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WO2010066874A2 - Module d'intervention dans un puits sous-marin - Google Patents

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WO2010066874A2
WO2010066874A2 PCT/EP2009/066918 EP2009066918W WO2010066874A2 WO 2010066874 A2 WO2010066874 A2 WO 2010066874A2 EP 2009066918 W EP2009066918 W EP 2009066918W WO 2010066874 A2 WO2010066874 A2 WO 2010066874A2
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Jørgen HALLUNDBAEK
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Priority to CA2743008A priority patent/CA2743008A1/fr
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Priority to CN2009801495013A priority patent/CN102245855A/zh
Priority to MX2011005321A priority patent/MX2011005321A/es
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/34—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base
    • B63C11/36—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of closed type
    • B63C11/42—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of closed type with independent propulsion or direction control
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/001—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/04—Manipulators for underwater operations, e.g. temporarily connected to well heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/34—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base
    • B63C11/36—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of closed type
    • B63C11/40—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of closed type adapted to specific work
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/001—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations
    • B63G2008/002—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations unmanned
    • B63G2008/004—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations unmanned autonomously operating

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  • the present invention relates to a subsea well intervention module for well intervention operations to be performed in a well from a surface vessel via a wireline.
  • the invention also relates to an intervention system and an intervention method.
  • a production casing is situated which in its upper end is closed by a well head.
  • the well head can be situated on land, on an oil rig or at the seabed below water.
  • ROVs remotely operated vehicles
  • the ROVs are submerged for securing a set of guide wires to the well head structure for a subsequent guidance and docking of the intervention module.
  • These guide wires must be kept straight while the module is lowered towards the well head where it is subsequently fastened by operational arms of the ROVs.
  • the ROVs are subsequently used for performing intervention operations.
  • An aspect of the present invention is, at least partly, to overcome the disadvantages of the above-mentioned known solutions to intervention operations subsea by providing an improved subsea well intervention module which can be used with more commonly available surface vessels.
  • a subsea well intervention module for well intervention operations to be performed in a well from a surface vessel via a wireline comprising : - a supporting structure,
  • the navigation means comprises a buoyancy system adapted for regulating a buoyancy of the submerged well intervention module.
  • the intervention module By providing the intervention module with a buoyancy system, it is ensured that the module does not hit hard against the seabed or the well head and thereby damages itself or other elements. Furthermore, the intervention module is more easily operated by a remotely operated vehicle (also called an ROV).
  • a remotely operated vehicle also called an ROV
  • the subsea well intervention module may have a top part and a bottom part, the bottom part having a higher weight than the top part.
  • the navigation means may have at least one propulsion unit for manoeuvring the module in the water.
  • the supporting structure may be a frame structure having a height, a length and a width corresponding to the dimensions of a standard shipping container.
  • the subsea intervention module may further comprise a control system for controlling the well manipulation assembly, the navigation means, the buoyancy system and the intervention operations.
  • the navigation means may comprise a detection means for detection of a position of the intervention module.
  • the subsea well intervention module for well intervention operations to be performed in a well from a surface vessel via a wireline may also comprise: - a supporting structure,
  • a navigation means having at least one propulsion unit for manoeuvring the module in the water
  • the navigation means comprises a detection means for detection of a position of the intervention module.
  • an improved intervention module is obtained which eliminates the need for support from remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) since the intervention module may be operated from the surface. Also, the naviga- tion means enables the intervention module to manoeuvre independently in the water, further eliminating the need for external guidance or guide wires when docking on the well head.
  • ROVs remotely operated vehicles
  • the supporting structure may be a frame having an outer form and defining an internal space containing the well manipulation assembly and the navigation means, the well manipulation assembly and the navigation means both extending within the outer form.
  • the navigation means may comprise at least one guiding arm for gripping around another structure in order to guide the module into place.
  • the detection means may use ultrasound, acoustic means, electromagnetic means, optics or the like for detecting the position of the module and for navigating the module.
  • this buoyancy system comprises:
  • control means for controlling the filling of the tank
  • the buoyancy system may comprise at least a first inflatable means and an expansion means for inflation of the inflatable means.
  • buoyancy system may be combined in one buoyancy system.
  • the subsea well intervention module may have a longitudinal axis parallel to a longitudinal extension of the well, and the module is substantially weight symmetric around its longitudinal axis.
  • the module may further comprise a power system for supplying power to an intervention operation, which system comprises a power supplying means, such as a cable from the surface vessel, a battery, a fuel cell, a diesel current generator, an alternator, a producer or the like power supplying means.
  • a power supplying means such as a cable from the surface vessel, a battery, a fuel cell, a diesel current generator, an alternator, a producer or the like power supplying means.
  • the power system positioned on the module may provide power to at least the well manipulation assembly by means of hydrau- lie, pressurised gas, electricity or the like energy sources.
  • the power system may comprise a power storage system for storage of energy generated from an intervention operation, such as submersion of an operational tool into the well.
  • the power system may have at least one cable for supplying power from above surface to the module, the cable being detachably connected to the module.
  • the cable may further comprise means for transmitting signals between the module and the surface.
  • control system may comprise disconnection means for disconnection of the cable for providing power to the system, the wireline for con- nection of the module to a vessel, or the attachment means.
  • the detection means may comprise at least one image recording means.
  • the well manipulation assembly of the subsea well intervention module may comprise:
  • a tool delivery system comprising :
  • a well head valve control means for operating at least a first well head valve for providing access of the tool into the well through the well head connection means.
  • the tool delivery system may comprise at least one driving unit for driving the tool forward in the well.
  • the tool submersion means may comprise an intervention means, such as a winch un-coiling an intervention medium, such as a local wireline, a braided line or a lightweight composite cable, connected to the tool for submerging the tool into the well and coiling the intervention medium when pulling the tool up from the well.
  • an intervention means such as a winch un-coiling an intervention medium, such as a local wireline, a braided line or a lightweight composite cable, connected to the tool for submerging the tool into the well and coiling the intervention medium when pulling the tool up from the well.
  • the tool delivery system may comprise a plurality of tools in a tool exchanging assembly.
  • the well manipulation assembly may comprise a cap removal means for removal of a protective cap on the well head.
  • control system may comprise a disconnection means for disconnection of the well head connection means.
  • the power system may have an amount of reserve power large enough for the control system to disconnect the well head connection means from the well head, the cable for providing power from the power system, the wireline from the module, or the attachment means from the well head structure.
  • the supporting structure may, at least partly, be made from hollow profiles.
  • hollow profiles may enclose a closure comprising a gas.
  • the invention relates to a subsea well intervention system comprising
  • ROV remotely operational vehicle
  • the subsea well intervention system may further comprise at least one remote control means for remotely controlling some or all functionalities of the intervention module, the remote control means being positioned above water.
  • the well intervention system may further comprise:
  • At least one autonomous communication relay device for receiving signals from the intervention module, converting the signals into airborne signals, and transmitting the airborne signals to the remote control means, and vice versa to re- ceive and convert signals from the remote control means and transmit the converted signals to the intervention module.
  • the autonomous communication relay device may be designed as a buoy and have a resilient com- munication cable hanging underneath it.
  • the intervention module or parts of the intervention module may be made from metal, such as steel or aluminium, or a light weight material weighing less than steel, such as polymers or a composite material, e.g. glass or carbon fibre reinforced polymers.
  • These parts of the intervention module may at least be parts of the attachment means, the well manipulation assembly, the navigation means, the propulsion unit, the control system, the detection means, the winch un-coiling an intervention medium, e.g. a local wireline, the tool exchanging assembly, the tool delivery system, the power storage system or the like means of the intervention module.
  • an intervention medium e.g. a local wireline, the tool exchanging assembly, the tool delivery system, the power storage system or the like means of the intervention module.
  • the invention relates to a subsea well intervention method comprising the steps of:
  • one or more additional subsea well intervention modules may be dumped sequentially after or simultaneously with the first module.
  • the subsea well intervention module from the onset of the intervention procedure may be connected to the surface vessel by an umbilical, and the intervention further may comprise the step of releasing the umbilical from the module while the module is sub- merged, after which the module may ascent in the water by its own navigation means without any physical connection to the surface vessel.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an intervention operation
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an intervention module according to the invention being docked on a well head
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an intervention module according to the invention.
  • FIGs. 4 and 5 are schematic views of two embodiments of buoyancy systems according to the invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic view of one embodiment of an intervention module
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic view of another embodiment of an intervention module
  • Fig. 8 shows one embodiment of a subsea well intervention system
  • Fig. 9 shows another embodiment of the intervention system
  • Fig. 10 shows yet another embodiment of the intervention system.
  • the present invention relates to a subsea well intervention module 100 for perform- ing intervention operations on subsea oil wells 101 as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the subsea intervention module 100 is launched from a surface vessel 102, e.g. by simply pushing the module 100 out into the sea from a deck in the back of the vessel 102 or over a side 103 of the vessel 102. Due to the fact that launching of the intervention module can be done just by dumping the module 100 into the water, launching is feasible by a greater variety of vessels, including vessels which are more commonly available.
  • the intervention module 100 may also be launched into the water 104 by e.g. a crane (not shown).
  • the intervention module 100 navigates to the well 101 by means of a navigation means 105 to perform the intervention as shown in Fig. 1 or by means of a Remote Operational Vehicle (also called an ROV).
  • a navigation means 105 to perform the intervention as shown in Fig. 1 or by means of a Remote Operational Vehicle (also
  • the navigation means 105 comprises communicational means allowing an operator, e.g. located on the surface vessel 102, to remotely control the intervention module 100 via a control system 126.
  • the remote control signals for the navigation means 105 and the power to the intervention module 100 are provided through a cable 106, such as an umbilical or a tether, which is spooled out from a cable winch 107.
  • a well head 120 located on the sea floor, shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 7, is the upper termination of the well 101 and comprises two well head valves 121 and terminals for connection of a production pipe line (not shown) and for various permanent and temporary connections.
  • the valves 121 may typically be operated mechanically, hydraulically or both.
  • the well head 120 has a protective cap 123 which must be removed before proceeding with the other intervention tasks.
  • subsea well heads 120 are surrounded by carrying structures 112 to provide load relief for the well head 120 itself when external units are connected.
  • the carrying structure 112 may be equipped with two, three or four attachment posts 113.
  • the attachment means 111 of the intervention module 100 must be adapted to the specific type of carrying structure 112 on the well head 120 which the intervention module is to be docked onto.
  • the attachment means 111 may simply support the intervention module on the carrying structure 112 by gravity, or it may comprise one or more locking devices to keep the module 100 in place on the well head 120 after docking has taken place.
  • the inter- vention module 100 is navigated to the well head 120, rotated to be aligned with the well head structure, and steered to dock on the structure. This may be done by an ROV or a navigation means 105 having propulsion means and being provided in the subsea intervention module 100.
  • the navigation means 105 is provided with a buoyancy system 117 adapted for regulating a buoyancy of the submerged well intervention module 100.
  • the module may be made to sink (negative buoyancy), maintain a given depth (neutral buoyancy) or rise (positive buoyancy) in the water 104.
  • sink negative buoyancy
  • rise positive buoyancy
  • minor vertical position adjustments may be performed with a vertical propulsion unit 116 suitably oriented.
  • the intervention module 100 with substantially increased buoyancy has the additional effect that it lowers the resulting force exerted on the well head by the weight of the module 100.
  • the intervention module 100 should be maintained at near neutral buoyancy, i.e. be "weightless". This lowers the risk of rupture of the well head 120, which would otherwise result in a massive environmental disaster.
  • the navigation means 105 comprises a detection means 109 for detection of the position of the intervention module 100 in the water 104.
  • Having a intervention module 100 which is able to manoeuvre independently in the water 104 reduces the requirements for the surface vessel 102 since the vessel 102 merely needs to launch the intervention module in the water 104, after which the module 100 is able to descend into the water under its own command, thus alleviating the need for expensive specially equipped surface vessels, e.g. with large heave-compensated crane systems (not shown).
  • the lower part of the subsea intervention module 100 weighs more than the upper part of the subsea intervention module in order. This is done to ensure that the module does not turn upside down when submerging so that the bottom and not the top of the module 100 is facing the well head structure or another module onto which it is to be mounted.
  • the intervention module 100 may be remotely controlled by a combined power/control cable 106, by separate cables or even wirelessly. Since the intervention module 100 comprises navigation means 105 enabling the module to move freely in the water, no guide wires or other external guiding mechanisms are needed to dock the module onto the well head 120. In some events, the wireline connection 108, 118 between the surface vessel 102 and the module 100 needs to be disconnected, and in these events, the module of the present invention is still able to proceed with the operation. Furthermore, there is no need for launching additional vehicles, such as ROVs, to control the intervention module. This leads to a simpler operation where the surface vessel 102 has a larger degree of flexibility, e.g. to move away from approaching objects, etc.
  • the navigation means may have a propulsion unit 115, 116, a detection means 109 and/or a buoyancy system 117. If the navigation means 105 of the module 100 has both a propulsion unit 115, 116 and a detection means 109, the propulsion unit is able to move the module into place onto another module or a well head structure on the seabed. If the module 100 only has a buoyancy system 117, a remotely operational vehicle is still needed to move the module into position, however the buoyancy system makes the navigation much easier.
  • the bottom part of the module 100 weighs more than the top part, it is ensured that the module always has the right orientation.
  • the subsea well intervention module 100, 150, 160 is formed by a supporting structure 110 onto which the various subsystems of the in- tervention module may be mounted.
  • the supporting structure 110 comprises attachment means 111 for removably attaching the supporting structure 110 to a structure 112 of a well head 120 or an additional structure of the well head.
  • the attachment means 111 allows the intervention module 100 to be docked on top of the well head 120.
  • the attachment means 111 of a sec- ond intervention module 160 can be docked on top of the first intervention module 150 already docked on the well head 120.
  • the first module is used for removing the cap of the well head 120, and the second module is used in the intervention operation for launching a tool into the well 101.
  • another intervention module is mounted with another tool for performing a second operation in the well, also called a second run.
  • the module for the second run is ready to use, the module is dumped into the water 104 and waits in the vicinity of the well head 120 ready to be mounted when the "first run" is finished. In this way, mounting of the tool for the next run can be performed while the previous run is performed.
  • each module can be mounted with one specific tool decreasing the weight of the module on the well head 120 since a module does not have a big tool delivery system 170 with a lot of tools and means for handling the tools.
  • they may be more particularly designed for a certain purpose since other helping means can be built in relation to the tool, which is not possible in a tool delivery system 170.
  • the intervention module 100 comprises a well manipulation as- sembly 125 enabling the intervention module to perform various well intervention operations needed to complete an intervention job.
  • the intervention module 100 has a navigation means 105 with a propulsion unit 115, 116 for manoeuvring the module sideways in the water 104.
  • the propulsion unit 115, 116 may also be designed to move the module 100 up and down.
  • the intervention module 100 has a control system 126 for controlling the well manipulation assembly 125, the navigation means 105 and the intervention operations, such as a tool 171 operating in the well 101.
  • the supporting structure 110 is made to allow water to pass through the structure, thus minimising the cross-sectional area on which any water flow may act.
  • the module 100 can navigate faster through the water by reducing the drag of the module.
  • an open structure enables easy access to the components of the intervention module 100.
  • the supporting structure 110 is constructed, at least partly, as a tube frame structure since such a construction minimises the weight.
  • the supporting structure 110 may be designed from hollow profiles, such as tubes, to make the structure more lightweight.
  • Such a lightweight intervention module results in reduced weight on the well head 120 when the module is docked onto the same, reducing the risk of damage to the well head.
  • a lightweight intervention module enables easier handling of the module 100, e.g. while aboard the surface vessel 102.
  • the supporting structure 110 could be made from metal, such as steel or alumin- ium, or a light weight material weighing less than steel, such as a composite material, e.g. glass or carbon fibre reinforced polymers. Some parts of the supporting structure 110 could also be made from polymeric materials. Other parts of the intervention module 100 could also be made from metals, such as steel or aluminium, or a light weight material weighing less than steel, such as polymers or a composite material, e.g. glass or carbon fibre reinforced polymers.
  • Such other parts of the intervention module 100 could be at least part of the attachment means 111, the well manipulation assembly 125, the navigation means 105, the propulsion unit 115, 116, the control system 126, the detection means 109, the winch 127 un-coiling an intervention medium, e.g. a local wireline, the tool exchanging assembly, the tool delivery system 170, the power storage system 119 or the like means of the intervention module 100.
  • an intervention medium e.g. a local wireline, the tool exchanging assembly, the tool delivery system 170, the power storage system 119 or the like means of the intervention module 100.
  • the supporting structure 110 may also be made of hollow profiles enclosing gas, providing further buoyancy to the module 100 when submerged into the sea.
  • Fig. 3 shows how the supporting structure 110 of an embodiment of the intervention module fully contains the navigation means 105, the control system 126 and the well manipulation assembly 125 within the outer form of the frame.
  • the supporting structure 110 protects the navigation means 105, the control system 126 and the well manipulation assembly 125 from impact with e.g. the sea floor or objects on the surface vessel 102. Therefore, the intervention module 100 is able to withstand being bumped against the sea floor when it descends, and to lay directly on the sea floor, e.g. when waiting to be docked on the well head 120.
  • a cap of the well head 120 has to be re- moved, and subsequently, a tool is launched into the well 101 as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the first intervention module 150 to dock onto the well head 120 is a module where the well manipulation assembly 125 comprises means for removing a protective cap 123.
  • a second intervention 160 module comprising means for deploying a tool 171 into the well 101 is docked onto the first intervention module 150.
  • the first 150 and the second 160 module may, in another embodiment, be comprised in one module as shown in Figs. 2 and 7.
  • the detection means 109 uses ultrasound, acoustic means, electromagnetic means, optics or a combination thereof for detecting the position of the module 100 and for navigating the module onto the well head 120 or another module. When using a combination of navigation techniques, the detection means 109 can detect the depth, the position and the orientation of the module 100. Ultrasound may be used to gauge the water depth beneath the intervention module 100 and to determine the vertical position, and at the same time, a gyroscope may be used to determine the orientation of the intervention module. One or more accelerometers may be used to determine movement in a horizontal plane with respect to a known initial i position. Such a system may provide full position information about the intervention module 100.
  • the detection means 109 comprises at least one image recording means, such as a video camera.
  • the image recording means comprises means for relaying the image signals to the surface vessel 102 via the control system 126.
  • the video camera is preferably oriented to show the attachment means 111 of the intervention module 100 as well as the well head 120 during the docking procedure. This enables an operator to guide the intervention module 100 by vision, e.g. while the module is being docked on the well head 120.
  • the image recording means may be mounted on the supporting structure 110 of the intervention module 100 in a fixed position, or be mounted on a directional mount which may be remotely controlled by an operator.
  • the vision system may comprise any number of suitable light sources to illuminate objects within the optical path of the vision system.
  • the image recording means further comprises means for analysing the recorded image signal, e.g. to enable an autonomous navigational system to manoeuvre the intervention module 100 by vision.
  • the intervention module 100 To achieve better manoeuvrability of the intervention module 100 while submerged, it must be able to maintain its vertical position within the water 104, simultaneously be able to move in the horizontal plane, and be able to rotate around a vertical axis 114, allowing the attachment means 111 to be aligned with the attachment posts 113 of the carrying structure 112 of the well head 120 for docking.
  • Horizontal manoeuvrability as well as rotation may be provided by one or more propulsion units 115, 116, such as thrusters, water jets or any other suitable means of underwater propulsion.
  • the propulsion units 115, 116 are mounted onto the intervention module 100 in a fixed position, i.e. each propul- sion unit 115, 116 has a fixed thrust direction in relation to the intervention module 100.
  • at least three propulsion units 115, 116 are used to provide movability of the module 100.
  • the thrust direction from one or more of the propulsion units 115, 116 may be controlled, either by rotating the propulsion unit itself or by directing the water flow, e.g. by use of a rudder arrangement or the like.
  • Such a setup makes it possible to achieve full manoeuvrability with a fewer number of propulsion units 115, 116 than necessary if the units are fixed to the intervention module 100.
  • the intervention module 100 may be remotely operated, be operated by an autonomous system or a combination of the two. For example, in one embodiment, docking of the module is performed by a remote operator, but an autonomous sys- tern maintains e.g. neutral buoyancy while the module 100 is attached to the well head 120.
  • the buoyancy system 117 may furthermore provide means for adjusting the buoyancy to account for changes in density of the surrounding sea water, arising from e.g. changes in temperature or salinity.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 show two different embodiments of buoyancy systems 117.
  • the buoyancy system 117 must be able to displace a mass of water corresponding to the total weight of the intervention module 100 itself. For example, if the module weighs 30 tonnes, the mass of the water displaced must be 30 tonnes, roughly corresponding to a volume of 30 cubic metres, to establish neutral buoyancy. How- ever, not the full volume will need to be filled with water for the module 100 to descend since this would make the module sink very quickly. Therefore, a part of the buoyancy system 117 may be arranged to permanently provide buoyancy to the module while another part of the buoyancy system 117 may displace a volume to adjust the buoyancy from negative to positive.
  • the permanent buoyancy of the buoyancy system 117 can be provided by a sealed off compartment of a displacement tank 130 filled with gas or a suitable low-density material, such as syntactic foam.
  • the minimum buoyancy will depend on the drag of the module 100 as it descents. Similarly, the maximum buoyancy obtainable should be selected to enable the module 100 to ascent with a reasonably high speed to allow expedient opera- tions, but not faster than safe navigation of the module 100 mandates.
  • Fig. 4 shows a buoyancy system 117 comprising a displacement tank 130 which may be filled with seawater or with a gas, such as air.
  • gas is introduced into the tank 130, displacing seawater.
  • gas is let out of the tank 130 by a control means 131, thus letting seawater in.
  • the control means 131 for controlling the filling of the tank with seawater may simply be one or more remotely operated valves letting gas in the tank 130 escape.
  • the tank may have an open bottom, or it may completely encapsulate the contents. In case of an open tank, water will automatically fill up the tank 130 when the gas escapes, and in case of a closed tank, an inlet valve is needed to allow water to enter the tank 130.
  • Fig. 5 shows a buoyancy system 117 comprising a number of inflatable means 140 which may be inflated by expansion means 132.
  • Any number of inflatable means 140 may be envisioned, e.g. one, two, three, four, five or more.
  • the inflatable means 140 may be formed as balloons, airtight bags or the like, and may be in- flated to increase buoyancy, e.g. when the intervention module 100 is to ascend to the sea surface after the intervention procedure.
  • the expansion means 132 may comprise compressed gas, such as air, helium, nitrogen, argon, etc.
  • the gas needed for inflation of the inflatable means 140 is generated by a chemical reaction, similar to the systems used for inflation of airbags in cars.
  • the inflatable means 140 must be fabricated from materials sufficiently strong to withstand the water pressure found at the desired operational depth. Such materials could be a polymer material reinforced with aramid or carbon fibres, metal or any other suitable reinforcement material.
  • a buoyancy system 117 as shown in Fig. 5 may optionally comprise means for partly or fully releasing gas from an inflatable means 440 or even for releasing the whole inflatable means 140 itself.
  • the intervention module 100, 150, 160 has a longitudinal axis parallel to a longitudinal extension of the well 101, and the module is weight symmetric around its longitudinal axis. Such symmetric weight distribution ensures that the intervention module 100 does not wrench the well head 120 and the related well head structure when docked onto the well head.
  • the buoyancy system 117 is adapted to ensure that the centre of buoyancy onto which the buoyant force acts is located on the same longi- tudinal axis as the centre of mass of the intervention module 100, and that the centre of buoyancy is located above the centre of mass. This embodiment ensures a directional stability of the intervention module 100.
  • the intervention module 100, 150, 160 comprises a power sys- tern 119 which is positioned on the module.
  • the power system 119 can be in the form of a cable 106 connected to the surface vessel 102 or in the form of a battery, a fuel cell, a diesel current generator, an alternator, a producer or the like local power supplying means.
  • the power system 119 powers the well manipulation assembly 125 and/or other means of the module using hydraulic, pressurised gas, electricity or the like energy.
  • the intervention module is able to release itself from the well head 120 or another module and, if needed, bring up a tool in the well 101. This, at least, enables the intervention module 100 to self-surface, should such damage or other emergencies occur.
  • the local power supplying means allows the intervention module 100 to independently perform parts of the intervention procedure without an external power supply.
  • the power system 119 comprises a power storage system 133 for storage of energy generated from intervention operations, such as submersion of an operational tool 171 into the well 101.
  • the power storage system 133 comprises a mechanical storage of the energy released as the tool 171 is lowered within the well 101, which stored energy can be used for a later hoisting of the tool.
  • the power storage system 133 may comprise a mechanical storage means being any kind of a tension system, pneumatic storage means, hydraulic storage means or any other suitable mechanical storage means.
  • the intervention module 100 may comprise any combination of two or more power supplying means.
  • the power system 119 of the intervention module 100 may be powered by at least one cable 106 for supplying power from above surface to the intervention module.
  • the cable 106 is detachably connected to the intervention module 100 in a connection 108 enabling easy separation of the cable from the intervention module in the event that the surface vessel 102 needs to move. This is shown in Fig. 6 where the cable 106 has just been detached.
  • the cable 106 may be adapted to supply the intervention module 100 with electrical power from the surface vessel 102 and may e.g. be provided as an umbilical or a tether.
  • the intervention module 100 may communicate by wire or wirelessly with the surface vessel 102 or with other units, submerged or on the surface.
  • the communication wire may be a dedicated communication line provided as a separate cable or as a separate line within a power cable, or a power delivery wire connection, such as a power cable.
  • the intervention module 100 comprises wireless communicational means, such as radio frequency communication, acoustic data transmission, an optical link or any other suitable means of wireless underwater communication. Communication may take place directly with the intended recipient or by proxy, i.e. intermediate sender and receiver units, such as relay devices 190.
  • the communication means may enable bi or unidirectional communication communicating such data from the intervention module 100 as a video feed during the docking procedure, position, current depth reading, status of subsystems or other measurement data, e.g. from within the well 101.
  • Communication to the intervention module 100 could e.g. be requests for return data, manoeuvring operations, control data for the well manipulation assembly, i.e. controlling the actual intervention process itself, etc.
  • control system 126 comprises both wired and wireless communicational means, e.g. so that a high-bandwidth demanding video feed may be transmitted by wire until the intervention module 100 is docked on the well head 120.
  • less bandwidth-demanding communica- tions such as communication needed during the intervention itself, may be performed wirelessly by means of relay devices 190.
  • the control system 126 comprises disconnection means 108, for disconnection of the cable for providing power to the system, a wireline for connection of the intervention module 100 to a vessel 102, or the attachment means 111.
  • the intervention module 100 continues to function from its own power supply.
  • the vessel is free to navigate out of position, e.g. to avoid danger from floating obstacles, such as icebergs, ships, etc.
  • the module 100 comprises a well manipulation assembly 125 which may be a cap removal means 134 or a tool delivery system 170.
  • the tool delivery system 170 comprises at least one tool 171 for submersion into the well 101 and a tool submersion means 172 for submerging the tool into the well 101 through the well head 120.
  • Having a tool submersion means 172 of the tool delivery system 170 mounted on the module 100 makes handling of the tool independent of the surface vessel 102. This ensures that the well head 120 is not subject to any undue strain or torque from e.g. a long wire line or guide wires extending from the well head 120 to the surface vessel 102.
  • Such strain or torque is highly unwanted since it may ultimately lead to rupture of the well head 120, which could potentially lead to a massive environmental disas- ter.
  • the assembly further comprises at least one well head connection means 173 and a well head valve control means 174 for operating at least a first well head valve 121 for pro- viding access of the tool into the well 101 through the well head connection means 173.
  • Well heads typically have either mechanically or hydraulically operated valves.
  • the well head valve control means 174 controlled by the intervention module control system 126, comprises means for operating the valve controls, such as a mechanical arm or a hydraulic connection, and a system for delivering the required mechanical or hydraulic force to the valve controls.
  • the tool submersion means 172 may be a winch 127 un-coiling an intervention medium, such as a local wireline, a braided line or a lightweight composite cable, connected to the tool for submerging the tool into the well 101 and coiling the inter- vention medium when pulling the tool up from the well.
  • an intervention medium such as a local wireline, a braided line or a lightweight composite cable
  • a downhole tractor can be used as a driving unit to drive the tool all the way into position in the well.
  • a downhole tractor is any kind of driving tool capable of pushing or pulling tools in a well downhole, such as a Well Tractor®.
  • the supporting structure 110 is a frame structure having a height, a length and a width corresponding to the dimensions of a standard shipping container.
  • a shipping container may have different dimensions, such as 8-foot (2.438 m) cube (2.44 mx2.44 mx2.44 m) units used by the United States' military, or later standardised containers having a longer length, e.g. 10-foot (3.05 m), 20-foot (6.10 m), 40-foot (12.19 m), 48 foot (14.63 m) and 53 foot (16.15 m) lengths.
  • European and Australian containers may be slightly wider, such as 2 inches (50.8 mm).
  • connection means 173 typically comprises a lubricator 178 for connecting to the well head 120 and for taking up the tool when it is not deployed. Furthermore, the connection means 173 typically comprises a grease injection head for establishing a tight seal around the tool submersion means 172 while still allowing the tool submersion means to pass through the sealing for moving the tool in and out of the well 101.
  • the control system 126 comprises disconnection means 108 for disconnection of the well head connection means 173 enabling the lubricator 178 to be disconnected from the well head 120.
  • the tool comprises a release device for releasing the cable from the tool in the event that the tool gets stuck downhole.
  • the power system 119 has an amount of reserve power large enough for the control system 126 to disconnect the well head connection means 173 from the well head 120, the cable for providing power from the power system 119, the wireline from the module, and/or the attachment means 111 from the well head structure.
  • the intervention module 100 can resurface even if a cable needs to be disconnected, e.g. due to an oncoming risk to the surface vessel 102.
  • the required reserve power may be provided by equipping the intervention module 100 with a suitable number of batteries enabling the required operations.
  • the well intervention module 100, 150 may also comprise two or more tools which are stored in a tool exchanging assembly while the tools are not deployed.
  • the tool exchanging assembly controlled by the control system 126, enables tool exchange between two or more tools, allowing multiple intervention operations requiring dif- ferent tools to be performed by the same module without the need for the module to resurface, or other outside influence.
  • a typical intervention operation requires at least one additional configuration of the well manipulation assembly 125, besides the configuration with a tool.
  • the additional configuration can be a cap removal assembly 151 comprising a cap removal means 134, as shown in Fig. 6.
  • Such cap removal means 134 may be adapted to pull or unscrew the protective cap 123 of the well 101, depending on the design of the well head 120 and/or the protective cap 123.
  • the cap removal means 134 may be adapted to vibrate the cap 123 to loosen debris and sediments which may have been deposited on the cap.
  • the cap removal assembly 151 may be mounted on a special intervention module dedicated to being a cap removal module 150.
  • This cap removal module 150 may be adapted to allow subsequent intervention modules 100, 160 to be docked in extension to itself when attached to the well head 120.
  • the module shown in Fig. 6 comprises a receiving means 155 towards the top of the supporting structure 110 where the receiving means 155 is adapted to receive the attachment means 111 of a subsequent intervention module 100, 160.
  • the cable has now been detached from the module 100 so as to be recovered by the surface vessel 102.
  • the control system of the cap removal module 150 is now communicationally connected to the surface vessel 102 by a wireless link.
  • some embodiments of the subsea well intervention system 100 comprise at least one autonomous communication relay device 190 for wirelessly receiving waterborne signals 180 from the intervention module 100, 150, 160, con- verting the signals from the module 100 into airborne signals 191 and transmitting the airborne signals to the remote control means 192, and vice versa to receive and convert signals from the remote control means and transmit the converted signals to the intervention module 100.
  • the autonomous communication relay device 190 is designed as a buoy and has a resilient communication cable 194, 199 hanging underneath.
  • the communication relay device 190 may be a small vessel, a dinghy, a buoy or any other suitable floating structure.
  • the relay device 190 comprises navigation means 105 enabling it to be remotely controlled from the surface vessel 102, e.g. to maintain a specific position.
  • the relay device 190 comprises means for detecting its current position, such as a receiver 193 for the Global Positioning System (GPS).
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the resilient communication cable 194, 199 hangs underneath the vessel 102 where the end of the cable has means for communicating with a first 100, 150 and a second 100, 160 module.
  • Airborne communication to and from the intervention module 100 is relayed between underwater communicational means and above-surface communicational means, such as antennas 192, as seen in Fig. 9.
  • Underwater communication means may be a wire which is connected to the intervention module 100 (see Fig. 10), or it may be a means for wireless underwater communication, e.g. by use of radio frequency signals or optical or acoustic signals. If wireless communication is used, the communicational relay device 190 may be adapted for lowering the underwater communicational means far down into the water, e.g.
  • Airborne communication may take place with the surface vessel 102 or with e.g. a remote operations centre.
  • Fig. 10 shows an embodiment where the underwater communication means of the relay device 190 is a communication wire 199 which is connected to the intervention module 100, and which may be pulled out from the relay device 190 as the intervention module descents.
  • the relay device 190 may be provided with means for spooling out the wire 199, or the wire may simply be pulled from a spool by the weight of the intervention module 100 as the module descents.
  • the wire 199 may be hoisted either by electro-mechanical means, such as a winch, or by purely mechanical means, such as a tension system.
  • a subsea well intervention utilising intervention modules thus comprises the steps of positioning a surface vessel 102 in vicinity of the subsea well head 120, connecting a subsea well intervention module 100 to a wireline on the vessel, dumping the subsea well intervention module 100 into the sea from the surface vessel 102 by pushing the module over an edge of the vessel, controlling the navigation means 105 on the intervention module 100, manoeuvring the module 100 onto the well head 120, connecting the module 100 onto the well head 120, controlling the control system 126 to perform one or more intervention operations, detaching the module 100 from the well head 120 after performing the operations, and recovering the module 100 onto the surface vessel 102 by pulling the wireline.
  • the surface vessel 102 does not need to be accurately positioned over the well head 120 since the module 100 navigates independently and is not suspended from the vessel. Furthermore, the often critical prior art procedure of deploying the intervention module into the water is significantly simplified since the module 100 may merely be pushed over the side 103 of the surface vessel 102. This enables deployment of an intervention module 100 in rough conditions which would otherwise be prohibitive for intervention operations. Also, since the module 100 is remotely operated, there is no need for deploying additional vehicles, such i as ROVs, thus further simplifying the intervention operation.
  • one or more additional subsea well intervention modules are dumped sequentially after or simultaneously with the first module.
  • the next intervention module may be prepared on the surface vessel 102 and launched into the sea to descend towards the well head 120.
  • the first intervention module may return to the surface by its own means while the second intervention module waits in the proximity of the well head 120 to be docked on the well head.

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L'invention concerne un module d'intervention dans un puits sous-marin pour des opérations d'intervention à effectuer à partir d'un navire de surface par l'intermédiaire d'un câble métallique. Le module d'intervention comprend une structure de support, des moyens de fixation pour fixer de façon détachable la structure de support à une structure d'une tête de puits ou à une structure supplémentaire, un ensemble de manipulation de puits, des moyens de navigation comprenant au moins une unité de propulsion pour manœuvrer le module dans l'eau, et un système de commande pour commander les opérations d'intervention. L'invention concerne également un système d'intervention et un procédé d'intervention.
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