Patent SG-11201807819Y-A (SG)
Title: Distributed sensor systems and methods
Inventor: SCOGIN MATTHEW
IPC: E21B47/06
Filed: 2016-04-28
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111101111 0 DOI 010111110101111 0 111 01111111011101100111111110111101111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2017/188964 Al 02 November 2017 (02.11.2017) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, E21B 47/00 (2006.01) E21B 47/01 (2006.01) EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, E21B 47/06 (2006.01) GO1V 11/00 (2006.01) HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, (21) International Application Number: LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, PCT/US2016/029871 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, (22) International Filing Date: SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, 28 April 2016 (28.04.2016) UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (71) Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, INC. [US/US]; 3000 North Sam Houston Parkway East, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, Houston, Texas 77032-3219 (US). EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (72) Inventors: SCOGIN, Matthew; 17800 Indigo Hills Dr., TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, Magnolia, Texas 77355 (US). FLYGARE, James; 12034 KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Guadalupe Trail Lane, Humble, Texas 77346 (US). MCK- AY, Colin; 12019 Bolero Point Ln., Houston, Texas 77041 Published: (US). BALASUBRAMANIAN, Aswin; 10 Davis Cottage — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) Ct., The Woodlands, Texas 77385 (US). = (74) Agent: ROSE, Collin et al.; 1200 Smith Street, 14th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002 (US). = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every — kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, _ = AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, = = (54) Title: DISTRIBUTED SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS (57) : A distributed downhole sensor system for a well includes a ioo— sensor array comprising. The sensor array includes a plurality of sensors and = 1 cable segments. Each sensor is associated with a unique digital address and mmi = 118 118 locatable downhole to capture sensor data simultaneously and output the si- ittA OrvcRt Ai llIMiliMiMW multaneously captured sensor data under a first control condition, and a sin- V 150 tm.!l MOI _ 114 gle sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to capture sensor data rode- 108 - CONTROL SYSTEM los--,, II 109 pendently and output the independently captured sensor data under a second control condition. The cable segments couple the sensors in a line or an array = = = 140- = — 144 - ' 134 - ' — 11 110- .4 71' 126- -, GC 11 IN 11 © ei FIG. to deliver power to the sensors and provide a communication channel to and - 132 '1\" from the sensors. -134 --136 130 136 --102 -136 -112 —134 -136 -138 1 C