Pressure monitoring of control lines for tool position feedback

Details Pressure monitoring of control lines for tool position feedback Pressure monitoring of control lines for tool position feedback

2008-05-06

2008-05-06

Gay, Jennifer H. (Department: 3676)

Wells

Processes

With indicating, testing, measuring or locating

C166S386000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11140186

ABSTRACT:
A flow control device for use in a wellbore to allow flow of formation fluid into the wellbore comprises a valve member adapted to move when disposed in the wellbore. A fluid line supplies a working fluid under pressure to move the valve member to allow the fluid to flow into the wellbore. A sensor in the wellbore, and associated with the fluid line, provides an indication of a position of the valve member. A method of determining a state of a flow control tool within a wellbore comprises supplying fluid under pressure to the flow control tool to move a flow control member of the tool into the state. Pressure of the supplied fluid is detected downhole. The state of the flow control device is determined from the detected pressure of the supplied fluid.

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