METHOD TO DETERMINE ADJACENT WELL COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210040841A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US16535990

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for treating subterranean formations through adjacent well communications. A method to determine well communication, comprises generating one or more pressure excitation signals via an electrical pump in a first well, wherein the one or more pressure excitation signals produce one or more response signals based on the one or more pressure excitations signals interacting with a subterranean formation; measuring the one or more response signals through transmission of the one or more response signals to a second well with a fiber optic cable, wherein the one or more response signals are measured as time-series data; determining a formation response by processing the one or more response signals with an information handling system; determining a well parameter via one or more sensors; and performing a treatment operation to mitigate well interference between the first well and the second well.

    METHOD FOR INSTALLING FIBER ON PRODUCTION CASING

    公开(公告)号:US20210003803A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16978239

    申请日:2018-06-14

    Abstract: A method of assembling an optical fiber cable on production casing includes positioning the optical fiber cable against a production casing at a hole of a well site, and affixing the optical fiber cable against the production casing by applying an adhesive to the production casing to secure the optical fiber cable against the production casing. The method further includes applying pressure to the adhesive to adhesively bond the optical fiber cable to the production casing along a length of the production casing while the production casing is being run-in-hole.

    DRA DAS SYSTEM
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    发明申请
    DRA DAS SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200319358A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16303370

    申请日:2016-07-22

    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for improving the performance of downhole Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) systems by simultaneous use of co-propagating and counter-propagating Distributed Raman Amplification (DRA). It uses a surface DRA system with a surface DAS system to combine their laser sources where the distal end of the downhole sensing fiber use a Wavelength Division Multiplexer (WDM) to optically split the DRA and DAS signals onto two optical fibers. The DAS fiber/signal is terminated with a low reflectance termination to minimize a potential back reflection whereas the DRA fiber is terminated with a high reflectance termination causing all the light to reflect back up the sensing fiber. This arrangement allows for simultaneous co and counter-propagating DRA of the DAS signals, both the transmitted pulse and the back scattered light, thus creating the maximum amount of gain possible.

    ELECTRO ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY (EAT) FOR REAL TIME INTELLIGENT PIGGING

    公开(公告)号:US20200319051A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16305022

    申请日:2016-07-26

    Abstract: A new approach to pipeline pigging using electro acoustic technology (EAT) is described in which the data from a pigging operation can be transmitted in real time to optical fiber on the outside of the pipeline and detected using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) techniques, including the precise location, velocity and acceleration of the pig using the DAS technique. Thus the sensor data can easily be mapped to its precise location in real time. The EAT sensors use the DAS fiber as a data transmission line by converting electrical or optical signals to acoustic signals which excite the fiber and can be detected by an interrogator at the pig launch site.

    Downhole activation of seismic tools

    公开(公告)号:US10550654B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US15546611

    申请日:2015-02-26

    Abstract: A well tool for sensing seismic activity at a downhole location has an anchoring mechanism for mechanically coupling the tool to a formation by contact engagement with a wall of a subterranean cavity in which the well tool is located. The anchoring mechanism is deployable by a pressure-triggered hydraulic actuator incorporated in the tool. The actuator is configured for pressure-triggered activation and for hydraulic actuation by agency of borehole fluids (e.g., drilling mud). The actuator can provide a persistent contacting force urging the anchoring mechanism into contact with the cavity wall, to promote firm coupling with the formation for seismic sensoring purposes.

    Opto-acoustic flowmeter for use in subterranean wells

    公开(公告)号:US10365136B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-30

    申请号:US15326231

    申请日:2014-08-20

    Abstract: An opto-acoustic flowmeter can include an optical waveguide and an emitter that emits acoustic energy in response to flow, the acoustic energy comprising a flow rate dependent parameter. A flow rate measuring method can include configuring an emitter so that flow into or out of a tubular string causes the emitter to emit acoustic energy, arranging an optical line so that the acoustic energy is received by an optical waveguide of the optical line, and detecting optical scatter in the optical waveguide. A well system can include multiple locations where fluid is flowed between an earth formation and a tubular string in a wellbore, multiple emitters that produce an acoustic vibration corresponding to a flow rate of the fluid, an optical line that receives the vibrations, and an optical interrogator that detects optical scatter in an optical waveguide of the line, the scatter being indicative of the vibrations.

    Vortex energy harvester for downhole applications

    公开(公告)号:US10287854B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-14

    申请号:US15765219

    申请日:2015-12-16

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for vortex energy harvesting for downhole applications and a method thereof, the system comprising: one or more electro acoustic technology assemblies mounted downhole in close proximity to a fiber optic cable that is part of a fiber optic distributed acoustic sensing system connected back to a surface distributed acoustic sensing interrogator; and one or more vortex energy harvesters attached to each of the electro acoustic technology assemblies and exposed to a fluid flow in the downhole application.

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