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Downhole Power Generation and Wireless Communications for Intelligent Completions Applications. (Quarterly Report for October 1, 2003-December 31, 2003).

DE2004831126

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Tubel, P.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The development work during this quarter was focused in the assembly of the downhole power generator hardware and its electronics module. The quarter was also spent in the development of the surface system electronics and software to extract the acoustic data transmitted from downhole to the surface from the noise generated by hydrocarbon flow in wells and to amplify very small acoustic signals to increase the distance between the downhole tool and the surface receiver. The tasks accomplished during this report period were: (1) Assembly of the downhole power generator mandrel for generation of electrical power due to flow in the wellbore. (2) Test the piezoelectric wafers to assure that they are performing properly prior to integrating them to the mechanical power generator mandrel. (3) Coat the power generator wafers to prevent water from shorting the power generator wafers. (4) Test of the power generator using a water tower and an electric pump to create a water flow loop. (5) Test the power harvesting electronics module. (6) Upgrade the signal condition and amplification from downhole into the surface system. (7) Upgrade the surface processing system capability to process data faster. (8) Create a new filtering technique to extract the signal from noise after the data from downhole is received at the surface system.
Keywords	Power generation Oil wells Acoustic measurements Amplification Coatings Communications Design On-site power generation Performance testing Transformers Boreholes Data transmission systems Well completion
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Tubel Technologies, Inc., The Woodlands, TX.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200515

Downhole Power Generation and Wireless Communications for Intelligent Completions Applications. (Quarterly Report for October 1, 2003-December 31, 2003).

Downhole Power Generation and Wireless Communications for Intelligent Completions Applications. (Quarterly Report for October 1, 2003-December 31, 2003).
DE2004831126

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Tubel, P.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The development work during this quarter was focused in the assembly of the downhole power generator hardware and its electronics module. The quarter was also spent in the development of the surface system electronics and software to extract the acoustic data transmitted from downhole to the surface from the noise generated by hydrocarbon flow in wells and to amplify very small acoustic signals to increase the distance between the downhole tool and the surface receiver. The tasks accomplished during this report period were: (1) Assembly of the downhole power generator mandrel for generation of electrical power due to flow in the wellbore. (2) Test the piezoelectric wafers to assure that they are performing properly prior to integrating them to the mechanical power generator mandrel. (3) Coat the power generator wafers to prevent water from shorting the power generator wafers. (4) Test of the power generator using a water tower and an electric pump to create a water flow loop. (5) Test the power harvesting electronics module. (6) Upgrade the signal condition and amplification from downhole into the surface system. (7) Upgrade the surface processing system capability to process data faster. (8) Create a new filtering technique to extract the signal from noise after the data from downhole is received at the surface system.
Keywords	Power generation Oil wells Acoustic measurements Amplification Coatings Communications Design On-site power generation Performance testing Transformers Boreholes Data transmission systems Well completion
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Tubel Technologies, Inc., The Woodlands, TX.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200515