Rotating control device

• Main Authors: HOYER, Carel W, JACOBS, Melvin T, WHITE, Nicky A, HANNEGAN, Don M, BAILEY, Thomas F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.01.2018
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

ROTATING CONTROL DEVICE A method for cooling a first sealing element (110) of a rotating control device (100) configured for use above a wellbore (WB), wherein said rotating control device (100) having an inner member (102), said first sealing element (110) and a second sealing element (120) rotatable relative to an outer member (168), the method comprising the steps of: positioning a tubular with said rotating control device (100); sealing said first sealing element (110) and said second sealing element (120) of said rotating control device (100) with said tubular; communicating a pressure to a first cavity (132) defined by said rotating control device inner member (102), said rotating control device (100) first sealing element (110), said rotating control device second sealing element (120) and said tubular, said first sealing element (110) having a first sealing element cavity side surface and a first sealing element wellbore side surface; measuring a pressure on said first sealing element wellbore side surface; and supplying a cooling fluid in said first cavity (132) during the step of sealing said first sealing element (110) and said second sealing element (120) with said tubular so that the pressure on said first sealing element cavity side surface is greater than said measured pressure on said first sealing element wellbore side surface.