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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2013
Halliburton Engery Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Timothy R. Tips, Montgomery, TX (US);
William Mark Richards, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Multiple zones of a wellbore are gravel packed and fractured in the same run-in trip into a wellbore. An insert string is subsequently extended into the wellbore in order to regulate and monitor production from each zone. Control lines located within the insert string and also along the sand face allow operators to monitor production operations, including measuring fluid and well environment parameters at each point within the system. One or more control and data acquisition modules included in the insert string are able to locate and move corresponding flow control devices arranged within respective sand screens adjacent each zone. Adjusting the position of the flow control device with a corresponding control and data acquisition module serves to choke or otherwise regulate the production flow rate through the sand screen, thereby allowing for the intelligent production of hydrocarbons from each zone.