Displacement

Fluid Plug
Container
Production
Casing

Bottom Top
Plug Plug
Reciprocating
Cleaner Float
Collar

Centralizer Float
Shoe
 Plug Containers

Jet Hed III Jet Hed II SPCH SPL

Type N LP Quick Change

Float Equipment
Reasons for Floating Equipment
 Provide Casing Buoyancy
 Prevent Re-Entry of Cement
 Guide Casing into Hole
 Landing Seat for Plugs
 API RP 10F
Recommended Practice for
Performance Testing of Cementing
Floating Equipment
 API Recommended Practice for Performance
Testing of Cementing Float Equipment
API RP 10F
Flow Durability Test *

Duration (hours) Pressure

Category Reverse Forward Test
3 BPM 10 BPM (PSI)

I 2 8 1,500
II 4 12 3,000
III 6 24 5,000

* Flow rate 10 BPM with 12 - 12.5 LB/gal water based mud containing
2 to 4% by volume of 80-200 mesh sand.
 API Recommended Practice for Performance
Testing of Cementing Float Equipment
API RP 10F
Static High Temperature/High Pressure Tests *

Temperature Pressure Test

Category
(DEG F) (PSI)

A 200 1,500
B 300 3,000
C 400 5,000

* Heat soak flow tested float collar at the designated temperature for 8 hours,
pressure up to 500 psi, increase the pressure every 15 minutes by 500 psi
until the minimum pressure is reached, while maintaining the desired
temperature.
 Float Valve Types

Poppet Valve

Insert Float
Valve Insert Poppet
Valve
Ball Valve
 Advantage (IPV)
Super Seal II Valve Design
API RP 10F III A Rating
For 7”- 13-3/8” 8RD &
Buttress Casing
Auto Fill Feature Standard
200o F Max.
 Super Seal II
Float Equipment
 Available in Shoe or Collar
 Category IIIC by Lloyd’s Register
 K-55 Standard
 PDC Drillable
 Spring Loaded Valve
 Horizontal Wells
 2-3/4 Valve
and
4-1/4 Valve
 Both carry III-C rating per API
RP 10F
 4-1/4 valve exceeds RP10F,
having been tested at 25 BPM
for 24 hours
 AUTO-FILL is standard on
Super Seal II
 PDC drillable
 Super Seal II
High-Port Up-Jet
Float Shoe
 Insures Successful Shoe Test
 Excellent Filter Cake Removal
 Up Jets 60% of Fluids Volume
 Turbulator
Shale Turbulent Action
of Super Seal II
Gas Sand
High-Port Up-Jet
Float Shoe
 Recommend Jetting Shoe
Hi-Port
Zone before Cementing
Up-Jet
Oil Sand
Float Shoe
Polycrystaline Diamond
Compact Bits
 Soft - Medium Formations
 Improves ROP
 Longer Service Life
 Concave
PDC Bit

 Fixed Cutters
 Aggressive Cutting
 Super Seal II
Custom Designs

Down-Jet
High-Port Up-Jet

Double Valve Tapered Nose

 Auto Fill Float Equipment
 Protects Casing against Collapse
 Reduces Ram Pressure on Formation
 Reduces Surface Fill Time
 Super Seal II
Auto Fill

 Standard Feature on
Most SSII Equipment
 Flow De-activated
Reasons for Innerstring Cementing
 Prevents Channeling in Large Casing
 Availability of Large Plugs & Cement Heads
 Reduced Drillout Time
 Casing Collapse
Innerstring Cementing
Super Seal II w/Sealing Sleeve

 Optional Latch-Down Feature

 Top Plug Prevents Overdisplacement
 Latch-Down Plug - Redundant Back
Pressure Seal
 Summary of Halliburton
Float Equipment
 Super Seal II
– API RP 10F Rating of III-C
 4 1/4 in. Valve Available in 7 in. & Larger
– Double Valve Equipment
– High-Port Up-Jet
– Acid Service Equipment
– Innerstring Equipment
– Load Carrying Equipment
Reasons for Using Cementing Plugs
 Remove Mud Sheath
 Separate Cement and Mud
 Prevent Over Displacement
 Surface Indication
 Pressure Test Casing
Displacement
Fluid

Pumping Cement
Cement
without
Cement Plugs
Casing

 Much Cement Contamination

Mud Sheath  No Surface Indication of
Cement Placement

Drilling Mud
Casing

Pumping Cement
Top Plug
with
Accumulated Top Plug Only
Mud

 Top Plug Wipes Mud Sheath

from Casing ID
Mud Sheath
 Separates Cement from
Displacement Fluid
 Surface Indication when Cement
Placement is Complete
Drilling Mud  Require Additional Shoe Track
Length
 Accumulated Mud Volume
Ahead of Cement Plug
Fill up per 1,000 ft. casing
Mud
Sheath 5-1/2 inch 7 inch 9-5/8 inch 13-3/8 inch
Thickness Casing Casing Casing Casing
(Inches)
1/16 51 ft. 40 ft. 28 ft. 20 ft.
1/32 25 ft. 20 ft. 12 ft. 10 ft.
1/64 13 ft. 10 ft. 7 ft. 5 ft.
Displacement
Fluid

Pumping Cement
Top Plug
with Top &
Accumulated
Mud
Bottom Plugs
Casing  Preferred Method
 Bottom Plug Wipes Mud Sheath
Cement from Casing ID
 Surface Indication when Cement
Bottom Plug Placement is Complete
 Maximum Cement/Mud
Separation
Drilling Mud
 Five Wiper
Cementing Plugs
 Available with:
– Aluminum Inserts
– Plastic Inserts
– NR Plastic Inserts
 350 psi Rupture Diaphragm in
Bottom Plugs
 Surface Release or Sub-Surface
Release (SSR)
 Compatible with Water Based or
Oil Based Muds
 NR (Non-Rotating)
Cement Plug System
 Reduces Drillout Time
 PDC Drillable
 NR (Non-Rotating) Cement Plugs

Cementing in Process Cementing Complete Ready for Drillout

 Summary of Halliburton
Five Wiper Cementing Plugs
 Five Wiper Cementing Plug
– Plastic, Aluminum, NR Plastic
– Compatible with Water-Based or Oil-
Based Muds
– Surface Release or Sub Surface Release
– 2-3/8 through 20 in.
– 350 psi Rupture Disk
 Reasons for Multiple Stage
Cementing Equipment
 Cement Hydrostatic Pressure too great for
Formation or Casing
 Separate Different Types or Blends of
Cement
 Limited Pump Time
 Only Cement certain Sections of Annulus
Type P ES Cementer
 Plug Operated
 PDC Drillable
 Smooth Bore Drillout
 Single Piece Mandrel
 Adjustable Operating Pressure
Type H ES Cementer
 Hydraulically Opened
 PDC Drillable
 Smooth Bore Drillout
 Single Piece Mandrel
 Adjustable Operating Pressure
ES Cementer
Running in Position
ES Cementer
Displacing
1st Stage Cement
 ES Cementer
Shutoff Plug Landed
Opening Plug Landed and
Applying Pressure to Open

Type P Type H
ES Cementer
Displacing
2nd Stage Cement
ES Cementer
Closed Position
ES Cementer
After Drillout
Reasons for Packer Collar
 Support Hydrostatic
 Isolate Interval
 Isolate Material Pumped
 ES Inflatable
Packer Collar
 Cementer w/Integral Packer
 Available in Type P & Type H
 Uses Conventional Plug Sets
 Enhanced Tool Control
 PDC Drillable
 Packers available in 3 and 10 foot
lengths
 Summary of Halliburton
Multiple Stage Cementing Equipment
 ES (External Sleeve) Cementer
– 4 1/2 through 20 in.
– Type H or P available
– PDC Drillable
 ESIPC - ES Cementer w/Integral
Packer
– Enhanced Tool Control
– 3 and 10 foot Packer lengths
Casing Attachments
Reasons for Casing Attachments
 Centralizers - Uniform Clearance
 Wall Cleaners - Remove Mud Cake
 Cement Basket - Support Hydrostatic
 Limit Clamps - Secure Attachments
 API Spec 10D
Performance Requirements for Bow-Spring
Centralizers under Specified Testing Procedures
 Standoff
Clearance when Hole
Concentric

Casing
Actual Clearance

Actual Clearance x 100%

Standoff =
Concentric Clearance
 Bow Spring
Centralizers

Bow Spring w/Turbofins

Installed over Limit Clamp

Bow Spring Installed

over Casing Collar
 Rigid
Centralizers

Rigid Centralizer

Slim-Hole Centralizer
 Turbulators

Left Hand Right Hand

 Solid Standoff
 Localized Turbulence
 Reciprocating - Set Screw Type
 Rotation - Between Limit Clamps
 Horizontal - Between Limit Clamps, Straight Vane
“Casing centralization is more dependent on
proper CENTRALIZER SPACING than on the
strength of individual centralizers.”
 Centralizers in Horizontal Hole
Casing Centralizers Hole

Minimum Standoff
“Sag Point”

Centralizer Spacing
Centralizer Spacing Program
Available from Halliburton
Spacing Input Data Screen
Spacing Centralizer Selection Screen
Spacing Output Data
 Graphic Display of Well Bore
Trajectory and Centralizer Spacing
 Casing
Reciprocating Wall Cleaners

Wire Type Cable Type

 Tubing
Reciprocating Wall Cleaner

Wire Type
 ROTO Wall Cleaners

Cable-Type Wire-Type
 Displacement
Fluid Plug
Container
Production
Casing

Bottom Top
Plug Plug
Reciprocating
Cleaner Float
Collar

Centralizer Float
Shoe