Method and apparatus for magnetic pulse signature actuation

• US 10,221,653 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2017
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Walton, Zachary W., Fripp, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Hutchins, Cathleen R
• Application Number:
  US15/411,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20170130558A1
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 2200/06 Sleeve valves
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 34/06 in wells
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 34/066 electrically actuated
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 34/14 operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools E21B34/066 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/26 by forming crevices or fractures
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/12 Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/13 by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency

Abstract

A wellbore servicing tool comprising a housing comprising one or more ports and generally defining a flow passage, an actuator disposed within the housing, a magnetic signature system (MSS) comprising a magnetic sensor in signal communication with an electronic circuit disposed within the housing and coupled to the actuator, and a sleeve slidably positioned within the housing and transitional from a first position to a second position, wherein, the sleeve is allowed to transition from the first position to the second position upon actuation of the actuator, and wherein the actuator is actuated upon recognition of a predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signatures via the MSS.

Claims

1. A wellbore servicing tool comprising:

a housing comprising one or more ports and generally defining a flow passage;

an actuator disposed within the housing;

a magnetic signature system comprising a magnetic sensor in signal communication with an electronic circuit disposed within the housing and coupled to the actuator, wherein the magnetic sensor detects a magnetic field within a predetermined proximity of the magnetic sensor,

wherein the magnetic signature system is capable of detecting and distinguishing a modulated digital signal, a data packet, and an analog waveform,

wherein the electronic circuit is configured to generate a control signal in response to detection of a predetermined magnetic pulse signature by the magnetic sensor; and

a sleeve slidably positioned within the housing and transitional from a first position to a second position;

wherein the sleeve is allowed to transition from the first position to the second position upon actuation of the actuator, and

wherein the actuator is actuated upon recognition of a predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signatures via the magnetic signature system.

2. The wellbore servicing tool of claim 1, wherein, when the sleeve is in the first position, the sleeve is configured to prevent a route of fluid communication via the one or more ports of the housing and, when the sleeve is in the second position, the sleeve is configured to allow fluid communication via the one or more ports of the housing.

3. The wellbore servicing tool of claim 1, wherein, when the sleeve is in the first position, the sleeve is configured to allow a route of fluid communication via the one or more ports of the housing and, when the sleeve is in the second position, the sleeve is configured to prevent fluid communication via the one or more ports of the housing.

4. The wellbore servicing tool of claim 1, further comprises a pressure barrier disposed between the magnetic sensor and a flow passage of a wellbore.

5. The wellbore servicing tool of claim 1, wherein the wellbore servicing tool further comprises a conductive material layer disposed between the axial flowbore of the housing and the magnetic sensor.

6. The well bore servicing tool of claim 1, wherein the predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signatures comprises a single predetermined magnetic pulse signature that is unique to the well tool.

7. The wellbore servicing tool of claim 1, wherein the predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signatures is one.

8. The wellbore servicing tool of claim 1, wherein the predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signature comprises at least two magnetic pulse signatures.

9. The wellbore servicing tool of claim 1, wherein the magnetic signature system is programmable via a second well tool.

10. The wellbore servicing tool of claim 1, wherein the magnetic pulse signature is a digital signal.

11. A wellbore servicing system comprising:

a tubular string disposed within a wellbore; and

a first well tool incorporated with the tubular string and comprising;

a first housing comprising a first one or more ports and generally defining a first flow passage;

a first actuator disposed within the first housing;

a first magnetic signature system comprising a first magnetic sensor and a first electronic circuit disposed within the housing and coupled to the actuator , wherein the first magnetic sensor detects a magnetic field within a predetermined proximity of the first magnetic sensor, wherein the magnetic signature system is capable of detecting and distinguishing a modulated digital signal, a data packet, and an analog waveform, and wherein the first electronic circuit is configured to generate a control signal in response to detection of a predetermined magnetic pulse signature by the first magnetic sensor; and

a first sleeve slidably positioned within the first housing and transitional from a first position to a second position, wherein, the first sleeve transitions from the first position to the second position upon actuation of the first actuator, and wherein the first actuator actuates in recognition of a predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signatures via the first magnetic signature system.

12. The wellbore servicing system of claim 11, wherein, when the first sleeve is in the first position, the first sleeve is configured to prevent a route of fluid communication via the first one or more ports of the first housing and when the first sleeve is in the second position, the first sleeve is configured to allow fluid communication via the first one or more ports of the first housing.

13. The wellbore servicing system of claim 11, wherein, when the first sleeve is in the first position, the first sleeve is configured to allow a route of fluid communication via the first one or more ports of the first housing and when the first sleeve is in the second position, the first sleeve is configured to prevent fluid communication via the first one or more ports of the first housing.

14. The wellbore servicing system of claim 11, further comprising a second well tool incorporated within the tubular string and comprising:

a second housing comprising one or more ports and generally defining a flow passage;

a second actuator disposed within the second housing;

a second magnetic signature system comprising a second magnetic sensor and a second electronic circuit disposed within the second housing and coupled to the second actuator; and

a second sleeve slidably positioned within the second housing and transitional from a first position to a second position;

wherein, when the sleeve is in the first position, the sleeve is configured to prevent a route of fluid communication via the one or more ports of the second housing and when the second sleeve is in the second position, the second sleeve is configured to allow fluid communication via the one or more ports of the second housing,

wherein, the second sleeve transitions from the first position to the second position upon actuation of the second actuator, and

wherein the second actuator actuates in recognition of a predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signatures via the second magnetic signature system.

15. The wellbore servicing system of claim 14, further comprising a first magnetic device configured to emit a first magnetic pulse signature.

16. The wellbore servicing system of claim 15, wherein the first magnetic pulse signature is recognized by the first well tool.

17. The wellbore servicing system of claim 16, wherein recognition of the first magnetic pulse signature by the first well tool is effective to actuate the first actuator, to increment a counter, or combinations thereof.

18. The wellbore servicing system of claim 16, wherein the first magnetic pulse signature is not recognized by the second well tool.

19. The wellbore servicing system of claim 16, wherein the first magnetic pulse signature is recognized by the second well tool.