ELECTROMAGNETIC TELEMETRY SYSTEM
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210404326A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US16608915

    申请日:2018-12-10

    IPC分类号: E21B47/13

    摘要: An electromagnetic telemetry (EMT) system is provided. A downhole transceiver sub is coupled with a downhole tool. The downhole transceiver sub and the downhole tool positioned in a wellbore having a casing extending along a length of the wellbore. The downhole transceiver sub transmits data from the downhole tool by passing a current through the casing to radiate electromagnetic fields. An uphole transceiver sub is disposed uphole from the downhole transceiver sub. The uphole transceiver sub is operable to measure the electromagnetic fields. The measured electromagnetic fields are decoded to obtain the data from the downhole tool.

    QUALITY FACTORS FOR APPRAISING RESISTIVITY LWD INVERSION PERFORMANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20190017370A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US15749754

    申请日:2016-09-30

    摘要: Methods, systems, and computer program products appraise the quality of resistivity LWD data inversion and related earth models. The appraisal uses several quality factors, including signal-to-noise ratio, noise-to-signal ratio, data importance, model parameter importance, and model parameter confidence interval for the resistivity LWD data inversion and related earth models. These quality factors allow a user to determine which data provides useful information, which parts of the earth model may be relied upon, and conversely which parameters in which parts of the model may need to be modified. Such an arrangement is particularly useful in distance-to-bed-boundary (DTBB) inversion for geo-steering and formation evaluation.

    OPTICALLY-CONTROLLED SWITCHING OF POWER TO DOWNHOLE DEVICES
    3.
    发明申请
    OPTICALLY-CONTROLLED SWITCHING OF POWER TO DOWNHOLE DEVICES 审中-公开
    光控开关电源到下游设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160215613A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-28

    申请号:US15025637

    申请日:2014-05-21

    摘要: A well having optically controlled switching, the well including a power cable run along a tubular string in a borehole, one or more downhole devices attached to the tubular string, one or more optically-controlled switches arranged downhole, where each switch is coupled between the power cable and one of the one or more downhole devices to enable or disable a flow of power to the downhole device, and a switch controller coupled to the one or more optically-controlled switches via an optical fiber, where each of the one or more optically-controlled switches are independently controllable.

    摘要翻译: 具有光学控制切换的井,井包括沿着钻孔中的管柱延伸的电力电缆,连接到管柱的一个或多个井下装置,设置在井下的一个或多个光控开关,其中每个开关联接在 电力电缆和一个或多个井下装置中的一个,用于启用或禁用向井下装置供电的动力;以及开关控制器,其经由光纤耦合到所述一个或多个光学控制开关,其中所述一个或多个 光控开关是独立可控的。

    Methods and Systems of Electromagnetic Interferometry for Downhole Environments
    4.
    发明申请
    Methods and Systems of Electromagnetic Interferometry for Downhole Environments 有权
    井下环境电磁干扰测量方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160187525A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-30

    申请号:US14909914

    申请日:2013-12-13

    摘要: A disclosed electromagnetic (EM) interferometry system includes a first EM field sensor at a first position in a downhole environment. The system also includes a second EM field sensor at a second position in the downhole environment. The system also includes a processing unit that receives a first EM field measurement from the first EM field sensor and a second EM field measurement from the second EM field sensor. The processing unit derives a response of the first EM field sensor to a virtual EM field source at the second position by cross-correlating the first EM field measurement with the second EM field measurement. The processing unit also performs an inversion process based at least in part on the derived response to obtain a model of subsurface formation properties

    摘要翻译: 所公开的电磁(EM)干涉测量系统包括位于井下环境中的第一位置处的第一EM场传感器。 该系统还包括位于井下环境中的第二位置处的第二EM场传感器。 该系统还包括处理单元,其接收来自第一EM场传感器的第一EM场测量和来自第二EM场传感器的第二EM场测量。 处理单元通过将第一EM场测量与第二EM场测量相互关联,将第一EM场传感器的响应导出到第二位置处的虚拟EM场源。 处理单元还至少部分地基于导出的响应执行反演处理,以获得地下地层形成特性的模型

    Time-Lapse Electromagnetic Monitoring
    6.
    发明申请
    Time-Lapse Electromagnetic Monitoring 审中-公开
    时间延迟电磁监测

    公开(公告)号:US20160266269A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-15

    申请号:US14760718

    申请日:2014-04-16

    IPC分类号: G01V3/26 G01V99/00 E21B49/00

    摘要: A time-lapse electromagnetic (EM) monitoring system for a formation includes at least one EM source and at least one EM field sensor to collect EM survey data corresponding to the formation in response to an emission from the at least one EM source. The EM survey data includes first EM data collected at a first time and second EM data collected at a second time. The time-lapse EM monitoring system also includes a processing unit in communication with the at least one EM field sensor. The processing unit determines time-lapse EM data based on the first EM data and the second EM data, and performs an analysis of the time-lapse EM data to determine an attribute change in an earth model.

    摘要翻译: 用于地层的延时电磁(EM)监测系统包括至少一个EM源​​和至少一个EM场传感器,以响应于来自至少一个EM源​​的发射来收集对应于地层的EM勘测数据。 EM测量数据包括在第一时间收集的第一EM数据和第二次收集的第二EM数据。 延时EM监测系统还包括与至少一个EM场传感器通信的处理单元。 处理单元基于第一EM数据和第二EM数据来确定延时EM数据,并且执行延时EM数据的分析以确定地球模型中的属性变化。

    Methods and Systems for Monitoring Spontaneous Potentials in Downhole Environments
    8.
    发明申请
    Methods and Systems for Monitoring Spontaneous Potentials in Downhole Environments 审中-公开
    监测井下环境自发电位的方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160178785A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-23

    申请号:US14911228

    申请日:2013-12-20

    IPC分类号: G01V3/26 E21B47/00 E21B49/08

    摘要: A spontaneous (SP) monitoring system includes a plurality of EM field sensors positioned in a downhole environment. The SP monitoring system also includes a processing unit in communication with the plurality of EM field sensors. The processing unit determines SP data for the downhole environment using a multi-frequency SP model and EM field measurements collected by the plurality of EM field sensors. The processing unit performs an inversion process based at least in part on the SP data to obtain a model of subsurface fluid.

    摘要翻译: 自发(SP)监测系统包括位于井下环境中的多个EM场传感器。 SP监视系统还包括与多个EM场传感器通信的处理单元。 处理单元使用由多个EM场传感器收集的多频SP模型和EM场测量来确定井下环境的SP数据。 处理单元至少部分地基于SP数据执行反转处理,以获得地下流体的模型。

    CASING MOUNTED EM TRANSDUCERS HAVING A SOFT MAGNETIC LAYER
    9.
    发明申请
    CASING MOUNTED EM TRANSDUCERS HAVING A SOFT MAGNETIC LAYER 有权
    安装有软磁层的安装式EM变送器

    公开(公告)号:US20150137817A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-21

    申请号:US14082534

    申请日:2013-11-18

    IPC分类号: G01V3/12

    摘要: Illustrative permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring systems and methods have a casing string positioned inside a borehole and equipped with one or more EM transducer modules having a layer of soft magnetic material that substantially encircles the casing string to amplify a signal response of a magnetic field transmitting and/or sensing element. The layer preferably has an axial dimension at least twice an axial dimension of the magnetic field sensing element, with a relative permeability at least twice that of the casing material. The magnetic field transmitting element can be a coil. The magnetic field sensing element can be a coil or a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive element that applies stress to an optical fiber. A well interface system communicates with the one or more EM transducer modules to transmit and/or collect EM signals over time. Additional casing strings may be provided in other nearby boreholes to enable tomographic mapping and monitoring of fluid interfaces in the reservoir.

    摘要翻译: 示例性的永久电磁(EM)监测系统和方法具有位于钻孔内的套管柱,并且配备有一个或多个EM换能器模块,所述EM换能器模块具有基本上环绕套管柱的软磁材料层,以放大磁场传递的信号响应 和/或感测元件。 该层优选地具有至少两倍于磁场感测元件的轴向尺寸的轴向尺寸,相对磁导率至少是外壳材料的两倍。 磁场传输元件可以是线圈。 磁场感测元件可以是向光纤施加应力的线圈或压电或磁致伸缩元件。 井接口系统与一个或多个EM换能器模块通信以随时间传输和/或收集EM信号。 可以在其他附近的钻孔中提供附加的套管柱,以使得能够对储层中的流体界面进行断层图的映射和监测。