Granted Patent B2

US 12,729,610 · App. 18/369,510 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Inventors: Ryan W. McChesney (Prosper, TX); Stephen Michael Greci (Little Elm, TX)

Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

E21B43/12E21B34/08E21B43/14E21B43/121

Abstract

Claims (11)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving a hydrocarbon material at a first flow control device positioned in a first isolated zone of a wellbore, the first flow control device comprising a first sensor positioned along a receiving path of the first flow control device to measure one or more first fluid properties that comprise a first concentration, density, or viscosity of alkali metal in the hydrocarbon material;

restricting or producing, via the first flow control device, production of the hydrocarbon material via the wellbore and based on the one or more first fluid properties of the hydrocarbon material, wherein the flow of the hydrocarbon material with respect to the wellbore is controlled by the first flow control device based on the first concentration, density, or viscosity of the alkali metal in the hydrocarbon material;

receiving a brine material at a second flow control device positioned in a second isolated zone of the wellbore located different and offset from the first isolated zone, the brine material having an alkali metal, the second flow control device comprising a second sensor positioned along a receiving path of the second flow control device to measure one or more second fluid properties that comprise a second concentration, density, or viscosity of alkali metal further comprising lithium in the brine material;

restricting or producing, via the second flow control device, the brine material via the wellbore and based on the one or more second fluid properties of the brine material, wherein the flow of the brine material with respect to the wellbore is controlled by the second flow control device based on the second concentration, density, or viscosity of the alkali metal comprising lithium in the brine material;

choking or restricting, via the first control device, the flow of the hydrocarbon material with respect to the wellbore based on the first concentration, density, or viscosity of the alkali metal in the hydrocarbon material when dropping below the threshold of the first alkali metal concentration, density, or viscosity;

producing, via the second control device, the flow of the brine material with respect to the wellbore based on the second concentration, density, or viscosity of the alkali metal comprising lithium in the brine material exceeding the threshold of the second alkali metal concentration, density, or viscosity comprising lithium; and

injecting, using the second flow control device, carbon dioxide into the second isolated zone to facilitate production of the brine material in response to the second concentration, density, or viscosity dropping below the threshold alkali metal concentration, density, or viscosity comprising lithium.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising restricting production of the hydrocarbon material while the brine material is produced.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first flow control device comprises a first electric flow control device, and wherein the second flow control device comprises a second electric flow control device.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first flow control device is the same as the second flow control device.

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