Bottomhole assembly deployment

Abstract

A system including a bottom hole assembly and a ram positioned below a barrier of a well and methods for deploying the same are described. The ram is configured to secure the bottom hole assembly at an end of the bottom hole assembly to secure the bottom hole assembly within the well.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a bottom hole assembly; and   a ram positioned below a barrier of a well, the ram configured to hold the bottom hole assembly at an end of the bottom hole assembly to secure the bottom hole assembly within the well.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom hole assembly comprises a plurality of bottom hole assembly modules configured to be coupled to each other end-to-end independent of rotational movement. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the bottom hole assembly is configured to be installed within the well one bottom hole assembly module at a time. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein each bottom hole assembly module comprises an end configured to reversibly couple to a setting tool, the setting tool configured to position each of the bottom hole assembly modules within the well. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the bottom hole assembly has a longitudinal length greater than 100 feet. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the bottom hole assembly is hollow. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the bottom hole assembly is hollow. 
     
     
         8 . A method for deploying a bottom hole assembly within a well, the method comprising:
 coupling a bottom hole assembly to a setting tool;   positioning the bottom hole assembly within a lubricator;   installing the lubricator, within which the bottom hole assembly is positioned, on the well;   after installing the lubricator, opening a barrier of the well;   positioning, with the setting tool, the bottom hole assembly downhole through the open barrier;   securing, with a ram positioned below the barrier, the bottom hole assembly to secure the bottom hole assembly within the well;   decoupling the bottom hole assembly from the setting tool;   closing the barrier; and   uninstalling the lubricator from the well.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the bottom hole assembly comprises a plurality of bottom hole assembly modules configured to be coupled to each other end-to-end independent of rotational movement. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising repeating the method on each of the bottom hole assembly modules. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising coupling the plurality of bottom hole assembly modules to each other end-to-end to form the bottom hole assembly. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the bottom hole assembly has a longitudinal length greater than 100 feet. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein one or more of the bottom hole assembly modules are hollow. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the bottom hole assembly is hollow. 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 securing a first module at an uphole end of the first module with a ram positioned below a barrier of a well to secure the first module within the well;   coupling the uphole end of the first module to a downhole end of a second module;   releasing, from the ram, the first module coupled to the second module; and   securing, with the ram, the second module at an uphole end of the second module to secure, within the well, the second module coupled to the first module.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein coupling the uphole end of the first module to the downhole end of the second module is accomplished independent of rotational movement of the first module and the second module. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 coupling the first module to a setting tool;   positioning the first module within a lubricator;   installing the lubricator, within which the first module is positioned, on the well;   after installing the lubricator, opening the barrier;   positioning the first module downhole through the open barrier with the setting tool;   after securing the first module with the ram, decoupling the first module from the setting tool;   closing the barrier; and   uninstalling the lubricator from the well;   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 coupling the second module to the setting tool;   positioning the second module within the lubricator;   installing the lubricator, within which the second module is positioned, on the well;   after installing the lubricator, within which the second module is positioned, opening the barrier;   positioning the second module downhole through the open barrier with the setting tool; and   after securing the second module with the ram, decoupling the second module from the setting tool.