage pressure from the floating rig heaving relative to the ocean floor. 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: closing said first valve; anddrilling the wellbore with said drill bit. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the steps of: opening said first valve after the step of closing said first valve; andmoving said drill bit between the floating rig and the wellbore. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein said first fluid container is an accumulator and further comprising the step of: regulating pressure to maintain a predetermined pressure in said accumulator and said line, wherein said fluid in said accumulator is a gas and said fluid in said annulus is a liquid. 20. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: sensing a pressure in said annulus with a sensor;transmitting a signal of said pressure from said sensor to a programmable controller; andremotely actuating said first valve with said programmable controller in response to said transmitted signal. 21. The method of claim 15, wherein said first fluid container is a trip tank and the method further comprising the steps of: allowing the volume of fluid to be received in said trip tank when said tubular heaving towards the wellbore; andproviding the volume of fluid through said line to said annulus when said tubular heaving from the wellbore. 22. The method of claim 15, wherein said first fluid container being a cylinder, said cylinder having a piston, wherein said cylinder piston having a piston rod connected between said cylinder piston and the floating rig, and the method further comprising the steps of: communicating said volume of fluid between said cylinder and below a sealed rotating control device in said riser when said first valve is in said open position; andcommunicating said volume of fluid between said cylinder and above said sealed rotating control device in said riser when said first valve is in said closed position. 23. A method for managing pressure from a floating rig heaving relative to an ocean floor, comprising the steps of: communicating a riser with a wellbore, wherein said riser extending from the ocean floor;moving a tubular having a drill bit relative to said riser at a predetermined speed;sealing an annulus formed between said tubular and said riser with a rotating control device to maintain a predetermined pressure in said annulus below said rotating control device; andreceiving a volume of fluid out of said annulus when said rig heaving toward said wellbore during said step of moving;returning said volume of fluid into said annulus when said rig heaving away from said wellbore during said step of moving, wherein the steps of receiving and returning said volume of fluid out of and into said annulus allowing said predetermined pressure to be substantially maintained. 24. The method of claim 23, further comprising the steps of: moving a telescoping joint positioned below said rotating control device between an extended position and a retracted position; andreceiving said volume of fluid when said telescoping joint moves to the retracted position. 25. A system for managing pressure from a floating rig heaving relative to an ocean floor, comprising: a riser in communication with a wellbore and extending from the ocean floor, wherein said riser having a telescoping joint movable between an extended position and a retracted position;a tubular positioned within said riser;an annulus formed between said tubular and said riser;a drill bit disposed with said tubular, wherein said drill bit is in contact with said wellbore;a rotating control device disposed above said telescoping joint to seal said annulus;a cylinder for receiving a volume of a fluid when said telescoping joint is in said retracted position;a piston received in said cylinder;a piston rod connected between said cylinder piston and the floating rig; anda line positioned between said rotating control device and said telescoping joint for communicating said annulus with said cylinder to manage pressure from the floating rig heaving relative to the ocean floor. 26. The system of claim 25, further comprising a first conduit for communicating said volume of fluid from said cylinder. 27. A method for managing pressure from a floating rig heaving relative to an ocean floor, comprising the steps of: communicating a riser with a wellbore, wherein said riser extending from the ocean floor and having a telescoping joint;moving said telescoping joint between an extended position and a retracted position;moving a tubular having a drill bit in said riser to form an annulus;sealing said annulus above said telescoping joint with a rotating control device;drilling the wellbore with said drill bit; andreceiving a volume of fluid in a cylinder when said telescoping joint moves to the retracted position to manage pressure from the floating rig heaving relative to the ocean floor, wherein said cylinder having a piston, and wherein said piston having a piston rod connected between said cylinder piston and the floating rig. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the method further comprising the steps of: communicating said volume of fluid between said cylinder and said annulus below said sealed rotating control device when a first valve is in an open position;communicating said volume of fluid between said cylinder and a second fluid container when said first valve is in said closed position; andclosing a second valve in a conduit to block fluid communication from said cylinder above said piston to said second fluid container when said first valve is in said open position. 29. A system for managing pressure from a floating rig heaving relative to an ocean floor, comprising: a riser in communication with a wellbore and extending from the ocean floor, wherein said riser having a telescoping joint movable between an extended position and a retracted position;a tubular positioned within said riser;an annulus formed between said tubular and said riser for receiving a fluid;a drill bit disposed with said tubular, wherein said drill bit is in contact with said wellbore;a rotating control device disposed above said telescoping joint to seal said annulus;an accumulator for receiving a volume of a fluid when said telescoping joint is in said retracted position, wherein said fluid in said accumulator is a gas and the fluid in said annulus is a liquid;a line positioned between said rotating control device and said telescoping joint for communicating said annulus with said accumulator to manage pressure from the floating rig heaving relative to the ocean floor;a mud pump; anda pressure regulator, said pressure regulator allowing said mud pump to move fluid in said line when an annulus pressure from said tubular heaving is less than a predetermined pressure setting of said pressure regulator, wherein said line and said accumulator are regulated to maintain a predetermined pressure.
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