There are provided high power laser perforating tools and methods of delivering laser energy patterns that enhance the flow of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation into a production tubing or collection system. These tools and methods precisely deliver predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for custom geometries in a formation. The patterns and geometries are tailored and customized to the particular geological and structural features of a formation and reservoir.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 43/16 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
E21B 43/26 - Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
E21B 49/00 - Testing the nature of borehole wallsFormation testingMethods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
2.
SYSTEMS, TOOLS AND METHODS FOR WELL DECOMMISSIONING
There are provided high power laser systems for performing decommissioning of structures in land based boreholes, and wells, offshore, and other remote and hazardous locations, and using those system to perform decommissioning operations. In particular embodiments the laser system is a Class I system and reduces emission of materials created during laser cutting operations. The laser systems can include lifting and removal equipment for removing laser sectioned material.
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
H01S 3/00 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
There are provided high power laser and laser mechanical earth removing equipment, and operations using laser cutting tools having stand off distances. These equipment provide high power laser beams, greater than kW to cut and volumetrically remove targeted materials and to remove laser affected material with gravity assistance, mechanical cutters, fluid jets, scrapers and wheels. There is also provided a method of using this equipment in mining, road resurfacing and other earth removing or working activities.
B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/067 - Dividing the beam into multiple beams, e.g. multi-focusing
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
B23K 26/402 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved involving non-metallic material, e.g. isolators
B23K 37/02 - Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element
E01C 23/08 - Devices or arrangements for working the finished surfaceDevices for repairing the surface of damaged paving for roughening or patterningDevices or arrangements for working the finished surfaceDevices for repairing the surface of damaged paving for removing high spots or material bonded to the surface, e.g. markings
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21C 25/64 - Slitting machines guided solely by hand and either carried by hand or mounted on supports
E21C 27/24 - Mineral freed by means not involving slitting by milling means acting on the full working face
E21C 37/18 - Other methods or devices for dislodging with or without loading by electricity
E21D 9/10 - Making by using boring or cutting machines
4.
High power laser offshore decommissioning tool, system and methods of use
There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.
B23K 26/146 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor the fluid stream containing a liquid
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
B23K 26/04 - Automatically aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam, e.g. using the back-scattered light
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/0622 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
B23K 26/10 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support
B23K 26/12 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special environment or atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 37/02 - Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element
E02B 17/00 - Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legsConstruction methods therefor
E02B 17/02 - Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legsConstruction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto
E02D 17/00 - ExcavationsBordering of excavationsMaking embankments
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
5.
LASER JETS AND NOZZLES, AND OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS, FOR DECOMMISSIONING
There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for performing laser operations. In embodiments the laser systems and methods utilize high velocity laser fluid jets, including fluid jets formed from conanda laser jet nozzles and flow through window laser jet nozzles. There is provide a system having a revolving beam dump. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
6.
High power laser perforating and laser fracturing tools and methods of use
There are provided high power laser perforating tools and methods of delivering laser energy patterns that enhance the flow of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation into a production tubing or collection system. These tools and methods precisely deliver predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for custom geometries in a formation. The patterns and geometries are tailored and customized to the particular geological and structural features of a formation and reservoir.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 49/00 - Testing the nature of borehole wallsFormation testingMethods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
E21B 43/26 - Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
E21B 43/16 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
7.
High power laser flow assurance systems, tools and methods
A high power laser system for providing laser beams in various laser beam patterns along a laser beam path that is positioned to provide for the in situ laser processing of materials in tubulars, such as pipes in a hydrocarbon producing well. Laser treating for providing flow assurance by direct and indirect laser processing of materials interfering with flow.
E21B 37/00 - Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells
E21B 43/00 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
B08B 7/00 - Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/10 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support
B23K 26/12 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special environment or atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 10/60 - Drill bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
B23K 26/064 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
B23K 26/146 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor the fluid stream containing a liquid
B08B 9/043 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved by externally powered mechanical linkage, e.g. pushed or drawn through the pipes
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 36/04 - Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones using electrical heaters
E21B 37/08 - Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells cleaning in situ of down-hole filters, screens, or gravel packs
E21B 43/01 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
G21C 17/017 - Inspection or maintenance of pipe-lines or tubes in nuclear installations
There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for performing laser operations. In embodiments the laser systems and methods utilize high velocity laser fluid jets, including fluid jets formed from conanda laser jet nozzles and flow through window laser jet nozzles. There is provide a system having a revolving beam dump. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
There are provided high power laser systems for performing decommissioning of structures in land based boreholes, and wells, offshore, and other remote and hazardous locations, and using those system to perform decommissioning operations. In particular embodiments the laser system is a Class I system and reduces emission of materials created during laser cutting operations. The laser systems can include lifting and removal equipment for removing laser sectioned material.
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
H01S 3/00 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
B60P 1/54 - Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using cranes for self-loading or self-unloading
B66C 23/36 - Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory or swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib cranes, derricks or tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular locations or for particular purposes mounted on road or rail vehiclesManually-movable jib cranes for use in workshopsFloating cranes
There are provided high power laser and laser mechanical earth removing equipment, and operations using laser cutting tools having stand off distances. These equipment provide high power laser beams, greater than 1 kW to cut and volumetrically remove targeted materials and to remove laser affected material with gravity assistance, mechanical cutters, fluid jets, scrapers and wheels. There is also provided a method of using this equipment in mining, road resurfacing and other earth removing or working activities.
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/382 - Removing material by boring or cutting by boring
E21C 37/18 - Other methods or devices for dislodging with or without loading by electricity
E21C 27/24 - Mineral freed by means not involving slitting by milling means acting on the full working face
E21C 25/64 - Slitting machines guided solely by hand and either carried by hand or mounted on supports
B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 37/02 - Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element
E01C 23/08 - Devices or arrangements for working the finished surfaceDevices for repairing the surface of damaged paving for roughening or patterningDevices or arrangements for working the finished surfaceDevices for repairing the surface of damaged paving for removing high spots or material bonded to the surface, e.g. markings
E21D 9/10 - Making by using boring or cutting machines
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
B23K 26/067 - Dividing the beam into multiple beams, e.g. multi-focusing
B23K 26/0622 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/402 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved involving non-metallic material, e.g. isolators
Systems and apparatus for performing laser kerfing operations in boreholes. Systems and apparatus for providing a plurality of laser beams in a concentric ring laser beam pattern to create holes in the bottom of a borehole surface in a pattern correspond to the laser beam pattern. The system having mechanical devices to remove laser weakened rock that is associate with the laser created holes, the mechanical devices forming a removal pattern that is the negative of the concentric ring pattern.
Systems and apparatus for performing laser operations in boreholes. Systems and apparatus for providing a plurality of laser beams in a laser beam pattern to create holes in the bottom of a borehole surface in a pattern correspond to the laser beam pattern. The system having mechanical devices to remove laser weakened rock that is associate with the laser created holes.
Systems and methods for performing laser operations in boreholes. Systems and methods for providing a plurality of laser beams in a laser beam pattern to create holes in the bottom of a borehole surface in a pattern correspond to the laser beam pattern. Mechanically removing the laser weakened rock that is associated with the laser created holes.
Systems and apparatus for performing laser kerfing operations in boreholes. Systems and apparatus for providing a plurality of laser beams in a concentric ring laser beam pattern to create holes in the bottom of a borehole surface in a pattern correspond to the laser beam pattern. The system having mechanical devices to remove laser weakened rock that is associate with the laser created holes, the mechanical devices forming a removal pattern that is the negative of the concentric ring pattern.
Systems and apparatus for performing laser kerfing operations in boreholes. Systems and apparatus for providing a plurality of laser beams in a concentric ring laser beam pattern to create holes in the bottom of a borehole surface in a pattern correspond to the laser beam pattern. The system having mechanical devices to remove laser weakened rock that is associate with the laser created holes, the mechanical devices forming a removal pattern that is the negative of the concentric ring pattern.
Systems, apparatus and methods for performing laser operations in boreholes and other remote locations, such operations including laser drilling of a borehole in the earth. Systems, apparatus and methods for generating and delivering high power laser energy below the surface of the earth and within a borehole. Laser operations using such downhole generated laser beams.
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
Nano-particle based mode strippers for removing undesirable laser energy for laser systems. Nano-particle mode strippers having matched indices of refraction to the outer cladding remove cladding light converting it into heat. There are provided fibers having evanescent mode strippers having annular outer cores and claddings.
Nano-particle based mode strippers for removing undesirable laser energy for laser systems. Nano-particle mode strippers having matched indices of refraction to the outer cladding remove cladding light converting it into heat. There are provided fibers having evanescent mode strippers having annular outer cores and claddings.
High power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for opening up damaged wells and for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. And, high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for providing rock-to-rock plugs for decommissioning of wells.
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 33/13 - Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
There are provided high power laser perforating tools and methods of delivering laser energy patterns that enhance the flow of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation into a production tubing or collection system. These tools and methods precisely deliver predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for custom geometries in a formation. The patterns and geometries are tailored and customized to the particular geological and structural features of a formation and reservoir.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 49/00 - Testing the nature of borehole wallsFormation testingMethods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
E21B 43/26 - Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
E21B 43/16 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
21.
High power laser offshore decommissioning tool, system and methods of use
There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/146 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor the fluid stream containing a liquid
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/10 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support
B23K 26/12 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special environment or atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure
B23K 26/04 - Automatically aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam, e.g. using the back-scattered light
E02D 17/00 - ExcavationsBordering of excavationsMaking embankments
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 37/02 - Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element
B23K 26/0622 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
E02B 17/02 - Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legsConstruction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto
B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
E02B 17/00 - Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legsConstruction methods therefor
There are provided high power laser perforating tools and methods of delivering laser energy patterns that enhance the flow of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation into a production tubing or collection system. These tools and methods precisely deliver predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for custom geometries in a formation. The patterns and geometries are tailored and customized to the particular geological and structural features of a formation and reservoir.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 49/00 - Testing the nature of borehole wallsFormation testingMethods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
E21B 43/26 - Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
E21B 43/16 - Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
23.
Systems, tools and methods for well decommissioning
There are provided high power laser systems for performing decommissioning of structures in land based boreholes, and wells, offshore, and other remote and hazardous locations, and using those system to perform decommissioning operations. In particular embodiments the laser system is a Class I system and reduces emission of materials created during laser cutting operations. The laser systems can include lifting and removal equipment for removing laser sectioned material.
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 47/12 - Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
B23K 26/122 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special environment or atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure in a liquid, e.g. underwater
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/16 - Removal of by-products, e.g. particles or vapours produced during treatment of a workpiece
B23K 26/12 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special environment or atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
H01S 3/00 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
B60P 1/54 - Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using cranes for self-loading or self-unloading
B66C 23/36 - Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory or swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib cranes, derricks or tower cranes specially adapted for use in particular locations or for particular purposes mounted on road or rail vehiclesManually-movable jib cranes for use in workshopsFloating cranes
There is provided a system and apparatus for the transmission of high power laser energy over great distances without substantial power loss and without the presence of stimulated Raman scattering. There is further provided systems and optical fiber cable configurations and optical fiber structures for the delivering high power laser energy over great distances to a tool or surface to perform an operation or work with the tool or upon the surface.
A high power laser system for providing laser beams in various laser beam patterns along a laser beam path that is positioned to provide for the in situ laser processing of materials in tubulars, such as pipes in a hydrocarbon producing well. Laser treating for providing flow assurance by direct and indirect laser processing of materials interfering with flow.
E21B 37/00 - Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells
E21B 43/00 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
B08B 7/00 - Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/10 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support
B23K 26/12 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special environment or atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 10/60 - Drill bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
B23K 26/064 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
B23K 26/146 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor the fluid stream containing a liquid
B08B 9/043 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved by externally powered mechanical linkage, e.g. pushed or drawn through the pipes
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 36/04 - Heating, cooling or insulating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for use in permafrost zones using electrical heaters
E21B 37/08 - Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells cleaning in situ of down-hole filters, screens, or gravel packs
E21B 43/01 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
G21C 17/017 - Inspection or maintenance of pipe-lines or tubes in nuclear installations
There are provided high power laser cutting tools, optics assembly and laser beam configurations having long stand off distances, which provide high power laser beams, greater than 1 kW, to cut and volumetrically remove targeted materials. There is also provided methods of using these tools using a beam delivery angle that provides for molten material to be removed by flowing out of the targeted material.
A high power laser drilling system utilizing an electric motor laser bottom hole assembly. A high power laser beam travels within the electric motor for performing a laser operation. A system includes a down hole electrical motor having a hollow rotor for conveying a high power laser beam having a wavelength less than 1060 nm through the electrical motor.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/10 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
Systems, apparatus and methods for performing laser operations in boreholes and other remote locations, such operations including laser drilling of a borehole in the earth, and laser workover and completion operations. Systems, apparatus and methods for generating and delivering high power laser energy below the surface of the earth and within a borehole. Laser operations using such down hole generated laser beams.
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
B23K 26/382 - Removing material by boring or cutting by boring
B23K 26/146 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor the fluid stream containing a liquid
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for providing a laser beam to borehole surface in a predetermined and energy deposition profile. The predetermined energy deposition profiles may be uniform or tailored to specific downhole applications. Optic assemblies for obtaining these predetermined energy deposition profiles are further provided.
A system, apparatus and methods for delivering high power laser energy to perform laser operations in oil fields and to form a borehole deep into the earth using laser energy. A laser downhole assembly for the delivery of high power laser energy to surfaces and areas in a borehole, which assembly may have laser optics and a fluid path.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 21/08 - Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 10/60 - Drill bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
E21B 21/10 - Valves arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
There are provided using deuterium oxide as a media for transmitting high power lasers to perform laser operations, such as cutting, boring and drilling, a target material. High power laser beams are transmitted through a deuterium oxide beam path to a target material, including material in a pressure containment vessel.
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
B23K 26/146 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor the fluid stream containing a liquid
32.
Laser systems and apparatus for the removal of structures
There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/12 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special environment or atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure
B23K 26/352 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment
B63B 17/00 - Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/04 - Automatically aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam, e.g. using the back-scattered light
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
E02D 17/00 - ExcavationsBordering of excavationsMaking embankments
B63B 19/00 - Arrangements or adaptations of ports, doors, windows, port-holes, or other openings or covers
B63B 21/00 - Tying-upShifting, towing, or pushing equipmentAnchoring
B63B 35/00 - Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
33.
Methods and apparatus for removal and control of material in laser drilling of a borehole
The removal of material from the path of a high power laser beam during down hole laser operations including drilling of a borehole and removal of displaced laser effected borehole material from the borehole during laser operations. In particular, paths, dynamics and parameters of fluid flows for use in conjunction with a laser bottom hole assembly.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 21/08 - Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 10/60 - Drill bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
E21B 21/10 - Valves arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
There is provided a high power laser system for powering a remotely located laser device, such as an ROV, using a high power laser fiber optic tether and a photo-conversion device, such as a laser photovoltaic assembly. Laser device systems, such as ROV systems that utilizes a high power laser cutting and/or cleaning tools are also provided.
There are provided using deuterium oxide as a media for transmitting high power lasers to perform laser operations, such as cutting, boring and drilling, a target material. High power laser beams are transmitted through a deuterium oxide beam path to a target material, including material in a pressure containment vessel.
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
High power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for opening up damaged wells and for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. And, high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for providing rock-to-rock plugs for decommissioning of wells.
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
37.
High power laser hydraulic fracturing, stimulation, tools systems and methods
There are provided high power laser perforation, hydraulic fracturing systems, tools and methods for the stimulation and recovery of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation. These systems, tools and methods provide predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for the down hole volumetric removal of custom geometries of materials, sealing of perforations, reperforations, refractures and other downhole actives.
There are provided using deuterium oxide as a media for transmitting high power lasers to perform laser operations, such as cutting, boring and drilling, a target material. High power laser beams are transmitted through a deuterium oxide beam path to a target material, including material in a pressure containment vessel.
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
39.
Laser assisted system for controlling deep water drilling emergency situations
There is provided a high power laser riser blowout preventer system and controller for operation thereof. The system utilizes high power laser cutters that are associated with the riser and the blowout preventer to provide an integrated operation to quickly weaken or cut tubulars to address potential emergency and emergency situations that can arise during deep sea drilling.
E21B 29/12 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground specially adapted for underwater installations
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 34/04 - Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in well heads in underwater well heads
E21B 33/064 - Blow-out preventers specially adapted for underwater well heads
E21B 43/119 - Details, e.g. for locating perforating place or direction
E21B 29/08 - Cutting or deforming pipes to control fluid flow
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
There are provided high power laser and laser mechanical earth removing equipment, and operations using laser cutting tools having stand off distances. These equipment provide high power laser beams, greater than 1 kW to cut and volumetrically remove targeted materials and to remove laser affected material with gravity assistance, mechanical cutters, fluid jets, scrapers and wheels. There is also provided a method of using this equipment in mining, road resurfacing and other earth removing or working activities.
There are provided using high power laser systems for performing decommissioning welding and repair of structures in boreholes, off¬ shore, and other remote and hazardous locations. In a particular embodiment the laser system is a Class I system. The present inventions relate to methods, apparatus and systems for the delivery of high power laser beams to cut and remove structures in the earth, and in particular, for surface decommissioning activities for hydrocarbon wells, among other things.
A high power laser system for providing laser beams in various laser beam patterns along a laser beam path that is positioned to provide for the in situ laser processing of materials in tubulars, such as pipes in a hydrocarbon producing well. Laser treating for providing flow assurance by direct and indirect laser processing of materials interfering with flow.
There are provides systems, methods and tools for delivering high power laser beams to selectively vaporizing contaminates in the surface layers of materials, and to remove these contaminates with minimal effect on the underlying substrate material. In particular, mercury contaminates can be removed in this manner.
C10G 17/00 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, with acids, acid-forming compounds, or acid-containing liquids, e.g. acid sludge
C10G 45/00 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils using hydrogen or hydrogen-generating compounds
44.
Optical fiber configurations for transmission of laser energy over great distances
There are provided optical fiber configurations that provide for the delivery of laser energy, and in particular, the transmission and delivery of high power laser energy over great distances. These configurations further are hardened to protect the optical fibers from the stresses and conditions of an intended application. The configurations provide means for determining the additional fiber length (AFL) need to obtain the benefits of such additional fiber, while avoiding bending losses.
There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
E21B 33/00 - Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
B23K 26/12 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special environment or atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
E21B 33/13 - Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/10 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 19/00 - Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrickApparatus for feeding the rods or cables
B08B 7/00 - Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass
E02B 17/00 - Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legsConstruction methods therefor
46.
High power laser tunneling mining and construction equipment and methods of use
There are provided high power laser and laser mechanical earth removing equipment, and operations using laser cutting tools having stand off distances. These equipment provide high power laser beams, greater than 1 kW to cut and volumetrically remove targeted materials and to remove laser affected material with gravity assistance, mechanical cutters, fluid jets, scrapers and wheels. There is also provided a method of using this equipment in mining, road resurfacing and other earth removing or working activities.
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21C 37/18 - Other methods or devices for dislodging with or without loading by electricity
E21D 9/10 - Making by using boring or cutting machines
E01C 23/08 - Devices or arrangements for working the finished surfaceDevices for repairing the surface of damaged paving for roughening or patterningDevices or arrangements for working the finished surfaceDevices for repairing the surface of damaged paving for removing high spots or material bonded to the surface, e.g. markings
B23K 37/02 - Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/382 - Removing material by boring or cutting by boring
B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
E21C 25/64 - Slitting machines guided solely by hand and either carried by hand or mounted on supports
E21C 27/24 - Mineral freed by means not involving slitting by milling means acting on the full working face
B23K 103/00 - Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
47.
Systems, tools and methods for high power laser surface decommissioning and downhole welding
There are provided using high power laser systems for performing decommissioning welding and repair of structures in boreholes, off-shore, and other remote and hazardous locations. In a particular embodiment the laser system is a Class I system.
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
E21B 23/00 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
B23K 26/10 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
48.
HIGH POWER LASERS, WAVELENGTH CONVERSIONS, AND MATCHING WAVELENGTHS USE ENVIRONMENTS
High power lasers and high power laser systems that provide high power laser beams having preselected wavelengths and characteristics to optimize or enhance laser beam performance in predetermined environments, conditions and use requirements. In particular, lasers, methods and systems that relate to, among other things, Raman lasers, up conversion lasers, wavelength conversion laser systems, and multi-laser systems that are configured to match and create specific and predetermined wavelengths at specific points along an optical path having varying requirements along that path.
There are provided high power laser perforation, hydraulic fracturing systems, tools and methods for the stimulation and recovery of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation. These systems, tools and methods provide predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for the down hole volumetric removal of custom geometries of materials, sealing of perforations, reperorations, refractures and other downhole actives.
High power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for opening up damaged wells and for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. And, high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for providing rock-to-rock plugs for decommissioning of wells.
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
There is provided pressure control systems, methods and apparatus for the use of high power laser energy to server structures, such as rods, tubes, wireline, slickline and braided line in well and pipeline pressure control situations. The present inventions relate to the delivery of high power laser energy for use in, and with, well and pipeline access control devices, modules, and systems.
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
52.
High power laser downhole cutting tools and systems
Downhole cutting systems, devices and methods for utilizing 10 kW or more laser energy transmitted deep into the earth with the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena. Systems and devices for the laser cutting operations within a borehole in the earth. These systems and devices can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to perform cutting operations in such boreholes deep within the earth.
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 43/00 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
H01S 3/30 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
E21B 10/60 - Drill bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
E21B 21/10 - Valves arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
Workover and completion systems, devices and methods for utilizing 10 kW or more laser energy transmitted deep into the earth with the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena. Systems and devices for the laser workover and completion of a borehole in the earth. These systems and devices can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to perform laser workover and completion operations in such boreholes deep within the earth.
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 43/00 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
H01S 3/30 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
E21B 10/60 - Drill bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
E21B 21/10 - Valves arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
There is provided systems, methods and apparatus for the use of directed energy, including high power laser energy, in conjunction with mechanical shearing, sealing and closing devices to provide reduced mechanical energy well control systems and techniques.
There is provided for laser bottom hole assembly for providing a high power laser beam having greater than 5 kW of power for a laser mechanical drilling process to advance a borehole. This assembly utilizes a reverse Moineau motor type power section and provides a self-regulating system that addresses fluid flows relating to motive force, cooling and removal of cuttings.
There is provided systems, methods and apparatus for the use of directed energy, including high power laser energy, in conjunction with mechanical shearing, sealing and closing devices to provide reduced mechanical energy well control systems and techniques.
E21B 29/12 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground specially adapted for underwater installations
E21B 43/119 - Details, e.g. for locating perforating place or direction
E21B 29/06 - Cutting windows, e.g. directional window cutters for whipstock operations
E21B 29/08 - Cutting or deforming pipes to control fluid flow
E21B 34/04 - Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in well heads in underwater well heads
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
57.
High power laser offshore decommissioning tool, system and methods of use
There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.
There are provided high power laser devices and systems for transmitting a high power laser beam across a rotating assembly, including optical slip rings and optical rotational coupling assemblies. These devices can transmit the laser beam through the rotation zone in free space or within a fiber.
G02B 6/42 - Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
H01S 3/08 - Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
G02B 6/38 - Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
G02B 6/32 - Optical coupling means having lens focusing means
G02B 6/28 - Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
There is provided high power laser tools and laser heads that utilize total internal reflection ("TIR") structures to direct the laser beam along a laser beam path within the TIR structure. The TIR structures may be a TIR prism having its hypotenuse as a TIR surface.
There is provided high power laser tools and laser heads that utilize total internal reflection (“TIR”) structures to direct the laser beam along a laser beam path within the TIR structure. The TIR structures may be a TIR prism having its hypotenuse as a TIR surface.
There is provided a high power shear laser module, which can be readily included in a blowout preventer stack. The shear laser module as the capability of delivering high power laser energy to a tubular within a blowout preventer cavity, cutting the tubular and thus reducing the likelihood that the tubular will inhibit the ability of the blowout preventer to seal off a well.
Systems devices and methods for the transmission of 1 kW or more of laser energy deep into the earth and for the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena. Systems, devices and methods for the laser perforation of a borehole in the earth. These systems can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to perforate such boreholes.
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 43/00 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
H01S 3/30 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
63.
Methods for enhancing the efficiency of creating a borehole using high power laser systems
Methods for utilizing 10 kW or more laser energy transmitted deep into the earth with the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena to enhance the formation of Boreholes. Methods for the laser operations to reduce the critical path for forming a borehole in the earth. These methods can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to perform operations in such boreholes deep within the earth.
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 43/00 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
H01S 3/30 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
64.
Method and apparatus for delivering high power laser energy over long distances
Systems, devices and methods for the transmission and delivery of high power laser energy deep into the earth and for the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena. Systems, devices and methods for the laser drilling of a borehole in the earth. These systems can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to advance such boreholes deep into the earth and at highly efficient advancement rates.
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 10/60 - Drill bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
E21B 21/10 - Valves arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.
There are provided high power laser connectors and couplers and methods that are capable of providing high laser power without the need for active cooling to remote, harsh and difficult to access locations and under difficult and harsh conditions and to manage and mitigate the adverse effects of back reflections.
There are provided high power laser connectors and couplers and methods that are capable of providing high laser power without the need for active cooling to remote, harsh and difficult to access locations and under difficult and harsh conditions and to manage and mitigate the adverse effects of back reflections.
H01S 3/30 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
68.
SHEAR LASER MODULE AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING AND USE
There is provided a high power shear laser module, which can be readily included in a blowout preventer stack. The shear laser module as the capability of delivering high power laser energy to a tubular within a blowout preventer cavity, cutting the tubular and thus reducing the likelihood that the tubular will inhibit the ability of the blowout preventer to seal off a well.
There is provided a high power laser assisted blowout preventer and methods of use. In particular, there are provided systems and assemblies for utilizing high power laser energy within a blowout preventer to cut tubulars that are present within the bore of the blowout prevent, reducing the risk that such tubulars will inhibit the ability of the blowout preventer to seal a well.
A monitoring and detection system for use on high power laser systems, long distance high power laser systems and tools for performing high power laser operations. In particular, the monitoring and detection systems provide break detection and continuity protection for performing high power laser operations on, and in, remote and difficult to access locations.
There is provided a high power laser rotational optical assembly for use with, or in high power laser tools for performing high power laser operations. In particular, the optical assembly finds applications in performing high power laser operations on, and in, remote and difficult to access locations. The optical assembly has rotational seals and bearing configurations to avoid contamination of the laser beam path and optics.
G02B 27/20 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups , for optical projection, e.g. combination of mirror and condenser and objective for imaging minute objects, e.g. light-pointer
G02B 6/32 - Optical coupling means having lens focusing means
G02B 6/42 - Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
72.
LASER ASSISTED SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DEEP WATER DRILLING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
There is provided a high power laser riser blowout preventer system and controller for operation thereof. The system utilizes high power laser cutters that are associated with the riser and the blowout preventer to provided an integrated operation to quickly weaken or cut tubulars to address potential emergency and emergency situations that can arise during deep sea drilling.
There is provided a high power laser system for powering a remotely located laser device, such as an ROV, using a high power laser fiber optic tether and a photo-conversion device, such as a laser photovoltaic assembly. Laser device systems, such as ROV systems that utilizes a high power laser cutting and/or cleaning tools are also provided.
A high power laser drilling system utilizing an electric motor laser bottom hole assembly. A high power laser beam travels within the electric motor for advancing a borehole. High power laser drilling system includes a down hole electrical motor having a hollow rotor for conveying a high power laser beam through the electrical motor.
E21B 23/00 - Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/10 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
There is provided a high power laser tool system for transmitting and delivering high power laser energy within the interior of pipes, which includes a high power laser-pig and long distance high power optical tether. The high power laser system performs high power laser pigging operations and other operations, such as, cleaning, assembling, maintaining and monitoring of pipelines.
G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
B08B 9/02 - Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
B08B 7/00 - Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass
B08B 9/055 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
G02B 6/50 - Underground or underwater installationInstallation through tubing, conduits or ducts
76.
High power laser-mechanical drilling bit and methods of use
An apparatus with a high power laser-mechanical bit for use with a laser drilling system and a method for advancing a borehole. The laser-mechanical bit has a beam path and mechanical removal devices that provide for the removal of laser-affected rock to advance a borehole.
A control and monitoring system controls and monitors a high power laser system for performing high power laser operations. The control and monitoring system is configured to perform high power laser operation on, and in, remote and difficult to access locations.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 17/20 - Flexible or articulated drilling pipes
E21B 44/00 - Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systemsSystems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
E21B 47/12 - Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
H04B 10/079 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systemsArrangements for fault measurement of transmission systems using an in-service signal using measurements of the data signal
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
There is provided a high power laser-riser blowout preventer package and laser module for use with a subsea riser. The laser module and laser-riser package use high power laser energy to quickly cut the riser permitting an offshore drilling rig to quickly, and in a controlled manner disconnect from a blowout preventer.
E21B 29/12 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground specially adapted for underwater installations
There is provided a high power laser assisted blowout preventer and methods of use. In particular, there are provided systems and assemblies for utilizing high power laser energy within a blowout preventer to cut tubulars that are present within the bore of the blowout prevent, reducing the risk that such tubulars will inhibit the ability of the blowout preventer to seal a well.
E21B 29/12 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground specially adapted for underwater installations
There is provided a high power shear laser module, which can be readily included in a blowout preventer stack. The shear laser module as the capability of delivering high power laser energy to a tubular within a blowout preventer cavity, cutting the tubular and thus reducing the likelihood that the tubular will inhibit the ability of the blowout preventer to seal off a well.
There is provided a high power laser-mechanical bit for use with a laser drilling system and a method for advancing a borehole. The laser-mechanical bit has a beam path and mechanical removal devices that provide for the removal of laser affected rock to advance a borehole. There is provided a flat bottom fixed cutter laser-mechanical bit having: a bottom section having a central axis, a width and a flat bottom end, configured to engage a borehole surface; a beam path channel defined by a plurality of beam blades, extending across the width of the flat bottom end of the bottom section and through the central axis; a plurality of cutter blades; and, the cutter blades and the beam blades each having a lower end; in this manner, the lower ends are configured to be essentially coplanar, thereby defining the flat bottom end.
There is provided a high power laser riser blowout preventer system and controller for operation thereof. The system utilizes high power laser cutters that are associated with the riser and the blowout preventer to provided an integrated operation to quickly weaken or cut tubulars to address potential emergency and emergency situations that can arise during deep sea drilling.
E21B 29/12 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground specially adapted for underwater installations
E21B 29/02 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground by explosives or by thermal or chemical means
E21B 34/04 - Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in well heads in underwater well heads
E21B 33/064 - Blow-out preventers specially adapted for underwater well heads
E21B 43/119 - Details, e.g. for locating perforating place or direction
E21B 29/08 - Cutting or deforming pipes to control fluid flow
E21B 29/00 - Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windowsDeforming of pipes in boreholes or wellsReconditioning of well casings while in the ground
There is provided a laser-mechanical method for drilling boreholes that utilizes specific combinations of high power directed energy, such as laser energy, in combination with mechanical energy to provide a synergistic enhancement of the drilling process. An exemplary method of directed energy mechanical drilling may comprise the steps of: providing directed energy to a surface of a material; providing mechanical energy to that surface; so that the ratio of directed energy to mechanical energy is greater than about 5; and, in this manner a borehole is advance through the surface of the material.
There is provided a high power laser drilling system utilizing an electric motor laser bottom hole assembly having the high power laser beam traveling within the electric motor for advancing a borehole. The systems may include a down hole electrical motor having a hollow rotor for conveying a high power laser beam through the motor.
There is provided a high power laser system for performing high power laser operations and in particular for performing high power laser operation on, and in, remote and difficult to access locations. An exemplary method includes: delivering a high power laser beam to a remote location by means of a high power laser system including a high power laser having at least about 20 kW of power, an optical transition device, an optical connector, an optical cable and a high power laser tool including an optical package; propagating a laser beam along a beam path, wherein the beam path is optically associated with the optical transition device, the optical connector, the optical cable and the high power laser tool and the optical package, whereby the laser beam is delivered to the remote location; and, providing a means for preventing carbon gettering on a component of the high power laser system.
There is provided a high power laser-riser blowout preventer package and laser module for use with a subsea riser. The laser module and laser-riser package use high power laser energy to quickly cut the riser permitting an offshore drilling rig to quickly, and in a controlled manner disconnect from a blowout preventer.
There is provided a high power laser system for powering a remotely located laser device, such as an ROV, using a photo-conversion device, such as a laser photovoltaic assembly. Laser device systems, such as ROV systems that utilizes a high power laser cutting and/or cleaning tools are also provided.
H01L 31/055 - Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means where light is absorbed and re-emitted at a different wavelength by the optical element directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. by using luminescent material, fluorescent concentrators or up-conversion arrangements
H01L 21/00 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid-state devices, or of parts thereof
H01L 31/00 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof
88.
Systems and conveyance structures for high power long distance laser transmission
There is provided a mobile high power laser system and conveyance structure for delivering high power laser energy to and for performing high power laser operations in remote and difficult to access locations. There is further provide such systems with high power laser, handling equipment and conveyance equipment that are configured to avoid exceeding the maximum bending radius of high power optical fibers used with the conveyance structures. There are also provided embodiments of the conveyance structures having channels, lines and passages for delivering materials such as fluids.
E21B 7/15 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
E21B 43/00 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
H01S 3/30 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
89.
FLUID LASER JETS, CUTTING HEADS, TOOLS AND METHODS OF USE
There are provided high power laser systems, apparatus and methods for performing laser operations in particular in environments where an optically obstructive medium may be present in the laser beam path, such as within the borehole of an oil, gas or geothermal well, or below the surface of a body of water. Further, there are provided such systems, apparatus and methods that manage potentially damaging back reflections that may be generated during such laser operations. The high power laser operations would including tasks, such as, window cutting, pipe cutting and other workover completion activities, as well as decommissioning, plugging and abandonment tasks.
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beamNozzles therefor
90.
SYSTEMS AND CONVEYANCE STRUCTURES FOR HIGH POWER LONG DISTANCE LASTER TRANSMISSION
There is provided a mobile high power laser system and conveyance structure for delivering high power laser energy to and for performing high power laser operations in remote and difficult to access locations. There is further provide such systems with high power laser, handling equipment and conveyance equipment that are configured to avoid exceeding the maximum bending radius of high power optical fibers used with the conveyance structures. There are also provided embodiments of the conveyance structures having channels, lines and passages for delivering materials such as fluids.
There are provided optical fiber configurations that provide for the delivery of laser energy, and in particular, the transmission and delivery of high power laser energy over great distances. These configurations further are hardened to protect the optical fibers from the stresses and conditions of an intended application. The configurations provide means for determining the additional fiber length (AFL) need to obtain the benefits of such additional fiber, while avoiding bending losses.
There are provided optical fiber configurations that provide for the delivery of laser energy, and in particular, the transmission and delivery of high power laser energy over great distances. These configurations further are hardened to protect the optical fibers from the stresses and conditions of an intended application. The configurations provide means for determining the additional fiber length (AFL) need to obtain the benefits of such additional fiber, while avoiding bending losses.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Directed energy services in connection with oil, gas, water, and geothermal well development, drilling, completion, control, mining, and mineral recovery, namely, laser, laser-mechanical, and hybrid-laser well and borehole drilling, well and borehole measuring, and well and borehole workover, perforating and completion, laser, laser-mechanical, and hybrid-laser assisted hydraulic fracturing, assisted wireline services, milling, window cutting, and well, borehole, and pipeline cleaning and clearing.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
Goods & Services
Directed energy services in connection with oil, gas, [water,] and geothermal well development, drilling, completion, control, mining, and mineral recovery, namely, laser, laser-mechanical, and hybrid-laser well and borehole drilling, well and borehole measuring, and well and borehole workover, perforating and completion, laser, laser-mechanical, and hybrid-laser assisted hydraulic fracturing, assisted wireline services, milling, window cutting, and well, borehole, and pipeline cleaning and clearing
95.
OPTICAL FIBER CABLE FOR TRANSMISSION OF HIGH POWER LASER ENERGY OVER GREAT DISTANCES
There is provided a system and apparatus for the transmission of high power laser energy over great distances without substantial power loss and without the presence of stimulated Raman scattering. There is further provided systems and optical fiber cable configurations and optical fiber structures for the delivering high power laser energy over great distances to a tool or surface to perform an operation or work with the tool or upon the surface.
There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for the laser drilling of a borehole in the earth. There is further provided with in the systems a means for delivering high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to advance such boreholes deep into the earth and at highly efficient advancement rates, a laser bottom hole assembly, and fluid directing techniques and assemblies for removing the displaced material from the borehole.
There is provided a system and apparatus for the transmission of high power laser energy over great distances without substantial power loss and without the presence of stimulated Raman scattering. There is further provided systems and optical fiber cable configurations and optical fiber structures for the delivering high power laser energy over great distances to a tool or surface to perform an operation or work with the tool or upon the surface.
There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for providing a laser beam to borehole surface in a predetermined and energy deposition profile. The predetermined energy deposition profiles may be uniform or tailored to specific downhole applications. Optic assemblies for obtaining these predetermined energy deposition profiles are further provided.
Systems, devices and methods for the transmission of 1 kW or more of laser energy deep into the earth and for the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena. Systems, devices and methods for the laser drilling of a borehole in the earth. These systems can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to advance such boreholes deep into the earth and at highly efficient advancement rates.
E21B 7/14 - Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
E21B 43/00 - Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
H01S 3/30 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
100.
Methods and apparatus for removal and control of material in laser drilling of a borehole
The removal of material from the path of a high power laser beam during down hole laser operations including drilling of a borehole and removal of displaced laser effected borehole material from the borehole during laser operations. In particular, paths, dynamics and parameters of fluid flows for use in conjunction with a laser bottom hole assembly.
