Wireline-Adjustable Downhole Flow Control Devices and Methods for Using Same
First Claim
1. A method of producing fluids from a wellbore that includes a production zone having a flow control device for controlling flow of fluid between a formation and the wellbore, the method comprising:
- providing a tool having a sensor configured to provide measurements relating to a downhole property of interest, wherein the tool is configured to adjust flow of the fluid through the flow control device;
conveying the tool into the wellbore;
determining the property of interest using the tool; and
adjusting the flow through the flow control device with the tool at least in part in response to the determined property of interest.
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Abstract
A method of producing fluids from a wellbore that has therein n adjustable flow control device for controlling flow of fluid between a formation and the wellbore may include: providing a tool having a sensor configured to provide measurements relating to a downhole property of interest, wherein the tool is configured to adjust flow from the flow control device; conveying the tool into the wellbore; determining the property of interest using the tool; and adjusting the flow through the flow control device with the tool at least in part in response to the determined parameter of interest. An apparatus for controlling fluid flow between a formation and a wellbore, according to one embodiment may include: a tool configured to be conveyed into a wellbore that contains at least one sensor for estimating a property of interest downhole and a latching device configured to couple to a flow control device in the wellbore to alter flow of the fluid through the flow control device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of producing fluids from a wellbore that includes a production zone having a flow control device for controlling flow of fluid between a formation and the wellbore, the method comprising:
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providing a tool having a sensor configured to provide measurements relating to a downhole property of interest, wherein the tool is configured to adjust flow of the fluid through the flow control device; conveying the tool into the wellbore; determining the property of interest using the tool; and adjusting the flow through the flow control device with the tool at least in part in response to the determined property of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for controlling fluid flow between a formation and a wellbore, comprising:
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a tool configured to be conveyed into a wellbore, the tool including; at least one sensor for estimating a property of interest downhole; and a latching device configured to couple to a flow control device in the wellbore to alter flow of fluid through the flow control device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling flow of a fluid from formation into a wellbore, comprising:
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placing a flow control device at a selected location in the wellbore, the flow control device including a flow region and a setting device for adjusting a flow of the fluid through the flow region; conveying a tool into the wellbore, the tool being configured to move inside the flow control device, the tool including (i) a sensor configured to provide measurements relating to a downhole property of interest, and (ii) a latching device configured to couple to the setting device of the flow control device; determining the property of interest using measurements taken by the sensor in the wellbore; and coupling the latching device in the tool to the setting device in the flow control device and moving the setting device to adjust flow through the flow control device in response to the determined value of the property of interest during a single trip of the tool in the wellbore.
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