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Granted Patent B2
US 11,982,183 · App. 17/888,680 · Granted May 14, 2024

Remediation of a formation utilizing an asphaltene onset pressure map

Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones (Houston, TX); Rohin Naveena-Chandran (Houston, TX); Anthony Herman VanZuilekom (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
E21B49/0875E21B49/10
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Patent No.
US 11,982,183
App. No.
17/888,680
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A downhole fluid sampling tool comprising one or more probes configured to take at least one fluid sample from the wellbore and perform a Saturates, Aromatics, Resins, Asphaltenes (SARA) analysis on the at least one fluid sample. Additionally, the downhole fluid sampling tool comprises an information handling system for developing a first remediation operation based at least in part on the first SARA analysis and performing the first remediation operation on the first fluid sample to form a first remediated fluid sample.

Claims (26)

1. A method comprising:

disposing a downhole fluid sampling tool into a wellbore;

taking a first fluid sample with the downhole fluid sampling tool at a first depth;

performing a first Saturates, Aromatics, Resins, Asphaltenes (SARA) analysis on the first fluid sample;

developing a first remediation operation based at least in part on the first SARA analysis;

performing the first remediation operation on the first fluid sample to form a first remediated fluid sample; and

performing a second SARA analysis on the first remediated fluid sample.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) identifies one or more chemicals for the first remediation operation.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the FEED is based at least in part on an AOP goal.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the AOP goal comprises a threshold.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising determining if the first remediation operation is above the threshold by comparing the first SARA analysis to the second SARA analysis.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising updating the first remediation operation if the first remediation operation is not above the threshold.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downhole fluid sampling tool performs the first remediation operation.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising taking a second fluid sample with the downhole fluid sampling tool at a second depth, wherein the first depth and the second depth are in different zones.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising performing a third SARA analysis on the second fluid sample.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising developing a second remediation operation based at least in part on the third SARA analysis and performing the second remediation operation on the second fluid sample to form a second remediated fluid sample.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first remediation operation and the second remediation operation comprise different chemical compositions.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising performing a fourth SARA analysis on the second remediated fluid sample.

13. A system comprising: a downhole fluid sampling tool comprising: one or more probes configured to take at least one fluid sample from a wellbore; and an information handling system configured to: perform a first Saturates, Aromatics, Resins, Asphaltenes (SARA) analysis on the at least one fluid sample; and develop a remediation operation based at least in part on the first SARA analysis.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the downhole fluid sampling tool is configured to transport one or more chemicals for the remediation operation.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the downhole fluid sampling tool further performs the remediation operations on the at least one fluid sample to form a remediated fluid sample.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the information handling system is further configured to perform a second SARA analysis on the first remediated fluid sample.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the information handling system is further configured to perform a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) to identify one or more chemicals utilized for the remediation operation and the FEED is based at least in part on an AOP goal.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the AOP goal comprises a threshold.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the information handling system further configured to determine if the first remediation operation is above the threshold by comparing the first SARA analysis to a second SARA analysis.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the information handling system is further configured to update the first remediation operation if the first remediation operation is not above the threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: JONES, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL; NAVEENA-CHANDRAN, ROHIN; VANZUILEKOM, ANTHONY HERMAN
To: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060867/0553 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63234046 · Aug 17, 2021
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