公开(公告)号：US10119366B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US14675024

申请日：2015-03-31

Applicant: Shell Oil Company

Inventor： Justin Michael Noel ,  Robert Anthony Shaffer ,  Edward Everett De St. Remey ,  Dhruv Arora ,  Trevor Alexander Craney ,  Gilbert Luis Herrera ,  Robert Guy Harley ,  David Booth Burns ,  Alexei Tcherniak ,  Stephen Taylor Thompson ,  Albert Destrehan Harvey ,  Jonathan Clay Barnett

IPC: E21B36/04 ,  H05B3/56 ,  H05B6/10

Abstract: An insulated electrical conductor (MI cable) may include an inner electrical conductor, an electrical insulator at least partially surrounding the electrical conductor, and an outer electrical conductor at least partially surrounding the electrical insulator. The insulated electrical conductor may have a substantially continuous length of at least about 100 m. The insulated electrical conductor may have an initial breakdown voltage, over a substantially continuous length of at least about 100 m, of at least about 60 volts per mil of the electrical insulator thickness (about 2400 volts per mm of the electrical insulator thickness) at about 1300° F. (about 700° C.) and about 60 Hz. The insulated electrical conductor may be capable of being coiled around a radius of about 100 times a diameter of the insulated electrical conductor. The outer electrical conductor may have a yield strength based on a 0.2% offset of about 100 kpsi.

公开(公告)号：US09661690B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14244644

申请日：2014-04-03

Applicant: Shell Oil Company

Inventor： Justin Michael Noel ,  Robert Anthony Shaffer ,  Edward Everett de St. Remey ,  Gilbert Luis Herrera ,  Trevor Alexander Craney ,  Robert Guy Harley ,  Dhruv Arora ,  David Booth Burns

IPC: G11B5/127 ,  H04R31/00 ,  H05B3/48 ,  H05B3/56 ,  H05B3/12

CPC classification number: H05B3/48 ,  C21D8/065 ,  C21D9/525 ,  C22F1/08 ,  C23C28/042 ,  C23C28/3455 ,  H05B3/12 ,  H05B3/56 ,  H05B2203/017 ,  H05B2203/021 ,  H05B2203/022 ,  H05B2203/037 ,  H05B2206/023 ,  H05B2214/03 ,  Y10T29/49083

Abstract: A method for forming an insulated conductor heater includes placing an insulation layer over at least part of an elongated, cylindrical inner electrical conductor, placing an elongated, cylindrical outer electrical conductor over at least part of the insulation layer to form the insulated conductor heater; and performing one or more cold working/heat treating steps on the insulated conductor heater, reducing the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater by at most about 20% to a final cross-sectional area. The cold working/heat treating steps include cold working the insulated conductor heater to reduce a cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater; and heat treating the insulated conductor heater at a temperature of at least about 870° C. The insulation layer includes one or more blocks of insulation.

公开(公告)号：US09226341B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-29

申请号：US13644402

申请日：2012-10-04

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Justin Michael Noel ,  Robert Anthony Shaffer ,  Edward Everett de St. Remey ,  Gilbert Luis Herrera ,  Trevor Alexander Craney ,  Robert Guy Harley ,  Dhruv Arora ,  David Booth Burns

IPC: H05B3/00 ,  H05B3/48 ,  H05B3/56 ,  H05B3/12

CPC classification number: H05B3/48 ,  C21D8/065 ,  C21D9/525 ,  C22F1/08 ,  C23C28/042 ,  C23C28/3455 ,  H05B3/12 ,  H05B3/56 ,  H05B2203/017 ,  H05B2203/021 ,  H05B2203/022 ,  H05B2203/037 ,  H05B2206/023 ,  H05B2214/03 ,  Y10T29/49083

Abstract: A method for forming an insulated conductor heater includes placing an insulation layer over at least part of an elongated, cylindrical inner electrical conductor. An elongated, cylindrical outer electrical conductor is placed over at least part of the insulation layer to form the insulated conductor heater. One or more cold working/heat treating steps are performed on the insulated conductor heater. The cold working/heat treating steps include: cold working the insulated conductor heater to reduce a cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater by at least about 30% and heat treating the insulated conductor heater at a temperature of at least about 870° C. The cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater is then reduced by an amount ranging between about 5% and about 20% to a final cross-sectional area.

Abstract translation: 一种用于形成绝缘导体加热器的方法包括将绝缘层放置在细长的圆柱形内部电导体的至少一部分上。 细长的圆柱形外部电导体放置在绝缘层的至少一部分上以形成绝缘导体加热器。 在绝缘导体加热器上执行一个或多个冷加工/热处理步骤。 冷加工/热处理步骤包括：对绝缘导体加热器进行冷加工，以将绝缘导体加热器的横截面积减小至少约30％，并在至少约870℃的温度下对绝缘导体加热器进行热处理 然后，绝缘导体加热器的横截面面积减小到最终横截面积的约5％至约20％之间的量。

公开(公告)号：US09080917B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-14

申请号：US13644460

申请日：2012-10-04

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Scott Vinh Nguyen ,  Ronald Marshall Bass ,  Stephen Taylor Thompson ,  Edward Everett de St. Remey ,  Dhruv Arora ,  David Booth Burns ,  Christopher Kelvin Harris

IPC: E21B47/00 ,  G01K7/34 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B47/12

CPC classification number: G01K7/343 ,  E21B47/065 ,  E21B47/123 ,  G01K2213/00

Abstract: A system for assessing one or more temperatures along an insulated conductor in an opening in a subsurface formation includes an insulated conductor with a length comprising at least two sections of insulation with different capacitances. The sections with the different capacitances include different takeoff temperatures for at least one dielectric property of the insulation.

Abstract translation: 用于评估沿着地下地层开口中的绝缘导体的一个或多个温度的系统包括绝缘导体，其长度包括至少两个具有不同电容的绝缘部分。 具有不同电容的部分包括绝缘体的至少一个介电性质的不同的起飞温度。

公开(公告)号：US11542756B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17237327

申请日：2021-04-22

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Dhruv Arora ,  Matheus Norbertus Baaijens ,  Stephen Palmer Hirshblond ,  Derrick Melanson ,  Brian Kelly McCoy

IPC: E21B17/00 ,  E21B47/092 ,  E21B47/135

Abstract: A system for providing information through a metal wall employs a device adapted to be arranged on one side of the metal wall and a magnetic-permeability element, provided at, near or connected to the device. The magnetic-permeability element is based on a material having a relative magnetic permeability of at least 2000. The disclosure also provides use of said system. The use may involve the step of optimizing the magnetic-permeability element using equivalent inductive mass (EIm). The system can for example be used to magnetically sense the location of a cable present on the outside of a wellbore tubular using a magnetic orienting tool that is located within the wellbore tubular.

公开(公告)号：US11220870B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16497546

申请日：2018-03-22

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Dhruv Arora ,  Matheus Norbertus Baaijens ,  Stephen Palmer Hirshblond ,  Derrick Melanson ,  Brian Kelly McCoy

IPC: E21B17/00 ,  E21B47/092 ,  E21B47/135

Abstract: A metal wellbore tubular wall of a wellbore tubular, having a cable system arranged on an outside thereof, is to be perforated downhole. The cable system contains a fiber-optic cable, and a magnetic-permeability element with a relative magnetic permeability μr,m of at least 2,000, such as an electrical steel, is configured along a length of the fiber-optic cable. The cable system is located by sensing the magnetic-permeability element through the metal wellbore tubular wall, using a magetic orienting tool which is being lowered into the wellbore tubular. subsequently, the metal wellbore tubular wall is perforated in a direction away from the cable system.

公开(公告)号：US10920581B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16312679

申请日：2017-06-30

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Dhruv Arora ,  Matheus Norbertus Baaijens ,  Stephen Palmer Hirshblond

IPC: E21B47/107 ,  G01H9/00 ,  G01F1/66 ,  E21B47/01 ,  G01V1/22 ,  E21B47/017 ,  E21B47/113 ,  E21B47/135 ,  G01H3/00

Abstract: A flow velocity meter, for measuring flow velocity of a fluid, has a distributed acoustic sensor along aq longitudinal direction, which has a distributed sensing element. The distributed sensing element is acoustically coupled to a distributed fluid-contact surface via a distributed acoustic path extending between the distributed fluid-contact surface and the distributed sensing element. Moreover the distributed acoustic path is fully bypassing the fluid. At least a part of the fluid-contact surface is provided with a flow-disturbing surface texture having a surface relief with a pre-determined pattern in said longitudinal direction. Acoustic flow noise, emitted as a result of the fluid flowing along and in contact with the flow-disturbing surface texture, is picked up by the distributed sensing element as a distributed acoustic signal.

公开(公告)号：US20170171918A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US15334543

申请日：2016-10-26

Applicant: Shell Oil Company

Inventor： Justin Michael Noel ,  Robert Anthony Shaffer ,  Edward Everett de St. Remey ,  Gilbert Luis Herrera ,  Trevor Alexander Craney ,  Robert Guy Harley ,  Dhruv Arora ,  David Booth Burns

IPC: H05B3/48 ,  C21D8/06 ,  C22F1/08 ,  C21D9/52 ,  C23C28/04 ,  C23C28/00

CPC classification number: H05B3/48 ,  C21D8/065 ,  C21D9/525 ,  C22F1/08 ,  C23C28/042 ,  C23C28/3455 ,  H05B3/12 ,  H05B3/56 ,  H05B2203/017 ,  H05B2203/021 ,  H05B2203/022 ,  H05B2203/037 ,  H05B2206/023 ,  H05B2214/03 ,  Y10T29/49083

Abstract: A method for forming an insulated conductor heater with a final cross-sectional area includes reducing a cross-sectional area of an insulated conductor assembly to form an insulated conductor heater with a final cross-sectional area. The insulated conductor assembly may have been previously treated with at least one combination of a cold working step and a heat treating step. Reducing the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor assembly to form the insulated conductor heater with the final cross-sectional area may include cold working the insulated conductor assembly to further reduce the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor assembly by at most about 20% of the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor assembly after the at least one combination of the cold working step and the heat treating step has been completed.

公开(公告)号：US09080409B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-14

申请号：US13644422

申请日：2012-10-04

Applicant: Shell Oil Company

Inventor： Trevor Alexander Craney ,  Gilbert Luis Herrera ,  Robert Anthony Shaffer ,  Dhruv Arora ,  Justin Michael Noel

IPC: H02G15/08 ,  H01R43/00 ,  E21B36/04

CPC classification number: E21B36/04 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49195

Abstract: A method includes coupling a core of a heating section to a core of an overburden section of an insulated conductor. A diameter of the core of the heating section is less than a diameter of the core of the overburden section. A first insulation layer is placed over the core of the heating section such that at least part of an end portion of the core of the heating section is exposed. A second insulation layer is placed over the core of the overburden section such that the second insulation layer extends over the exposed portion of the core of the heating section. A thickness of the second insulation layer is less than a thickness of the first insulation layer and an outer diameter of the overburden section is substantially the same as an outer diameter of the heating section.

Abstract translation: 一种方法包括将加热部分的芯部耦合到绝缘导体的覆盖层部分的芯部。 加热部的芯的直径小于覆盖层的芯的直径。 将第一绝缘层放置在加热部分的芯部上方，使得加热部分的芯部的端部的至少一部分露出。 第二绝缘层放置在覆盖层部分的芯的上方，使得第二绝缘层在加热部分的芯的暴露部分上延伸。 第二绝缘层的厚度小于第一绝缘层的厚度，并且覆盖层部分的外径与加热部分的外径基本相同。