Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic in-situ gas lifting using inflow control valves
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Application No.: US17094242Application Date: 2020-11-10
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Publication No.: US11859473B2Publication Date: 2024-01-02
- Inventor: Hassan Wasel Al Hashim , Ali Saleh Rabaa
- 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: Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP
- Main IPC: E21B43/12
- IPC: E21B43/12 ; E21B41/00 ; E21B43/14 ; E21B47/06

Abstract:
A system for automatic in-situ gas lifting of fluid in a multilateral well may include a plurality of downhole sensors arranged to periodically capture pressure data associated with the multilateral well is disclosed. The system may include a processor operatively connected to the downhole sensors and configured to dynamically determine a pressure gradient value associated with the multilateral well based on the periodically captured pressure data. The system may include a first inflow control valve (ICV) operatively connected to the processor and placed within a first lateral to automatically control a flow of a gas from a downhole natural gas source into the multilateral well based on the dynamically determined pressure gradient, and to cause a lift of the fluid received from a second lateral within the well when the ICV is open.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220145734A1 AUTOMATIC IN-SITU GAS LIFTING USING INFLOW CONTROL VALVES Public/Granted day:2022-05-12
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