Intelligent Pipe, A New Monitoring Solution For Your Wells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francois-Xavier Bulard ◽  
Emmanuel Tavernier ◽  
Antoine Deroubaix ◽  
Umberto Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Microelectromechanical Systems ◽  
Safety Margin ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
New Era ◽  
Well Integrity ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Intelligent Technology ◽  
Well Data

Abstract Well integrity to prevent catastrophic damage has always been a key focus of the Oil and Gas industry and Oil and Gas operators keep working to reinforce it. Today, well integrity data available throughout the life of the well remains limited. Being able to know the wellbore parameters at different depths would help operators anticipate and identify problems throughout the life of their well. In addition, knowing the exact performances of each pipe will provide operators with the actual safety margin they have against well load cases, therefore allowing them to better monitor the well, based on real well data. The integration of a pressure and temperature sensor element in tubulars is possible thanks to the use of MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) technology. Low-power consumption combined with an adapted transmission technology opens the door to the use of this intelligent technology inside an O&G well. Embedded sensors allow operators to access previously inaccessible well areas in real time. The qualification of this technology is carried out in a way as to ensure the integrity of the system and its long-term viability. This paper will present an innovative intelligent tube solution, from its qualification to its deployment. This solution will change the way wells are monitored. By combining the data retrieved by the sensors with the actual resistance of each pipe in the well, operators will be able to adjust their production parameters while ensuring the safety of their installation. This approach is new and, leveraging the latest IoT technologies, opens a new era for easier and optimized data-based Oil and Gas well monitoring.

Enhanced Cement Composition for Preventing Annular Gas Migration

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Kwatia ◽  
Mustafa Al Ramadan ◽  
Saeed Salehi ◽  
Catalin Teodoriu
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Oil Well ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Cement Slurry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Well Integrity ◽  
Transit Times ◽  
Well Cement ◽  
Gas Tight

Abstract Cementing operations in deepwater exhibit many challenges worldwide due to shallow flows. Cement sheath integrity and durability play key roles in the oil and gas industry, particularly during drilling and completion stages. Cement sealability serves in maintaining the well integrity by preventing fluid migration to surface and adjacent formations. Failure of cement to seal the annulus can lead to serious dilemmas that may result in loss of well integrity. Gas migration through cemented annulus has been a major issue in the oil and gas industry for decades. Anti-gas migration additives are usually mixed with the cement slurry to combat and prevent gas migration. In fact, these additives enhance and improve the cement sealability, bonding, and serve in preventing microannuli evolution. Cement sealability can be assessed and evaluated by their ability to seal and prevent any leakage through and around the cemented annulus. Few laboratory studies have been conducted to evaluate the sealability of oil well cement. In this study, a setup was built to simulate the gas migration through and around the cement. A series of experiments were conducted on these setups to examine the cement sealability of neat Class H cement and also to evaluate the effect of anti-gas migration additives on the cement sealability. Different additives were used in this setup such as microsilica, fly ash, nanomaterials and latex. Experiments conducted in this work revealed that the cement (without anti-gas migration additive) lack the ability to seal the annulus. Cement slurries prepared with latex improved the cement sealability and mitigated gas migration for a longer time compared to the other slurries. The cement slurry formulated with a commercial additive completely prevented gas migration and proved to be a gas tight. Also, it was found that slurries with short gas transit times have a decent potential to mitigate gas migration, and this depends on the additives used to prepare the cement slurry.

Earth observation remote sensing for oil and gas: A new era

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Dubucq ◽  
Leo Turon ◽  
Benoit Blanco ◽  
Hélène Bideaud
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
New Era ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Earth Observation Satellites ◽  
New Sensors

In the last seven years, many earth observation satellites from national agencies and commercial providers have been launched, making huge volumes of data freely available to anyone. Open-access software and cloud computing tools also have been developed by the earth observation community. Those, as well as new sensors and vectors such as drone-borne hyperspectral cameras or gas-sensing systems are opening a number of applications for the oil and gas industry in exploration, production, and environmental monitoring.

Sectorial Scanning Electromagnetic Defectoscope: The Next Stage in Well Integrity Diagnostics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bulat Ganiev ◽  
Azat Lutfullin ◽  
Ildar Karimov ◽  
Rinat Shaydullin ◽  
Vener Nagimov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Pipe Wall ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Pipe Wall Thickness ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Well Integrity ◽  
Electromagnetic Scanning

Abstract The paper presents a new technology for the oil and gas industry for azimuthal electromagnetic scanning of the first tubular wall defects, the basis of which is a small-sized sector scanning tool that measures the pipe wall thickness. The paper presents the results of laboratoryand well tests, as well as the early field surveys using this technology. These constitute thebasis on which the actual sensitivity of the technology and its prospects in diagnosing well integrity are determined.

Efficacious Use of Simple and Cost Effective Acoustic Flow Analyzer Measurement to Enhance Recovery and Improve Life Cycle of Wells

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Alaref ◽  
Mahmoud Saada ◽  
Mongi Abdelmoula ◽  
Marvin Rourke
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Leak Detection ◽  
Corrosion Monitoring ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Well Integrity ◽  
The World ◽  
Scale Down

ABSTRACT Well integrity technologies have been in high demand within the oil and gas industry in the recent years due to two main reasons; Recent incidents and down term in industry. The recent failures and blow out incidents occurring in different parts of the world encouraged new strategies and well integrity management systems to be deployed in order to ensure wells are meeting health, safety and environmental standards. Moreover, the down term in industry caused by relatively low oil price which led oil and gas operators to scale down on exploration and drilling and alternatively work-over existing wells. It is believed that the most economical way to work-over the well is by performing data acquisition first, which enables the work-over team to do an informed decision and tackle the specified problem, saving non-productive time. One of the fast growing well integrity technologies is leak detection. Unlike conventional data acquisition techniques such as corrosion monitoring, leak detection method traces the fluids entering to the well-bore and gives a dynamic image of what's going on in a producing/injecting well. The leak detection is mainly based on passive acoustic measurement, which is typically based on listening to fluid vibration by moving through different aperture sizes, and recorded in different frequencies and amplitudes. Other measurements are recommended to add such as temperature, pressure and multiphase sensors (in case leak is suspected to be inside the tubing). The technology has been used in various locations around the world with challenging environments. The typical and most desired ones are firstly the surface casing leaks where fluids of various types enter into the annuli between casings and build up on surface. Moreover, high amounts of undesired fluids contributing to the production and the source would be hard to identify with conventional technologies.

scholarly journals Innovation and Technology needs for the oil and gas industry in Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 94-99
Author(s):  
Christ Barriga P ◽  
Lesly Aliaga G. ◽  
Jorge Bermejo N. ◽  
Pamela Catari C. ◽  
Romina Martinez S. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Fuel Quality ◽  
Process Safety ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
New Era ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
High Volatility ◽  
Gas Price

Peru experienced the oil rush due to the discovery of reserves, but since the Camisea project was found in the Cuzco region, oil has been in decline, Peru is rated too low competitiveness rates below countries such as Ecuador and Colombia. The hydrocarbons sector accounted for 54% of the total energy tender in 2012. The oil and gas industry has advanced technologically. Today, the technological challenges are focused on taking advantage of unconventional resources having a strong focus on process safety, environmental management, and fuel quality. In a new era of high volatility in the oil and gas price, technology is crucial to maximizing the value; among them, the Modernization Project of the Talara Refinery and its process is announced. Peru is perfecting technologies to take advantage of gas and oil that are difficult to access so that its role in the Peruvian economy is fundamental.

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