# US 11,028,667 B2 · Well completion system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,028,667 B2 - Document ID: US11028667B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/832,985 - Filed: 2017-12-06 - Published: 2018-06-07 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-06 - Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company; Wireless Instrumentation Systems AS - Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company; Wireless Instrumentation Systems AS - Inventors: Muhammad Arsalan; Stian Marius Hansen; Henrik Wanvik Clayborough; Jarl André Fellinghaug - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11028667B2 ## CPC - E21B 33/146: {Stage cementing, i.e. discharging cement from casing at different levels} - E21B 17/006: {Accessories for drilling pipes, e.g. cleaners (wear protectors E21B17/10; handling drilling pipes E21B19/00; thread protectors B65D59/00)} - E21B 17/1078: {Stabilisers or centralisers for casing, tubing or drill pipes (E21B17/1007 - E21B17/1064 take precedence)} - E21B 23/06: for setting packers - E21B 33/12: Packers; Plugs (used for cementing E21B33/134, E21B33/16) - E21B 33/127: with inflatable sleeve (E21B33/122, E21B33/124 take precedence) - E21B 33/1277: {characterised by the construction or fixation of the sleeve} - E21B 33/13: Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like - E21B 34/06: in wells - E21B 41/0035: {Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches} - E21B 41/0042: {characterised by sealing the junction between a lateral and a main bore} - E21B 41/0085: {Adaptations of electric power generating means for use in boreholes} - E21B 43/12: Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells (E21B43/25 takes precedence; valve arrangements E21B34/00) - E21B 44/005: {Below-ground automatic control systems} - E21B 47/01: Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like - E21B 47/06: Measuring temperature or pressure - E21B 47/12: 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 - E21B 47/13: by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency - E21B 47/10: Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements - E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS ## Abstract An example system for a well includes a tubing string including spoolable, flexible, coiled tubing to transport fluids within the well; a packer associated with the tubing string to provide an annular seal to a section of a wellbore of the well; a power generator associated with the tubing string to generate power for the system based on fluid flow within the well; a wireless communication device associated with the tubing string to exchange information with one or more components of the system; one or more sensors associated with the tubing string to sense one or more environmental conditions in the well; one or more processing devices associated with the tubing string to generate at least some of the information based on the one or more environmental conditions; and one or more inflow control valves to control a rate of fluid flow into the system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for a well, comprising: a retrievable compartment string comprising spoolable, flexible, coiled tubing to transport fluids within the well and configured for rig-less lubrication and deployment; an extreme expandable retrievable packer associated with the compartment string and configured to engage directly an inside wall of a wellbore to provide an annular seal to a section of a well bore of the well; and a spoolable module assembled in tandem with the coiled tubing, the spoolable module comprising: a power generator to generate power for the system, the power generator driven by fluid flow within the well; a wireless communication device associated with the compartment string to exchange information with one or more components of the system; one or more sensors associated with the compartment string to sense one or more environmental conditions in the well; one or more processing devices associated with the compartment string to generate at least some of the information based on the one or more environmental conditions; one or more inflow control valves to control a rate of fluid flow into the system; and a side pocket mandrel, the side pocket mandrel housing at least one of the power generator, the wireless communication device, the one or more sensors, the one or more processing devices or the one or more inflow control devices. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising an energy storage unit to provide back-up power in cases where the power generator does not provide power. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, where the energy storage unit comprises one or more batteries. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, where the one or more batteries comprise one or more rechargeable batteries. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, where the one or more batteries comprise a nonrechargeable battery. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more centralizers to engage a wall of the well bore and to bias a body of the system away from the wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a second module assembled in tandem with the coiled tubing, the second module comprising a power generator, a wireless communication device, one or more sensors, one or more processing devices, and one or more inflow control valves. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, where the second module is retrievable. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, where the power generator comprises a turbine-generator system to generate electrical power for electrical devices associated with the module. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, where the power generator comprises a hydraulic vane motor-generator system to generate electrical power for electrical devices associated with the module. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, where the one or more sensors comprise at least one of: a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a flow meter, a water cut sensor, or an inflow control valve position sensor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, where the pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure of fluid surrounding the module, the pressure of fluid being one of the environmental conditions in the well. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, where the temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature of fluid surrounding the module, the temperature of fluid being one of the environmental conditions in the well. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, where the flow meter is configured to sense a flow rate of fluid into the module. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, where the water cut sensor is configured to sense water content of fluid surrounding the module. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, where the inflow control valve position sensor is configured to sense a position of an inflow control valve, where the inflow control valve is configured to regulate a flow rate of fluid into the module. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, where the one or more processing devices comprise a control unit, where the control unit is configured to control an active inflow control valve regulating a flow rate of fluid into the module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, where the retrievable compartment string is a first retrievable compartment string and the module is a first module, where the system comprises a spacer, and where the spacer is for separating the first retrievable compartment string from a second retrievable compartment string, the second retrievable compartment string comprising a second spoolable module, the second spoolable module comprising: a second power generator to generate power for the second module from fluid flow within the well; a second wireless communication device to exchange second information with one or more components of the system; one or more second sensors to sense one or more environmental conditions in the well; one or more second processing devices to generate at least some of the second information based on the one or more environmental conditions; and one or more second inflow control valves. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, where the spacer comprises a latching mechanism, or a polished bore receptacle, or both. ### Claim 20 A method comprising: deploying, into a well comprising a wellbore, a system comprising a retrievable compartment string to transport fluids within the well and configured for rig-less lubrication and deployment and a spoolable module assembled in tandem with the coiled tubing and comprising a side pocket mandrel, the side pocket mandrel housing at least one of a power generator, a wireless communication device, one or more sensors, one or more processing devices, or one or more inflow control devices; deploying an extreme expandable retrievable packer associated with the compartment string and configured to engage directly an inside wall of a wellbore to provide an annular seal to a section of the well bore; generating power for the module in the wellbore, the power being generated using a power generator driven by fluid flow within the wellbore; sensing one or more environmental conditions within the wellbore, the sensing being performed by one or more sensors associated with the module; generating information based on the one or more environmental conditions, the information being generated by one or more processing devices included in the module; and communicating at least some of the information to one or more other components of the system, the communicating being performed by a wireless communication device.