- Patent Title: Systems and methods for operating downhole inflow control valves
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Application No.: US15823870Application Date: 2017-11-28
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Publication No.: US10597988B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Mohammed Dhafer Al-Ajmi , Nasser Mubarak Al-Hajri
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Bracewell LLP
- Agent Constance G. Rhebergen; Christopher L. Drymalla
- Main IPC: E21B43/12
- IPC: E21B43/12 ; F16K37/00 ; E21B34/10 ; E21B47/00 ; E21B34/14 ; E21B43/14 ; E21B34/00

Abstract:
Provided are systems and method for operating and maintaining downhole inflow control valves (ICVs) of hydrocarbon wells, including monitoring the operations of ICVs to identify failure and non-failure times of defective and non-defective ICVs, respectively, determining a probability of failure of the ICVs (Pf) based on the failure and non-failure times, determining an operational stroking duration based on the probability of failure of the ICVs (Pf), and operating ICVs in accordance with the operational stroking duration determined.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190162330A1 Systems and Methods for Operating Downhole Inflow Control Valves Public/Granted day:2019-05-30
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