CASING MOUNTED EM TRANSDUCERS HAVING A SOFT MAGNETIC LAYER
First Claim
1. A permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring system that comprises:
- a casing string positioned inside a borehole, the casing string having at least one EM transducer module that includes;
a wire coil that encircles the casing string; and
a layer of soft magnetic material between the coil and the casing string; and
a well interface system coupled to the at least one EM transducer module to transmit and/or collect EM signals over time.
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Abstract
Illustrative permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring systems and methods have a casing string positioned inside a borehole and equipped with one or more EM transducer modules having a layer of soft magnetic material that substantially encircles the casing string to amplify a signal response of a magnetic field transmitting and/or sensing element. The layer preferably has an axial dimension at least twice an axial dimension of the magnetic field sensing element, with a relative permeability at least twice that of the casing material. The magnetic field transmitting element can be a coil. The magnetic field sensing element can be a coil or a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive element that applies stress to an optical fiber. A well interface system communicates with the one or more EM transducer modules to transmit and/or collect EM signals over time. Additional casing strings may be provided in other nearby boreholes to enable tomographic mapping and monitoring of fluid interfaces in the reservoir.
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23 Claims
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1. A permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring system that comprises:
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a casing string positioned inside a borehole, the casing string having at least one EM transducer module that includes; a wire coil that encircles the casing string; and a layer of soft magnetic material between the coil and the casing string; and a well interface system coupled to the at least one EM transducer module to transmit and/or collect EM signals over time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring method that comprises:
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running a casing string into a borehole, the casing string including at least one EM transducer module with a layer of soft magnetic material underlying a wire coil that encircles the casing string; establishing communication between a well interface system and the at least one EM transducer module; and employing the at least one EM transducer module to transmit and/or collect EM signals over time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring system that comprises:
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a casing string positioned inside a borehole, the casing string having at least one EM transducer module that includes; a magnetic field sensing element; and a layer of soft magnetic material that substantially encircles the casing string to amplify a signal response of the magnetic field sensing element; and a well interface system coupled to the at least one EM transducer module to collect EM signals over time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring method that comprises:
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running a casing string into a borehole, the casing string including at least one EM transducer module with a magnetic field sending element and a layer of soft magnetic material that substantially encircles the casing string to amplify a signal response of the magnetic field sensing element; establishing communication between a well interface system and the at least one EM transducer module; and employing the at least one EM transducer module to collect EM signals over time. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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