IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0161636
(2011-06-16)
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등록번호 |
US-8701772
(2014-04-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Dykstra, Jason D.
- Fripp, Michael Linley
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
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0 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A downhole heated fluid generation system includes: a compressor-valve assembly having a compressor and a valve, the assembly operable to compress and regulate a fluid used in generating a heated treatment fluid; a combustor fluidly coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the combustor operable to
A downhole heated fluid generation system includes: a compressor-valve assembly having a compressor and a valve, the assembly operable to compress and regulate a fluid used in generating a heated treatment fluid; a combustor fluidly coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the combustor operable to provide the heated treatment fluid into a wellbore; and a controller communicably coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the controller operable to: determine an input indicative of a desired position of the valve; determine a value indicative of an actual position of the valve; determine a desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve; and adjust an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating pressure to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve.
대표청구항
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1. A method for controlling a compressor-valve assembly in a downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: determining an input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly;determining a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scaling the value indi
1. A method for controlling a compressor-valve assembly in a downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: determining an input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly;determining a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scaling the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter, the filter comprising a frequency-weighted filter, and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve comprising an average position of the valve;determining a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determining a desired operating condition of a compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve; andadjusting an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating condition to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve of the compressor-valve assembly. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining an integral portion of a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determining a proportional portion of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve; anddetermining a sum of the integral and proportional portions of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: determining a feed forward value based on at least one of a desired flow rate of fluid through the valve or a wellhead pressure. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining a desired operating condition of a compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve comprises determining a desired operating condition of the compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based on the sum of the integral and proportional portions of the difference and the feed forward value. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating condition comprises an operating pressure. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: adjusting the actual position of the valve based on the operating parameter of the compressor;determining a flow rate of the fluid through the valve based on the adjusted actual position of the valve; anddetermining a difference between the flow rate of the fluid through the valve to a desired flow rate of the fluid. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: determining a new position of the valve based on the determined difference between the flow rate of the fluid through the valve to a desired flow rate of the fluid and a feed forward value, the feed forward value based on at least one of a pressure of the fluid or a wellhead pressure; andadjusting the valve to the new position. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the valve is adjusted to a substantially linear operating curve. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating parameter of the compressor is a speed of the compressor. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises at least one of air, oxygen, or methane, the fluid used in the downhole heated fluid generation system to produce a heated treatment fluid. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the heated treatment fluid comprises steam. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: combusting an airflow and a fuel in a downhole combustor of the downhole heated fluid generation system to generate heat; andgenerating the steam by applying the generated heat to a treatment fluid supplied to the downhole combustor. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a desired operating condition of a compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve comprises determining a desired operating condition of the compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based on a time-domain calculation comprising the input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve as state variables. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the compressor comprises a response time that is slower than a response time of the valve. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the compressor response time is an order of magnitude slower than the valve response time. 17. A downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: a compressor-valve assembly comprising a compressor and a valve, the assembly operable to compress and regulate a fluid used in generating a heated treatment fluid;a combustor fluidly coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the combustor operable to provide the heated treatment fluid into a wellbore; anda controller communicably coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the controller configured to: determine an input indicative of a desired position of the valve;determine a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scale the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter, the filter comprising a frequency-weighted filter, and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve comprising an average position of the valve;determine a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve; andadjust an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating pressure to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the controller is further operable to: determine an integral portion of a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a proportional portion of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve; anddetermine a sum of the integral and proportional portions of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the controller is further operable to: determine a feed forward value based on at least one of a desired flow rate of fluid through the valve or a wellhead pressure. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the controller is further operable to determine a desired operating pressure of the compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based on the sum of the integral and proportional portions of the difference and the feed forward value. 21. The system of claim 17, wherein the controller is further operable to: adjust the actual position of the valve based on the operating parameter of the compressor;determine a flow rate of the fluid through the valve based on the adjusted actual position of the valve; anddetermine a difference between the flow rate of the fluid through the valve to a desired flow rate of the fluid. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the controller is further operable to: determine a new position of the valve based on the determined difference between the flow rate of the fluid through the valve to a desired flow rate of the fluid and a feed forward value, the feed forward value based on at least one of a pressure of the fluid or a wellhead pressure; andadjust the valve to the new position. 23. The system of claim 21, wherein the valve is adjusted along a substantially linear operating curve. 24. The system of claim 17, wherein the controller is further operable to determine the desired operating condition of the compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based on a time-domain calculation comprising the input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve as state variables. 25. The system of claim 17, wherein the controller is further operable to determine the desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve. 26. The system of claim 17, wherein the compressor comprises a response time that is slower than a response time of the valve. 27. The system of claim 26, wherein the compressor response time is an order of magnitude slower than the valve response time. 28. A method for controlling a compressor-valve assembly in a downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: determining an input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly;determining a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;determining an integral portion of a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determining a proportional portion of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determining a sum of the integral and proportional portions of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determining a desired operating condition of a compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve; andadjusting an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating condition to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve of the compressor-valve assembly. 29. A downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: a compressor-valve assembly comprising a compressor and a valve, the assembly operable to compress and regulate a fluid used in generating a heated treatment fluid;a combustor fluidly coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the combustor operable to provide the heated treatment fluid into a wellbore; anda controller communicably coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the controller configured to: determine an input indicative of a desired position of the valve;determine a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;determine an integral portion of a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a proportional portion of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a sum of the integral and proportional portions of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve; andadjust an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating pressure to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve. 30. A method for controlling a compressor-valve assembly in a downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: determining an input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly;determining a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scaling the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter;determining a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determining a desired operating condition of the compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based, at least in part, on a time-domain calculation comprising the input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve as state variables; andadjusting an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating condition to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve of the compressor-valve assembly. 31. A downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: a compressor-valve assembly comprising a compressor and a valve, the assembly operable to compress and regulate a fluid used in generating a heated treatment fluid;a combustor fluidly coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the combustor operable to provide the heated treatment fluid into a wellbore; anda controller communicably coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the controller configured to: determine an input indicative of a desired position of the valve;determine a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scale the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter;determine an integral portion of a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a proportional portion of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve; anddetermine a sum of the integral and proportional portions of the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve; andadjust an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating pressure to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve. 32. A downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: a compressor-valve assembly comprising a compressor and a valve, the assembly operable to compress and regulate a fluid used in generating a heated treatment fluid;a combustor fluidly coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the combustor operable to provide the heated treatment fluid into a wellbore; anda controller communicably coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the controller configured to: determine an input indicative of a desired position of the valve;determine a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scale the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter;determine a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine the desired operating condition of the compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based, at least in part, on a time-domain calculation comprising the input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve as state variables; andadjust an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating pressure to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve. 33. A method for controlling a compressor-valve assembly in a downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: determining an input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly;determining a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scaling the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter;determining a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determining a desired operating condition of a compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve;adjusting an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating condition to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve of the compressor-valve assembly; anddetermining the desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve. 34. A method for controlling a compressor-valve assembly in a downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: determining an input indicative of a desired position of a valve in the compressor-valve assembly;determining a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scaling the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter;determining a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determining a desired operating condition of a compressor in the compressor-valve assembly based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve, the compressor comprising a response time that is slower than a response time of the valve; andadjusting an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating condition to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve of the compressor-valve assembly. 35. A downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: a compressor-valve assembly comprising a compressor and a valve, the assembly operable to compress and regulate a fluid used in generating a heated treatment fluid;a combustor fluidly coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the combustor operable to provide the heated treatment fluid into a wellbore; anda controller communicably coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the controller configured to: determine an input indicative of a desired position of the valve;determine a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scale the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter;determine a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve;adjust an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating pressure to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve; anddetermine the desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve. 36. A downhole heated fluid generation system, comprising: a compressor-valve assembly comprising a compressor and a valve, the assembly operable to compress and regulate a fluid used in generating a heated treatment fluid;a combustor fluidly coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the combustor operable to provide the heated treatment fluid into a wellbore; anda controller communicably coupled to the compressor-valve assembly, the controller configured to: determine an input indicative of a desired position of the valve;determine a value indicative of an actual position of the valve;scale the value indicative of the actual position of the valve through a filter;determine a difference between the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the scaled value indicative of the actual position of the valve;determine a desired operating condition of the compressor based, at least in part, on the input indicative of the desired position of the valve and the value indicative of an actual position of the valve, the compressor comprising a response time that is slower than a response time of the valve; andadjust an operating parameter of the compressor based on the desired operating pressure to compress a fluid flowing through the compressor and the valve.
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