System and Method for Monitoring Subsea Valves
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsDavid E. McCalvin, Lars Mangel
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Abstract
A technique facilitates collection of information on desired production related parameters in a subsea valve system. Collected data can be processed in a manner that enables enhanced production and/or an increased knowledge regarding operation of the entire subsea valve system. Sensors are coupled with a plurality of subsea valves, and those subsea valves are positioned at appropriate locations along a subsea hydrocarbon production system. The sensors also may be coupled with a data processing system to process the collected data for use by a well operator.
Claims24
A system for use in a subsea well environment, comprising:
- a plurality of subsea wells linked by production lines that direct flow of produced hydrocarbon fluids;
- a plurality of subsea valves positioned to control flow of the hydrocarbon fluids along the production lines;
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- a plurality of sensors with at least one sensor associated with each subsea valve of the plurality of subsea valves to provide real time data on an operational parameter related to the plurality of subsea valves.
A method, comprising:
- producing a hydrocarbon fluid from a plurality of subsea wells;
- controlling flow of the hydrocarbon fluid with a plurality of valves;
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- obtaining data from sensors located at the plurality of valves to enable an evaluation of production.
A system, comprising:
- a computer based data processing system;
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- a plurality of sensors to provide data to the computer based data processing system, the plurality of sensors being coupled with a plurality of subsea valves operated to control flow of hydrocarbon-based fluid.
A method for use in a subsea well environment, comprising:
- placing sensors in a plurality of subsea valves;
- locating the plurality of subsea valves in a subsea hydrocarbon production system;
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- coupling the sensors with a data processing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.