Liner Hanger Systems

Jon Riddoch & Ikechukwu Kanu

21 September 18

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 Liner Hanger System Scope of Operations
• Weatherford liner hanger services are offered in every major oil
and gas basin globally
• Globally, second largest liner hanger service company and the
largest cementing products provider
• Our product offering has application in virtually all downhole
operating environments and well geometries
• We run +/- 2,000 liners annually and participate globally in high-
profile markets / high-visibility applications:

• Deep water • Shale

High performance drilling liners
Optimized large bore systems
• Close tolerance casing
Radial clearance .125”
• HP/HT
Up to 15,000 psi @ 400°F
High treating pressures
• Extended Reach
Liner lengths to 13,077 ft
Laterals to 37,007 ft TD
• Drill down liners
Drilled 576 ft formation

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 What is a Liner?

• A casing string is run from TD all the

way to the wellhead
• The liner is run into the well from TD to
the last casing point using running tools
and drill pipe which is retrieved from the
well once the liner is in place
• Multiple liners can be run in a well for
different applications – drilling liners,
completion liners and others
• The liner hanger system hangs the liner
from the previous casing string or liner
• Liners can be cemented or un-
cemented

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 Liner Hanger System Components

Liner Top Running Tools Shoe Track Cementing Head

Debris Centralizers
barrier
PBR Darts
Packer
actuator
Running Landing
Liner tool collar
-top
packer Cement
pack-off
Joint
system Setting
Float ball
Liner collar
hanger
Ball seat
with pack-off
Float
shoe
Plugs
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 Liner Hanger Systems – Why Run a Liner?
Advantages of Using a Liner
• Saves casing and cementing
costs and takes less rig time
• Saves wellhead slots in
subsea applications
• In many cases, liner worked
to TD by rotating,
reciprocating, reaming and
circulation
• Where possible, reciprocating
during conditioning and
rotating during the cement
job improves zone isolation
• Provides additional annular
barrier relative to long-string
(casing to surface)
Risks of Using a Liner
• Higher risk than traditional
casing run due to complexity
of installation
• Drilling hydraulics on next
section due to greater
annular area above liner
which will require more
horsepower to lift cuttings
• Equipment not always readily
available when needed for
unplanned events
• Well and mud must be
prepared properly
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Liner Hanger Systems - Product Offering

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Liner Hanger System – PBR’s and Seal Stems

Polished Bore Seal Stem

Receptacle (PBR) Connection to packer or
Beveled entry tie-back string

Polished ID Shear-out locator

• Run on top of
primary packer • Run below second
• Conveys setting run packer
force to packer • High-pressure seal in
• Receives seal stem tie-back
• Houses running completions
tools in clean fluid • Stings into PBR
• Can be run below • Modified for
hanger in HP/HT cemented tie-backs
completions
Standard lengths
to 20 ft Redundant, high pressure
seals
Connection to packer
or setting sleeve Mule shoe entry profile
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Liner Hanger Systems – Axiom™ Series

Packer and Hanger

Tie-back barrel

Setting tool profile

• 5,000 PSI @ 250◦F V3
• 200K load capacity
• Hanger and packer on
Packer element unitized body
• 6 ft tie-back tube
Single cone • Uses PBR cementing pack-off
• Mature field applications
Hanger slips • No drill down
• Standard Specifications
Hydraulic setting • BTC or 8rd threads
cylinder • L-80 or P110

Unitized body

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Liner Hanger Systems – “C” Series

Packer Hydraulic Hanger

Setting tool profile Bearing
• Up to 7,500 PSI @
Slips
300◦F V3
• No drill down • Single or tandem
• Hold down slips cone
optional • Mechanical or
hydraulic set
Swab resistant element • Optional bearing
with back-up rings
• No drill down
Hydraulic setting
Hold down slips cylinder
Fluted gauge ring
Fluted gauge ring
Cementing pack-off
profile

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Liner Hanger Systems - “P” Series

Packer Hydraulic Hanger

Torque castellations
Setting tool profile Bearing
and lock dog
Tandem cones
Recessed slips
Holddown slips
Single cone • Drill down ready
• Rotating or static
• Up to 7,500 PSI @ • Large by-pass area
300◦F V0
• Drill down ready Setting cylinder
Swab resistant element Lock dog
with back-up rings
Fluted gauge ring
Cement pack-off profile
Fluted gauge ring

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Liner Hanger Systems - SwageSet HPHT

Packer Hydraulic Hanger*

Torque castellations
Lock dog and setting Bearing
tool profile
Recessed slips
• Up to 15,000 PSI @
400◦F V0 • Up to 15,000 psi @400◦F
• Seal set by “swaging”
V0 (select sizes)
• High circulating rates • High pressure body
Swaging cone • Rotating or static
Seal assembly • Large by-pass area
Setting cylinder with
high pressure seals

Fluted gauge ring

Holddown slips
Cement pack-off profile
*Mechanical hanger available if
Fluted gauge ring hydraulic design is not suitable
due well conditions
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Liner Hanger Systems – TruForm™

Expandable Hanger and Packer

Hour glass
profile • Up to 12,000 PSI @ 300◦F
V0
Anti-extrusion • Drill down ready
seals • Application specific
o Low end HPHT
Tungsten o Tight tolerance
carbide inserts • Hydraulically actuated
• Top down expansion
• Same burst and collapse
rating above and below the
seals
Unitized body
• Compatible with dual
cementing plugs

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Liner Hanger System – Setting Sleeve

Replaces Packer
Same castellation pattern as packer
Same running tool profile as packer

Same PBR connection and seal as packer

• Drill down ready

• Application Specific
• Any liner installation with no packer
• Multi-lateral junctions
• Drop-off liners (no hanger or packer)
• Packers without running tool profiles

Same cement pack-off profile as packer

Same packer connection to hanger or directly to liner

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Liner Hanger System – Packer Review

“C” Series “P” Series SwageSet

• 300◦F
• 300◦F • 400◦F
• 7,500 psi
• Up to • Up to
• V3 7,500 psi 15,000 psi
• Not • V3 - V0 • V0
rotatable
• Rotatable • Rotatable
• High
circulating
rates

Performance
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Liner Hanger System – Hanger Review

“C” Series “P” Series “P” Series

Hydraulic Mechanical

• Recessed • High
• Single or slips
tandem pressure
cone • Larger by- • No ports or
• With or pass area cylinder
without • Higher load • Recessed
bearing capacity slips
• Hydraulic or • With or • With or
mechanical without without
• No drill-in bearing bearing
• Rotatable • High load
• Select capacity
sizes rated • Rotatable
to V0

Performance
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 Liner Hanger Systems - Rental Tools

• Liner Hanger Service Tools

– Debris protection
– Packer actuators
– Cementing pack-off’s
– Joint system
– Mechanical ball seat
• Liner Hanger Running Tools
– HNG hydraulic release
– R hydraulic unlock, mechanical release
– S mechanical release

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Running Tools – Debris Protection

Weatherford Floating Junk Bonnet (WFJB)

with Rotating Packer Actuator (WRPA)
Floating Junk Bonnet
with back reaming
blades • Patented debris protection
system
By-pass slots on • Run inside the top of the PBR
setting tool
extension • Protects running tools inside
the PBR
Spring loaded • PBR is filled with fresh water
release sleeve • “Floats” while RIH
with port • Stays in PBR until ready to
set packer
• Rotating packer actuator sets
liner top packer
Rotating packer • Back reaming blades
actuator enhance running tool
retrieval
Connection to
running tool
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 Liner Hanger Running Tools

“R” “HNG”
“S”
Right-hand
rotation Left-hand
release secondary
release

Float nut Hydraulic

carries liner lock
Primary
Rotate hydraulic
release release
• Running tools Thrust cap
carry liner load Thrust cap
• After hanger sets, Float nut
releases and is carries liner Collet
retrieved carries liner
• R and HNG drill
down capable Standing
valve seat
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 Running Tools – Cementing Pack-Off’s

PBR Pack-off Retrievable Seal Mandrel

Connects to landing string Internal seal to slick stinger OD
External seal to packer ID

• Locates in packer
body
External seal to PBR ID • Seals running
tools to liner top
Lock ID and slick
dogs stinger OD
Connects to landing string • Pull release

Releasing sleeve
• Locates in PBR
• Seals service tool OD
to liner top ID Connection
for stationary joints
• Pull release
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 Running Tools – Jointed System

Joints with plug adaptor Slick Stinger(s)

Connection to
running tool string
Joints connect to WRSM
• Moves with running
• Stationary relative tools inside joint
to running tools
• Top of joint system • Stinger OD does not
connects to WRSM contact RSM dogs
• Plug adaptor on • Seals liner top at
bottom joint WRSM ID
connects plugs • Conduit for dart(s) to
• Plugs stationary reach plug(s)
until released for • Releases WRSM with
cementing pick-up nut
Plug adapter
Polished OD
Plug
Connection to Pick-up Sub
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Liner Hanger Systems – Mechanical Ball Seat

Mechanical Ball Seat Energy Absorbtion

(MBS) with Pack-off Tool (EAT)
• High-pressure
Lower ball seat Energy absorbing
pack- baffles
off • Run near top of
liner with
running tools • Connects to
Full
bore ID • Prevents MBS
after pressure surge
shear when sheared • Protects plugs
from pressure
Rupture • Retains ball in surge when ball
disc housing seat is sheared
• Allows darts to • Full bore to
Ball on pass after shear running tools
seat allowing darts
• Retrieved with to pass
Ball service tools
retainer • Retrieved with
housing • Swab cups service tools
optional
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 Liner Hanger Systems – Cementing Products

• Cementing Products and Systems Required to Cement

the Liner in the Well
– Plugs
– Landing collars
– Float equipment
– Surge control
– Centralizers
– Cement heads
– Reamer shoes
– Drill shoes
– Modeling
• Centralizer program
• Surge management
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 Liner Systems Conventional Cementing Products

WSWP Plug WLCS Landing Collar SureSeal-3™ Floats

Float Collar
• MU to
RT’s Seal bore for
plug seal SureSeal 3
• Released float valve
with dart
• Setting Latch-in,
ball seat anti-rotation • Well control
profile
• Single or
dual valves
Nitrile fins • Jets angled

Landing Float Shoe

shoulder
and seal SureSeal 3
double float
• Run above floats valve
Latch-in,
anti-rotation • Plug latches in
profile • Ball seat optional Up jet
with other plug /
Shear-out collar
ball seat combinations
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 Liner Systems Large Bore Cementing Products

Dual SSR - LB Auto-Fill Float SurgeMaster™ II

Connection to
landing string
WiperLok®
Swivel profile
equalizer
Flapper with
Dual orifice and
flapper rupture disc
valves
Shear sleeve
Tube Compression
Rupture disc spring
Trip ball
WiperLok® By-pass ports
plug profile
• Polyurethane • LB-AF reduces • SM-II directs
or HNBR surge pressure fluid to
• Minimal aluminum • Converts with annulus
• Connects to plug trip ball • Increases RIH
adapter on joint speeds
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 Liner Hanger Systems – Centralizer Products

Bow Spring Bow Spring Sub Micro-Seal™ BS SpiraGlider®

• Optimized
hydrodynamics
• Welded or non- • Swellable • High side load
welded element seals resistance
• Close tolerance
• High restoring casing clearance microannulus • Designed side
forces improve • High restoring force yield
• Bows recess
stand-off thru restrictions forces • Smooth design
• High loading • High loading reduces
• Sub specs same “sledding” effect
capacity as casing capacity
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Liner Hanger Systems – Value Added Support

Reamer Shoe Software Modeling

PDC drillable CentraPro Plus® Software
Casing Interval Length # Joints Spacing Type # Rigid # Bow Stop Collars
Tungsten    
carbide pads 0 - 2165 2165 54          
2165 - 2349 183 4 39 Rotating   5 5
2349 - 2894 544 13 26 Rotating   21 42
Optional SpiraGlide
float valve 2894 - 4016 1122 28 19 r 57   114

Eccentric nose

SurgeMod
Drill Shoe
Tungsten
carbide cutting
structure

Nozzle ports
PDC drillable
after cementing
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Liner Hanger Systems – Cementing Heads

RC-TDH TDH KDH

6-5/8” FH 6-5/8” FH
connections connections 4 ½” IF
connections
Bearing
assembly
2” WECO Bearing Drops 1 dart
inlet assembly and 1 ball “on-
2” WECO the-fly” via
inlet manual
activation
Remote
pneumatic Swivel
activation Manual assembly
drops 2 activation
darts and drops 2
1 ball “on- darts and
the-fly” 1 ball “on-
the-fly” Optional Tools
• Kelly valves
• Dart alignment sub
Indicator sub •
(Optional) Indicator subs
• Circulating swages
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 Liner Hanger Systems – Supporting Services

• Support Processes and Services

– Product and service realization plan
– Global footprint
• Operations
• Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Training
– Global manufacturing locations
– Global training facilities and programs
– Growth thru Acquisitions
– A Rich Legacy

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 Liner Hanger Systems - Reliability Improvement

Product and Service Realization Plan

• Objective: Improve product reliability and
services thru collaboration with customers
• Developed 7 Step Standardized Process
1. Job Planning
2. Equipment Selection
3. Equipment Assembly
4. Equipment Testing
5. Equipment Dispatch
6. Installation and Service
7. Job closure

Standardized Procedures:
• Statement of Requirements (SOR)
• Manufacturing quality plans
• Assembly and test work instructions
• Installation work instructions
• Post-job evaluation
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 Liner Hanger Systems – Global Footprint 2012

ABERDEEN
MOSCOW
CALGARY
GENEVA

HOUSTON
MEXICO CITY
DUBAI

KUALA LUMPUR

2012
2012
-- Over
Over 1000
1000 liner
liner
support locations
support locations
-- 44 Liner
Liner Hanger
Hanger
manufacturing
manufacturing plants
plants Weatherford locations
Regional offices
Corporate headquarters

Liner Hanger Manufacturing

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 Liner Hanger Systems – Global Manufacturing

• Primary manufacturing or assembly locations – 573k sq ft

• U.S. - Huntsville, TX – Liner Systems Global Support Center
• Brazil – Caxias do Sul
• Canada – Edmonton
• UAE – Abu Dhabi (includes EH training facility)
• Global Supply Organization (GSO) manages:
• “Flex Capacity” thru outside suppliers
• Supply chain for best delivery from internal and external sources

• All plants operate under common global quality plans

• Standard Service – Full traceability, no TPI
• Critical Service – Conforms to API 5CT
• Customer Specific – Customized to customer needs

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 USA - Huntsville, TX Global Support Center

Liner Hanger Systems Global Support Campus

• Manufacturing and sustaining engineering
• Applications engineering and operations support
• Global product line training
Applications engineering

Manufacturing and
sustaining engineering

Training Center
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 Huntsville, TX – Manufacturing Facility

• Facility has 109,000 sq ft

of manufacturing space
• ISO 9001:2000
• API 5CT and Spec 7

Pressure Test Bay

Machine Shop
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 Huntsville, TX - Training Center

• Dedicated training facility

• Multiple classrooms and
functional workshop
• Global technical
competency assurance
program

Fully functional workshop

with working inventory for
assembly and redress

Large capacity classrooms for

instructor led curriculum
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 Brazil - Caxias do Sul Manufacturing

• Plant has 91,000 square ft

• Serves as a source for other
plants and supports Latin
America operations
• ISO 9001:2000; 14001:2004
• OSHA 18001:1999

Over 73,000 sq ft of machine shop

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Canada – Edmonton Manufacturing Facility

• 52,000 sq ft of
assembly area
• Primarily serves
Canadian
market
• ISO 9001:2000

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 UAE – Abu Dhabi Service Center
Manufacturing, Technology and Training Center opened in 2010
• 320,000 sq ft manufacturing space
• Regional research, development and engineering support
• State-of-the-art regional training center

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UAE – Abu Dhabi Manufacturing (ADM)
• ADM supports EH operations and provides
component parts to other plants
• ISO 9001
• API 5CT, 6A, 7-1 11D1, 14A, 14L

High pressure test cells to

40k psi (276 Mpa)

Large skilled labor force

52 CNC work stations run 24/7

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 UAE Abu Dhabi Training Center
Provides region personnel with
technical training required by the
global competency assurance Driller
process Console

• Liner SIM real-time job simulation

• Build, run, set, test liner systems

Down hole simulator © 2012

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 Liner Hanger Systems – A Rich Legacy

• World Record ERD Liner Installation at Wytch Farm - 9,000’ of liner;

35,196’ MD
• Gulf of Mexico ERD Record Installation - 25,750’ MD; BP GOM
• Heaviest Liner – 782,775 lbs.; Norway 1999
• Lightest Liner – 539 lbs.; UK 1998
• Longest Liner – 18,233’ at Wytch Farm; 1995
• Shortest Liner – 29.31’; Norway 1997
• Total Time Reaming to TD – 120 Hours; BP GOM
• Of the 20 longest ERD wells, we have installed more than half

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 Liner Hanger Systems – Growth thru Acquisitions
• Nodeco – Norwegian Drilling Equipment Company
– Created as a Brown Oil Tools Agent
– 1984 Formed own Liner Hanger Product Line
– Acquired by Weatherford 1995
• EVI – Acquires Weatherford 1997
– Retains Weatherford name
– Combines Nodeco Hangers with ATI Hanger Product Line
– Brings Nodeco to the GOM
• Weatherford Acquires Cardium 1999
– Cardium Canadian based international completion company founded
in1956
– Worldwide liner hanger market since 1986
• Other acquisitions
– Bestline, Engimac, Midway, SanEloy

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