Multi-phase fluid identification for subsurface sensor measurement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11808147-B2
Application number	US-202117481165-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2021
Priority date	Sep 21, 2021
Publication date	Nov 7, 2023
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023

Abstract

A method and a system for measuring downhole fluid properties. The downhole fluid sampling tool may comprise at least one probe and at least one passageway that passes through the at least one probe and into the downhole sampling tool. The method may comprise drawing a wellbore fluid through the at least one probe and through the at least one passageway, obtaining a first channel measurement of the wellbore fluid, obtaining at least a second channel measurement, clustering channel data from a plurality of channel measurements comprising the first channel measurement and the at least second channel measurement, and measuring a phase through a plurality of channels. The method may further comprise separating a plurality of phase signals based on the phase measured through the plurality of channels, labeling the wellbore fluid, assigning the plurality of phase signals to specific phases of a multi-phase fluid, and estimating a fluid property.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for measuring downhole fluid properties, comprising:
disposing a downhole fluid sampling tool into a wellbore wherein the downhole fluid sampling tool comprises:
at least one probe configured to fluidly connect the downhole fluid sampling tool to a formation in the wellbore; and
at least one passageway that passes through the at least one probe and into the downhole sampling tool;

drawing a wellbore fluid through the at least one probe and through the at least one passageway;
obtaining a first channel measurement of the wellbore fluid with at least one sensor that is fluidly coupled to the at least one passageway;
obtaining at least a second channel measurement from the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is an optical fluid sensor;
clustering channel data from a plurality of channel measurements comprising the first channel measurement and the at least second channel measurement, wherein the first channel and the at least second channel are active optical channel pair measuring the wellbore fluid simultaneously at different wavelength;
measuring a phase through a plurality of channels;
separating a plurality of phase signals based on the phase measured through the plurality of channels;
labeling the wellbore fluid based at least in part on the plurality of phase signals;
assigning the plurality of phase signals to specific phases of a multi-phase fluid; and
estimating a fluid property of the wellbore fluid.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of channels are positioned together.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of channels are synchronized.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid property comprises compositional component concentrations comprising methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, or combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid property comprises organic liquid components comprising a hexane plus fraction, saturates fraction, aromatics fraction, resins fraction, asphaltenes fraction, or combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid property is a physical property selected from the group consisting of compressibility, density, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, viscosity, bubble point, gas to oil ration, phase envelope for gas-liquid, phase envelope for solid-liquid, or combinations thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying pure phase channel observations versus mixed phased channel observations for each of the plurality of channels.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the phases of a dominating fluid for each of the plurality of channels.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein identifying the phases of the dominating fluid comprises determining a current water ratio.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the dominating fluid is hydrocarbon when the current water ratio is less than a threshold.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the dominating fluid is water when the current water ratio is not less than a threshold.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein labeling the fluid further comprises labeling a first cluster group, wherein the first cluster group is the cluster group that has more samples with the dominating fluid.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising labeling a second cluster group with another fluid type, wherein the second cluster group is the cluster group that has the least number of samples with the dominating fluid.

14. A system comprising:
a downhole fluid sampling tool comprising:
at least one probe configured to fluidly connect the downhole fluid sampling tool to a formation in the wellbore;
at least one passageway that passes through the at least one probe and into the downhole sampling tool; and
at least one sensor that is fluidly couple to the at least one passageway and configured to take a first channel measurement and at least a second channel measurement of a wellbore fluid that is drawn from the formation and through the at least one passageway, wherein the at least one sensor is an optical fluid sensor; and

an information handling system configured to:
cluster channel data from a plurality of channel measurements comprising the first channel measurement and the at least second channel measurement, wherein the first channel and the at least second channel are active optical channel pair measuring the wellbore fluid simultaneously at different wavelength;
measure a phase through a plurality of channels;
separate a plurality of phase signals based on the phase measured through the plurality of channels;
label the wellbore fluid based at least in part on the plurality of phase signals;
assign the plurality of phase signals to specific phases of a multi-phase fluid; and
estimate a fluid property of the wellbore fluid.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of channels are positioned together.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of channels are synchronized.

17. A method for measuring downhole fluid properties, comprising:
disposing a downhole fluid sampling tool into a wellbore wherein the downhole fluid sampling tool comprises:
at least one probe configured to fluidly connect the downhole fluid sampling tool to a formation in the wellbore; and
at least one passageway that passes through the at least one probe and into the downhole sampling tool;

drawing a wellbore fluid through the at least one probe and through the at least one passageway;
obtaining a first channel measurement of the wellbore fluid with at least one sensor that is fluidly coupled to the at least one passageway;
obtaining at least a second channel measurement from the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is an optical fluid sensor;
clustering channel data from a plurality of channel measurements comprising the first channel measurement and the at least second channel measurement, wherein the first channel and the at least second channel are active optical channel pair measuring the wellbore fluid simultaneously;
measuring a phase through a plurality of channels;
separating a plurality of phase signals based on the phase measured through the plurality of channels;
labeling the wellbore fluid based at least in part on the plurality of phase signals;
assigning the plurality of phase signals to specific phases of a multi-phase fluid; and
estimating a fluid property of the wellbore fluid.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Chen Zhonghuan
• Dai Bin
• Jones Christopher Michael
• Wu Xiang

Classifications

• E21B49/081 Primary

  with down-hole means for trapping a fluid sample (E21B49/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01N33/241 Primary

  for hydrocarbon content · CPC title

• G01V8/02

  Prospecting · CPC title

• G01V8/12

  using one transmitter and one receiver · CPC title

• G01V3/18

  specially adapted for well-logging · CPC title