Electronic rupture disc with atmospheric chamber

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12000241-B2
Application number	US-202117904029-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2021
Priority date	Feb 18, 2020
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

An electronic trigger system includes a longitudinal housing including detection, electronics, and actuation sections disposed therein. The detection section includes a pressure sensor for receiving a predetermined pressure signal, and an electronic control board including at least one battery is disposed in the electronics section. The actuation section includes a prefill chamber, a setting piston disposed in the prefill chamber, an actuation device, an atmospheric chamber, and a pressure port. A predetermined amount of prefilled fluid at hydrostatic pressure is trapped between the setting piston and the actuation device in the prefill chamber. The actuation device isolates the prefilled fluid at hydrostatic pressure in the prefill chamber from the atmospheric chamber. Actuation occurs when, upon receipt of the predetermined pressure signal by the pressure sensor, the electronic control board transmits power to the actuation device, causing the prefilled fluid to flow through the actuation device and into the atmospheric chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for use in a wellbore, comprising:
a completion comprising at least one downhole tool, wherein the at least one downhole tool comprises a pilot valve; and
an electronic trigger system comprising:
a longitudinal housing comprising:
a detection section;
an electronics section; and
an actuation section disposed therein;

a pressure sensor disposed in the detection section, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to receive a predetermined pressure signal; and
an electronic control board comprising at least one battery disposed in the electronics section,
wherein the actuation section comprises:
a prefill chamber;
a setting piston disposed in the prefill chamber, wherein a stem portion of the setting piston is coupled to the pilot valve; and
an actuation device,

wherein a predetermined amount of prefilled fluid at hydrostatic pressure is trapped between the setting piston and the actuation device in the prefill chamber;
at least one atmospheric chamber,
wherein the actuation device isolates the prefilled fluid at hydrostatic pressure in the prefill chamber from the at least one atmospheric chamber; and
a pressure port,
wherein actuation occurs when, upon receipt of the predetermined pressure signal by the pressure sensor, the electronic control board transmits power to the actuation device, causing the prefilled fluid to flow through the actuation device and into the at least one atmospheric chamber using the pressure port,

wherein the longitudinal housing of the system is coupled to the at least one downhole tool for actuation of the at least one downhole tool, and
wherein movement of the setting piston triggers an alternate path for pressure through the pilot valve to actuate the at least one downhole tool.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensor is configured to receive the predetermined pressure signal from a surface location.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensor is configured to receive the predetermined pressure signal from a downhole signal emitter.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined pressure signal comprises a plurality of pressure pulses.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pressure port and the setting piston share a common seal bore.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the actuation device is an electronic rupture disc.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flowing of the prefilled fluid from the prefill chamber into the at least one atmospheric chamber causes the setting piston to move linearly within the prefill chamber toward the actuation device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein an inflow control device is installed in the pressure port.

9. A method of actuating a downhole tool, comprising:
deploying a completion in a wellbore, the completion comprising:
at least one downhole tool comprising a pilot valve; and
an electronic trigger system coupled to the at least one downhole tool, wherein the system comprises:
a longitudinal housing coupled to the at least one downhole tool for actuation of the at least one downhole tool, the longitudinal housing comprising:
a detection section;
an electronics section; and
an actuation section disposed therein;

a pressure sensor disposed in the detection section, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to receive a predetermined pressure signal; and
an electronic control board comprising at least one battery disposed in the electronics section,
wherein the actuation section comprises:
a prefill chamber;
a setting piston disposed in the prefill chamber, wherein a stem portion of the setting piston is coupled to the pilot valve; and
an actuation device,

wherein a predetermined amount of prefilled fluid at hydrostatic pressure is trapped between the setting piston and the actuation device in the prefill chamber;
at least one atmospheric chamber,
wherein the actuation device isolates the prefilled fluid at hydrostatic pressure in the prefill chamber from the at least one atmospheric chamber; and
a pressure port,
wherein actuation occurs when, upon receipt of the predetermined pressure signal by the pressure sensor, the electronic control board transmits power to the actuation device, causing the prefilled fluid to flow through the actuation device and into the at least one atmospheric chamber using the pressure port;

detecting the predetermined pressure signal by the pressure sensor;
decoding the predetermined pressure signal on the electronic control board;
transmitting power from the electronic control board to the actuation device; and
actuating the at least one downhole tool by flowing the prefilled fluid through the actuation device and into the at least one atmospheric chamber using the pressure port, wherein movement of the setting piston triggers an alternate path for pressure through the pilot valve to actuate the at least one downhole tool.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the pressure sensor is configured to receive the predetermined pressure signal from a surface location.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the pressure sensor is configured to receive the predetermined pressure signal from a downhole signal emitter.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined pressure signal comprises a plurality of pressure pulses.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the actuation device is an electronic rupture disc.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the pressure port and the setting piston share a common seal bore.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the flowing of the prefilled fluid from the prefill chamber into the at least one atmospheric chamber causes the setting piston to move linearly within the prefill chamber toward the actuation device.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein an inflow control device is installed in the pressure port.

Assignees

• Schlumberger Technology Corp

Inventors

• Underbrink Michael
• Dufour Yann
• Liew Kaiyang Kevin
• Mendonca Joao
• Guven Oguzhan
• Alteirac Laurent

Classifications

• E21B34/063 Primary

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

• E21B33/12

  Packers; Plugs (used for cementing E21B33/134, E21B33/16) · CPC title

• E21B34/066

  electrically actuated · CPC title

• E21B47/18 Primary

  through the well fluid {, e.g. mud pressure pulse telemetry} · CPC title

• E21B34/06 Primary

  in wells · CPC title