Apparatus and methods of flow testing formation zones
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-049/00
E21B-033/124
E21B-021/08
출원번호
US-0649846
(2012-10-11)
등록번호
US-8720554
(2014-05-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Clapp, Timothy Dale
Murphy, Robert
Wilson, Paul James
Rogers, Mark
출원인 / 주소
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.
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60
초록▼
A method of flow testing multiple zones in a wellbore includes lowering a tool string into the wellbore. The tool string includes an inflatable packer or plug and an electric pump. The method further includes operating the pump, thereby inflating the packer or plug and isolating a first zone from on
A method of flow testing multiple zones in a wellbore includes lowering a tool string into the wellbore. The tool string includes an inflatable packer or plug and an electric pump. The method further includes operating the pump, thereby inflating the packer or plug and isolating a first zone from one or more other zones; monitoring flow from the first zone; deflating the packer or plug; moving the tool string in the wellbore; and operating the pump, thereby inflating the packer or plug and isolating a second zone from one or more other zones; and monitoring flow from the second zone. The zones are monitored in one trip.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of flow testing multiple zones in a wellbore, comprising: lowering a tool string into the wellbore, the tool string comprising: a plurality of inflatable packers, anda pump comprising: a pressure balanced closed working fluid system having a working fluid pump and an electric motor opera
1. A method of flow testing multiple zones in a wellbore, comprising: lowering a tool string into the wellbore, the tool string comprising: a plurality of inflatable packers, anda pump comprising: a pressure balanced closed working fluid system having a working fluid pump and an electric motor operable to drive the working fluid pump, anda reciprocating hydraulic pump having a drive piston in selective fluid communication with the working fluid pump and a pump piston in selective fluid communication with the wellbore and the packers;inflating the packers by operating the pump, thereby straddling a first zone; andwhile the first zone is straddled: measuring a flow rate from the first zone; andmeasuring a flow rate from a second zone located between a lower packer and the bottom of the wellbore. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tool string is lowered into the wellbore on a wireline coupled thereto. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein: the tool string further comprises a deflation tool, and the packers are deflated by operating the deflation tool. 4. The method of claim 3, the deflation tool is operated by exerting tension on the wireline. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein: the deflation tool comprises a valve and an electronic actuator, andthe packers are deflated by the electronic actuator opening the valve. 6. The method of claim 2, further comprising reporting the measurements to surface in real time using the wireline. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein: the tool string further comprises a flow meter, andthe flow rates from the first and second zones are measured with the flow meter. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the flow meter is a single phase meter or a multiphase meter. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the flow meter comprises a spinner, a Venturi, a pressure sensor, or combinations thereof. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the tool string further comprises: an upper valve disposed between the packers and operable to selectively provide fluid communication between the wellbore and the flow meter, anda lower valve disposed below a lower one of the packers and operable to selectively provide fluid communication between the wellbore and the flow meter. 11. The method of claim 3, wherein the tool string further comprises a one-way valve configured to maintain inflation of the packers and positioned between the electric pump and the deflation tool. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein: the tool string further comprises an instrumentation sub, andthe method further comprises measuring a temperature and pressure of wellbore fluid. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring the flow rate from a combination of the first zone, the second zone, and a third zone, and calculating the flow rate of the third zone based on measurements of the first zone, second zone, and the combination of the first, second, and third zones. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the wellbore has been cased and cemented. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising lowering the tool string through a production tubing positioned at an upper end of the wellbore and extending into the wellbore. 16. The method of claim 1, further comprising perforating a production zone on the same trip. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the tool string further comprises an anti-blowup device. 18. The method of claim 1, further comprising injecting a wellbore treating fluid on the same trip. 19. A tool string for flow testing multiple zones in a wellbore, comprising: an inflatable packer or plug;an electric pump operable to inflate the packer or plug and comprising: a pressure balanced closed working fluid system having a working fluid pump and an electric motor operable to drive the working fluid pump, anda reciprocating hydraulic pump having a drive piston for selective fluid communication with the working fluid pump and a pump piston for selective fluid communication with the wellbore and the packer or plug; anda deflation tool operable to deflate the packer or plug in an open position,wherein: the deflation tool is repeatably operable between the open position and a closed position, andthe tool string is tubular. 20. The tool string of claim 19, further comprising a flow meter. 21. The tool string of claim 19, further comprising a wireline cable head. 22. The tool string of claim 19, further comprising a second inflatable packer or plug. 23. The tool string of claim 19, further comprising a perforation gun. 24. The tool string of claim 22, further comprising: an upper valve disposed between the packers or plugs and operable to selectively provide fluid communication between the wellbore and the flow meter; anda lower valve disposed below a lower one of the packers or plugs and operable to selectively provide fluid communication between the wellbore and the flow meter. 25. A tool string for flow testing multiple zones in a wellbore, comprising: a wireline cable head;upper and lower inflatable packers;an electric pump operable to inflate the packers;a deflation tool operable to deflate the packers;a flow meter;an upper valve disposed between the packers and operable to selectively provide fluid communication between the wellbore and the flow meter; anda lower valve disposed below the lower packer and operable to selectively provide fluid communication between the wellbore and the flow meter,wherein the tool string is tubular. 26. The tool string of claim 25, wherein the upper valve and the lower valve are electronic shut-in tools. 27. The tool string of claim 25, wherein the pump comprises: a pressure balanced closed working fluid system having a working fluid pump and an electric motor operable to drive the working fluid pump, anda reciprocating hydraulic pump having a drive piston in selective fluid communication with the working fluid pump and a pump piston in selective fluid communication with the wellbore and the packers. 28. A method of flow testing multiple zones in a wellbore, comprising: lowering a tool string into the wellbore, the tool string comprising: a plurality of inflatable packers, anda pump,a flow meter,an upper valve disposed between the packers and operable to selectively provide fluid communication between the wellbore and the flow meter, anda lower valve disposed below a lower one of the packers and operable to selectively provide fluid communication between the wellbore and the flow meter;inflating the packers by operating the pump, thereby straddling a first zone; andwhile the first zone is straddled: measuring a flow rate from the first zone using the flow meter; andmeasuring a flow rate from a second zone located between a lower packer and the bottom of the wellbore using the flow meter.
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