Well Completion Arrangement and a Method for Preparing a Well for Abandonment

Abstract

A well completion arrangement and method is for removing at least a portion of a line running in an annulus between a tubing and a casing in a well. The arrangement comprises at least two clamping means spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the tubing and fixed thereto, the clamping means being configured for fixing the line with respect to tubing, a splitting means for releasing the line from the interval defined by at least an upper clamping means and a lower clamping means of the at least two clamping means, a line manipulator apparatus for activating said release of the line, and a line retrieval apparatus for displacing into the tubing the portion of the line from said interval, thereby removing the line from the annulus.

1 . A well completion arrangement for removing at least a portion of a line running in an annulus between a tubing and a casing in a well, the arrangement comprising:
 at least two clamping means spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the tubing and fixed thereto, the clamping means being configured for fixing the line with respect to tubing;   splitting means for releasing the line from the interval defined by at least an upper clamping means and a lower clamping means of the at least two clamping means;   a line manipulator apparatus, for activating said release of the line;   a line retrieval apparatus for displacing into the tubing the portion of the line from said interval, thereby removing the line from the annulus.   
     
     
         2 . The well completion apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the clamping means constitutes a portion of the tubing connecting two tubing joints ( 401 ), or associated crossover piping towards the tubing. 
     
     
         3 . The well completion arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the arrangement is provided with an allocation means for controlling the position of at least the manipulator apparatus ( 901 ,  2101 ) with respect to the holding means. 
     
     
         4 . The well completion arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the line manipulator apparatus comprises the line retrieval apparatus. 
     
     
         5 . The well completion arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the splitting means is provided in at least one of the clamping means. 
     
     
         6 . The well completion arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the splitting means is provided in the manipulator apparatus. 
     
     
         7 . The well completion arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the splitting means is adapted to cut through a portion of the clamping means. 
     
     
         8 . The well completion arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the line manipulator is further provided with gripping means adapted for engaging a profile of the clamping means, the profile being arranged adjacent of the holding means. 
     
     
         9 . The well completion arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the retrieval apparatus is at least one of a flow and pressure inducing apparatus arranged for displacing the line from the outside to the inside of the tubing. 
     
     
         10 . The well completion arrangement according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the flow and pressure inducing apparatus is a pump located on the surface of the well. 
     
     
         11 . A method of preparing a well for abandonment, the method comprising:
 incorporating at least two spaced apart clamping means in a tubing during completion of the well, the clamping means being provided with a holding means for fixing a line with respect to the clamping means, the line running in an annulus between the tubing and a casing;   providing splitting means for releasing the line at least at an upper clamping means and at a lower clamping means of the at least two clamping means,   providing an apparatus for inducing said release of the line; and   providing an apparatus for displacing into the tubing the portion of the line from the interval defined by at least the upper clamping means and at the lower clamping means of the at least two clamping means.