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
