Systems and methods for reservoir production management

US9010441B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9010441-B2
Application numberUS-201213604802-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 6, 2012
Priority dateSep 12, 2011
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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Abstract

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A reservoir production management system includes a plurality of dielectric spectrometers disposed at different locations along the length of production tubing within a wellbore, each of the plurality dielectric spectrometers being in fluid communication with separate producing zones of the reservoir, wherein the plurality of dielectric spectrometers are configured to detect one or more dielectric properties by measuring the response of incident radio waves through fluids from each of the respectively separate producing zones, and a plurality of valves in the production tubing to selectively control production from each of the respectively separate producing zones in response to detected dielectric fluid properties.

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What is claimed is: 1. A reservoir production management system comprising: a plurality of dielectric spectrometers substantially in-line with the length of production tubing within a wellbore, each of the plurality of dielectric spectrometers being in fluid communication with separate producing zones of the reservoir, wherein the plurality of dielectric spectrometers are configured to detect one or more dielectric properties by measuring the response of a plurality of frequenci…

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  • E21B43/14Primary

    Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • E21B47/102Primary

    Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • G01V3/30Primary

    Physics · mapped topic

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What does patent US9010441B2 cover?
A reservoir production management system includes a plurality of dielectric spectrometers disposed at different locations along the length of production tubing within a wellbore, each of the plurality dielectric spectrometers being in fluid communication with separate producing zones of the reservoir, wherein the plurality of dielectric spectrometers are configured to detect one or more dielect…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tosi Luis Phillipe, Chevron Usa Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E21B43/14. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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