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US 2004/0163807 A1Published application
Instrumented packer
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorClaude J. Vercaemer
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Abstract
A technique that is usable with a subterranean well includes communicating a fluid into a region of the well and monitoring a level of the fluid communicated via a downhole sensor. The communication is controlled in response to the monitoring.
Claims23
A method usable in a subterranean well, comprising:
- communicating a fluid into a region of the well, the region being located between a casing of the well and a wellbore of the well;
- monitoring a level of the fluid communicated via a downhole sensor;
- and
- controlling the communication in response to the monitoring.
1 more element
A system usable with a subterranean well, comprising:
- a casing string creating a region located outside of the casing string;
- and
- a downhole sensor to indicate a level of a fluid in the region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.