181 |
Use of real-time pressure data to evaluate fracturing performance |
US14529550 |
2014-10-31 |
US09695681B2 |
2017-07-04 |
Lance Nigel Portman |
A method of fracturing a wellbore formation that includes positioning an end of a coiled tubing string adjacent a first location within a wellbore, pumping fluid down the wellbore to fracture the formation, and monitoring a pressure within the wellbore during the procedure with at least one sensor connected to a communication line. The fracturing procedure may be a re-fracturing of the wellbore. The method may include actuating a single isolation element or two isolation elements to isolate a portion of the wellbore to be fractured. The method may include modifying the fracturing procedure in real time based on data from monitoring the pressure during the procedure. A system for fracturing a wellbore includes coiled tubing, a communication line within the coiled tubing, and at least one pressure sensor connected to the communication line. Pressure sensors may be connected to both the exterior and interior of the coiled tubing. |
182 |
FEED-THROUGH ELEMENT FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS |
US15456659 |
2017-03-13 |
US20170186510A1 |
2017-06-29 |
Charles Leedecke; David Filkins; Jens Suffner; Ellen Kay Little; Julio Castillo; Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm |
A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 Ωcm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO. |
183 |
Casing Coupler Mounted EM Transducers |
US15118462 |
2014-04-02 |
US20170138132A1 |
2017-05-18 |
Glenn A. Wilson; Burkay Donderici |
An illustrative casing coupler for a permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring system, the casing coupler includes a tubular body having threaded ends for connecting casing tubulars together, and a wire coil that encircles the tubular body and transmits and/or receives EM signals. |
184 |
CABLE DUCT DEVICE IN A SWELLING PACKER |
US15403019 |
2017-01-10 |
US20170122062A1 |
2017-05-04 |
Rune FREYER |
A cable duct device in a swellable packer (1) of the kind in which the packer (1) is adapted to be able of sealing an annulus (3), and in which the swellable packer (1) is provided with at least one opening (6) therethrough adapted to constitute a duct for a cable (12). |
185 |
Ground current diverter |
US14319433 |
2014-06-30 |
US09631439B2 |
2017-04-25 |
Michael J. Tait |
A device which can be used on a water pipe has a first metallic, tubular section and a second metallic, tubular section. The first and second metallic, tubular sections are separated from one another by an electrically non-conductive section. The device also has a first metallic wire that extends through the tubular wall of the first metallic, tubular section in at least five locations and further extends across the first interior three times. The first metallic wire is electrically coupled to the second metallic, tubular section. |
186 |
Feed-through element for harsh environments |
US15277482 |
2016-09-27 |
US09627109B2 |
2017-04-18 |
Charles Leedecke; David Filkins; Jens Suffner; Ellen Kay Little; Julio Castillo; Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm |
A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 Ω cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO. |
187 |
CABLE FOR AN ELECTRICALLY SUBMERSIBLE PUMP (ESP) ARRANGEMENT |
US15310621 |
2015-05-13 |
US20170081925A1 |
2017-03-23 |
David Brown; Lars Bay; Kim W. Christensen; Neil Ryan |
A cable arrangement for feeding power and signals to downhole equipment, such as an electrically submersible pump (6), within an oil or gas well, comprising an upper suspension element (15), a lower connector (22), a docking station (11′) for the downhole equipment coupled to said connector (22), and a cable (8a), comprising lines for power and signal. The cable extends between, and is coupled to, the upper suspension element (15) and the lower connector (22). The docking station (11′) is adapted for attachment to the inner surface of a production tubing (5), that a narrow gap is formed between the production tubing (5) and the downhole equipment (6). The cable (8) is shaped to fit inside the gap by having a first dimension in the radial direction of the gap, which is smaller than the gap and a second dimension in the tangential direction of the gap, which is substantially larger than the first dimension. |
188 |
Transmission line for wired pipe, and method |
US14194991 |
2014-03-03 |
US09601237B2 |
2017-03-21 |
Stephan Mueller; Ingo Roders; Rene Schulz; Henning Rahn; Robert Buda; Detlev Benedict |
A wired pipe transmission line for disposal in a wired pipe segment for use in subterranean drilling. The transmission line includes an assembly including an inner conductor and a dielectric layer including silicon dioxide (SiO2) insulating material surrounding the inner conductor and a protective layer that is formed of a rigid material and surrounding the dielectric layer. Also included is a method of forming a wired pipe transmission line. |
189 |
System and Method for Mapping Deep Anomalous Zones of Electrical Resistivity |
US15119064 |
2015-02-13 |
US20170059737A1 |
2017-03-02 |
H. Frank Morrison |
A system and method are provided for delivering current to a lower exposed end of a well in which a source of current is connected to a middle section of a well casing or tubing inserted in the casing with the middle section being electrically isolated from a first or upper section by an insulative coupler and treated to be electrically resistive. A cable is attached to the middle section and used to deliver current along the wall of the middle section to the lower exposed end such that the lower exposed end is used to generate an electric field in nearby geological zones. Changes in the generated electric field resulting from the nature of materials in the geological zones can be detected by surface or below ground monitors or sensors. |
190 |
DOWNHOLE ELECTRONICS CARRIER |
US15305427 |
2015-05-08 |
US20170044893A1 |
2017-02-16 |
Patrick R. DERKACZ; Aaron W. LOGAN; Justin C. LOGAN |
A drill string section receives an electronics package. A flow channel extends through an aperture in the electronics package. The flow channel carries a flow of drilling fluid through the drill string section. The flow channel is sealed to a body of the drill string section. The electronics package need not be pressure-rated. |
191 |
GAP ASSEMBLY FOR EM DATA TELEMETRY |
US15306040 |
2015-05-08 |
US20170044839A1 |
2017-02-16 |
Patrick R. DERKACZ; Aaron W. LOGAN; Justin C. LOGAN |
A gap sub has electrically-conductive parts held together by electrical insulators which engage in channels formed in the parts. The electrical insulators hold the parts in a spaced-apart electrically-insulated relationship. In some embodiments, the electrical insulators are removable to allow separation of the parts. An insulating oil or other fluid may fill the gap. |
192 |
METHOD OF USING A TOP DRIVE SYSTEM |
US15331953 |
2016-10-24 |
US20170037683A1 |
2017-02-09 |
Karsten HEIDECKE; Joseph Ross RIALS; Raleigh FISHER; Delaney Michael OLSTAD |
In one embodiment, a top drive system includes a quill; a motor operable to rotate the quill; a gripper operable to engage a joint of casing; a connector bi-directionally rotationally coupled to the quill and the gripper and longitudinally coupled to the gripper; and a compensator longitudinally coupled to the quill and the connector. The compensator is operable to allow relative longitudinal movement between the connector and the quill. |
193 |
Cable duct device in a swelling packer |
US12624282 |
2009-11-23 |
US09546528B2 |
2017-01-17 |
Rune Freyer |
A cable duct device in a swellable packer, in which the swellable packer is provided with at least one opening therethrough which is adapted to constitute a duct for a cable. |
194 |
System and Method for Controlling a Dual Telemetry Measurement While Drilling (MWD) Tool |
US15248948 |
2016-08-26 |
US20170009570A1 |
2017-01-12 |
John PETROVIC; Victor PETROVIC; Matthew R. WHITE; Neal P. BEAULAC |
A system and method are provided for operating a dual telemetry measurement while drilling (MWD) system. The method includes sending a downlink command to a downhole system to switch between a first telemetry mode and a second telemetry mode, one of the first and second telemetry modes comprising mud pulse telemetry, and the other of the first and second telemetry modes comprising electromagnetic (EM) telemetry. |
195 |
Cable duct device in a swelling packer |
US14309143 |
2014-06-19 |
US09540893B2 |
2017-01-10 |
Rune Freyer |
A cable duct device in a swellable packer, in which the swellable packer is provided with at least one opening therethrough which is adapted to constitute a duct for a cable. |
196 |
METHOD OF INCORPORATING REMOTE COMMUNICATION WITH OILFIELD TUBULAR HANDLING APPARATUS |
US15257384 |
2016-09-06 |
US20160369573A1 |
2016-12-22 |
Sorin Gabriel TEODORESCU; Hallvard Svadberg HATLOY; Tarald GUDMESTAD; Lev RING |
Signal communications at a drilling system generally includes communicating upwards or downwards from the rig floor. For example, signal communications upwards may comprise the control of a cementing head operation (e.g., actuating cementing head). Signal communications downwards may comprise the activation of tools and their confirmation (e.g., hole opening tools, liner hangers, and packers). Actuation may be performed via umbilicals, for example, via pressure spikes or the dropping of balls, darts, or radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. However, issues may arise wherein, for example, a ball may not properly land to close a circulation valve. As another example, a cementing head could be over 100 feet above the rig floor, which may make it difficult for signal communications via an umbilical. Accordingly, what is needed are techniques and apparatus for activation of tools and their confirmation by a remote communication system. |
197 |
Dual Telemetry Receiver for a Measurement While Drilling (MWD) System |
US15248782 |
2016-08-26 |
US20160362976A1 |
2016-12-15 |
John PETROVIC; Victor PETROVIC; Matthew R. WHITE; Neal P. BEAULAC |
A receiver for a dual telemetry measurement while drilling (MWD) system and method for operating same are provided. The receiver includes a mud pulse receiver module for receiving a first signal sent using mud pulse telemetry via a pressure transducer configured to detect mud pulses transmitted through a mud column in a drill string; an electromagnetic (EM) receiver module for receiving a second signal sent using EM telemetry via the drill string and a formation; and a processer for obtaining the first signal when operating in a mud pulse mode and the second signal when operating in an EM mode and having MWD data displayed at a surface system. |
198 |
Wired pipe and method of manufacturing wired pipe |
US14087422 |
2013-11-22 |
US09512682B2 |
2016-12-06 |
Stephan Mueller; Kai Schoenborn |
A wired pipe includes a tubular pipe body having a wall. The wall including an inner surface, a flow channel formed by the inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one channel integrally formed within a thickness of the wall and between the inner and outer surfaces of the wall. Also included is a method of forming a wired pipe. |
199 |
ADVANCED DRILL STRING INGROUND ISOLATOR HOUSING IN AN MWD SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD |
US15231750 |
2016-08-08 |
US20160348495A1 |
2016-12-01 |
Albert W. Chau; Kenneth J. Theimer |
A housing defines a through passage along its length and is configured to support a group of electrical isolators surrounding the through passage to form an electrically isolating break in a drill string such that each isolator of the group of isolators is subject to no more than a compressive force responsive to extension and retraction of the drill string. The housing defines a housing cavity to receive an electronics package having a signal port and is configured for electrical connection of the signal port across the electrically isolating break. A housing lid can cooperate with a main housing body to define elongated slots for purposes of enhancing the emanation of a locating signal. A housing arrangement can support electrical connections from an electronics package to bridge an electrically isolating gap. |
200 |
COMPLETION SYSTEMS WITH A BI-DIRECTIONAL TELEMETRY SYSTEM |
US15221183 |
2016-07-27 |
US20160348481A1 |
2016-12-01 |
Aaron C. Hammer; Robert S. O'Brien |
An apparatus for use in a wellbore for performing a treatment operation is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment may include an inner string that further includes a first tubular having a first communication link, and a service tool including a cross-over tool having a fluid flow passage therein for supplying a treatment fluid under pressure from an inside of the service tool to an outside of the service tool, and wherein the service tool includes a second communication link operatively coupled to the first communication link and wherein the second communication link runs across or through the fluid flow passage in the cross-over tool that is protected from direct flow of the fluid under pressure from the inside of the service tool to the outside of the service tool. |