DOWNHOLE COMMUNICATION
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180328167A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-15

    申请号:US16033097

    申请日:2018-07-11

    摘要: A system or apparatus for use in downhole communication or detection comprises a downhole arrangement defining a throughbore and primary and secondary elements. One of the primary and secondary elements is provided on the downhole arrangement and the other of the primary and secondary elements is provided in the throughbore. The primary and secondary elements are configurable for coupling of an electromagnetic field therebetween. The primary or secondary element which is provided in the throughbore may be provided on a tool such as a shifting tool which is deployable through the throughbore. The secondary element may be configured to provide the electromagnetic field coupled between the first and second elements with one or more characteristic features. The system may be configured for use, in particular though not exclusively, for communicating information to and/or from a downhole tool in an oil or gas well.

    DOWNHOLE FLUID CHARACTERIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING MULTI-ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20180223654A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-09

    申请号:US15501354

    申请日:2015-11-12

    摘要: Systems and methods using multi-electrode configurations for characterizing fluids in subterranean formations during various treatment operations are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise: placing a tubular base structure having a multi-electrode configuration disposed thereon in at least a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the multi-electrode configuration comprising at least first and second electrodes with a dielectric layer between the tubular base structure and the electrodes; collecting electromagnetic measurements using the multi-electrode configuration; and processing the electromagnetic measurements to obtain a characterization of at least one fluid in an annulus between the tubular base structure and an inner wall of the well bore. The first and second electrodes of the multi-electrode configuration may be oriented along non-parallel planes and/or positioned at different heights from an outer surface of the tubular base structure.

    POSITIONING SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    POSITIONING SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180156000A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15888861

    申请日:2018-02-05

    发明人: Peter Kris Cleven

    IPC分类号: E21B23/02

    摘要: A system (100) for positioning a working tool (21) in a wellbore (1). The positioning system (100) comprises a casing element (110) with a marker (111, 112, 113) provided on an inner surface, the marker (111, 112, 113) having a distinct diameter different from the inner diameter of the casing element (110). The system further comprises a positioning tool (120) with a latching element (121, 122) adapted to form a latch (115) with the marker (111, 112, 113), and a force detector (130) adapted to detect an axial latching force (FL) applied to a tubing string (20) from the latch (115) when the casing element (110) is located within the wellbore (1) and the force detector (130) is located at a surface (2) outside the wellbore (1).

    Multiplexed microvolt sensor systems

    公开(公告)号:US09864095B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-09

    申请号:US15111922

    申请日:2015-06-17

    摘要: Multiplexed microvolt sensor systems and methods are described. An example system may include a pulsed light source, a first optical waveguide segment operatively coupled to the pulsed light source, an optical circulator including a first port, a second port, and a third port, the first port being operatively coupled to the first optical waveguide segment, a second optical waveguide segment operatively coupled to the second port of the optical circulator, and an array of sensor elements. Each of the sensor elements may include a detector and an electro-optical modulator, the electro-optical modulator being operatively coupled to the second optical waveguide segment. The example system may further include a third optical waveguide segment operatively coupled to the third port of the optical circulator, a compensating interferometer operatively coupled to the third optical waveguide segment, and a time division multiplexed demodulator operatively coupled to the compensating interferometer and the pulsed light source.

    Locating arrangement and method using boring tool and cable locating signals

    公开(公告)号:US09798032B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-24

    申请号:US15350639

    申请日:2016-11-14

    摘要: An arrangement and an associated method are described in which a boring tool is moved through the ground within a given region along a path in which region a cable is buried. The boring tool and the cable transmit a boring tool locating signal and a cable locating signal, respectively. Intensities of the boring tool locating signal and the cable locating signal are measured along with a pitch orientation of the boring tool. Using the measured intensities and established pitch orientation, a positional relationship is determined to relative scale including at least the boring tool and the cable in the region. The positional relationship is displayed to scale in one view. The positional relationship may be determined and displayed including the forward locate point in scaled relation to the boring tool and the cable. Cable depth determination techniques are described including a two-point ground depth determination method.