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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2001
John Michele Hirsch, Houston, TX (US);
George Leo Stegemeier, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Rex Burnett, Katy, TX (US);
Frederick Gordon Carl, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
William Mountjoy Savage, Houston, TX (US);
James William Hall, Houston, TX (US);
John Michele Hirsch, Houston, TX (US);
George Leo Stegemeier, Houston, TX (US);
Harold J. Vinegar, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Rex Burnett, Katy, TX (US);
Frederick Gordon Carl, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
William Mountjoy Savage, Houston, TX (US);
James William Hall, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A reservoir production control system includes a plurality of wells for producing a reservoir linked to a central computer over a downhole communication network and a surface communication network. Both the downhole and the surface communication networks are wireless communications paths for transmitting downhole data and surface data to the central computer. Both networks include a series of interconnected tubing or pipe that allows transmission of data over electrically isolated portions of the pipe and tubing. After integrating and analyzing all relevant data and comparing the data with a reservoir model, the central computer initiates changes in a plurality of downhole control devices associated with the wells, thereby optimizing the production of the reservoir.