Casing Hardware

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 Revision History
Rev. Date Description Author
1.0 08/11/04 Technical validation K. Hansen - UTC

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1.1 18/11/04 Spelling corrections C. Camman - SRPC

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 Objectives
At the end of this module the participant should be able to:

z Identify different types of casing hardware

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z Have a basic understanding of the functionalities and applications
of float equipment
z Describe stab-in equipment
z Explain how a stage collar works
z List different reasons for using cement wiper plugs

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 Regular Casing Shoe Track

z Shoe
z 2-3 joints (Safety Buffer)

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z Float collar

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 Guide Shoes

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Down-Jet Float Shoes Needle nose
Guide Shoe
Cement Nose Float shoe

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 Float Shoes

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Float Shoe Regular Float Float Shoe
Ball valve Shoe Puppet with Down Jet
Valve
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 Self-Filling Float Shoes

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AUTOMATIC FILL-UP FLOAT SHOE CEMENT NOSE
FLOAT SHOE with FLAPPER VALVE and
with Actuated Valve AUTOMATIC FILL-UP
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 Auto-fill and Conversion Sequence

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Flappers are A ball is Flapper valves
held open with dropped activated
a sleeve Pressure applied
to move the
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 Float Collars

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Float Collar - Ball Valve Float Collar Float Collar
1-3 CASING JOINTS ABOVE SHOE
Flapper Valve
REDUCE RISK OF CONTAMINATION AROUND THE SHOE
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 Stab-in Shoes
DRILL PIPE
STINGER CONNECTION

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Latch - in Screw - in Tag- in
FLOAT SHOE STAB-IN
Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor
WITH DART VALVE
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 Stab-in Collars

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STAB-IN COLLAR
DART VALVE

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 Why do we use stab-in equipment ?
Reduce excess cement

Avoid contamination

Reduce job time

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STAB-IN UNIT FLEXIBLE LATCH PLUG
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 Uses of Two Stage Cementing

z Reduce possibility of breaking down a weak

formation

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z Can be more economic if rig costs are low

z Used to ensure top of cement in specific cases

z Today almost replaced by LiteCRETE* technology

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*Mark of Schlumberger
 Mechanical Stage Collar

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Running in position Opening bomb opens Closing plug closes the ports
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Circulating ports
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 Hydraulic Stage Collar

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Pressure is applied against the landed and sealed 1st stage plug breaking the shear mechanism
To allow the sleeve to shift down and uncover the ports.
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 Two Stage Cementing (continued)

Closing plug

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Stage collar

Opening bomb

1st stage wiper plug

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Landing plate
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 Three Stage Cementing Operation

UPPER STAGE COLLAR

CLOSING PLUG
STG 3
OPENING BOMB
STAGE 3

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CLOSING PLUG
STAGE 2
OPENING BOMB
STAGE 2

FIRST STAGE
FLEXIBLE
PLUG

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 External Casing Packers (ECP)

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 Baskets and Centralizers

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Cementing Basket Centralizers

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 Scratchers and Collars
Rotating Scratcher

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Stop Collars
Used to fix casing equipment
Reciprocal Scratchers
Used to remove mud filter cake

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 Plugs
z Separate fluids

z Wiping casing

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z Surface indication at
the end of
displacement

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 Cement Plugs
Diaphragm

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Top Plug (Solid) Bottom Plug (Hollow Inside)
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 Summary & Review
At the end of this module a participant should be able to:

z Identify different types of casing hardware

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z Have a basic understanding of the functionalities and
applications of float equipment
z Describe stab-in equipment
z Explain how a stage collar works
z List different reasons for use of cement wiper plugs

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