{"id":2100,"date":"2022-04-30T06:35:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T06:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reddypipe.com\/?p=2100"},"modified":"2022-05-01T06:40:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T06:40:39","slug":"what-are-float-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reddypipe.com\/what-are-float-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Float Shoes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2100\" class=\"elementor elementor-2100\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51aab33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51aab33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7208d0\" data-id=\"e7208d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c72c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35c72c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oil_well\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drilling and extracting oil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a complicated dance of hundreds of pieces of machinery. In the ancient past, oil was extracted by hand or with bamboo piping, but we\u2019ve come a long way since then.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the many components of a drilling system is the figurative tip of the spear\u2013the float shoe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0e01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd0e01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Adjacent Components<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57eace8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57eace8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To better understand the float shoe, we need to first understand the adjacent components of an oil well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A hole must be drilled into the earth and a casing string inserted to extract oil. <\/span><b>A casing string is a section of long oilfield pipes lowered into a wellbore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prevent it from collapsing. Many casing strings are combined to reach the required depth. In addition, the casing string facilitates oil extraction by providing a conduit for the oil to be transported and a protective shield against the elements.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the bottom of a casing string is a bullet-nose-shaped device called the guide shoe. <\/span><b>The guide shoe\u2019s shape, as its name suggests, easily guides the casing string into the wellbore.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its shape minimizes the risk of impacting rocks or other debris as the casing is lowered into the drill site. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e16b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55e16b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Float Shoes<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51142bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51142bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A float shoe is an advanced type of guide shoe with an additional feature\u2013a check valve. The check valve prevents liquids from entering the casing from the bottom, such as mud or water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Float shoes check valves typically come in three varieties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ball-type check valves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> use low-density balls that float in mud or cement and while floating will seal the casing.<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Often considered the most reliable variety of check valves due to fewer moving parts, like a spring.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Spring-actuated flapper valves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rely on a spring to contract under pressure and prevent backflow using a flap or lid.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Spring-actuated poppet valves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also use spring but utilize a mushroom-shaped plug to block unwanted liquid from the casing.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0568012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0568012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">More Than the Sum of Its Parts\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3518e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3518e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Float shoes are a vital component of modern drilling wells, but the entire assembly has to be high-quality, well maintained, and installed properly in order to work. The experts at Reddy Pipes &amp; Supply Inc are ready to put our skills to work for you. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reddypipe.com\/contact-reddy-pipe-and-supply\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> any time to schedule a consultation. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of drilling and extracting oil is a complicated dance of hundreds of pieces of machinery. In the ancient past, oil was extracted by hand or with bamboo piping, but we\u2019ve come a long way since then. Among the many components of a drilling system is the figurative tip of the spear\u2013the float shoe. 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