US 12,264,546 B2
Wellbore properties measurement and determination
Victor Carlos Costa de Oliveira, Dhahran (SA); Daniel Thomas Scott, Dhahran (SA); and Rami F. Saleh, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/819,882.
Prior Publication US 2024/0052717 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 23/04 (2006.01); E21B 23/10 (2006.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 47/017 (2012.01); E21B 47/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/022 (2012.01); E21B 47/024 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 47/26 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 23/04 (2013.01) [E21B 23/10 (2013.01); E21B 47/01 (2013.01); E21B 47/017 (2020.05); E21B 47/02 (2013.01); E21B 47/022 (2013.01); E21B 47/024 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/26 (2020.05); E21B 49/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for measuring one or more physical properties of a wellbore, the system comprising:
a tool comprising:
a main body configured to be disposed within a tubular string within a wellbore at least partially filled by a wellbore fluid, wherein tool is configured such that a location of the tool within the tubular string is changeable between a surface location and a downhole location;
one or more sensors disposed on or in the main body and configured to measure one or more downhole parameters from which, at least in part, the one or more physical properties of the wellbore can be determined;
a memory module disposed within the main body and configured to receive and store downhole parameter measurements from the one or more sensors; and
a flapper disposed on the main body and configured (a) to, in response to the position of the tool changing from the surface location to the downhole location, pivot radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the main body from a closed position in which the flapper is aligned with the main body to an open position in which the flapper is away from the main body, and (b) to, in response to the position of the tool changing from the downhole location to the surface location, pivot radially with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body from the open position to the closed position; and
a control module disposed at or proximate the surface location and configured to receive data from the memory module after the tool has traveled from the downhole location to the surface location.