Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Leak detection for electric submersible pump systems
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Application No.: US17647677Application Date: 2022-01-11
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Publication No.: US11746649B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Abdullah M. Al-Dhafeeri , Saad Ahmed Al Sdeiri
- 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: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: E21B47/117
- IPC: E21B47/117 ; G01M3/28 ; E21B43/12 ; E21B47/008 ; E21B47/06 ; E21B33/12 ; E21B34/06

Abstract:
A method of determining a presence of a leak in a wall of a production tubing string includes positioning an electrical submersible pump is positioned at the string's downhole end. Based on measurements from a pressure sensor positioned at a downhole location at a discharge end of the electrical submersible pump, it is determined that a discharge pressure has decreased over a specified time period. Based on measurements from a pressure sensor within a wellhead of the well, it is determined that a pressure within the production tubing string at the surface has decreased over the specified time period. Based on measurements from a flow-rate sensor at an uphole end of the production tubing string, it is determined the flow rate has decreased relative to a calculated expected flow rate. Based on a pressure integrity test initiated in response to these determinations, the presence of the leak is determined.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220220844A1 LEAK DETECTION FOR ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2022-07-14
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