[미국특허]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INTELLIGENT QUICK CONNECT DISCONNECT CONNECTOR (QCDC)
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
공개
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-034/16
E21B-033/03
E21B-047/117
E21B-034/02
출원번호
17006392
(2020-08-28)
공개번호
20210062617
(2021-03-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Pillai, Rajeev
Bridwell, Richard
Machado, Thiago
Abouelhassan, Hosameldin
Patel, Kirul
출원인 / 주소
FMC Technologies, Inc.
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A system may include a connector coupled to a wellhead assembly. The system may also include a hydraulic power unit coupled to the connector and a valve of the wellhead assembly. The system may further include a controller in communication with the connector and the hydraulic power unit. The control
A system may include a connector coupled to a wellhead assembly. The system may also include a hydraulic power unit coupled to the connector and a valve of the wellhead assembly. The system may further include a controller in communication with the connector and the hydraulic power unit. The controller may be operable to receive one or more conditions associated with the connector and a valve of the wellhead assembly. The controller may also be operable to operate at least one of the connector and the valve through the hydraulic power unit based on the one or more condition.
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1. A method, comprising: placing a controller in communication with a connector disposed on the wellhead assembly;receiving at the controller one or more conditions associated with the connector and a valve of the wellhead assembly; andoperating via the controller at least one of the connector and t
1. A method, comprising: placing a controller in communication with a connector disposed on the wellhead assembly;receiving at the controller one or more conditions associated with the connector and a valve of the wellhead assembly; andoperating via the controller at least one of the connector and the valve based on the one or more conditions. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving at the controller one or more conditions associated with the connector and the valve comprises verifying a seal pressure test of the connector was successful or not via the controller, and wherein the step of operating via the controller at least one of the connector and the valve based on the one or more conditions comprises sending a command to open the valve if the seal pressure test is successful. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving at the controller an indication if a wireline is within the valve via one or more sensors on the wellhead assembly, and if there is no wireline, the controller sends a command to close the valve. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving at the controller one or more conditions associated with the connector verifies if the connector is landed on the wellhead assembly. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising sending requests, via the controller, to engage or disengage locking dogs of the connector based on the one or more conditions associated with the connector. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending permission requests, via the controller, to a human operator to perform a sequence of valve operations. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising confirming the sent permission requests and performing the sequence of valve operations with a hydraulic power unit coupled to controller. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending via the controller alerts to the hydraulic power unit based on the one or more conditions. 9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, executable by a processor, the instructions comprising: functionality to control a connector coupled to a wellhead assembly, the functionality comprising: displaying components and commands of the connector on a touch screen in communication with a hydraulic power unit;collecting data on a state and position of valves in the wellhead assembly and the connector;sending commands to unlock, lock, or vent the connector based on the collected data;opening or closing valves of the wellhead assembly based on the collected data. 10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, the instructions further comprising functionality for displaying, on the touch screen, alerts and statuses of operations being conducted on the connector and the wellhead assembly. 11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising sending an alarm when the valves move out of position. 12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising, based on the collected data, displaying a condition of the valves. 13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising monitoring a hydraulic pressure and a stroke signature of the connector to determine the condition of the valves. 14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising actuating locking dogs of the connector to engage or disengage on the wellhead assembly. 15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising indicating when the connector landed on the wellhead assembly to engage the locking dogs. 16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising executing a sequence of valve operations. 17. A system, comprising: a connector coupled to a wellhead assembly;a hydraulic power unit coupled to the connector and a valve of the wellhead assembly; anda controller in communication with the connector and the hydraulic power unit, wherein controller is operable toreceive one or more conditions associated with the connector and a valve of the wellhead assembly; andoperate at least one of the connector and the valve through the hydraulic power unit based on the one or more condition. 18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of sensors disposed on and/or within connector, the wellhead assembly, and the hydraulic power unit, and wherein the plurality of sensors are in communication with the controller. 19. The system of claim 17, wherein the connector is coupled to an adaptor on top of the wellhead assembly. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein locking dogs of the connector engage an outer surface of the adaptor to lock the adaptor and the connector together.
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