FC-1 AND FC-2 F ILL - UP AND C IRCULATING T OOL

FACTS F ILL - UP AND C EMENTING T OOL S YSTEM

FC-1 F ILL - UP & C IRCULATING T OOL WITH S LIDING S LEEVE

BENEFITS & FEATURES
Fill-up is accomplished by pumping through the top drive. Hoses or conventional accessories are NOT required. Fill-up can be accomplished while casing is run. No shutdown is required. Circulation is accomplished by slacking down to place the FC-1 seal inside the casing. Circulation can be achieved while washing down without accessory rig-up. The Mud Saver Valve eliminates spilling of costly drilling fluids after fill or circulation. Rig time is saved by performing both fill-up and circulation without rigging up accessories. Safety is improved as rig hands are not near pressure lines or valves while filling or circulating. Operation does not require axial movement to actuate the Mud Saver valve.

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FC-1 Rigged Up

FC-1 Filling Up

FC-1 Circulating

FC-1 Rigged Up
This drawing drawing above shows the tool connected to the top drive. Spacer joints space the tool out so that the packer cup is just above the elevator. The FC-1 has an armour flex-hose to help guide the tool into the pipe.

FC-1 Filling Up
This drawing shows the elevator set on the pipe in the normal position. Notice that the packer cup is still above the collar of the pipe. This is the position used for filling the pipe. Filling may begin as soon as the elevator is set.

FC-1 Circulating
The drawing above depicts the FC-1 ready to circualte. The elevator has been released and lowered, allowing the packer cup to enter the pipe. Once the slips are set on the elevator, circulation can begin.

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Franks FC-1 and FC-2 offers Flexibility

Fill-up and Circulating Tool - 4-1/2 to 26 fill-up and circulating capablitites, any weights and thread. - Top drive or hook rigs can be accommodated. FC-2 Fill-up and Circulating Tool - The FC-1 Tool can be used on rigs NOT equipped with at top drive drilling system through the use of an Adapter Assembly. Fill-up and Circulating Tool with Torque Sub Applications - 4-1/2 to 13-5/8 casing fill-up and circulating capabilities with the additional benefit of connecting the casing directly to the top drive to rotate and reciprocate the casing string. Side Port Entry Sub - For top drive rigs that can not use the kelly hose when running casing. Allows 2 mud supply hose to be conected to the FC-1 tool for casing fill-up and circulating. Also maybe used on Flow-back jobs, where flowing back through the top drive cause a restriction. Fill-up and Circulating Tool with Push Down Plate - 4-1/2 to 26 casing fill-up and circulating cababilities, with the added benefit of being able to apply the weight of the top drive / hook directly to the casing string. This aids in pushing the casing pass obstructions and / or dog legs. Flow Back Tool Application - 4-1/2 to 26 casing reverse flow capablities, can transfer fluid for the casing annulus back to the mud pits as the casings is lower into the hole. For tie-backs in cased hole applications. Flow Back and Circulating Applications - 4-1/2 to 26 casing reverse flow capablities and circulating conditions for well control problems on liners, and full strings with sensitive pressure gradients. Sliding Sleeve Accessory - Unique pressure bypass mandrel eliminates the possibility of pulling the seal under pressure, increases Mud Saver Valve life and circulation rates. Fill-up, Circulating, and Cementing Tool Applications - 7 to 20 fill-up and circulating during casing operations and converts to cementing operations. Tie-back Pressure Test Applications - 4-1/2 to 26 casing pressure test on tie-backs, economical on batch jobs with multiple casing sizes and multiple wells. Stab-in Cementing Pack Off Tool - 9-5/8 to 26 casing fill-up and circulating on casing running operations for Tag-in jobs and then may be used to pressurize the casing annulus for setting external casing packer.
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Valve open during flowback

Valve closed during circulation

Figure 1
Franks Fill-up tool dressed for a standard Fill-up tool job. Note the new equalizer sub (shown in red) which has a flow area of a full 7-1/5. Once the stand pipe is opened, this valve automatically equalizes any pressure which may be trapped under the cup.

Figure 2
The flowback valve placed in a short hose and attached to the bottom of a flow back tool. Because the valve opens only one way, mud flows back up inside of the casing to be retreived through the top drive and into the mud pit. In order to trap any fluid which may be flowing back, the FC-1 is dressed out long enough to stab into the casing each time.

Figure 3
Once the tool is picked up out of the casing, the flowback valve automatically closes. When this happens, mud will not leak out of the tool or top drive. Because this is a one-way valve, circulation is possible only if the tool is dressed with a sliding sleeve as shown above. If the sliding sleeve is not in place and circulation is required, the valve must be removed.

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FACTS TM F ILL - UP & C EMENTING TOOL

S YSTEM
The FACTSTM . . . Franks has made cementing operations safer. Franks innovative FC-1 Fill-Up Tool and unique cementing adapter with remote ball dropping mechanism has been combined with a patented plug system to provide the drilling industry with a safer work environment and less rig up. The FACTS TM eliminates large cumbersome cementing heads because cementing operations can be conducted directly through the FC-1 Fill-Up Tool.

FASTER . . . Installation of FACTS TM prior to casing run allows

cementing operations to begin without delay.

SAFER . . .
Installation is completed on the floor. Actuation of plug dropping mechanism occurs remotely.

FASTER + SAFER = DECREASED DRILLING COST

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FACTS Fill-up & Cementing Tool System Technical Data Sheet

TM

Pressure Rating Pressure applied to the tool from inside the casing results in a piston force acting upward on the tool subjecting it to buckling forces. For this reason, pressure applied to the tool should not exceed the pressures listed below.

FACTSTM FC Tool Pressure Rating (psi)

(For Top Drive w/5ft from link ears to 4-1/2 IF Pin Shoulder)

Size 7" to 8-5/8" 9-5/8" & 9-7/8" 10-3/4" 11-3/4" 13-3/8" & 13-5/8" 16" 18-5/8" 20"

Bail Length (ft) up to 16 up 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 3000 2500 2500

to 22 5000 5000 5000 4400 2500 1700 1300 1100

Circulation Rates
Circulation Mode - During Circulation, any flow rate needed can be achieved, especially if circulating through tight zones. Typically, flow rates up to 25 bpm can be achieved for short periods of time. High rates and duration may erode mud saver valve. If circulating greater than 6 hours at 15bpm, it is recomended that the mud saver valve be removed. Cementing Mode - During cementing, flow rates of 10 bpm for up to 3 hours can be achieved. Displacement rates and times in excesss of 10 bpm for 3 hors can result in a lower observed plug landing pressure.
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REVISED 6/7/04