GB2597035A - Determination of temperature and temperature profile in pipeline or a wellbore - Google Patents
Determination of temperature and temperature profile in pipeline or a wellbore Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- GB2597035A GB2597035A GB2116250.8A GB202116250A GB2597035A GB 2597035 A GB2597035 A GB 2597035A GB 202116250 A GB202116250 A GB 202116250A GB 2597035 A GB2597035 A GB 2597035A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- acoustic
- temperature
- gas
- pressure
- tubular
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims abstract 23
- 238000004590 computer program Methods 0.000 claims 3
- 208000036366 Sensation of pressure Diseases 0.000 claims 2
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 claims 2
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 claims 1
- 150000001768 cations Chemical class 0.000 claims 1
- 230000000704 physical effect Effects 0.000 claims 1
- 229920000136 polysorbate Polymers 0.000 claims 1
Classifications
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/06—Measuring temperature or pressure
- E21B47/07—Temperature
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/12—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
- E21B47/14—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 using acoustic waves
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01K11/00—Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups G01K3/00, G01K5/00, G01K7/00 or G01K9/00
- G01K11/22—Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups G01K3/00, G01K5/00, G01K7/00 or G01K9/00 using measurement of acoustic effects
- G01K11/24—Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups G01K3/00, G01K5/00, G01K7/00 or G01K9/00 using measurement of acoustic effects of the velocity of propagation of sound
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
- G01N29/02—Analysing fluids
- G01N29/024—Analysing fluids by measuring propagation velocity or propagation time of acoustic waves
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
- G01N29/44—Processing the detected response signal, e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor
- G01N29/4472—Mathematical theories or simulation
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
- G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
- G01N2291/028—Material parameters
- G01N2291/02881—Temperature
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
- G01N2291/10—Number of transducers
- G01N2291/102—Number of transducers one emitter, one receiver
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Geophysics (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
- Biochemistry (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Immunology (AREA)
- Pathology (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Mathematical Optimization (AREA)
- Mathematical Analysis (AREA)
- Algebra (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Pure & Applied Mathematics (AREA)
- Measuring Temperature Or Quantity Of Heat (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Pipeline Systems (AREA)
- Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials Using Thermal Means (AREA)
Abstract
The temperature in a containment region of a structure, e.g. a well, which comprises at least one tubular, e.g. casing and/or tubing, the containment region containing gas, can be determined in various methods, apparatus, and computer device. In various embodiments, an acoustic pulse is produced and at least one acoustic wave travels in the containment region between reference locations in response to the generated pulse; at least one sensor is used to detect the acoustic wave; at least one travel time of the acoustic wave between the reference locations is determined; at least one acoustic velocity for an interval based on the travel time taken between the reference locations is obtained; and the acoustic velocity and an equation of state model is used to determine the temperature.
Claims (20)
1. A method of determining at least one temperature in a containment region of a structure which comprises at least one tubular, the containment region containing gas, the method comprising the steps of: producing an acoustic pulse, at least one acoustic wave travelling in the contain ment region between reference locations in response to the generated pulse; using at least one sensor to detect the acoustic wave; determining at least one travel time of the acoustic wave between the reference lo cations; obtaining at least one acoustic velocity for an interval based on the travel time taken between the reference locations; and using the acoustic velocity and an equation of state model to determine the tem perature.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the equation of state model has interre lated pressure, temperature, gas composition, and gas density components.
3. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, which further comprises providing a pressure of the gas, and using the pressure and the acoustic velocity to determine the temperature.
4. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the tubular comprises at least one tubular of a wellbore extending into the Earth from surface and the pressure comprises a pres sure Po at or near surface, and the method includes measuring the pressure Po.
5. A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the tubular comprises at least one tubular of a wellbore extending into the Earth from surface and the pressure is based on a pres sure Po at or near surface, and an estimated density of the gas, and the method includes measuring the pressure Po.
6. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, which further comprises defining a composition of the gas, wherein the step of using the acoustic velocity and the equation of state model to determine the temperature is performed based on the defined composition of the gas.
7. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, which further comprises determining various physical properties of the gas, such as density -based on the determined tempera ture combined with measured or know pressure and composition.
8. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the structure comprises in ner and outer tubulars, e.g. casings, of a well, the inner tubular being arranged inside the outer tubular, and the containment region comprising an annulus between an inner tubular and the outer tubular.
9. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein a plurality of intervals be tween reference points are defined, and the method includes: determining acoustic velocities for the respective intervals based on the times of travel of the acoustic wave; and determining temperatures for the respective intervals us ing the acoustic velocities and the equation of state model.
10. A method as claimed in claim 9, which further comprises using the temperatures to obtain a profile of the temperature versus distance along the section of pipe.
11. A method of performing an inflow test in a well, using the temperature determined by performing the method according to any preceding claim to determine a rate of flow into the containment region of the structure.
12. A method of investigating and quantifying leakage rate of a fluid between a first pipe and a second pipe, wherein the first pipe is surrounded by at least a portion of the second pipe, where the pipes are arranged in a well in a ground, wherein the temperature of gas from an annulus surrounding a leakage site in the first pipe is determined by the method of any of claims 1 to 10.
13. Apparatus for performing the method as claimed in any preceding claim.
14. A computer program for computing the temperature from the obtained acoustic ve locity in the method of any of claims 1 to 12.
15. A computer device comprising a processor which when executing the computer program of claim 14 is caused to determine the temperature from the obtained acoustic velocity.
16. A data carrier, data transmission medium, or data signal carrying any one or more of: the computer program of claim 14; the acoustic velocity data or travel time data ob tained in performing the method of claims 1 to 12; and the determined temperature data obtained using the travel time data or the acoustic velocity data from performing the method of any of claims 1 to 12.
17. Apparatus for determining at least one temperature in fluid comprising gas in a containment region of a structure which comprises at least one tubular, the apparatus comprising: at least one acoustic transmitter for producing an acoustic pulse to generate at least one acoustic wave to travel in the containment region between reference locations; at least one sensor to detect the acoustic wave and determine the travel time of the acoustic wave between the reference locations; and at least one determiner for determining the acoustic velocity from the travel time and using the acoustic velocity and an equation of state model to determine the tempera ture.
18. Apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the sensor comprises a microphone.
19. Apparatus as claimed in claim 17 or 18, wherein the sensor is arranged to com municate data from the sensor to the determiner.
20. Apparatus as claimed in any of claims 17 to 19, further comprising at least one pressure sensor arranged for detecting the pressure in the containment region.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO20190589A NO20190589A1 (en) | 2019-05-08 | 2019-05-08 | Determination of temperature and temperature profile in pipeline or a wellbore |
| PCT/NO2020/050118 WO2020226509A1 (en) | 2019-05-08 | 2020-05-08 | Determination of temperature and temperature profile in pipeline or a wellbore |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB202116250D0 GB202116250D0 (en) | 2021-12-29 |
| GB2597035A true GB2597035A (en) | 2022-01-12 |
| GB2597035B GB2597035B (en) | 2023-03-01 |
Family
ID=71092591
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB2116250.8A Active GB2597035B (en) | 2019-05-08 | 2020-05-08 | Determination of temperature and temperature profile in pipeline or a wellbore |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| BR (1) | BR112021022198A2 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2597035B (en) |
| NO (1) | NO20190589A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2020226509A1 (en) |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5546813A (en) * | 1992-10-06 | 1996-08-20 | Caldon, Inc. | Apparatus for determining fluid flow |
| US5624188A (en) * | 1994-10-20 | 1997-04-29 | West; David A. | Acoustic thermometer |
| JPH1114493A (en) * | 1997-06-20 | 1999-01-22 | Tokyo Gas Co Ltd | Method and device for airtightness test of gas piping |
| US20150043612A1 (en) * | 2011-11-28 | 2015-02-12 | Endress + Hauser Flowtec Ag | Method for heat quantity measurement with an ultrasonic, flow measuring device |
Family Cites Families (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1988005530A1 (en) * | 1987-01-16 | 1988-07-28 | Saipem Australia Pty. Limited | Testing of pipelines |
| US4762425A (en) * | 1987-10-15 | 1988-08-09 | Parthasarathy Shakkottai | System for temperature profile measurement in large furnances and kilns and method therefor |
| NO331633B1 (en) | 2009-06-26 | 2012-02-13 | Scanwell As | Apparatus and method for detecting and quantifying leakage in a rudder |
| US9310237B2 (en) * | 2012-09-07 | 2016-04-12 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Ultrasonic flow metering using compensated computed temperature |
-
2019
- 2019-05-08 NO NO20190589A patent/NO20190589A1/en unknown
-
2020
- 2020-05-08 WO PCT/NO2020/050118 patent/WO2020226509A1/en active Application Filing
- 2020-05-08 GB GB2116250.8A patent/GB2597035B/en active Active
- 2020-05-08 BR BR112021022198A patent/BR112021022198A2/en unknown
Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5546813A (en) * | 1992-10-06 | 1996-08-20 | Caldon, Inc. | Apparatus for determining fluid flow |
| US5624188A (en) * | 1994-10-20 | 1997-04-29 | West; David A. | Acoustic thermometer |
| JPH1114493A (en) * | 1997-06-20 | 1999-01-22 | Tokyo Gas Co Ltd | Method and device for airtightness test of gas piping |
| US20150043612A1 (en) * | 2011-11-28 | 2015-02-12 | Endress + Hauser Flowtec Ag | Method for heat quantity measurement with an ultrasonic, flow measuring device |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
| Title |
|---|
| Jerry Paul Smith ET AL: "UNDERSTANDING AGA REPORT NO. 10. SPEED OF SOUND IN NATURAL GAS AND OTHER RELATED HYDROCARBON GASES", 12 January 2011, XPO55724336, Retrieved from the internet: URL:https://asgmt.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf-docs/2011/1/Q10.pdf [retrieveed on 2020-08-21] the whole document * |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| NO20190589A1 (en) | 2020-11-09 |
| BR112021022198A2 (en) | 2021-12-28 |
| WO2020226509A1 (en) | 2020-11-12 |
| GB202116250D0 (en) | 2021-12-29 |
| GB2597035B (en) | 2023-03-01 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US10472957B2 (en) | Entropy based multiphase flow detection | |
| US10196890B2 (en) | Method of acoustic surveying | |
| US6945095B2 (en) | Non-intrusive multiphase flow meter | |
| US10844706B2 (en) | Integrated logging tool method for identifying well damage | |
| CN105545285A (en) | Deepwater drilling well gas cut monitoring method based on marine riser gas-liquid two-phase flow identification | |
| US10060251B2 (en) | Acoustic measurement of wellbore conditions | |
| Xiao et al. | Dynamic water injection profiling in intelligent wells using distributed acoustic sensor with multimode optical fibers | |
| US11435256B2 (en) | Method and system for detecting and quantifying irregularities in a fluidic channel | |
| CN105137116A (en) | Non-intrusive ultrasonic detection method of mud flow rate in deepwater drilling riser | |
| GB2597035A (en) | Determination of temperature and temperature profile in pipeline or a wellbore | |
| CN112611805B (en) | Method for evaluating surrounding rock loose coil range based on attenuation coefficient | |
| CN112081587A (en) | Horizontal well output profile calculation method based on optical fiber noise data | |
| RU2571321C1 (en) | Method of determination of dynamic level in annulus of water cut gas well | |
| US20070005250A1 (en) | System and method for locating leaks in petroleum wells | |
| in’t Panhuis | Fundamentals of Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Inflow Profiling | |
| Garcia-Ceballos et al. | Monitoring Slug Flow Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing Technology with Different Sensing Cable Configurations | |
| WO2023060162A1 (en) | Distributed fiber optic sensing and detection systems and methods for improved drilling operations and well control | |
| CN118148614A (en) | Optical fiber on-line measuring system and method for downhole fluid production profile of oil well | |
| JPT staff | Sensing system provides synchronized acoustic measurements |