Remotely actuated screenout relief valves and systems and methods including the same
First Claim
1. A method of responding to a screenout event within a hydrocarbon well, the method comprising:
- providing a proppant slurry stream containing a proppant to a casing conduit that is defined by a casing string that extends within a subterranean formation;
detecting an operational parameter that is indicative of a screenout event within the casing string;
responsive to the detecting the operational parameter that is indicative of the screenout event;
providing a flush fluid stream to the casing conduit;
opening a remotely actuated screenout relief valve;
displacing proppant from the casing conduit into the subterranean formation with the flush fluid stream via the remotely actuated screenout relief valve;
closing the remotely actuated screenout relief valve; and
flowing a perforation device into the casing conduit with the flush fluid stream and perforating the casing string with the perforation device to generate a perforation.
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Abstract
Remotely actuated screenout relief valves, systems and methods are disclosed herein. The methods include providing a proppant slurry stream that includes proppant to a casing conduit that is defined by a casing string that extends within a subterranean formation. The methods further include detecting an operational parameter that is indicative of a screenout event within the casing conduit. Responsive to the detecting, the methods include providing a flush fluid stream to the casing conduit, opening the remotely actuated screenout relief valve, and displacing the proppant from the casing conduit into the subterranean formation with the flush fluid stream via the remotely actuated screenout relief valve. The methods may further include closing the remotely actuated screenout relief valve. The systems include hydrocarbon wells that include the remotely actuated screenout relief valve and/or hydrocarbon wells that include controllers that are configured to perform at least a portion of the methods.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of responding to a screenout event within a hydrocarbon well, the method comprising:
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providing a proppant slurry stream containing a proppant to a casing conduit that is defined by a casing string that extends within a subterranean formation; detecting an operational parameter that is indicative of a screenout event within the casing string; responsive to the detecting the operational parameter that is indicative of the screenout event; providing a flush fluid stream to the casing conduit; opening a remotely actuated screenout relief valve; displacing proppant from the casing conduit into the subterranean formation with the flush fluid stream via the remotely actuated screenout relief valve; closing the remotely actuated screenout relief valve; and flowing a perforation device into the casing conduit with the flush fluid stream and perforating the casing string with the perforation device to generate a perforation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A hydrocarbon well, comprising:
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a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation; a casing string that extends within the wellbore and defines a casing conduit; a proppant supply system that is configured to provide a proppant slurry stream containing a proppant to the casing conduit; and an automatic screenout response system that is configured to automatically respond to a screenout event within the hydrocarbon well, wherein the automatic screenout response system includes; (i) a plurality of nodes that are spaced apart along a length of the casing string; (ii) a wireless communication network that provides wireless data communication among the plurality of nodes; (iii) a detector that is in wireless data communication with the plurality of nodes, wherein the detector is configured to detect an operational parameter that is indicative of a screenout event; (iv) a remotely actuated screenout relief valve that is in wireless data communication with the plurality of nodes, wherein the remotely actuated screenout relief valve is configured to selectively transition between an open configuration, in which the remotely actuated screenout relief valve permits fluid communication between the casing conduit and the subterranean formation, and a closed configuration, in which the remotely actuated screenout relief valve restricts fluid communication between the casing conduit and the subterranean formation, and further wherein the automatic screenout response system is configured to control the operation of the remotely actuated screenout relief valve based, at least in part, on the operational parameter; and (v) a perforation device for flowing into the casing conduit to create a perforation in the casing conduit. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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