Method and system for installing equipment for production and injection operations

Abstract

In the present application, a method for installing a component into an oil field tree is described. The method includes installing a sealing device into a component to block a primary flow path through the component; coupling the component with the sealing device installed to an oil field tree in fluid communication with a wellbore; adjusting at least one valve in the oil field tree to provide an alternative flow path that bypasses the sealing device; and performing well operations, such as installation operations, via the alternative path. Further, in other embodiments, the oil field tree may be a production tree utilized to produce hydrocarbons from the wellbore or an injection tree utilized to injection fluids into the wellbore.

1 . A method for installing a component into an oil field tree comprising: 
 installing a sealing device into a component to block a primary flow path through the component;    coupling the component with the sealing device installed to an oil field tree in fluid communication with a wellbore;    adjusting at least one valve in the oil field tree to provide an alternative flow path that bypasses the sealing device; and    performing well operations via the alternative flow path.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 coupling a blowout preventer and riser to the oil field tree; and    running the component within the riser to couple to the oil field tree.    
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising testing the installed sealing device prior to the running the component within the riser.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 coupling a circulating assembly to the component;    forming an isolated region between a portion of the circulating assembly, a portion of the blowout preventer, a portion of the oil field tree and a portion of the sealing device; and    adjusting a circulating mechanism in the circulating assembly to circulate fluid between the interior of the circulating assembly and the wellbore via the alternative flow path.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 coupling a circulating assembly with the component;    forming an isolated region between a portion of the circulating assembly, a portion of the blowout preventer, a portion of the oil field tree and a portion of the sealing device; and    adjusting at least one valve in one of the choke line and the kill line to circulate fluid between the one of the choke line and the kill line and the wellbore via the alternative flow path.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising installing downhole devices within the wellbore.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising: 
 coupling a circulating assembly with the component;    forming an isolated region between a portion of the circulating assembly, a portion of the blowout preventer, a portion of the oil field tree and a portion of the sealing device; and    adjusting at least one valve to circulate fluid between the isolated region and the wellbore via the alternative flow path;    increasing pressure within the wellbore via the alternative flow path to activate the downhole devices.    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the downhole devices are perforation guns activated by the increase in pressure to a specific pressure range.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising coupling a circulating assembly to one end of the component and a production tubing string to the other end of the component.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the component is a tubing hanger and the sealing device is a tubing hanger plug.  
   
   
       11 . A method associated with the production of hydrocarbons comprising: 
 installing a sealing device into a component to block a primary flow path through the component;    coupling the component with the sealing device installed into a production tree in fluid communication with a wellbore;    adjusting at least one valve in the production tree to provide an alternative flow path that bypasses the sealing device;    performing well operations via the alternative flow path; and    producing hydrocarbons from the wellbore via the production tree.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the component is a tubing hanger and the sealing device is a tubing hanger plug.  
   
   
       13 . A method for installing a component into an oil field tree comprising: 
 installing at least one downhole device in a wellbore and an oil field tree in fluid communication with the wellbore;    installing a sealing device into a component to block a primary flow path through the component;    coupling the component with the sealing device installed to a circulating assembly;    running the component and circulating assembly to the oil field tree;    forming an isolated region between a portion of the circulating assembly, a portion of the oil field tree and a portion of the sealing device;    adjusting at least one valve in the oil field tree to provide an alternative flow path that bypasses the sealing device; and    increasing pressure within the wellbore via the alternative flow path to activate the at least one downhole device.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising: 
 coupling a blowout preventer and riser to the oil field tree; and    running the component and circulating assembly within the riser.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  further wherein the isolated region is formed between the portion of the circulating assembly, a portion of the blowout preventer, the portion of the oil field tree and the portion of the sealing device within the oil field tree.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising adjusting a circulating mechanism in the circulating assembly to circulate the fluid between the interior of the circulating assembly and the wellbore.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising adjusting at least one valve in one of the choke line and the kill line to circulate fluid between the interior of the isolated region and a location below the sealing device.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the component is a tubing hanger and the sealing device is a tubing hanger plug.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the at least one downhole device is one or more perforation guns activated by the increase in pressure to a specific pressure range.