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INLine Liner Hanger Packer System

™

THE Completion Company

 Performance. Reliability. Economy.
Now you can have all three – even in tight-clearance wells!
Narrow X-Sections and 21st Century Well Design
Heavy Loads – No Longer A modern trend in wellbore construction involves reducing the size of the steps
an Either/Or Situation between casing diameters. Rather than using a 16 x 13-3/8 x 9-5/8 x 7 x 5 in. well
Deep water and deeper design for instance, an operator may realize substantial cost and risk reduction by
wells require long, heavy substituting a 13-3/8 x 11-3/4 x 9-5/8 x 7-5/8 x 5-1/2 in. configuration.
liners. Liner hanger sys-
tems must handle heavier Decreasing the initial hole size brings a corresponding reduction in tangible and
loads and greater pressure intangible costs, such as BHA, fluids and tubular expenses. Certain operational
differentials than ever concerns, such as fluid loss, differential sticking, hole cleaning and cuttings dis-
before. At the same time, posal, become much more manageable. In some cases, pad or platform size can be
operators are looking for reduced by positioning wells closer together.
reliable means of reducing
overall well cost, mitigat-
ing risk and identifying The Problem
adequate contingency When running low annular clearance liner strings (e.g., 7-5/8 x 9-5/8 in., 9-5/8 x
options. 11-3/4 in. or 11-3/4 x 13-3/8 in.), some sacrifices had to be made in liner hanger/
packer performance. Conventional equipment design limited the achievable load
Enter Baker Oil Tools’ capacities and burst/collapse integrity. With such a small annular clearance in these
revolutionary INLine Liner sizes, hydraulic cylinders, cones/slips and hanger bodies were thinned to the point
Hanger Packer System. that equipment was inadequate for many actual customer applications.
Not just the same old
equipment with a few
more slips and a The Solution
slightly thicker Baker Oil Tools developed the INLine™ Liner Hanger Packer System specifically to
hydraulic cyl- address the challenges of installing tight-clearance liners. With the INLine system,
inder – but a you get nearly twice the load capacity and significantly improved pressure integrity
whole new over conventional equipment of equivalent size.
approach!
Tool Size Load Capacity Pressure Rating
Availability
in. mm 1000 lb 1000 kg psi bar
7-5/8 x 9-5/8
193.7 x 244.5 325 147 6,400 441 Current
(Standard)
7-5/8 x 9-5/8
193.7 x 244.5 600 272 > 8,000 > 552 Late 2002
(High Performance)
8-5/8 x 10-3/4 219.1 x 247.6 > 500 > 227 5,000 345 Current
9-5/8 x 11-3/4 244.5 x 298.5 > 750 > 340 > 5,000 > 345 Early 2003
10-1/8 x 11-3/4 257.2 x 298.5 > 400 > 181 > 3,000 > 207 Late 2002
11-3/4 x 13-3/8 298.5 x 337.7 1000 454 5,500 379 Current

How We Did It
To satisfy the performance demands of tight-clearance liners, Baker Oil Tools
combined several leading-edge technologies into a single tool – the INLine
Liner Hanger Packer System. The INLine system is composed of:

• An innovative hydraulically actuated liner hanger

with Flex-Lock® Liner Hanger style slips
• A compression-set ZXP™ Liner Top Packer
• A retrievable packoff profile integral to the hanger/
packer body
 New Standards Begin
Baker’s
Here
patented ZX™ seal
technology has been used to At Baker Oil Tools, we still
provide an effective annular barrier in the believe in working smarter
harshest liner applications since 1995. The revolutionary and thinking outside
Zero eXtrusion element design ensures high-differential sealing, and the the box. To enhance the
bonded Aflas® elastomer is compatible with nearly all wellbore environments up design/prototype process,
to 400ºF (204ºC). The ZXP Liner Top Packer provides high-pressure integrity and modern techniques such
resists swab-off at high circulation rates. as rapid prototyping
(below) and finite
element analysis are
Slip System and Casing Stress The Flex-Lock
employed. Our state-
(Finite Element Analysis) Liner Hanger’s
of-the-art investment
0 PSI
patented slip and
10,000 seat arrangement casting foundry enables
20,000
allows the casing us to manufacture
30,000
40,000 to support much complex parts in-house
50,000
60,000 higher loads. – controlling both quality
70,000
Cone Style Hanger With large OD and cost to a very high
80,000
90,000 liners, these loads degree.
100,000
110,000+
can increase
quickly due to
the weight of
the liner itself as
well as pressure-
induced forces.
The Flex-Lock
R
Flex-Lock Hanger hanger’s inge-
nious design
greatly reduces
the inward radial forces that tend to collapse the body of conventional cone-style
hangers. Uniform parent casing loading reduces stress “hot spots” and potential
damage to the wellbore. During run-in, the slips are protected within the slip seat,
minimizing the potential of hanging up.
Our testing facility and
regimen are second to
Hydraulic Actuation With No Hydraulic Cylinder none. Rather than relying
In the past, pressure ratings of tight-clearance hanger sizes were never robust. The solely on field trial and
hydraulic cylinder was the weak link. No more! The INLine system’s hanger sec- error, Baker Oil Tools
tion is actuated hydraulically and set mechanically. A unique hydraulic actuation also conducts full-scale
module eliminates the conventional hydraulic cylinder in favor of a small, cylindri- laboratory cycle testing.
cal actuation piston. Piston movement is controlled by a rupture disk rather than
We know our system will
traditional shear pins. Resulting advantages include:
meet your requirements
• Significant improvement in burst/collapse integrity of the hanger before it is run in the well.
• Precise control over shear pressure -- ±5% as compared to the standard ±15% for
shear screws
• Interlock feature prevents mechanical presetting of hanger while running into hole
• Improved bypass quality for circulating and running into hole
 With more than 100 successful
installations worldwide, the INLine
Liner Hanger Packer has become the
Hyflo Diverter Valve
industry’s most popular
11-3/4 x 13-3/8 in. system.

Case History
When a deepwater Gulf of Mexico operator
INLine Liner
Hanger Packer
wanted to run 10,300 ft (3139 m) of 11-3/4 in.
liner, and subsequently pressure test the wellbore
to 5000 psi (345 bar), he called on Baker Oil
Tools. Conventional equipment available in the
Junk Cover
marketplace would require a compromise. The
length of the liner would have to be shortened and
the maximum pressure would be severely limited.

Rotating Indicating With a conventional hydraulic-set hanger and

Packer Setting
Dog Sub liner top packer, the customer had two choices.
Either reduce the liner length hung to only 4800 ft
with a maximum 3000 psi (207 bar) pressure test,
or limit the pressure test to 650 psi (45 bar) with
a full length liner. Neither option was acceptable.

Using Baker’s proprietary Liner Hanger Workbook

software to determine the combined effects of
10,300 ft Liner
11-3/4 in. 65 ppf mechanical and hydraulic loading, it was evident
that the standard 11-3/4 in. x 13-3/8 in. INLine
2RH Liner
Setting Tool Hanger Packer System was up to the task. With
its million pound load capacity and 5500 psi
(379 bar) pressure rating, the INLine supported
the entire 10,300 ft (3139 m) liner and passed
the full pressure test required by the well plan.
Copyright 2002 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All rights reserved. Pub. No. BOT-02-3101 3M 07/02

Type 1 Operational efficiency and safety during run-

Landing Collar RS Packoff
in was enhanced using Baker Oil Tools’ Surge
Protection System. The work was completed in a
single run, and the project was a success.

Start Setting New Standards For Your Tight

Annular Clearance Projects
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