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

Claim 16:
17. A gravel packing system for a wellbore, comprising:
a screen; and
a packing monitor configured to
determine, based on stationary axial measurements obtained during gravel packing, different statuses of the gravel packing corresponding to a particulate 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,
generate signals indicating the different statuses, wherein the different statuses include a screen-out warning, and 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 initiate at least one downhole action of operating a downhole valve or operating a sleeve in the wellbore during the gravel packing based on the screen-out warning signal.