Measurement of cement properties
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11085287B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US15755921

    申请日:2016-08-26

    Abstract: A method of measuring the viscosity of cement slurry used for a primary cementing of an oil or gas well includes pumping the cement slurry along a conduit to a cementing location, measuring a first pressure loss along a first, horizontal portion of the conduit and a second pressure loss along a second, vertical portion of the conduit, and calculating a viscosity of the cement slurry based at least in part on the first and second pressure losses and a flow rate of the cement slurry.

    Determining a component of a wave field

    公开(公告)号:US10705233B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US15110585

    申请日:2015-01-09

    Abstract: There is described embodiments relating to a method of determining a wave field in an anisotropic subsurface of the Earth. The method includes numerically solving a decoupled quasi-acoustic single wave mode wave equation based on spatially varied anisotropic parameters, to determine the wave field in the anisotropic subsurface.

    Inversion method
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10656300B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US15110352

    申请日:2014-01-08

    Abstract: A method of estimating electromagnetic parameters of a geological structure, comprising: providing controlled source electromagnetic, CSEM, data of the structure, calculating a numerical model representing electromagnetic parameters of the structure and generating simulated CSEM data, discretising the numerical model based on prior knowledge of the structure, defining a functional for minimising the distance between said simulated CSEM data and said CSEM data, wherein the functional comprises a regularisation term which depends on prior knowledge of said structure.

    Combined dehydration of gas and inhibition of liquid from a well stream

    公开(公告)号:US10576415B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-03

    申请号:US15904563

    申请日:2018-02-26

    Abstract: A method and system for dehydration of a gas phase and hydrate inhibition of a liquid hydrocarbon phase in a multiphase hydrocarbon fluid stream containing water. The method may include (i) separating the hydrocarbon fluid stream into a liquid phase and a first gas phase, (ii) adding hydrate inhibitor to the first gas phase, and (iii) separating off condensed liquids and a second gas phase. The first gas phase has a water dew point that is lower than the initial multiphase hydrocarbon fluid stream and the second gas phase has a lower water dew point than the first gas phase. The hydrate inhibitor has a water content that is low enough to enable it to dry the first gas phase, the hydrate inhibitor being separated off with the condensed liquids and mixed with a part or all of the liquid phase from the separation to inhibit the liquid phase.

    Direct tie-in of pipelines by added curvature

    公开(公告)号:US10422443B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US15548046

    申请日:2016-02-22

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for direct tie-in of pipelines are disclosed. An apparatus is attached to a portion of a pipeline, the apparatus including a tensioning member and a buoyancy element attached to the tensioning member such that, when submerged, the pipeline is deflected as a result of a buoyancy force tensioning the tensioning member, and on releasing the buoyancy element, direct tie-in of the pipeline is performed.

    Fairing and method
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10274107B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US14893790

    申请日:2013-07-03

    Inventor: Kjetil Skaugset

    Abstract: A fairing device for the reduction of vortex-induced vibrations or motions, and for minimizing the drag about a substantially cylindrical element immersed in a fluid medium, comprising; a fairing rotatably mounted about the cylindrical element, the fairing comprising a shell with a mainly cylindrical cross-sectional shape with an outer diameter (D) following the outer diameter of the cylindrical element from an upward stagnation point of 0 degrees to at least +/−90 degrees, and which at +/−90 degrees continues as two fin-like portions in an aft direction, whereby the fin-like portions are convexly curved aft of +/−90 degrees thus tapering towards each other and are defining a tail end opening or gap less than the fairing standoff height. A method for mounting, storage, and deployment of the fairing device is also disclosed.

    FLUID MONITORING APPARATUS
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190113380A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-18

    申请号:US15741640

    申请日:2015-07-08

    Abstract: A fluid monitoring apparatus for detecting which of a first fluid, a second fluid and a third fluid is present, the second fluid having a density less than the first fluid and the third fluid having a density less than the second fluid. The apparatus includes: a first float having a density less than that of the first fluid but greater than that of the second fluid; a second float having a density less than that of the second fluid but greater than that of the third fluid; and a sensor. The sensor is configured to detect the first float and the second float so that the position of the floats can be determined.

    MEASUREMENT OF CEMENT PROPERTIES
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180328162A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-15

    申请号:US15755921

    申请日:2016-08-26

    CPC classification number: E21B47/0005 E21B33/14 E21B47/06 E21B47/065

    Abstract: A method and system for calculating the viscosity of cement slurry used for a primary cementing of an oil or gas well (12) comprises: pumping the cement slurry along a conduit (16) to a cementing location (20); measuring a first pressure loss along a first, horizontal portion (28) of the conduit (16) and a second pressure loss along a second, vertical portion (30) of the conduit (16); and calculating a viscosity of the cement slurry based at least in part on the first and second pressure losses and a flow rate of the cement slurry.

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