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公开(公告)号:US20180171754A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15898937
申请日:2018-02-19
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Tove HUSBY , Rick D. WATTS , Dianne TOMPKINS , Helen HANEFERD , Lars HOVDA
Abstract: The invention relates to the decommissioning of hydrocarbon wells. It concerns the artificial promoting or inducing of creep in the overburden formation 3 surrounding an oil well 1, so that the formation rock 3 encroaches against the casing 5 to form a seal. This avoids the need to plug the annulus between the casing 5 and formation 3 with cement. The overburden may be caused to creep by reducing the pressure in the annulus, by applying heat to the overburden rock or by stressing the rock repeatedly to cause fatigue in the rock 3.
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公开(公告)号:US09988895B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-05
申请号:US14575176
申请日:2014-12-18
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Nicolas Patrick Roussel , Horacio Florez , Adolfo Antonio Rodriguez , Samarth Agrawal
Abstract: Method for characterizing subterranean formation is described. One method includes: placing a subterranean fluid into a well extending into at least a portion of the subterranean formation to induce one or more fractures; measuring pressure response via one or more pressure sensors installed in the subterranean formation; and determining a physical feature of the one or more fractures.
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公开(公告)号:US20180148991A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-31
申请号:US15706071
申请日:2017-09-15
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
Inventor: David D. Hearn , Casey HIRSCHMANN , Randall S. Shafer , Stewart M. ROBERTSON , Dan MUELLER
Abstract: This disclosure describes a device and method of sealing perforations on a well casing inside a subterranean well. The device comprises a generally cylindrical sleeve having a open top and a closed bottom; a heater located inside the sleeve, the heater comprising a thermite mixture; an ignition mechanism that ignites the thermite mixture upon actuation; and a string connected to the heater ignition and detachably engages the sleeve. The method comprises lowering a body of meltable plugging material into the well casing near the perforations; lowering the plugging device into the well casing immediately on top of the body of meltable plugging material; melting the meltable plugging material by igniting the thermite thereby transferring heat to the body of meltable plugging material; forcing the molten plugging material into the perforations by pushing the plugging tool further downhole; cooling the plugging tool and the plugging material until the plugging material solidifies; disengaging the tubing string from the sleeve and retrieving the tubing string with the heater; and removing the sleeve and bismuth remaining in the well casing, but not in the perforations.
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公开(公告)号:US20180094504A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-05
申请号:US15705513
申请日:2017-09-15
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
Inventor: David D. Hearn , Casey HIRSCHMANN , Randall S. Shafer
IPC: E21B33/13
Abstract: A composition for a plug for wellbores undergoing plugging and abandonment operations is described. Methods of setting the plug are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20180067221A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-08
申请号:US15809838
申请日:2017-11-10
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Peter M. EICK , Joel D. BREWER
IPC: G01V1/38
CPC classification number: G01V1/3826 , G01V1/20
Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for seismic acquisition the spacing between each adjacent pairs of receiver and sources lines is not all the same. Some receiver and/or source lines and/or receiver and/or source spacings are larger and some are smaller to provide a higher quality wavefield reconstruction when covering a larger total area or for a similar total area of seismic data acquisition while providing a wavefield that is optimally sampled by the receivers and sources so that the wavefield reconstruction is suitable for subsurface imaging needs.
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公开(公告)号:US20180002592A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-04
申请号:US15708034
申请日:2017-09-18
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company , University of Kansas
Inventor: Huili GUAN , Cory BERKLAND , Ahmad MORADI-ARAGHI , Jenn-Tai LIANG , Terry M. CHRISTIAN , Riley B. NEEDHAM , Min CHENG , Faye Lynn SCULLY , James H. HEDGES
Abstract: The instant application relates to nanogels or compositions that hold multivalent metal ions until some level of nanogel degradation has occurred, then slowly release the multivalent metal ions for gelation with carboxylate containing polymers. Compositions comprising such nanogels, together with polymers that can be crosslinked with multivalent metal ions, allow the deployment of such mixtures in various applications, and greatly increased gelation times.
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公开(公告)号:US09817145B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-14
申请号:US15139823
申请日:2016-04-27
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Peter Eick , Joel Brewer
Abstract: The invention relates to a downhole inertial mass seismic-source system, apparatus and method for use within a wellbore environment to provide seismic signal energy at a wellbore location. The system comprises a first inertial mass apparatus with a fluid plunger that is in contact with a first wellbore fluid chamber and a second wellbore fluid chamber, a second inertial mass apparatus with a fluid plunger in contact with the first well bore fluid chamber, a third inertial mass apparatus with a fluid plunger in contact with the second well bore fluid chamber, an Inertial Mass Control System (IMCS) connected to the first inertial mass apparatus, and a power source providing power to the Inertial Mass Control System.
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公开(公告)号:US20170260854A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-14
申请号:US15453650
申请日:2017-03-08
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Ge JIN , Charles C. MOSHER , Frank P. FILICE , Kyle R. KRUEGER , Ali TURA , Baishali ROY , Dana M. JURICK
CPC classification number: E21B47/101 , E21B33/12 , E21B41/0092 , E21B43/16 , E21B43/166 , E21B43/20 , E21B43/2406 , E21B43/26 , E21B44/00 , E21B47/00 , E21B47/02208 , E21B47/02216 , E21B47/065 , E21B47/1015 , E21B47/123 , E21B49/00 , G01B11/161 , G01F1/666 , G01H9/004 , G01K11/32 , G01V1/226 , G01V1/40
Abstract: A method of monitoring hydraulic fracturing using DAS sensors in a treatment well and/or observation well is described. The raw data is transformed using a low pass filter (≦0.05 Hz) and down-sampled to show the signal as the stimulation progresses. The resulting data can be used to optimize the hydraulic fracturing or improve reservoir models for other reservoirs.
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公开(公告)号:US20170177992A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-22
申请号:US14685249
申请日:2015-04-13
Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Inventor: Hector M. KLIE
CPC classification number: E21B43/2406 , E21B43/00 , G06F17/5009 , G06F2217/16 , G06N20/00
Abstract: The present disclosure describes the use of growth models and data driven models that are combined for quickly and efficiently modeling SAGD reservoir oil production. Growth function surrogate models are used for efficient and reliable reservoir modeling and production forecasting as opposed to CPU intensive simulations based on finite difference models. A data-driven technique can then compare the growth function surrogate model with real field data to find discrepancies and inconsistencies between the two, allowing for an updates and improvements of the growth function model.
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公开(公告)号:US09644136B2
公开(公告)日:2017-05-09
申请号:US14173901
申请日:2014-02-06
Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company , University of Kansas
Inventor: Huili Guan , Cory Berkland , Ahmad Moradi-Araghi , Jenn-Tai Liang , Terry M. Christian , Riley B. Needham , James H. Hedges , Min Cheng , Faye L. Scully
CPC classification number: C09K8/588 , C08F220/56 , C08F2800/10 , C08L33/26 , C09K8/594 , E21B33/138 , E21B43/164 , Y02P90/70
Abstract: The invention is directed to polymers that self-crosslink at acidic pH or can be crosslinked by phenolic agents in brine. Such polymers have lower viscosity and can be pumped deep into reservoirs, where they will cross link in situ, thus increasing their viscosity and/or form a gel and blocking thief zones. Methods of making and using such polymers are also provided.
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