Monitoring and mapping system of the space-time distribution of formation fluids in a reservoir and a completion and production plant of a well for the extraction of formation fluids
US11268374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/28
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A monitoring and mapping system, including: at least four transceiver devices arranged to be applied at a predefined mutual distance along a casing pipe, each of the transceiver devices including: a tubular body arranged to be fit on the casing pipe, the tubular body having at a first end a first longitudinal portion, at a second end a second longitudinal portion and a third longitudinal portion interposed between the first and second longitudinal portions; a coil wound on the first longitudinal portion; a layer of elastomeric material which winds the third longitudinal portion; an electrode wound on the layer of elastomeric material; and a peripheral electronic control unit associated with the tubular body; the monitoring and mapping system further including a central electronic control and data acquisition unit configured to drive the peripheral electronic control units so as to selectively power the electrodes and the coils.
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