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WELL CONTROL [6 records]

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Record 1 2005-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
DEF

Technology that combines sensors and remote control to detect production problems and solve them without costly well intervention.

CONT

... with advancements in material science, electronics, and data acquisition and processing, we have seen the use of sensors in oil well production turn in to what is now being referred to as "smart-well technology." With sensors located downhole (below ground), above ground, in the storage tanks, and even on the pump motors to detect low frequency vibrations that can indicate potential wear, "smart" is exactly what these wells are becoming. ... There are a variety of sensors currently used for downhole monitoring ranging from fiber optic to acoustic to quartz crystal sensors.

CONT

Representing a step-change in intelligent well control technology, the new multi-drop capability for hydraulic, downhole flow control valves supports the industry's overall objectives. These include improving reservoir recovery, and removing complexity and operating capital for future interventions. They also include ... effective monitoring and control for production management.

OBS

Much has been ... written about intelligent well technology (IWT), but not everyone agrees as to what constitutes an intelligent well (IW). Some feel that merely the use of permanent downhole gauges (PDGs) that monitor and collect wellbore and/or reservoir data, constitutes an IW. Then there are others who believe that use of simple hydraulic-controlled, remote-operated, downhole-flow-control devices with only on/off position control but no downhole monitoring, should be considered an IW. A definition accepted .... among others, is that an IW installation is one that includes all of the following capabilities: Monitoring: The ability to monitor wellbore and/or reservoir characteristics in real time; Optimization: Analyze the data from monitoring, and pro-actively adjust flow regimes from multiple zones or laterals; Flow control: Utilization of remotely operated downhole-flow-control devices ... for adjustment of flow regimes.

OBS

The development of intelligent well technology began in the late 1980s. New downhole technology to better monitor and control production without intervention was seen as a solution to maximize the potential of aging reservoirs. Applications for permanent seismic sensing as a reservoir optimization tool grew out of conventional borehole seismic techniques that have been used for many years.

Key term(s)
  • smart well technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
OBS

Gestion intégrée des réservoirs permettant d'extraire jusqu'à 60 % des réserves au lieu des 35 % actuels (géophysique multidimensionnelle et multicomposantes, puits intelligents, réseaux de capteurs de contrôle permanent.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

A service rig pump must not be used as a well control manifold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

Il est interdit d'utiliser un appareil de forage d'entretien mobile comme manifold de contrôle de puits.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
DEF

... the control of the movement of fluids in or from a well.

CONT

It is essential that all drillers have at the minimum a first line Petroleum Industry Training Service well control certificate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
DEF

[...] contrôle de la circulation des fluides qui pénètrent dans un puits ou en sortent.

CONT

équipement de contrôle d'un puits : Équipement destiné à commander le fonctionnement d'un bloc obturateur de puits, les vannes des lignes de duses, ainsi que les raccords de la colonne montante et de la tête de puits.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Pumped well, or recharge well, used for an aquifer test, distinguished from observation wells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Dans un dispositif d'essai de nappe, puits qui sert à agir sur la nappe (par pompage ou injection); différent des puits d'observation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Pozo de bombeo o pozo de recarga utilizado en un ensayo de acuífero; se diferencia de los pozos de observación.

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Record 5 1990-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
OBS

"Well control" means the control of the movement of fluids in or from a well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Équipement destiné à commander le fonctionnement d'un bloc obturateur de puits, les vannes des lignes de duses, ainsi que les raccords de la colonne montante et de la tête de puits.

Spanish

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