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公开(公告)号:US10697288B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-30
申请号:US16139403
申请日:2018-09-24
申请人: Limin Song , H. Alan Wolf , Thomas M. Smith , Katie M. Walker
发明人: Limin Song , H. Alan Wolf , Thomas M. Smith , Katie M. Walker
摘要: An apparatus and method for securing a piezoelectric element in an electroacoustic communications node used in a downhole wireless telemetry system. An end mass is secured to the piezoelectric element. At least one fastener attaches a pre-tensioning support plate to a housing of the node. The pre-tensioning support plate and the at least one fastener impart a tensioning force to the end mass and/or the piezoelectric element when the pre-tensioning support plate and the end mass and/or the piezoelectric element are secured to the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20190112913A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-18
申请号:US16139403
申请日:2018-09-24
申请人: Limin Song , H. Alan Wolf , Thomas M. Smith , Katie M. Walker
发明人: Limin Song , H. Alan Wolf , Thomas M. Smith , Katie M. Walker
摘要: An apparatus and method for securing a piezoelectric element in an electroacoustic communications node used in a downhole wireless telemetry system. An end mass is secured to the piezoelectric element. At least one fastener attaches a pre-tensioning support plate to a housing of the node. The pre-tensioning support plate and the at least one fastener impart a tensioning force to the end mass and/or the piezoelectric element when the pre-tensioning support plate and the end mass and/or the piezoelectric element are secured to the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US10771326B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US16139414
申请日:2018-09-24
申请人: Yibing Zhang , H. Alan Wolf , Limin Song , Scott W. Clawson , Katie M. Walker
发明人: Yibing Zhang , H. Alan Wolf , Limin Song , Scott W. Clawson , Katie M. Walker
IPC分类号: G06F15/173 , H04L12/24 , E21B47/16 , H04L12/26 , H04B3/46 , E21B47/14 , E21B47/017 , E21B47/26 , H04L27/10 , H04Q9/00
摘要: A method and system are described for communicating within a system, which may be along tubular members. The method includes constructing a communication network for tubular member, such as a wellbore accessing a subsurface region or a pipeline, and using the communication network in hydrocarbon operations, such as hydrocarbon exploration, hydrocarbon development, and/or hydrocarbon production.
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公开(公告)号:US20190116085A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-18
申请号:US16139414
申请日:2018-09-24
申请人: Yibing ZHANG , H. Alan Wolf , Limin Song , Scott W. Clawson , Katie M. Walker
发明人: Yibing ZHANG , H. Alan Wolf , Limin Song , Scott W. Clawson , Katie M. Walker
摘要: A method and system are described for communicating within a system, which may be along tubular members. The method includes constructing a communication network for tubular member, such as a wellbore accessing a subsurface region or a pipeline, and using the communication network in hydrocarbon operations, such as hydrocarbon exploration, hydrocarbon development, and/or hydrocarbon production.
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公开(公告)号:US11156081B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-26
申请号:US16220327
申请日:2018-12-14
摘要: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for operating and maintaining downhole wireless networks. The methods and systems utilize a downhole tool, such as a downhole tool comprising a communications device, to perform maintenance on the downhole wireless network, and for overcoming and/or correcting communications errors along the network. The downhole tool may also be used for updating and reprograming communication nodes in the downhole wireless network.
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公开(公告)号:US20180058207A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-01
申请号:US15666292
申请日:2017-08-01
申请人: Limin Song , Yibing Zhang , Katie M. Walker , Henry Alan Wolf
发明人: Limin Song , Yibing Zhang , Katie M. Walker , Henry Alan Wolf
摘要: An electro-acoustic communications node system and method for downhole wireless telemetry, the system including a housing for mounting to or with a tubular body; a receiver transducer positioned within the housing, the receiver transducer structured and arranged to receive acoustic waves that propagate through the tubular member; a transmitter transducer and a processor, positioned within the housing and arranged to retransmit the acoustic waves to another acoustic receiver in a different housing, using the tubular member for the acoustic telemetry. In some embodiments, the transducers may be piezoelectric transducers and/or magnetostrictive transducers. Included in the housing is also a power source comprising one or more batteries. A downhole wireless telemetry system and a method of monitoring a hydrocarbon well are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20190249548A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-15
申请号:US16269083
申请日:2019-02-06
申请人: Yibing Zhang , Limin Song , Katie M. Walker , Mark M. Disko , Scott William Clawson , Patrick M. Moore , David M. Chorneyko
发明人: Yibing Zhang , Limin Song , Katie M. Walker , Mark M. Disko , Scott William Clawson , Patrick M. Moore , David M. Chorneyko
摘要: In conjunction with a communication network, for example, a downhole wireless network for transmission of data along a tubular body, disclosed herein are: (1) a variety of hardware interfacing methods with sensors and downhole tools; (2) sensing concepts that are enabled by the unique interfaces; (3) physical implementation of the integrated sensor/communication node structures; (4) related software communication protocols. The interfaces may support both data communication and power transfer.
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公开(公告)号:US20190112916A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-18
申请号:US16139394
申请日:2018-09-24
申请人: Limin Song , Scott W. Clawson , Yibing Zhang , Katie M. Walker
发明人: Limin Song , Scott W. Clawson , Yibing Zhang , Katie M. Walker
摘要: A method and system are described for wirelessly communicating within a wellbore. The method includes constructing a communication network (e.g., which uses aliased signals as part of the configuration) for a wellbore accessing a subsurface region and using the communication network in hydrocarbon operations, such as hydrocarbon exploration, hydrocarbon development, and/or hydrocarbon production.
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公开(公告)号:US10883363B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-05
申请号:US16139394
申请日:2018-09-24
申请人: Limin Song , Scott W. Clawson , Yibing Zhang , Katie M. Walker
发明人: Limin Song , Scott W. Clawson , Yibing Zhang , Katie M. Walker
IPC分类号: E21B47/14 , H04B11/00 , E21B47/16 , E21B47/13 , E21B47/017 , E21B47/26 , G01V1/44 , G01V3/30 , G01V3/34
摘要: A method and system are described for wirelessly communicating within a wellbore. The method includes constructing a communication network (e.g., which uses aliased signals as part of the configuration) for a wellbore accessing a subsurface region and using the communication network in hydrocarbon operations, such as hydrocarbon exploration, hydrocarbon development, and/or hydrocarbon production.
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公开(公告)号:US10526888B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-07
申请号:US15666328
申请日:2017-08-01
IPC分类号: E21B47/16 , E21B47/01 , E21B43/14 , E21B47/10 , G01P5/16 , G01F1/74 , E21B47/06 , G01F1/56 , G01F1/66
摘要: Provided are systems and methods for in-situ zonal assessment of multiphase fluid flow in one or more production zones of a production well, including for at least one production zone sensing one or more fluid flow parameters via at least one sensor disposed in a production zone; at least one sensor communications node being in electrical communication with an associated sensor, the at least one sensor communications node positioned along a tubular body in the production zone proximate an associated at least one sensor, and receiving signals from the associated at least one sensor; sending the acoustic signals from the at least one sensor communications node to a receiver at a surface via a series of intermediate communications nodes, node-to-node, the signals being indicative of one or more fluid flow parameters, the series of intermediate communications nodes being spaced along the tubular and configured to transmit acoustic waves; assessing one or more fluid flow parameters for the one or more production zones in response to signals received from a topside communications node.
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