US20110205847A1 - Wireless telemetry systems for downhole tools - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to telemetry systems for use with installations in oil and gas wells or the like.
- the present invention relates to wireless telemetry systems for transmitting data and control signals between a location down a borehole and the surface, or between downhole locations themselves.
- One of the more difficult problems associated with any borehole is to communicate measured data between one or more locations down a borehole and the surface, or between downhole locations themselves.
- communicate data generated downhole to the surface during operations such as drilling, perforating, fracturing, and drill stem or well testing; and during production operations such as reservoir evaluation testing, pressure and temperature monitoring.
- Communication is also desired to transmit intelligence from the surface to downhole tools or instruments to effect, control or modify operations or parameters.
- Accurate and reliable downhole communication is particularly important when complex data comprising a set of measurements or instructions is to be communicated, i.e., when more than a single measurement or a simple trigger signal has to be communicated.
- complex data comprising a set of measurements or instructions is to be communicated, i.e., when more than a single measurement or a simple trigger signal has to be communicated.
- encoded digital signals For the transmission of complex data it is often desirable to communicate encoded digital signals.
- Downhole testing is traditionally performed in a “blind fashion”: downhole tools and sensors are deployed in a well at the end of a tubing string for several days or weeks after which they are retrieved at surface. During the downhole testing operations, the sensors may record measurements that will be used for interpretation once retrieved at surface. It is only after the downhole testing tubing string is retrieved that the operators will know whether the data are sufficient and not corrupted. Similarly when operating some of the downhole testing tools from surface, such as tester valves, circulating valves, packer, samplers or perforating charges, the operators do not obtain a direct feedback from the downhole tools.
- an acoustic telemetry system is used to pass data across an obstruction in the tubing, such as a valve. The data is then stored for retrieval by a wireline tool passed inside the tubing from the surface. It is also proposed to retransmit the signal as an acoustic signal.
- EP1882811 discloses an acoustic transducer structure that can be used as a repeater along the tubing.
- EP0919696 proposes a downhole telemetry system using parallel electromagnetic and acoustic signal transmission for communicating data between a surface location and equipment located in the vicinity of a drill bit.
- a first aspect of this invention provides apparatus for transmitting data in a borehole between a downhole installation including one or more tools (for example downhole testing tools) and a surface installation, wherein the downhole installation is connected to the surface installation by means of a tubular conduit (such as a drill string or production tubing), the apparatus comprising:
- an acoustic modem associated with each tool, the modem acting to convert tool signals such as electrical tool signals into acoustic signals;
- a hub forming part of the downhole installation to which the tools and tubular conduit are connected and comprising an acoustic receiver and an electromagnetic transmitter; wherein the acoustic modems operate to generate acoustic signals in the installation representative of the tool signals, the acoustic signals passing along the downhole installation to be received at the acoustic receiver of the hub, the received acoustic signals being used to operate the electromagnetic transmitter to transmit electromagnetic signals to the surface for reception at the surface installation.
- the hub further comprises an acoustic transmitter which is operable to transmit the acoustic signals received by the hub to the surface installation via the tubular conduit.
- One or more acoustic repeaters can be disposed along the tubular conduit and operated to retransmit the acoustic signal received from the hub.
- At least one tool can be located below and/or above the hub.
- the downhole installation typically comprises at least one packer to isolate a zone of the borehole below the hub.
- multiple packers are arranged to isolate multiple zones of the well below the hub.
- the downhole installation can comprise separate tools in each zone.
- the hub can further comprise an electromagnetic receiver for receiving electromagnetic signals from the surface installation, and an acoustic transmitter for transmitting acoustic signals derived from the received electromagnetic signals.
- a second aspect of the invention provides a method of communicating between one or more tools comprising a downhole installation and a surface installation, wherein the downhole installation and surface installation are connected by means of a tubular conduit, the method comprising:
- the tool signals can be preferably electrical signals or digital signals.
- the method further comprises generating acoustic signals at the hub which pass along the tubular conduit to the surface installation.
- the method can also include receiving the acoustic signals and retransmitting them at multiple locations along the tubular conduit.
- One preferred embodiment further comprised transmitting electromagnetic signals from the surface installation to the hub and converting these signals into acoustic signals for transmission to the tools in the installation.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an acoustic telemetry system according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic of a modem as used in accordance with the embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 shows a variant of the embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 shows a hybrid telemetry system according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a modem
- FIG. 6 shows a detailed view of a downhole installation incorporating the modem of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 7 shows one embodiment of mounting the modem according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 8 shows one embodiment of mounting a repeater modem according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 9 shows a dedicated modem sub for mounting according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 10 , 11 and 12 illustrate applications of a hybrid telemetry system according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of such a system.
- the drill string can be used to perform tests, and determine various properties of the formation though which the well has been drilled.
- the well 10 has been lined with a steel casing 12 (cased hole) in the conventional manner, although similar systems can be used in unlined (open hole) environments.
- testing apparatus in the well close to the regions to be tested, to be able to isolate sections or intervals of the well, and to convey fluids from the regions of interest to the surface.
- tubing 14 This is commonly done using a jointed tubular drill pipe, drill string, production tubing, or the like (collectively, tubing 14 ) which extends from the well-head equipment 16 at the surface (or sea bed in subsea environments) down inside the well to the zone of interest.
- the well-head equipment 16 can include blow-out preventers and connections for fluid, power and data communication.
- a packer 18 is positioned on the tubing 14 and can be actuated to seal the borehole around the tubing 14 at the region of interest.
- Various pieces of downhole test equipment 20 are connected to the tubing 14 above or below the packer 18 .
- Such downhole equipment 20 may include, but is not limited to: additional packers; tester valves; circulation valves; downhole chokes; firing heads; TCP (tubing conveyed perforator) gun drop subs; samplers; pressure gauges; downhole flow meters; downhole fluid analyzers; and the like.
- a sampler 22 is located below the packer 18 and a tester valve 24 located above the packer 18 .
- the downhole equipment 20 is connected to a downhole modem 26 which is mounted in a gauge carrier 28 positioned between the sampler 22 and tester valve 24 .
- the modem 26 also referred to as an acoustic transceiver or transducer, operates to allow electrical signals from the equipment 20 to be converted into acoustic signals for transmission to the surface via the tubing 14 , and to convert acoustic tool control signals from the surface into electrical signals for operating the downhole equipment 20 .
- data is meant to encompass control signals, tool status, and any variation thereof whether transmitted via digital or analog.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic of the modem 26 in more detail.
- the modem 26 comprises a housing 30 supporting a piezo electric actuator or stack 32 which can be driven to create an acoustic signal in the tubing 14 when the modem 26 is mounted in the gauge carrier 28 .
- the modem 26 can also include an accelerometer 34 or monitoring piezo sensor 35 for receiving acoustic signals. Where the modem 26 is only required to act as a receiver, the piezo actuator 32 may be omitted.
- Transmitter electronics 36 and receiver electronics 38 are also located in the housing 30 and power is provided by means of a battery, such as a lithium rechargeable battery 40 . Other types of power supply may also be used.
- the transmitter electronics 36 are arranged to receive an electrical output signal from a sensor 42 , for example from the downhole equipment 20 provided from an electrical or electro/mechanical interface.
- signals are typically digital signals which can be provided to a micro-controller 43 which uses the signal to derive a modulation to be applied to a base band signal in one of a number of known ways FSK, PSK, QPSK, QAM, OFDM, and the like.
- This modulation is applied via a D/A (digital-to-analog) converter 44 which outputs an analog signal (typically a voltage signal) to a signal conditioner 46 .
- the conditioner 46 operates to modify the signal to match the characteristics of the piezo actuator 32 .
- the analog signals are stacked and applied as a drive signal to the piezo stack 32 so as to generate an acoustic signal in the material of the tubing 14 .
- the acoustic signal comprises a carrier signal with an applied modulation to provide a digital signal that passes along the tubing 14 as a longitudinal and/or flexural wave.
- the acoustic signal typically has, but is not limited to, a frequency in the range 1-10 kHz, preferably in the range 2-5 kHz, and is configured to pass data at a rate of, but is not limited to, about 1 bps to about 1000 bps, preferably from about 5 to about 100 bps, and more preferably from over about 80 bps.
- a preferred embodiment of the invention is directed to a combination of a short hop acoustic telemetry system for transmitting data between a hub located above the main packer 18 and a plurality of downhole tools and valves below and/or above said packer 18 . Then the data and/or control signals can be transmitted from the hub to a surface module either via a plurality of repeaters as acoustic signals or by converting into electromagnetic signals and transmitting straight to the top.
- the combination of a short hop acoustic with a plurality of repeaters and/or the use of the electromagnetic waves allows an improved data rate over existing systems.
- the system may be designed to transmit data as high as 1000 bps. Other advantages of the present system exist.
- the receiver electronics are arranged to receive the acoustic signal passing along the tubing 14 and are capable of converting the acoustic signal into an electric signal.
- the acoustic signal passing along the tubing 14 excites the accelerometer 34 or monitor stack 35 so as to generate an electric output signal (voltage).
- This signal is essentially an analog signal carrying digital information.
- the analog signal is applied to a filter 48 and then to an A/D (analog-to-digital) converter 50 to provide a digital signal which can be applied to a microcontroller 52 .
- the microcontroller 52 which implements signal processing. The type of processing applied to the signal depends on whether it is a data signal or a command signal.
- the signal is then passed on to an actuator 54 .
- the modem 26 can therefore operate to transmit acoustic data signals from the sensors in the downhole equipment 20 along the tubing 14 .
- the electrical signals from the equipment 20 are applied to the transmitter electronics 36 (described above) which operate to generate the acoustic signal.
- the modem 26 can also operate to receive acoustic signals control signals to be applied to the downhole equipment 20 .
- the acoustic signals are detected and applied to the receiver electronics 38 (described above) which operate to generate the electric control signal that is applied to the equipment 20 .
- a series of repeater modems 56 a, 56 b, etc. may be positioned along the tubing 14 .
- These repeater modems 56 a and 56 b can operate to receive an acoustic signal generated in the tubing 14 by a preceding modem and to amplify and retransmit the signal for further propagation along the drill string.
- the number and spacing of the repeater modems 56 a and 56 b will depend on the particular installation selected, for example on the distance that the signal must travel. A typical minimum spacing to the modems is 500 m in order to accommodate all possible testing tool configurations.
- the acoustic signal When acting as a repeater, the acoustic signal is received and processed by the receiver electronics 38 and the output signal is provided to the microcontroller 52 of the transmitter electronics 36 and used to drive the piezo stack 32 in the manner described above.
- an acoustic signal can be passed between the surface and the downhole location in a series of short hops.
- the role of a repeater is to detect an incoming signal, to decode it, to interpret it and to subsequently rebroadcast it if required.
- the repeater does not decode the signal but merely amplifies the signal (and the noise). In this case the repeater is acting as a simple signal booster. However, this is not the preferred implementation selected for wireless telemetry systems of the invention.
- Repeaters are positioned along the tubing/piping string. A repeater will either listen continuously for any incoming signal or may listen from time to time.
- the acoustic wireless signals propagate in the transmission medium (the tubing) in an omni-directional fashion, that is to say up and down. It is not necessary for the detector to detect whether the physical wireless signal is coming from another repeater above or below.
- the direction of the message is embedded in the message itself
- Each message contains several network addresses: the address of the transmitter (last and/or first transmitter) and the address of the destination modem at least. Based on the addresses embedded in the messages, the repeater will interpret the message and construct a new message with updated information regarding the transmitter and destination addresses. Messages will be transmitted from repeaters to repeaters and slightly modified to include new network addresses.
- the repeater includes an array of sensors, and if the channel is non-reverberant, then it is possible to determine the direction of the incoming signal, using classical array processing (similar to that found in borehole seismics, acoustic sonic tools, phased array radars or ultrasonic, etc).
- This processing technique applies for a propagating wave (acoustic or high frequency electromagnetic, for example), but not for a diffusive wave such as a low frequency electromagnetic wave.
- a surface modem 58 is provided at the well head 16 which provides a connection between the tubing 14 and a data cable or wireless connection 60 to a control system 62 that can receive data from the downhole equipment 20 and provide control signals for its operation.
- FIG. 1 the acoustic telemetry system is used to provide communication between the surface and the downhole location.
- FIG. 3 shows another embodiment in which acoustic telemetry is used for communication between tools in multi-zone testing.
- two zones A, B of the well are isolated by means of packers 18 a, 18 b.
- Test equipment 20 a, 20 b is located in each isolated zone A, B, corresponding modems 26 a, 26 b being provided in each case. Operation of the modems 26 a, 26 b allows the equipment 20 a, 20 b in each zone to communicate with each other as well as allowing communication from the surface with control and data signals in the manner described above.
- FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the invention with a hybrid telemetry system.
- the testing installation shown in FIG. 4 comprises a lower section 64 which corresponds to that described above in relation to FIGS. 1 and 3 .
- downhole equipment 66 and packer(s) 68 are provided with acoustic modems 70 .
- the uppermost modem 72 differs in that signals are converted between acoustic and electromagnetic formats.
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic of the modem 72 .
- Acoustic transmitter and receiver electronics 74 , 76 correspond essentially to those described above in relation to FIG. 2 , receiving and emitting acoustic signals via piezo stacks 32 (or accelerometers).
- Electromagnetic (EM) receiver and transmitter electronics 78 , 80 are also provided, each having an associated microcontroller 82 , 84 .
- a typical EM signal will be a digital signal typically in the range of 0.25 Hz to about 8 Hz, and more preferably around 1 Hz.
- This signal is received by the receiver electronics 78 and passed to an associated microcontroller 82 .
- Data from the microcontroller 82 can be passed to the acoustic receiver microcontroller 86 and on to the acoustic transmitter microcontroller 88 where it is used to drive the acoustic transmitter signal in the manner described above.
- the acoustic signal received at the receiver microcontroller 86 can also be passed to the EM receiver microcontroller 82 and then on to the EM transmitter microcontroller 84 where it is used to drive an EM transmitter antenna to create the digital EM signal that can be transmitted along the well to the surface.
- a corresponding EM transceiver (not shown) can be provided at the surface for connection to a control system.
- FIG. 6 shows a more detailed view of a downhole installation in which the modem 72 forms part of a downhole hub 90 that can be used to provide short hop acoustic telemetry X with the various downhole tools 20 (e.g. test and circulation valves (i), flowmeter (ii), fluid analyzer (iii) and packer (iv), and other tools below the packer (iv)), and long hop EM telemetry Y to the surface.
- the EM telemetry signal may be transmitted further downhole to another downhole hub or downhole tools.
- FIG. 7 shows the manner in which a modem 92 can be mounted in downhole equipment.
- the modem 92 is located in a common housing 94 with a pressure gauge 96 , although other housings and equipment can be used.
- the housing 94 is positioned in a recess 97 on the outside of a section of tubing 98 provided for such equipment and is commonly referred to as a gauge carrier 97 .
- the gauge carrier 97 By securely locating the housing 94 in the gauge carrier 97 , the acoustic signal can be coupled to the tubing 98 .
- each piece of downhole equipment will have its own modem for providing the short hop acoustic signals, either for transmission via the hub and long hop EM telemetry, or by long hop acoustic telemetry using repeater modems.
- the modem is hard wired into the sensors and actuators of the equipment so as to be able to receive data and provide control signals.
- the downhole equipment comprises an operable device such as a packer, valve or choke, or a perforating gun firing head
- the modem will be used to provide signals to set/unset, open/close or fire as appropriate.
- Sampling tools can be instructed to activate, pump out, etc.; and sensors such as pressure and flow meters can transmit recorded data to the surface. In most cases, data will be recorded in tool memory and then transmitted to the surface in batches.
- tool settings can be stored in the tool memory and activated using the acoustic telemetry signal.
- FIG. 8 shows one embodiment for mounting the repeater modem 100 on tubing 104 .
- the modem 100 is provided in an elongate housing 102 which is secured to the outside of the tubing 104 by means of clamps 106 .
- Each modem 100 may be a stand-alone installation, the tubing 104 providing both the physical support and signal path.
- FIG. 9 shows an alternative embodiment for mounting the repeater modem 108 .
- the modem 108 is mounted in an external recess 110 of a dedicated tubular sub 112 that can be installed in the drill string between adjacent sections of drill pipe, or tubing. Multiple modems can be mounted on the sub for redundancy.
- the preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a two-way wireless communication system between downhole and surface, combining different modes of electromagnetic and acoustic wave propagations. It may also include a wired communication locally, for example in the case of offshore operations.
- the system takes advantage of the different technologies and combines them into a hybrid system, as presented in FIG. 4 .
- the purpose of combining the different types of telemetry is to take advantage of the best features of the different types of telemetry without having the limitations of any single telemetry means.
- the preferred applications for embodiments of this invention are for single zone and multi-zone well testing in land and offshore environments.
- the communication link has to be established between the floating platform (not shown) and the downhole equipment 66 above and below the packer 68 .
- the distance between the rig floor (on the platform) and the downhole tools can be considerable, with up to 3 km of sea water and 6 km of formation/well depth.
- the Short Hop is used as a communication means that supports distributed communication between the Long Hop system and the individual tools that constitute the downhole equipment 66 , as well as between some of these tools within the downhole installation.
- the Short Hop communication supports measurement data; gauge pressure and temperature; downhole flowrates; fluid properties; and downhole tool status and activation commands, such as but not limited to: IRDV; samplers (multiple); firing heads (multiple); packer activation; other downhole tools (i.e., tubing tester, circulating valve, reversing valve); and the like.
- All telemetry channels being wireless or not, have limitations from a bandwidth, deployment, cost or reliability point of view. These are summarized in FIG. 10 .
- electromagnetic waves 120 propagate very far with little attenuation through the formation 122 .
- the main advantages of electromagnetic wave communication relate to the long communication range, the independence of the flow conditions and the tubing string configuration 124 .
- Acoustic wave propagation 126 along the tubing string 124 can be made in such a way that each element of the system is small and power effective by using high frequency sonic wave (1 to 10 kHz).
- the main advantages of this type of acoustic wave communication relate to the small footprint and the medium data rate of the wireless communication.
- Electrical or optical cable technology 128 can provide the largest bandwidth and the most predictable communication channel.
- the energy requirements for digital communication are also limited with electrical or optical cable, compared to wireless telemetry systems. It is however costly and difficult to deploy cable over several kilometers in a well (rig time, clamps, subsea tree) especially in the case of a temporary well installation, such as a well test.
- an appropriate topology for the hybrid communication system is to use a cable 128 (optical or electrical) from the rig floor to the seabed, an electromagnetic wireless communication 120 from the seabed to the top of the downhole equipment and an acoustic communication 126 for the local bus communication.
- Another way to combine the telemetry technologies is to place the telemetry channels in parallel to improve the system reliability through redundancy.
- FIGS. 11 and 12 represent two cases where two or three communication channels are placed in parallel.
- both electromagnetic 120 and acoustic 126 wireless communication is used to transmit data to the wellhead; and a cable 128 leads from the wellhead to the rig floor (not shown).
- common nodes 130 to the different communication channels can be used.
- Such nodes 130 have essentially the similar functions to the hub described above in relation to FIG. 6 .
- electromagnetic 120 and acoustic 126 wireless, and cable 128 are all provided down to the downhole location, the acoustic wireless signal being used between the downhole tools.
- the selection of the particular communication channel used can be done at surface or downhole or at any common node between the channels. Multiple paths exist for commands to go from surface to downhole and for data and status to go from downhole to surface. In the event of communication loss on one segment of one channel, an alternate path can be used between two common nodes.
- a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention relates to multi-zone testing (see FIG. 4 ).
- the well is isolated into separate zones by packers 68 , and one or more testing tools are located in each zone.
- a modem is located in each zone and operates to send data to the hub 72 located above the uppermost packer.
- the tools in each zone operate either independently or in synchronization.
- the signals from each zone are then transmitted to the hub for forwarding to the surface via any of the mechanisms discussed above.
- control signals from the surface can be sent down via these mechanisms and forwarded to the tools in each zone so as to operate them either independently or in concert.
Abstract
Apparatus and method for transmitting data in a borehole (10) between a downhole installation including one or more tools (20) (for example downhole testing tools) and a surface installation (62), wherein the downhole installation is connected to the surface installation by means of a tubular conduit (such as a drill string or production tubing 14)). The apparatus comprises: an acoustic modem (26) associated with each tool, the modem acting to convert tool signals such as electrical tool signals into acoustic signals; and a hub (90) forming part of the downhole installation to which the tools and tubular conduit are connected and comprising an acoustic receiver (74) and an electromagnetic transmitter (80). The acoustic modems operate to generate acoustic signals in the downhole installation representative of the tool signals, the acoustic signals passing along the downhole installation to be received at the acoustic receiver of the hub, the received acoustic signals being used to operate the electromagnetic transmitter to transmit electromagnetic signals to the surface for reception at the surface installation.
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- The present application is based on and claims priority to European Patent Application No. EP08162854, filed Aug. 22, 2008.
- The present invention relates to telemetry systems for use with installations in oil and gas wells or the like. In particular, the present invention relates to wireless telemetry systems for transmitting data and control signals between a location down a borehole and the surface, or between downhole locations themselves.
- One of the more difficult problems associated with any borehole is to communicate measured data between one or more locations down a borehole and the surface, or between downhole locations themselves. For example, in the oil and gas industry it is desirable to communicate data generated downhole to the surface during operations such as drilling, perforating, fracturing, and drill stem or well testing; and during production operations such as reservoir evaluation testing, pressure and temperature monitoring. Communication is also desired to transmit intelligence from the surface to downhole tools or instruments to effect, control or modify operations or parameters.
- Accurate and reliable downhole communication is particularly important when complex data comprising a set of measurements or instructions is to be communicated, i.e., when more than a single measurement or a simple trigger signal has to be communicated. For the transmission of complex data it is often desirable to communicate encoded digital signals.
- Downhole testing is traditionally performed in a “blind fashion”: downhole tools and sensors are deployed in a well at the end of a tubing string for several days or weeks after which they are retrieved at surface. During the downhole testing operations, the sensors may record measurements that will be used for interpretation once retrieved at surface. It is only after the downhole testing tubing string is retrieved that the operators will know whether the data are sufficient and not corrupted. Similarly when operating some of the downhole testing tools from surface, such as tester valves, circulating valves, packer, samplers or perforating charges, the operators do not obtain a direct feedback from the downhole tools.
- In this type of downhole testing operations, the operator can greatly benefit from having a two-way communication between surface and downhole. However, it can be difficult to provide such communication using a cable since inside the tubing string it limits the flow diameter and requires complex structures to pass the cable from the inside to the outside of the tubing. A cable inside the tubing is also an additional complexity in case of emergency disconnect for an offshore platform. Space outside the tubing is limited and a cable can easily be damaged. Therefore a wireless telemetry system is preferred.
- A number of proposals have been made for wireless telemetry systems based on acoustic and/or electromagnetic communications. Examples of various aspects of such systems can be found in: U.S. Pat. No. 5,050,132; U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,067; U.S. Pat. No. 5,124,953; U.S. Pat. No. 5,128,901; U.S. Pat. No. 5,128,902; U.S. Pat. No. 5,148,408; U.S. Pat. No. 5,222,049; U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,606; U.S. Pat. No. 5,293,937; U.S. Pat. No. 5,477,505; U.S. Pat. No. 5,568,448; U.S. Pat. No. 5,675,325; U.S. Pat. No. 5,703,836; U.S. Pat. No. 5,815,035; U.S. Pat. No. 5,923,937; U.S. Pat. No. 5,941,307; U.S. Pat. No. 5,995,449; U.S. Pat. No. 6,137,747; U.S. Pat. No. 6,147,932; U.S. Pat. No. 6,188,647; U.S. Pat. No. 6,192,988; U.S. Pat. No. 6,272,916; U.S. Pat. No. 6,320,820; U.S. Pat. No. 6,321,838; U.S. Pat. No. 6,912,177; EP0550521; EP0636763; EP0773345; EP0919696; EP1076245; EP1193368; EP1320659; EP1882811; WO96/024751; WO92/06275; WO05/05724; WO02/27139; WO01/39412; WO00/77345; WO07/095111.
- In EP0550521, an acoustic telemetry system is used to pass data across an obstruction in the tubing, such as a valve. The data is then stored for retrieval by a wireline tool passed inside the tubing from the surface. It is also proposed to retransmit the signal as an acoustic signal. EP1882811 discloses an acoustic transducer structure that can be used as a repeater along the tubing.
- EP0919696 proposes a downhole telemetry system using parallel electromagnetic and acoustic signal transmission for communicating data between a surface location and equipment located in the vicinity of a drill bit.
- It is an object of this invention to provide a system that combines different types of telemetry so as to take advantage of the best features of the different types of telemetry while providing alternatives to avoid the limitations of any of them.
- A first aspect of this invention provides apparatus for transmitting data in a borehole between a downhole installation including one or more tools (for example downhole testing tools) and a surface installation, wherein the downhole installation is connected to the surface installation by means of a tubular conduit (such as a drill string or production tubing), the apparatus comprising:
- an acoustic modem associated with each tool, the modem acting to convert tool signals such as electrical tool signals into acoustic signals; and
- a hub forming part of the downhole installation to which the tools and tubular conduit are connected and comprising an acoustic receiver and an electromagnetic transmitter; wherein the acoustic modems operate to generate acoustic signals in the installation representative of the tool signals, the acoustic signals passing along the downhole installation to be received at the acoustic receiver of the hub, the received acoustic signals being used to operate the electromagnetic transmitter to transmit electromagnetic signals to the surface for reception at the surface installation.
- Preferably, the hub further comprises an acoustic transmitter which is operable to transmit the acoustic signals received by the hub to the surface installation via the tubular conduit.
- One or more acoustic repeaters can be disposed along the tubular conduit and operated to retransmit the acoustic signal received from the hub.
- At least one tool can be located below and/or above the hub.
- The downhole installation typically comprises at least one packer to isolate a zone of the borehole below the hub. In one embodiment multiple packers are arranged to isolate multiple zones of the well below the hub. In this case, the downhole installation can comprise separate tools in each zone.
- The hub can further comprise an electromagnetic receiver for receiving electromagnetic signals from the surface installation, and an acoustic transmitter for transmitting acoustic signals derived from the received electromagnetic signals.
- A second aspect of the invention provides a method of communicating between one or more tools comprising a downhole installation and a surface installation, wherein the downhole installation and surface installation are connected by means of a tubular conduit, the method comprising:
- using signals produced by the tools to generate acoustic signals which pass along the downhole installation to a hub;
- receiving the acoustic signals at the hub; and
- using the received acoustic signals to generate electromagnetic signals that pass from the hub to the surface location.
- The tool signals can be preferably electrical signals or digital signals.
- In one embodiment, the method further comprises generating acoustic signals at the hub which pass along the tubular conduit to the surface installation. In this case, the method can also include receiving the acoustic signals and retransmitting them at multiple locations along the tubular conduit.
- One preferred embodiment further comprised transmitting electromagnetic signals from the surface installation to the hub and converting these signals into acoustic signals for transmission to the tools in the installation.
- Further aspects of the invention will be apparent from the following description.
- Certain embodiments of the invention will hereafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements, and:
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an acoustic telemetry system according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a schematic of a modem as used in accordance with the embodiment ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 shows a variant of the embodiment ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 shows a hybrid telemetry system according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a modem; -
FIG. 6 shows a detailed view of a downhole installation incorporating the modem ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 shows one embodiment of mounting the modem according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 shows one embodiment of mounting a repeater modem according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 9 shows a dedicated modem sub for mounting according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 10 , 11 and 12 illustrate applications of a hybrid telemetry system according to an embodiment of the present invention; - The present invention is particularly applicable to testing installations such as are used in oil and gas wells or the like.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of such a system. Once the well has been drilled through a formation, the drill string can be used to perform tests, and determine various properties of the formation though which the well has been drilled. In the example ofFIG. 1 , the well 10 has been lined with a steel casing 12 (cased hole) in the conventional manner, although similar systems can be used in unlined (open hole) environments. In order to test the formations, it is preferable to place testing apparatus in the well close to the regions to be tested, to be able to isolate sections or intervals of the well, and to convey fluids from the regions of interest to the surface. This is commonly done using a jointed tubular drill pipe, drill string, production tubing, or the like (collectively, tubing 14) which extends from the well-head equipment 16 at the surface (or sea bed in subsea environments) down inside the well to the zone of interest. The well-head equipment 16 can include blow-out preventers and connections for fluid, power and data communication. - A
packer 18 is positioned on thetubing 14 and can be actuated to seal the borehole around thetubing 14 at the region of interest. Various pieces ofdownhole test equipment 20 are connected to thetubing 14 above or below thepacker 18. Suchdownhole equipment 20 may include, but is not limited to: additional packers; tester valves; circulation valves; downhole chokes; firing heads; TCP (tubing conveyed perforator) gun drop subs; samplers; pressure gauges; downhole flow meters; downhole fluid analyzers; and the like. - In the embodiment of
FIG. 1 , asampler 22 is located below thepacker 18 and atester valve 24 located above thepacker 18. Thedownhole equipment 20 is connected to adownhole modem 26 which is mounted in agauge carrier 28 positioned between thesampler 22 andtester valve 24. Themodem 26, also referred to as an acoustic transceiver or transducer, operates to allow electrical signals from theequipment 20 to be converted into acoustic signals for transmission to the surface via thetubing 14, and to convert acoustic tool control signals from the surface into electrical signals for operating thedownhole equipment 20. The term “data,” as used herein, is meant to encompass control signals, tool status, and any variation thereof whether transmitted via digital or analog. -
FIG. 2 shows a schematic of themodem 26 in more detail. Themodem 26 comprises ahousing 30 supporting a piezo electric actuator or stack 32 which can be driven to create an acoustic signal in thetubing 14 when themodem 26 is mounted in thegauge carrier 28. Themodem 26 can also include an accelerometer 34 or monitoring piezo sensor 35 for receiving acoustic signals. Where themodem 26 is only required to act as a receiver, thepiezo actuator 32 may be omitted.Transmitter electronics 36 andreceiver electronics 38 are also located in thehousing 30 and power is provided by means of a battery, such as a lithiumrechargeable battery 40. Other types of power supply may also be used. - The
transmitter electronics 36 are arranged to receive an electrical output signal from asensor 42, for example from thedownhole equipment 20 provided from an electrical or electro/mechanical interface. Such signals are typically digital signals which can be provided to amicro-controller 43 which uses the signal to derive a modulation to be applied to a base band signal in one of a number of known ways FSK, PSK, QPSK, QAM, OFDM, and the like. This modulation is applied via a D/A (digital-to-analog)converter 44 which outputs an analog signal (typically a voltage signal) to asignal conditioner 46. Theconditioner 46 operates to modify the signal to match the characteristics of thepiezo actuator 32. The analog signals are stacked and applied as a drive signal to thepiezo stack 32 so as to generate an acoustic signal in the material of thetubing 14. The acoustic signal comprises a carrier signal with an applied modulation to provide a digital signal that passes along thetubing 14 as a longitudinal and/or flexural wave. The acoustic signal typically has, but is not limited to, a frequency in the range 1-10 kHz, preferably in the range 2-5 kHz, and is configured to pass data at a rate of, but is not limited to, about 1 bps to about 1000 bps, preferably from about 5 to about 100 bps, and more preferably from over about 80 bps. The data rate is dependent upon the conditions such as the signal-to-noise ratio and the distance between the repeaters. A preferred embodiment of the invention is directed to a combination of a short hop acoustic telemetry system for transmitting data between a hub located above themain packer 18 and a plurality of downhole tools and valves below and/or above saidpacker 18. Then the data and/or control signals can be transmitted from the hub to a surface module either via a plurality of repeaters as acoustic signals or by converting into electromagnetic signals and transmitting straight to the top. The combination of a short hop acoustic with a plurality of repeaters and/or the use of the electromagnetic waves allows an improved data rate over existing systems. The system may be designed to transmit data as high as 1000 bps. Other advantages of the present system exist. - The receiver electronics are arranged to receive the acoustic signal passing along the
tubing 14 and are capable of converting the acoustic signal into an electric signal. The acoustic signal passing along thetubing 14 excites the accelerometer 34 or monitor stack 35 so as to generate an electric output signal (voltage). This signal is essentially an analog signal carrying digital information. The analog signal is applied to afilter 48 and then to an A/D (analog-to-digital)converter 50 to provide a digital signal which can be applied to amicrocontroller 52. Themicrocontroller 52 which implements signal processing. The type of processing applied to the signal depends on whether it is a data signal or a command signal. The signal is then passed on to anactuator 54. - The
modem 26 can therefore operate to transmit acoustic data signals from the sensors in thedownhole equipment 20 along thetubing 14. In this case, the electrical signals from theequipment 20 are applied to the transmitter electronics 36 (described above) which operate to generate the acoustic signal. Themodem 26 can also operate to receive acoustic signals control signals to be applied to thedownhole equipment 20. In this case, the acoustic signals are detected and applied to the receiver electronics 38 (described above) which operate to generate the electric control signal that is applied to theequipment 20. - In order to support acoustic signal transmission along the
tubing 14 between the downhole location and the surface, a series ofrepeater modems tubing 14. These repeater modems 56 a and 56 b can operate to receive an acoustic signal generated in thetubing 14 by a preceding modem and to amplify and retransmit the signal for further propagation along the drill string. The number and spacing of the repeater modems 56 a and 56 b will depend on the particular installation selected, for example on the distance that the signal must travel. A typical minimum spacing to the modems is 500 m in order to accommodate all possible testing tool configurations. When acting as a repeater, the acoustic signal is received and processed by thereceiver electronics 38 and the output signal is provided to themicrocontroller 52 of thetransmitter electronics 36 and used to drive thepiezo stack 32 in the manner described above. Thus an acoustic signal can be passed between the surface and the downhole location in a series of short hops. - The role of a repeater is to detect an incoming signal, to decode it, to interpret it and to subsequently rebroadcast it if required. In some implementations, the repeater does not decode the signal but merely amplifies the signal (and the noise). In this case the repeater is acting as a simple signal booster. However, this is not the preferred implementation selected for wireless telemetry systems of the invention.
- Repeaters are positioned along the tubing/piping string. A repeater will either listen continuously for any incoming signal or may listen from time to time.
- The acoustic wireless signals, conveying commands or messages, propagate in the transmission medium (the tubing) in an omni-directional fashion, that is to say up and down. It is not necessary for the detector to detect whether the physical wireless signal is coming from another repeater above or below. The direction of the message is embedded in the message itself Each message contains several network addresses: the address of the transmitter (last and/or first transmitter) and the address of the destination modem at least. Based on the addresses embedded in the messages, the repeater will interpret the message and construct a new message with updated information regarding the transmitter and destination addresses. Messages will be transmitted from repeaters to repeaters and slightly modified to include new network addresses.
- If the repeater includes an array of sensors, and if the channel is non-reverberant, then it is possible to determine the direction of the incoming signal, using classical array processing (similar to that found in borehole seismics, acoustic sonic tools, phased array radars or ultrasonic, etc). This processing technique applies for a propagating wave (acoustic or high frequency electromagnetic, for example), but not for a diffusive wave such as a low frequency electromagnetic wave.
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FIG. 1 , asurface modem 58 is provided at thewell head 16 which provides a connection between thetubing 14 and a data cable orwireless connection 60 to acontrol system 62 that can receive data from thedownhole equipment 20 and provide control signals for its operation. - In the embodiment of
FIG. 1 , the acoustic telemetry system is used to provide communication between the surface and the downhole location.FIG. 3 shows another embodiment in which acoustic telemetry is used for communication between tools in multi-zone testing. In this case, two zones A, B of the well are isolated by means ofpackers Test equipment modems modems equipment -
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the invention with a hybrid telemetry system. The testing installation shown inFIG. 4 comprises alower section 64 which corresponds to that described above in relation toFIGS. 1 and 3 . As before,downhole equipment 66 and packer(s) 68 are provided withacoustic modems 70. However, in this case, theuppermost modem 72 differs in that signals are converted between acoustic and electromagnetic formats.FIG. 5 shows a schematic of themodem 72. Acoustic transmitter andreceiver electronics FIG. 2 , receiving and emitting acoustic signals via piezo stacks 32 (or accelerometers). Electromagnetic (EM) receiver andtransmitter electronics microcontroller receiver electronics 78 and passed to an associatedmicrocontroller 82. Data from themicrocontroller 82 can be passed to theacoustic receiver microcontroller 86 and on to theacoustic transmitter microcontroller 88 where it is used to drive the acoustic transmitter signal in the manner described above. Likewise, the acoustic signal received at thereceiver microcontroller 86 can also be passed to theEM receiver microcontroller 82 and then on to theEM transmitter microcontroller 84 where it is used to drive an EM transmitter antenna to create the digital EM signal that can be transmitted along the well to the surface. A corresponding EM transceiver (not shown) can be provided at the surface for connection to a control system. -
FIG. 6 shows a more detailed view of a downhole installation in which themodem 72 forms part of adownhole hub 90 that can be used to provide short hop acoustic telemetry X with the various downhole tools 20 (e.g. test and circulation valves (i), flowmeter (ii), fluid analyzer (iii) and packer (iv), and other tools below the packer (iv)), and long hop EM telemetry Y to the surface. It should be understood that while not show, the EM telemetry signal may be transmitted further downhole to another downhole hub or downhole tools. -
FIG. 7 shows the manner in which amodem 92 can be mounted in downhole equipment. In the case shown, themodem 92 is located in acommon housing 94 with apressure gauge 96, although other housings and equipment can be used. Thehousing 94 is positioned in arecess 97 on the outside of a section oftubing 98 provided for such equipment and is commonly referred to as agauge carrier 97. By securely locating thehousing 94 in thegauge carrier 97, the acoustic signal can be coupled to thetubing 98. Typically, each piece of downhole equipment will have its own modem for providing the short hop acoustic signals, either for transmission via the hub and long hop EM telemetry, or by long hop acoustic telemetry using repeater modems. The modem is hard wired into the sensors and actuators of the equipment so as to be able to receive data and provide control signals. For example, where the downhole equipment comprises an operable device such as a packer, valve or choke, or a perforating gun firing head, the modem will be used to provide signals to set/unset, open/close or fire as appropriate. Sampling tools can be instructed to activate, pump out, etc.; and sensors such as pressure and flow meters can transmit recorded data to the surface. In most cases, data will be recorded in tool memory and then transmitted to the surface in batches. Likewise tool settings can be stored in the tool memory and activated using the acoustic telemetry signal. -
FIG. 8 shows one embodiment for mounting therepeater modem 100 ontubing 104. In this case, themodem 100 is provided in anelongate housing 102 which is secured to the outside of thetubing 104 by means ofclamps 106. Eachmodem 100 may be a stand-alone installation, thetubing 104 providing both the physical support and signal path. -
FIG. 9 shows an alternative embodiment for mounting therepeater modem 108. In this case, themodem 108 is mounted in anexternal recess 110 of a dedicatedtubular sub 112 that can be installed in the drill string between adjacent sections of drill pipe, or tubing. Multiple modems can be mounted on the sub for redundancy. - The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a two-way wireless communication system between downhole and surface, combining different modes of electromagnetic and acoustic wave propagations. It may also include a wired communication locally, for example in the case of offshore operations. The system takes advantage of the different technologies and combines them into a hybrid system, as presented in
FIG. 4 . - The purpose of combining the different types of telemetry is to take advantage of the best features of the different types of telemetry without having the limitations of any single telemetry means. The preferred applications for embodiments of this invention are for single zone and multi-zone well testing in land and offshore environments. In the case of the deep and ultra-deep offshore environments, the communication link has to be established between the floating platform (not shown) and the
downhole equipment 66 above and below thepacker 68. The distance between the rig floor (on the platform) and the downhole tools can be considerable, with up to 3 km of sea water and 6 km of formation/well depth. There is a need to jump via a ‘Long Hop’ from the rig floor to the top of thedownhole equipment 66 but afterwards it is necessary to communicate locally between the tools 66 (sensors and actuators) via a ‘Short Hop’ within a zone or across several zones. The Short Hop is used as a communication means that supports distributed communication between the Long Hop system and the individual tools that constitute thedownhole equipment 66, as well as between some of these tools within the downhole installation. The Short Hop communication supports: measurement data; gauge pressure and temperature; downhole flowrates; fluid properties; and downhole tool status and activation commands, such as but not limited to: IRDV; samplers (multiple); firing heads (multiple); packer activation; other downhole tools (i.e., tubing tester, circulating valve, reversing valve); and the like. - All telemetry channels, being wireless or not, have limitations from a bandwidth, deployment, cost or reliability point of view. These are summarized in
FIG. 10 . - At low frequency (˜1 Hz),
electromagnetic waves 120 propagate very far with little attenuation through theformation 122. The higher the formation resistivity, the longer the wireless communication range. The main advantages of electromagnetic wave communication relate to the long communication range, the independence of the flow conditions and thetubing string configuration 124. -
Acoustic wave propagation 126 along thetubing string 124 can be made in such a way that each element of the system is small and power effective by using high frequency sonic wave (1 to 10 kHz). In this case, the main advantages of this type of acoustic wave communication relate to the small footprint and the medium data rate of the wireless communication. - Electrical or
optical cable technology 128 can provide the largest bandwidth and the most predictable communication channel. The energy requirements for digital communication are also limited with electrical or optical cable, compared to wireless telemetry systems. It is however costly and difficult to deploy cable over several kilometers in a well (rig time, clamps, subsea tree) especially in the case of a temporary well installation, such as a well test. - In the case of deep-offshore single zone or multi-zone well testing, an appropriate topology for the hybrid communication system is to use a cable 128 (optical or electrical) from the rig floor to the seabed, an
electromagnetic wireless communication 120 from the seabed to the top of the downhole equipment and anacoustic communication 126 for the local bus communication. - Another way to combine the telemetry technologies is to place the telemetry channels in parallel to improve the system reliability through redundancy.
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FIGS. 11 and 12 represent two cases where two or three communication channels are placed in parallel. InFIG. 11 , both electromagnetic 120 and acoustic 126 wireless communication is used to transmit data to the wellhead; and acable 128 leads from the wellhead to the rig floor (not shown). In such configurations,common nodes 130 to the different communication channels can be used.Such nodes 130 have essentially the similar functions to the hub described above in relation toFIG. 6 . InFIG. 12 , electromagnetic 120 and acoustic 126 wireless, andcable 128 are all provided down to the downhole location, the acoustic wireless signal being used between the downhole tools. The selection of the particular communication channel used can be done at surface or downhole or at any common node between the channels. Multiple paths exist for commands to go from surface to downhole and for data and status to go from downhole to surface. In the event of communication loss on one segment of one channel, an alternate path can be used between two common nodes. - A particularly preferred embodiment of the invention relates to multi-zone testing (see
FIG. 4 ). In this case, the well is isolated into separate zones bypackers 68, and one or more testing tools are located in each zone. A modem is located in each zone and operates to send data to thehub 72 located above the uppermost packer. In this case, the tools in each zone operate either independently or in synchronization. The signals from each zone are then transmitted to the hub for forwarding to the surface via any of the mechanisms discussed above. Likewise, control signals from the surface can be sent down via these mechanisms and forwarded to the tools in each zone so as to operate them either independently or in concert. - Although only a few embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible without materially departing from the teachings of this invention. Accordingly, such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined in the claims.
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1. Apparatus for transmitting data in a borehole between a downhole installation including one or more tools and a surface installation, wherein the downhole installation is connected to the surface installation by means of a tubular conduit, the apparatus comprising:
an acoustic modem associated with each tool, the modem acting to convert electrical tool signals into acoustic signals; and
a hub forming part of the downhole installation to which the tools and tubular conduit are connected and comprising an acoustic receiver and an electromagnetic transmitter;
wherein the acoustic modems operate to generate acoustic signals in the downhole installation representative of the electrical tool signals, the acoustic signals passing along the downhole installation to be received at the acoustic receiver of the hub, the received acoustic signals being used to operate the electromagnetic transmitter to transmit electromagnetic signals to the surface for reception at the surface installation.
2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hub further comprises an acoustic transmitter which is operable to transmit the acoustic signals received by the hub to the surface installation via the tubular conduit.
3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising one or more acoustic repeaters disposed along the tubular conduit and operable to retransmit the acoustic signal received from the hub.
4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one tool is located below the hub.
5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one tool is located above the hub.
6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the downhole installation comprises at least one packer to isolate a zone of the borehole below the hub.
7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , comprising multiple packers arranged to isolate multiple zones of the well below the hub.
8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the downhole installation comprises separate tools in each zone.
9. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hub further comprises an electromagnetic receiver for receiving electromagnetic signals from the surface installation, and an acoustic transmitter for transmitting acoustic signals derived from the received electromagnetic signals.
10. A method of communicating between one or more tools comprising a downhole installation and a surface installation, wherein the downhole installation and surface installation are connected by means of a tubular conduit, the method comprising:
using electrical signal produced by the tools to generate acoustic signals which pass along the downhole installation to a hub;
receiving the acoustic signals at the hub; and
using the received acoustic signals to generate electromagnetic signals that pass from the hub to the surface location.
11. A method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising generating acoustic signals at the hub which pass along the tubular conduit to the surface installation.
12. A method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising receiving the acoustic signals and retransmitting them at multiple locations along the tubular conduit.
13. A method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising transmitting electromagnetic signals from the surface installation to the hub and converting these signals into acoustic signals for transmission to the tools in the installation.
14. A method of testing a well, comprising:
locating testing tools in a borehole in a number of zones to be tested;
isolating the zones from each other and the rest of the well;
operating the testing tools in each zone; and
transmitting data from the testing tools in each zone to a surface installation by means of a method according to any of claims 10 .
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