Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Landmark Graphics Corporation

Michael Konopczynski

Timothy Rather Tips

James Flygare

Matthew Scogin

Savio Saldanha

Robert Joseph Smith

Colin McKay

Michael Linley Fripp

Christopher Michael Jones

Michael Thomas Pelletier

John Laureto Maida, Jr

Etienne M Samson

Eric James Davis

Joel David Shaw

Gustavo Carvajal

Steven Patton Knabe

Michel J Leblanc

Paul Robert Terry

Alejandro Chacon

Steven Fipke

A downhole control method for use in a wellbore that includes deploying a first stand-alone hydraulic reservoir downhole; measuring a first downhole fluid parameter; and actuating a first inflow control device, based on the first measured downhole fluid parameter, using the first stand-alone hydraulic reservoir. In one aspect, the first stand-alone hydraulic reservoir and the first inflow control device comprise an open-hole completion system.

Casing-based intelligent completion assembly

A downhole control method for use in a wellbore that includes deploying a stand-alone power source and a stand-alone hydraulic reservoir downhole; powering a downhole controller using the stand-alone power source; measuring a downhole fluid parameter; and actuating an inflow control device, using the stand-alone hydraulic reservoir and the downhole controller, based on the measured downhole fluid parameter. In one aspect, the stand-alone power source is selected from the group consisting of a battery and a downhole power generator. In another aspect, the stand-alone hydraulic reservoir, the downhole controller, the stand-alone power source, and the inflow control device comprise a remotely-powered, open-hole completion system.

Remotely-powered casing-based intelligent completion assembly

A system for Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) includes a mechanical well configured to enable multi-point selective injection for water and gas. The system further includes an optimization engine configured to calculate reservoir flow dynamics and selectively inject water and gas via the mechanical well according to reservoir flow dynamics.

Method, system, and optimization technique to improve oil reservoir recovery in the Water-Alternating-Gas injection process by using downhole control valves (WAG-CV)

A method of flowing fluid from a formation, the method comprising: sensing presence of a reservoir impairing substance in the fluid flowed from the formation; and automatically controlling operation of at least one flow control device in response to the sensing of the presence of the substance. A well system, comprising: at least one sensor which senses whether a reservoir impairing substance is present; and at least one flow control device which regulates flow of a fluid from a formation in response to indications provided by the sensor.

Maximizing hydrocarbon production while controlling phase behavior or precipitation of reservoir impairing liquids or solids

A downhole control system for actuating hydraulically controlled devices positioned in a well. The system includes a first set of N hydraulically controlled devices positioned in the well and a second set of at least one hydraulically controlled device positioned in the well. A common control line is ported to a first side of each of the hydraulically controlled devices in the first set. N control lines are each ported to a second side of one of the hydraulically controlled devices in the first set. A first control line of the N control lines is ported to a first side of a first hydraulically controlled device of the second set and a second control line of the N control lines is ported to a second side of the first hydraulically controlled device of the second set, such that N+1 control lines are operable to actuate N+1 hydraulically controlled devices.

Downhole control system having a versatile manifold and method for use of same

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Spring, TX, United States of America

Michael Konopczynski