The Model A Hydro-Trip Sub is designed to temporarily plug tubing to set hydraulically actuated packers. It works by dropping a ball through the tubing that lands in the seat, allowing pressure to be applied to set the packer. Continued pressure shears pins to allow the ball to pass through, maintaining full tubing inner diameter. It can be placed anywhere in the tubing string and has an adjustable shear value and reliable shearing mechanism.
The Model A Hydro-Trip Sub is designed to temporarily plug tubing to set hydraulically actuated packers. It works by dropping a ball through the tubing that lands in the seat, allowing pressure to be applied to set the packer. Continued pressure shears pins to allow the ball to pass through, maintaining full tubing inner diameter. It can be placed anywhere in the tubing string and has an adjustable shear value and reliable shearing mechanism.
The Model A Hydro-Trip Sub is designed to temporarily plug tubing to set hydraulically actuated packers. It works by dropping a ball through the tubing that lands in the seat, allowing pressure to be applied to set the packer. Continued pressure shears pins to allow the ball to pass through, maintaining full tubing inner diameter. It can be placed anywhere in the tubing string and has an adjustable shear value and reliable shearing mechanism.
The Model A Hydro-Trip Sub is designed to temporarily plug tubing to set hydraulically actuated packers. It works by dropping a ball through the tubing that lands in the seat, allowing pressure to be applied to set the packer. Continued pressure shears pins to allow the ball to pass through, maintaining full tubing inner diameter. It can be placed anywhere in the tubing string and has an adjustable shear value and reliable shearing mechanism.
■ Temporary tubing plug for setting To actuate a hydraulic-set packer, a hydraulically actuated packers in ball is dropped or circulated to its seat single and dual completions in the hydro-trip sub. To set the packer, the appropriate pressure dif- ferential is applied to the tubing. Benefit After setting the packer, continued ■ Can be run at any location in the pressure is applied to shear the pins tubing string retaining the collet seat. Once sheared, the collet in the sub moves down, allowing the collet fingers to expand. Features The ball then passes through collet ■ Full tubing ID after shearing and out the end of the sub. Once acti- ■ One body joint with antitorque vated, the collet OD expands into a locking screws recess, and full tubing ID is main- tained. Bronze and phenolic balls are ■ Adjustable shear value available as an option to accommo- ■ Reliable shear mechanism date specific wellbore fluid character- ■ Allows circulation prior to drop- istics. The shear value of the hydro-trip ping ball sub is fully adjustable. Once the hydro- trip sub is sheared and the ball is expended, the sub has a full tubing ID. Introduction This feature allows the sub to be The Model A hydro-trip sub is placed virtually anywhere in the tub- designed to provide a temporary tub- ing string, since only the ball is dis- ing plug in order to set a hydraulically carded. The hydro-trip sub is available actuated packer. in a wide variety of materials and tub- ing connections.
Model A Hydro-Trip Sub Specifications
Tubing† Trip Subs OD Weight Max. OD Dropping Ball OD Min. ID of Tool After Shear (in. [mm]) (lbm/ft) (in. [mm]) (in. [mm]) (in. [mm]) 2.375 [60.3] 4.7 3.063 [77.8] 1.750 [44.5] 1.995 [50.7] 2.875 [73.0] 6.5 3.700 [94.0] 2.000 [50.8] 2.441 [62.0] 3.500 [88.9] 9.3 4.500 [114.3] 2.625 [66.7] 2.905 [73.8] † Other sizes available on request. Contact your local Schlumberger representative.