Methods for determining a position of a droppable object in a wellbore

• Main Authors: Demidov, Demid Valeryevich, Kabannik, Artem Valeryevich, Korkin, Roman Vladimirovich
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.08.2024
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

The position of a droppable object (e.g., a cementing plug or drillpipe dart) in a cased wellbore may be determined in real time during a cementing operation. A pressure data acquisition system is installed at a wellsite and a pressure transducer is installed at the wellhead. As the droppable object...