Method of fault detection and recovery in a tubing string located in a wellbore and apparatus for same

    公开(公告)号:US11578589B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17154663

    申请日:2021-01-21

    IPC分类号: E21B47/12 E21B34/06 G01R31/52

    摘要: A method of fault detection and recovery in a tubing string located in a hydrocarbon well, a method of fault protection in a tubing string located in a hydrocarbon well, and an apparatus and system for same. In one aspect, there is provided a method of fault detection and recovery in a tubing string located in a hydrocarbon well, the tubing string having a plurality of valves, each valve having a control unit, each control unit being connected in series to a power-line providing power and communication, each of the control units being independently controllable. The method comprises: detecting a short circuit, fault or failure in one of the control units of the tubing string via an output of the power-line; causing individual control units to be selectively isolated from the power-line via a circuit interrupting device; and determining one or more control unit associated with the short circuit, fault or failure via the output of the power-line while individual control units are selectively isolated from the power-line.

    Method of fault detection and recovery in a tubing string located in a hydrocarbon well, and apparatus for same

    公开(公告)号:US10927663B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:US16262165

    申请日:2019-01-30

    IPC分类号: E21B47/12 E21B34/06 G01R31/52

    摘要: A method of fault detection and recovery in a tubing string located in a hydrocarbon well is described, the tubing string having a plurality of valves, each valve having a control unit, each control unit being connected in series to a power-line providing power and communication, each of the control units being independently controllable. The method includes: detecting a short circuit, fault or failure in one of the control units of the tubing string via an output of the power-line; causing individual control units to be selectively isolated from the power-line via a circuit interrupting device; and determining one or more control units associated with the short circuit, fault or failure via the output of the power-line while individual control units are selectively isolated from the power-line. A method of fault protection in a tubing string, and an apparatus and system for the same are also described.