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Wells > Processes > With Indicating, Testing, Measuring Or Locating With Indicating, Testing, Measuring Or LocatingWith Indicating, Testing, Measuring Or Locating patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/27/07 - 20070295501 - Method and system for production metering of oil wells The present invention relates to a method and system for determining multiphase fluid streams flowing from individual wells of a cluster of crude oil, gas and/or other fluid production wells, wherein the fluid streams produced by the individual wells are commingled and routed via a fluid separation assembly into fluid ... 12/20/07 - 20070289741 - Method of fracturing an earth formation, earth formation borehole system, method of producing a mineral hydrocarbon substance Method of fracturing an earth formation by pumping a pressurized fracturing fluid into a borehole in an earth formation thereby fracturing the earth formation. At least during the pumping, a strain distribution is monitored in an object that is located in the earth formation and that is mechanically interacting with ... 12/20/07 - 20070289740 - Apparatus and method for managing supply of additive at wellsites A system and method for supplying an additive into a well is disclosed that includes estimating injection rates for the additives and setting of one or more fluid flow control devices in the well based on a computer model. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with ... 12/13/07 - 20070284098 - Sensor system and method of communicating data between a downhole device on a remote location Disclosed herein is a sensor system having a sensor and at least one communication line operable with the sensor. The transmission medium is configured to convey data transmitted by the sensor to a remote location. The sensor transmits data on the communication line a plurality of times by at least ... 11/08/07 - 20070256829 - Apparatus for wellbore communication Methods and apparatus for communicating between surface equipment and downhole equipment. One embodiment of the invention provides a wellhead assembly that allows electrical power and signals to pass into and out of the well during drilling operations, without removing the valve structure above the wellhead. Another embodiment of the invention ... 11/01/07 - 20070251688 - Non-intrusive pressure gage In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a sensor system for detecting a change in condition. The system includes a radioactive source. This system also includes at least one radiation detector configured to detect radiation from the radioactive source. Furthermore, the system includes a displacement assembly configured ... 10/11/07 - 20070235185 - Measuring a characteristic of a well proximate a region to be gravel packed A gravel pack service tool is lowered into a well. At least one sensor proximate a well region to be gravel packed measures at least one characteristic of the well, where the measuring is performed during a gravel pack operation by the gravel pack service tool. The gravel pack service ... 10/11/07 - 20070235184 - Method and apparatus for sensing a borehole characteristic An apparatus and method are disclosed for sensing a characteristic of a borehole. An exemplary apparatus includes a conductive pipe; an inlet, connected to the conductive pipe, for applying pulse to the conductive pipe; a resonant network device connected with the conductive pipe; and a transducer which is in operative ... 10/04/07 - 20070227727 - Completion system having a sand control assembly, an inductive coupler, and a sensor proximate to the sand control assembly A completion system for use in a well includes a first completion section and a second section. The first completion section has a sand control assembly to prevent passage of particulates, a first inductive coupler portion, and a sensor positioned proximate to the sand control assembly that is electrically coupled ... 09/20/07 - 20070215346 - Viscosity control and filtration of well fluids Circulating completion, workover and drilling fluids used in hydrocarbon recovery are filtered after monitoring for viscosity, which frequently causes plugging of filters. A viscometer generates a signal representative of viscosity in the fluid; the signal is used by a programmable controller to divert viscous fluid from the filter, or to ... 08/30/07 - 20070199696 - Real-time production-side monitoring and control for heat assisted fluid recovery applications An automatic control system that protects downhole equipment and surface equipment from high temperatures resulting from the breakthrough of injection vapor. The system operates to derive an estimate of the temperature of production fluid at a location upstream from the downhole equipment. An alarm signal is generated in the event ... 08/23/07 - 20070193739 - Scale-inhibited water reduction in solutions and slurries A cavitation device is used to reduce the water content of used or wastep solutions and slurries, including oil well fluids and muds, solution mining fluids, industrial oil/water emulsions, and other used or wastep aqueous industrial fluids. A main reason for reducing the water content of such fluids is to ... 08/23/07 - 20070193738 - Treatment of cesium-containing fluids Cesium solutions are treated in a cavitation device to increase their temperature and facilitate the removal of water from them. The context is normally an oil well fluid or a mining solution. The concentrated solutions can be reused, in the case of oil well fluids, or more easily handled for ... 08/02/07 - 20070175632 - Method and apparatus for insulating a resonator downhole A method and apparatus are provided for insulating electrical connections to a resonator from fluid downhole under extreme pressure and temperature conditions downhole. The method and apparatus provide a pliable insulator that maintains electrical isolation between resonator electrical connections during exposure to high pressures downhole. The insulator is evacuated or ... 07/26/07 - 20070169933 - Sensor assembly for determining fluid properties in a subsurface well A sensor assembly (51) for sensing one or more fluid properties of a fluid in a subsurface well (12) having a well fluid level (42W), a surface region (32) and a riser pipe (30) includes a sensor apparatus (52) and a pump assembly (54) that are positioned within the well ... 07/12/07 - 20070158064 - Method of determining a fluid inflow profile of wellbore A method of determining a fluid inflow profile along the length of a permeable inflow region of an underground wellbore comprising: transferring heat into or from the permeable inflow region of the wellbore during a well shut period; starting production of hydrocarbon fluids via the permeable inflow region; measuring substantially ... 06/21/07 - 20070137860 - System and method for treatment of a well A fluid injection system is used in a well. Fluid stages are arranged in repeating series within a tubing of the fluid injection system to facilitate control over effects of injection. A sensor system can be used to detect one or more parameters related to the fluids moved downhole through ... 05/10/07 - 20070102153 - Screen and method having a partial screen wrap The present invention provides a screen for a well that utilizes a partial screen wrapping used to advantage with side conduits (e.g., alternate flowpaths), control lines, intelligent completions devices, and the like. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will ... 03/29/07 - 20070068672 - System and method for determining a flow profile in a deviated injection well A system and method is provided for determining flow profiles in a deviated well. The system and method utilize temperature measurements and a modeling technique that enable the use of temperature profiles in deriving flow profiles for fluid injected into deviated wells. ... 03/22/07 - 20070062692 - Wellsite communication system and method A wellbore communication system for a wellsite having a downhole tool deployed from a rig into a wellbore penetrating a subsurface formation is provided. The system includes at least one wellsite sensor adapted to collect wellsite data, at least one mobile communication module locatable at various positions about the wellsite ... 03/22/07 - 20070062691 - Methods of formulating a cement composition A method of cementing a wellbore in a subterranean formation, comprising formulating a cement composition that may be suitable for long-term zonal isolation of the subterranean formation by evaluating a subterranean formation, preparing a base cement composition, determining the compressive strength of the base cement composition, determining the tensile strength ... 03/15/07 - 20070056727 - Method and system for evaluating task completion times to data The present invention is directed to methods of evaluating the operations of a well service rig at a well site by evaluating charts of sensor data obtained from sensors on or associated with the well service rig. An activity listing or Gantt chart can be reviewed and each activity verified ... 03/01/07 - 20070044959 - Apparatus and method for evaluating a formation An apparatus and method for evaluating a formation is presented. The apparatus comprises a tubular string deployed into a wellbore penetrating the formation, where the tubular string has a longitudinal flow passage therethrough. A flow sub in the tubular string provides fluid communication between the longitudinal flow passage in the ... 03/01/07 - 20070044958 - Well operating elements comprising a soluble component and methods of use Well operating elements are described, one embodiment comprising a first component that is substantially non-dissolvable when exposed to a selected wellbore environment and a second component that is soluble in the selected wellbore environment and whose rate and/or location of dissolution is at least partially controlled by structure of the ... 02/08/07 - 20070029082 - Apparatus and methods for creation of down hole annular barrier Methods and apparatus are provided for performing an expedited shoe test using an expandable casing portion as an annular fluid barrier. Further provided are methods and apparatus for successfully recovering from a failed expansion so that a shoe test can be completed without replacement of the expandable casing portion. In ... 01/25/07 - 20070017672 - Automatic detection of resonance frequency of a downhole system A system includes a downhole tool adapted to be run at plural operating frequencies, a drive system to control an operating frequency of the downhole tool, and a controller to control the drive system to, in a test procedure, vary the operating frequency of the downhole tool. The controller automatically ... 01/11/07 - 20070007005 - Systems and methods for installation, design and operation of groundwater monitoring systems in boreholes Systems and methods for installation and operation of a groundwater monitoring system in a borehole of any angle using a coaxial gas displacement pump with a unique O-ring assembly that serves as a two-position valve for groundwater purging and sampling and also as a housing and sealing mechanism for isolating ... 12/28/06 - 20060289156 - Lateral control system Disclosed herein is a lateral monitoring and/or control system. The system includes at least one splitter having a lateral bore and a main bore, at least one control line at the splitter and at least one of a choke module, monitoring module, flow venturi module and a control module disposed ... 12/07/06 - 20060272809 - Wellbores utilizing fiber optic-based sensors and operating devices This invention provides a method for controlling production operations using fiber optic devices. An optical fiber carrying fiber-optic sensors is deployed downhole to provide information about downhole conditions. Parameters related to the chemicals being used for surface treatments are measured in real time and on-line, and these measured parameters are ... 11/30/06 - 20060266518 - Self contained temperature sensor for borehole systems A sensor assembly that responds to temperature of fluids within an annulus formed by an outer surface of a borehole instrument and the wall of a borehole. The sensor assembly is removably installed preferably in the wall of the borehole instrument. Installation and removal are from outside of the borehole ... 11/02/06 - 20060243437 - Method for fracture stimulating well bores Disclosed is a method for fracture stimulating well bores using gaseous nitrogen and/or liquid carbon dioxide combined with a partially dehydrated proppant. The method includes mixing proppant with a fracturing fluid to create a proppant-laden slurry, removing the majority of the fluid from the proppant using centrifugal forces, blending the ... 10/26/06 - 20060237189 - Method of suspending, completing and working over a well Methods are provided in which reliance is placed on a first and second barrier respectively positioned in a well 10 to provide well control during well suspension, completion and/or workover operations. Each of the barriers is below the depth of the lowermost end of a completion string when that string ... 10/12/06 - 20060225880 - Apparatus and methods for logging a well borehole with controllable rotating instrumentation Disclosed herein is a borehole conveyance system that is conveyed within the borehole by a tubular such as a drill string. The conveyance system integrates wireline type downhole instrumentation into drilling and drill string tripping operations that are typically performed in a borehole drilling operation. This increases the types of ... 09/28/06 - 20060213659 - Method for installing well completion equipment while monitoring electrical integrity A method of installing a submersible electrical pump assembly in a well monitors the integrity of the pump assembly and electrical cable while the pump assembly is being run. The pump assembly has at least one sensor that measures a parameter in the environment of the pump assembly. A battery-powered ... 09/07/06 - 20060196659 - Use of distributed temperature sensors during wellbore treatments The invention relates to a method for treating subterranean formation comprising providing distributed temperature sensors, injecting a treatment fluid and monitoring the temperature across the treatment interval during the injection process. ... 08/31/06 - 20060191683 - Systems and methods of downhole thermal property measurement Methods and systems of measuring in-situ time variant temperature for subsurface formations utilizing an active heating and/or cooling device and temperature sensors for purposes of characterizing hydrocarbon-bearing formations by deriving formation thermal properties. ... 08/31/06 - 20060191682 - Heating and cooling electrical components in a downhole operation In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a tool for a downhole operation. The tool includes a downhole power source to generate power. The tool also includes a cooler module to lower temperature based on the power. ... 08/31/06 - 20060191681 - Rechargeable energy storage device in a downhole operation In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a tool for a downhole operation. The tool includes an electrical component. The tool includes a rechargeable energy storage device to supply power to the electrical component. The tool also includes a generator to supply power to the electrical component. ... 08/24/06 - 20060185843 - Assembly and method for determining thermal properties of a formation and forming a liner A method comprises heating a formation adjacent a selected depth level within a wellbore extending into the formation, forming a temporary liner in the wellbore, measuring a first temperature of the formation at the selected depth level at a first time after heating the formation, measuring a second temperature of ... 08/17/06 - 20060180305 - Integral flush gauge cable apparatus and method The present invention includes a communications system to measure and transmit date from a zone of interest below a downhole assembly to a remote location. The communications system preferably includes a sensor gauge engaged through a communications port of the downhole assembly upon a communications cable whereby the communications cable ... 06/22/06 - 20060131013 - Magnetization of target well casing strings tubulars for enhanced passive ranging A method for magnetizing a wellbore tubular is disclosed. The method includes magnetizing a wellbore tubular at three or more discrete locations on the tubular. In exemplary embodiments the magnetized wellbore tubular includes at least one pair of opposing magnetic poles located between longitudinally opposed ends of the tubular. Wellbore ... 06/15/06 - 20060124297 - System and method for communicating along a wellbore A system and method is provided for communicating with a device disposed in a wellbore. Signals are communicated between a surface location and the device via a hardwired section of wellbore and a wireless section of wellbore. The signal is sent downhole or uphole over a portion of the distance ... 05/18/06 - 20060102341 - Signalling method and apparatus At least one three phase driven pumps (56) in a hydrocarbon well (10) well bore (12) uses frequency shift keyed digital signals (78) to pass instructions from a surface station (46, 26, 34, 30) to a tool (14, 76, 56) and reports from a tool (14, 76, 56) to the ... 05/11/06 - 20060096753 - Methods of using coiled tubing inspection data Methods for generating geometric databases of coiled tubing inspection data and using the data in job design, real time monitoring and automated feedback control of operations are described. One method includes creating a grid of spatial positions on a length of coiled tubing as it traverses through an inspection apparatus ... 05/04/06 - 20060090892 - System and method for utilizing a skin sensor in a downhole application A system and method is provided for sensing a variety of parameters in well-related environments. A skin sensor is deployed in downhole applications to obtain data used in analyzing well characteristics. ... 04/27/06 - 20060086497 - Wireless communications associated with a wellbore A subsea communication system includes devices in a wellbore and devices on a floor, where the devices in the wellbore and on the floor are able to communicate wirelessly with each other, such as through a formation. ... 04/06/06 - 20060070733 - System, method, and apparatus for survey tool having roller knuckle joints for use in highly deviated horizontal wells A highly flexible, wireline survey tool has roller knuckle joints that enable the survey tool string to penetrate and survey horizontal wells having inclinations of about 80° and more from vertical. The survey tool string includes a nose, roller stems, roller knuckle joints, and a highly accurate electronic gauge embedded ... 03/16/06 - 20060054317 - Method and apparatus for a tubing conveyed perforating guns fire identification system using fiber optics A method and apparatus for determining whether a tubing conveyed perforating (TCP) gun has fired by detecting a change in characteristics of the flow of an oil well. A method and apparatus detects the presence of fluorescent tracer dye to determine whether or not a TCP gun has fired. The ... 03/16/06 - 20060054316 - Method and apparatus for production logging Method and apparatus are disclosed for performing production logging in a cased well having a plurality of isolated production zones and a tubing string which intersects the production zones. An access device is connected in the tubing string for each of one or more production zones and an intervention tool ... 02/16/06 - 20060032629 - Insertion tube methods and apparatus A drill string comprises a first drill string member having a male end; and a second drill string member having a female end configured to be joined to the male end of the first drill string member, the male end having a threaded portion including generally square threads, the male ... 12/29/05 - 20050284627 - Flowshot technique A pulsed neutron source irradiates an earth formation. The irradiation produces N16 from O16 in a fluid in the borehole, and the gamma rays produced by the subsequent decay of N16 are detected by a plurality of spaced apart detectors. The count rates of the detectors are accumulated over a ... 12/29/05 - 20050284626 - Flowshot technique A pulsed neutron source irradiates an earth formation. The irradiation produces N16 from O16 in a fluid in the borehole, and the gamma rays produced by the subsequent decay of N16 are detected by a plurality of spaced apart detectors. The count rates of the detectors are accumulated over a ... 12/29/05 - 20050284625 - System and method for monitoring and removing blockage in a downhole oil and gas recovery operation A system and method for determining blockage in a wellbore containing fluid and/or in a formation adjacent the wellbore, according to which energy is generated in the fluid and variables associated with the energy are measured. ... 12/01/05 - 20050263279 - Pressure monitoring of control lines for tool position feedback A flow control device for use in a wellbore to allow flow of formation fluid into the wellbore comprises a valve member adapted to move when disposed in the wellbore. A fluid line supplies a working fluid under pressure to move the valve member to allow the fluid to flow ... 10/20/05 - 20050230108 - Liner top test packer A liner hanger test packer assembly includes an axially translated liner top dressing mill having a calibrated shear mechanism for securing the mill at a first, top dressing position. Tool string load on the mill bearing upon the liner top in excess of the calibrated shear mechanism allows the mill ... 09/15/05 - 20050199388 - Safemode operating system for a drilling or service rig Disclosed herein is a system designed to manage or slow the block travel speed down to safe speeds when the rig is operating in a light load/high speed condition. The system monitors and controls engine torque and horsepower, providing the minimum amount of each necessary to pull the light load ... 08/18/05 - 20050178543 - Data logger plunger A downhole plunger for oil and gas wells is fitted with an electronic ambient environmental sensor via a cargo bay. The sensor is preferably a downhole time, temperature, pressure and flow sensor. The sensor has a measured data memory. When the plunger is retrieved from a well, the sensor is ... 08/11/05 - 20050173112 - Annulus plugging detection using a pressure transmitter in gas-lift oil production Outer annulus plugging detection is provided for gas-lift oil wells. The outer annulus detection is effected using a pressure transmitter. The pressure transmitter provides an indication of pressure within an outer annulus of the oil well. A statistical parameter related to a plurality of outer annulus pressure readings is used ... 08/11/05 - 20050173111 - Permanently installed in-well fiber optic accelerometer-based seismic sensing apparatus and associated method Embodiments of the present invention include a fiber optic seismic sensing system for permanent downhole installation. In one aspect, the present invention includes a multi-station, multi-component system for conducting seismic reservoir imaging and monitoring in a well. Permanent seismic surveys may be conducted with embodiments of the present invention, including ... 08/04/05 - 20050167102 - Casing vent security device A casing vent security device is disclosed and illustrated. The device includes an in-line section in communication with a casing vent, the in-line section having an ambient air passageway for selectively allowing ambient air to pass through the in-line section and into the vent; a plurality of sensors disposed within ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |