Use of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in well treatments
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorCraig W. Roddy
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Abstract
A method comprising placing a sealant composition comprising one or more MEMS sensors in a wellbore and allowing the sealant composition to set. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising placing a MEMS interrogator tool in the wellbore, beginning placement of a sealant composition comprising one or more MEMS sensors into the wellbore, and terminating placement of the sealant composition into the wellbore upon the interrogator tool coming into close proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors. A method comprising placing a plurality of MEMS sensors in a wellbore servicing fluid. A wellbore composition comprising one or more MEMS sensors, wherein the wellbore composition is a drilling fluid, a spacer fluid, a sealant, or combinations thereof.
Claims54
A method of servicing a wellbore comprising placing a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) interrogator tool in the wellbore, beginning placement of a sealant composition comprising one or more MEMS sensors into the wellbore, and terminating placement of the sealant composition into the wellbore upon the interrogator tool coming into close proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors, wherein the wellbore servicing fluid is a hydraulic cement slurry or a non-cementitious sealant;
- and
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation.
A wellbore composition comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors, wherein the wellbore composition is a drilling fluid, a spacer fluid, a sealant, a fracturing fluid, a completion fluid, or a combination thereof, and wherein the MEMS sensors comprise an amount from about 0.01 to about 5 weight percent of the wellbore composition.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more MEMS sensors, and
- wherein the interrogator comprises a mobile transceiver electromagnetically coupled with the one or more MEMS sensors.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- and
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation,
- wherein the sensors extend along all or a portion of the length of the wellbore adjacent to a casing.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- and
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation,
- wherein one or more of the sensors is integrated or coupled with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- and
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation,
- wherein the sensors are approximately 0.01 mm2 approximately 10 mm2 in size.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- retrieving data regarding one or more wellbore parameters sensed by the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the one or more parameters comprise stress, strain, or both.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- retrieving data regarding one or more wellbore parameters sensed by the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the one or more parameters comprise thermal effects, biological effects, optical effects, chemical effects, magnetic effects, or combinations thereof.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- retrieving data regarding one or more wellbore parameters sensed by the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein data is retrieved from one or more of the sensors along a portion of the wellbore containing the sensors at intervals of about 1 inch, about 6 inches, or about 1 foot, or combinations thereof.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more MEMS sensors, and
- wherein the interrogator is attached to a casing, a casing attachment, a plug, a cement shoe, an expanding device, or combinations thereof.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more MEMS sensors, and
- wherein the interrogator is permanently placed downhole.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more MEMS sensors, and
- wherein the communicative proximity comprises a radial distance from a point within a casing to a planar point within an annular space between a casing and the subterranean formation.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more MEMS sensors, and
- wherein the communicative proximity comprises a distance of about 0.1 meter to about 10 meters.
A method comprising:
- providing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising one or more Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors;
- placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a subterranean formation;
- and
- placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more MEMS sensors,
- wherein the interrogator is integrated with a radio-frequency (RF) energy source and the one or more MEMS sensors are passively energized via an RF antenna which picks up energy from the RF energy source, and
- wherein the RF energy source comprises frequencies of 125 kHz, 915 MHz, 13.5 MHz, 2.4 GHz, or combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.