Patent classifications
E21B43/14
DOWNHOLE ZONAL ISOLATION ASSEMBLY
Provided is a downhole zonal isolation assembly. The downhole zonal isolation assembly, in accordance with one aspect, includes a rotating fracturing valve positionable within wellbore casing proximate a fracturing zone of interest. The downhole zonal isolation assembly, according to this aspect, further includes a rotating fracturing valve actuator coupled to the rotating fracturing valve, and rotating fracturing valve electronics coupled to the rotating fracturing valve actuator, the rotating fracturing valve electronics operable to activate the rotating fracturing valve actuator to move the rotating fracturing valve from a first wellbore casing open position to a second wellbore casing closed position.
DOWNHOLE ZONAL ISOLATION ASSEMBLY
Provided is a downhole zonal isolation assembly. The downhole zonal isolation assembly, in accordance with one aspect, includes a rotating fracturing valve positionable within wellbore casing proximate a fracturing zone of interest. The downhole zonal isolation assembly, according to this aspect, further includes a rotating fracturing valve actuator coupled to the rotating fracturing valve, and rotating fracturing valve electronics coupled to the rotating fracturing valve actuator, the rotating fracturing valve electronics operable to activate the rotating fracturing valve actuator to move the rotating fracturing valve from a first wellbore casing open position to a second wellbore casing closed position.
END-OF-LIFE RECOVERY OF MOBILIZED HYDROCARBONS
Methods are provided herein for an end-of-life recovery of mobilized hydrocarbons from a stranded hydrocarbon pay zone within a subterranean reservoir by way of a recovery well. In some embodiments, the stranded pay zone is located between mobilized hydrocarbon zones of thermal recovery operations. In some embodiments, the stranded pay zone is an upper stranded pay zone located above a mobilized hydrocarbon zone of a thermal recovery operation. In some embodiments, the stranded pay zone is a lower stranded pay zone located below a mobilized hydrocarbon zone of a thermal recovery operation. The methods herein involve commencing end-of-life recovery at an end-of-life stage after a production threshold is achieved for thermal recovery operations.
END-OF-LIFE RECOVERY OF MOBILIZED HYDROCARBONS
Methods are provided herein for an end-of-life recovery of mobilized hydrocarbons from a stranded hydrocarbon pay zone within a subterranean reservoir by way of a recovery well. In some embodiments, the stranded pay zone is located between mobilized hydrocarbon zones of thermal recovery operations. In some embodiments, the stranded pay zone is an upper stranded pay zone located above a mobilized hydrocarbon zone of a thermal recovery operation. In some embodiments, the stranded pay zone is a lower stranded pay zone located below a mobilized hydrocarbon zone of a thermal recovery operation. The methods herein involve commencing end-of-life recovery at an end-of-life stage after a production threshold is achieved for thermal recovery operations.
Well management on cloud computing system
Well management includes receiving, from a user computing system, a simulation job request for simulating well management on the cloud computing system including compute nodes, and obtaining, for the simulation job request, search spaces for completion stage simulations, fracture stage simulations, and production stage simulations. Well management further includes orchestrating, using the search spaces, the completion stage simulations, the fracture stage simulations, and the production stage simulations on the cloud computing system to obtain at least one optional well plan, and sending the at least one optional well plan to the user computer system.
Systems and Methods for Producing Gas Wells with Multiple Production Tubing Strings
A system for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean well including a wellbore extending from a surface into a subterranean formation includes a wellhead disposed at the surface. In addition, the system includes a production tree coupled to the wellhead and a casing coupled to the wellhead and extending into the wellbore. Still further, the system includes a first production tubing string extending into the casing from the wellhead to a first production zone and a second production tubing string extending into the casing from the wellhead to the first production zone. The first production tubing string and the second production tubing string are each configured to provide a fluid flow path for gases from the first production zone. The second production tubing string is radially spaced from the first production tubing string. The first production tubing string has an inner diameter D1 that is larger than an inner diameter D2 of the second production tubing string.
Systems and Methods for Producing Gas Wells with Multiple Production Tubing Strings
A system for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean well including a wellbore extending from a surface into a subterranean formation includes a wellhead disposed at the surface. In addition, the system includes a production tree coupled to the wellhead and a casing coupled to the wellhead and extending into the wellbore. Still further, the system includes a first production tubing string extending into the casing from the wellhead to a first production zone and a second production tubing string extending into the casing from the wellhead to the first production zone. The first production tubing string and the second production tubing string are each configured to provide a fluid flow path for gases from the first production zone. The second production tubing string is radially spaced from the first production tubing string. The first production tubing string has an inner diameter D1 that is larger than an inner diameter D2 of the second production tubing string.
PLUG OF EXTENDED REACH
A settable down hole tool is of increased drillability and/or of increased expansibility. The improvement in drillability can be caused by fracturing cast iron slips into a large number of small pieces that can be circulated out of a well without further reduction in size. The improvement in expansibility can be partially caused by providing an expander cone of increased hardness thereby allowing an increased angle on the expander cone and slips. The improvement in expansibility can be partially caused by increasing the thickness of the slips.
PLUG OF EXTENDED REACH
A settable down hole tool is of increased drillability and/or of increased expansibility. The improvement in drillability can be caused by fracturing cast iron slips into a large number of small pieces that can be circulated out of a well without further reduction in size. The improvement in expansibility can be partially caused by providing an expander cone of increased hardness thereby allowing an increased angle on the expander cone and slips. The improvement in expansibility can be partially caused by increasing the thickness of the slips.
MULTISTAGE HIGH PRESSURE FRACTURING SYSTEM WITH COUNTING SYSTEM
The invention relates to a multistage high pressure fracturing system and tubular hydraulic valve (THV) system for connection to a completion string to enable isolation of a zone of interest within a well. In particular, the system enables access to a downhole formation for fracturing the zone of interest and for hydrocarbon production. The system generally includes a plug counting system, a plug capture system and a valve system wherein dropping a series of plugs down the completion string enables successive capture of individual plugs within individual THVs for subsequent fracturing operations.