Wirelessly activated well system
View Patent ↗A well system includes a local controller communicably coupled to a hydraulic diverter configured to control a well shut-in assembly at a well site operable to shut in a wellbore based on a command from the local controller or to shut in or open the wellbore based on a command from a control panel at or in a vicinity of the well site. The well system includes a remote controller located at a location remote from the local controller and the well site and configured to communicate a wireless signal to the local controller to initiate the command from the local controller. The well system includes the hydraulic diverter fluidly coupled to the well shut-in assembly. The hydraulic diverter is configured to, based on the command from the local controller, control the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore and render the command from the control panel irrelevant.
1. A well system comprising:
a local controller communicably coupled to a hydraulic diverter configured to control a well shut-in assembly at a well site, the well shut-in assembly operable to shut in a wellbore based on a command from the local controller or to shut in or open the wellbore based on a command from a control panel at or in a vicinity of the well site;
a remote controller located at a location remote from the local controller and the well site and configured to communicate a wireless signal to the local controller to initiate the command from the local controller; and
the hydraulic diverter fluidly coupled to the well shut-in assembly,
wherein the hydraulic diverter is configured to, based on the command from the local controller, control the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore and render the command from the control panel irrelevant.
2. The well system of claim 1 , wherein in the absence of the command from the local controller, the hydraulic diverter is configured to, based on the command from the control panel, control the well shut-in assembly to shut in or open the wellbore.
3. The well system of claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic diverter comprises:
at least one solenoid valve; and
two hydraulically actuated valves piloted by the at least one solenoid valve,
wherein the command from the local controller is operable to adjust the at least one solenoid valve.
4. The well system of claim 3 , wherein the well shut-in assembly comprises:
a blowout preventer (BOP) stack comprising a preventer configured to shut in the wellbore; and
a hydraulic power unit (HPU) fluidly coupled to the preventer of the BOP stack via the hydraulic diverter.
5. The well system of claim 4 ,
wherein the HPU comprises at least one control valve communicably coupled to the control panel, and
wherein the command from the control panel is operable to adjust the at least one control valve of the HPU.
6. The well system of claim 5 , wherein the two hydraulically actuated valves are fluidly coupled to the preventer of the BOP stack and the at least one control valve of the HPU.
7. The well system of claim 4 , wherein one of the two hydraulically actuated valves is fluidly coupled to a pressure line of the HPU.
8. The well system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one solenoid valve is fluidly coupled to a pressure line of the HPU.
9. The well system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one solenoid valve comprises two solenoid valves.
10. The well system of claim 9 , wherein the two hydraulically actuated valves are piloted by each of the two solenoid valves.
11. A hydraulic diverter fluidly coupled to a well shut-in assembly in a well system at a well site that comprises a blowout preventer (BOP) stack and a hydraulic power unit (HPU), the hydraulic diverter comprising:
at least one solenoid valve; and
two hydraulically actuated valves piloted by the at least one solenoid valve,
wherein a preventer of the BOP stack is configured to be fluidly coupled to the HPU via the hydraulic diverter,
wherein the well shut-in assembly is operable to shut in or open a wellbore based on a command from a local controller communicably coupled to the hydraulic diverter or to shut in or open the wellbore based on a command from a control panel at or in a vicinity of the wellsite,
wherein the well system comprises a remote controller located at a location remote from the local controller and the well site and configured to communicate a wireless signal to the local controller to initiate the command from the local controller,
wherein the hydraulic diverter is configured to, based on the command from the local controller, control the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore and render the command from the control panel irrelevant.
12. The hydraulic diverter of claim 11 , wherein the two hydraulically actuated valves are configured to be fluidly coupled to the preventer of the BOP stack and at least one control valve of the HPU.
13. The hydraulic diverter of claim 11 , wherein one of the two hydraulically actuated valves is configured to be fluidly coupled to a pressure line of the HPU.
14. The hydraulic diverter of claim 11 , wherein the at least one solenoid valve is configured to be fluidly coupled to a pressure line of the HPU.
15. The hydraulic diverter of claim 11 , wherein the at least one solenoid valve comprises two solenoid valves.
16. The hydraulic diverter of claim 15 , wherein the two hydraulically actuated valves are piloted by each of the two solenoid valves.
17. A method for shutting a wellbore comprising:
communicating a wireless signal from a remote controller located at a location remote from a local controller and a well site to the local controller;
initiating a command from the local controller to a hydraulic diverter fluidly coupled to a well shut-in assembly based on the wireless signal from the remote controller;
initiating a command from a control panel at or in a vicinity of the well site to the hydraulic diverter;
controlling, by the hydraulic diverter, the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore based on the command from the local controller or the command from the control panel; and
rendering the command from the control panel irrelevant, via the hydraulic diverter, based on the command from the local controller.
18. The method of claim 17 ,
wherein the well shut-in assembly is operable to shut in or open the wellbore based on a command from the control panel at or in a vicinity of the well site.
19. The method of claim 17 ,
wherein the hydraulic diverter comprises at least one solenoid valve and two hydraulically actuated valves fluidly coupled to the well shut-in assembly, and
wherein controlling the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore based on the command from the local controller comprises:
piloting, by the at least one solenoid valve, the two hydraulically actuated valves to activate the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore.
20. The method of claim 19 ,
wherein the well shut-in assembly comprises:
a blowout preventer (BOP) stack comprising a preventer configured to shut in the wellbore; and
a hydraulic power unit (HPU) fluidly coupled to the preventer of the BOP stack via the hydraulic diverter, and
wherein controlling the well shut-in assembly to shut in the wellbore based on the command from the local controller further comprises:
drawing, by one of the two hydraulically actuated valves based on the piloting of the at least one solenoid valve, on a pressure line of the HPU to activate the preventer of the BOP stack.