GB2376968A - Wireless communication using well casing - Google Patents

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GB2376968A
GB2376968A GB0220347A GB0220347A GB2376968A GB 2376968 A GB2376968 A GB 2376968A GB 0220347 A GB0220347 A GB 0220347A GB 0220347 A GB0220347 A GB 0220347A GB 2376968 A GB2376968 A GB 2376968A
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piping structure
wireless communication
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well casing
well
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Harold J Vinegar
Robert Rex Burnett
William Mountjoy Savage
Frederick Gordon Carl
Ilya Emil Berchenko
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/003—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings with electrically conducting or insulating 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
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/066—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells electrically actuated
    • 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
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/08—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells responsive to flow or pressure of the fluid obtained
    • 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
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/16—Control means therefor being outside the borehole
    • 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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/14—Obtaining from a multiple-zone well
    • 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
    • E21B47/13—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 by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency

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  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
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  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
  • Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)

Abstract

A petroleum well having a borehole extending into a formation is provided. A piping structure is positioned within the borehole, and an induction choke is positioned around the piping structure downhole. A communication system is provided along the piping structure between a surface of the well and the induction choke. A downhole module is positioned on an exterior surface of the piping structure and is configured to measure characteristics of the formation. The formation characteristics, such as pressure and resistivity, are communicated to the surface of the well along the piping structure.

Description

(57) A petroleum well having a borehole extending into a formation is
provided. A piping structure is positioned within the borehole, and an induction choke is positioned around the piping structure downhole. A communication system is provided along the piping structure between a surface of the well and the induction choke. A downhole module is positioned on an exterior surface of the piping structure and is configured to measure characteristics of the formation. The formation characteristics, such as pressure and resistivity, are communicated to the surface of the well along the piping structure.
GB0220347A 2000-03-02 2001-03-02 Wireless communication in a petroleum well Expired - Fee Related GB2376968B (en)

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US18650300P 2000-03-02 2000-03-02
PCT/US2001/006907 WO2001065066A1 (en) 2000-03-02 2001-03-02 Wireless communication using well casing

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GB0220347D0 GB0220347D0 (en) 2002-10-09
GB2376968A true GB2376968A (en) 2002-12-31
GB2376968B GB2376968B (en) 2004-03-03

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CA (1) CA2401723C (en)
GB (1) GB2376968B (en)
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WO (1) WO2001065066A1 (en)

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EP0295178A2 (en) * 1987-06-10 1988-12-14 Schlumberger Limited System and method for communicating signals in a cased borehole having tubing
EP0339825A1 (en) * 1988-04-29 1989-11-02 Utilx Corporation Apparatus for data transmission in a borehole
US5394141A (en) * 1991-09-12 1995-02-28 Geoservices Method and apparatus for transmitting information between equipment at the bottom of a drilling or production operation and the surface
EP0721053A1 (en) * 1995-01-03 1996-07-10 Shell Internationale Researchmaatschappij B.V. Downhole electricity transmission system
WO1999037044A1 (en) * 1998-01-16 1999-07-22 Flight Refuelling Ltd. Bore hole transmission system using impedance modulation
EP0964134A2 (en) * 1998-06-12 1999-12-15 Schlumberger Technology B.V. Power and signal transmission using insulated conduit for permanent downhole installations

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AU2001243405A1 (en) 2001-09-12
GB2376968B (en) 2004-03-03
CA2401723A1 (en) 2001-09-07
CA2401723C (en) 2009-06-09
GB0220347D0 (en) 2002-10-09
WO2001065066A1 (en) 2001-09-07

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