Surface wellbore operating equipment utilizing MEMS sensors
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1. A wellbore servicing system comprising:
- surface wellbore operating equipment placed at a surface of a wellsite;
a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors, wherein the wellbore servicing composition is located within the surface wellbore operating equipment; and
an interrogator placed in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors in the wellbore servicing composition at the surface of the wellsite.
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Abstract
A method comprising mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite. An interrogator retrieves data regarding a parameter sensed by the MEMS sensor.
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1. A wellbore servicing system comprising:
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surface wellbore operating equipment placed at a surface of a wellsite; a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors, wherein the wellbore servicing composition is located within the surface wellbore operating equipment; and an interrogator placed in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors in the wellbore servicing composition at the surface of the wellsite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; and retrieving data regarding one or more parameters sensed by the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the one or more parameters comprises a location of the plurality of MEMS sensors within the wellbore servicing composition, a condition of mixing, a concentration of a component, a density, or combinations thereof.
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10. A method comprising:
mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite, wherein the wellbore servicing composition comprises wellbore servicing fluid, wherein the wellbore servicing fluid is a hydraulic cement slurry or a non-cementitious sealant. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method comprising:
mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite, wherein the wellbore servicing composition is formulated as a drilling fluid, a sealant, a fracturing fluid, a completion fluid, or a combination thereof, wherein the plurality of MEMS sensors comprises an amount from about 0.01 to about 5 weight percent of the wellbore composition.
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13. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; and placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, and wherein the interrogator comprises a mobile transceiver electromagnetically coupled with the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors.
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14. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, and wherein the interrogator comprises a mobile transceiver electromagnetically coupled with the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors; and adjusting a location of one or more of the plurality of the MEMS sensors in the wellbore servicing composition at the surface of the wellsite before placing the wellbore servicing composition into a wellbore.
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15. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; and placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator comprises a mobile transceiver electromagnetically coupled with the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, and wherein one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors is integrated or coupled with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag.
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16. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, and wherein the interrogator comprises a mobile transceiver electromagnetically coupled with the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors; and adjusting a condition of the surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of the wellsite before placing the wellbore servicing composition into a wellbore.
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17. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; and placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator comprises a mobile transceiver electromagnetically coupled with the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, and wherein the interrogator is attached to the surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of the wellsite.
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18. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; and placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator comprises a mobile transceiver electromagnetically coupled with the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, and wherein the communicative proximity comprises a distance of about 0.1 meter to about 10 meters.
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19. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; and placing an interrogator in communicative proximity with one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator activates and receives data from the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors, wherein the interrogator comprises a mobile transceiver electromagnetically coupled with the one or more of the plurality of MEMS sensors; and
wherein the interrogator is integrated with a radio-frequency (RF) energy source and the plurality of MEMS sensors are passively energized via an FT antenna which picks up energy from the RF energy source, and wherein the RF energy source comprises frequencies of 125 kHz, 915 MHz, 13.5 MHz, 2.4 GHz, or combinations thereof.
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20. A method comprising:
mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite, wherein the plurality of MEMS sensors are approximately 0.01 mm2 to approximately 10 mm2 in size.
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21. A method comprising:
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mixing a wellbore servicing composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in surface wellbore operating equipment at the surface of a wellsite; and determining a dispersion of the MEMS sensors in the wellbore servicing composition at the surface of the wellsite.
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