公开(公告)号：US20240110459A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18539478

申请日：2023-12-14

Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

Inventor： Lars HOVDA ,  James C. STEVENS ,  Dan MUELLER ,  Praveen GONUGUNTLA

IPC: E21B33/14 ,  E21B33/13 ,  E21B37/00 ,  E21B41/00

CPC classification number: E21B33/14 ,  E21B33/13 ,  E21B37/00 ,  E21B41/0078

Abstract: The invention relates to a cementing tool for use in oil and gas well decommissioning operations, in particular so called perforate, wash and cement procedures. The tool (1) is designed for running in a well on drill string and for jetting cement through previously formed perforations in the casing (10) to fill the outer annulus (9) with cement. The tool (1) has a cylindrical wall (3) which is formed from steel (11) and elastomeric (5) elements, whereby it is expandable between a first diameter in which it may be run down the well and a second, larger diameter deployed during cementing operations. (FIG. 2).

公开(公告)号：US20240093936A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18524665

申请日：2023-11-30

Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company

Inventor： Paul R. DAVIES ,  James L. Harris

IPC: F25J1/00 ,  F17C7/02 ,  F25B45/00 ,  F25J1/02

CPC classification number: F25J1/0022 ,  F17C7/02 ,  F25B45/00 ,  F25J1/004 ,  F25J1/0052 ,  F25J1/0085 ,  F25J1/0087 ,  F25J1/021 ,  F25J1/023 ,  F25J1/0249 ,  F25J1/0283 ,  F25J2220/62 ,  F25J2220/64

Abstract: An embodiment of a method for supplying refrigerants to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility includes: advancing a first refrigerant from a first storage device to a heat exchanger, the first refrigerant having a first temperature; advancing a second refrigerant from a second storage device to the heat exchanger, the second refrigerant having a second temperature different than the first temperature; flowing the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant through the heat exchanger; adjusting the second temperature based on at least a transfer of heat between the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant in the heat exchanger; and transferring the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant to the LNG facility.

公开(公告)号：US11920468B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17891678

申请日：2022-08-19

Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

Inventor： Subhadeep Chowdhury ,  Gary W. Targac

IPC: E21B49/08 ,  E21B47/07

CPC classification number: E21B49/082 ,  E21B47/07

Abstract: Method of monitoring produced water at each perforation or entry point by real time ion sensor deployed downhole to measure the content of water soluble ions. Methods of determining and differentiating nature of water breakthrough in oil production; such as between cycled injection water through a void space conduit, matrix swept injection water and formation water, especially as relates to offshore oil production. Real time ion sensors are deployed and when compared with known standards are used to monitor and remediate water breakthrough, prevent scale deposition, and the like.

公开(公告)号：US20240068450A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18452722

申请日：2023-08-21

Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

Inventor： Mohammad H. KALAEI ,  Benjamin LASCAUD ,  Thomas J. WHEELER ,  Gustavo A. GOMEZ ,  Julian Ortiz ARANGO ,  Harish T. KUMAR

IPC: F03G4/00 ,  E21B43/24

CPC classification number: F03G4/063 ,  E21B43/2406

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to harvesting geothermal energy from mature and near end-of-life oil and gas reservoirs that have been subjected to secondary oil recovery steam processes like steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), steamflood, etc. The geothermal potential of these mature SAGD reservoirs can be used to generate green electricity thus reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of the oil production. Lateral spacing of injectors and producers, with closing of unused members of a well-pair for energy recovery is described.

公开(公告)号：US11905789B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17829847

申请日：2022-06-01

Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company

Inventor： Randall S. Shafer

IPC: E21B33/134 ,  E21B33/12 ,  E21B29/02 ,  E21B29/00

CPC classification number: E21B33/134 ,  E21B29/002 ,  E21B29/02 ,  E21B33/12

Abstract: A method for creating access to annular spacing during P&A operations is described. Specifically, helical coils are cut into one or more casings before the plugging material is set. The plugging material is able to exit the helical coils, forming multiple, small rock-to-rock seals.

公开(公告)号：US20240045091A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18230815

申请日：2023-08-07

Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company

Inventor： Chengbo Li ,  Baishali Roy ,  Charles C. Mosher

IPC: G01V1/30

CPC classification number: G01V1/302 ,  G01V2210/632 ,  G01V2210/665

Abstract: Systems and methods for reservoir modeling include a super resolution seismic data conversion platform for converting input seismic data into high resolution output seismic data. The super resolution seismic data conversion platform can perform a super resolution inversion on the input seismic data by imposing sparsity and/or coherency assumptions on geophysical parameters represented by wavelet information of the input seismic data. For instance, a seismic trace interval can be determined, and both a reflection coefficient and an acoustic impedance of the seismic trace interval can be constrained. An optimization problem, using the constrained reflection coefficient and the constrained acoustic impedance, can be generated and/or solved by a sparse inversion. As such, a vertical resolution, as well as a seismic bandwidth, of super resolution output seismic data can be increased, improving subterranean feature (e.g., sand and/or shale characteristics) interpretation and well planning and construction.

公开(公告)号：US11879305B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17406969

申请日：2021-08-19

Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

Inventor： Lars Hovda ,  James C. Stevens ,  Dan Mueller ,  Amal Phadke ,  Praveen Gonuguntla

IPC: E21B33/14 ,  E21B41/00 ,  E21B37/00 ,  E21B33/13

CPC classification number: E21B33/14 ,  E21B33/13 ,  E21B37/00 ,  E21B41/0078

Abstract: The invention relates to a cementing tool for use in oil and gas well decommissioning operations, in particular so called perforate, wash and cement procedures. The tool (1) is designed for running in a well on drill string and for jetting cement through previously formed perforations in the casing (10) to fill the outer annulus (9) with cement. The tool (1) has a cylindrical wall (3) which is formed from steel (11) and elastomeric (5) elements, whereby it is expandable between a first diameter in which it may be run down the well and a second, larger diameter deployed during cementing operations.

公开(公告)号：US11874055B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US14625022

申请日：2015-02-18

Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

Inventor： Paul R. Davies ,  James L Harris

IPC: F25B45/00 ,  F17C7/02 ,  F25J1/00 ,  F25J1/02

CPC classification number: F25J1/0022 ,  F17C7/02 ,  F25B45/00 ,  F25J1/004 ,  F25J1/0052 ,  F25J1/0085 ,  F25J1/0087 ,  F25J1/021 ,  F25J1/023 ,  F25J1/0249 ,  F25J1/0283 ,  F25J2220/62 ,  F25J2220/64

Abstract: An embodiment of a method for supplying refrigerants to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility includes: advancing a first refrigerant from a first storage device to a heat exchanger, the first refrigerant having a first temperature; advancing a second refrigerant from a second storage device to the heat exchanger, the second refrigerant having a second temperature different than the first temperature; flowing the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant through the heat exchanger; adjusting the second temperature based on at least a transfer of heat between the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant in the heat exchanger; and transferring the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant to the LNG facility.

公开(公告)号：US20230375990A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18200020

申请日：2023-05-22

Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company

Inventor： Bradley G. Babcock ,  Emma Risinger ,  Michael T. Maher ,  Christopher Widner

IPC: G05B13/04

CPC classification number: G05B13/048

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for a scripting technique to clone equation-oriented models of a modeled system for parallel simulation of the modeled system. The multiple equation-oriented models may be solved in parallel to quickly create an optimized solution for different operating conditions by providing different input variable sets to the cloned equation-oriented models. The multiple equation-oriented models may provide real-time optimization of the modeled system to provide continuous optimization of all controls or handles of the system to help achieve a target performance of the system. The equation-oriented models may also provide a nomination tool to predict the output of the system over a nomination period with different input variables and performance monitoring capabilities of the system. Offline “what-if” simulations may also be executed on the equation-oriented modeling system to aid operators in predicting performance of the modeled system and troubleshoot potential problems.

公开(公告)号：US20230340853A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18138358

申请日：2023-04-24

Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company

Inventor： Hans-Jacob Lund ,  Daniel Fish

IPC: E21B33/08

CPC classification number: E21B33/08 ,  E21B43/127

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatus and techniques for providing a seal for a polished rod. One example apparatus is a stuffing box. The stuffing box generally includes: a first flange configured to surround a polished rod; a second flange configured to surround the polished rod; a seal package disposed between the first flange and the second flang, the seal package being configured to surround and connect to the polished rod; and a flexible membrane surrounding the seal package, the flexible membrane being connected to at least a portion of the seal package.