Patent ID: 11946362
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 10:
11. A method of gravel packing in a wellbore, comprising:
pumping a fluid slurry into an annulus of the wellbore, wherein the annulus is partially defined by a screen and the fluid slurry includes a particulate;
obtaining stationary measurements indicating presence of the particulate in the annulus at different positions along a length of the screen, wherein at least one of the different positions is used to indicate an approaching screen-out;
determining different statuses associated with the gravel packing based on the stationary measurements at the different positions, wherein the different statuses include a screen-out warning;
generating signals indicating the different statuses, wherein the signals include a screen-out warning signal when the measurements indicate presence of the particulate at the at least one of the different positions used to indicate an approaching screen-out; and
automatically initiating at least one downhole action of operating a downhole valve or operating a sleeve in the wellbore during the gravel packing in response to the screen-out warning signal.