Workflow and visualization for localization of concentric pipe collars

    公开(公告)号:US11525349B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US16334671

    申请日:2018-07-19

    摘要: A method and system for visualizing data to detect a collar. A method may comprise disposing an electromagnetic logging tool downhole; emitting an electromagnetic field from the transmitter; energizing a casing with the electromagnetic field to produce an eddy current; recording the eddy current from the casing with the receiver; creating a variable-density-log from the recorded eddy current; selecting a wrapping period for the variable-density-log; creating a wrapped-variable-density-log from the variable-density-log using the wrapping period; and determining at least one collar location and a pipe index with the wrapped-variable-density-log. A system for to detect a collar may comprise an electromagnetic logging tool. The electromagnetic logging tool may comprise a transmitter and a receiver, wherein the transmitter and the receiver may be a coil. The system may further comprise an information handling system.

    Systems and methods to monitor downhole reservoirs

    公开(公告)号:US11372127B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US16336831

    申请日:2016-12-30

    摘要: The disclosed embodiments include downhole electromagnetic reservoir monitors, and systems and methods to monitor downhole reservoirs. In one embodiment, the electromagnetic reservoir monitor includes a galvanic transmitter deployed proximate a wellbore casing and having a source electrode and a return electrode, where a current flowing from the source electrode, through a formation, to the return electrode is altered by a fluid reservoir of the formation, and where an altered component of the current induces a secondary magnetic field. The electromagnetic reservoir monitor also includes a magnetic receiver having a tilted coil deployed proximate the wellbore casing, the tilted coil having an orientation relative to a cross sectional plane normal to a longitudinal axis of the wellbore casing, and the tilted coil operable to detect a component of the secondary magnetic field, where the secondary magnetic field is indicative of at least one property of the fluid reservoir.

    Hybrid axial and radial receiver configurations for electromagnetic ranging systems

    公开(公告)号:US11125073B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-21

    申请号:US16327733

    申请日:2017-01-27

    摘要: Systems and methods for active ranging-while-drilling (ARWD) for collision avoidance and/or well interception. A method for electromagnetic ranging of a target wellbore may comprise disposing a downhole measurement tool into a wellbore, wherein the downhole measurement tool may comprise receivers comprising at least one radially spaced pair of the receivers and at least one axially spaced pair of the receivers; performing field measurements with the receivers, where a first set of field measurements are from at least one radially spaced pair of the receivers, and a second set of field measurements are from at least one axially spaced pair of the receivers; and calculating at least one target well parameter of a target well from at least one of the first set of field measurements and the second set of field measurements.

    Adaptive workflows for artifact identification in electromagnetic pipe inspection

    公开(公告)号:US10901111B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US16479553

    申请日:2018-06-25

    IPC分类号: E21B47/092 G01V3/28 G01V3/38

    摘要: A method for identifying an artifacts disposed on concentric pipes may comprise disposing an electromagnetic logging tool into a first wellbore, broadcasting an electromagnetic field from a transmitter disposed on the electromagnetic logging tool, energizing a casing with the electromagnetic field, and recording a secondary electromagnetic field from the casing at a plurality of depths and at a plurality of frequencies. The method may further comprise picking a first plurality of artifacts in the first signal, constructing a target value matrix from the first plurality of artifacts, producing a first input matrix from the first signal and a first well plan, and constructing a predictor from the first input matrix and the target value matrix. Additionally, disposing the electromagnetic logging tool into a second wellbore and producing a second plurality of artifacts from the predictor and the second input matrix.

    Multiplexing electromagnetic transmitters for monitoring of permanent reservoir

    公开(公告)号:US10895149B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-19

    申请号:US15768386

    申请日:2015-12-29

    摘要: A borehole resistivity distribution system includes a cable having an array of transmitters along a shared conductive loop. Each of the transmitters is coupled to a corresponding frequency-dependent material or device. An application of a first drive signal to the cable excites the transmitters, to obtain a first measurement, the first drive signal having a first frequency and a first amplitude. An application of a second drive signal to the cable excites the transmitters, to obtain a second measurement, the second drive signal having a second frequency and a second amplitude. At least the first frequency is different from the second frequency, or the first amplitude is different from the second amplitude. The system further includes a processor coupled to receive the first and second measurements, to derive, based at least in part on the measurements, a resistivity distribution around a borehole.

    A Method For Unbiased Estimation Of Individual Metal Thickness Of A Plurality Of Casing Strings

    公开(公告)号:US20200378240A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16489800

    申请日:2019-02-18

    IPC分类号: E21B47/085 G01B7/06 E21B47/00

    摘要: A method for estimating metal thickness on a plurality of casing strings in a cased hole may comprise obtaining a multi-channel induction measurement using a casing inspection tool, constructing a forward numerical model of the multi-channel induction measurement, using the forward numerical model in an initial guess estimation algorithm to estimate a first set of metal thicknesses of the plurality of casing strings, wherein the initial guess estimation algorithm places bounds on the metal thicknesses, using the forward numerical model in an inversion scheme to estimate a final set of metal thicknesses, wherein the first set of metal thicknesses are one or more initial guesses for the inversion scheme and the inversion scheme places no bounds on the metal thicknesses. A system may comprise an electromagnetic logging tool and a conveyance. The EM logging tool may further comprise a transmitter and a receiver.

    Method for Estimating the Material Properties and the Individual Thicknesses of Nested Pipes

    公开(公告)号:US20200271818A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16475424

    申请日:2018-10-26

    IPC分类号: G01V3/28 E21B47/00

    摘要: A method and system for determining properties of a pipe string using multi-channel induction measurements. The method may comprise disposing a multi-channel induction tool in a cased hole, obtaining a multi-channel measurement, forming a log from the multi-channel measurement, extracting at least one abnormality that corresponds to known metal thickness, performing a search to find a set of pipe material properties that minimize a mismatch between the abnormality and a simulated response, and inverting the log to estimate the set of pipe material properties at one or more depth points using the set of pipe material properties. The system may comprise a multi-channel induction tool. The multi-channel induction tool may comprise at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, and an information handling system.

    Automated inversion workflow for defect detection tools

    公开(公告)号:US10544671B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US15758858

    申请日:2016-11-06

    摘要: A methods for the detection of pipe characteristics. The method may comprise disposing a defect detection tool in a wellbore, processing measurements from the defect detection tool in the wellbore to obtain a well log, storing the well log in a database, importing the well log from the database into inversion software, loading a well plan into the inversion software, determining collar locations on at least one concentric pipe in the wellbore utilizing a collar locator algorithm in the inversion software using the well log and well plan, calibrating a forward model in the inversion algorithm utilizing a calibration algorithm in the inversion software, generating an output log utilizing the inversion algorithm in the inversion software on the inversion zone, and determining false metal loss in the output log using the output log.

    USE OF GAP SUBS BEHIND A COIL ANTENNA IN ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION TOOLS

    公开(公告)号:US20190033482A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-31

    申请号:US15757483

    申请日:2016-12-21

    IPC分类号: G01V3/28 E21B49/00 E21B47/022

    摘要: An electromagnetic induction tool and method. The electromagnetic induction tool may comprise a tool body, a gap sub may separate different sections of the tool body and may be positioned to at least partially hinder the flow of an axial current and an azimuthal current on the tool body. A coil antenna may be disposed over the gap sub. A method of increasing an electromagnetic field may comprise providing an electromagnetic induction tool. The electromagnetic induction tool may comprise a tool body, a gap sub may separate different sections of the tool body and may be positioned to at least partially hinder flow of an axial current and an azimuthal current on the tool body. A coil antenna may be disposed over the gap sub. The method may further comprise placing the electromagnetic induction tool into a wellbore and operating the coil antenna.