US 12,234,720 B2
Differential pressure activated inflow control device (ICD) installation condition verification prior to rig move
Mubarak A. Muraikhi, Alkhobar (SA); Khalid M. Alhajri, Alkhobar (SA); and Mohammad W. Alsaleh, Mubarraz (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/193,785.
Prior Publication US 2024/0328305 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 47/11 (2012.01); E21B 21/10 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 47/11 (2020.05) [E21B 21/10 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a wellbore extending from a surface location to a formation;
a wellbore fluid disposed within the wellbore, wherein the wellbore fluid comprises drilling mud;
a drilling rig installed at the surface location;
one or more differential pressure activated inflow control devices configured to release one or more unique tracer chemicals into the wellbore fluid following application of a differential pressure across each inflow control device by displacing wellbore fluid from the wellbore; and
a collection and analysis system installed at the surface location, the collection and analysis system configured to:
collect a volume of the wellbore fluid from the wellbore;
detect an absence of unique tracer chemicals in the volume of the wellbore fluid; and
determine which of the one or more differential pressure activated inflow control devices did not open by identifying which of the unique tracer chemicals is not present in the wellbore fluid,
wherein the one or more differential pressure activated inflow control devices that did not open are opened by an application of differential pressure by a displacement of fluid from the wellbore.