WO2014089490A1 - Drilling parallel wells for sagd and relief - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure generally relates to wellbore drilling operations, and more particularly, to methods and systems for tracking the drilling of multiple wellbores relative to one another. Most particularly, embodiments of this disclosure relate to methods and systems for determining the relative location of a target wellbore from a wellbore being drilled utilizing a magnetic gradiometer in the wellbore being drilled, as well as optimized placement of emitter electrodes and return electrodes to enhance magnetic ranging.
- SAGD steam assisted gravity drainage
- the heavy oil drains into the lower second wellbore, from which the oil is extracted.
- the two wellbores are drilled at a distance of only a few meters from one other.
- the placement of the injector wellbore needs to be achieved with very small margin in distance. If the injector wellbore is positioned too close to the producer wellbore, the producing wellbore would be exposed to very high pressure and temperature. If the injector wellbore is positioned too far from the producer wellbore, the efficiency of the SAGD process is reduced.
- a survey of the two wellbores in the formation is often conducted. These surveying techniques are traditionally referred to as "ranging".
- One solution that has been employed in ranging is to use ranging devices to directly sense and measure the distance between two wells as the latter wellbore is drilled.
- Two wellbore-known commercial approaches that employ equipment in both wells are based either on rotating magnets or magnetic guidance techniques.
- these approaches are undesirable in that they require two separate and different teams to manage the equipment in each wellbore, namely, a wireline team at the producer wellbore and a logging while drilling team at the injector wellbore, which is not cost effective.
- One prior art approach utilizes equipment in only a single wellbore (the injector wellbore) to transmit a current to a target wellbore (the producer wellbore), after which an absolute magnetic field measurement is used to calculate distance.
- FIG. 1 shows a SAGD drilling system according to certain illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2A illustrates a schematic view of a sensor sub, according to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIGS. 2B and 2C illustrate a cross-sectional view of a sensor sub along lines B and C of FIG. 2A, respectively;
- FIG. 2D illustrates a cross-sectional view of a z-axis sensor
- FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic display of relevant electromagnetic field quantities and symbol definitions, according to certain illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 4 shows a bottom hole tool assembly and apparatus for calibrating the magnetic gradient tool of the sensor sub, according to certain illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a calibration method for a magnetic gradient tool, according to certain illustrative methods of the present disclosure
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a computer system for implementing the magnetic gradiometer calibration system, according to certain illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a SAGD drilling system 100 according to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure.
- a target wellbore 10 is drilled using any suitable drilling technique. Thereafter, target wellbore 10 is cased with casing string 1 1.
- An injector wellbore 12 is then drilled using BHA 14 which extends from derrick 15, as understood in the art.
- BHA 14 may be, for example, a logging- while drilling (“LWD”) assembly, measurement- while drilling assembly (“MWD”) or other desired drilling assembly.
- LWD logging- while drilling
- MWD measurement- while drilling assembly
- BHA 14 further includes a drilling motor 18 and drill bit 20.
- injection wellbore 12 is described as being subsequently drilled, in other embodiments target wellbore 10 and injection wellbore 12 may be drilled simultaneously.
- BHA 14 may be embodied as a wireline application (without a drilling assembly) performing logging operations, as will be understood by those same ordinarily skilled persons mentioned herein.
- the BHA/drilling assembly 14 includes a sensor sub 16 having one or more electromagnetic sensors and circuitry for data communication to and from the surface, as will be described in more detail below.
- the method of the present disclosure includes producing a low frequency alternating current on casing string 1 1 of target wellbore 10 by a direct connection to an electric current supply (e.g., AC power supply) to the target wellbore 10 during periodic interruptions in the drilling of the wellbore being drilled, i.e., the injection wellbore 12.
- an electric current supply e.g., AC power supply
- measurements are taken at multiple selected depth intervals with instruments near the drill bit 20 in the injection wellbore 12, the measurements including the magnitude, the direction and the radial gradient of the magnetic field produced by the current flow on the target wellbore 10.
- measurements are made of the magnitude and the direction of the Earth's field and of the direction of gravity in the wellbore being drilled, e.g.
- MWD measurement while drilling
- an electric current flow is produced in casing string 11 of the target wellbore 10 by injecting time -varying current via the use of an electric current supply (e.g., electrode (not shown)) disposed in the target wellbore 10 or by direct connection, either at the surface or down-hole location in that wellbore, as shown in FIG. 1.
- an electric current supply e.g., electrode (not shown)
- Current returned at the Earth's surface is done either by use of a connection 22 to a surface electrode 24 or a nearby well head.
- Connection 22 may be, for example, an insulated wireline coupling electrode 24 (or some other AC current source, for example) to an electrical connection 26 connected to casing 11.
- the current injected into the target wellbore 10 bleeds off exponentially with distance away from the injection point. If current is injected at the well head, it bleeds off exponentially from that point. If current is injected into wellbore 10 from a down-hole electrode, the current bleeds off in both directions from that point, and the net current available for electromagnetic field generation can be computed using well known principles.
- an insulating section 28 in that wellbore may be included as shown in FIG 1, either on one (as shown) or both sides (not shown) of the target area of investigation.
- a non-conductive element, insulator, gap or insulating section of casing may be disposed in the target wellbore upstream of the current injection point, thus serving as insulating section 28.
- the electromagnetic field sensing instrument housed in sensor sub 16 is extremely sensitive to the electromagnetic fields and most importantly to the radial gradient of the electromagnetic field in the wellbore being drilled (i.e., injection wellbore 12).
- the radial gradient across the injection wellbore 12 is intrinsically about 50 times less than electromagnetic field itself, i.e., the ratio of the 7 meter desired range and the diametrical size of the electromagnetic gradient measuring instrument.
- a distance measurement with 5% precision preferable utilizes electromagnetic sensors along sub 16 which have an intrinsic 1/1000 resolution, stability and signal to noise rejection.
- Such precision is desired not only for eventual oil production requirements, but also to enable the driller to drill a dog leg free wellbore, i.e., a straight bore hole as opposed to a spiral or s-shaped wellbore, as is also required for easy deployment of steel casing in the injection wellbore 12.
- direct current injection into the target wellbore 10 has several advantages over the prior art method of inducing current flow on a target wellbore by way of a remote electrode or electrode pair disposed in the wellbore being drilled.
- the dominant current flow in the vicinity of the electromagnetic sensors near the drill bit 20 is from the current flowing on the target wellbore 10 itself.
- the opposite is true since typically only a few percent of the current injected into the Earth transfers to the target wellbore in the vicinity of the sensors.
- the dominant current flow in this case is in the vicinity of the sensors is in the Earth and wellbore surrounding the wellbore being drilled. Because of the axial symmetry around the wellbore being drilled the electromagnetic field generated by these Earth currents, in an idealized configuration is zero. However, given that a 1 part in 1000 measurement specification, non- ideal formation properties and down hole drilling assembly location in the wellbore can be bad.
- FIG. 2A illustrates a schematic view of sensor sub 16, according to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 2B and 2C illustrate a cross-sectional view of sensor sub 16 along lines B and C, respectively.
- FIG. 2D illustrates a cross-sectional view of a z-axis sensor.
- Sensor sub 16, also referred to herein as an electromagnetic field sensing instrument or magnetic gradiometer, being disclosed herein has desirable properties for making a good measurement of the radial electromagnetic field gradient.
- such a system includes at least three electromagnetic field sensors, separated from each other, with axes of sensitivity perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tool.
- the system it is preferable for the system to consist of 8 primary electromagnetic field component sensors 30, e.g., of 8 fluxgates or 8 induction coils as shown in FIGS. 2B and C with axes of sensitivity perpendicular to the drilling axis and located as far radially as possible from the axis of the drilling tool as the bottom hole drilling assembly diameter will allow. These sensors 30 are located 45 degrees with respect to each other around the drilling axis. Such a configuration gives an optimized response to the radial electromagnetic field gradient.
- a "z" axis electromagnetic field sensor 32 is included for the purpose of determining the relative left/right drilling direction with respect to the direction of the target wellbore.
- two features of the illustrative embodiments of this disclosure are the method and apparatus for generating electric current flow on the target wellbore and the magnetic gradiometer disposed in the injector wellbore.
- generating electric current flow on the target wellbore 10 preferably low frequency, (approximately 1 to 30 Hertz, for example) electric current with between 5 and 30 amperes rms is provided by the current source 24 shown if FIG. 1.
- the current return wire (not shown) is connected to a distant return electrode (not shown) and the live end to the target wellbore 10. In certain embodiments, this may be accomplished by a clamp to the well head itself, or to a ground electrode as close as possible to the well head.
- An alternative embodiment as shown in FIG. 1, utilizes an insulated wire 22 and an electrode (at electrical connection 26) going as deeply as is convenient into the wellbore 10 to establish electrical contact with the casing of the reference or target wellbore 10.
- an optional insulating section 28 in the casing string 11 may also be included to force more current in to the vicinity of the measurement depth.
- current is injected into the target wellbore 10 using a ground stake 25 in the immediate vicinity of the surface location of the target wellbore 10. For example, at a distance of 2 km into the wellbore, 3% or more of the current injected can be expected. Tests have shown that for wells spaced apart only a short distance, for example, 7 meters, this is a sufficient amount of current for the magnetic gradiometer apparatus of this disclosure to function.
- FIGS. 2A-2D one preferred embodiment of an electromagnetic field gradiometer (i.e., sensor sub 16) is shown schematically in FIGS. 2A-2D, utilizing two boards 34 having 8 sensors 30. It can be shown that use of a single board 34 with 4 symmetrically located sensors 30 (as for example, the upstream board of FIG. 2B with 4 sensors as shown) equally spaced about a center axis will result in magnetic gradient field data with "blindspots" every 90°.
- 9 induction coil or flux gate sensors 20,32, or their equivalent are carried by sensor sub 16, with 8 electromagnetic field sensors 30 and one z-axis sensor 32.
- This illustrative configuration optimizes signal to noise and also rejects unwanted "spurious" signals, e.g. those associated with tiny electric current flow on the central core of the instrument.
- the induction coil sensors and microprocessor in the MWD unit of BHA 14 generate output demodulated DC voltages VI ...V8 (8 sensors 30) and VZ (sensor 32) which represent the amplitude ac voltages VH1...VHZ produced by electromagnetic field and amplifiers.
- the sensors 30, or at least pairs of sensors, are preferably identical. In certain embodiments, each coil is preferably about 0.1 meters long and has approximately 100,000 turns of wire.
- Each coil is preferably connected to circuitry (not shown) which includes a low noise, high gain, band pass amplifier. The amplifier voltages are fed individually into a downhole microprocessor for analysis.
- the first step in the analysis is to use synchronous demodulation to generate DC voltage outputs VI ...V8 and VZ for each of the ac voltages, which voltages are proportional to the amplitude of the electromagnetic field projection on the sensor axis at each sensor site.
- the sensors and their amplifiers produce ac voltages VH1...VH8 and VHz shown in FIGS. 2A-2D, the output of sensor number "x" is equal to:
- VHx Gainx * dot(Hlocx, sax) Eq.1.
- Hlocx is the electromagnetic field vector present at the location x where the sensor x is located
- sax is a unit vector pointing in the direction of sensitivity of sensor x
- the function dot(y,z) is the vector dot product of the vectors y and z.
- Gainx is the ratio of the voltage output of amplifier "x" and the electromagnetic field projection in the direction sax being measured.
- sensors 30 are spaced symmetrically on a board 34 or boards 34.
- VH1 ... VH4 are mounted symmetrically on a first board 34 with locations 90 degrees apart and axes of sensitivity unit vectors sal ...sa4 each at a distance "ax" from the center of the drilling sub 16 as indicated.
- sensors VH5...VH8 are mounted symmetrically on a second board 34 with locations 90 degrees apart.
- This second board 34 is mounted slightly below the first board 34 such that, for example, the sensors 30 of the second board are at an angle of 45 degrees relative to sensors 30 of the first board.
- the sensor VHz is mounted below the VH1...VH8 boards.
- Also shown schematically are the standard MWD sensors and the associated electronics for the entire system. It should be further noted that each pair of sensors 30 can be on the same plane as shown, or different planes.
- the mechanical construction of this sub as shown in FIG. 2A has threaded connections 36 for assembly and disassembly and pin 38a and box 38b threads for connecting to the drill string.
- the central axis connection within the drilling sub 16 is sealed with O-rings 40 and also has an electrically insulating sleeve 42 to inhibit electric current flow on the central axis of the sub 16.
- the illustrative sensor configuration and method of analysis being disclosed are not responsive to current flow on the central core 43, in general even a tiny current on the central core 43 of the sub 16 can impact operation.
- insulating sleeve 42 forms an insulating gap 41 between core 43 and sensors 30.
- insulating sleeve 42 forms an insulating gap 41 between core 43 and sensors 30.
- the sub also includes a module 45 which contains, in this example, sensors (MWD gravity earth field sensors, e.g.), data communication and integrated electronics for the entire tool.
- FIG. 3 illustrates relevant electromagnetic filed quantities and symbol definitions, according to certain illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the current flow produced on the target wellbore 10 generates an electromagnetic field in the vicinity of the electromagnetic sensors 30.
- this electromagnetic field circulates about the target wellbore 10 in accordance with the well-known right hand rule.
- the "circular" electromagnetic field is conveniently represented in a "normal mode” field decomposition as the sum of two components.
- the first is the that of a uniform field HO is in the direction of the unit vector q, i.e.,
- the second component describes the field "correction" due to the facts that the field lines are curving and that the field is falling off as 1/R.
- the correction component of the field HI is given by:
- the voltage output VI of a sensor at this location is given by:
- VH Gain * dot(H, sa) Eq. 4, where dot(H,sa) is the projection of H on the sensitivity axis sa of the sensor. Gain is the ratio the electronic gain of the amplifier combined with the coil voltage response and dot(H,sa).
- VZ (I/(2*pi*R)) *sin( ACurZ).
- Atr atan2( VHsl, VHcl)
- the angle ACurZ is defined in FIG. 4. Here, it is the angle between Hz and H as shown in FIG. 4. It is also a component of the angle between the "drilling" direction and the reference/target wellbore.
- the above relations give a procedure for computing the roll angle Atr between the tool reference mark and r, the angle between Hz and H (the angle ACurZ) and the distance R between the tool and the target wellbore as shown in FIGS. 2A-2D.
- the direction of the tool reference mark and direction t shown in FIG. 3 in the Earth and the location of the MWD tool itself are readily found using standard analyses of MWD gravity and Earth magnetic field sensors measurements (which may be acquired using module 45 in FIG. 2A). Using well known principles of vector addition, these MWD determinations can be combined with the above determinations of R and the angles Atr and ACurZ to find the direction and the location in space of the electromagnetic field source point on the target wellbore defined.
- an overall system and method which relates the measurements of a set of sensor voltages measured in a given deployment of the tool directly to the desired quantities, i.e., the distance to the target wellbore, the direction to the target wellbore and the relative "left/right” direction of drilling and the axial direction of the target wellbore.
- this will be done by using a Tool Matrix ("TIMat") which characterizes the overall tool behavior.
- TIMat Tool Matrix
- the method of the disclosure is not limited to a particular number of sensors and is readily adapted to tools having other numbers of sensors, such as for example, 4 or 6 sensors. It is also applicable if no z sensor is included in the instrument.
- An important point is that the method is based only upon properties of the overall behavior of the tool to the electromagnetic fields in its vicinity. The specifics of its construction, certainly influence the quality of performance, however these specifics of construction do not enter into the method being disclosed to determine the parameters of interest from the tool voltage response values.
- a sensor develops a voltage proportional to the projection of the electromagnetic field at the sensor location upon the axis of sensitivity of the sensor. This has the consequence that as the tool is rotated around its longitudinal z axis, in a uniform electromagnetic field H, perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the voltage developed is proportional to the field strength H and to cos(Atr- offset). This offset angle is related to the orientation of the sensor with respect to the tool and its location in the tool.
- the voltage V of a sensor to such a uniform field perpendicular to the axis of the tool can be written as:
- A, B and C are proportionality constants related to the sensor gain and location and orientation in the tool.
- the important point to note is that rotation of the tool in a uniform field, perpendicular to the axis of rotation, can always be expressed a linear combination of terms proportional to cos(Atr) and sin(Atr).
- the output voltage will have go through 720 degrees.
- V D* (G*cos(2*Atr)) + E* (G*sin(2*Atr)) Eq. 8
- D and E are proportionality constants related to constructional details of the tool.
- the quantities Vlcl, Vlsl , Vlc2, Vls2, VlHz are tool constants, i.e., effectively the constants B, C, D, E, and F considered above applied to sensor 1.
- the row vector HcsHz contains the physical quantities which characterize the electromagnetic field quantities (H and G) and the associated tool rotation angles (Atr) and ACurZ, i.e., the quantities which ultimately are determined from a set of tool sensor voltage measurements, one of which is VI .
- TlMat Tool Matrix
- HcsHz the row vector of interest
- the Tool Matrix (TlMat) above is a table of numbers describing the voltage responses of the electromagnetic field sensor to an imposed uniform field+ a gradient field +an Hz field.
- the numbers in the first column of TlMat express the voltage VI as an algebraically linear sum of the quantities H*cos(Atr), H*sin(Atr), G*cos(2*Atr), G*sin(2*Atr) and Hz as expressed by equationlO.
- the second column of numbers in TlMat are the coefficients for the voltage of sensor 2, i.e., V2, and so on.
- the 1 x 5 row matrix HcsHz, of the applied physical quantities can be recovered from a set of measurements
- the row vector HcsHz can be found by applying a Recovery Matrix (RecMat) to a row vector of a set of sensor voltage measurement using the expression:
- the 5 row by 9 column matrix RecMat (“Recovery Matrix”) can be stored on the MWD processor, and the 5 quantities in HcsHz computed by the MWD processor for communication to the Earth's surface using the MWD wellbore data communication system.
- " ' " stands for matrix transpose
- the function inv(A) is the matrix inverse of a square matrix A.
- the technical computing language MATLAB and the computing environment in which it is embedded uses matrix manipulations for numerical problem solving, as will be understood by those ordinarily skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure. From the 1 x 5 row matix HcsHz, the desired quantities can be recovered:
- Atr atan2( HcsHz(2),HcsHz(l) )
- FIG. 4 illustrates a simplified view of a bottom hole assembly and a horizontal calibrating loop 400 for calibrating the magnetic gradiometric tool (i.e., sensor sub 16).
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a calibration method 500 for the magnetic gradient tool.
- the Tool Matrix TIMat can be found using the calibration apparatus (i.e., loop 400) shown in FIG. 4.
- a conductive calibration loop is provided in a block A (FIG. 5).
- the calibration loop 400 is a square planar loop of wire approximately 30 meters long legs, with known corner locations carries a current of the same frequency and current magnitude expected during drilling operations.
- the tool is positioned adjacent to the loop with its center of sensitivity at a known location in the plane of the loop.
- the values of the magnetic field H, the radial gradient G and the z component of H, i.e., Hz of that field relative to the adjacent current direction and the tool's longitudinal axis at this location are readily computed using the law of Biot Savart.
- This apparatus includes a mechanism for controllably rotating the roll angle of the tool about its longitudinal axis and also for rotating the longitudinal axis about a perpendicular axis, which lies in the plane of the loop and is perpendicular to HO, the electromagnetic field at the center of the tool.
- This apparatus and particularly the electromagnetic field which is generated in the vicinity of the tool being calibrated, are closely related to that present while drilling.
- the plane of the wells is vertical rather than horizontal as in the calibration apparatus.
- the tool matrix TIMat is found using this calibration apparatus by noting the tool response to an ensemble of tool orientations which simulate those expected in drilling operations.
- the tool matrix TIMat can be computed from sets of measurements which constitute an ensemble.
- an alternating current is forced to flow in the calibration loop, and in block D, measurements related to the current are recorded.
- a set of measurements "i” i.e., Vli, V2i, V8i, VZi results from a known set of parameters H, G, Atri, and ACurZi.
- Hzi H0*sin( ACuri )
- the entire ensemble of calibration measurements can be entered into matrices shown below, i.e.,
- TIMat represented as:
- TIMat inv(CalParMat' * CalParMat) * CalParMat'*MeasMat
- a convenient ensemble choice for the parameters in the CalParMat is to make 36 measurements of the quantities VI ....V8, VZ.
- the current in the calibrating loop 400 is held fixed at a value to make the electromagnetic field at the sensing instruments comparable to or slightly larger than expected during drilling operations.
- H and G are held fixed.
- ACurZ is held fixed at say -5 degrees and the tool angle Atr is longitudinally varied in 30 degree increments i.e., 0, 30,
- the parameters of the electromagnetic gradient field instrument are determined in an optimal way.
- This method uses Eq. 14, determines the RecoveryMatrix (RecMat) from TIMat which gives a simple and direct way to determine the required radial distance parameter R and the roll angle Atr, i.e., the angle between the tool reference direction and the vector to the target wellbore.
- the roll angle Atr is readily combined with the standard MWD measurement of the tool roll, inclination and azimuth angles in space using the principles of vector addition to give the direction in space to the target wellbore from the injecting wellbore.
- Figure 6 is a block diagram of an exemplary computer system 100 adapted for implementing the magnetic gradiometer calibration system as described herein.
- the computer system 100 includes at least one processor 102, a non-transitory, computer-readable storage 104, an optional network communication module 105, optional I/O devices 106, and an optional display 108, and all interconnected via a system bus 109.
- the network communication module 105 is operable to communicatively couple the computer system 100 to other devices over a network.
- the network communication module 105 is a network interface card (NIC) and communicates using the Ethernet protocol.
- the network communication module 105 may be another type of communication interface such as a fiber optic interface and may communicate using a number of different communication protocols.
- the computer system 100 may be connected to one or more public (e.g. the Internet) and/or private networks (not shown) via the network communication module 105.
- networks may include, for example, servers upon which actual or modeled wellbore ranging data other data needed for the calibration as described herein is stored.
- Software instructions executable by the processor 102 for implementing the magnetic gradio meter calibration system 110 in accordance with the embodiments described herein, may be stored in storage 104. It will also be recognized that the software instructions comprising the magnetic gradio meter calibration system 110 may be loaded into storage 104 from a CD-ROM or other appropriate storage media.
- computer system 100 is utilized to implement at least a portion of the methods described herein.
- computer system 100 is preferably utilized to generate calibration matrices, perform the least squares fit operations and determine the Tool Matrix as described above.
- the present disclosure may be utilized in a variety of applications, including SAGD applications.
- Other illustrative applications include, for example, applications for accurately, and reliably positioning a wellbore being drilled, the "relief/intersecting" wellbore (i.e., second wellbore), with respect to a nearby target first wellbore, usually the blowout wellbore, so that the second wellbore intersects or avoids the target wellbore as desired.
- the target wellbore must be of a higher conductivity than the surrounding formation, which may be realized through the use of an elongated conductive body along the target wellbore, such as, for example, casing that is already present in most wells to preserve wellbore integrity.
- the methods and systems of this disclosure are also particularly desirable for the drilling of relief wells and/or wellbore avoidance operations.
- a wellbore avoidance application a wellbore is drilled utilizing the system described herein, which actively searches for other wells (or other conductive elongated structures), in the drilling path. If such wells or structures are detected, the positioning system alters the drill path accordingly.
- Embodiments of the system may generally include a conductive body disposed in at least a portion of the target wellbore; a drill string in the wellbore being drilled, the drill string having multiple drill pipe sections connected end-to- end and carrying a measurement while drilling system; an electric current supply disposed to excite a current flow on the target wellbore by a direct electrical connection to the target wellbore; and an electromagnetic field sensing instrument in the second wellbore being drilled, the electromagnetic field sensing instrument being responsive to the electromagnetic field and to radial gradients of the electromagnetic field generated by the electrical current in the target wellbore.
- Embodiments of the system may generally include a first wellbore having a wellhead at the surface of a formation with an elongated wellbore extending from the wellhead, the wellbore characterized by a proximal end adjacent the wellhead and a distal end, wherein the wellbore includes an elongated conductive body disposed therein; a source of alternating current at the surface, the source comprising emitter and return electrodes; a second wellbore having an elongated wellbore extending from the surface; a pipe string disposed in the second wellbore; and a magnetic measurement device carried by the pipe string.
- inventions of the well ranging system may generally include a first wellbore having a wellhead at a surface of a formation with an elongated wellbore extending from the wellhead, the wellbore characterized by a proximal end adjacent the wellhead and a distal end, wherein the wellbore includes an elongated conductive body disposed therein; a second wellbore having a an elongated wellbore extending from the surface; a pipe string disposed in the second wellbore; a source of alternating current, the source comprising an emitter and a return electrode, wherein the emitter and return electrodes are disposed in the second wellbore along the pipe string; and a magnetic gradiometer carried by the pipe string, wherein the current source generates an electric current that is transmitted from the emitter, and wherein the magnetic gradiometer is configured to respond to a magnetic gradient induced by a current flowing in the conductive body in the first wellbore.
- the wellbore tool may generally include an electric current source comprising an emitter and a return electrode; and a magnetic gradiometer, wherein the current source generates an electric current that is transmitted from the emitter, and wherein the magnetic gradiometer responds to a magnetic gradient induced by a current flowing along the conductive body in the target wellbore.
- an electric current source comprising an emitter and a return electrode
- a magnetic gradiometer wherein the current source generates an electric current that is transmitted from the emitter, and wherein the magnetic gradiometer responds to a magnetic gradient induced by a current flowing along the conductive body in the target wellbore.
- the electric current supply comprsies a time varying current.
- the electromagnetic field sensing instrument comprises an array of electromagnetic sensors, each electromagnetic sensor positioned within the second wellbore at a location and responsive to the electromagnetic field at its location.
- the conductive body is a casing string disposed in the target wellbore.
- Electromagnetic sensors are positioned in the second wellbore so that the electromagnetic field sensing instrument is responsive to gradients in the radial direction of a time varying magnetic field.
- the direct electrical connection comprises a wire extending from the second wellbore to the target wellbore.
- the direct electrical connection comprises an electrode at an earth surface.
- the time varying current comprises a low frequency alternating current.
- the electromagnetic field sensing instrument comprises a first board and a second board spaced apart from one another along a primary axis of the sensing instrument, wherein each board comprises a plurality of sensors spaced apart from one another symmetrically about a center axis of the board.
- Each board of an electromagnetic field sensing instrument comprises four sensors disposed at 90° from one another around the axis of the board.
- the electromagnetic field sensing instrument comprises a first board and a second board spaced apart from one another along a primary axis of the sensing instrument and an additional sensor spaced apart from the boards.
- An additional sensor is perpendicular to the sensors of boards of the sensing instrument and parallel to the primary axis of the sensing instrument.
- a second board of the sensing instrument is rotated so that sensors of the second board are at an angle of 45° relative to sensors of a first board.
- the electromagnetic field sensing instrument is housed in a sensor sub, the sensor sub has an outer housing of uniform wall thickness.
- the electromagnetic field sensing instrument is housed in a sensor sub and wherein the sensor sub has a central core which has an electrically insulating gap.
- a method for determining distance and direction to a first target wellbore from a second wellbore being drilled has been described.
- the target wellbore extending from the surface of a formation and containing a conductive body disposed therein.
- Embodiments of the method may generally include producing an alternating current flow on the target wellbore by direct electrical connection of the conductive body to an AC power supply; and taking multiple measurements of magnetic field data at selected depth intervals utilizing an electromagnetic gradient field instrument disposed in the second wellbore.
- embodiments of method for performing steam assisted gravity drainage to recover hydrocarbons from a formation have been described.
- Embodiments of this method may generally include producing an alternating current flow on a first target wellbore by direct connection of a conductive body in the target wellbore to an AC power supply; taking multiple measurements of magnetic field data at selected depth intervals utilizing an electromagnetic gradient field instrument disposed in a second wellbore; injecting steam in the second wellbore to cause hydrocarbons in the formation to migrate to the first wellbore; and recovering hydrocarbons from the first wellbore.
- any one of the following, alone or in combination with each other may be combined with any of the foregoing embodiments:
- a response of the sensing instrument is used to determine the distance from the borehole being drilled.
- the electromagnetic field sensing instrument determines a relative azimuthal direction of the target well to the wellbore being drilled.
- the sensing instrument determines a relative angle between the direction of the wellbore being drilled and the target well.
- a response of the sensing instrument is used to determine the distance from the borehole being drilled and the distance is determined using a matrix of numbers which characterize the electromagnetic field sensing instrument response to the electromagnetic field and radial gradient thereof in the vicinity of the sensing instrument.
- the measurements comprise magnitude, direction and radial gradient of the magnetic field produced by the current flow on the target wellbore.
- the alternating current is a low frequency.
- the frequency of the alternating current is between approximately 1 to 30 Hertz.
- the current is between approximately 5 and 30 amperes rms.
- Embodiments of the method may generally include providing an electrically conductive calibrating loop with a select shape disposed in a plane; positioning an electromagnetic gradient field instrument adjacent the calibrating loop so that the longitudinal axis has a first orientation relative to the calibrating loop and is disposed within the plane of the calibrating loop; inducing an alternating current in the calibrating loop; using the electromagnetic gradient field instrument to measure an electromagnetic field generated by current in the calibration loop while the instrument is in the first orientation; longitudinally rotating the electromagnetic gradient field instrument about a point on the elongated, longitudinal axis within the plane of the loop to a second orientation; using the electromagnetic gradient field instrument to measure the electromagnetic field generated by current in the calibration loop while the instrument is in the second orientation; and repeating the longitudinally rotating and measuring for a plurality of orientations to generate measurement data.
- any one of the following, alone or in combination with each other may be combined with
- the calibrating loop is a square, planar loop.
- a square planar loop comprises legs approximately 30 meters long.
- the instrument is longitudinally rotated approximately 30° during each incremental measurement.
- the instrument is incrementally longitudinally rotated through 360°.
- the method further comprising axially rotating the tool about the elongated longitudinal axis and repeating the steps of longitudinally rotating and measuring.
- the methods described herein may be embodied within a system comprising processing circuitry to implement any of the methods, or a in a computer-program product comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform any of the methods described herein.
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