Well testing systems and methods with mobile monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12529310-B2
Application number	US-202318344266-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2023
Priority date	Jun 28, 2016
Publication date	Jan 20, 2026
Grant date	Jan 20, 2026

Abstract

A system includes a well testing apparatus and a mobile device to be carried by an operator of the well testing apparatus. The well testing apparatus can include a separator, a well control assembly upstream of the separator, a fluid management assembly downstream of the separator, and data acquisition devices positioned to collect data about operation of the well testing apparatus. The mobile device can display information about the operation of the well testing apparatus based on the collected data and enables mobile monitoring of the operation of the well testing apparatus by the operator as the operator moves about the well testing apparatus. Additional systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A system comprising:
a well testing apparatus including:
a separator configured to receive a multiphase fluid comprising at least two of water, oil, and gas;
a well control assembly coupled upstream of the separator so as to route the multiphase fluid from a well to the separator;
a fluid management assembly coupled downstream of the separator so as to receive separated fluids from the separator;
a burner coupled downstream of the fluid management assembly so as to receive and burn at least one of the separated fluids from the fluid management assembly, wherein the at least one of the separated fluids comprises oil, gas, or a mixture thereof; and
data acquisition devices positioned to collect data about operation of the well testing apparatus; and
a mobile device to be carried by an operator of the well testing apparatus, wherein the mobile device is configured to display information about the operation of the well testing apparatus based on the collected data, along with video of at least one portion of the well testing apparatus, and enable mobile monitoring of the operation of the well testing apparatus by the operator as the operator moves about the well testing apparatus, and wherein the mobile device is configured to:
receive a user input corresponding to a request to route the at least one of the separated fluids to the burner;
determine whether the request is compatible with one or more rules provided in an interlock matrix;
present an error message in response to the request being incompatible with the one or more rules; and
send one or more actuation signals configured to cause at least one manifold of the fluid management assembly to route the at least one of the separated fluids to the burner in response to the request being compatible with the one or more rules.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more rules corresponds to preventing two fluids from simultaneously being received by the burner and an additional burner of the system.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more rules corresponds to preventing two valves of the fluid management assembly from being opened simultaneously.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actuation signals are configured to initiate a sequence for opening or closing at least two valves of the fluid management assembly to route the at least one of the separated fluids to the burner.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actuation signals are configured to cause a pump to operate to route the at least one of the separated fluids to the burner.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition devices comprise a camera configured to view the burner and collect image data about an operation of the burner.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more rules corresponds to preventing a type of fluid from being received by the burner.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the fluid comprises a gas.

9 . A method, comprising:
receiving, via a computing system, a user input corresponding to a request to route a separated fluid from a separator configured to receive a multiphase fluid comprising at least two of water, oil, and gas to a burner coupled downstream from the separator, wherein the burner is configured to burn the separated fluid received via a fluid management assembly coupled downstream from the separator, and wherein the burner, the separator, and the fluid management assembly are part of a well testing apparatus for performing a well test of a well at a well site; determining, via the computing system, whether the request is compatible with one or more rules provided in an interlock matrix; presenting, via the computing system, an error message via a display of a mobile device in response to the request being incompatible with the one or more rules; sending, via the computing system, one or more actuation signals to the fluid management assembly, wherein the fluid management assembly is configured to cause at least one manifold to route the separated fluid to the burner in response to the request being compatible with the one or more rules; receiving, via the computing system, data from sensors configured to monitor the burner; presenting, via the computing system, a visual representation of the data via the display; and concurrently, via the computing system, presenting video of the burner via the display, wherein the video is collected by a camera pointed at the burner that is burning the separated fluid.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein presenting the visual representation of the data comprises displaying real-time values of the data.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more rules corresponds to preventing two fluids from simultaneously being received by the burner and an additional burner of the system.

12 . The method of claim 9 , comprising controlling operation of the well testing apparatus based on user input received from one of multiple operators via one of multiple mobile devices.

13 . The method of claim 12 , comprising:
processing the data; wirelessly transmitting the processed data to the mobile device; and presenting the processed data via the display of the mobile device.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more rules corresponds to determining whether the request comprises two incompatible operational procedures are being performed by the well testing apparatus.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more rules corresponds to determining whether an operational state of the well testing apparatus corresponds to an expected state.

16 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising maintaining a record of the error message, actions performed by the computing system, or both.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause a processing system to perform operations comprising:
receiving a user input corresponding to a request to route a separated fluid from a separator configured to receive a multiphase fluid comprising at least two of water, oil, and gas to a burner coupled downstream from the separator, wherein the burner is configured to burn the separated fluid received via a fluid management assembly coupled downstream from the separator, and wherein the burner, the separator, and the fluid management assembly are part of a well testing apparatus for performing a well test of a well at a well site; determining, via the computing system, whether the request is compatible with one or more rules provided in an interlock matrix; presenting, via the computing system, an error message via a display of a mobile device in response to the request being incompatible with the one or more rules; and sending, via the computing system, one or more actuation signals to the fluid management assembly, wherein the fluid management assembly is configured to cause at least one manifold to route the separated fluid to the burner in response to the request being compatible with the one or more rules.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the computer executable instructions are configured to cause the processing system to perform the operations further comprising:
receiving, via the computing system, data from sensors configured to monitor the burner; and presenting, via the computing system, a visual representation of the data via the display.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable me

Assignees

• Schlumberger Technology Corp

Inventors

• Allouche Francis
• Jan Mathilde
• Conort Gilbert
• Shenoy Mahesh
• Chaigne Pierre
• El Alami Ibrahim

Classifications

• G01F1/74

  Devices for measuring flow of a fluid or flow of a fluent solid material in suspension in another fluid · CPC title

• E21B43/34

  Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well · CPC title

• H04W4/38

  for collecting sensor information · CPC title

• E21B49/087 Primary

  Well testing, e.g. testing for reservoir productivity or formation parameters · CPC title

• G01F15/08 Primary

  Air or gas separators in combination with liquid meters; Liquid separators in combination with gas-meters · CPC title