Emergency downhole disconnect tool

• US 5,323,853 A
• Filed: 04/21/1993
• Issued: 06/28/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Camco International Inc. (Schlumberger NV)
• Original Assignee: Camco International Inc. (Schlumberger NV)
• Inventors: Wong, Margarete C., Leismer, Dwayne D.
• Primary Examiner(s): BUIZ, MIKADO RYAN
• Application Number:
  US08/049,380
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 166/55, 166/65.1, 166/373-375, 166/377, 166/381, 166/385
• US Class Current: 166/55
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 17/06 Releasing-joints, e.g. safety joints
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 23/04 operated by fluid means, e.g. actuated by explosion E21B23/08 takes precedence

Abstract

An emergency downhole disconnect tool for use in a drilling well conduit having hydraulic pressure activated and electricity activated means for disconnecting the tool from the drilling assembly by disconnecting telescoping first and second releasably connected parts.

Claims

1. An emergency downhole well disconnect tool for use in a well conduit comprising,

a housing having first and second parts, said parts having first ends which telescopically coact with each other, said parts each having a second end adapted to be connected in a well conduit,

coacting releasable locking means on the first and second parts for releasably locking the first and second parts together,

actuating means in the housing for releasing the locking means upon hydraulic actuation,

a hydraulic fluid passageway in the housing adapted to be connected to the well surface for receiving hydraulic fluid, and

hydraulic blocking means between the passageway and the actuating means initially preventing hydraulic fluid from actuating the actuating means.

2. The disconnect tool of claim 1 wherein the hydraulic fluid blocking means communicates hydraulic fluid to actuating means upon a predetermined pressure on the hydraulic fluid in the passageway.

3. The disconnect tool of claim 2 wherein the hydraulic fluid blocking means includes a rupture disk.

4. The disconnect tool of claim 1 wherein the second part includes a pulling recess and said hydraulic fluid passageway includes a hydraulic line extending through the inside of the housing with a longitudinal slidable releasable joint positioned below the recess for separating when the first and second parts are disconnected from each other.

5. The disconnect tool of claim 1 including,

an electrically actuated means in the housing engaging the releasable locking means for releasing the locking means, and

an electrical line in the housing adapted to be connected to the well surface and connected to the electrically actuated means.

6. The disconnect tool of claim 5 wherein the second part includes a pulling recess and the electrical line extends through the inside of the housing and the first and second parts include coacting shear means positioned below the recess for engaging and shearing the line below the recess when the first and second parts are disconnected from each other.

13. The disconnect tool of claim 2 wherein the second part includes a pulling recess and the electrical line extends through the inside of the housing and the first and second parts include coacting shear means positioned below the recess for engaging and shearing the line below the recess when the first and second parts are disconnected from each other.

7. A redundant emergency downhole well disconnect tool for use in a well conduit comprising,

a housing having first and second parts, said parts having first ends which telescopically coact with each other, said parts each having a second end adapted to be connected in a well conduit,

coacting releasable locking means on the first and second parts for releasably locking the first and second parts together,

actuating means in the housing for releasing the locking means upon hydraulic actuation,

a hydraulic fluid passageway in the housing adapted to be connected to the well surface for receiving hydraulic fluid and for communicating with the actuating means,

an electrically actuated means in the housing engaging the releasable locking means for releasing the locking means, and

an electrical line in the housing adapted to be connected to the well surface and connected to the electrically actuated means.

8. The disconnect tool of claim 7 including, hydraulic blocking means between the passageway and the actuating means initially preventing hydraulic fluid from actuating the actuating means.

9. The disconnect tool of claim 8 wherein the hydraulic fluid blocking means communicates hydraulic fluid to actuating means upon a predetermined pressure on the hydraulic fluid in the passageway.

10. The disconnect tool of claim 9 wherein the hydraulic fluid blocking means includes a rupture disk.

11. The disconnect tool of claim 7 wherein the second part includes a pulling recess and

said hydraulic fluid passageway includes a hydraulic line extending through the inside of the housing with a longitudinal slidable releasable joint positioned below the recess for separating when the first and second parts are disconnected from each other, and

the electrical line extends through the inside of the housing and the first and second parts include coacting shear means positioned below the recess for engaging and shearing the line below the recess when the first and second parts are disconnected from each other.

12. An emergency downhole well disconnect tool for use in a well conduit comprising,

a housing having first and second parts, said parts having first ends which telescopically coact with each other, said parts each having a second end adapted to be connected in a well conduit,

coacting releasable locking means on the first and second parts for releasably locking the first and second parts together,

an electrically actuated means in the housing engaging the releasable locking means for releasing the locking means, and

an electrical line in the housing adapted to be connected to the well surface and connected to the electrically actuated means.