Automated tripping operation using data acquisition device with encoders for performing multi-dimensional data acquisition in a well system
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorAdrian Marica
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Abstract
A system can be used to facilitate an automated tripping operation. The system can include a tubular and a subsystem. The tubular can be positioned in a wellbore. The subsystem, such as a data acquisition device, can be coupled with the tubular to track a linear displacement of the tubular in the wellbore for controlling the automated tripping operation in the wellbore. The subsystem can include a set of rollers and a set of encoders. The set of rollers can be positioned in rotational contact with the tubular. The set of encoders can be positioned adjacent to the tubular to provide multi-dimensional information about the tubular in the wellbore.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a tubular positionable in a wellbore;
- a subsystem couplable with the tubular to track a linear displacement of the tubular in the wellbore for controlling an automated tripping operation in the wellbore, the subsystem comprising:
- a set of rollers positionable in rotational contact with the tubular;
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- a set of encoders that is positionable to be adjacent to the tubular to provide multi-dimensional information about the tubular in the wellbore;
- a first shaft extending from a first roller of the set of rollers;
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- a second shaft extending from a second roller of the set of rollers, the first shaft and the second shaft configured to be coupled with a spring to facilitate data acquisition about a diameter of the tubular.
A data acquisition subsystem comprising:
- a set of rollers positionable in rotational contact with a tubular positionable in a wellbore via an automated tripping operation;
- a set of transducers that is positionable to be adjacent to the tubular to track linear displacement of the tubular and to provide multi-dimensional information about the tubular in the wellbore for controlling the automated tripping operation;
- a first shaft extending from a first roller of the set of rollers;
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- a second shaft extending from a second roller of the set of rollers, the first shaft and the second shaft configured to be coupled with a spring to facilitate data acquisition about a diameter of the tubular.
A method comprising:
- positioning a set of encoders on a subsystem of a hydraulic workover unit, the set of encoders positioned among a set of rollers of the subsystem and adjacent to a tubular associated with the hydraulic workover unit, the subsystem comprising:
- a first shaft extending from a first roller of a set of rollers, and
- a second shaft extending from a second roller of the set of rollers, the first shaft and the second shaft coupled with a spring to facilitate data acquisition about a diameter of the tubular;
- positioning the hydraulic workover unit on a well system that includes a wellbore;
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- performing an automated tripping operation with respect to the wellbore using the subsystem, the automated tripping operation involving performing multi-dimensional data acquisition about the subsystem using the set of encoders to determine linear displacement and multi-dimensional information of the tubular for controlling the automated tripping operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.