Electric control multi-position ICD

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9664007-B2
Application number	US-201314234389-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2013
Priority date	Feb 8, 2013
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

A production sleeve assembly for use in a wellbore comprises a wellbore tubular, a plurality of fluid pathways configured to provide fluid communication within the downhole component, a plurality of electronic actuators configured to selectively provide fluid communication through one or more of the plurality of fluid pathways, and at least one sensor coupled to the plurality of electronic actuators. One or more of the plurality of electronic actuators are configured to selectively actuate to allow or prevent fluid flow through a corresponding fluid pathway of the plurality of fluid pathways in response to the at least one sensor receiving a suitable signal.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A downhole component comprising: a wellbore tubular disposed within a formation; a filter media associated with the wellbore tubular, wherein the filter media comprises a protective outer shroud, wherein the protective outer shroud comprises a plurality of perforations; a plurality of fluid pathways configured to provide fluid communication within the downhole component; a plurality of restrictor tubes disposed within the plurality of fluid pathways, wherein the each of the plurality of restrictor tubes is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the wellbore tubular within each respective plurality of fluid pathways; a plurality of electronic actuators configured to selectively provide fluid communication through one or more of the plurality of fluid pathways, wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic actuators comprises a blocking member coupled to an electro-mechanical actuator via a retracting member, wherein the blocking member obstructs fluid flow of at least one of the one or more of the plurality of fluid pathways, wherein the at least one of the one or more of the plurality of fluid pathways comprises a fluid pathway between the formation and an interior of the wellbore tubular when in a first actuated configuration; and at least one sensor coupled to the plurality of electronic actuators, wherein one or more of the plurality of electronic actuators are configured to selectively actuate to allow or prevent fluid flow through a corresponding fluid pathway of the plurality of fluid pathways in response to the at least one sensor receiving a suitable signal, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a pressure sensor, and wherein the suitable signal comprises at least one of a pressure, a pressure wave, one or more pressure pulses, or a sonic signal.

2. The downhole component of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fluid pathways are configured to provide fluid communication between an exterior of the wellbore tubular and the interior of the wellbore tubular.

3. The downhole component of claim 1 , further comprising a power source coupled to one or more of the plurality of electronic actuators, wherein the power source is configured to provide the power to actuate the one or more of the plurality of electronic actuators.

4. The downhole component of claim 3 , wherein the power source comprises at least one of a battery, a downhole generator, a surface power source, or a downhole power source.

5. The downhole component of claim 3 , wherein the power source is located at the surface of the wellbore.

6. The downhole component of claim 1 , further comprising a sand control screen section disposed in series with the plurality of fluid pathways.

7. The downhole component of claim 1 , further comprising one or more flow restrictions, wherein the one or more flow restrictions are disposed in at least one of the plurality of fluid pathways.

8. The downhole component of claim 1 , wherein the blocking member is configured to selectively provide the fluid communication through two or more of the plurality of fluid pathways.

9. The downhole component of claim 1 , wherein two or more of the plurality of electronic actuators are configured to selectively actuate in response to the at least one sensor receiving the suitable signal.

10. The downhole component of claim 1 , wherein the one or more of the plurality of electronic actuators are further configured to selectively actuate to transition the plurality of fluid pathways from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to the at least one sensor receiving a suitable signal, wherein in the first configuration all of the plurality of fluid pathways are substantially closed to fluid flow, and wherein in the second configuration one or more of the fluid pathways are open to flow.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Lopez Jean Marc
• Holderman Luke William
• Fripp Michael L

Classifications

• E21B34/066 Primary

  electrically actuated · CPC title

• E21B43/12

  Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells (E21B43/25 takes precedence; valve arrangements E21B34/00) · CPC title