In compression set packers used at great depths with high tubing-casing clearance, applying too much slack-off force can permanently corkscrew the tubing string instead of properly setting the packer. The tubing can helically buckle so severely that friction prevents transmitting more weight to set the packer. Rotationally released packers can also be difficult to release under these conditions compared to straight pull release packers. All calculated installation and operating values must be considered to avoid these issues.
In compression set packers used at great depths with high tubing-casing clearance, applying too much slack-off force can permanently corkscrew the tubing string instead of properly setting the packer. The tubing can helically buckle so severely that friction prevents transmitting more weight to set the packer. Rotationally released packers can also be difficult to release under these conditions compared to straight pull release packers. All calculated installation and operating values must be considered to avoid these issues.
In compression set packers used at great depths with high tubing-casing clearance, applying too much slack-off force can permanently corkscrew the tubing string instead of properly setting the packer. The tubing can helically buckle so severely that friction prevents transmitting more weight to set the packer. Rotationally released packers can also be difficult to release under these conditions compared to straight pull release packers. All calculated installation and operating values must be considered to avoid these issues.
In a compression set (weight set) hookwall packer, ample slack-off force must
be placed on the packer to assure that the packer is set withoutpermanently
corkscrewing the tubing string. At great depths, with high tubing to casing clearance (r) value, corkscrewingor helical buckling of the tubing string can be so severe that frictionalforces betweenthe tubing and the casing are great enough to preventany furtherweightbeing transmittedto the packer. Large deviation angles can further complicatethis situation. Rotationally released packers (whether hookwall or hydraulic set) can be difficult to release (torque applied at the rotary table does not necessarily reach the packer) and are not as suited as a straight pull release type packer under these calculated values, (pressure, temperature, slack-off weight) mustconditions. All considered at the time of installationand at any extreme operating be situations,