Patent SG-11201809967R-A (SG)
Title: Apparatuses and methods for sensing temperature along a wellbore using temperature sensor modules connected by a matrix
Inventor: JARVIS LESLIE
IPC: G01K7/32
Filed: 2017-05-26
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111111111 1111111111010111110010101111100101111101111111111011110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2017/203294 Al 30 November 2017 (30.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: JARVIS, Leslie; Liathach, Woodcot Lane, E21B 47/06 (2012.01) GO1K 7/32 (2006.01) Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2GJ (GB). ROSS, Shaun G01K 7/16 (2006.01) Compton; West Cults House, 493 North Deeside Road, Ab- (21) International Application Number: erdeen Aberdeenshire AB15 9ES (GB). PCT/GB2017/051524 (74) Agent: HGF LIMITED (ABERDEEN); 1 City Walk, Leeds West Yorkshire LS11 9DX (GB). (22) International Filing Date: 26 May 2017 (26.05.2017) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (25) Filing Language: English kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (26) Publication Language: English CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (30) Priority Data: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, 1609293.4 26 May 2016 (26.05.2016) GB KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (71) Applicant: METROL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, [GB/GB]; Unit 24, Kirkhill Place, Kirkhill Industrial Estate, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, Dyce, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB21 OGU (GB). SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (54) Title: APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SENSING TEMPERATURE ALONG A WELLBORE USING TEMPERATURE — SENSOR MODULES CONNECTED BY A MATRIX = = 826 — ---- \ /820 4 Q ---- -,-- = = 815a\ '/ $c `, > <;, ( '4 <) .---- '1 = ' ,---- :< <;< ' ' Ce \:t = = Al < ,---\" k< , :c Ct \4 › A , = = = 1_ 823_, ix V+ V- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) / //) 8151 ) = = 815a = ( = Figure 5 11 cn 7 r (57) : Apparatus (100) for use in sensing temperature e l of temperature sensor modules (120) provided at locations along the inside of the tubing, having electrical properties that vary with M temperature; and an electrical network (115) comprising a plurality of wires and said plural temperature sensor modules, wherein the © wires and plural temperature sensor modules are configured el ---.. different group of wires and each wire of the first group IN temperature sensor modules, such that each temperature 1-1 © comprising a first wire from the first group and a second N 826u 8201j 815b along a wellbore, comprising: tubing (110) comprising a plurality as a matrix by which the wires comprise a first group of wires and a second, is electrically connected to each wire of the second group once, by different sensor module can be individually electrically connected by a pair of wires wire from the second group. O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/203294 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEM00101011100101HOHMEM1011 (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 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, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))