IP Library Granted Patent US 12692765
Granted Patent B2
US 12692765 · App. 18/820,992 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Wireline automation systems and methods

Inventors: Jisheng Li (Sugar Land, TX); Yang Hu (Sugar Land, TX); Thomas Mauchien (Sugar Land, TX); Benjamin Jean Yvon Durand (Sugar Land, TX); Xuedong Yang (Sugar Land, TX); Richard Woods (Houston, TX); Tzy Yu Chow (Sugar Land, TX); Amanda Olivio (Tomball, TX)
Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
E21B34/14E21B23/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12692765
App. No.
18/820,992
Filed
Aug 30, 2024
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3676
USPC
166/373
Abstract

A wireline shifting tool comprising an anchor, a linear actuator, and a shifter may be at least partially controlled by one or more measurements indicating an amount of force applied to the anchor, the linear actuator, the shifter, or a combination thereof. For example, a processor may receive the one or more measurements and perform a seeking operation or cause a graphical user interface (GUI) to display information that may inform a user regarding operations associated with the wireline shifting tool.

Claims (58)

1 . A system, comprising:

a wireline shifting tool comprising:

an anchor section comprising an anchor;

a linear actuator; and

a shifter section comprising a shifter; and

a wireline shifting tool control system comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

extend, via one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the anchor of the wireline shifting tool;

move, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter section to a first position along a longitudinal axis of a borehole, wherein the shifter section is moved relative to the anchor section, and wherein the shifter section is moved using the linear actuator;

open, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter outwards in a direction crosswise to the longitudinal axis of the borehole subsequent to moving the shifter section to the first position;

receive one or more measurements indicative of a force applied to the shifter subsequent to opening the shifter;

close, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter based on the force applied to the shifter being below a threshold force;

move, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter section to a second position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole subsequent to closing the shifter, wherein the shifter section is moved relative to the anchor section, and wherein the shifter section is moved using the linear actuator; and

latch, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter subsequent to moving the shifter section to the second position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole,

wherein the one or more measurements comprise completion map data, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to cause, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) to display a processed completion map and adjust an operation of the wireline shifting tool based on the processed completion map.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireline shifting tool comprises a smart shifting tool, a selective shifting tool, or a completion shifting tool.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more measurements further comprise a pressure applied to the anchor or the linear actuator of the wireline shifting tool, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to cause, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the GUI to display pressure information related to the pressure applied to the anchor or the linear actuator.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to determine an open diameter of the shifter based on a second force applied to the shifter and to cause the GUI to display the open diameter.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more measurements indicative of the force include an axial force applied by the linear actuator.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

receive one or more depth tool measurements;

generate a wireline position output based on the completion map data and the one or more depth tool measurements; and

cause, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the GUI to display information based on the wireline position output.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to move, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter section to the first position using the linear actuator by extending the linear actuator.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to move, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter section to the first position using the linear actuator by retracting the linear actuator.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein latching, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter comprises expanding, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter to couple the shifter to a target profile of a sliding sleeve.

10 . A method, comprising:

extending, via one or more control signals transmitted by a processor, an anchor of a wireline shifting tool, wherein the wireline shifting tool comprises a linear actuator, an anchor section comprising the anchor, and a shifter section comprising a shifter;

moving, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter section to a first position along a longitudinal axis of a borehole, wherein the shifter section is moved relative to the anchor section, and wherein the shifter section is moved using the linear actuator of the wireline shifting tool;

opening, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter outwards in a direction crosswise to the longitudinal axis of the borehole subsequent to moving the shifter section to the first position;

receiving, via the processor, an indication of a force applied to the shifter subsequent to opening the shifter;

closing, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter based on the force applied to the shifter being below a threshold force;

moving, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter section to a second position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole subsequent to closing the shifter, wherein the shifter section is moved relative to the anchor section, and wherein the shifter section is moved using the linear actuator; and

latching, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter subsequent to moving the shifter section to the second position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising causing, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) to display one or more indications of an open inner diameter of the shifter, a pressure applied by the force, or both.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising generating, via the processor, an operational report based on the indication of the force applied to the shifter.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein closing, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter based on the force applied to the shifter comprises determining, via the processor, that a current opening diameter of the shifter is below a threshold diameter.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein latching, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter comprises coupling, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter to a sliding sleeve profile.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the closing, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter based on the force applied to the shifter being below the threshold force comprises:

closing, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the anchor based on the force applied to the shifter being below the threshold force;

moving, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the anchor section to a third position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole using the linear actuator;

opening, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the anchor section at the third position; and

closing, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter after opening the anchor section at the third position.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

extend, via one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, an anchor of a wireline shifting tool outwards in a direction crosswise to a longitudinal axis of a borehole, wherein the wireline shifting tool comprises a linear actuator, an anchor section comprising the anchor, and a shifter section comprising a shifter;

move, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter section to a first position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole, wherein the shifter section is moved relative to the anchor section, wherein the shifter section is moved using a linear actuator of the wireline shifting tool;

open, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter outwards in a direction crosswise to the longitudinal axis of the borehole subsequent to moving the shifter section to the first position;

receive one or more parameters indicating an amount of force to be applied to the shifter subsequent to opening the shifter;

close, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter based on the one or more parameters;

move, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter section to a second position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole subsequent to closing the shifter, wherein the shifter section is moved relative to the anchor section, and wherein the shifter section is moved using the linear actuator;

display, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising information associated with the shifter section at the second position; and

latch, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter to a target position based on the information displayed on the GUI and subsequent to moving the shifter section to the second position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to generate the GUI indicating an offset between the wireline shifting tool and a target location along the borehole that includes the wireline shifting tool.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to close, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to determine, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, that a current opening diameter of the shifter is below a threshold diameter.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to close, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter based on the one or more parameters comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

close, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the anchor based on the amount of force being applied to the shifter being below a threshold force;

move, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the anchor section to a third position along the longitudinal axis of the borehole using the linear actuator;

open, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the anchor section at the third position; and

close, via the one or more control signals transmitted by the processor, the shifter after opening the anchor section at the third position.