Remote Control Technology in Intelligent Oil-Well Based on Acoustic Wave

Abstract:

In this paper, we investigate an acoustic remote control technology through the annulus channel in an oil-well. To establish a reliable communication, we first evaluated the acoustic charateristic of the aunnulus channel through field experiments. Then, a remote control system was implemented with a ground equipment serving as an acoustic source, and an underground equipment used as a receiver. A demonstrative experiment, in which we succeded in remoting an intelligent valve over 1257 m, has been presented to verify the proposed technology.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 706-708)
• Pages: 912-915
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.706-708.912
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Yan Song Wang, Lei Chen, Shi Qiang Zu, Bao Hui Zhang, Gang Wu, Ji Min Guo, Jin Bang Cui, Wei Li Hu
• Keywords: Acoustic Wave, Annulus Channel, Intelligent Oil-Well, Remote Control

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