Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Compagnie Francaise Des Petroles

Bernard J Glotin

Andre J Guimard

Gerard Martin

Ian C Walton

Gerard Segeral

Patrick Flament

Rene F Goldaniga

Daniel Gallois

Jose R Corral

David I Atkinson

Jean H Beseme

Jacques P Exbraynt

Geard Walter

The invention describes a nozzle and a burner for oil-well tests comprising a plurality of nozzles. The nozzle comprises means for injecting an air-oil mixture to be burnt in the direction of a combustion zone, the flow of air at the outlet of the nozzle allowing the air in the air-oil mixture to create an air induction effect, that is to say entrainment of air, which is sufficient along the whole length of the jet to ensure the combustion.

Low pollution burner for oil-well tests

Flow measurement system

The invention relates to measuring the bubble point of oil down a well drilled into an underground formation. The pressure is measured by an apparatus lowered down the well. The apparatus comprises a chamber (2) in which a small quantity of oil is confined in a volume which is variable by a needle (3) having portions of different diameters (3a, 3b) capable of being inserted to a greater or lesser extent into the chamber (2) under drive from a motor (7). Values of pressure inside the chamber and of chamber volume are respectively measured by a manometer (11) and by a displacement sensor (12) connected to the needle (3) and are transmitted to the surface.

Method and apparatus for measuring the bubble point of oil in an

A caliper logging sonde is equipped with a plurality of fingers (54) mounted swivelably with respect to its body member (51). The movement of each finger (54) is transmitted to a respective bar (176) in magnetic material. This bar moves within a longitudinal tube (136) which is mounted in a sealed manner with respect to the sonde body member so that its interior is subjected to the pressure outside the sonde and so that the space around this tube is not subjected to this pressure. Around the tube is mounted a transducer winding (150) whose self-inductance depends on the degree of penetration of the bar (176) and hence on the displacement to be measured. A measurement of this self-inductance is obtained by the study of the variation of a current going through the coil when a voltage transient is applied to the coil terminals.

Apparatus for measuring the internal dimensions of a tube, notably in a

This invention relates to equipment which is installed in oil wells and more particularly to a tool control apparatus for a tool placed in the production string of a well. This apparatus is lowered into the well at the end of a cable (116). It comprises a first mechanism (134-148-152-154) for transforming a longitudinal reciprocating movement into an alternating rotary movement, the longitudinal movement being obtained by pulling on the cable (116), and a second mechanism (156) forming part of the first, for transforming the alternating rotary movement into a one-directional rotary movement. The invention also relates to an apparatus for closing the production string of a well, characterized in that it includes the closing apparatus or plug involved. Application to oil well production tests.

Control apparatus for oil well production string closing tool

The present invention relates to a method of and apparatus for converting an oil well with natural effluent rise to one with gas-lift of the effluent column, wherein the oil well has a nipple in the production tube provided with a stop-groove and smooth bearing surfaces between which a hydraulic control line comes out. For conversion an inner tube is lowered inside the production tube, the inner tube being provided with a locking system for locking the inner tube to the nipple, and with a safety valve assembly capable of closing both the passage inside the inner tube and the annular passage between the latter and the production tube, under the action of a control fluid supplied by the control line which opens between two seals on the inner tube and which bear against the smooth bearing surfaces when locking is effected. In use, lift-gas is supplied to the annular passage between the inner tube and the production tube, and enters the inner tube, through which the effluent rises, through a gas lift valve provided in the inner tube below the safety valve assembly.

Method and apparatus for converting an oil well to a well with effluent

In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a hollow mandrel mounted in a production string has an eccentrically disposed, lateral recess adapted to receive a measuring instrument. A plug-in contact assembly is located at the lower end of the recess and is connected to an electric cable which is fixed to the outside of the production string. The measuring instrument includes a receptacle assembly on its lower end which is fitted onto the contact assembly during emplacement of the instrument in the recess, thereby to provide in combination with the cable an insulated electric connection between the measuring instrument and the surface. The measuring instrument can be placed into, or removed from, the recess as desired, for example by means of conventional running and pulling tools that are lowered into the production string at the end of a wireline.

Removable downhole measuring instruments with electrical connection to

In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed herein a device for anchoring downhole apparatus such as a safety valve in a tubing landing nipple, and a running tool for lowering the anchoring device at the end of a wire line into the tubing. The anchoring device comprises a body member that carries locking dogs which are shifted outwardly and engaged by the longitudinal movement of an expander mandrel. An expansible ring that is maintained on the mandrel by shear pins functions to lock the mandrel in the engaged position of the dogs. The running tool comprises a control sleeve having pivotally mounted connecting keys which remain engaged with the mandrel until the locking dogs are properly engaged and which then are released automatically from the mandrel. A safety shear pin makes it possible to free the running tool from the anchoring device in the event of incorrect anchoring of the latter and, when sheared, provides a 'tell-tale' of incorrect installation.

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Saint Maur, France

Bernard J Glotin