4D chemical fingerprint well monitoring

    公开(公告)号:US11867629B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17217069

    申请日:2021-03-30

    CPC classification number: G01N21/552 E21B49/0875 G01N2021/458 G01N2021/855

    Abstract: A sensing system for monitoring a composition of a downhole fluid in a well, where the sensing system includes: a light source, an optical waveguide, an evanescent field sensing element that is indirect contact with a downhole fluid, and a detector. The light source is operable for emitting a beam and includes a frequency comb generator configured to modify at least a portion of the beam into a sensing comb beam. The evanescent field sensing element provides attenuated internal reflection of the sensing comb beam at the interface between the evanescent field sensing element and the downhole fluid, and the portion of the sensing comb beam interacts with the fluid to form at least a portion of an interacted beam. The detector obtains a spectral distribution of the interacted beam.

    Method for subsurface hydrogen storage using liquid organic hydrogen carriers

    公开(公告)号:US12221869B1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US18459108

    申请日:2023-08-31

    Abstract: A method for subsurface hydrogen storage and hydrogen retrieval. The method includes identifying a subsurface formation, wherein the subsurface formation is selected from one or more of a depleted wet reservoir, depleted dry reservoir, salt cavern, excavated cavern, natural formation, isolated aquifer, or a reservoir designated as a contingency or marginal field. The method further includes selecting a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) feed compatible with the subsurface formation. The LOHC feed includes a mixture of one or more completely or partially hydrogenated LOHCs. The LOHC feed is injected into the subsurface formation for storage. Later, when needed, the LOHCs are recovered from storage, optionally separating a recovered water/brine phase and off gas from the LOHCs from storage in a separator configured to produce a stream of recovered LOHCs. The LOHC is then dehydrogenated to form a H2 product and dehydrogenated LOHCs in a dehydrogenation unit process.

    IN-SITU MONITORING OF CHEMICAL FINGERPRINTS IN OILFIELD APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230100258A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17490348

    申请日:2021-09-30

    Abstract: A system for monitoring a composition includes: an electromagnetic source that emits a beam; one or more evanescent field sensing element inside a tubular structure, arranged in series along a flow direction of the composition, and configured to be in direct contact with the composition; a waveguide that directs at least a portion of the beam to the evanescent field sensing element as an incident beam; and a detector configured to obtain a spectral distribution of the fingerprint beam. The evanescent field sensing element provides partial or total internal reflection of the incident beam at an interface between the evanescent field sensing element and the composition, and the incident beam interacts with the composition to form a fingerprint beam.

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