Instructions For Champ IV Packers: Section
Instructions For Champ IV Packers: Section
Instructions For Champ IV Packers: Section
Note: Where available, SAP numbers are listed first for the parts and tools in this
section. Former (legacy) part numbers are listed in parentheses. N/A in place of the
SAP number denotes that a SAP number has not yet been assigned for that part.
3a
Instructions for Champ® IV Packers
Section 3a contains general information, operating instructions, and servicing instructions for the Champ® IV
Packer. The topics discussed are listed in the table below.
The other lubricants listed in Table 3a.6 have also 7. Ensure that the mechanical slips move freely by
performed well, especially for use in temperatures rotating the drag-block assembly to the set posi-
higher than 250°F. tion and pushing the drag block up to extend the
slips. Repeat this procedure to again ensure that
Table 3a.6—Recommended Lubricants the slips move freely.
for Downhole Tools
Part Number Description Quantity Note—The mandrel can sometimes slip during ship-
100066644
Pro-Long Plug grease 40-lb pail
ping. You may need to move the mandrel toward the
(626.00001) top of the tool to compensate for any slipping.
100047822
Lubri-Plate 930 AA 1-lb can
(130.13049) To move the mandrel toward the top of the tool, place
100021245 a board over the bottom connection. Use a hammer to
Lubri-Plate 930 AA 14.5-oz carton
(70.05117)
tap the mandrel back into place; then, repeat the
100026246
Litholine No. 3 44-gal drum mechanical-slip check procedure.
(70.31233)
Note—Marking the workstring can be helpful. Mark Liner Tool Tack-and-Squeeze Procedure
the workstring above the rotary table to indicate where Follow these steps to complete a liner tool tack-and-
it should be for the bypass to open, and mark it at the squeeze procedure:
floor when the necessary weight is on the packer.
2. Apply pressure to the workstring to establish Important—A service supervisor must be on the rig
circulation. floor when rotating a liner.
Note—Never jar a stuck liner without first informing a Follow these steps to assemble the packer:
coordinator.
1. After placing the hydraulic hold-down piston
body in a vise, install the slips, springs, straps,
and bolts.
Servicing Instructions
Use the following procedures to service Champ IV
Packers: Caution—Do not cut the O-rings on the pistons
(slips) during assembly. If the O-rings are cut or if
Champ® IV Packers— part of them is visible around the top of the pistons,
4 1/2 to 5 1/2 in., 20 to 23 lb/ft; replace them immediately to prevent packer failure.
5 1/2 in., 13 to 20 lb/ft;
7 in., 41 to 49 lb/ft 2. Slide the splined mandrel through the piston body
as shown in the centerfold drawing. Use a board
See “Maintenance Procedures Manual Section 3a” in on the lower end of the splined mandrel to tap this
the Section 3 Appendix. mandrel through the O-rings in the body, and
shoulder the spline on the piston body.
Champ® IV Packers—
3. Make up the top coupling on the top of the splined
7 in., 17 to 38 lb/ft; mandrel.
7 5/8 in., 20 to 39 lb/ft
8 5/8 in., 44 to 56 lb/ft 4. Make up the balancing coupling, the ported
housing, and the bypass mandrel as shown in the
See “Maintenance Procedures Manual Section 3a” in centerfold drawing. A separate vise may be used
the Section 3 Appendix. to make up these parts of the assembly.
5. Install the balancing mandrel and the floating
piston on the top end of the balancing coupling.
6. Slide the top end of these parts over the splined make up the mechanical slip-body without
mandrel, and make up the thread. rotating the lower mandrel.
7. Slide the upper body over the parts installed in 9. Move the lug in the J-slot to the set part of the
Steps 4 through 6, and make up the threads J-slot. Moving the lug will allow you to install the
between the upper body and piston body. locking system.
8. Slide the packer mandrel through the upper shoe. 10. Install the locking system using a hose clamp that
fits over the locks. The locks have a 5.55-in.
9. Slide this assembly over the lower end of the
diameter when expanded. The hose clamp holds
bypass mandrel, and make up the thread between
the locks in place while the three springs are
the upper body and the upper shoe.
being installed under the locks.
10. Make up the thread between the upper shoe and
11. Screw the four pins into the lower mandrel.
the backup ring.
Shop Testing the Assembly 4. Before pressure-testing the packer, place a piece
of casing over the hydraulic hold-down body to
Important—Consult your local Best Practices Manual help contain the hydraulic slips.
for operating instructions. If no Best Practices Manual
is available, the following instructions can be used as a Note—The weight range of the casing must be within
guideline. Location, conditions, and other factors must the weight range of the packer you are testing.
be considered when operating the packer.
5. Push on the upper end of the packer, and collapse
Before the tool is used, the tool ID, the hydraulic hold- the tool until the bypass is fully closed.
down body, and the bypass seals should be pressure-
6. Attach the pressure line to the 1/4-in. NPT thread
tested.
in the pressure-test sleeve.
Pressure-Testing the Tool ID 7. Apply a maximum test pressure of 5,000 psi for at
Use a plug and cap to pressure test the tool ID. One of least 5 minutes to test the bypass and hydraulic
these must have a threaded hole to connect the pressure slips. This test pressure is well within the pressure
line: ratings of all current Champ® IV packers. For
Champ IV pressure ratings, see Bulletin
• The top thread on the tool is a 2 3/8-in. EUE tubing, TTT-94-004, “RTTS Equipment and Champ
8-rd box thread. Packer Specifications for Pressure Rating of
• The bottom thread is a 2 3/8-in. EUE tubing, 8-rd Champ Packers.”
pin thread. Prejob Considerations
Pressure-test the ID to the required pressure. Do not See Pages 3 and 3 for “Annulus Pressure Effects” and
exceed 7,097 psi (499 kg/cm2). “Workstring Shrinkage.”
1. Place the packer in a vise. Clamp the packer Preparing the Packer
around the upper shoe.
Before beginning the tool run, the tool specialist should
2. Remove the following parts from the packer: meet with company personnel, including toolpushers
• liner-lock assembly and drillers, to obtain well information and to verify
that all needed equipment is in place. To prepare the
• center mandrel packer, follow this procedure:
• drag-block sleeve
1. Pick up the packer, and make it up on the bottom-
• split-ring collar hole assembly (BHA). Use the proper torque to
• mechanical slip-body tighten the threads.
2. Collapse the liner-lock drag blocks, and check the c. If the packer still hangs, enter the liner with a
mechanical action of the slips and the drag small amount of left-hand torque in the string,
blocks. After checking the J-slot mechanism and and increase the amount of weight.
placing the packers in the running position,
d. If all three procedures fail, pull out of the hole.
release the drag blocks on the liner lock. Ensure
Two potential problems could cause the packer
that the liner locks have engaged properly. The
to hang: (1) a packer element may have been
packer is ready to run in the hole.
pushed up over the body of the packer, or (2)
Running the Packer the liner top may be damaged.
To run the packer, follow this procedure: 6. When the BHA is inside the liner, continue to run
it slowly for two or three stands before resuming
1. Run the toolstring at 45 seconds per stand in the recommended running speed.
larger casing and 60 seconds per stand in smaller
casing.
7 5/8-in., 29.7- to 39-lb/ft Casing
2. Stop the toolstring one to two stands before the
Before assembling the Champ® IV Packer, inspect,
BHA reaches the PBR.
clean, and lubricate all parts, and install new O-rings.
3. Apply one round of left-hand torque in the string Components with straight threads should be made up
to ensure that all right-hand torque is removed with 800 to 1,200 ft-lb of torque.
from the string.
Assembling the Packer
4. Reciprocate the string 50 or 60 ft two or three
times to work out any built-up right-hand torque. Follow these steps to assemble the packer:
While reciprocating the pipe, note the up-and-
1. After placing the hydraulic hold-down body in a
down weight on the weight indicator, which
vise, install the slips, springs, straps, and bolts.
shows the amount of drag in the hole.
5. Ease the BHA inside the liner, and note the
weight reading on the weight indicator. The Caution—Do not cut the O-rings on the pistons
weight should not drop more than 5,000 lb during (slips) during assembly. If the O-rings are cut or if
entry of the BHA into the liner top. part of them is visible around the top of the pistons,
replace them immediately to prevent packer failure.
• If weight loss does not exceed 5,000 lb, see Step 6
to complete running the tool. 2. Slide the upper mandrel through the hydraulic
hold-down body. Use a board on the lower end of
• If weight loss exceeds 5,000 lb, the packer is
the upper mandrel to tap this mandrel through the
hanging. Use the following procedures to run the
O-rings in the body, and shoulder the spline on
packer:
the hydraulic hold-down body.
a. Pull a BHA out of the liner at least one or two
3. Make up the top adapter on the top of the upper
stands, and repeat Steps 3 through 5.
mandrel.
b. If the packer continues to hang, pull the BHA
4. Make up the balancing coupling, the ported
above the liner top, and attempt to circulate the
housing, and the center mandrel. A separate vise
assembly across the top of the liner.
may be used to make up these parts of the
assembly.
5. Install the floating piston on the top end of the
balancing coupling.
6. Slide the top end of the parts over the upper
mandrel, and make up the thread.
7. Slide the upper body over the parts installed in 6. Slide one ring over the lower end of the lower
Steps 4 through 6, and make up the threads mandrel.
between the upper body and hydraulic hold-down
7. Install the locking system using a hose clamp that
body. Slide the bypass-seal sleeve into the upper
fits over the locks. The locks have a 7.43-in.
body.
diameter when expanded. The hose clamp holds
8. Slide the packer mandrel through the shoe the locks in place while the springs are being
coupling. installed under the locks.
9. Slide this assembly over the lower end of the 8. Screw the top six pins into the lower mandrel.
center mandrel, and make up the thread between
the upper body and the shoe coupling. Note—Do not tighten the pins; they will be taken out
10. Make up the thread between the shoe coupling later when the rings are installed.
and the backup ring.
9. Install the top lock and the two side locks over the
pins.
Note—These parts have a left-hand thread.
10. Install the bottom lock over the pins, and hold it
11. Install the appropriate packer elements on the in place while installing the hose clamp over the
packer mandrel. locks to hold them in place.
12. Screw the lower shoe onto the top of the slip 11. Push the springs for each lock in from the end.
body. Use a screwdriver and a hammer to drive the
bottom end of the springs under the locks. After
13. Screw the slip body on the packer mandrel.
installing all of the springs, remove the pins.
The liner lock and remaining parts must be made up as
12. Using the hose clamp, compress the locks, and
a separate assembly and installed on the lower end of
slide the rings over each end of the locks so that
the packer.
the rings are above the grooves in the locks. Insert
Assembling the Liner Lock the pins in the ring holes, and make them up in the
lower mandrel.
Follow these steps to assemble the liner lock:
13. Move the lug in the J-slot to the unset position.
1. Install the springs, drag blocks, keepers, and bolts The upsets on the locks can now lock the drag-
on the drag-block sleeve. Place the assembled block sleeve in the unset position. Remove the
drag-block sleeve over the top end of the lower hose clamp from the locks.
mandrel, locating the lug in the hook of the J-slot.
2. Install the entire assembly on the packer. Screw Important—Make sure that the locks are engaged and
the thread on the top of the lower mandrel onto that the drag-block sleeve will not move away from the
the bottom of the center mandrel. locks.
3. Slide the mechanical slips into the slots of the slip 14. Screw the lower adapter onto the bottom of the
body. lower mandrel.
4. Install the split-ring collar on the top end of the
drag-block sleeve and over the mechanical slips.
5. Move the lug in the J-slot to the set position of the
J-slot. Moving the lug will allow you to install the
locking system.
that the liner locks have engaged properly. The d. If all three procedures fail, pull out of the hole.
packer is ready to run in the hole. Two potential problems could cause the packer
to hang: (1) a packer element may have been
Running the Packer
pushed up over the body of the packer, or (2)
To run the packer, follow this procedure: the liner top may be damaged.
1. Run the toolstring at 45 seconds per stand in 6. When the BHA is inside the liner, continue to run
larger casing and 60 seconds per stand in smaller it slowly for two or three stands before resuming
casing. the recommended running speed.
2. Stop the toolstring one to two stands before the
BHA reaches the PBR. Drag-Block Template for Champ®
and RTTS Packers
3. Apply one round of left-hand torque in the string
to ensure that all right-hand torque is removed A No-Go drag-block inspection template allows opera-
from the string. tors to check drag blocks on Champ® and RTTS
Packers.
4. Reciprocate the string 50 or 60 ft two or three
times to work out any built-up right-hand torque. Champ and RTTS Packers are often used in corrosive
While reciprocating the pipe, note the up-and- environments. If drag-block dimensions are not period-
down weight on the weight indicator, which ically checked in these packers, the drag blocks could
shows the amount of drag in the hole. become worn. A worn drag block could fall out or be
5. Ease the BHA inside the liner, and note the knocked out of its sleeve, causing multiple problems in
weight reading on the weight indicator. The the well. Operators should pay special attention to the
weight should not drop more than 5,000 lb during length of the drag blocks, since the ends of the drag
entry of the BHA into the liner top. blocks rub on the pocket walls, continuously
decreasing overall length.
• If weight loss does not exceed 5,000 lb, see Step 6
to complete running the tool.
How to Use the Template
• If weight loss exceeds 5,000 lb, the packer is
Use the top slots of the template to determine if the drag
hanging. Use the following procedures to run the
block is long enough. If the drag block fits into the slot,
packer:
discard the drag block. If the drag block does not fit
a. Pull a BHA out of the liner at least one or two into the slot, it can still be used.
stands, and repeat Steps 3 through 5.
Use the side slots of the template to check the height of
b. If the packer continues to hang, pull the BHA the end tabs on the drag blocks. If an end tab fits into
above the liner top, and attempt to circulate the the slot, discard the drag block. If none of the end tabs
assembly across the top of the liner. fit into the slot, the drag block can still be used.
c. If the packer still hangs, enter the liner with a
small amount of left-hand torque in the string, How to Order the Template
and increase the amount of weight.
To order the template, contact the Duncan EPO Center
and request SAP No. 100012572 (Legacy No.
697.57101). For additional information about how to
use the template, call Loren Swor in Tool Systems at
(580) 251-2271.
Pressure-Testing Champ® IV
Important—Before pressure-testing the packer, place a
Packers piece of casing over the hydraulic hold-down body to
help contain the hydraulic slips.
Instructions
Note—The weight range of the casing must be within
Important—Before pressure-testing, review the safety
the weight range of the packer you are testing.
guidelines in Health and Safety Standard C4S5—Pres-
sure Test Facilities. 8. Push on the upper end of the packer, and collapse
the tool until the bypass is fully closed.
1. Place the packer in a vise, and clamp it around the
9. Attach a pressure line to the 1/4-in. NPT thread in
upper shoe.
the pressure-test sleeve.
2. Remove the lower mandrel from the packer.
10. Apply a maximum test pressure of 5,000 psi for at
3. Remove the center mandrel (on some sizes). least 5 minutes to test the bypass and hydraulic
slips. This test pressure is well within the pressure
4. Remove the drag-block sleeve.
ratings of all Champ® IV packers. For Champ IV
5. Remove the split-ring collar.
11.
6. Remove the mechanical slip-body.
12. pressure ratings, see Bulletin TTT-94004, “RTTS
7. Replace the removed parts with pressure-test Equipment and Champ Packer Specifications for
fixtures and O-rings. See Figures 3a.1 through Pressure Rating of Champ Packers.
3a.5 for the exact location of the test-fixture parts.
Table 3a.7 lists pressure-test equipment part numbers.
Extended Collapsed
5 1/2" 13 to 20 lb/ft
7" 41.0 to 49.5 lb/ft
Extended Collapsed
Extended Collapsed
Champ® IV Packer
Part Number Description
100071780
70.33936 9 5/8 in., 29.3 to 53.5 lb/ft
(698.41480)
N/A
1/4 NPT (Test Pressure) 9 5/8 in., 40 to 71.8 lb/ft
(698.41580)
70.33996
698.41472
Extended Collapsed
13 3/8" 48 to 72 lb/ft
13 3/8" 72 to 98 lb/ft
Extended Collapsed