Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a travel joint having a torque system adapted to attach to a tubular string, a release system attached to the torque system, a dual encapsulated coil stroke system attached to the release system and having an inner mandrel that is surrounded by an inner encapsulated coil and an outer encapsulated coil surrounding the inner encapsulated coil. In some embodiments, different types of control lines may be encapsulated within the inner and outer encapsulated coils.
Methods and systems of the present disclosure may use a multi-frequency-range and multi-mode guided-wave processing technique when determining whether a wellbore is safe to operate or is safe to plug and abandon. Methods of the present disclosure improve upon single frequency approaches that may yield unreliable determinations when eccentricities associated with a sensing assembly being offset from a center line of a casing is greater than a threshold level.
A steering actuator having a stationary piston, a cylinder encircling a portion of the stationary piston and moving relative to the stationary piston, and an inner surface of the cylinder which faces the stationary piston, wherein the cylinder moves away from the stationary piston when mud flows out of the piston to contact the inner surface of the cylinder.
A hydraulic ratcheting device that includes an activation chamber, a valve chamber disposed adjacent to the activation chamber, and an activation piston that includes a first piston area exposed to a fluid source, and a second piston area exposed to the valve chamber, where the activation piston is configured to translate forward, in response to a pressure increase on the first piston area, and push a liquid from the valve chamber into the activation chamber using the second piston area.
E21B 23/06 - Appareils pour déplacer, mettre en place, verrouiller, libérer ou retirer, les outils, les packers ou autres éléments dans les trous de forage pour le montage des packers
E21B 23/04 - Appareils pour déplacer, mettre en place, verrouiller, libérer ou retirer, les outils, les packers ou autres éléments dans les trous de forage mis en œuvre à l'aide de moyens fluides, p. ex. actionnés par explosion
5.
PLUG-IN POTHEAD AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE MOTORS
Some implementations include a system comprising a connector configured to electrically couple a motor lead extension (MLE) to an electric motor of an electrical submersible pump (ESP) to be positioned in a wellbore, wherein the connector includes a first set of cavities each including a first conductor. The system further includes a motor head of the electric motor including a second set of cavities configured to receive the first conductors, where each cavity of the second set of cavities includes a second conductor, an electrical coupling device configured to electrically couple each of the first conductors to a respective second conductor, a set of threads, and a locking device configured to form a threaded connection with the set of threads, wherein the locking device is configured to prevent an axial movement of the electrical coupling device and the second conductor within each cavity of the second set of cavities.
E21B 43/12 - Procédés ou appareils pour commander l'écoulement du fluide extrait vers ou dans les puits
H01R 13/52 - Boîtiers protégés contre la poussière, les projections, les éclaboussures, l'eau ou les flammes
H01R 13/621 - Boulon, vis de serrage ou attache à vis
H01R 43/26 - Appareils ou procédés spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation de connecteurs de lignes ou de collecteurs de courant ou pour relier les conducteurs électriques pour engager ou séparer les deux pièces d'un dispositif de couplage
H02K 5/22 - Parties auxiliaires des enveloppes non couvertes par les groupes , p. ex. façonnées pour former des boîtes à connexions ou à bornes
6.
ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP CABLE INSPECTION WITH COMPUTER VISION
Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for automatically evaluating conditions of a power cable that was deployed in a wellbore. Such power cables may be used to power an electrical submersible pump (ESP). When a power cable is retrieved from a wellbore, cameras or other sensors may be used to collect data as a machine-learning (ML) or artificial intelligent (AI) system performs evaluations on that collected data. This ML or AI system may be trained using data from a cable that is being evaluated. Determinations may be made using data collected by the sensors relating to whether the cable is a good cable or a defective cable. Various criterion may be used when such determinations are made.
Aspects of the subject technology relate to characterizing well casings non-invasively. An electrical current can be established in at least a portion of a casing in a target well through indirect electrification. An electric field component, a magnetic field component, or a combination thereof that is generated by the electrical current in the casing can be measured by one or more sensors. The measurements of the electric field component, the magnetic field component, or the combination thereof can be processed to estimate one or more properties of either or both the casing of the target well and a formation surrounding the target well.
G01V 3/20 - Prospection ou détection électrique ou magnétiqueMesure des caractéristiques du champ magnétique de la terre, p. ex. de la déclinaison ou de la déviation spécialement adaptée au carottage fonctionnant par propagation de courant électrique
G01V 3/30 - Prospection ou détection électrique ou magnétiqueMesure des caractéristiques du champ magnétique de la terre, p. ex. de la déclinaison ou de la déviation spécialement adaptée au carottage fonctionnant au moyen d'ondes électromagnétiques
A wet scrubber can be used to capture dust particulates from a bulk powder conveyed into a mixing system. The mixing system can be used to form a treatment fluid for use in an oil and gas operation, such as a cement slurry. The wet scrubber includes a first section having two sets of baffles that create a first and second stage. Air and the dust particulates flow into and through the baffles of the first stage and turbulently mixed with water in the wet scrubber to capture the dust particulates. The air and any remaining dust particulates then flow into and through the baffles of the second stage and turbulently mixed with the water. One or two additional sections, each having baffles, can be included to accommodate varying air flows into the scrubber. The baffles in the various sections can be lower in the water than other sections.
B01D 47/02 - Séparation de particules dispersées dans l'air, des gaz ou des vapeurs en utilisant un liquide comme agent de séparation par passage de l'air, du gaz ou de la vapeur sur ou à travers un bain liquide
A computer-implemented method, computer-readable medium, and system for digitizing well log data. The method comprises at least obtaining well log data related to one or more geological formations within the Earth's subsurface, wherein the well log data is contained in an image format file; processing the image format file using contour detection to extract bounding boxes for at least one data curve, the contour detection steps including extracting a plot region and detecting a header for the at least one data curve; extracting scale and depth values for at least one plot region from the bounding boxes; processing the header through visual question answering to extract curve properties of the at least one data curve from the header; processing the extracted curves and the plot region through text-guided segmentation, the text-guided segmentation producing masked patches of the at least one data curve; and digitizing the data curve.
G01V 11/00 - Prospection ou détection par des méthodes combinant des techniques spécifiées dans les groupes
E21B 47/12 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage
E21B 47/04 - Mesure de la profondeur ou du niveau du liquide
E21B 47/02 - Détermination de l'inclinaison ou de la direction
10.
DISCRETE CONE FOR EXPANDABLE LINER HANGER IN CASINGS WITH RESTRICTIONS
An apparatus for expanding an expandable liner hanger. The apparatus comprises a variable cone comprising one or more wedge segments and one or more circular segments, wherein the one or more wedge segments and the one or more circular segments are configured to radially expand or contract when axially translated along a tapered mandrel.
A coiled tubing injector system and a well system are disclosed. The system, in one aspect, includes a coiled tubing frame having a first side and a second opposing side, as well as a coiled tubing injector positioned at least partially within the coiled tubing frame, the coiled tubing injector configured to assist in a placement of a coiled tubing string within a wellbore, in addition to a coiled tubing guide arch aligned with the coiled tubing injector and extending away from the first side of the coiled tubing frame, the coiled tubing guide arch configured to guide the coiled tubing string into the coiled tubing injector. The coiled tubing injector system, in one aspect, further includes a trolley track or trolley coupled proximate the second opposing side of the coiled tubing frame, the trolley track or trolley configured to counteract reel tension force associated with the coiled tubing string.
E21B 17/20 - Tubes de forage flexibles ou articulés
E21B 19/24 - Dispositifs de guidage ou de centrage pour les tiges ou les tubes de forage
E21B 43/01 - Procédés ou dispositifs pour l'extraction de pétrole, de gaz, d'eau ou de matériaux solubles ou fusibles ou d'une suspension de matières minérales à partir de puits spécialement adaptés à l'extraction à partir d'installations sous l'eau
A system can be provided that can include a measurement tool that can be coupled to a conveyance mechanism for positioning the measurement tool downhole in a wellbore. The wellbore can be encased by a tubular. The system can further include a vibration-inducing device that can cause the tubular to vibrate. Additionally, the system can include an interferometer coupled to the measurement tool for detecting the vibration in the tubular. The system can further generate data useable to determine at least one status of the tubular and at least one status of a cement layer. The cement layer can be positioned between the tubular and a subterranean formation surrounding the wellbore.
G01N 29/09 - Analyse de solides en mesurant l'impédance mécanique ou acoustique
E21B 28/00 - Dispositions pour la génération de vibrations pour les trous de forage ou les puits, p. ex. pour activer la production
E21B 47/005 - Surveillance ou contrôle de la qualité ou du niveau de cimentation
G01B 17/02 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de vibrations infrasonores, sonores ou ultrasonores pour mesurer l'épaisseur
G01N 29/12 - Analyse de solides en mesurant la fréquence ou la résonance des ondes acoustiques
G01N 29/22 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi d'ondes ultrasonores, sonores ou infrasonoresVisualisation de l'intérieur d'objets par transmission d'ondes ultrasonores ou sonores à travers l'objet Détails
Methods and systems of the present disclosure may use a multi-frequency-range and multi-mode guided-wave processing technique when determining whether a wellbore is safe to operate or is safe to plug and abandon. Methods of the present disclosure improve upon single frequency approaches that may yield unreliable determinations when eccentricities associated with a sensing assembly being offset from a center line of a casing is greater than a threshold level.
G01V 1/18 - Éléments récepteurs, p. ex. sismomètre, géophone
E21B 33/14 - Procédés ou dispositifs de cimentation, de bouchage des trous, des fissures ou analogues pour la cimentation des tubes dans les trous de forage ou de sondage
14.
PLUG-IN POTHEAD AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE MOTORS
Some implementations include a system comprising a connector configured to electrically couple a motor lead extension (MLE) to an electric motor of an electrical submersible pump (ESP) to be positioned in a wellbore, wherein the connector includes a first set of cavities each including a first conductor. The system further includes a motor head of the electric motor including a second set of cavities configured to receive the first conductors, where each cavity of the second set of cavities includes a second conductor, an electrical coupling device configured to electrically couple each of the first conductors to a respective second conductor, a set of threads, and a locking device configured to form a threaded connection with the set of threads, wherein the locking device is configured to prevent an axial movement of the electrical coupling device and the second conductor within each cavity of the second set of cavities.
A computer-implemented method, computer-readable medium, and system for digitizing well log data. The method comprises at least obtaining well log data related to one or more geological formations within the Earth’s subsurface, wherein the well log data is contained in an image format file; processing the image format file using contour detection to extract bounding boxes for at least one data curve, the contour detection steps including extracting a plot region and detecting a header for the at least one data curve; extracting scale and depth values for at least one plot region from the bounding boxes; processing the header through visual question answering to extract curve properties of the at least one data curve from the header; processing the extracted curves and the plot region through text-guided segmentation, the text-guided segmentation producing masked patches of the at least one data curve; and digitizing the data curve.
A safety valve, a well system and a method is disclosed. The safety valve, in one aspect, includes a tubular housing, a flow tube positioned within the tubular housing, a valve closure mechanism positioned within the tubular housing, the flow tube configured to move between a closed position and an open position and thereby move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, an electromagnet coupled to one of the tubular housing or the flow tube, and one or more permanent magnets coupled to another of the flow tube or the tubular housing. The safety valve according to this one aspect, may further include a temperature sensor thermally coupled to the electromagnet, the temperature sensor configured to sense for a change in a temperature of the electromagnet to determine a health of the safety valve.
E21B 34/10 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits actionnés par un fluide de commande provenant de l'extérieur du trou de forage
A safety valve, a well system and a method is disclosed. The safety valve, in one aspect, includes a tubular housing, a flow tube positioned within the tubular housing, the flow tube coupled to a hydraulically controlled actuation member located in an actuation member chamber, a valve closure mechanism positioned within the tubular housing, the flow tube configured to move between a closed position and an open position and thereby move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, an electromagnet coupled to one of the tubular housing or the flow tube, and one or more permanent magnets coupled to an other of the flow tube or the tubular housing. The safety valve according to this one aspect, may further include a pressure sensor configured to sense for a change in pressure associated with the flow tube to determine a health of the safety valve.
E21B 34/10 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits actionnés par un fluide de commande provenant de l'extérieur du trou de forage
E21B 34/14 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits actionnés par le mouvement des outils, p. ex. obturateurs à manchons actionnés par des pistons ou par des outils à câble
E21B 47/06 - Mesure de la température ou de la pression
18.
SCALE TREATMENT IN GEOTHERMAL OR EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE WELLS
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for treating geothermal wells. The methods include introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore of a geothermal well having geothermal scale, contacting the geothermal scale with the treatment fluid, and removing at least a portion of the geothermal scale from the geothermal well using the treatment fluid. The treatment fluid comprises an ester, a fluoride-containing source, and a base fluid, wherein a molar ratio of fluoride-containing source to ester is about 1:1 to about 5:1. The methods may also be applied to matrix acidizing.
Some implementations include a collection chamber assembly configured for use with a downhole eductor system. The collection chamber may include an assembly casing. The collection chamber assembly also may include a collection chamber inside the assembly casing to collect debris suspended in fluid pumped by the downhole eductor system. The collection chamber assembly also may include a lift tube disposed inside and in a fixed position relative to the assembly casing, the lift tube constructed with a polymer material and configured to direct the debris into the collection chamber.
E21B 27/00 - Récipients pour ramasser ou déposer des substances dans les trous de forage ou les puits, p. ex. cuillers pour ramasser de la boue ou du sableTrépans comportant des moyens pour ramasser des substances, p. ex. trépans à clapet
E21B 17/00 - Tiges ou tubes de forageTrains de tiges souplesTiges d'entraînementMasses-tigesTiges de pompageTubagesColonnes de production
E21B 43/12 - Procédés ou appareils pour commander l'écoulement du fluide extrait vers ou dans les puits
E21B 17/10 - Protecteurs contre l'usureDispositifs de centrage
20.
WET SCRUBBER FOR CAPTURING DUST FROM A BULK POWDER
A wet scrubber can be used to capture dust particulates from a bulk powder conveyed into a mixing system. The mixing system can be used to form a treatment fluid for use in an oil and gas operation, such as a cement slurry. The wet scrubber includes a first section having two sets of baffles that create a first and second stage. Air and the dust particulates flow into and through the baffles of the first stage and turbulently mixed with water in the wet scrubber to capture the dust particulates. The air and any remaining dust particulates then flow into and through the baffles of the second stage and turbulently mixed with the water. One or two additional sections, each having baffles, can be included to accommodate varying air flows into the scrubber. The baffles in the various sections can be lower in the water than other sections.
B01D 47/02 - Séparation de particules dispersées dans l'air, des gaz ou des vapeurs en utilisant un liquide comme agent de séparation par passage de l'air, du gaz ou de la vapeur sur ou à travers un bain liquide
E21B 33/13 - Procédés ou dispositifs de cimentation, de bouchage des trous, des fissures ou analogues
E21B 43/26 - Procédés pour activer la production par formation de crevasses ou de fractures
A safety valve, a well system and a method is disclosed. The safety valve, in one aspect, includes a tubular housing, a How tube positioned within the tubular housing, a valve closure mechanism positioned within the tubular housing, the flow tube configured to move between a closed position and an open position and thereby move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, an electromagnet coupled to one of the tubular housing or the flow tube, and one or more permanent magnets coupled to another of the flow tube or the tubular housing. The safety valve according to this one aspect, may further include an electrical sensor coupled to the electromagnet, the electrical sensor configured to sense for a change in an electrical parameter associated with the electromagnet to determine a health of the safety valve.
E21B 34/10 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits actionnés par un fluide de commande provenant de l'extérieur du trou de forage
E21B 47/13 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage par énergie électromagnétique, p. ex. gammes de fréquence radio
A hybrid cementing apparatus includes a mixing tub; a genset; variable frequency drives electrically coupled to the genset; a transfer switch electrically coupled to the variable frequency drives; electric motors electrically coupled to the variable frequency drives; and pumps mechanically coupled to the electric motors. At least one of the pumps is configured to pump cement out of the mixing tub.
E21B 33/14 - Procédés ou dispositifs de cimentation, de bouchage des trous, des fissures ou analogues pour la cimentation des tubes dans les trous de forage ou de sondage
E21B 43/12 - Procédés ou appareils pour commander l'écoulement du fluide extrait vers ou dans les puits
E21B 41/00 - Matériel ou accessoires non couverts par les groupes
23.
LEAD FREE CABLE FOR POWER DELIVERY TO DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT
Some implementations include a downhole electrical cable including a conductor, a first insulation covering the conductor, and a second insulation covering the first insulation. The second insulation may include a first polymer layer and a first metallic layer coupled to the first polymer layer.
H01B 1/02 - Conducteurs ou corps conducteurs caractérisés par les matériaux conducteurs utilisésEmploi de matériaux spécifiés comme conducteurs composés principalement de métaux ou d'alliages
H01B 3/18 - Isolateurs ou corps isolants caractérisés par le matériau isolantEmploi de matériaux spécifiés pour leurs propriétés isolantes ou diélectriques composés principalement de substances organiques
H01B 7/00 - Conducteurs ou câbles isolés caractérisés par la forme
A variety of methods and apparatus are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a bailer to collect debris from a wellbore, the bailer including a passive check valve to provide preferential flow through an annular path over a central path of the bailer with the flow of debris-laden fluid and filtered fluid in an uphole direction through the bailer and provide preferential flow through the central path over the annular path with the flow of fluid in the downhole direction.
A system can receive downhole acquisition data relating to a wellbore. The system can pre-process the downhole acquisition data. The system can generate an incomplete borehole image using the downhole acquisition data. The system can determine a sparse representation based on the incomplete borehole image by performing an optimization with respect to the incomplete borehole image. The system can generate a complete borehole image based on an inverse of the sparse representation.
Provided is a float for use with a fluid flow control device, a fluid flow control device, a method for manufacturing a fluid flow control device, and a well system. The float, in one aspect, includes a base material having one or more hollow ceramic shells therein, the base material and the one or more hollow ceramic shells creating a net density for the float that is between a first density of a desired fluid and a second density of an undesired fluid, such that the float may control fluid flow through a flow control device when encountering the desired fluid or the undesired fluid.
Provided is a safety valve, a well system, and a method. The safety valve, in one aspect, includes a first portion, the first portion including a safety valve sub having a sliding sleeve, the first portion configured to be run-in-hole as part of wellbore tubing. The safety valve, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a second portion, the second portion configured to be run-in-hole after the first portion. The safety valve, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a third portion, the third portion including a mechanical connecting apparatus, the third portion configured to be run-in-hole after the second portion, the mechanical connecting apparatus configured to couple with the sliding sleeve of the first portion and the bore flow management actuator of the second portion to axially fix together the sliding sleeve and at least a portion of the bore flow management actuator.
E21B 34/06 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits
E21B 34/14 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits actionnés par le mouvement des outils, p. ex. obturateurs à manchons actionnés par des pistons ou par des outils à câble
F16K 31/06 - Moyens de fonctionnementDispositifs de retour à la position de repos électriquesMoyens de fonctionnementDispositifs de retour à la position de repos magnétiques utilisant un aimant
F16K 31/08 - Moyens de fonctionnementDispositifs de retour à la position de repos électriquesMoyens de fonctionnementDispositifs de retour à la position de repos magnétiques utilisant un aimant utilisant un aimant permanent
28.
AUTOMATED ASSIGNMENT OF RESOURCES FOR WELLBORE SERVICING OPERATIONS
A method for assigning resources for wellbore servicing operations includes receiving information on jobs including resource requirements of the jobs and predicted timing of the jobs, receiving information on resources, and generating a forecast sequence of operations in which at least some of the resources are assigned to at least some of the jobs for respective periods over a window of operation. The forecast sequence of operations optimizes for efficient allocation of the resources by passing constraints regarding ability of the resources to deliver the respective jobs in time while minimizing a cost function. The method further includes outputting the generated optimized forecast sequence of operations for confirmation and communication of the assignments.
G05B 19/418 - Commande totale d'usine, c.-à-d. commande centralisée de plusieurs machines, p. ex. commande numérique directe ou distribuée [DNC], systèmes d'ateliers flexibles [FMS], systèmes de fabrication intégrés [IMS], productique [CIM]
E21B 21/08 - Commande ou surveillance de la pression ou de l'écoulement du fluide de forage, p. ex. remplissage automatique des trous de forage, commande automatique de la pression au fond
E21B 44/00 - Systèmes de commande automatique spécialement adaptés aux opérations de forage, c.-à-d. systèmes à fonctionnement autonome ayant pour rôle d'exécuter ou de modifier une opération de forage sans l'intervention d'un opérateur humain, p. ex. systèmes de forage commandés par ordinateurSystèmes spécialement adaptés à la surveillance de plusieurs variables ou conditions de forage
29.
DETECTING MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS DURING HYDRAULIC OPERATIONS
A method to control hydraulic fracturing operations comprises transporting material to a blender, via a proppant transportation system, during the hydraulic fracturing operations, wherein the material includes proppant. The method comprises obtaining, via one or more sensors, media content of the material as the material is transported to the blender. The method comprises determining, via a learning machine, one or more material characteristics based on the media content.
A safety valve, a well system and a method is disclosed. The safety valve, in one aspect, includes a tubular housing, a flow tube positioned within the tubular housing, a valve closure mechanism positioned within the tubular housing, the flow tube configured to move between a closed position and an open position and thereby move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, an electromagnet coupled to one of the tubular housing or the flow tube, and one or more permanent magnets coupled to an other of the flow tube or the tubular housing. The safety valve according to this one aspect, may further include a temperature sensor thermally coupled to the electromagnet, the temperature sensor configured to sense for a change in a temperature of the electromagnet to determine a health of the safety valve.
A safety valve, a well system and a method is disclosed. The safety valve, in one aspect, includes a tubular housing, a flow tube positioned within the tubular housing, the flow tube coupled to a hydraulically controlled actuation member located in an actuation member chamber, a valve closure mechanism positioned within the tubular housing, the flow tube configured to move between a closed position and an open position and thereby move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, an electromagnet coupled to one of the tubular housing or the flow tube, and one or more permanent magnets coupled to an other of the flow tube or the tubular housing. The safety valve according to this one aspect, may further include a pressure sensor configured to sense for a change in pressure associated with the flow tube to determine a health of the safety valve.
E21B 47/06 - Mesure de la température ou de la pression
E21B 23/04 - Appareils pour déplacer, mettre en place, verrouiller, libérer ou retirer, les outils, les packers ou autres éléments dans les trous de forage mis en œuvre à l'aide de moyens fluides, p. ex. actionnés par explosion
E21B 34/08 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits sensibles à l'écoulement ou à la pression du fluide obtenu
A hybrid cementing apparatus includes a mixing tub; a genset; variable frequency drives electrically coupled to the genset; a transfer switch electrically coupled to the variable frequency drives; electric motors electrically coupled to the variable frequency drives; and pumps mechanically coupled to the electric motors. At least one of the pumps is configured to pump cement out of the mixing tub.
F04B 17/03 - Pompes caractérisées par leur combinaison avec des machines motrices ou moteurs particuliers qui les entraînent ou par leur adaptation à ceux-ci entraînées par des moteurs électriques
E21B 33/13 - Procédés ou dispositifs de cimentation, de bouchage des trous, des fissures ou analogues
F04B 15/00 - Pompes adaptées pour travailler avec des fluides particuliers, p. ex. grâce à l'emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour la pompe elle-même ou certaines de ses parties
A method may include: receiving wellbore data comprising wellbore geometry, density and rheology of a drilling fluid, and density and rheology of a cement slurry, and receiving a design objective function; generating a plurality of spacer fluid train designs where each of the plurality of spacer fluid train designs comprise two or more spacer fluids where each spacer fluid has a specified density, yield point, plastic viscosity, and volume; calculating a solution to an objective function and annular displacement for each of the plurality of spacer fluid train designs in a reverse cementing operation using a displacement simulator having inputs comprising the wellbore data and the plurality of spacer fluid train designs; comparing each solution to the objective function to the design objective function; selecting a spacer fluid train design from the plurality of spacer fluid train designs which meets the design objective function; and preparing a spacer fluid train based on the selected spacer fluid train design.
E21B 47/005 - Surveillance ou contrôle de la qualité ou du niveau de cimentation
E21B 47/10 - Localisation des fuites, intrusions ou mouvements du fluide
E21B 33/14 - Procédés ou dispositifs de cimentation, de bouchage des trous, des fissures ou analogues pour la cimentation des tubes dans les trous de forage ou de sondage
34.
AUTOMATED ASSIGNMENT OF RESOURCES FOR WELLBORE SERVICING OPERATIONS
A method for assigning resources for wellbore servicing operations includes receiving information on jobs including resource requirements of the jobs and predicted timing of the jobs, receiving information on resources, and generating a forecast sequence of operations in which at least some of the resources are assigned to at least some of the jobs for respective periods over a window of operation. The forecast sequence of operations optimizes for efficient allocation of the resources by passing constraints regarding ability of the resources to deliver the respective jobs in time while minimizing a cost function. The method further includes outputting the generated optimized forecast sequence of operations for confirmation and communication of the assignments.
E21B 44/00 - Systèmes de commande automatique spécialement adaptés aux opérations de forage, c.-à-d. systèmes à fonctionnement autonome ayant pour rôle d'exécuter ou de modifier une opération de forage sans l'intervention d'un opérateur humain, p. ex. systèmes de forage commandés par ordinateurSystèmes spécialement adaptés à la surveillance de plusieurs variables ou conditions de forage
E21B 33/14 - Procédés ou dispositifs de cimentation, de bouchage des trous, des fissures ou analogues pour la cimentation des tubes dans les trous de forage ou de sondage
A method may include: receiving wellbore data comprising wellbore geometry, density and rheology of a drilling fluid, and density and rheology of a cement slurry, and receiving a design objective function; generating a plurality of spacer fluid train designs where each of the plurality of spacer fluid train designs comprise two or more spacer fluids where each spacer fluid has a specified density, yield point, plastic viscosity, and volume; calculating a solution to an objective function and annular displacement for each of the plurality of spacer fluid train designs in a reverse cementing operation using a displacement simulator having inputs comprising the wellbore data and the plurality of spacer fluid train designs; comparing each solution to the objective function to the design objective function; selecting a spacer fluid train design from the plurality of spacer fluid train designs which meets the design objective function; and preparing a spacer fluid train based on the selected spacer fluid train design.
A safety valve, a well system and a method is disclosed. The safety valve, in one aspect, includes a tubular housing, a flow tube positioned within the tubular housing, a valve closure mechanism positioned within the tubular housing, the flow tube configured to move between a closed position and an open position and thereby move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, an electromagnet coupled to one of the tubular housing or the flow tube, and one or more permanent magnets coupled to an other of the flow tube or the tubular housing. The safety valve according to this one aspect, may further include an electrical sensor coupled to the electromagnet, the electrical sensor configured to sense for a change in an electrical parameter associated with the electromagnet to determine a health of the safety valve.
Some implementations include a downhole electrical cable including a conductor, a first insulation covering the conductor, and a second insulation covering the first insulation. The second insulation may include a first polymer layer and a first metallic layer coupled to the first polymer layer.
A downhole tool can include a body within a tubing string, a first component such as an outer mandrel, a detent pin connected to an inside of the first component, wherein the detent pin comprises a pin body and a spring located within the pin body, and a second component such as a sliding sleeve that moves in relation to the first component. The outside of the sliding sleeve includes a channel with a first stop, second stop, and optionally a third stop. When a pressure differential is applied to the tool, the spring can compress and the detent pin moves from the first stop to the second stop, which can open flow ports into a wellbore annulus. The detent pin can traverse again through the channel from the second stop to the third stop, which can close the flow ports.
E21B 33/14 - Procédés ou dispositifs de cimentation, de bouchage des trous, des fissures ou analogues pour la cimentation des tubes dans les trous de forage ou de sondage
E21B 33/16 - Procédés ou dispositifs de cimentation, de bouchage des trous, des fissures ou analogues pour la cimentation des tubes dans les trous de forage ou de sondage utilisant des bouchons pour isoler la charge de cimentBouchons à cet effet
39.
REAL-TIME FORMATIONS CUTTINGS ANALYSIS SYSTEM USING COMPUTER VISION AND MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH DURING A DRILLING OPERATION
In some embodiments, a method for controlling a learning machine used in a drilling operation to drill a well into a subsurface formation includes receiving, via a video stream, an image of debris including cuttings from the drilling operation. The method may further include generating a first mask on the image to identify the cuttings in the debris, generating, via instance segmentation, a second mask for each of the identified cuttings, determining, based on the second masks, one or more properties of each of the cuttings, and associating each of the identified cuttings to a depth interval of the subsurface formation based, at least in part, on the properties of each of the identified cuttings and at least one property of the drilling operation.
E21B 21/08 - Commande ou surveillance de la pression ou de l'écoulement du fluide de forage, p. ex. remplissage automatique des trous de forage, commande automatique de la pression au fond
E21B 47/022 - Détermination de l'inclinaison ou de la direction du trou de forage, p. ex. à l'aide de géomagnétisme
E21B 47/04 - Mesure de la profondeur ou du niveau du liquide
E21B 49/00 - Test pour déterminer la nature des parois des trous de forageEssais de couchesProcédés ou appareils pour prélever des échantillons du terrain ou de fluides en provenance des puits, spécialement adaptés au forage du sol ou aux puits
Implementations of an apparatus, a system, and a method are disclosed herein. In one implementation, an apparatus configured for use in a wellbore comprises a first tubular comprised of a first material, a second tubular comprised of a second material, and one or more interface layers including a third material, wherein the first tubular and the second tubular are configured to couple at the one or more interface layers via an application of heat to the third material.
An assembly to be positioned in a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation, that comprises a tubular housing having a bore therethrough; and a fracking sleeve comprising, a closing fracking baffle; wherein the fracking sleeve is to axially move from the closed position to an open position to open the at least one stimulation port to communicate a flow of the bore fluid out to the subsurface formation; wherein the fracking sleeve is to move from the open position to the closed position in response to the closing fracking baffle receiving an object received therein; and a production screen sleeve positioned above the fracking sleeve and that comprises a production baffle configured to move from a closed position to an open position upon receipt of a second object before being received by the closing fracking baffle; and a production screen through which production fluid is to be received.
E21B 34/14 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits actionnés par le mouvement des outils, p. ex. obturateurs à manchons actionnés par des pistons ou par des outils à câble
A connector assembly comprising a pin connector assembly, a socket connector assembly, and an insulating member. The pin connector assembly comprises a generally cylindrical shape with an outer surface, an inner spring, and mechanically coupled to an electrical cable. The socket connector assembly comprises a generally cylindrical in shape with an inner surface, an outer spring, and mechanically coupled to an electrical cable. The contact surface stress between the pin connector and socket connector can be increased by the inner spring, the outer spring, or both. The contact resistance of the connectors is reduced by the increase in contact surface stress via the spring force. The insulating member can be threadingly coupled to the mated connectors.
H01R 13/18 - Broches, lames ou alvéoles ayant un ressort indépendant pour produire ou améliorer la pression de contact le ressort entourant l'alvéole
H01R 13/187 - Broches, lames ou alvéoles ayant un ressort indépendant pour produire ou améliorer la pression de contact le ressort étant dans l'alvéole
43.
SEQUENTIAL RESIDUAL SYMBOLIC REGRESSION FOR MODELING FORMATION EVALUATION AND RESERVOIR FLUID PARAMETERS
Systems and methods are provided for using sequential residual symbolic regression for petrophysical modeling. An example method can include receiving training data for modeling one or more petrophysical parameters based on reservoir formation data; performing symbolic regression using the training data to obtain a first set of symbolic regression models; determining a first residual based on the training data and a first symbolic regression model from the first set of symbolic regression models; performing symbolic regression using the first residual to obtain a second set of symbolic regression models; and updating the first symbolic regression model based on a second symbolic regression model from the second set of symbolic regression models to yield a first revised symbolic regression model.
A pressure pulse injector can include an accumulator, valves, and a control system. The control system can receive parameters, including a maximum pressure and target distance, about a flowline. The control system can determine a change in pressure for a pressure pulse based on the parameters. The control system can determine a pressurization level for fluid in the accumulator. The control system can transmit the pressure pulse into the flowline. The control system can determine, using a reflected pressure pulse, information about an anomaly in the flowline.
F02M 47/04 - Appareils d'injection à fonctionnement périodique avec clapets d'injection actionnés par la pression du fluide utilisant un fluide, autre que le combustible, pour la commande des clapets d'injection
F02M 55/02 - Conduits entre pompes d'injection et injecteurs
F02M 63/00 - Autres appareils d'injection ayant des caractéristiques particulières non couvertes dans les groupes ou Détails, parties constitutives ou accessoires non couverts dans les groupes ou ou présentant un intérêt autre que celui visé par ces groupes
45.
AUTOMATED REFINEMENT OF FLUID PROPERTIES FOR PRESSURE PULSE CALCULATION
A system can determine a first control point and a second control point in a flowline. The first control point can be located at a first location adjacent to a device for injecting a pressure pulse in the flowline, and the second control point can be located at a second location. The system can determine, based on a distance between the first location and the second location, a sampling rate. The system can determine, based on data sampled in the flowline at the sampling rate, an acoustic velocity of fluid in the flowline. The system can provide the acoustic velocity to the device for transmitting the pressure pulse to facilitate generating and transmitting, based on the acoustic velocity, the pressure pulse into the flowline.
Some implementations include an apparatus configured for use in a wellbore, the apparatus comprising a first tubular comprised of a first material, a second tubular comprised of a second material, and one or more interface layers including a third material, wherein the first tubular and the second tubular are configured to couple at the one or more interface layers via an application of heat to the third material.
A pressure pulse injector can include an accumulator, valves, and a control system. The control system can receive parameters, including a maximum pressure and target distance, about a flowline. The control system can determine a change in pressure for a pressure pulse based on the parameters. The control system can determine a pressurization level for fluid in the accumulator. The control system can transmit the pressure pulse into the flowline. The control system can determine, using a reflected pressure pulse, information about an anomaly in the flowline.
E21B 47/18 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage utilisant des ondes acoustiques à travers le fluide du puits
E21B 47/06 - Mesure de la température ou de la pression
E21B 34/06 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits
48.
ELECTRONICS-FREE FLOW SENSOR DOWNHOLE IN A WELLBORE
Techniques described herein involve an electronics-free downhole flow sensor. For example, a system can include a receiver positioned at a surface of a wellbore. A flow sensor can be positioned downhole in the wellbore. The flow sensor can include a wire positioned within a flow path of downhole fluid in the wellbore. The wire can oscillate based on flow of the downhole fluid. The flow sensor can also include a variable reluctance sensor that can detect an electrical signal that is generated by oscillation of the wire. The variable reluctance sensor can transmit the electrical signal to the receiver. The receiver may determine a resonant frequency based on the electrical signal and may determine a fluid velocity of the downhole fluid based on the resonant frequency.
E21B 47/10 - Localisation des fuites, intrusions ou mouvements du fluide
E21B 47/12 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage
49.
AUTOMATED REFINEMENT OF FLUID PROPERTIES FOR PRESSURE PULSE CALCULATION
A system can determine a first control point and a second control point in a flowline. The first control point can be located at a first location adjacent to a device for injecting a pressure pulse in the flowline, and the second control point can be located at a second location. The system can determine, based on a distance between the first location and the second location, a sampling rate. The system can determine, based on data sampled in the flowline at the sampling rate, an acoustic velocity of fluid in the flowline. The system can provide the acoustic velocity to the device for transmitting the pressure pulse to facilitate generating and transmitting, based on the acoustic velocity, the pressure pulse into the flowline.
High‑pressure industrial filtration units for oil and gas drilling and completion operations; modular debris management machines for maintaining flow integrity during drilling and well completion; downhole and surface filtration machines for continuous circulation in high‑pressure environments.
51.
Blue-Shift Of Resonance Frequency To Detect Fluid Channel Behind Cemented Casing
A method comprising selecting a cement sensitive mode based at least on the configuration of a conduit string, transmitting an acoustic signal into at least part of the conduit string, measuring a return signal from at least part of the conduit string, computing one or more modal resonance frequencies of a resonance mode from the return signal, and forming a modal frequency log of the resonance signal with at least the one or more modal resonance frequencies. In examples, a system comprising a transmitter configured to transmit an acoustic signal into at least part of a conduit string, a receiver configured to measuring a return signal from at least part of the conduit string.
Provided is an expandable metal centralizer for use in a wellbore. The expandable metal centralizer, in one aspect, includes a downhole tubular positionable on a downhole conveyance in a wellbore. In accordance with this aspect, the expandable metal centralizer additionally includes one or more wellbore centralizing elements radially extending from the downhole tubular, wherein at least one of the downhole tubular or the one or more wellbore centralizing elements comprises a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis.
Water clarification systems and methods of clarifying water. An example system uses a water clarifier comprising a settling tank with a sample port disposed in a wall of the settling tank from and configured to allow for the removal of a sludge sample from the settling tank. The system additionally has a fluid characterization unit fluidically coupled to the sample port and a controller coupled to the fluid characterization unit. A chemical additive pump is coupled to the controller and the water clarifier. A sludge sample is obtained from the settling tank of a water clarifier and the density of the sludge sample is measured. A volume of a chemical additive is adjusted and it is introduced into the water clarifier based at least in part on the measured density of the sludge sample.
Techniques described herein involve an electronics-free downhole flow sensor. For example, a system can include a receiver positioned at a surface of a wellbore. A flow sensor can be positioned downhole in the wellbore. The flow sensor can include a wire positioned within a flow path of downhole fluid in the wellbore. The wire can oscillate based on flow of the downhole fluid. The flow sensor can also include a variable reluctance sensor that can detect an electrical signal that is generated by oscillation of the wire. The variable reluctance sensor can transmit the electrical signal to the receiver. The receiver may determine a resonant frequency based on the electrical signal and may determine a fluid velocity of the downhole fluid based on the resonant frequency.
E21B 47/113 - Localisation des fuites, intrusions ou mouvements du fluide utilisant des signaux électriquesLocalisation des fuites, intrusions ou mouvements du fluide utilisant un rayonnement lumineux
E21B 47/12 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage
E21B 49/08 - Prélèvement d'échantillons de fluides ou test des fluides dans les trous de forage ou dans les puits
G01F 1/56 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques
55.
COMPLIANT SCREEN WITH FLOW RESTRICTIVE PORTIONS TO REDUCE CROSS FLOW OF WELLBORE FLUIDS
Compliant screens and methods of preventing crossflow through the compliant screen in a well completion. Example compliant screens have a drainage layer, a filtration layer disposed over the drainage layer, and an outer shroud disposed over the filtration layer. The filtration layer is a mesh having a lower transition portion, an upper transition portion, and a compliant portion disposed between the lower and upper portions. Flow through the lower and upper portions is reduced relative to the compliant portion. The compliant screen is activated by expanding the compliant screen such that it makes contact with an adjacent subterranean formation and a fluid is flowed through the compliant section from the subterranean formation.
A method for managing integrity of a tubular comprises obtaining fluid transportation system data, wherein the tubular is a component within a fluid transportation system. The method comprises determining, via a mechanistic model, a mechanistic corrosion rate of the tubular based on the fluid transportation system data. The method comprises determining, via a learning machine, a residual corrosion rate of the tubular based on the fluid transportation system data. The method comprises determining, via a hybrid model, a final corrosion rate of the tubular based on the mechanistic corrosion rate and the residual corrosion rate.
Systems, methods, and apparatus for fluid flow control in a flow control device of a well system. The flow control device may include a fluid sensor that may be configured to sense a fluid extracted from a subsurface formation and modify a fluid flow through the flow control device based on one or more fluid properties of the sensed fluid. The flow control device may include a rate limiting device that may be configured to limit a flow rate of the fluid through the fluid sensor to a flow rate threshold. The rate limiting device may be coupled between an inlet of the flow control device and the fluid sensor to limit the fluid flow rate through the fluid sensor.
E21B 34/08 - Aménagements des vannes pour les trous de forage ou pour les puits dans les puits sensibles à l'écoulement ou à la pression du fluide obtenu
Treatment fluids and methods for dissolving manganese oxides in a wellbore. A treatment fluid includes an activator selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine, isopropyl hydroxylamine, ethanolamine, amino alcohols, salts thereof, and combinations thereof; an acid and/or acid-generating agent; and an aqueous base fluid. The treatment fluid is introduced into a wellbore and contacts a manganese oxide in the wellbore to dissolve the manganese oxide.
An assembly to be positioned in a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation, that comprises a tubular housing having a bore therethrough; and a fracking sleeve comprising, a closing fracking baffle; wherein the fracking sleeve is to axially move from the closed position to an open position to open the at least one stimulation port to communicate a flow of the bore fluid out to the subsurface formation; wherein the fracking sleeve is to move from the open position to the closed position in response to the closing fracking baffle receiving an object received therein; and a production screen sleeve positioned above the fracking sleeve and that comprises a production baffle configured to move from a closed position to an open position upon receipt of a second object before being received by the closing fracking baffle; and a production screen through which production fluid is to be received.
A method for managing integrity of a tubular comprises obtaining fluid transportation system data, wherein the tubular is a component within a fluid transportation system. The method comprises determining, via a mechanistic model, a mechanistic corrosion rate of the tubular based on the fluid transportation system data. The method comprises determining, via a learning machine, a residual corrosion rate of the tubular based on the fluid transportation system data. The method comprises determining, via a hybrid model, a final corrosion rate of the tubular based on the mechanistic corrosion rate and the residual corrosion rate.
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p. ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
61.
FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING A RATE LIMITING DEVICE FOR WELL SYSTEMS
Systems, methods, and apparatus for fluid flow control in a flow control device of a well system. The flow control device may include a fluid sensor that may be configured to sense a fluid extracted from a subsurface formation and modify a fluid flow through the flow control device based on one or more fluid properties of the sensed fluid. The flow control device may include a rate limiting device that may be configured to limit a flow rate of the fluid through the fluid sensor to a flow rate threshold. The rate limiting device may be coupled between an inlet of the flow control device and the fluid sensor to limit the fluid flow rate through the fluid sensor.
A method of determining a condition of an electric submersible pump (ESP) includes gathering acceleration data from a first accelerometer and a second accelerometer. The first accelerometer and the second accelerometer are affixed to the ESP. The first accelerometer is oriented orthogonally with respect to the second accelerometer. The method further includes obtaining orbit data from the acceleration data, determining a magnitude and/or phase angle of a harmonic of a rotational frequency of a motor of the ESP based on the orbit data, and determining a condition of the ESP based on the magnitude and/or phase angle of the harmonic.
E21B 43/12 - Procédés ou appareils pour commander l'écoulement du fluide extrait vers ou dans les puits
F04D 13/10 - Ensembles comprenant les pompes et leurs moyens d'entraînement la pompe étant entraînée par l'électricité pour utilisation en position immergée adaptés pour l'utilisation dans les forages de mine
E21B 47/008 - Surveillance des systèmes de pompe de fond de trou, p. ex. pour la détection de conditions appelées "cognement sur le fluide"
A system can include a subsystem and a support device for facilitating torque application of the subsystem during operation. The subsystem can include a hydraulic workover unit that includes hydraulic cylinders. The subsystem can be positioned on a well for facilitating an operation in a wellbore of the well. The support device can be coupled with the subsystem. The support device can include a jaw coupled with the hydraulic cylinder, and the jaw can be arranged with respect to the hydraulic cylinders to facilitate automatic alignment and automatic adjustment of the hydraulic cylinders.
E21B 15/04 - Supports pour la machine de forage, p. ex. tours de forage ou mâts de forage spécialement adaptés au forage dirigé, p. ex. appareils pour trous inclinés
64.
Hydrating dry friction reducer in a fluid stream for hydraulic fracturing
A system for hydrating dry friction reducer in a fluid stream for hydraulic fracturing includes a discharge pump, a hydrostatic accumulator fluidly coupled to the discharge pump, a mixer fluidly coupled to the hydrostatic accumulator, a friction reducer feeder configured to feed dry friction reducer into the mixer, and a supply pump configured to pump aqueous fluid from a fluid supply into the mixer. The mixer is configured to mix the dry friction reducer from the friction reducer feeder with the aqueous fluid from the supply pump. The hydrostatic accumulator is open to atmosphere.
Disclosed herein are systems and methods to obtain representative reservoir fluid samples faster. In embodiments, a formation testing tool, which includes a probe and a fluid passageway, is conveyed in a wellbore and the probe is pressed against the wellbore to create a fluidic seal in between the formation and the fluid passageway. The reservoir fluid is then pumped from the formation to the fluid passageway. The probe comprises a rubber disposed on an outer perimeter of the probe and an inflatable barrier disposed between the rubber and a central area of the probe. After reaching a first pre-determined value of drilling fluid contamination, the inflatable barrier of the probe is inflated. Sampling of the reservoir fluid is performed after reaching a second value of drilling fluid contamination in the reservoir fluid pumped from the formation to the fluid passageway.
A method comprises gathering, by a large language model (LLM), a plurality of static information from a plurality of wellbore reports; correlating, by the LLM, the plurality of static information with a plurality of dynamic information from a plurality of data sources; providing, by the LLM, a predictive analysis of a wellbore condition based on the gathering and the correlating; and retraining the LLM based on the predictive analysis.
Improvements to electrical motors are disclosed. For example, a rotor assembly for an ESP motor can include a plurality of rotor modules, each configured to be disposed about and rotationally coupled to a drive shaft and each comprising a plurality of permanent magnets, with each rotor module being skewed with respect to one or more other of the plurality of rotor modules. Another approach for providing skew may be using a rotor module having a plurality of rotor module subsections, each configured to be disposed about a drive shaft and each comprising a plurality of permanent magnets, with each rotor module subsection being skewed with respect to one or more other of the plurality of subsections and coupled together to form a rotor module having inherent skew. In some embodiments, inherently skewed rotor modules may also be skewed with respect to one another. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
H02K 1/278 - Aimants montés en surfaceAimants sertis
E21B 43/12 - Procédés ou appareils pour commander l'écoulement du fluide extrait vers ou dans les puits
H02K 1/30 - Moyens de montage ou de fixation des parties magnétiques tournantes sur ou aux structures constituant le rotor utilisant des pièces intermédiaires, p. ex. des croisillons
H02K 7/08 - Association structurelle avec des paliers
H02K 15/03 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation des machines dynamo-électriques des corps statoriques ou rotoriques comportant des aimants permanents
68.
DOWNHOLE DEBRIS COLLECTION DEVICE FOR HORIZONTAL WELLS
A debris collection tool that includes a debris valve, and a swirl generator that includes a first opening disposed on an exterior of the debris collection tool, and a second opening disposed inside the debris collection tool, where the first opening and the second opening are disposed at opposite axial ends of the swirl generator.
E21B 31/08 - Repêchage ou dégagement d'objets dans les trous de forage ou dans les puits en utilisant des paniers ou des dispositifs de repêchage analogues
E21B 43/34 - Aménagements pour séparer les matériaux produits par le puits
69.
DOWNHOLE DEBRIS COLLECTION DEVICE FOR HORIZONTAL WELLS
A debris collection tool that includes a debris valve, and a swirl generator that includes a first opening disposed on an exterior of the debris collection tool, and a second opening disposed inside the debris collection tool, where the first opening and the second opening are disposed at opposite axial ends of the swirl generator.
E21B 27/00 - Récipients pour ramasser ou déposer des substances dans les trous de forage ou les puits, p. ex. cuillers pour ramasser de la boue ou du sableTrépans comportant des moyens pour ramasser des substances, p. ex. trépans à clapet
E21B 37/00 - Procédés ou appareils pour nettoyer les trous de forage ou les puits
E21B 43/12 - Procédés ou appareils pour commander l'écoulement du fluide extrait vers ou dans les puits
E21B 41/00 - Matériel ou accessoires non couverts par les groupes
F04D 13/10 - Ensembles comprenant les pompes et leurs moyens d'entraînement la pompe étant entraînée par l'électricité pour utilisation en position immergée adaptés pour l'utilisation dans les forages de mine
Various seals for wellbore systems include a partially bonded seal configured to be actuatable to provide a fluid seal between a first conduit and a second conduit positioned within a wellbore. The partially bonded seal may comprise a hanger body and a sealing element, the sealing element positioned in contact with and arranged to encircle an outer surface of the hanger body for some longitudinal distance along the hanger body. A first portion of the sealing element adjacent to the outer surface of the hanger is bonded to the outer surface of the hanger body, and a second portion of the sealing element adjacent to the outer surface of the hanger body is not bonded to the outer surface of the hanger body.
G01V 1/40 - SéismologieProspection ou détection sismique ou acoustique spécialement adaptées au carottage
E21B 47/12 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage
73.
TIME-GATED ENERGY SPECTRA FOR REMOVAL OF BOREHOLE CAPTURE BACKGROUND
A method and systems for taking downhole measurements. The method may include selecting a pulsing scheme for taking one or more measurements using a pulsed neutron logging tool, selecting a neutron burst width for the pulsing scheme based at least in part on a neutron tube utilized by the pulsed neutron logging tool to form at least in part a neutron burst train, and selecting a decay window in which the one or more measurements are performed by the pulsed neutron logging tool. The method may further include selecting a starting time for a late gate in which the one or measurements are taken, disposing the pulsed neutron logging tool into a borehole, performing the neutron burst train with the pulsed neutron logging tool, and performing the one or more measurements with the pulsed neutron logging tool during the late gate.
G01V 5/10 - Prospection ou détection au moyen de rayonnement ionisant, p. ex. de la radioactivité naturelle ou provoquée spécialement adaptée au carottage en utilisant des sources de radiation nucléaire primaire ou des rayons X en utilisant des sources de neutrons
74.
WHIPSTOCK FOR USE WITH A MILL BIT INCLUDING VARYING MATERIAL REMOVAL RATES
Provided is a whipstock and well system. The whipstock, in one aspect, includes a coupling section having a first radius of curvature, the coupling section configured to engage with a mill bit when running in hole. The whipstock, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a casing breakthrough section having a second radius of curvature, and a controlled exit section having a third radius of curvature, wherein the second radius of curvature is less than the third radius of curvature.
E21B 10/43 - Trépans rotatifs du type racleur comportant des dents, des lames ou des organes de coupe similaires, p. ex. du type à fourche, en queue de poisson caractérisés par la disposition des dents ou des autres éléments coupants
E21B 7/06 - Modification de la direction du trou de forage
E21B 10/26 - Trépans avec une partie pilote, c.-à-d. trépans comportant un organe coupant piloteTrépans pour élargir le trou de forage, p. ex. alésoirs
E21B 10/567 - Parties rapportées du type bouton comportant des éléments de coupe préformés montés sur un support distinct, p. ex. parties rapportées polycristallines
E21B 29/06 - Découpage de fenêtres, p. ex. découpage directionnel de fenêtres en vue d'opérations impliquant des sifflets-déviateurs
E21B 41/00 - Matériel ou accessoires non couverts par les groupes
75.
CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIALS IN AN ANNULUS OF A WELLBORE
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable medium for determining a phase of a material in an annulus between a barrier and a formation of a well. The present disclosure includes deploying a tool having a plurality of receivers and a transmitter; emitting first visco-elastic waves; recording first waveform data received; calculating the attenuation of A0 visco-elastic waves; rotating the transmitter to a second incidence angle that is different from the first incidence angle; retracting the tool from the predetermined depth; emitting, as the tool is retracted from the predetermined depth, from the transmitter, at the second incidence angle, second visco-elastic waves; recording second waveform data received at at least two of the plurality of receivers resulting from the second visco-elastic waves; calculating the attenuation of S0 visco-elastic waves; determining if a phase of material in the annulus is gas, liquid or solid.
E21B 47/005 - Surveillance ou contrôle de la qualité ou du niveau de cimentation
E21B 47/13 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage par énergie électromagnétique, p. ex. gammes de fréquence radio
Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a control system for use with an electric motor, the system comprising a measurement device in electrical connection with a power supply, to determine current (IPSU) and voltage (VPSU) provided by the power supply to the motor controller, a motor rotational feedback sensor positioned to determine rotational data of the motor, and a motor controller which accepts a power reference input (Powerref), accepts IPSU and VPSU from the measurement device, multiplies them, and compares this result to Powerref, utilizes this comparison to set a speed reference (ωref) that is desired at the motor, drives the motor at ωref, based on the rotational data, and continuously adjusts ωref to keep the product of IPSU and VPSU equal to Powerref.
Treatment fluids and methods for dissolving titanium-iron oxides and iron oxides in a wellbore. A treatment fluid includes an activator selected from the group consisting of chlorophyll, pheophytin, hydroxylammonium chloride, dopamine, crown ethers, cryptands, ethanoloamine, trihydroxamate-containing siderophores, salts thereof, and any combination thereof, an acid and/or acid-generating agent, and an aqueous base fluid. The treatment fluid contacts a titanium-iron oxide and/or iron oxide to dissolve the titanium-iron oxide and/or iron oxide.
E21B 37/06 - Procédés ou appareils pour nettoyer les trous de forage ou les puits utilisant des moyens chimiques pour empêcher ou limiter le dépôt de paraffine ou de substances analogues
C09K 8/528 - Compositions pour éviter, limiter ou éliminer les dépôts, p. ex. pour le nettoyage les dépôts inorganiques, p. ex. sulfates ou carbonates
78.
DOWNHOLE DEBRIS COLLECTION DEVICE WITH AN AXIAL HYDRO-CLONE DESIGN
A debris collection tool that includes a swirl generator that includes a first opening disposed on an exterior of the debris collection tool, and a second opening disposed inside the debris collection tool, where the first opening and the second opening are disposed at opposite axial ends of the swirl generator.
E21B 27/00 - Récipients pour ramasser ou déposer des substances dans les trous de forage ou les puits, p. ex. cuillers pour ramasser de la boue ou du sableTrépans comportant des moyens pour ramasser des substances, p. ex. trépans à clapet
E21B 37/00 - Procédés ou appareils pour nettoyer les trous de forage ou les puits
Improvements to electrical motors are disclosed. For example, a rotor assembly for an ESP motor can include a plurality of rotor modules, each configured to be disposed about and rotationally coupled to a drive shaft and each comprising a plurality of permanent magnets, with each rotor module being skewed with respect to one or more other of the plurality of rotor modules. Another approach for providing skew may be using a rotor module having a plurality of rotor module subsections, each configured to be disposed about a drive shaft and each comprising a plurality of permanent magnets, with each rotor module subsection being skewed with respect to one or more other of the plurality of subsections and coupled together to form a rotor module having inherent skew. In some embodiments, inherently skewed rotor modules may also be skewed with respect to one another. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
H02K 1/276 - Aimants encastrés dans le noyau magnétique, p. ex. aimants permanents internes [IPM]
H02K 1/28 - Moyens de montage ou de fixation des parties magnétiques tournantes sur ou aux structures constituant le rotor
H02K 21/16 - Moteurs synchrones à aimants permanentsGénératrices synchrones à aimants permanents avec des induits fixes et des aimants tournants avec des aimants tournant à l'intérieur des induits avec des noyaux d'induits annulaires à pôles saillants
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Magnetic ranging solutions and services that use magnetic fields to conduct analysis (ranging, intercepts, relief wells, plug and abandon, SAGD, geothermal, and others) on wells in the petroleum and energy industry. (1) Magnetic ranging solutions and services that use magnetic fields to conduct analysis (ranging, intercepts, relief wells, Plug and abandon, SAGD, geothermal, and others) on wells in the petroleum and energy industry.
81.
Compliant screen with flow restrictive portions to reduce cross flow of wellbore fluids
Compliant screens and methods of preventing crossflow through the compliant screen in a well completion. Example compliant screens have a drainage layer, a filtration layer disposed over the drainage layer, and an outer shroud disposed over the filtration layer. The filtration layer is a mesh having a lower transition portion, an upper transition portion, and a compliant portion disposed between the lower and upper portions. Flow through the lower and upper portions is reduced relative to the compliant portion. The compliant screen is activated by expanding the compliant screen such that it makes contact with an adjacent subterranean formation and a fluid is flowed through the compliant section from the subterranean formation.
Sliding side door circulation and production sleeve is a full-opening device featuring an inner sleeve that can be repeatedly opened and closed to establish communication between the tubing and casing annulus.
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
Produits et services
Relative Permeability Modifiers (RPMs) are engineered chemical systems that preferentially impair water flow by reducing the formation’s relative permeability to water without adversely impacting hydrocarbon mobility
84.
WELLBORE SERVICING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A LATEX ADDITIVE
A wellbore servicing fluid comprising (a) a fluid loss additive comprising (i) a biopolymer gum and (ii) a latex; and (b) a base fluid wherein a fluid loss in the wellbore servicing fluid is reduced by from about 50% to about 80% when compared to the fluid loss in the absence of the biopolymer gum. A method of preparing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising contacting a base fluid and a liquid fluid loss additive comprising a biopolymer gum and a latex, wherein a fluid loss in the wellbore servicing fluid is reduced by from about 50% to about 80% when compared to the fluid loss in the absence of the biopolymer gum. A method of servicing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising (a) a fluid loss additive comprising (i) a biopolymer gum and (ii) a latex; and (b) a base fluid into a wellbore; and wherein a fluid loss in the wellbore servicing fluid is reduced by from about 50% to about 80% when compared to the fluid loss in the absence of the biopolymer gum. A method comprising contacting a base fluid, a cement, and a liquid fluid loss additive to form a pumpable cementitious slurry; wherein the liquid fluid loss additive comprises a biopolymer gum and a latex and wherein a fluid loss in the wellbore servicing fluid is reduced by from about 50% to about 80% when compared to the fluid loss in the absence of the biopolymer gum.
A system for monitoring hydraulic fracturing of a well includes an apparatus configured to generate a pressure wave in a wellbore of the well. The pressure wave causes a response from a formation surrounding the wellbore. The system further includes a sensor configured to detect the response and output a signal based on the detected response. The system further includes a processor configured to receive the signal and analyze the signal to determine a characteristic of the formation. A fracking operation of the well is altered based on the determined characteristic.
E21B 43/26 - Procédés pour activer la production par formation de crevasses ou de fractures
E21B 49/00 - Test pour déterminer la nature des parois des trous de forageEssais de couchesProcédés ou appareils pour prélever des échantillons du terrain ou de fluides en provenance des puits, spécialement adaptés au forage du sol ou aux puits
86.
WELLBORE SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE USING A MAGNETIC COUPLING
A safety valve comprises a drive portion and an actuator portion. The drive portion comprises a first magnet assembly. A first magnetic field emitted from the first magnet assembly is biased towards a first operative side of the first magnet assembly. The first operative side is oriented toward a center of the wellbore. The actuator portion comprises a second magnet assembly magnetically coupled to the first magnet assembly.
Provided herein are embodiments of a frac plug for use downhole in a wellbore, a system, and a method for creating a pressure differential in the wellbore or performing an operation downhole in the wellbore. In one embodiment a plug for use within a wellbore comprises a mandrel; and a flow restrictor positioned within an inner diameter of the mandrel. In one embodiment, a method may include positioning a frac plug at a depth inside a casing of a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation, wherein one or more components are coupled with the frac plug, the frac plug comprising: a mandrel; and a flow restrictor positioned within the mandrel; setting the frac plug to contact an inner wall of the casing; and creating a pressure differential within the wellbore with the flow restrictor of the plug.
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
Produits et services
High yield bentonite for use in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations; chemical additives containing bentonite for drilling fluids; bentonite-based drilling fluid additives for stabilising boreholes and improving fluid performance in HDD applications.
89.
ELECTRICALLY POWERED PUMPING UNIT WITH REMOVABLE PUMP MODULES
A modularized, electric pumping unit comprising: a base structure; an electric motor mounted on the base structure; and one or more pump modules. Each of the one or more pump modules includes a pump and a pump module structure, and can further include a pump auxiliary system comprising an oil lubrication pump, an oil reservoir, one or more oil filters, an oil cooler, a sensor package, a speed reducer, or a combination thereof. The one or more pump modules are configured to be removably mounted on the base structure and driven by the electric motor.
E21B 43/26 - Procédés pour activer la production par formation de crevasses ou de fractures
F04B 17/03 - Pompes caractérisées par leur combinaison avec des machines motrices ou moteurs particuliers qui les entraînent ou par leur adaptation à ceux-ci entraînées par des moteurs électriques
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to protecting a control line as it passes through a junction in a downhole environment. An ETJ deployment tool (ETJDT) comprises a tool body comprising a central bore; at least one first component and at least one second component, each component operable to extend and retract laterally from the tool body, wherein the at least one second component is disposed at an axial distance from the at least one first component along the tool body; a member disposed within the central bore and operable to move forward upon receiving fluid; and a spring disposed axially between a portion of the member and the at least one second component.
E21B 17/00 - Tiges ou tubes de forageTrains de tiges souplesTiges d'entraînementMasses-tigesTiges de pompageTubagesColonnes de production
E21B 47/12 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage
91.
SCANDIUM TARGET FOR A NEUTRON GENERATOR FOR WELLBORE LOGGING
A downhole neutron generator includes a housing, a gas reservoir positionable within the housing, a target rod positionable within the housing and having a longitudinal axis aligned with a central axis of the housing, an ion source positionable adjacent to the gas reservoir and between the target rod and the gas reservoir, and a target positionable on a surface of the target rod facing the ion source. The target includes a first metal layer on the surface of the target rod and a second metal layer positionable adjacent to the first metal layer facing the ion source. The second metal layer is a scandium layer.
G01V 5/10 - Prospection ou détection au moyen de rayonnement ionisant, p. ex. de la radioactivité naturelle ou provoquée spécialement adaptée au carottage en utilisant des sources de radiation nucléaire primaire ou des rayons X en utilisant des sources de neutrons
Methods for treating a subterranean formation with a treatment fluid comprise introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, measuring a surface treating pressure, changing a concentration of the friction reducer to have at least two surface treating pressure measurements within a surface treating pressure range, establishing a relationship between the surface treating pressure measurements and the concentrations of the friction reducer, evaluating a friction reducer efficiency, and selecting the friction reducer with the best efficiency for a next stage of a multistage fracturing job. The treatment fluid includes water, an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and a friction reducer.
E21B 44/00 - Systèmes de commande automatique spécialement adaptés aux opérations de forage, c.-à-d. systèmes à fonctionnement autonome ayant pour rôle d'exécuter ou de modifier une opération de forage sans l'intervention d'un opérateur humain, p. ex. systèmes de forage commandés par ordinateurSystèmes spécialement adaptés à la surveillance de plusieurs variables ou conditions de forage
C09K 8/74 - Produits chimiques érosifs, p. ex. acides combinés avec des additifs ajoutés à des fins spécifiques
E21B 43/27 - Procédés pour activer la production par formation de crevasses ou de fractures par emploi de produits chimiques érosifs, p. ex. d'acides
Methods for treating a subterranean formation with a treatment fluid comprise introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, measuring a surface treating pressure, changing a concentration of the friction reducer to have at least two surface treating pressure measurements within a surface treating pressure range, establishing a relationship between the surface treating pressure measurements and the concentrations of the friction reducer, evaluating a friction reducer efficiency, and selecting the friction reducer with the best efficiency for a next stage of a multistage fracturing job. The treatment fluid includes water, an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and a friction reducer.
An electrocrushing drilling apparatus may include a downhole electrocrushing drill assembly that is part of a bottomhole assembly coupled to a downhole end of a coiled tubing drill string. The coiled tubing drill string can be deployed into a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well to advance the wellbore by way of an electrocrushing drilling operation whereby formation rock is fractured by high voltage electrical energy pulses emitted by electrodes of a drill bit of the electrocrushing drill assembly. Potential damage to electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly due to excess heat generated by power losses of electrocrushing drill assembly can be minimized or prevented by actively cooling the electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly using a liquid coolant that is conveyed from an earth surface of the well downhole to the bottomhole assembly and passed through the electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly.
E21B 36/00 - Aménagements pour le chauffage, le refroidissement ou l'isolation dans les trous de forage ou dans les puits, p. ex. pour être utilisés dans les zones de permagel
E21B 43/12 - Procédés ou appareils pour commander l'écoulement du fluide extrait vers ou dans les puits
E21B 17/20 - Tubes de forage flexibles ou articulés
95.
BIOPOLYMER SHALE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
A method includes contacting subterranean shale with a treatment fluid, wherein the treatment fluid comprises (i) a biopolymer, (ii) a polyamine, and (iii) an aqueous base fluid, and compositions relating thereof.
Disclosed embodiments relate to systems for providing well intervention for a subsea wellhead. For example, the system can comprise a tool insertion system and a subsea work chamber, with the tool insertion system operatively coupled to the subsea work chamber and to the wellhead. In embodiments, both the work chamber and the tool insertion system can be disposed subsea, for example in proximity to the wellhead. In some embodiments, the work chamber may be maintained at atmospheric pressure. In some embodiments, the tool insertion system can have a retracted position which provides access to a wireline within the work chamber, and an extended position which isolates the work chamber from the tool insertion system, the distal end of the wireline, an isolation valve, and/or the wellhead.
E21B 33/076 - Têtes de puitsLeur mise en place comportant des dispositions pour introduire des objets dans les puits ou pour les en retirer, ou pour y introduire des fluides spécialement adaptés aux installations sous l'eau
E21B 19/00 - Manipulation de tiges, tubages, tubes ou autre objets analogues à l'extérieur du trou de forage, p. ex. dans la tour de forageAppareils pour faire avancer les tiges ou les câbles
E21B 33/035 - Têtes de puitsLeur mise en place spécialement adaptées aux installations sous l'eau
E21B 41/06 - Enceintes de travail pour opérations sous l'eau, p. ex. reliées temporairement aux têtes de puits
97.
Garter spring assembly for sealing devices in well systems
Systems, methods, and apparatus for implementing a sealing device having a garter spring assembly in a well system. The sealing device may include a sealing element configured to establish a seal in a wellbore of the well system. The sealing device may also include a garter spring assembly coupled with the sealing element. The garter spring assembly may include one or more garter springs and a premade continuous insert positioned within a cavity formed by an inner diameter of the one or more garter springs and configured to fill the cavity. The garter spring assembly may include adjacent garter springs that are positioned to have opposite coil orientations.
A seal energizing system to maintain seal energization in a well includes a connector body disposed adjacent a tubular body, the tubular body and connector body forming an inner chamber, the inner chamber isolated from an outer chamber by a seal positioned between the tubular body and the connector body. The system further includes a piston movable relative to the connector body. The piston includes a first piston surface exposed to a fluid of the outer chamber and a second piston surface exposed to fluid of the inner chamber. The first piston surface includes a surface area greater than that of the second piston surface.
An electrocrushing drilling apparatus may include a downhole electrocrushing drill assembly that is part of a bottomhole assembly coupled to a downhole end of a coiled tubing drill string. The coiled tubing drill string can be deployed into a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well to advance the wellbore by way of an electrocrushing drilling operation whereby formation rock is fractured by high voltage electrical energy pulses emitted by electrodes of a drill bit of the electrocrushing drill assembly. Potential damage to electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly due to excess heat generated by power losses of electrocrushing drill assembly can be minimized or prevented by actively cooling the electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly using a liquid coolant that is conveyed from an earth surface of the well downhole to the bottomhole assembly and passed through the electronic or other components of the bottomhole assembly.
E21B 7/15 - Forage thermique, p. ex. forage à la flamme la chaleur étant produite par l'électricité
E21B 36/00 - Aménagements pour le chauffage, le refroidissement ou l'isolation dans les trous de forage ou dans les puits, p. ex. pour être utilisés dans les zones de permagel
A concentric wet-mate connector assembly can include a male portion having a male electrical contact and a male insulation band positionable on a surface of the male portion. The wet-mate connector assembly can also include a female portion having a female electrical contact and a ceramic female insulation band formable on a surface of the female portion. The female portion the wet-mat connector assembly is positionable to receive the male portion to form an electrical connection with the male portion, where the male insulation band and the ceramic female insulation band together form an insulator chamber of the concentric wet-mate connector assembly.
