Counter and system with counter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11299945-B2
Application number	US-202117189314-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2021
Priority date	Mar 3, 2020
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

A counter including a housing disposed about a tubular creating a space therebetween, a piston disposed in the space and responsive to pressure up events in the tubular to compress a transfer chamber, a supply chamber fluidly attached to the transfer chamber; a trigger chamber fluidly attached to the transfer chamber wherein sequential pressure events cause the piston to move fluid from the supply chamber to the trigger chamber. A counter including a fluid incrementing configuration, an activation member in fluid force communication with the fluid incrementing configuration, the activation member having a first position where a fluid port is blocked and a second position where the fluid port is unblocked, the fluid port being fluid pressure connected to a tool to be actuated when the activation member is in the second position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A counter comprising:
a housing disposed about a tubular creating a space therebetween;
a piston disposed in the space and responsive to pressure up events in the tubular to compress a transfer chamber;
a supply chamber fluidly attached to the transfer chamber;
a trigger chamber fluidly attached to the transfer chamber wherein sequential pressure events cause the piston to move fluid from the supply chamber to the trigger chamber.

2. The counter as claimed in claim 1 further including check valves between the supply chamber and the transfer chamber and between the transfer chamber and the trigger chamber and wherein the check valves allow fluid flow only from the supply chamber to the transfer chamber and from the transfer chamber to the trigger chamber.

3. The counter as claimed in claim 1 further including a biasing member that resets the piston upon release of the pressure up event.

4. The counter as claimed in claim 1 further including an activation member.

5. The counter as claimed in claim 4 wherein the activation member is releasably connected to the housing by a release member.

6. The counter as claimed in claim 5 wherein the release member releases at a selected force based upon pressure in the trigger chamber.

7. The counter as claimed in claim 6 wherein the activation member includes a portion that obstructs a port in the tubular, the portion moving when the release member releases, thereby allowing fluid access to the tubular through the port.

8. The counter as claimed in claim 1 wherein the trigger chamber contains an incompressible fluid.

9. The counter as claimed in claim 1 wherein the trigger chamber contains a compressible fluid.

10. The counter as claimed in claim 1 further including an actuation piston interactive with the trigger chamber and the supply chamber.

11. A borehole system comprising:
a borehole in a subsurface formation;
a string in the borehole;
a counter as claimed in claim 1 disposed in the string.

12. A method for operating a borehole system comprising:
pressuring on the borehole system;
counting pressurization events with the counter as claimed in claim 1 ;
actuating a downhole tool upon the counter generating a threshold actuation pressure.

Assignees

• Warlick Geoffrey
• Gaudette Sean
• Kellogg Bradley
• Broussard Taylor
• Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc

Inventors

• Warlick Geoffrey
• Gaudette Sean
• Kellogg Bradley
• Broussard Taylor

Classifications

• E21B23/0415

  using particular fluids, e.g. electro-active liquids · CPC title

• E21B34/108 Primary

  with time delay systems, e.g. hydraulic impedance mechanisms · CPC title

• E21B34/063

  Valve or closure with destructible element, e.g. frangible disc (E21B34/103 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F15B15/226

  having elastic elements, e.g. springs, rubber pads · CPC title

• E21B23/042

  using a single piston or multiple mechanically interconnected pistons · CPC title