# US 11,994,011 B2 · Permanent packer and extended gas lift method using permanent packer

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- Number: US 11,994,011 B2
- Document ID: US11994011B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/761,018
- Filed: 2020-09-16
- Published: 2022-11-03
- Granted: 2024-05-28
- Earliest claimed: 2019-09-16
- Assignees: PetroChina Company Limited; Sichuan Shengnuo Oil. And Gas Engineering Technology Service Co., Ltd
- Applicants: PetroChina Company Limited; Sichuan Shengnuo Oil. And Gas Engineering Technology Service Co. Ltd
- Inventors: Weilin Wang; Huiyun Ma; Changqing Ye; Hao Tan; Hanbing Tang; Daogang Cai; Xueqiang Wang; Yukui Hong; Fengjing Sun; Wei Zhou; Ting Zhang; Zonghao Dong; Yan Huang; Yun Miao
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11994011B2

## CPC

- E21B 43/122: {Gas lift}
- E21B 43/26: by forming crevices or fractures
- E21B 33/1204: {permanent; drillable}
- E21B 33/1208: {characterised by the construction of the sealing or packing means (E21B33/1277 takes precedence)}
- E21B 33/127: with inflatable sleeve (E21B33/122, E21B33/124 take precedence)
- E21B 33/1291: {anchor set by wedge or cam in combination with frictional effect, using so-called drag-blocks (E21B33/1295 takes precedence)}
- E21B 33/1294: {characterised by a valve, e.g. a by-pass valve}
- E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

## Abstract

The present invention discloses a permanent packer and an extended gas lift method using the permanent packer, the method comprising: S1. imbedding the extended gas lift embedded pipe when setting the permanent packer, wherein the extended gas lift embedded pipe has an upper end being closed and a lower end being open, is provided therein with a one-way valve through which the fluid can pass from top to bottom; S2. lowering a breaking device from the production casing when in the extended gas lift, to break the upper end of the extended gas lift embedded pipe such that the upper and lower ends of the extended gas lift embedded pipe are communicated; and S3. injecting gas into the production casing, lifting the accumulated liquid in the bottom hole to the ground surface, to complete the extended gas lift. The method does not affect the sealing property of the permanent packer, can fully adapt to the demand in the early and middle stages of gas well development, and meanwhile can realize extended gas lift without workover in the middle and later stages of gas well development, and has low implementation cost and good safety.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A permanent packer, characterized in that, the packer comprises a packer body and extended gas lift embedded pipe, wherein the extended gas lift embedded pipe has an upper end being closed and a lower end being open, is provided therein with a one-way valve through which the fluid can pass from top to bottom; the extended gas lift embedded pipe runs through a packer rubber cylinder of the packer body up and down, and is fixedly connected to the packer rubber cylinder.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The permanent packer according to claim 1, characterized in that, the packer body includes a on/off collar, and the on/off collar is downward connected to a central pipe, and a lower end of the central pipe is connected with a lower joint; a lock sleeve, a lock spring, an upper slip, an upper cone, a packer rubber cylinder, a lower cone, a lower slip and a fixing ring are arranged outside the central pipe in an order from top to bottom.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The permanent packer according to claim 1, characterized in that, an annular cavity is provided in the packer rubber cylinder, and the annular cavity is filled with a first curable component; a liquid storage chamber is provided between the packer rubber cylinder and an upper cone or a lower cone, and the liquid storage chamber is filled with a second curable component, and the liquid storage chamber communicates with the annular cavity through a liquid injection pipe, and a separation film is provided in the liquid injection pipe, and the extended gas lift embedded pipe passes through the annular cavity.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The permanent packer according to claim 3, characterized in that, the packer rubber cylinder is embedded with a support bar which is between the annular cavity and a central pipe; there are several support bars, and all of the support bars are evenly distributed along the circumference of the packer rubber cylinder.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The permanent packer according to claim 4, characterized in that, an upper slip and a lower slip are C-shaped slips with an axial opening; inner holes of the upper slips and the lower slips are provided therein with damping internal threads, and the outer circumference of the central pipe is provided with external threads adapted to the damping internal threads.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The permanent packer according to claim 5, characterized in that, an inner serration thread arranged in an inner hole of a lock sleeve is engaged with an outer serration thread arranged outside a lock spring; the lock sleeve is provided with a setting shear nail, and an inner end tip of the setting shear nail extends out of the lock sleeve to match with a corresponding pin hole of an on/off collar.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The permanent packer according to claim 5, characterized in that, the permanent packer further comprises a hydraulic setting device, the hydraulic setting device includes an upper joint and an upper outer sleeve, and a lower end of the upper joint is connected to an upper central pipe, thereby forming an upper hydraulic chamber; the upper central pipe has a lateral upper fluid inlet hole communicating with the upper hydraulic chamber, a lower end of the upper outer sleeve is connected to an upper rubber cylinder holder, a lower end of the upper rubber cylinder holder is connected to a piston supporting sleeve, and a lower end of the upper central pipe is connected to a lower central pipe, an upper end of the annular cavity between the piston supporting sleeve and the lower central pipe is installed with the piston to closely adjoin the lower end of the upper rubber cylinder holder to form a lower hydraulic chamber, and the lower central pipe has a lower liquid inlet hole which communicates with the lower hydraulic chamber; a lower end of the lower central pipe is connected to a throw-off joint which mates with an on/off collar; an elastic anti-collision ring is installed at an upper end of an inner hole of the piston, an inner ring of the elastic anti-collision ring is engaged with an annular groove of the lower center pipe, and the outer periphery of the piston is provided with a starting shear pin through the piston supporting sleeve.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

An extended gas lift method using a permanent packer according to claim 1, characterized in that, the method comprises:
S1: imbedding the extended gas lift embedded pipe when setting the permanent packer, wherein the extended gas lift embedded pipe has an upper end being closed and a lower end being open, is provided therein with a one-way valve through which fluid can pass from top to bottom, is located between a production oil pipe and a production casing, runs through a packing structure of the permanent packer and is in sealed connection to the packing structure;
S2: lowering a breaking device from the production casing when in the extended gas lift, to break the upper end of the extended gas lift embedded pipe such that the upper and lower ends of the extended gas lift embedded pipe are communicated;
S3: injecting gas into the production casing, lifting the accumulated liquid in a bottom hole to a ground surface, to complete the extended gas lift;
S4: after completion of the extended gas lift, injecting a curable fluid from the upper end of the extended gas lift embedded pipe to reinforce and block off the extended gas lift embedded pipe.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The extended gas lift method using a permanent packer according to claim 8, characterized in that, the upper end of the extended gas lift embedded pipe is bent away from the permanent packer; the one-way valve includes a fixing seat, a steel ball and a support frame, wherein the fixing seat is provided with a through hole penetrating through upper and lower surfaces thereof, the diameter of the through hole is smaller than that of the steel ball, the lower end of the through hole is provided with an arc-shaped groove adapted to the steel ball; a compression spring is disposed between the steel ball and the support frame, and the compression spring presses the steel ball into the arc-shaped groove of the fixing seat; the support frame is located under the fixing seat, the support frame and the fixing seat are respectively fixedly connected to the inner wall of the extended gas lift embedded pipe; and the steel ball can move between the support frame and the fixing seat.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The extended gas lift method using a permanent packer according to claim 9, characterized in that, the extended gas lift embedded pipe is provided therein with a plurality of one-way valves.