DISTRIBUTED FIBER-OPTIC TELEMETRY FOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND REAL-TIME LOCATION OF DOWNHOLE AUTONOMOUS SENSING DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20250020057A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18263096

    申请日:2022-08-12

    Abstract: A system and method for using a Distributed Acoustic Sensor (DAS) system to receive signals transmitted from remote autonomous sensors and to locate the autonomous sensors are disclosed. The method includes installing a DAS system in a borehole consisting of at least one fiber-optic cable connected to at least one corresponding interrogator, deploying at least one autonomous sensor and conducting at least one measurement. The methods also include encoding the at least one measurement in at least one encoded acoustic signal, transmitting the at least one encoded acoustic signal to the at least one fiber-optic cable, and detecting the at least one encoded acoustic signal with the DAS system. Furthermore, the methods include recording the at least one encoded acoustic signal received by the DAS system at a surface location and processing the at least one encoded acoustic signal with a processing unit to decode and obtain the at least one measurement.

    Method and device for measuring fluid properties using an electromechanical resonator

    公开(公告)号:US10317557B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15228241

    申请日:2016-08-04

    Abstract: A method and device are described for making in situ measurements of the density and viscosity of downhole fluids at subterranean wells. An oscillator circuit is deployed in the well comprising an amplifier, a feedback loop, and an electromechanical resonator. The electromechanical resonator is a component in the feedback loop of the oscillator circuit, and has a resonance mode that determines the frequency of the oscillator circuit. The electromechanical resonator is also in contact with the fluid such that the density and viscosity of the fluid influence the resonant frequency and damping of the resonator. The frequency of the oscillator is measured by a microcontroller. In one embodiment, the oscillator circuit periodically stops driving the electromechanical resonator such that the oscillation decays and the rate of decay is also measured by the microcontroller. The density and viscosity of the fluid are determined from the frequency and rate of decay of the oscillation. This measurement technique provides a faster response time to fluid changes than is possible with conventional measurement methods, and the fast response time opens up new applications for downhole viscosity and density measurements, including determining PVT characteristics, phase diagrams, and flow rates.

    Method and device for measuring fluid properties using an electromechanical resonator

    公开(公告)号:US11061158B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US16435684

    申请日:2019-06-10

    Abstract: A method and device are described for making in situ measurements of the density and viscosity of downhole fluids at subterranean wells. An oscillator circuit is deployed in the well comprising an amplifier, a feedback loop, and an electromechanical resonator. The electromechanical resonator is a component in the feedback loop of the oscillator circuit, and has a resonance mode that determines the frequency of the oscillator circuit. The electromechanical resonator is also in contact with the fluid such that the density and viscosity of the fluid influence the resonant frequency and damping of the resonator. The frequency of the oscillator is measured by a microcontroller. In one embodiment, the oscillator circuit periodically stops driving the electromechanical resonator such that the oscillation decays and the rate of decay is also measured by the microcontroller. The density and viscosity of the fluid are determined from the frequency and rate of decay of the oscillation. This measurement technique provides a faster response time to fluid changes than is possible with conventional measurement methods, and the fast response time opens up new applications for downhole viscosity and density measurements, including determining PVT characteristics, phase diagrams, and flow rates.

    Method And Device For Measuring Fluid Properties Using An Electromechanical Resonator
    9.
    发明申请
    Method And Device For Measuring Fluid Properties Using An Electromechanical Resonator 审中-公开
    使用机电谐振器测量流体特性的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20170038491A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-09

    申请号:US15228241

    申请日:2016-08-04

    Abstract: A method and device are described for making in situ measurements of the density and viscosity of downhole fluids at subterranean wells. An oscillator circuit is deployed in the well comprising an amplifier, a feedback loop, and an electromechanical resonator. The electromechanical resonator is a component in the feedback loop of the oscillator circuit, and has a resonance mode that determines the frequency of the oscillator circuit. The electromechanical resonator is also in contact with the fluid such that the density and viscosity of the fluid influence the resonant frequency and damping of the resonator. The frequency of the oscillator is measured by a microcontroller. In one embodiment, the oscillator circuit periodically stops driving the electromechanical resonator such that the oscillation decays and the rate of decay is also measured by the microcontroller. The density and viscosity of the fluid are determined from the frequency and rate of decay of the oscillation. This measurement technique provides a faster response time to fluid changes than is possible with conventional measurement methods, and the fast response time opens up new applications for downhole viscosity and density measurements, including determining PVT characteristics, phase diagrams, and flow rates.

    Abstract translation: 描述了一种方法和装置,用于对地下井下井下流体的密度和粘度进行原位测量。 振荡器电路部署在井中,包括放大器,反馈回路和机电谐振器。 机电谐振器是振荡器电路的反馈环路中的一个部件,并且具有确定振荡器电路的频率的谐振模式。 机电谐振器也与流体接触,使得流体的密度和粘度影响谐振器的谐振频率和阻尼。 振荡器的频率由微控制器测量。 在一个实施例中,振荡器电路周期性地停止驱动机电谐振器,使得振荡衰减和衰减速率也由微控制器测量。 流体的密度和粘度由振荡衰减的频率和速率决定。 这种测量技术比传统的测量方法提供了比液体变化更快的响应时间,快速响应时间为井下粘度和密度测量(包括确定PVT特性,相图和流速)开辟了新的应用。

Patent Agency Ranking