Multi-Well Controller
First Claim
1. A well control system for monitoring and controlling at least one hydrocarbon production well, said system comprising:
- at least one master well controller capable of communicating with one or more slave well controllers; and
wherein the system monitors data derived from said one or more slave well controllers and adjusts well production parameters based on at least a portion of said data.
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Abstract
An improved multi-well control system (MWCS) has a centrally based multi-well controller (MWC) acting as a master controller in communication with one or more slave controllers and one or more electronic flow measurement devices (EFMs) for instant data and control monitoring individual wells. Also providing an application host sub-system in communication with the MWC for historical data retention and instant data for override control and monitoring. The system capable of allocating one or more wells assignable to a group and organization of groups dependent on production levels of individual wells. The MWC capable of tracking gas volumes produced by each well independent of groupings and communicating such data to the automated host sub-system. The MWC providing monitoring and tracking data from one or more EFM devices and assigning total flow volume to individual wells. The entire MWCS resulting in reduction of manpower and increase in overall production efficiency.
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95 Claims
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1. A well control system for monitoring and controlling at least one hydrocarbon production well, said system comprising:
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at least one master well controller capable of communicating with one or more slave well controllers; and wherein the system monitors data derived from said one or more slave well controllers and adjusts well production parameters based on at least a portion of said data. - 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 well control system for remotely monitoring and controlling one or more hydrocarbon production wells, said system comprising:
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at least one master well controller in communication with one or more slave well controllers; one or more electronic flow measurement devices capable of communicating with said at least one master well controller; and wherein said at least one master well controller monitors data derived from said one or more electronic flow measurement devices and adjusts well production parameters of said one or more wells based on at least a portion of said data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A well control system for controlling a plurality of hydrocarbon production wells in a multiple well facility, said system comprising:
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at least one master well controller in communication with one or more slave well controllers; said one or more slave well controllers capable of receiving and recording data from one or more electronic flow measurement devices in communication with said plurality of hydrocarbon production wells; and wherein said at least one master well controller monitors data derived from said one or more electronic flow measurement devices and adjusts well production parameters in said plurality of production wells based on said data. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of synchronizing one or more wells, said method comprising the steps of:
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establishing production data associated with one or more wells; assigning said one or more wells to one or more well groups in a well grouping configuration; and synchronizing said one or more wells within said one or more well groups to operate in relation one to another. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A multi-well control system capable of synchronizing one or more groups of wells based on production characteristics, said system comprising:
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at least one master well controller capable of communicating with one or more slave well controllers each capable of receiving production data from one or more wells; wherein said production data can be used to establish a well grouping configuration comprising of one or more wells assignable to one or more well groups; and wherein said one or more wells can be synchronized to operate in relation to one another in said well grouping configuration. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A multi-well control system capable of monitoring and allocating production from one or more wells, said system comprising:
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at least one master well controller capable of communicating with one or more slave well controllers, each capable of receiving production data from one or more wells; wherein product from one or more open wells can flow across a respective meter during production, before said one or more open wells shut in and one or more successor wells opens, thereby becoming known as predecessor wells; wherein an amount of product attributable to said one or more predecessor wells can continue to flow across a respective meter; and wherein said attributable amount of product can be allocated to a specific target. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. In conjunction with a system having at least one master well controller capable of communicating with one or more slave well controllers, a method comprising the steps of:
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signaling said one or more slave well controllers to verify an integrity of a communication link with said at least one master well controller; and allowing said one or more slave well controllers to control at least one hydrocarbon production well if said communication link is broken. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method of scheduling one or more wells to open in relation to each other, said method comprising the steps of:
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assigning a value to one or more wells, said value representing a scheduling priority of said one or more wells; wherein said one or more wells assigned a highest priority in relation to another of said one or more wells can be scheduled to open before said another of said one or more wells; and determining if said one or more wells assigned a highest priority is ready to open. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A well control system comprising:
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at least one master well controller capable of utilizing production data associated with one or more wells to establish a well'"'"'s operational status and assigning a value to said one or more wells, said value representing a changeable scheduling hierarchy of said one or more wells; wherein one or more wells assigned a highest priority in relation to another of said one or more wells can be scheduled to open before said another of said one or more wells; wherein said highest priority is designated for said one or more wells shut in for the longest period of time in relation to another of said one or more wells; and said at least one master well controller capable of determining if well conditions are suitable for one or more wells to open. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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Specification