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WELL PRODUCTION MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

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BRPI0810415A2
BRPI0810415A2 BRPI0810415-8A2A BRPI0810415A BRPI0810415A2 BR PI0810415 A2 BRPI0810415 A2 BR PI0810415A2 BR PI0810415 A BRPI0810415 A BR PI0810415A BR PI0810415 A2 BRPI0810415 A2 BR PI0810415A2
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Prior art keywords
control system
well production
production monitoring
monitoring
well
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BRPI0810415-8A2A
Other languages
Portuguese (pt)
Inventor
Brian L Thigpen
Guy P Vachon
Garabed Yeriazarian
Jaedong Lee
Chee M Chok
Clark Sann
Xin Liu
Original Assignee
Baker Hughes Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/737,402 external-priority patent/US20080262737A1/en
Application filed by Baker Hughes Inc filed Critical Baker Hughes Inc
Publication of BRPI0810415A2 publication Critical patent/BRPI0810415A2/en

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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/12Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/14Obtaining from a multiple-zone well
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/10Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements

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  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
  • Flow Control (AREA)
  • Testing And Monitoring For Control Systems (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
  • Pipeline Systems (AREA)
BRPI0810415-8A2A 2007-04-19 2008-04-18 WELL PRODUCTION MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD BRPI0810415A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/737,402 US20080262737A1 (en) 2007-04-19 2007-04-19 System and Method for Monitoring and Controlling Production from Wells
US11/738,327 US20080257544A1 (en) 2007-04-19 2007-04-20 System and Method for Crossflow Detection and Intervention in Production Wellbores
PCT/US2008/060828 WO2009005876A2 (en) 2007-04-19 2008-04-18 System and method for monitoring and controlling production from wells

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BRPI0810415A2 true BRPI0810415A2 (en) 2014-10-14

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BRPI0810434-4A2A BRPI0810434A2 (en) 2007-04-19 2008-04-18 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS FLOW DETECTION AND INTERVENTION IN PRODUCTION WELLS
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US (1) US20080257544A1 (en)
AU (2) AU2008242758A1 (en)
BR (2) BRPI0810434A2 (en)
CA (2) CA2684291C (en)
GB (2) GB2462949B (en)
MX (1) MX2009011200A (en)
MY (1) MY150281A (en)
NO (2) NO20093161L (en)
RU (1) RU2484242C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2008131218A2 (en)

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