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Polished Stinger Weatherford's polished stinger provides a polished OD against which the Weatherford RSM or RKC cementing packoff can form a seal. It can also be used to provide a polished OD for sealing against stinger packoffs or drillable packoffs.
Applications — Liners using an RSM or RKC cementing packoff, stinger packoff, or drillable packoff
Features, Advantages and Benefits
— Polished OD provides a reliable seal against all of Weatherford's retrievable, drillable, or stinger packoffs to ensure that pressure can be built up against a ball seat.
Specifications Contact an authorized Weatherford representative.
Options — The polished stinger is available with a half undercut or full undercut for inner string applications. — This tool is also available with standard Acme connections or high-torque Hydril® connections.
High Normal Half Full
Hydril is a registered trademark of Hydril Company. Torque Undercut Undercut
Pickup Sub Weatherford's pickup sub is run at the bottom of polished stingers to release retrievable packoffs so that they can be retrieved with the running string. The pickup sub is available in a variety of configurations, including models with connections at the bottom end or with profiles for a wiper plug.
Applications — Liners using a Weatherford RSM or RKC cementing packoff
Pickup Sub Pickup Sub with Profile for
Features, Advantages and Benefits SWP/DWP Wiper Plug
— The profile on the outside of the pickup sub matches
and releases the retrievable cementing packoff for operational efficiency. — Multi-purpose pickup subs are available for operational flexibility.
Specifications Contact an authorized Weatherford representative.
Options — The pickup sub comes with a blank lower end as standard, but it is also available with a profile for the LWP wiper plug, a profile for the SWP wiper plug, or a bottom connection for special applications. Pickup Sub Pickup Sub with Box Down with Profile for LWP Wiper Plug
Packoff with Jointed System Weatherford's RSM retrievable cementing packoff with jointed system provides a liner-top seal between the running string OD and the liner ID. It allows pressure to build against a ball seat farther down the hole so that items such as hydraulically activated liner hangers can be set, while ensuring that all mud and cement are circulated through the bottom of the liner. One end of the jointed system connects to the bottom of the RSM; the other end of the jointed system usually connects to the adaptor for the applicable wiper plug. The RSM contains internal and external seals. It is designed to fit into a profile located in the liner-top packer or liner setting sleeve, which provides the seal bore for the external seals and lock profile for the dogs. The inner seals of the RSM form a seal against the outside of the polished stingers. The RSM is released by shifting the inner sleeve with a pickup sub or pressure port straddle.
Applications — Cemented liners
Features, Advantages and Benefits
— With the jointed system, the plug is not moved when the liner running tools are rotated while being released or picked up to check for release. This advantage prevents damage to, or premature launching of, the wiper plug, allowing the wiper plug to function as intended. — Premium molyglass seals can withstand high differential pressure and are almost chemically inert, making the RSM an ideal sealing system in most well conditions. — The RSM reduces rig time by eliminating the need to drill out a non-retrievable packoff. — The design of the RSM reduces the hydraulic lifting forces affecting the running-tool string during cementation operations, reducing the risk of pumping the tool string up the hole. — RSM dogs do not contact the polished stinger. This design prevents damage to the polished stinger and ensures optimal performance of the RSM after the running tool has been released.
Specifications Contact an authorized Weatherford representative.
Weatherford's pressure port straddle (PPS) is used to set liner hangers and holddown subs in liners where an inner string is run and cementation occurs after the retrievable cementing packoff (RSM) is pulled. The PPS initially provides a means of communication so that hydraulically set liner hangers and other hydraulically activated equipment can be set. It is then closed to regain string integrity. The PPS is run with the sleeve in the open position and the ports exposed. Picking up the PPS into the RSM after releasing the running tools pushes the outer sleeve down, closing the ports and also releasing the RSM packoff. Once the ports are closed, the pressure integrity of the inner string is re-established to provide a circulation path down the inner string.
Applications — Liners run with an inner string for which inner string integrity is required after the RSM packoff is released
Features, Advantages and Benefits
— Pressure ports allow hydraulic activation of a liner hanger or holddown sub with an inner string and can be closed later to regain inner string integrity. — Collet design prevents the sleeve from shifting into the open position once it is closed, ensuring pressure integrity for subsequent operations. — With an ID equal to that of the stinger, the PPS does not impose any additional restrictions on cement or fluid flow, minimizing the chance of the tool being washed out and compromising the integrity of the string.
Specifications Contact an authorized Weatherford representative.
Weatherford's inner string swivel is used to protect inner strings from exposure to torsional forces and features a bearing to facilitate this function. The swivel absorbs rotation and torque applied to the running tools, protecting the inner string below. The swivel also allows dissipation of any torque to which the inner string is exposed.
Applications — Liners run with an inner string
Features, Advantages and Benefits
— Premium bearing protects the inner string from the torque and rotation applied to the liner running tools. — The bearing also dissipates any torque applied by the liner to the inner string, helping to protect the inner string from residual torque. — With an ID equal to that of the stinger, the tubing swivel does not impose any additional restriction on cement or fluid flow.
Specifications Contact an authorized Weatherford representative.
