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7628208 System and method for secure offshore storage of crude oil natural gas or refined petroleum products  
A system for the storage of crude oil, natural gas and/or refined petroleum products at an offshore location includes a group of tanker vessels or concrete structures on the ocean floor attached to...
7627430 Method and system for managing information  
A method for managing information associated with an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the oilfield having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. The method...
7624801 Control system and method for controlling a hybrid petroleum extractor/power generator  
A control system and control method for controlling a modular apparatus for extracting petroleum and/or generating electricity based on subsurface data as well as market prices of electricity...
7621324 Automated flowback and information system  
An automated flowback system allows control and operation of the system from a remote location away from the dangers of high-pressure gases or abrasives traveling at high velocities that cause...
7597143 Method and apparatus for logging downhole data  
A downhole plunger for oil and gas wells comprises an electronic ambient environmental sensor via a cargo bay. Although the sensor is preferably a downhole time, temperature, pressure and flow...
7594541 Pump control for formation testing  
A downhole formation fluid pumping and a sampling apparatus are disclosed that may form part of a formation evaluation while drilling tool or part of a tool pipe string. The operation of the pump...
7591308 Multi gas well production arrangement  
A method of optimizing fluid (gas/oil) throughput of a battery complex to monitor and control the flow of an individual well in a field of wells at any particular instance in time and to allocate...
7554458 Downhole communication  
Methods of and apparatus for a downhole communication in a well. The well has a metallic structure which includes an insulated metallic, fluid carrying, control line. The method comprises the steps...
7539548 Smart-control PLC based touch screen driven remote control panel for BOP control unit  
The present invention relates to a device for controlling the Blow out preventer (BOP) used in well drilling operations comprising: BOP control unit, master control panel connected to the BOP unit...
7533730 Variable and slow speed pumping unit  
A pumping unit is provided with a hydraulic drive unit. The drive includes a hydraulic motor attached to a driven sheave that, through reduction gears, drives a drive shaft and crank arm that...
7484562 Method and apparatus for controlling a quantity of a specific gas in a group of gases produced from a given well bore  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a gas in a group of gases produced from a reservoir and specifically relates to controlling the amount of methane gas in a group of...
7478672 Apparatus for controlling a pressure control assembly in a hazardous area  
An apparatus operable is a hazardous area for controlling a choke assembly includes an air source, an air purge system in fluid communication with the air source, a remote operating panel receiving...
7474969 Method and system for production metering of oil wells  
The present invention relates to a method and system for determining multiphase fluid streams flowing from individual wells of a cluster of crude oil, gas and/or other fluid production wells,...
7464753 Methods and apparatus for enhanced production of plunger lift wells  
A microcontroller system for oil and gas wells using a plunger lift device, which responds to the variations in well production and operation. The system requires minimal operator input, and is...
7445048 Plunger lift apparatus that includes one or more sensors  
A plunger lift apparatus includes wellhead equipment containing a receiver, a conduit extending from the wellhead equipment into a wellbore, and a plunger to be run through the conduit to a...
7434619 Optimization of reservoir, well and surface network systems  
A method and associated apparatus continuously optimizes reservoir, well and surface network systems by using monitoring data and downhole control devices to continuously change the position of a...
7373976 Well production optimizing system  
A method and system for controlling a producing cycle in a well, during the production cycle, for optimizing production from the well including disrupting fluid in a wellbore with a pulse generator...
7370705 Multiple zone downhole intelligent flow control valve system and method for controlling commingling of flows from multiple zones  
A production control system having a series of nested tubular members including at least one axial flow channel and at least two annular flow channels. At least one valve configured and positioned...
7373285 Application of phase behavior models in production allocation systems  
The present invention is directed to a method for allocating revenue or taxes to individual fluid streams commingled during an oil and gas production process, the method includes commingling fluid...
7343970 Real time optimization of well production without creating undue risk of formation instability  
A system and method is provided for producing fluid from a subterranean formation. A sensor system is used to monitor bottom hole flowing pressure and formation pressure. The relationship of these...
7325606 Methods and apparatus to convey electrical pumping systems into wellbores to complete oil and gas wells  
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for conveying an electrically energized progressing cavity pump into a wellbore surrounded by steel casing and thereafter using that progressing cavity pump to...
7324010 Acoustic telemetry systems and methods with surface noise cancellation  
Acoustic telemetry systems and methods with surface noise cancellation. One illustrative embodiment may include an acoustic telemetry system comprising a transmitter configured to generate an...
7322410 Controllable production well packer  
An apparatus and method for operating an electrically powered device in a packer using the piping structure of the well as an electrical conductor for providing power and/or communications. The...
7311152 Gas operated pump for hydrocarbon wells  
The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for improving production from a wellbore. In one aspect, a downhole pump for use in a wellbore is provided. The downhole pump...
7290606 Inflow control device with passive shut-off feature  
Devices and methods for control flow of formation fluids respect to one or more selected parameter relating to the wellbore fluid. In one embodiment, a flow control device for controlling fluid...
7278481 Method and system for producing an oil and gas mixture through a well  
A method and system are provided for controlling the production of oil and gas in a well such that the well operates at the edge of gas coning. Thereto the flow rate and/or pressure of the produced...
7273098 Method for controlling oil and gas well production from multiple wells  
A method for producing oil or gas from multiple wells, the wells including at least a first well and a second well, with each well using an artificial lift system that includes a plunger associated...
7264050 Method and apparatus for controlling wellbore equipment  
The present invention generally provides a method for remotely controlling and/or monitoring at least one parameter of well bore equipment. In one aspect, a method for remotely controlling and/or...
7266456 Method for management of multiple wells in a reservoir  
A method of managing multiple wells connected to a reservoir comprises the steps of: setting production and performance goals for each individual well; monitoring the performance of each...
7246662 Systems and methods for controlling flow control devices  
A device for determining a location of an interface between a first fluid and second fluid includes a non-mechanical sensor that measures a selected parameter of interest relating to the fluid...
RE39583 Multiple well tool control systems in a multi-valve well testing system having automatic control modes  
A multi-valve well testing system adapted to be disposed downhole in a borehole, includes a plurality of valves and a plurality of well tool control systems connected, respectively, to the...
7172020 Oil production optimization and enhanced recovery method and apparatus for oil fields with high gas-to-oil ratio  
A method for optimizing oil production rate from an oil well with high gas-to-oil ratio is disclosed to include modeling an Inflow Performance Relationship curve and calculating an optimal level of...
7145471 Sequential hydraulic control system for use in a subterranean well  
A sequential hydraulic well control system provides actuator selection and operation utilizing pressure applied to hydraulic lines in a sequence. In a disclosed embodiment, an actuation control...
7140434 Sensor system  
A sensor for installation in an underground well having a casing or tubing installed therein, the sensor comprising: a sensor body that can be installed in a hole formed in the casing or tubing so...
7073595 Method and system for controlling pressure in a dual well system  
A method for controlling pressure of a dual well system includes drilling a substantially vertical well bore from a surface to a subterranean zone and drilling an articulated well bore from the...
7073594 Wireless downhole well interval inflow and injection control  
An apparatus and methods of electrically controlling downhole well interval inflow and/or injection. The downhole controllable well section having a communications and control module, a sensor, an...
7063148 Method and system for transmitting signals through a metal tubular  
A method for transmitting signals through a metal tubular includes the steps of transmitting modulated electromagnetic signals through a non magnetic metal section of the metal tubular, detecting...
7051808 Seismic monitoring of in situ conversion in a hydrocarbon containing formation  
In an embodiment, a system may be used to heat a hydrocarbon containing formation. The system may include a conduit placed within an opening in the formation. A conductor may be placed within the...
7048050 Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells  
The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place...
7040401 Automated plunger catcher and releaser and chemical launcher for a well tubing method and apparatus  
An automated plunger catcher and releaser and chemical launcher for a well tubing method and apparatus. In one configuration, arrival of a plunger is sensed as the plunger ascends from the wellbore...
7040398 In situ thermal processing of a relatively permeable formation in a reducing environment  
A method for treating a relatively permeable formation containing heavy hydrocarbons in situ may include providing heat from one or more heat sources to a portion of the formation. The heat may be...
7026950 Motor pulse controller  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating one or more than one physically detectable physical influence changes to control or manipulate a down hole device. The present...
6994162 Linear displacement measurement method and apparatus  
Methods and apparatus for detecting an operation of a downhole tool using an optical sensing system are disclosed. In an embodiment, a flow control device has an inner tubular member moveable...
6994170 Expandable sand control screen assembly having fluid flow control capabilities and method for use of same  
A sand control screen assembly ( 60 ) comprises a base pipe ( 62 ) having at least one opening ( 64 ) that allows fluid flow therethrough and a filter medium ( 66 ) positioned about the exterior of...
6991034 Apparatus and method for enhancing productivity of natural gas wells  
A natural gas production system prevents liquid accumulation in the wellbore and minimizes friction loading in the wellbore by maintaining production gas velocity above a critical minimum velocity....
6988547 Method and system of fluid analysis and control in hydrocarbon well  
A control system for a hydrocarbon well is also disclosed. A control valve system is used to control the flow of fluid being produced by the well. A real time sensor is provided downhole and is...
6967589 Gas/oil well monitoring system  
A system for monitoring a gas/oil well is provided with a monitoring unit, a relay unit and a host interface. A monitoring unit collects data regarding the status of the gas/oil well and wirelessly...
6923258 In situ thermal processsing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce a mixture with a selected hydrogen content  
A hydrocarbon containing formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H 2 , and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be...
6913078 In Situ thermal processing of hydrocarbons within a relatively impermeable formation  
A hydrocarbon containing formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Hydrocarbons, H 2 , and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to a...
6892812 Automated method and system for determining the state of well operations and performing process evaluation  
An automated method and system for determining the state of a drilling or other suitable well operations includes storing a plurality of states for the well operation. Mechanical and hydraulic data...
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