Patent Application
20250154833
In a variety of well-related operations, downhole tools are utilized to carry out desired tasks at downhole locations. For example, different types of downhole tools may be utilized to drill wellbores, deploy tubing and other equipment downhole, perform testing operations, and conduct servicing operations, among other possibilities. During these operations, a downhole tool is connected to another tool. When the operation is completed, the downhole tool may need to be unlocked or released from the downhole completion.
A system and method for performing a downhole operation, including unlocking a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism locks a tool in place and prevents premature action. The locking mechanism is shifted to an unlocked position by applying a pressure within a bore of the locking mechanism. Advantages and other features of the invention will become apparent from the following description, drawings, and claims.
Certain embodiments of the disclosure will hereafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements. It should be understood, however, that the accompanying figures illustrate the various implementations described herein and are not meant to limit the scope of various described technologies. The drawings are as follows:
In the following description, numerous details are set forth to provide an understanding of some embodiments of the present disclosure. It is to be understood that the following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of various embodiments. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the system and/or methodology may be practiced without these details and that numerous variations or modifications from the described embodiments are possible. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but rather made merely for the purpose of describing general principles of the implementations. The scope of the described implementations should be ascertained with reference to the issued claims.
As used herein, the terms “connect”, “connection”, “connected”, “in connection with”, and “connecting” are used to mean “in direct connection with” or “in connection with via one or more elements”; and the term “set” is used to mean “one element” or “more than one element”. Further, the terms “couple”, “coupling”, “coupled”, “coupled together”, and “coupled with” are used to mean “directly coupled together” or “coupled together via one or more elements”. As used herein, the terms “up” and “down”; “upper” and “lower”; “top” and “bottom”; and other like terms indicating relative positions to a given point or element are utilized to more clearly describe some elements. Commonly, these terms relate to a reference point at the surface from which drilling operations are initiated as being the top point and the total depth being the lowest point, wherein the well (e.g., wellbore, borehole) is vertical, horizontal or slanted relative to the surface.
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While the locking mechanism 10 is in the locked position, as shown in
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Shifting the piston 7 will align the one or more retention recesses 12 with the one or more retainers 6. The one or more retainers 6 will move radially inward due to the compressive force applied to the lower housing 2. The compression bevel 13 of the lower housing 2 contacts the one or more retainers 6 and when the compressive force applied to the upper housing 1 transferred through the lower housing 2 will cause the one or more retainers 6 will move radially inward into the one or more retention recesses 12. Additionally, the compressive force applied to the upper housing 1 transferred through the lower housing 2 will cause relative axial movement between the lower housing 2 and the sleeve 4. This relative axial movement may be utilized to shift or otherwise actuate a downhole tool (not shown) coupled to the lower housing 2. Radially shifting the one or more retainers 6 inwardly causes the locking mechanism 10 to be in on unlocked position.
Shifting the piston 7 causes the one or more retainers 6 align with the one or more retention recesses 12. A compressive force is applied to disengaging the sleeve 4 from the lower housing 2 and unlocking the locking mechanism 10. Once the locking mechanism 10 is unlocked, the compressive force applied to the upper housing 1 will cause relative axial movement between the lower housing 2 and the sleeve 4.
Although a few embodiments of the disclosure have been described in detail above, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible without materially departing from the teachings of this disclosure. Accordingly, such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this disclosure as defined in the claims. It is also contemplated that various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the embodiments described may be made and still fall within the scope of the disclosure. It should be understood that various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be combined with, or substituted for, one another in order to form varying modes of the embodiments of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the scope of the disclosure herein should not be limited by the particular embodiments described above.
The present document is based on and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 63/365,293, filed May 25, 2022, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/US2023/023469 | 5/25/2023 | WO |
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63365293 | May 2022 | US |
