Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Peter Allan Goode

Alan Christie

Terizhandur S Ramakrishnan

Gary L Rytlewski

Min-Yi Chen

Thomas H Zimmerman

Claude J Vercaemer

John A Kerr

Ashley C Kishino

Raj Kumar Michael Thambynayagam

Rod Nelson

Craig David Johnson

David J Rossi

David L Malone

Raj Banerjee

Jeffrey Spath

Brindesh Dhruva

Joel McClurkin

Kian Rasa

Charles E Vise, Jr

David Brian White

Andrew Gould

A system includes a subsea well and a carousel of tools. The carousel of tools is adapted to automatically and selectively deploy the tools in the well to perform an intervention in the well. The flow of fluid in a well is halted, and a tool is deployed from within the well while the fluid is halted. The tool is allowed to free fall while the fluid is halted. The flow is resumed to retrieve the tool.

Well having a self-contained inter vention system

A reservoir pressure in an underground formation surrounding a well is analyzed based on a direct measurement of the pressure at the wall of the well using the permeability of mud cake on the wall of the well in the region in which the pressure measurement is made; determining the thickness of mud cake on the well of the well; determining the hydrostatic pressure in the well in the region in which the pressure measurement is made; calculating a pressure decay index from the mud cake permeability and thickness, the hydrostatic pressure and the measured pressure; and using the pressure decay index to analyze the measured pressure to derive the reservoir pressure.

Method for analysis of pressure response in underground formations

A method and system of subsea intervention comprises lowering one or more assemblies of intervention equipment into the sea. Underwater marine units (such as remote operated vehicles or small submarines) may be employed to connect the assemblies to each other and to the subsea wellhead equipment. The subsea wellhead equipment includes a carrier line spool (e.g., coiled tubing spool, wireline spool, slickline spool) and equipment to inject a carrier line from the carrier line spool into the subsea well. The carrier line spool can be located underwater, such as on the sea floor or positioned above the subsea wellhead equipment.

Subsea intervention

A system and method is provided for utilizing both a wellbore completion and a formation treatment system. The formation treatment system comprises a bypass that directs well treatment fluid around the wellbore completion. The bypass protects the wellbore completion from potentially corrosive or erosive well treatment fluids which, in turn, allows the wellbore completion to remain downhole during the introduction of well treatment fluids.

System and method for treating wells

A technique for deploying expandables is provided. The technique comprises actuating an expansion tool such that the expansion tool imparts an outwardly directed radial force on an expandable tubular. More specifically, the expansion tool imparts radial expansion forces against an interior surface of the tubular thereby allowing the tubular to be deployed in a wellbore environment.

Technique for deploying expandables

A system that is usable with a subterranean well that has a casing includes an apparatus that is associated with production of fluid from the well and is located downhole in the well in a passageway of the casing. The system also includes a sensor that is located downhole near the apparatus in the passageway and is adapted to measure a characteristic of the formation fluids and rock located outside of the casing.

Downhole measurement apparatus and technique

A method and system of subsea intervention comprises lowering one or more assemblies of intervention equipment into the sea. Underwater marine units (such as remote operated vehicles or small submarines) may be employed to connect the assemblies to each other and to the subsea wellhead equipment. The subsea wellhead equipment includes a carrier line spool (e.g., coiled tubing spool, wireline spool, slickline spool) and equipment to inject a carrier line from the carrier line spool into the subsea well. The carrier line spool can be located underwater, such as on the sea floor or positioned above the subsea wellhead equipment. The carrier line spool can also be located on a sea vessel. Also, to switch tools, a carousel system having multiple chambers containing different types of tools can be used.

A technique for stimulating production of fluids from a subterranean formation. The technique utilizes a tubular member disposed within a wellbore. The tubular member comprises transverse openings that facilitate a formation fracturing process. Subsequent to fracturing, a completion element may be deployed within the tubular element. In some applications, the completion element is an expandable element.

Technique for fracturing subterranean formations

A system for reservoir control. The system allows segregated production of fluids, e.g. water and oil, to control the fluid-fluid interface. Downhole sensors are utilized in providing data about the location of the interface. This permits the proactive monitoring and control of the interface prior to unwanted intermingling of fluids, e.g. oil and water, during production.

System and method for separately producing water and oil from a reservoir

Methods for determining hydraulic properties of a formation surrounding a borehole are disclosed. The methods use a borehole tool preferably having a first probe for injecting fluid into a formation or obtaining fluid from the formation, a second probe vertically displaced relative to the first probe, and a third probe azimuthally displaced relative to the first probe. The method generally comprises: varying the pressure at the first probe of the borehole tool; measuring pressures at the second and third probes resulting from the varying of pressure at the first probe; and utilizing the pressures measured at the second and third probes to determine values over time of a function related to the hydraulic properties of the formation. This function is a function of the geometry and rock and fluid properties of the formation but is independent of the manner in which the pressure is varied at the first probe.

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Peter Allan Goode