Brian C Seabrook

US Patent:

20220334277, Oct 20, 2022

Filed:

Feb 9, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/650428

Inventors:

- Spring TX, US
Limin Song - West Windsor NJ, US
Adam J. Rinehart - Spring TX, US
Mark M. Disko - Glen Gardner NJ, US
Xiaohua Yi - The Woodlands TX, US
Brian C. Seabrook - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G01V 1/00
G01V 99/00
G01V 1/50
G01V 1/28

Abstract:

Superterranean acoustic networks, methods of forming superterranean acoustic networks, and methods of operating superterranean acoustic networks are disclosed herein. The superterranean acoustic networks include superterranean hydrocarbon infrastructure that extends above a ground surface, defines a waveguide, and contains a fluid. The infrastructure also includes a plurality of acoustic communication nodes spaced-apart along the superterranean hydrocarbon infrastructure. Each acoustic communication node of the plurality of acoustic communication nodes includes an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver. The acoustic transmitter is configured to generate a generated acoustic signal and to supply the generated acoustic signal to the waveguide. Responsive to receipt of the generated acoustic signal, the waveguide is configured to propagate a propagated acoustic signal there through. The acoustic receiver is configured to receive another propagated acoustic signal, which is generated by another acoustic communication node of the plurality of acoustic communication nodes, from the waveguide as a received acoustic signal.

US Patent:

20230066787, Mar 2, 2023

Filed:

Aug 26, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/896357

Inventors:

- Spring TX, US
Krishnan KUMARAN - Rantan NJ, US
Bry-Ann M. SALAHI - Spring TX, US
Brian C. SEABROOK - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G01V 1/22
H04R 1/08
G01V 1/40
E21B 47/095

Abstract:

Methods of characterizing acoustic output from a hydrocarbon well and hydrocarbon wells that include controllers that perform the methods are disclosed herein. The methods include receiving the acoustic output, determining a plurality of acoustic fingerprints, and electronically clustering the plurality of acoustic fingerprints. The acoustic output includes information regarding a plurality of sound events, and each sound event of the plurality of sound events includes at least one corresponding sound detected at the hydrocarbon well. The plurality of acoustic fingerprints includes a corresponding acoustic fingerprint for each sound event of the plurality of sound events. The electronically clustering includes utilizing a clustering algorithm to generate a plurality of acoustic event clusters. Each acoustic event cluster of the plurality of acoustic event clusters includes a corresponding fingerprint subset of the plurality of acoustic fingerprints, and each acoustic fingerprint in the corresponding fingerprint subset includes at least one similar acoustic property.

US Patent:

20190264555, Aug 29, 2019

Filed:

Feb 6, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/269011

Inventors:

Brian C. Seabrook - Houston TX, US
Charles J. Mart - The Woodlands TX, US
Ted A. Long - Spring TX, US

International Classification:

E21B 47/10
E21B 47/06
G01V 99/00
G06F 17/50
G01V 8/16
E21B 47/12

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are provided for determining movement of a fluid into or out of a subsurface wellbore, to thereby enable accurate allocation of fluids being produced by or injected into each of several zones of the wellbore. A temperature change is effected in the fluid at a first location in the wellbore. A temperature of the fluid is measured at one or more sensing locations downstream of the location of the temperature change. A simulated heat flow profile is generated from a wellbore model. The simulated heat flow profile is compared to the measured temperature of the fluid at the one or more sensing locations. An inversion model is used to determine, for a plurality of points of interest, a fluid flow direction and/or a cumulative flow rate contribution.