Use of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) in Well Treatments
First Claim
1. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
- placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in the wellbore;
placing a plurality of acoustic sensors in the wellbore;
obtaining data from the MEMS sensors and data from the acoustic sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore; and
transmitting the data obtained from the MEMS sensors and the acoustic sensors from an interior of the wellbore to an exterior of the wellbore.
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Abstract
A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in the wellbore, placing a plurality of acoustic sensors in the wellbore, obtaining data from the MEMS sensors and data from the acoustic sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore, and transmitting the data obtained from the MEMS sensors and the acoustic sensors from an interior of the wellbore to an exterior of the wellbore. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in the wellbore, and obtaining data from the MEMS sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore, wherein one or more of the data interrogation units is powered by a turbo generator or a thermoelectric generator located in the wellbore.
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1. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in the wellbore; placing a plurality of acoustic sensors in the wellbore; obtaining data from the MEMS sensors and data from the acoustic sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore; and transmitting the data obtained from the MEMS sensors and the acoustic sensors from an interior of the wellbore to an exterior of the wellbore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22)
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9. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in the wellbore; and obtaining data from the MEMS sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore, wherein one or more of the data interrogation units is powered by a turbo generator or a thermoelectric generator located in the wellbore.
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10. A system, comprising:
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a wellbore; a casing positioned in the wellbore; a wellbore composition positioned in the wellbore, the wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors; a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore, wherein one or more of the data interrogation units comprises; a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to interrogate the MEMS sensors and receive data from the MEMS sensors regarding at least one wellbore parameter measured by the MEMS sensors; and at least one acoustic sensor configured to measure at least one further wellbore parameter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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