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US 2017/0321508 A1Published application
Fill up tool
AssigneeWeatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
InventorsJimmy Duane WIENS, Yury P. GUTSU, Benson THOMAS, Karsten HEIDECKE, Jim HOLLINGSWORTH, Doyle Fredric BOUTWELL, JR., Rodney STEPHENS, Russell W. THOMPSON, Patrick James ZIMMERMAN
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Abstract
A fill up tool includes a mandrel; a primary sealing member disposed around the mandrel; and a selectively operable secondary sealing member activated by rotation of the mandrel. In another embodiment, the selectively operable secondary sealing member is activated using hydraulic pressure.
Claims16
A method of running casing, comprising:
- inserting a first seal member of a fill up tool into the casing, wherein the fill up tool comprises the first seal member and second seal member disposed on a mandrel;
- forming a first seal against the casing with the first seal member;
- receiving an indication of a well control issue;
- and
- forming a second seal against the casing with the second seal member in response to receiving the indication.
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A method of running casing, comprising:
- inserting a first seal member of a fill up tool into the casing, wherein the fill up tool comprises the first seal member and a second seal member disposed on a mandrel;
- forming a first seal against the casing with the first seal member;
- receiving an indication of a well control issue;
- lowering the second seal member to below an upper end of the casing in response to receiving the indication;
- and
- forming a second seal against an outer surface of the casing with the second seal member.
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A method of running casing, comprising:
- inserting a first seal member of a fill up tool into the casing, wherein the fill up tool comprises the first seal member and a second seal member, wherein the second seal member is at least partially disposed in a housing on a mandrel;
- forming a first seal against the casing with the first seal member;
- releasing the second seal member out of the housing;
- and
- forming a second seal against the casing with the second seal member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.