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US08555712B2 Outside casing conveyed low flow impedance sensor gauge system and method
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外壳输送低流量阻抗传感器仪表系统及方法
- Patent Title: Outside casing conveyed low flow impedance sensor gauge system and method
- Patent Title (中): 外壳输送低流量阻抗传感器仪表系统及方法
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Application No.: US13012437Application Date: 2011-01-24
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Publication No.: US08555712B2Publication Date: 2013-10-15
- Inventor: Gonzalo Zambrano Narvaez , Richard John Chalaturnyk , Peter Lang
- Applicant: Gonzalo Zambrano Narvaez , Richard John Chalaturnyk , Peter Lang
- Applicant Address: CA Quebec QC
- Assignee: Opsens Inc.
- Current Assignee: Opsens Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Quebec QC
- Agency: Benoît & Côté Inc.
- Main IPC: E21B47/00
- IPC: E21B47/00

Abstract:
The present document describes a sensing apparatus for lowering into a well and cementing therein at a certain depth. The sensing apparatus comprises an elongated casing and a sensor device protruding from an outside surface of the elongated casing for generating measurement data and sending the data to the surface of the well using a cable extending from the sensor device along the outside surface of the casing. A flow of cement is provided between the outside surface of the casing and the well for cementing the casing in place and isolating different layers of the well. Presence of the sensor device and the cable creates an obstruction within the flow path of the cement which may result in the formation of micro-annulus around the sensor device and the cable. In order to address this problem, a plurality of fins is provided around the casing, the fins being shaped to cause a straight flow of cement received at the fins to rotate around the longitudinal axis of the casing when exiting the fins for increasing cement flow between the elongated casing and its surrounding environment to mitigate micro-annulus formation. Another means to address this problem is to provide cable attachments which distance the cable from the casing and thereby let cement flow between the cable and the casing also mitigating micro-annulus formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110186294A1 OUTSIDE CASING CONVEYED LOW FLOW IMPEDANCE SENSOR GAUGE SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-08-04
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