Wellbore servicing tools, systems and methods utilizing near-field communication

• US 9,587,487 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Walton, Zachary William, Howell, Matthew Todd, Fripp, Michael Linley
• Primary Examiner(s): Yun, Eugene
• Application Number:
  US13/914,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20140273831A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,366 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 34/066 electrically actuated
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/116 Gun or shaped-charge perforators
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/119 Details, e.g. for locating perforating place or direction
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/12 Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells E21B43/25 takes precedence; valve arrangements E21B34/00
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/14 Obtaining from a multiple-zone well
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/13 by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/138 Devices entrained in the flow of well-bore fluid for transmitting data, control or actuation signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/70 specially adapted for specific purposes

Abstract

A wellbore servicing system comprising a first node disposed within a wellbore, and a logging node configured for movement through the wellbore, wherein the logging node communicates with the first node via a near field communication (NFC) signal. A wellbore servicing method comprising positioning a first node within a wellbore, moving a logging node through the wellbore such that the logging node comes into communication with the first node, wherein the logging node communicates with the first node via a near field communication (NFC) signal, wherein data is transferred from the first node to the logging node via NFC.

Claims

1. A wellbore servicing system comprising:

a first node disposed within a tubular string having an axial flowbore formed therethrough to communicate formation fluids to a surface of the wellbore,

wherein the first node comprises a transducer to collect data from within the wellbore when the first node is in an active mode;

a logging node configured to move through the axial flowbore of the tubular string in response to movement of fluid through the axial flowbore,

wherein the first node is operable to initiate communications with the logging node; and

wherein the logging node is operable to initiate communications with the first node;

wherein the first node and the logging node communicate via a near field communication (NFC) signal; and

wherein the first node comprises a processor, an antenna, and a power supply, and the logging node comprises a processor, an antenna, and a power supply.

2. The wellbore servicing system of claim 1, wherein the first node is configured to transmit the data collected from the transducer to the logging node via the NFC signal.

3. The wellbore servicing system of claim 1, wherein the first node comprises a tool node transitionable from a first configuration to a second configuration.

4. The wellbore servicing system of claim 3, wherein the tool node is configured to monitor the tool configuration via the transducer.

5. The wellbore servicing system of claim 4, wherein NFC communication between the tool node and the logging node is not enabled when the tool node is in the first configuration, and wherein NFC communication between the tool node and the logging node is enabled when the tool node is in the second configuration.

6. The wellbore servicing system of claim 1, further comprising a second logging node, wherein the second logging node comprises a processor, an antenna, and a power supply, and wherein the second logging node and the logging node communicate via a near field communication (NFC) signal.

7. The wellbore servicing system of claim 6, wherein the second logging node is disposed within the wellbore and uphole of the first node.

8. The wellbore servicing system of claim 6, wherein the second logging node is positioned exterior to the wellbore.

9. The wellbore servicing system of claim 1, wherein the first node is configured to send information via the NFC signal and to receive information via the NFC signal.

10. The wellbore servicing system of claim 1, wherein the logging node is configured to send information via the NFC signal and to receive information via the NFC signal.

11. A wellbore servicing method comprising:

positioning a first node comprising a processor, an antenna, a power supply, and a transducer within an axial flowbore formed through a tubular string and used to communicate formation fluids to a surface of a wellbore, wherein the first node is operable to initiate communications with a logging node;

collecting data at the transducer of the first node, when the first node is in an active mode;

moving the logging node comprising a processor, an antenna, and a power supply through the axial flowbore of the tubular string in response to movement of fluid through the axial flowbore, wherein the logging node is operable to initiate communications with the first node; and

retrieving the data from the first node at the logging node via a near field communication (NFC) signal.

12. The wellbore servicing method of claim 11, wherein the first node comprises a sensor node, wherein the transducer is configured to monitor at least one wellbore parameter.

13. The wellbore servicing method of claim 12, wherein the data comprises data associated with at least one wellbore parameter, wherein the wellbore parameter comprises temperature, pressure, flow rate, flow composition, or combinations thereof.

14. The wellbore servicing method of claim 11, wherein the first node comprises a tool node.

15. The wellbore servicing method of claim 14, wherein the tool node is transitionable from a first configuration to a second configuration.

16. The wellbore servicing method of claim 14, wherein the data comprises data associated with the tool node.

17. The wellbore servicing method of claim 16, wherein the data associated with the tool node comprises a battery power, an indication of tool configuration, a mode of operation, a history of the operation of the tool node, or combinations thereof.

18. The wellbore servicing method of claim 11, further comprising moving the logging node through the wellbore, wherein the logging node comes into communication with a second logging node disposed within the axial flowbore and located uphole from the first node, wherein the logging node communicates with the second logging node via NFC, wherein at least a portion of the data is transferred to the second logging node via NFC.

19. The wellbore servicing method of claim 11, further comprising moving the logging node through the wellbore, wherein the logging node comes into communication with a second logging node disposed within the axial flowbore and located uphole from the first node, wherein the logging node communicates with the second logging node via NFC, wherein the logging node transitions from a low-power mode to an active mode in response to communicating with the second logging node.

20. The wellbore servicing method of claim 19, further comprising retrieving the logging node from the wellbore, wherein the logging node comes into communication with the second logging node, wherein the logging node communicates with the second logging node via NFC, wherein the logging node transitions from the active mode to the low-power mode in response to communicating with the second logging node.