Use of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in well treatments
First Claim
1. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
- placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier;
determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifier;
placing into the wellbore a second wellbore composition comprising a plurality of MEMS sensors having a second identifier; and
determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first and second identifiers.
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Abstract
A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier, and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifiers. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier, placing into the wellbore a second wellbore composition comprising a plurality of MEMS sensors having first identifier, and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifier, wherein the MEMS sensors of the first wellbore composition are added to a portion of the first wellbore composition added to the wellbore prior to a remainder of the first wellbore composition, and the MEMS sensors of the second wellbore composition are added to a portion of the second wellbore composition added to the wellbore prior to a remainder of the second wellbore composition.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier; determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifier; placing into the wellbore a second wellbore composition comprising a plurality of MEMS sensors having a second identifier; and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first and second identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier; and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifier, wherein the positions of the MEMS sensors in the wellbore are determined using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore.
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11. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier; and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifier, wherein the first wellbore composition is a cement slurry, and wherein the MEMS sensors comprising the first identifier are added to a portion of the cement slurry added to the well bore prior to a remainder of the cement slurry. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier; placing into the wellbore a second wellbore composition comprising a plurality of MEMS sensors having first identifier; and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifier;
wherein;the MEMS sensors of the first wellbore composition are added to a portion of the first wellbore composition added to the wellbore prior to a remainder of the first wellbore composition; and the MEMS sensors of the second wellbore composition are added to a portion of the second wellbore composition added to the wellbore prior to a remainder of the second wellbore composition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing a plurality of MEMS sensors in a fracture that is in communication with the wellbore, the MEMS sensors being configured to measure at least one parameter associated with the fracture; measuring the at least one parameter associated with the fracture; and transmitting data regarding the at least one parameter from the MEMS sensors to an exterior of the wellbore, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a location, temperature, pressure, velocity, density, a stress, a strain, a CO2 concentration, an H2S concentration, a CH4 concentration, a moisture content, a pH, an Na+ concentration, a K+ concentration, a Cl−
concentration, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors into a wellbore, wherein the MEMS sensors are effective to detect a presence or concentration of one or more gases in the wellbore, wherein the wellbore composition is a cement slurry that is placed in an annulus of the wellbore, and wherein the MEMS sensors are effective to detect an inflow of gas into the cement slurry prior to setting of the cement.
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26. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors into a wellbore, wherein the MEMS sensors are effective to detect a presence or concentration of one or more gases in the wellbore, wherein the wellbore composition is a cement slurry that hardens to form a cement sheath in an annulus of the wellbore, and wherein the MEMS sensors are effective to detect an inflow of gas into the cement sheath.
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27. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier; and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifier, wherein the first wellbore composition is a drilling fluid and the position determined in the wellbore is a fluid loss zone wherein at least a portion of the drilling fluid is being lost to the formation.
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