GB2142679B - Method and apparatus for borehole fluid influx detection - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for borehole fluid influx detection

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Publication number
GB2142679B
GB2142679B GB08415968A GB8415968A GB2142679B GB 2142679 B GB2142679 B GB 2142679B GB 08415968 A GB08415968 A GB 08415968A GB 8415968 A GB8415968 A GB 8415968A GB 2142679 B GB2142679 B GB 2142679B
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borehole fluid
fluid influx
influx detection
detection
borehole
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GB2142679A (en
Inventor
Donald S Grosso
G Robert Feeley
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Teleco Oilfield Services Inc
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Teleco Oilfield Services Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/08—Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/10—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements
    • E21B47/107—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements using acoustic means
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
    • E21B47/14—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling using acoustic waves
    • E21B47/18—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling using acoustic waves through the well fluid, e.g. mud pressure pulse telemetry

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
GB08415968A 1983-06-23 1984-06-22 Method and apparatus for borehole fluid influx detection Expired GB2142679B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US50714683A 1983-06-23 1983-06-23
US50713683A 1983-06-23 1983-06-23

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GB8415968D0 GB8415968D0 (en) 1984-07-25
GB2142679A GB2142679A (en) 1985-01-23
GB2142679B true GB2142679B (en) 1986-07-23

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CA (1) CA1218740A (en)
DE (1) DE3423158A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2549132B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2142679B (en)
NO (1) NO162881C (en)

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US4636934A (en) * 1984-05-21 1987-01-13 Otis Engineering Corporation Well valve control system
GB2216925A (en) * 1988-04-05 1989-10-18 Anadrill Int Sa Method for controlling a drilling operation
US4941951A (en) * 1989-02-27 1990-07-17 Anadrill, Inc. Method for improving a drilling process by characterizing the hydraulics of the drilling system
FR2666419B1 (en) * 1990-08-31 1993-02-19 Elf Aquitaine METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING WELL DRILLING DATA FROM BOTTOM TO SURFACE.
US5289354A (en) * 1990-08-31 1994-02-22 Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine (Production) Method for acoustic transmission of drilling data from a well
US5055837A (en) * 1990-09-10 1991-10-08 Teleco Oilfield Services Inc. Analysis and identification of a drilling fluid column based on decoding of measurement-while-drilling signals
US5222048A (en) * 1990-11-08 1993-06-22 Eastman Teleco Company Method for determining borehole fluid influx
US20020112888A1 (en) 2000-12-18 2002-08-22 Christian Leuchtenberg Drilling system and method
US7201226B2 (en) * 2004-07-22 2007-04-10 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Downhole measurement system and method
CN106801602A (en) * 2017-04-13 2017-06-06 西南石油大学 Using the method for the pressure wave signal real-time monitoring gas cut of measurement while drilling instrument

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US3910110A (en) * 1973-10-04 1975-10-07 Offshore Co Motion compensated blowout and loss circulation detection
US3982431A (en) * 1975-05-12 1976-09-28 Teleco Inc. Control system for borehole sensor
FR2457490A1 (en) * 1979-05-23 1980-12-19 Elf Aquitaine METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IN SITU DETECTION OF A DEPOSIT FLUID IN A WELLBORE
US4299123A (en) * 1979-10-15 1981-11-10 Dowdy Felix A Sonic gas detector for rotary drilling system
US4440239A (en) * 1981-09-28 1984-04-03 Exxon Production Research Co. Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of drilling fluid in a wellbore
FR2530286B1 (en) * 1982-07-13 1985-09-27 Elf Aquitaine METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A DEPOSIT FLUID IN A WELLBORE

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GB8415968D0 (en) 1984-07-25
NO162881B (en) 1989-11-20
DE3423158A1 (en) 1985-01-10
CA1218740A (en) 1987-03-03
GB2142679A (en) 1985-01-23
NO842442L (en) 1984-12-27
NO162881C (en) 1990-02-28
FR2549132B1 (en) 1988-06-24
FR2549132A1 (en) 1985-01-18

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