Wireless downhole well interval inflow and injection control
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-023/00
E21B-043/00
E21B-034/06
E21B-034/00
출원번호
US-0220453
(2001-03-02)
국제출원번호
PCT/US01/006802
(2001-03-02)
§371/§102 date
20020829
(20020829)
국제공개번호
WO01/065063
(2001-09-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Stegemeier,George Leo
Vinegar,Harold J.
Burnett,Robert Rex
Savage,William Mountjoy
Carl, Jr.,Frederick Gordon
Hirsch,John Michele
출원인 / 주소
Shell Oil Company
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91
초록▼
An apparatus and methods of electrically controlling downhole well interval inflow and/or injection. The downhole controllable well section having a communications and control module, a sensor, an electrically controllable valve and an induction choke. The electrically controllable valve is adapted
An apparatus and methods of electrically controlling downhole well interval inflow and/or injection. The downhole controllable well section having a communications and control module, a sensor, an electrically controllable valve and an induction choke. The electrically controllable valve is adapted to regulate flow between an exterior of the tubing and an interior of the tubing. Power and signal transmission between surface and downhole is carried out via the tubing and/or the casing. When there are multiple downhole controllable well sections, flow inhibitors separate the well sections.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A petroleum well for producing petroleum products comprising: a perforated section having a plurality of perforated sections in at least a portion thereof extending within a wellbore of said well; a production tubing extending within said perforated section; a source o
The invention claimed is: 1. A petroleum well for producing petroleum products comprising: a perforated section having a plurality of perforated sections in at least a portion thereof extending within a wellbore of said well; a production tubing extending within said perforated section; a source of time-varying current at the surface, said current source being electrically connected to at least one of said tubing and said perforated section, such that at least one of said tubing and said perforated section acts as an electrical conductor for transmitting time-varying electrical current from the surface to a downhole location; and a downhole controllable well section comprising, a communications and control module, a sensor, and an electrically controllable valve, said communications and control module being electrically connected to at least one of said tubing and said perforated section, said sensor and said electrically controllable valve being directly electrically connected to said communications and control module, and said electrically controllable valve being adapted to regulate flow between an exterior of said tubing and an interior of said tubing based at least in part on sensor measurements. 2. The petroleum well of claim 1, including an induction choke located about a portion of at least one of said tubing and said perforated section, said induction choke being adapted to route part of said current through said communications and control module by creating a voltage potential within at least one of said tubing and said perforated casing between one side of said induction choke and another side of said induction choke, wherein said communications and control module is electrically connected across said voltage potential. 3. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 1, wherein said downhole controllable well section further comprises: a flow inhibitor located within said perforated section and about said tubing such that fluid flow within said casing from one side of said flow inhibitor to another side of said flow inhibitor is hindered by said flow inhibitor. 4. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 3, wherein said flow inhibitor is a conventional packer. 5. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 3, wherein said flow inhibitor is an electrically controllable packer comprising an electrically controllable packer valve. 6. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 3, wherein said flow inhibitor is an enlarged portion of said tubing. 7. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 3, wherein said flow inhibitor is a collar located about said tubing and within said perforated section. 8. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 1, wherein said sensor is a fluid flow sensor. 9. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 1, wherein said sensor is a fluid pressure sensor. 10. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 1, wherein said sensor is a fluid density sensor. 11. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 1, wherein said sensor is an acoustic waveform transducer. 12. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: at least one additional downhole controllable well sections, each of said well sections being divided from each other by a flow inhibitor, and each well section comprising a sensor and an electrically controllable valve, said electrically controllable valves of said additional well sections being adapted to regulate flow between said tubing exterior and said tubing interior, said flow inhibitors being located within said perforated sections and about other portions of said tubing such that fluid flow within said perforated sections at each of said flow inhibitors is hindered by said flow inhibitors. 13. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 1, wherein said communications and control module, said sensor, and said electrically controllable valve are housed within a tubing pod, said tubing pod being coupled to said tubing. 14. A petroleum well in accordance with claim 1, wherein said communications and control module includes a modem. 15. A method of producing petroleum from a petroleum well, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of downhole controllable well sections of said wells, a number of said well sections comprising a communications and control module, a sensor, an electrically controllable valve, and a flow inhibitor, said flow inhibitor being located within a well casing and about a portion of a production tubing of said well, said communications and control module being electrically connected to at least one of said tubing and said casing such that at least one of said tubing and said casing serve as a source for the communication signal for said communications and control module, and said electrically controllable valve and said sensor being directly electrically connected to said communications and control module; hindering fluid flow between said well sections within said casing with said flow inhibitors; measuring a fluid characteristic at each of said well sections with a respective sensor; regulating fluid flow into said tubing at one or more of said well sections with its respective electrically controllable valve, based on said fluid characteristic measurements; and producing petroleum products from said well via said tubing. 16. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the steps of: inputting a time-varying current into at least one of said tubing and said casing from a current source at the surface; impeding said current with an induction choke located about at least one of said tubing and said casing; creating a voltage potential between one side of said induction choke and another side of said induction choke within at least one of said tubing and said casing; routing said current through at least one of said communications and control modules at said voltage potential using said induction choke; and powering said at least one of said communications and control modules using said voltage potential and said current from at least one of said tubing and said casing. 17. A method in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the step of communicating with said at least one of said communications and control modules via said current and via at least one of said tubing and said casing. 18. A method in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the step of measuring fluid pressure at one of said well sections with a pressure sensor. 19. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the steps of: transmitting said fluid measurements to a computer system at the surface using said communications and control module via at least one of said tubing and said casing; calculating a pressure drop along said well sections, with said computer system, using said fluid measurements; determining if adjustments are needed for said electrically controllable valves of said well sections; sending command signals to said communications and control modules of said well sections needing valve adjustment; and adjusting a position of said electrically controllable valve via said communications and control module for each of said well sections needing valve adjustment. 20. A method in accordance with claim 15, wherein said steps of: regulating fluid flow at each of said well sections to provide a substantially uniform productivity from said at least one petroleum production zone across said well sections; and increasing recovery efficiency from said at least one petroleum production zone. 21. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the step of hindering cross-flow from one permeability layer of said at least one petroleum production zone having a first fluid pressure to another permeability layer of said at least one petroleum production zone having a second fluid pressure, wherein said first pressure is greater than said second pressure. 22. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the step of preventing premature gas breakthrough from gas coning down into said at least one petroleum production zone. 23. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the step of preventing premature water breakthrough from water coning up into said at least one petroleum production zone. 24. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the step of improving a productivity profile of at least one petroleum production zone. 25. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the step of extending a production life of at least one petroleum production zone. 26. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the step of measuring fluid flow at one of said well sections with a fluid flow sensor. 27. A method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising the step of measuring fluid density at one of said well sections with a fluid density sensor. 28. A method of controllably injecting fluid into a formation with a well, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of controllable well sections in said well, each of said well sections comprising a communications and control module, a sensor, and an electrically controllable valve, and a flow inhibitor, said communications and control module being directly electrically connected to at least one of said tubing and said casing such that at least one of said tubing and said casing serve as a power supply for said communications and control module, said electrically controllable valve and said sensor being electrically connected to said communications and control module, and said flow inhibitor being located within a well casing and about a portion of a tubing string of said well; hindering fluid flow between said well sections within said casing with said flow inhibitors; measuring fluid characteristic at each of said well sections with its respective sensor; controllably injecting fluid into said tubing; and regulating fluid flow from said tubing interior into said formation at one or more of said well sections with its respective electrically controllable valve, based on said fluid measurements. 29. A method in accordance with claim 28, further comprising the steps of: inputting AC signal into at least one of said tubing and said casing from a current source at the surface; impeding said AC signal with an induction choke located about at least one of said tubing and said casing; routing said AC signal through at least one of said communications and control modules; and powering said at least one of said communications and control modules using said AC signal from at least one of said tubing and said casing. 30. A method in accordance with claim 29, further comprising the step of communicating with said at least one of said communications and control modules via said AC signal and via at least one of said tubing and said casing. 31. A method in accordance with claim 28, further comprising the steps of: transmitting said fluid characteristic measurements to a computer system at the surface using said communications and control module via at least one of said tubing and said casing; calculating a pressure drop along said well sections, with said computer system, using said fluid characteristic measurements; determining if adjustments are needed for said electrically controllable valves of said well sections; sending command signals to said communications and control modules of said well sections needing valve adjustment; and also if valve adjustments are needed, adjusting a position of said electrically controllable valve via said communications and control module for each of said well sections needing valve adjustment. 32. A method in accordance with claim 28, wherein said step of regulating fluid flow at each of said well sections to provide a substantially uniform injection of fluid from said tubing into said formation across said well sections.
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