Patent SG-11201810072S-A (SG)
Title: Flow rate signals for wireless downhole communication
Inventor: FRIPP MICHAEL
IPC: E21B21/08
Filed: 2016-08-18
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111111111111111111011111010111111101011111111111111101111111011110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 0 (43) International Publication Date ......'\" WO 2018/034662 Al 22 February 2018 (22.02.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: PENNINGTON, Tammy et al.; Baker Botts LLP, E21B 47/12 (2006.01) E21B 43/12 (2006.01) 910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002 (US). E21B 21/08 (2006.01) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (21) International Application Number: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, PCT/US2016/047501 AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (22) International Filing Date: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, 18 August 2016 (18.08.2016) EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, (25) Filing Language: English LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, (26) Publication Language: English MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, (71) Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, INC. [US/US]; 3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Hous- UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. ton, TX 77032-3219 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (72) Inventors: FRIPP, Michael; 3826 Cemetery Hill Road, kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Carrollton, TX 75007 (US). WALTON, Zachary, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, William; 2204 Southern Court, Carrollton, TX 75006 (US). UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, MERRON, Matthew; 2705 Carmel Drive, Carrollton, TX TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 75006 (US). FROSELL, Thomas; 7409 Bradford Pear Dri- EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, ye, Irving, TX 75063 (US). MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = (54) Title: FLOW RATE SIGNALS FOR WIRELESS DOWNHOLE COMMUNICATION = (-214 r 202 = ACTUATOR ACTUATOR ACTUATOR 210 = = x212 y- - 204 = = L) I/O E 209 POWER = SOURCE = SENSOR 216 = MEMORY 208 PROCESSOR 206 1-1 ..11 el FIG. 2 71. © en (57) : Methods and systems for using flow rate signals for wireless downhole communication are provided. In one embodiment, -- --- GC the methods comprise: generating a first flow rate signal within a wellbore by altering the flow rate of a first fluid in the wellbore, wherein the first flow rate signal comprises at least two detectable characteristics; detecting the first flow rate signal at a first downhole 0 tool disposed within the wellbore; and actuating the first downhole tool in response to detecting the first flow rate signal. N C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/034662 Al 111111111111110111011111111111111111111101111111110011111111111111011111110110111111 TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GQ, GN, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))