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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2007
Brian L. Thigpen, Houston, TX (US);
Guy P. Vachon, Houston, TX (US);
Garabed Yeriazarian, Katy, TX (US);
Jaedong Lee, Katy, TX (US);
Chee M. Chok, Houston, TX (US);
Clark Sann, Houston, TX (US);
Xin Liu, Katy, TX (US);
Brian L. Thigpen, Houston, TX (US);
Guy P. Vachon, Houston, TX (US);
Garabed Yeriazarian, Katy, TX (US);
Jaedong Lee, Katy, TX (US);
Chee M. Chok, Houston, TX (US);
Clark Sann, Houston, TX (US);
Xin Liu, Katy, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided for estimating an occurrence of a water breakthrough in a production well that includes estimating, at least periodically, a measure of water in the fluid produced from one or more production zones and estimating the occurrence of the water breakthrough utilizing at least in part a trend of the estimated measures of the produced fluid. A controller determines one or more actions to be taken to mitigate an effect of the water breakthrough and may automatically initiate one or more such actions.