Patents by Inventor Kyle R. KRUEGER
Kyle R. KRUEGER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11686194Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing cross-well interference and/or optimizing hydrocarbon production from a reservoir by obtaining low frequency DAS and DTS data and pressure data from a monitor well, when both the monitor and production well are shut-in, and then variably opening the production well for production, and detecting the temperature and pressure fluctuations that indication cross-well interference, and localizing the interference along the well length based on the low frequency DAS data. This information can be used to optimize well placement, completion plans, fracturing plans, and ultimately optimize production from a given reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Ge Jin, Kyle R Krueger, Baishali Roy
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Publication number: 20220090490Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing cross-well interference and/or optimizing hydrocarbon production from a reservoir by obtaining low frequency DAS and DTS data and pressure data from a monitor well, when both the monitor and production well are shut-in, and then variably opening the production well for production, and detecting the temperature and pressure fluctuations that indication cross-well interference, and localizing the interference along the well length based on the low frequency DAS data. This information can be used to optimize well placement, completion plans, fracturing plans, and ultimately optimize production from a given reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Ge JIN, Kyle R KRUEGER, Baishali ROY
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Patent number: 11193367Abstract: A method of assessing cross-well interference and/or optimizing hydrocarbon production from a reservoir by obtaining low frequency DAS and DTS data and pressure data from a monitor well, when both the monitor and production well are shut-in, and then variably opening the production well for production, and detecting the temperature and pressure fluctuations that indication cross-well interference, and localizing the interference along the well length based on the low frequency DAS data. This information can be used to optimize well placement, completion plans, fracturing plans, and ultimately optimize production from a given reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Ge Jin, Kyle R Krueger, Baishali Roy
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Patent number: 10890058Abstract: A workflow using techniques for improving signal-to-noise ratio and decreasing interferences for Low-Frequency Distributed Acoustic Sensing is described.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Kyle R. Krueger, Ge Jin, Charles C. Mosher, Herbert W. Swan, Baishali Roy
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Patent number: 10458228Abstract: The invention relates to DAS observation has been proven to be useful for monitoring hydraulic fracturing operations. While published literature has shown focus on the high-frequency components (>1 Hz) of the data, this invention discloses that much of the usable information may reside in the very low frequency band (0-50 milliHz). Due to the large volume of a DAS dataset, an efficient workflow has been developed to process the data by utilizing the parallel computing and the data storage. The processing approach enhances the signal while decreases the data size by 10000 times, thereby enabling easier consumption by other multi-disciplinary groups for further analysis and interpretation. The polarity changes as seen from the high signal to noise ratio (SNR) low frequency DAS images are currently being utilized for interpretation of completions efficiency monitoring in hydraulically stimulated wells.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Ge Jin, Charles C. Mosher, Frank P. Filice, Kyle R. Krueger, Baishali Roy, Ali Tura, Dana M. Jurick
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Publication number: 20190301276Abstract: A method of assessing cross-well interference and/or optimizing hydrocarbon production from a reservoir by obtaining low frequency DAS and DTS data and pressure data from a monitor well, when both the monitor and production well are shut-in, and then variably opening the production well for production, and detecting the temperature and pressure fluctuations that indication cross-well interference, and localizing the interference along the well length based on the low frequency DAS data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Ge JIN, Kyle R KRUEGER, Baishali ROY
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Patent number: 10370957Abstract: This disclosure describes a method of combining DAS and DTS data to accurately estimate borehole temperature. The described method takes advantage of the thermal sensitivity of DAS signal in the low-frequency band, and combines with the absolute temperature measurement from DTS, to produce a distributed temperature estimation that is up to 10000 more accurate than the current commercial solution. The DAS and DTS data should be record simultaneously at the same well. The DAS data are first low-pass filtered and then converted into temperature variation measurement. Then an accurate temperature estimation is obtained by fitting both DTS and DAS data.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Ge Jin, Herbert W. Swan, Baishali Roy, Kyle R. Krueger
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Patent number: 10287874Abstract: A method of monitoring hydraulic fracturing using DAS sensors in a treatment well and/or observation well is described. The raw data is transformed using a low pass filter (?0.05 Hz) and down-sampled to show the signal as the stimulation progresses. The resulting data can be used to optimize the hydraulic fracturing or improve reservoir models for other reservoirs.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Ge Jin, Charles C. Mosher, Frank P. Filice, Kyle R. Krueger, Ali Tura, Baishali Roy, Dana M. Jurick
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Patent number: 10095828Abstract: A system and method for monitoring oil flow rates along a producing oil or gas well using a Distributed Acoustic Sensing fiber is described. This system uses the low-frequency component of the acoustic signal as a measurement of temperature variations within the well. The relative flow contributions can then be inferred from these temperature fluctuations.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Herbert W. Swan, Ge Jin, Kyle R. Krueger, Baishali Roy
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Publication number: 20180045040Abstract: A system and method for monitoring oil flow rates along a producing oil or gas well using a Distributed Acoustic Sensing fiber is described. This system uses the low-frequency component of the acoustic signal as a measurement of temperature variations within the well. The relative flow contributions can then be inferred from these temperature fluctuations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Herbert W. SWAN, Ge JIN, Kyle R. KRUEGER, Baishali ROY
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Publication number: 20170342814Abstract: A workflow using techniques for improving signal-to-noise ratio and decreasing interferences for Low-Frequency Distributed Acoustic Sensing is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Kyle R. KRUEGER, Ge JIN, Charles C. MOSHER, Herbert W. SWAN, Baishali ROY
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Publication number: 20170260842Abstract: The invention relates to DAS observation has been proven to be useful for monitoring hydraulic fracturing operations. While published literature has shown focus on the high-frequency components (>1 Hz) of the data, this invention discloses that much of the usable information may reside in the very low frequency band (0-50 milliHz). Due to the large volume of a DAS dataset, an efficient workflow has been developed to process the data by utilizing the parallel computing and the data storage. The processing approach enhances the signal while decreases the data size by 10000 times, thereby enabling easier consumption by other multi-disciplinary groups for further analysis and interpretation. The polarity changes as seen from the high signal to noise ratio (SNR) low frequency DAS images are currently being utilized for interpretation of completions efficiency monitoring in hydraulically stimulated wells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Ge JIN, Charles C. MOSHER, Frank P. FILICE, Kyle R. KRUEGER, Baishali ROY, Ali TURA, Dana M. JURICK
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Publication number: 20170260854Abstract: A method of monitoring hydraulic fracturing using DAS sensors in a treatment well and/or observation well is described. The raw data is transformed using a low pass filter (?0.05 Hz) and down-sampled to show the signal as the stimulation progresses. The resulting data can be used to optimize the hydraulic fracturing or improve reservoir models for other reservoirs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Ge JIN, Charles C. MOSHER, Frank P. FILICE, Kyle R. KRUEGER, Ali TURA, Baishali ROY, Dana M. JURICK
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Publication number: 20170260846Abstract: This disclosure describes a method of combining DAS and DTS data to accurately estimate borehole temperature. The described method takes advantage of the thermal sensitivity of DAS signal in the low-frequency band, and combines with the absolute temperature measurement from DTS, to produce a distributed temperature estimation that is up to 10000 more accurate than the current commercial solution. The DAS and DTS data should be record simultaneously at the same well. The DAS data are first low-pass filtered and then converted into temperature variation measurement. Then an accurate temperature estimation is obtained by fitting both DTS and DAS data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Ge JIN, Herbert W. SWAN, Baishali ROY, Kyle R. KRUEGER