Wells – Processes – Cementing – plugging or consolidating
Patent
1995-11-15
1997-06-24
Schoeppel, Roger J.
Wells
Processes
Cementing, plugging or consolidating
166386, 166154, 1661774, E21B 3313
Patent
active
056410212
ABSTRACT:
Improved well casing fill apparatus and methods for filling a casing string with well bore fluid while running the string into a well bore and then cementing the casing in the well bore are provided. A well casing fill apparatus of this invention is basically comprised of a tubular housing having a well bore fluid fill port extending through a wall thereof and a closing sleeve slidably disposed in the tubular housing between an upper open position whereby the fill port is uncovered to a lower closed position whereby the closing sleeve covers the fill port. The closing sleeve includes a cementing plug landing seat thereon for receiving a cementing plug and slidably moving the closing sleeve to the closed position.
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Murray Dick A.
Rogers Henry E.
Sullaway Bobby L.
Webb Earl D.
Dougherty, Jr. C. Clark
Halliburton Energy Services
Roddy Craig W.
Schoeppel Roger J.
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