US 12,220,832 B2
Integrated high-pressure hydro-jetting cutting tool to cut master valve gate
Sanjiv Kumar, Udhailiyah (SA); and Muhammad Imran Javed, Abqaiq (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/652,391.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264380 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 29/00 (2006.01); B26F 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B26F 3/004 (2013.01) [E21B 29/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A method for removing a portion of a barrier disposed within an orifice of a tubular body, the method comprising:
connecting a jetting tool, having a rod, and a pressure control system, having a pressure control body, to the tubular body, wherein the rod is disposed within the pressure control body and has a nozzle and a camera;
positioning, using the camera, the rod into the orifice of the tubular body until the camera and the nozzle are disposed adjacent to the barrier;
activating the jetting tool;
cutting away the portion of the barrier by pumping a cutting fluid through a conduit of the rod and out of the nozzle towards the barrier, wherein a pressure of the cutting fluid is adjusted to a pressure required for the cutting fluid to cut away the portion of the barrier using the pressure control system; and
removing the portion of the barrier from the orifice of the tubular body.