Automated tripping operation in a well system using encoders for multi-dimensional data acquisition
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 subsystem and a set of encoders. The subsystem can include a coiled tubing or a hydraulic workover. The subsystem can be positioned in a well system that includes a wellbore. The subsystem can include a set of subcomponents to facilitate the automated tripping operation with respect to the wellbore. The set of encoders can be positioned in the subsystem and can be distributed among the set of subcomponents to facilitate multi-dimensional data acquisition about the subsystem for controlling the automated tripping operation.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a subsystem comprising a coiled tubing or a hydraulic workover positionable on a well system that includes a wellbore, the subsystem comprising a plurality of subcomponents to facilitate an automated tripping operation with respect to the wellbore, the plurality of subcomponents comprising a rod, a traveling bowl, and a plate, the rod being located between the traveling bowl and the plate, and the rod located at an upstream position of the subsystem with respect to the wellbore;
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- a plurality of encoders positionable in the subsystem and distributable among the plurality of subcomponents to facilitate multi-dimensional data acquisition about the subsystem for controlling the automated tripping operation, a subset of the plurality of encoders being positioned adjacent to the rod, and the subset of the plurality of encoders arranged to be used to perform data acquisition about a diameter of the rod and a displacement of the rod with respect to the subsystem.
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A system comprising:
- a hydraulic workover unit, the hydraulic workover unit positionable in a well system that includes a wellbore, the hydraulic workover unit comprising a plurality of subcomponents to facilitate an automated tripping operation with respect to the wellbore, the plurality of subcomponents comprising a rod, a traveling bowl, and a plate, and the rod being located between the traveling bowl and the plate, and the rod located at an upstream position of the hydraulic workover unit with respect to the wellbore;
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- a plurality of encoders positionable in the hydraulic workover unit and distributable among the plurality of subcomponents to facilitate multi-dimensional data acquisition about the hydraulic workover unit for controlling the automated tripping operation, a subset of the plurality of encoders being positioned adjacent to the rod, and the subset of the plurality of encoders arranged to be used to perform data acquisition about a diameter of the rod and a displacement of the rod with respect to the hydraulic workover unit.
(canceled)
A method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of encoders on a subsystem that comprises a coiled tubing or a hydraulic workover, the plurality of encoders distributed among a plurality of subcomponents of the subsystem, the plurality of subcomponents comprising a rod, a traveling bowl, and a plate, the rod being located between the traveling bowl and the plate, and a subset of the plurality of encoders being positioned adjacent to the rod, the rod located at an upstream position of the subsystem with respect to a wellbore, and the subset of the plurality of encoders arranged to be used to perform data acquisition about a diameter of the rod and a displacement of the rod with respect to the subsystem;
- positioning the subsystem on a well system that includes the wellbore;
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- performing an automatic tripping operation with respect to the wellbore using the subsystem, the automatic tripping operation involving performing multi-dimensional data acquisition about the subsystem using the plurality of encoders for controlling the automated tripping operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.