# US 10,767,452 B2 · Liner installation with inflatable packer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,767,452 B2 - Document ID: US10767452B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/001,634 - Filed: 2018-06-06 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-06 - Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company; Wireless Instrumentation Systems AS - Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company; Wireless Instrumentation Systems AS - Inventors: Muhammad Arsalan; Henrik Wanvik Clayborough; Jarl André Fellinghaug; Brett W. Bouldin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10767452B2 ## CPC - E21B 43/105: {Expanding tools specially adapted therefor} - E21B 43/108: {Expandable screens or perforated liners} - E21B 23/06: for setting packers - E21B 33/127: with inflatable sleeve (E21B33/122, E21B33/124 take precedence) - E21B 43/103: {of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like} - E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS ## Abstract A well tool includes a deformable liner configured to be positioned within a wellbore. The deformable liner is configured to be deformed radially. The well tool includes a first inflatable packer configured to be positioned within the deformable liner. The first inflatable packer is configured to be inflated while positioned within the deformable liner to deform the deformable liner radially. The well tool includes a second inflatable packer configured to be positioned around the deformable liner. The second inflatable packer is configured to be inflated to an inner wall of the wellbore. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: positioning a well tool within a wellbore, the well tool having an initial outer diameter before the well tool is positioned within the wellbore, the well tool comprising: a deformable liner; a first inflatable packer positioned within the deformable liner; a second inflatable packer positioned around the deformable liner; an inflation tool coupled to each of the first inflatable packer and the second inflatable packer, independently, the inflation tool configured to convey hydraulic pressure to inflate each of the first inflatable packer and the second inflatable packer, independently; a tubular connection connecting the inflation tool to the second inflatable packer before the well tool is positioned within the wellbore, the tubular connection configured to allow fluid communication between the inflation tool and the second inflatable packer; and a backflow prevention device connected to the tubular connection, the backflow prevention device positioned closer to the second inflatable packer than to the inflation tool, the backflow prevention device configured to allow fluid to flow through the backflow prevention device from the inflation tool to the second inflatable packer and configured to prevent fluid from flowing through the backflow prevention device from the second inflatable packer to the inflation tool, wherein the tubular connection comprises an engineered weak point positioned along the tubular connection closer to the second inflatable packer than to the inflation tool, wherein the tubular connection is configured to break at the engineered weak point in response to an application of tension strain on the tubular connection; inflating the first inflatable packer to deform the deformable liner, such that an inner liner diameter of the deformable liner, after the deformable liner is deformed, is equal to or greater than the initial outer diameter of the well tool; and inflating the second inflatable packer to sealably contact an inner wall of the wellbore. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, after inflating the first inflatable packer, removing the first inflatable packer from within the deformable liner. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein inflating the second inflatable packer comprises: flowing a hardening fluid into the second inflatable packer; and allowing the hardening fluid to solidify within the second inflatable packer, such that the second inflatable packer remains permanently inflated. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, after inflating the second inflatable packer: moving the inflation tool away from the second inflatable packer, such that the tubular connection breaks at the engineered weak point; and removing the inflation tool from within the wellbore. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the deformable liner comprises: a first slotted end; and a second slotted end opposite the first slotted end. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: flaring the first slotted end radially outward; and flaring the second slotted end radially outward. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising guiding a piece of equipment to the deformable liner with the flared first slotted end or the flared second slotted end. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a ratio of the inner liner diameter after the deformable liner is deformed to the inner liner diameter before the deformable liner is deformed is in a range of approximately 1.02 to approximately 3. ### Claim 9 A method comprising: positioning, within a wellbore: a deformable liner; a first inflatable packer positioned within the deformable liner; and a second inflatable packer positioned around the deformable liner; increasing an inner liner diameter of the deformable liner by inflating the first inflatable packer; and after increasing the inner liner diameter of the deformable liner, permanently securing the deformable liner within the wellbore by inflating the second inflatable packer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein, before being positioned within the wellbore, the second inflatable packer defines an initial outer diameter, and increasing the inner liner diameter of the deformable liner comprises increasing the inner liner diameter of the deformable liner to at least equal to or greater than the initial outer diameter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising, after increasing the inner liner diameter of the deformable liner: deflating the first inflatable packer; and removing the first inflatable packer from within the deformable liner. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein permanently securing the deformable liner within the wellbore comprises contacting the second inflatable packer to an inner wall of the wellbore. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein permanently securing the deformable liner within the wellbore comprises: flowing a hardening fluid into the second inflatable packer; and allowing the hardening fluid to harden within the second inflatable packer. ### Claim 14 A well tool comprising: a deformable liner configured to be positioned within a wellbore, the deformable liner configured to be deformed radially; a first inflatable packer configured to be positioned within the deformable liner, the first inflatable packer configured to be inflated while positioned within the deformable liner to deform the deformable liner radially; a second inflatable packer configured to be positioned around the deformable liner, the second inflatable packer configured to be inflated to an inner wall of the wellbore; an inflation tool fluidically coupled to each of the first inflatable packer and the second inflatable packer, independently, the inflation tool configured to convey hydraulic pressure to inflate each of the first inflatable packer and the second inflatable packer, independently; a tubular connection connecting the inflation tool to the second inflatable packer before the well tool is positioned within the wellbore, the tubular connection configured to allow fluid communication between the inflation tool and the second inflatable packer; a backflow prevention device connected to the tubular connection, the backflow prevention device positioned closer to the second inflatable packer than to the inflation tool, the backflow prevention device configured to allow fluid to flow through the backflow prevention device from the inflation tool to the second inflatable packer and configured to prevent fluid from flowing through the backflow prevention device from the second inflatable packer to the inflation tool, wherein the tubular connection comprises an engineered weak point positioned along the tubular connection closer to the second inflatable packer than to the inflation tool, wherein the tubular connection is configured to break at the engineered weak point in response to an application of tension strain on the tubular connection. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The well tool of claim 14, wherein the second inflatable packer, before being inflated, defines an initial outer diameter of the well tool, and the first inflatable packer is configured to be inflated while positioned within the deformable liner to deform the deformable liner radially, such that the deformable liner, after being deformed radially, defines an inner liner diameter that is greater than the initial outer diameter of the well tool. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The well tool of claim 14, wherein the deformable liner defines an inner liner diameter, and the deformable liner is configured to be deformed radially, such that a ratio of the inner liner diameter after being deformed radially to the inner liner diameter before being deformed radially is in a range of approximately 1.02 to approximately 3.