Well communication system
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsDinesh R. Patel, Rodney J. Wetzel, Peter V. Howard, Patrick W. Bixenman
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Abstract
A well system utilizes a control line system. The control line system is implemented with a completion of the type deployed in a wellbore. The control line system facilitates transmission of monitoring, command or other types of control and telemetry. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
Claims65
A system for use in a wellbore, comprising:
- an upper completion having a tubing;
- a lower completion;
- a dip tube extending from the upper completion into the lower completion;
- and
- a control line extending along the upper completion and into the dip tube.
A well device comprising:
- a dip tube sized for insertion into the interior of a downhole completion, the dip tube having a control line section and a connection feature to enable connection of the control line section to a control line when the dip tube is inserted into the downhole completion.
A well system for deployment in a wellbore, comprising:
- a single trip completion having:
- a deployment tubing;
- a sand screen mounted to the deployment tubing;
- and
- a lower packer and an upper packer mounted to the deployment tubing;
- and
- a control line extending through the upper packer and the lower packer into cooperation with the sand screen to enable running of the single trip completion and the control line into the wellbore in a single trip.
A system for forming a wet connect in a wellbore, comprising:
- a completion having a packer;
- a wet connect component disposed below the packer;
- and
- a wet connect tool mounted on a production string able to move the wet connect tool through the packer for engagement with the wet connect component.
A method of positioning a completion in a wellbore in a single trip downhole, comprising:
- mounting an upper completion and a lower completion to a tubing;
- preparing the lower completion with an expandable sand screen;
- deploying a control line along the upper completion and the lower completion;
- and
- running the upper completion, the lower completion and the control line into the wellbore simultaneously.
A method of deploying a completion in a wellbore, comprising;
- running a completion having a control line into the wellbore in a single trip;
- setting a lower packer of the completion;
- displacing wellbore fluid in the completion with a completion fluid;
- and
- setting an upper packer of the completion.
A method of providing a control line at a wellbore location, comprising:
- combining a control line with a dip tube;
- inserting the dip tube into the interior of a sand screen;
- and
- connecting the dip tube to an upper completion at a position such that the dip tube extends into a lower completion within a wellbore.
A method of providing a control line at a wellbore location, comprising:
- combining a control line with a dip tube;
- inserting the dip tube into the interior of a sand screen;
- initially running a lower completion into a wellbore;
- running an upper completion into the wellbore;
- and
- subsequently running the dip tube into the wellbore.
A method of providing a control line at a wellbore location, comprising:
- combining a control line with a dip tube;
- inserting the dip tube into the interior of a sand screen;
- wherein inserting comprises running the dip tube into a wellbore.
A method, comprising:
- establishing a plurality of wellbore zones along a wellbore;
- deploying a plurality of dip tubes within the wellbore, such that at least one dip tube extends into each of the plurality of wellbore zones;
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- utilizing the plurality of dip tubes for providing control lines to the plurality of wellbore zones.
A system for connecting a fiber optic line in a wellbore, comprising:
- a lower completion having a first fiber optic control line segment with a first connector;
- an upper completion having a second fiber optic control line segment with a second connector;
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- an alignment mechanism to rotate a least a portion of at least one of the lower completion and the upper completion to precisely align the first connector and the second connector for engagement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.