Well Pressure Test Console With Local Real-Time Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity and cost of drilling oil or gas wells, particularly in remote or deep locations, are exacerbated by inaccuracies in geological models, leading to safety and efficiency issues due to potential wellbore penetration into high-pressure formations or fragile formations, resulting in risks such as blowouts and lost circulation.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented well advisor system that collects and processes real-time sensor data from drilling operations, providing instantaneous numerical and visual feedback through graphical user interfaces, allowing for real-time monitoring and management of drilling parameters, reducing the need for data transmission to remote sites and enabling immediate responses to drilling uncertainties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If real-time data transmission to remote sites is implemented, then drilling operation monitoring capability is improved, but data transmission time and response delay increase
Solution Approach 1:
A local server is deployed at the well site to act as an intermediary, receiving sensor data locally and performing preliminary processing and analysis. This eliminates the need for continuous real-time transmission to remote sites, reducing data transmission time while maintaining monitoring capability through the local server's ability to process and generate reports on-site.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive sensor data collection is implemented, then drilling operation analysis accuracy is improved, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments data processing into distinct modules: sensor data acquisition, preliminary processing, advanced analytics, and report generation. Each module handles specific aspects of data processing independently, reducing overall complexity while maintaining comprehensive analysis accuracy through the coordinated operation of these specialized segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The local server acts as an intermediary that receives comprehensive sensor data and performs structured processing through multiple analysis layers. This intermediary structure organizes the complex data flow and processing operations, making the system more manageable while preserving the ability to analyze all collected data for high accuracy.
3Manufacturing precision
If geological model accuracy is improved, then wellbore positioning precision is improved, but model development time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously collecting and analyzing sensor data during drilling operations to dynamically update and refine the geological model in real-time. This ongoing preliminary refinement improves wellbore positioning precision without requiring extensive pre-drilling model development time, as the model evolves alongside the drilling operation itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where sensor data from drilling operations continuously feeds back into the geological model, allowing for real-time adjustments and refinements. This feedback loop improves wellbore positioning precision dynamically during drilling, eliminating the need for lengthy pre-drilling model development while maintaining high accuracy throughout the operation.
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AI summary
A well advisor system and console for monitoring and managing pressure testing operations at a well site. The system may be accessed through one or more workstations, or other computing devices, which may be located at a well site or remotely. The system is in communication with and receives input from various sensors. It collects real-time sensor data sampled during operations at the well site. The system processes the data, and provides nearly instantaneous numerical and visual feedback through a variety of graphical user interfaces (“GUIs”), which are presented in the form of an operation-specific console. The input and data provides information related to pressure testing at a well site.