WO2019164607A1 - Additively manufactured downhole component including fractal geometry - Google Patents
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- WO2019164607A1 WO2019164607A1 PCT/US2019/014150 US2019014150W WO2019164607A1 WO 2019164607 A1 WO2019164607 A1 WO 2019164607A1 US 2019014150 W US2019014150 W US 2019014150W WO 2019164607 A1 WO2019164607 A1 WO 2019164607A1
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Definitions
- Backup rings may be employed to guide to support a packer during deployment
- screens may be employed to guide and filter fluid flowing into a tubular.
- Downhole operations are often performed in harsh operating conditions such as high pressures and high temperatures. It is desirable that components such as backup rings and screens be capable of withstanding such harsh conditions.
- expansion of a backup ring may be limited by downhole conditions. Screen components may become clogged. Existing backup ring geometry limits a rate and degree of expansion. Similarly, existing screen manufacturing techniques are limited in how screen openings may be formed. Accordingly, the art would appreciate downhole components that are capable of withstanding harsh operating conditions for prolonged periods.
- a resource exploration and recovery component including a fractal geometry.
- a resource exploration and recovery system including a first system and a second system fluidically connected to the first system.
- the second system includes a tubular.
- a tool is supported by the tubular.
- the tool includes a fractal geometry.
- FIG. 1 depicts a resource exploration and recovery system including component having a fractal geometry, in accordance with an aspect of an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 2 depicts the component of FIG. 1 in the form of a backup ring, in accordance with an aspect of an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 3 depicts the component of FIG. 1 in the form of sand screen assembly including a fractal geometry, in accordance with an aspect of an exemplary embodiment.
- Resource exploration and recovery system 10 should be understood to include well drilling operations, resource extraction and recovery, C0 2 sequestration, and the like.
- Resource exploration and recovery system 10 may include a first system 14 which, in some environments, may take the form of a surface system 16 operatively and fluidically connected to a second system 18 which, in some environments, may take the form of a downhole system.
- First system 14 may include a control system 23 that may provide power to, monitor, communicate with, and/or activate one or more downhole operations.
- First system 14 may also include additional systems such as pumps, fluid storage systems, cranes and the like (not shown).
- Second system 18 may include a tubular string 30 formed from a plurality of tubulars, one of which is indicated at 32 that is extended into a wellbore 34 formed in formation 36.
- Wellbore 34 includes an annular wall 38 which may be defined by a surface of formation 36, or, in the embodiment shown, by a casing tubular 40.
- Tubular string 30 is shown to support a packer 44 that is supported by a first component or backup ring 46 and a second component or backup ring 48.
- Tubular string 30 is also shown to support a screen assembly 60.
- Backup ring 46 includes a body 70 that defines a fractal geometry 78.
- Body 70 may be formed using additive manufacturing techniques and includes an outer surface 82 and an inner surface 84 defining a thickness (not separately labeled).
- a plurality of voids 86 extend through outer surface 82 and inner surface 84. Plurality of voids 86 reduce an overall amount of material required to form backup ring 46 yet maintain a selected structural integrity of body 70.
- Body 70 may be defined by a material that is deposited and
- each of the plurality of fused layers 73 may be formed from the same material, or composites of more than one material. Still further, one or more of the plurality of fused layers 73 may be formed from different materials.
- Sand screen assembly 60 is formed from a plurality of layers 106 including a first layer 110, a second layer 112 and a third layer 114. It should be understood that the arrangement shown is exemplary, the number and arrangement of layers may vary. Each of the first, second, and third layers may be formed from additive manufacturing techniques.
- First layer 110 includes a first fractal geometry 118
- second layer 116 includes a second fractal geometry 120
- third layer 114 includes a third fractal geometry 122.
- each of the first, second, and third fractal geometries 118, 120, and 122 takes the form of a Sierpenski Carpet.
- fractal geometries including, but not limited to, Sierpenski Triangles and Appolonian Gaskets.
- first fractal geometry 118 defines a first plurality of voids or openings 128, second fractal geometry 120 defines a second plurality of voids or openings 129 and third fractal geometry 122 defines a third plurality of voids or openings 130.
- Each of the first layer 110, second layer 112 and third layer 114 is offset relative to another of the first, second and third layers 110, 112, and 114 such that openings having similar sizes are not aligned with one another.
- first, second and third layers 110, 112, and 114 may be formed into screen assembly 60 and employed downhole to filter out less desirable constituents of formation fluids passing into system of tubulars 30.
- Embodiment 1 A resource exploration and recovery component including a fractal geometry.
- Embodiment 2 The resource exploration and recovery component according to any prior embodiment, wherein the resource exploration and recovery tool is a backup ring.
- Embodiment 3 The resource exploration and recovery component according to any prior embodiment, wherein the backup ring includes an outer surface and an inner surface, one or more voids are formed in the backup ring extending through the outer surface and the inner surface.
- Embodiment 4 The resource exploration and recovery component according to any prior embodiment, wherein the resource exploration and recovery component is additively manufactured.
- Embodiment 5 The resource exploration and recovery component according to any prior embodiment, wherein the resource exploration and recovery component comprises a sand screen, the fractal geometry defining openings in the sand screen.
- Embodiment 6 A resource exploration and recovery system including a first system, a second system fluidically connected to the first system, the second system including a tubular, and a tool supported by the tubular, the tool including a fractal geometry.
- Embodiment 7 The resource exploration and recovery system according to any prior embodiment, wherein the tubular includes a packer, the tool comprising a backup ring arranged adjacent to the packer.
- Embodiment 8 The resource exploration and recovery system according to any prior embodiment, wherein the backup ring includes an outer surface and an inner surface, one or more voids are formed in the backup ring extending through the outer surface and the inner surface.
- Embodiment 9 The resource exploration and recovery system according to any prior embodiment, wherein the tool is additively manufactured.
- Embodiment 10 The resource exploration and recovery system according to any prior embodiment, wherein the tool comprises a sand screen mounted to the tubular, the fractal geometry defining openings in the sand screen.
- Embodiment 11 The resource exploration and recovery system according to any prior embodiment, wherein the sand screen is formed from a plurality of layers, each of the plurality of layers including the fractal geometry.
- the teachings of the present disclosure may be used in a variety of well operations. These operations may involve using one or more treatment agents to treat a formation, the fluids resident in a formation, a wellbore, and/or equipment in the wellbore, such as production tubing.
- the treatment agents may be in the form of liquids, gases, solids, semi- solids, and mixtures thereof.
- Illustrative treatment agents include, but are not limited to, fracturing fluids, acids, steam, water, brine, anti-corrosion agents, cement, permeability modifiers, drilling muds, emulsifiers, demulsifiers, tracers, flow improvers etc.
- Illustrative well operations include, but are not limited to, stand alone screens, gravel packing, hydraulic fracturing, stimulation, tracer injection, cleaning, acidizing, steam injection, water flooding, cementing, etc.
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