E21B49/087

PRODUCTION LOGGING TOOL AND DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS PROBES DEPLOYING METHOD, IN PARTICULAR FOR DEVIATED AND HORIZONTAL HYDROCARBON WELL
20180003027 · 2018-01-04 · ·

A production logging tool (1) to analyze at least one property of a multiphase fluid mixture (MF) flowing in a hydrocarbon well (2) has an elongated cylindrical housing (10, 12, 13, 14) shape and comprises a central pressure-resistant rigid housing (10, 12, 13, 14) carrying a centralizer arrangement (11) comprising multiple external centralizer arms (15, 16) circumferentially distributed about said housing (10, 12, 13, 14) and adapted for contact with a production pipe wall (6) of a hydrocarbon well (2) and operable from a retracted configuration into a radially extended configuration, the centralizer arms (15, 16) being coupled at a first side to the housing (10, 12, 13, 14) and at a second side to a first sliding sleeve (21) and a first spring (24). The production logging tool (1) further comprises a deploying arrangement (30) nested within the centralizer arrangement (11), the deploying arrangement (30) comprising: a plurality of deploying arms (31, 32) circumferentially distributed about said housing (10, 12, 13, 14) and being coupled at a first side to the housing (10, 12, 13, 14) and at a second side to the centralizer arrangement (11) by means of at least one second sliding sleeve (36) such that each deploying arm (31, 32) is circumferentially positioned between two centralizer arms (15, 16) whatever the retracted or radially extended configuration of the centralizer arrangement (11), at least one downhole fluid properties analysis probe (55, 55A-55H) being secured on each deploying arm (31, 32) such as to expose a tip (51) of said, at least one, probe to the multiphase fluid mixture (MF) flowing in the hydrocarbon well (2).

The second sliding sleeve (36) comprises a mechanical coupler (39) coupled to the first sliding sleeve (21) such that the deploying arrangement (30) follows radial movements imposed by the centralizer arrangement (11) to radially and/or angularly position the tip (51) of said, at least one, probe (55, 55A-55H) associated with each deploying arm (31, 32) in a first circumferential zone (CZ1) of a hydrocarbon well section substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (XX′) of said well (2).

CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FLOWBACK OPERATIONS FOR SHALE RESERVOIRS

A flowback system and method employ a flowback model that characterizes fluid properties and rock mechanical properties of the reservoir during flowback in conjunction with measurement and analysis of chemistry and solids production with respect to the flowback fluid in order to maximize efficiency during the flowback operations, while mitigating formation damage and hydraulic fracture conductivity degradation. The methodology can define a safe drawdown operating zone for conducting flowback operations.

Sensor nipple and port for downhole production tubing

A tubular string formed by one or more tubulars with a central flow passage for an internal fluid therethrough and an external surface. The tubular having a wall thickness defined between external surface and the central flow passage and at least one sensor port disposed along a longitudinal length of the tubular. At least one sensor includes a main body and=nipple extending from the main body and inserted into the sensor port of the tubular. The nipple extends through the wall thickness sufficient to detect a property of an internal fluid within the central flow passage.

SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED REAL-TIME WATER INJECTION WELL TESTING

A method includes installing a measurement device on the injection wellhead, injecting a fluid into the injection well at a plurality of injection rates using a computer processor, measuring an injection bottom hole pressure at each injection rate to determine a plurality of injection bottom hole pressures using the computer processor, determining a relationship between the plurality of injection rates and the plurality of injection bottom hole pressures using the computer processor, and determining an injectivity index of the injection well using the relationship and the computer processor.

WELL INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT FOR NATURAL FLOW OIL WELLS
20230228186 · 2023-07-20 ·

Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for determining an integrated surface-downhole integrity score for a natural flow oil well. Wellness surface parameters of a natural flow oil well are determined. Wellness downhole parameters for the natural flow oil well are determined, including parameters indicating well integrity and tubing/casing conditions. An integrated surface-downhole integrity score is determined using the wellness surface parameters and the wellness downhole parameters. An alert is provided for presentation to an operator in a user interface. The alert is provided in response to the integrated surface-downhole integrity score exceeding a threshold.

ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP GAS RELIEF VALVE

The disclosure provides a pump system including a pump, a gas relief valve coupled to the pump, a motor configured to turn the pump, and a sensor configured to measure a parameter of at least one of a fluid or the pump system. The gas relief valve includes an actuator and a rotary disk system, and the rotary disk system includes a stationary disk and a rotary disk. The actuator is rotationally coupled to the rotary disk, and in a first position, the gas relief valve directs a flow of a fluid into a production tubing and in a second position, the gas relief valve directs the flow of the fluid into an annulus of a wellbore.

INTERPRETATION OF DIELECTRIC TOOL MEASUREMENTS USING GENERAL MIXING LAWS
20230221456 · 2023-07-13 ·

Methods for determining water-filled porosity using a general volumetric mixing law and the measurements of a dielectric tool are described. The water-filled porosity estimates are used to obtain water salinity estimates and the optimal parameters of the volumetric mixing law. These estimates are in turn used to generate novel quality indicators.

ITERATIVE CLUSTERING FOR GEOSTEERING INVERSION
20230220768 · 2023-07-13 ·

System and methods for geosteering inversion are provided. Downhole tool responses are predicted for different points along a planned path of a wellbore during a downhole operation, based on each of a plurality of inversion models. Measurements of the downhole tool's actual responses are obtained as the wellbore is drilled over the different points during a current stage of the operation. The inversion models are clustered based on a comparison between the actual and predicted tool responses and a randomly selected centroid for each cluster. The inversion models are re-clustered using an average inversion model determined for each cluster as the centroid for that cluster. At least one of the re-m clustered inversion models is used to perform inversion for one or more subsequent stages of the downhole operation along the planned wellbore path. The planned wellbore path is adjusted for the subsequent stage(s) of the downhole operation.

Digital 2D holographic spectrometer for material characterization

A tool including a dispersive spectrometer deployable within a wellbore is provided. The dispersive spectrometer includes a waveguide layer to detect electromagnetic radiation according to wavelength. The dispersive spectrometer also includes a plurality of detector elements disposed along the waveguide layer to detect electromagnetic radiation associated with a portion of the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation. A method for using the tool in a subterranean application is also provided.

Control of fluid production using resonant sensors

A system for controlling a flow of fluid includes a flow control device having a fluid channel configured to transport a fluid between a subterranean region and a borehole conduit, a resonant sensing assembly including a resonator body disposed in fluid communication with the fluid channel, and a controller configured to cause the resonator body to vibrate according to an expected resonance frequency of the resonator body. The system also includes a processing device configured to acquire a measurement signal generated by the resonator body, estimate a property of the fluid based on the measurement signal, and control a flow of the fluid through the flow control device based on the property of the fluid.