A summary presentation of a 7" Liner job, demonstrating different components, mechanisms of liner hanger and other string components. Then a quick hint about cementing operation and some extra components involved in the job like the Handling equipment, VAM HT, ...etc.

1. With Eng. Ayman Rashad, WSL
Eng. Ahmed Hamdy, NWSL

2. SCAB liner
Backup
slides
Liner
hanger
OHL
Casing
handling
equipment
Casing
accessories
Cementing

3. Agenda
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Float/reamer shoe
Ball catcher
Landing collar
Liner hanger [flex-lock hydraulic rotating liner hanger]
Liner setting mechanism
Running tool & Releasing mechanism
TD-2 rotating cement manifold [ball dropping sub, plug releasing lock & flag]
Pump down plug & Wiper plug
ZXP packer, setting mechanism & Packer Setting Dogs Subs
Other accessories
Cement job [ spherolite, tuned-light cement ]
SAPESCO casing running equipment
Back-up slides [VAM-TOP threads, BAKER-LOK, Dull grading & Lubraglide beads]
7” OHL actual Operation summary
SCAB liner actual operation summary

4. Liner string components
Detailed components [from down upwards] in the sequence of operation:
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Float/reamer shoe
Ball catcher
Landing collar
Liner hanger [flex-lock hydraulic rotating liner hanger]
Liner setting mechanism
Running tool & Releasing mechanism
TD-2 rotating cement manifold [ball dropping sub, plug releasing lock & flag]
Pump down plug & Wiper plug
ZXP packer, setting mechanism & Packer Setting Dogs Subs
Other accessories

5. Float Shoe
It provides two main functions:
1. The shape of the shoe helps to guide the liner through
open hole.
2. Single or double check valves prevents backflow inside
the liner.

6. REAMER SHOE with Dual float valve
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Eccentric nose design can climb ledges and negotiate other wellbore
Rigid standoff stabilizer blades, combined with the cutting structure, clear a path for the
casing or liner and most types of rigid centralizers installed above.
blade cutting structure facilitates both rotating and reciprocating applications to ensure safe
passage of casing and liners.
Large flow-directed ports cover the entire wellbore during rotating and reaming and prevent
channeling during cement pumping.
Dual float valve prevents cement backflow.
Aluminum nose enables fast drillout with PDC or tri-cone bits.

7. Tapered and offset tapered noses
help casing pass severe ledges, obstructions, high angles, and previous
sidetracks. These noses also help protect the float valves from being
damaged from debris while running in the hole.

8. Ball catcher
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A ported baffle used to stop sheared ball
or plugs from resting on the float valve
that may stop the valve from working
properly.
It’s also ported to allow normal circulation
through it.
It may be screwed as an individual joint or
inserted.

9. Landing Collar
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Includes:
1. An integral ball seat
2. liner wiper plug seat.
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When a setting ball is dropped and seated, pressure
may be applied to activate hydraulic devices in the
liner string, such as hydraulic-set liner hangers and
external casing packers.
Further increase in pressure shears out the ball and
seat, restoring full circulation through the shoe for
cementing operations.

10. Landing Collar with flapper by HALLIBURTON

11. LINER HANGER ASSEMBLY

12. Liner hanger assembly
Liner top packer
Liner hanger assembly, it consists of:
• Liner hanger
• Drillable pack-off bushing
• Liner top packer
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These components remain in the wellbore and
sold to customer
Inside these components there is the liner
running tool, that is rented to the customer as
part of the liner installation service.
Drillable pack-off bushing
Liner hanger

13. The running/setting tool
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The setting tool is used to connect the liner to the drill pipes.
It carries the liner into the well and provides a reliable releasing
mechanism when the drill pipe must be disconnected.
There is a screen at top of running tool to allow clean mud into liner
for pressure equalization without destroying or plugging any ports
inside.
Slick stinger: is a polished tool that seals inside the drillable pack-off
bushing to create a pressure seal at the liner top during the setting
process.
The wiper plug is attached to the end of the running tool assembly.
Screen at top of running tool to allow clean mud into
liner for pressure equalization without destroying or
plugging any ports inside
Drillable pack-off bushing
Wiper plug

14. The most important part of the operation
THE LINER HANGER

15. FLEX-LOCK III Hydraulic-Set Liner Hanger
APPLICATION
• hydraulic-set liner hanger series is capable of hanging
exceptionally heavy liners.
• corrosion-resistant alloys (CRAs) are used.
• Differential pressure across an integral hydraulic cylinder
strokes the slips into engagement with the casing.
• The dramatic increase in hanging capacity over cone-type
hangers results from state-of-the-art design and finite
element analysis study.
• Loads transfer circumferentially into the slip seat, rather than
radially inward to the mandrel as the liner weight is hung.
• High load stresses on the mandrel beneath the slips are
avoided, preventing collapse of the hanger body under heavy
loading.
• Stress hot spots in the parent casing are eliminated.

16. FLEX-LOCK III Hydraulic-Set Rotating Liner Hanger
APPLICATION
• The FLEX-LOCK hydraulic-set rotating liner hangers
incorporate a tapered roller bearing assembly that allows the
liner to be rotated with the hanger in the set position while
cementing the liner.
• This bearing package allows the liner to be rotated at higher
RPM than hangers using conventional ball or journal bearing
systems.
Tapered roller bearing

17. FLEX-LOCK III Hydraulic-Set Rotating Liner Hanger
Advantages
• Proprietary slip design results in substantially lower and more
uniform stresses in both the parent casing and the hanger mandrel
as axial load is applied
• Kit hanger can be provided with mandrel or without, for mounting
on casing of any weight, grade or thread
• Hydraulic cylinder compatible with liner to meet NACE specifications
when required
• Premium hydraulic cylinder seals withstand up to 10,000 psi (689.6
bar) at 400°F (204°C)
• Tapered roller bearings allow rotation of liner after setting, resulting
in improved cement job
• Double grip retrievable version available
• Non left-hand rotating option for use with HRD-E setting tools
ensures secondary release if required

18. Setting mechanism
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After ball is dropped and seated in the landing collar…it allows pressuring up the
string to set the liner hanger.
As pressure is applied at the surface…the hydraulic cylinder of the hanger shears
and strokes the slips up until they contact the casing wall.
As the weight of the liner is slacked-off, the hanger slips transfers the load to the
previous casing string.
The liner is now hung, to regain circulation, the setting ball is blown out by
increasing surface pressure to shear the pins in the seat, then sudden drop in
pressure occurs as circulation is re-established, and well is circulated until steady
and smooth pump pressure is obtained.
Now we can release the setting tool, and that depend on its type.
C2 liner setting tool > needs 10 right-hand turns, this disengages the float nut
from special carrying thread profile in the body of the top liner packer.
The drill pipe can now picked-up to ensure that the running tool is released, and
thus we expect to see only the pipe weight on the weight indicator as the liner
weight is now supported on the hanger.
Only pick-up the liner hanger couple of feet as we don’t want to activate the
packer setting device yet.
Then slack off sufficient weight to ensure pack-off, we are now ready for the
cement job

19. SB305-3A actual OHL setting parameters
just to feel numbers on actual example
Flex-lock hydraulic-set rotating liner hanger
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Drop 1 7/16" bronze ball & chase same till land in landing sub,
Press up to 2,200 psi to set liner HGR,
Bleed pressure to 500 psi,
Confirm HGR set by S/OFF liner wt + 30 Klb.
Press up to 3,400 psi to shear ball seat & release running tool,
Regain circulation with 4 bpm @ 700 psi.
P/U string 3 ft, confirm running tool released (lost liner wt "80 Klb").
Slack off string 3 ft (drill pipes slack-off weight = 165 Klb) then set 30 Klb on liner HGR.
Circulate & rotate liner with while prepare mix fluid.

20. TOP DRIVE CEMENT MANIFOLD…it contains: pump down plug, and its releasing
lock, plug release flag, ball dropping sub and rotating bearing [in case of rotating
CMT manifold TD-2]
TD CEMENT MANIFOLD

21. Top Drive cement manifold
In case of rotating TD-2
This part is static
[connected to cement line]
and the rest is rotating
Hose from cement unit
Plug release lock
Pump-down plug
Plug holding sleeve
Plug dropping flag
Ball dropping sub

22. TD2 rotating
cement head
All the TD2 body rotates with
the string except for this part
which is connected to the
cement line
Pump down plug
releasing lock
Pump-down Plug dropping flag
Ball dropping sub

23. Top drive cement head
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APPLICATION
Cementing head is used to release a pump-down plug from
surface at the desired time during cementing operations,
without the need to break a tool joint connection or hammer
union.
The TD cementing head has standard tool joint connections to
accommodate heavy liner loads.
The pump-down plug is contained within a sleeve, with fluid
flow bypassing around the plug
Until the release lever is turned 180˚. The sleeve then shifts
downward, releasing the pump-down plug. Internal fluid
bypass eliminates the need for external valves and manifold.

24. Top drive cement head
Advantages
• Compact design holds pump-down
plugs securely until release is desired
• Innovative plug stop design eliminates
potential for plug damage at the time
of release
• Internal bypass requires no
external manifold, ideal for use with
top drive or conventional rotary rigs
• Easily stackable for multiple plug
applications
• Releasing mechanism is proven
dependable over thousands of field
runs
Plug release lock
Flow is diverted
away around the
plug .. Until lock
is opened and
plug is pumped

25. Positive Ball Dropping Sub
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Baker Hughes’ positive ball dropping sub provides a
convenient method to release a setting ball from the surface
without breaking a drill pipe connection or removing a
hammer union cap.
Ball Releasing mechanism:
• The ball is positively retained in a recess beside the flow
stream, unaffected by the fluid flow until the ball is released
by a simple turn of the release lever.
• When the release lever is rotated approximately 300 degrees,
the ball is positively ejected from the recess into the flow
stream. The lever handle is locked until the time to drop the
setting ball.
• A counter-clockwise turn of the handle confirms the presence
of the ball without risk of premature release.

26. ball dropping sub
Plug dropping flag

27. Positive Ball Dropping Sub
Advantages
• Provides a positive means to release a setting ball into the
running string at surface
• Ball cannot be prematurely released with handle locked
• Drops various standard-sized balls
• Simple and reliable operation

28. Flag Sub
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APPLICATION
The flag sub, placed below the plug dropping head, provides
immediate visual confirmation that the pump-down plug has been
released and has moved down the running string.
The trip arm, or flag, is in the horizontal position across the flow
stream before the pump-down plug is released.
As the plug passes, the flag is moved to the vertical position. The flag
can be reset to the horizontal position repeatedly when used with
multiple pump-down plugs.
Advantages:
1.Positive indication that plug has left the
plug dropping head
2.Drillpipe connections standard to provide
high tensile ratings

29. Conventional Liner Cementing Plug Systems
APPLICATION
• Cementing plug systems used in liner applications typically serve two basic functions:
1. They serve as physical barriers between the cement and other wellbore fluids as they are
being pumped, while effectively wiping the cement from the tubulars that it's pumped
through.
2. They confirm displacement volumes of both the running string and the liner. Visible pressure
indications signal when the cement has been completely displaced from both the drillpipe
and the liner casing.

30. Pump-Down Plug
APPLICATION
• The pump-down plug is used to wipe the
running string behind (and sometimes in
front of) the cement.
• The pump-down plug may be used to latch
into a liner wiper plug as described later, or
can be used to wipe both the running
string and the liner casing in smalldiameter liner applications.
• Multiple darts may be used to more
effectively wipe the tubulars and reduce
cement contamination. Various wiper fin,
nose, and latch configurations are available
to fit a wide range of applications.
Plug release lock
Flow is diverted
away around the
plug .. Until lock
is opened and
plug is pumped
When the lock is
opened .. The
sleeve moves
down and this
flapper opens to
release the plug

31. Wiper Plug
APPLICATION
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Liner wiper plugs are used to separate cement from the
displacement fluid during cementing operations.
The Type I liner wiper plug is shear pinned to the bottom of
the running string, below the liner setting tool and pack off.
At the tail of the cement, a pump-down plug, is released
and follows the cement down the running string.
When the pump-down plug lands in the liner wiper plug,
pressure is increased and shears the liner wiper plug free,
allowing both plugs to be displaced as a unit to the landing
collar.
Both types of liner wiper plugs are manufactured of
drillable materials, and are rotationally locked into the
landing collar to prevent spinning during Drill out.
This ring latches inside the landing
collar to prevent the plug from
rotation while drilling it

32. Now after completing displacing the cement, and check for back flow and all OK,
it’s time to set the liner top packer *we used a ZXP packer for this demonstration+
ZXP PACKER SETTING

33. ZXP Liner Top Packer
APPLICATION
• liner packer is recognized industry-wide as today's premier high-performance
liner top packer.
• The innovative ZX seal element is designed and constructed to endure
exceptionally high circulation rates and achieve high pressure and temperature
sealing in the most demanding wellbore environments. Flow loop testing at
over 17 BPM (2.7 m3/min) confirms durability of the ZX seal.
• The packer is compression-set using a packer setting dog sub or a hydraulic
pusher tool.
• The ZXP liner packer is available with or without hold-down slips.
• ZXP packers can be run on 2 RH, and HRD-E liner setting tools.
• The ZXP liner packer is typically run as an integral component of the primary
liner hookup. It may also be run in conjunction with a tieback seal assembly to
serve as a tieback packer in the event remedial repair of the liner top is
necessary.
• Tieback extensions are commonly available in lengths of 6 ft (1.82 m) , 10 ft
(3.04 m) , 15 ft (4.57 m), and 20 ft (6.09 m) .

34. ZXP Liner Top Packer cont’d
Advantages
• Most extensively tested packer on the market
• Rugged proprietary seal element design resists swab off at high circulation
rates and mechanical damage
• Allows liner to be run in hole much faster than conventional liner packers,
saving rig time
• Aflas* (Asahi Glass of Japan) outer cover material compatible with most
wellbore environments
• Available with and without hold-down slips
• Available with all current running tool profiles
• Can be run with seal assembly as a tieback packer to isolate leaking liner top
• Standard service for many sizes is 10,000 psi (689.6 bar) at 400°F (204°C) ;
high-pressure/high-temperature-rated tools available upon request

35. ZXP setting mechanism
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Now we have the cement in place, we are ready to set the
liner top packer
To do this:
1. Pick-up the drill pipe several feet [ in this case 10’+
[remember the running tool is already freed when setting
the hanger itself]
2. expose the spring loaded dogs in the packer setting dog
sub
3. And apply set-down weigh of the drill pipe
4. When sufficient weight has been applied to shear the
setting pins in the packer
5. Compression will energize the seal element and engages
the hold-down slips into the casing wall.
6. The packer is now set, and will provide an effective
annular seal the liner and the previous casing string.
7. We may circulate out the cement at the top of liner.
ZXP
elastomer
hold-down
slips

36. Packer Setting Dogs Sub
It’s designed to apply set down weight to mechanically set liner top packers
like ZXP. A set of spring loaded dogs are used to transfer the set down weight
from the drill string to the liner setting sleeve on the liner packer.
APPLICATION
• Packer setting dog subs are used to activate and pack off compressionset liner top packers.
• Multiple spring-loaded dogs are compressed within the packer extension
throughout liner running and cementing.
• At the appropriate time, the setting dog sub is raised out of the packer
extension and the dogs expand out to the OD of the extension.
• Setting force is transferred through the dogs and onto the packer
extension as drillpipe weight is slacked off.

37. OTHER ACCESSORIES

38. Insert Liner Cementing Equipment
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once installed, is permanently anchored and sealed in place.
The desired accessory is threaded into the bottom or top of the
seal unit, as appropriate.
The seal unit is a compact aluminum module with a 360 degree
aluminum slip. The unit also includes elastomer and metal-tometal seals. Insert cementing float valves are designed and
tested to satisfy API Recommended Practices 10F specifications
installation
• Depending on the required component configuration (packoff,
landing collar, float valve, etc.), accessory components are
added to the bottom or top of the seal unit.
• After the insert unit and its setting tool are positioned inside
the liner joint, hydraulic pressure from a small hand pump is
applied to complete the setting process.
• The setting tool is then removed, and the liner joint is marked
with accessory position and description.

39. Insert Liner Cementing Equipment
Advantages
• Modular insert seal unit easily converts to landing collar, float collar, guide/float
shoe, drillable packoff, or ball catcher sub
• Simple and reliable installation can be performed at the wellsite
• Eliminates multiple premium thread charges and expensive corrosion-resistant
collar bodies
• Manufactured from drillable aluminum and phenolic components

40. Insert Liner Cementing Equipment

41. CEMENTING JOB

42. Spherolite
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Hollow glass microspheres made from a low heat conductivity glass composition containing a
high vacuum and thin metal coating deposited on the inner wall surface.
It can be used to make a superior insulation materials in construction of highly efficient solar
energy collectors and insulation systems.
Also as filter materials in plastic, plastic foam and in concrete and asphalt composition.

43. Tuned Cementing Solutions (TCS™)
Lightweight Systems
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Halliburton enables you to choose from all three primary categories of lightweight cements,
so your choices can be based on your requirements, such as:
1. Water-extended– Use water-extended slurries when cost is your primary concern.
These slurries can provide the required levels of fill if conditions are not too demanding.
2. Hollow microspheres – Use Tuned Light™ (hollow microspheres) slurries when high
strength or achieving the lowest permeabilities are the main drivers or when a
premium cement is required and foam is not an option.
3. Foam – Use the Zoneseal® Isolation Process
(foam cement) when gas migration or shallow
water flow potentials are problems. Foam is
also the best choice when long-term stress
protection is a primary driver.

44. Tuned Light™ XL Cement Blend
Quick-setting, High-Strength, Lightweight Cement Blend for Problem Top-Hole Jobs
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Halliburton Tuned Light XL cement blend contains carefully selected additives that produce
lightweight slurries with strengths equal to or better than standard accelerated 16 parts per
gallon (ppg) Class G cement slurries at the low temperatures found in the North Sea mud
line. At a nominal Tuned Light XL slurry weight of 12.7 ppg, the initial set at 50°F is just three
hours while the first compressive strength reaches 5,000 psi. Tuned Light XL slurries are also
mildly thixotropic, which minimizes fallback in situations where surface gas is a potential
problem.
These special properties are extremely important in areas where operators often drill
through formations near the surface that are weak and nonconsolidated. These formations
tend to break down because their fracture gradient cannot withstand the normal cement
slurry weight of 16 ppg. The result is cement losses and inability to bring cement up to the
mud line.
Remedial treatments to top-up the primary job involve rig time, more cement and longer
waiting-on-cement (WOC) time. Conventional lightweight slurries may solve the problem of
losses, but do not develop adequate strength to endure the stresses on the conductor
casings. In addition, it is important to consider the low temperatures of 40- to 50°F usually
encountered in the North Sea seabed

46. Tuned Light® Cement
Important Benefits
• Low Density. Tuned Light XL slurries are mixed and field-proven at a wide range of densities,
maximizing seabed returns and reducing the need for remedial top-up jobs.
• Thixotropic. The Tuned Light XL slurry will gel up in approximately one hour and softy set in
about three hours. In effect, this means that the casing can be released within three hours of
the time the job ends.
• Faster Transition Times. The Tuned Light XL slurry’s zero gel time, measured with
Halliburton’s Mini Macs™ analyzer, was 20 minutes. The transition time was determined to
be 10 minutes at 55°F and 500 psi. Based on Halliburton’s accepted guidelines on gas
migration, the Tuned Light XL slurry qualifies as gas-tight for low gas flow potential (GFP)
factors.
• Compressive Strength. Supporting the conductor is critical. Tuned Light XL slurries develop
compressive strength at low densities and cool temperatures that exceed conventional
slurries under the same conditions.

47. Cement silos
• There are three silos for cement on the rig and another three for Barite.
• They are all connected together and to the supply line from the boat.
• Silo capacity is measured be weight cell mounted on bottom of it and
connected to gauge that displays the weight in thousands pounds.
• Cement is transferred to the unit by carrying it with pressurized air,
depend on the vacuum pressure that air induces when passes near the
powder cement.
• Also the silo itself is pressurized to force cement out of it.
• Air supply should be opened first before opening the cement line

48. To Cement unit
Barite silos
Cement silos

49. Pressure gauge
inside silo
Vent
Fill up
AIR
DISCHARGE
WEIGHT GAUGE
To indicate tank fillage
HIGH PRESSURE LINE
LOAD CELL

50. Cement from boat
Air
CMT
Silo
Hall Batch Mixer
Hall Mix on fly unit

51. CASING HANDLING EQUIPMENT

52. SAPESCO handling equipment
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Rotary hand slips
Safety clamp
Single joint elevator
Spider slips [pneumatic]
Spider elevator [pneumatic]
Side door elevator
HYT elevator [tubing]
Drifts
Stabbing guide
Thread protectors
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Jam unit
Wincatt software

53. Power tong with side door
Revolution
High/low gear
control
Hydraulic piston used to hang the
tong in the air tagger to dampen
vertical vibrations and bouncing
*shouldn’t be placed here+
1.25” pressure
line INLET
1” pressure
line outlet
Side door
with safety
control
Revolution
counter

54. Stabbing guide
Thread protector
This part rotates and
[with the dies]
everything else is static
Some of CSG
running
equipment
This handle rotates
the tong
Main motor
that drives
the tong

55. JAM system
Joint Make-up Analysis system
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JAM - Joint Analyzed Make-Up. Yes it is a computer system that is used to graph each joint on
make up. A load cell is stuck on the tong to snubbing line, this measures torque like the old
torque gauge and a turns counter on tong rotor counts the turns. Computer is set up with
figures of pipe type minimum and optimal torque and shoulder values. Once the joint makes
optimum torque a dump valve will kick in so joint can not be over torqued. Used alot on
chrome and completions.....
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Also referred to as "torque turn" graph display enables you witness the amount of turns vs
the amount of torque through the connection makeup. Interpretation of these graphs
determine whether the connection makeup is acceptable or not. How the seals engage or
not etc. With todays sophisticated connections with shoulders and seals this practice is
essential.

56. JAM system
Key features:
1. Monitors torque during makeup
2. Controls final torque
3. Records about 1,000 connections
4. Displays torque value
5. User can input different handle lengths
6. 500 samples per second
7. Made for non-premium API connections
8. Torque downloadable to PC after each job
Included hardware:
1. Dump valve cable
2. Power cable
3. CT cable
4. High capacity junction box with pressure transducer

57. JAM chart
axis-1 of your graph shows no. of turns usually to within 1/100 turns
axis-2 generally indexes 3-torques per graph, shoulder torque to where connection "shoulders",
delta torque to where additional torque past shoulder to final torque.

58. JAM chart
Max. Torque
Optimum Torque
Torque
Min. Torque
Max. shoulder
Shoulder point
Min. shoulder
Time/Turns

59. WinCatt™
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WinCatt™ is a software tool which interacts with external control hardware to provide real
time monitoring and control of tubular connection power tong make-up. The graphical user
interface and logical software structure combined with powerful control, data acquisition and
presentation capabilities enable the user to easily specify make-up parameters, control the
make-up process and evaluate quality.
WinCatt™ was developed with an emphasis on the user's needs for reliability, accuracy, and
ease of use.
KEY FEATURES ARE:
1. monitors torque, turns, and rotational speed during make-up
2. controls speed during make-up (optional)
3. controls based on either final torque or final turns
4. includes calibration management system
5. includes automatic "Start Recording" & "Dump Valve Release"
6. includes automatic descriptive comments with optional over-ride
7. available with optional pressure test system

60. Dump valve
assembly
WinCatt™
High capacity
junction box with
pressure
transducer
Dump valve
cable

61. Minor details while operation
BACK-UP SLIDES

62. Back-up slides
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LubraGlide® BEADS
– Advantages, concentrations & Uses
VAM-TOP thread
– Normal VS. high torque
BAKERLOK® Thread-Locking Compound
Dull-bit grading for the 8 ½” bit used in SB305-3A
Diaphragm pump

63. LubraGlide® BEADS
It’s MECHANICAL lubricity in the hole.
Advantages
• Reduces torque and drag
• Reduces casing wear
• Is non-abrasive
• Is recoverable & environmentally safe
• Is thermally stable up to 500°F
• Is compatible with both oil and water base mud
• Is Resistance to deformation is greater than 25,000 psi
hydrostatic,
• Thermally stable down hole to 500°F in a drilling
environment
“CE’’ CO-POLYMER

64. LubraGlide® BEADS
Concentrations:
• Concentrations of 2 – 8 ppb (5.71 – 22.87 Kg/m3)
recommended to control torque and drag
• Concentrations of 8 –12 ppb (22.87 – 34.31 Kg/m3)
recommended for spotting in wire-line operations and
running casing
• The optimum concentration of Lubra-Glide beads is ten
(10) pounds per barrel.
• The volume of fluid to be treated is calculated based on
the volume necessary to cover the open hole from the
bottom of the hole to a point approximately two
hundred (200) feet above the kick off point in the open
hole.
• If the kick off point is already behind casing, then the
entire open hole volume should be treated.

65. LubraGlide® BEADS
Typical Uses for LUBRA-GLIDE CE CO -POLYMER BEADS®
• Spot in hole prior to running casing or liners
• Spot in hole prior to logging operations
• Allows more true weight to bit
• Spot in key seats to reduce torque, drag, and sticking
problems
• Apply LUBRA-GLIDE CE CO-POLYMER BEADS® fine
beads for torque and drag in coil tubing operations or
with work strings
• Lubricant for OBM or SBM
• Aids in prevention of differential sticking when using
OBM or SBM
• Aids in directional changes or sliding

66. Energized metal-to-metal seal
• A patented metal-to-metal seal system offers excellent gastight sealing, under even the most severe combined loads, as
encountered in deviated or long horizontal wells.
• The seal integrity remains constant after repeated make-ups
and break-outs.
• The seal geometry protects against galling.
Improved hook thread design
• A modified hook thread profile with 3° reverse angle on the
load flank, not only provides the connection with superior
tension strength but also increases its resistance to
compression.
• The excellent structural strength including increased bending
and compression resistance, makes this connection especially
suited for highly deviated and long horizontal wells.
• Optimized thread geometry minimizes the risk of galling, even
when thread lubricants are poorly applied.

67. Reverse angle torque shoulder
• A reverse angle torque shoulder provides a positive torque stop which allows for accurate
power-tight make-up and minimizes hoop stresses in the connection.
• The “wedge” effect caused by the reverse angle gives the connection superior structural
strength.
• The shoulder design is optimized in order to resist adverse conditions such as combined
compression and external pressure or combined bending, compression, and torque.

69. VAM® TOP HT
Based on the main features of the VAM® TOP
connection.
This connection provides reinforced torque
capability for liners and where High Torque is
anticipated (torque rotating liner while
running, rotating casing when cementing)
The torque shoulder
dimension on VAM® TOP HT is
significantly larger than VAM
TOP which enables the
connection to withstand
combined load for various
applications using high torque

71. The detailed actual sequence followed on SB305-3A as a guide for future operations
7” OHL OPERATION SUMMARY

72. 7” OHL Operation summary
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Conditioning the hole before running
Running the liner
Setting the liner hanger
7” OHL CEMENT JOB
Setting the ZXP packer

73. Conditioning the hole before running
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On the last trip out of hole before running the liner:
Sweep hole with 50 BBL HVP while rotate and reciprocate string
Continue circulate until returns are cuttings free.
Sweep hole w/ 50 BBL inhibited WBM pill to surface - control sweeping rate while WBM pill
against baba salt to induce more erosion/dissolving to salt.
• Flow check then record torque on BTM with and without pump.
• POH on elevator to casing window and record same parameters again inside casing
• Spot LubraGlide® pill (120 BBLs Hi Vis pill on bottom), observe well stable and POOH.
 We used LubraGlide® exclusively in this case to assist in running the casing in through BABA
salt section to avoid sticking potentials.

74. Running the liner
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Change 5" top ram to 7" ram, retrieve wear bushing, pressure test & close shear ram while
change top ram. Install wear bushing & diverter packer again
M/U baker top drive plug dropping manifold, RU cement surface line, flush, pressure test,
test top drive manifold then LD as one piece.
RU 7" handling equipment.
Apply Bakerlok thread-locking compound to all shoe track connections. Install 1 CENTEC
centralizer per joint
Install insert ball catcher in box of first joint of shoe joint, test float equipment in both
directions.
RIH with 7" liner & install pip tag at the desired depth.
PU & MU 7" baker flex lock rotating liner hanger with ZXP packer & setting tool
Tie back sleeve id =7.375", extension 10 ft
Cont. RIH with 7" liner on HWDP and DP till TD, then PU & MU loaded cement manifold
Circulate 1.5 times string capacity

75. Setting the liner hanger
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Drop 1 7/16" bronze ball & chase same till land in landing sub,
Press up to 2,200 psi to set liner HGR,
Bleed pressure to 500 psi,
Confirm HGR set by s/off liner wt + 30 klb.
Press up to 3,400 psi to shear ball seat & release running tool,
Regain circulation with 4 bpm @ 700 psi.
P/u string 3 ft, confirm running tool released (lost liner wt "80 klb").
Slack off string 3 ft (drill pipes slack-off weight = 165 klb) then set 30 klb on liner HGR.
Circulate & rotate liner with while prepare mix fluid.

76. 7” OHL CEMENT JOB
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R/U CMT surface line & test same to 400/4000 psi
Batch mix CMT slurry in 100 BBL batch mixer
Perform cement job as follow:
• Pump 50 bbl 7.0 ppg pre flush w/ 4.0 bpm.
• Pump 50 bbl 11.5 ppg tuned spacer ahead w/ 4.0 bpm.
• With 98 bbl 12.5 ppg batch mixed cement (equivalent to 113 bbl 13 ppg down hole) “g” neat
+ 14% salt (302 sxs) with cement unit with 4.0 bpm.
• Release 5” dp pump down plug (flag tripped).
• Pump 5 bbl 13.0 ppg tuned spacer behind with 4.0 bpm.
• Rotate 7" liner all the time while pumping CMT & displacement w/ 15 rpm

77. Setting the ZXP packer
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P/U string 10 ft to activate ZXP setting dogs sub, slack off 70 klb on ZXP packer, PKR set.
May see surface indication for PKR set [weight indicator greatly disturbed].
Maintain S/O wt. For 5 min on the packer.
Pooh w/ baker liner setting tool ( 600 ft above expected TOC )
Drop foam ball, sweep hole with 50 BBL HVP, normal circulate 1.5 complete cycles while
reciprocate & rotate string with 20 RPM and circulate with high GPM.

78. The detailed actual sequence followed on SB305-3A as a guide for future operations
SCAB LINER OPERATION SUMMARY

79. SCAB liner operation summary
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MU BAKER TD CMT manifold. RU cement surface line, flush, pressure test same to 500 /
5,000 psi. test top drive manifold / 5" DP single joint using cement unit to 500 / 5,000 psi,
hold, OK, L/D same as one piece to be ready when pick-up again.
RU SAPESCO 7" handling equipment
PU BAKER ported TIE BACK SEAL ASSY. with three seal units, VAM TOP
– 7” baker landing collar,
– Installed insert orifice float valve at box end of the joint that is directly above tie back
seal assy. & function test for insert orifice float valve and float collar.
– Apply BAKER-LOK to all shoe track connections.
– Install one aluminum tabulator each joint.
M/U 7” x 9 5/8” HMC hydraulic set liner hanger, "HMC" 2HR type tie back sleeve (8.9 ft
extension).
R/D 7" scab liner SAPESCO handling equipment.
RIH with 7” scab liner on 5" HWDP & 5" DP .
PU & MU loaded cement manifold.

80. Test for tie back stem & sleeve
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Circulate with 200 psi and slack off slowly to enter the ported TIE BACK STEM into the liner
TIEBACK SLEEVE until pressure start to increase, stop the pump, mark the pipe (marker#1).
• Continue going down to NO-GO while monitor stabbing of seal unit inside liner tie back
sleeve on martin decker, Slack off 15 klb locating tie back sleeve ring mark the pipe
(marker#2).
• P/U string to normal P/U weight and test tie back stem seal to 500 psi from inside drill pipe,
OK.
• Bleed off pressure to 200 psi and while holding pressure pick up until observe a pressure
drop.
 Now we’re sure that the TIE-Back stem seals working OK everything is working fine
• Circulate hole clean while prepare mix fluid and CMT slurry.

81. 7” SCAB liner Cement job
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Perform 7" scab liner cement job using HALL CMT unit as follow:
Pump tuned spacer as spacer ahead
Pump cement slurry,
Release 5" DP pump down plug (flag had tripped).
Pump tuned spacer as spacer behind
Displace with 45 bbl., 16 ppg weighted OBM pill
Displace with 10 bbl., 11.2 ppg OBM (pump down plug latch to wiper plug may or may not be
observed).
Displace with 27.5 bbl. 11.2 ppg OBM
Pump 7.5 bbl., 16 ppg tuned spacer , will cover the liner top when drill pipe is out to reduce
contamination with displacing mud.
Displace with 45.5 bbl. 11.2 ppg OBM
Displace with 10 bbl. 11.2 ppg OBM
Bump plug at 1400 psi for 10 min, ok, bleed off pressure while sting in, had no return fluid.

82. Setting the SCAB liner hanger
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Open lines back to cement unit displacement tanks while sting in with seal assy. Till had 10
klb S/Off WT and confirmed NO-GO (at marker#2),
 Pressure up t/3200 psi and set 7" scab liner "HMC" hanger. Slack down liner weight plus 30
klb on setting tool and confirmed hanger set.
 Pressure up t/3000 psi and release setting tool, bleed off pressure keeping relief valve open,
check string p/u weight had drill pipe weight confirming RT free.
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P/U 5 ft with setting tool with no U-tube observed, R/D BAKER TD2 cement manifold, POOH 6
STD'S 5" DP above expected TOC.
Drop Halliburton foam ball and conventionally circulate hole clean max. GPM
POOH W/7'' baker liner running tool to surface and LD same.
PU & MU 8 1/2" clean out assy. To clean-out top of scab liner.

83. References
• GUPCO standard operations book.
• Baker liner hanger tools brochure.
• Halliburton casing accessories brochure.
• http://www.halliburton.com/public/cem/contents/Books_and_Catalogs/TECH/Sect02_ce.pdf
• FARR website
http://www.mccoyglobal.com/tubular-products/view/kt5500

84. END
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