3D VISUALIZATION USING REAL TIME DATA FOR WELL INTERVENTION OPERATIONS

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/728,289, Filed Dec. 5, 2024, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

Downhole operations are often monitored by measuring voltage and/or current. However, these measurements may be misread during operations. Measurements may be displayed by plotting curves of current and voltage to help users to understand what the tool is doing downhole. Meaning, the increase or decrease in the values may be used to determine if a device is operating.

The method of using current and voltage measurements is not an easy/simple system for a user to figure out what is happening with each tool because the graphs may vary depending on the tool or each specific movement of the tool. Generally, to correctly identify what is happening an SIT (System Integration Testing) may be performed before going to operations so measurements may be used for comparison during the operation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These drawings illustrate certain aspects of some of the embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be used to limit or define the disclosure.

FIG. 1 illustrates an intervention tool disposed within a production string;

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic of an information handling system;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic of a chip set;

FIG. 4 illustrates a computing network;

FIG. 5 illustrates a video display of the information handling system;

FIG. 6 illustrates a workflow for operating a downhole device; and

FIGS. 7-14 illustrate different visualizations of the workflow from FIG. 6 shown on the information handing system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for visualizing downhole operations and, more particularly, disclosed is a workflow for a downhole intervention operation. A three-dimensional (3D) visualization may use data from sensors disposed on a downhole tool during downhole operations. The data from the sensors may display/monitor each device and their status, function, and/or operation. This provides for users a real visualization of what is happening with each device downhole without having to analyze curves/plots. This may allow for real time visualization for users to understand what is happening downhole with more details and mainly reduce uncertainties during the operation that may cause bad decisions.

FIG. 1 illustrates an intervention operation 100, as disclosed herein, utilizing an intervention tool 102. FIG. 1 illustrates a cross-section of borehole 104 with an intervention tool 102 traveling through production string 106. Borehole 104 may traverse through subterranean formation 108 as a vertical well and/or a horizontal well. Intervention tool 102 may be suspended by a conveyance 110, which communicates power from a logging center 112 to intervention tool 102 and communicates telemetry from intervention tool 102 to information handling system 114. In examples, intervention tool 102 may be operatively coupled to a conveyance 110 (e.g., wireline, slickline, coiled tubing, pipe, downhole tractor, and/or the like) which may provide mechanical suspension, as well as electrical connectivity, for intervention tool 102. Conveyance 110 and intervention tool 102 may extend within production string 106 to a depth within borehole 104. Conveyance 110, which may comprise one or more electrical conductors, may exit wellhead 116, may pass around pulley 118, may engage odometer 120, and may be reeled onto winch 122, which may be employed to raise and lower intervention tool 102 in production string 106. Wellhead 116 may allow for entry into production string 106 and placement of intervention tool 102 at any desired location within production string 106. The position of intervention tool 102 may be monitored in a number of ways, including an inertial tracker in intervention tool 102 and a paid-out conveyance length monitor in logging facility 112.

Multiple such measurements may be desirable to enable the system to compensate for varying cable tension and cable stretch due to other factors. Information handling system 114 in logging facility 112 collects telemetry and position measurements and provides position-dependent logs of measurements from intervention tool 102 and values that may be derived therefrom.

As illustrated, intervention tool 102 may comprise multiple devices for performing an intervention operation within production string 106. For example, intervention tool 102 may comprise an anchoring device 124, an actuating device 126, and/or a shifting device 128. While not illustrated, intervention tool 102 may further comprise wheels, bow springs, fins, pads, or other centralizing mechanisms may be employed to keep intervention tool 102 near the borehole axis during intervention operations.

Intervention operations performed by intervention tool 102 may be controlled, at least in part by information handling system 114. For example, signals recorded by intervention tool 102 may be sent to information handling system 114 where they may be stored on memory and then processed. The processing may be performed real-time during data acquisition or after recovery of intervention tool 102. Processing may alternatively occur downhole on an information handling system disposed on intervention tool 102 or may occur both downhole and at surface. In some examples, signals recorded by intervention tool 102 may be conducted to information handling system 114 by way of conveyance 110. Information handling system 114 may process the signals, and the information contained therein may be displayed for an operator to observe and stored for future processing and reference. Information handling system 114 may also contain an apparatus for supplying control signals and power to intervention tool 102.

In wireline operations 100, a digital telemetry system may be employed, wherein an electrical circuit may be used to both supply power to intervention tool 102 and to transfer data between information handling system 114 and intervention tool 102. A DC voltage may be provided to intervention tool 102 by a power supply located above ground level, and data may be coupled to the DC power conductor by a baseband current pulse system. Alternatively, intervention tool 102 may be powered by batteries located within the downhole tool assembly, and/or the data provided by intervention tool 102 may be stored within intervention tool 102, rather than transmitted to the surface intervention operations.

FIG. 2 further illustrates an example information handling system 114 which may be employed to perform various steps, methods, and techniques disclosed herein. Persons of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that other system examples are possible. As illustrated, information handling system 114 includes a processing unit (CPU or processor) 202 and a system bus 204 that couples various system components including system memory 206 such as read only memory (ROM) 208 and random-access memory (RAM) 210 to processor 202. Processors disclosed herein may all be forms of this processor 202. Information handling system 114 may include a cache 212 of high-speed memory connected directly with, in close proximity to, or integrated as part of processor 202. Information handling system 114 copies data from memory 206 and/or storage device 214 to cache 212 for quick access by processor 202. In this way, cache 212 provides a performance boost that avoids processor 202 delays while waiting for data. These and other modules may control or be configured to control processor 202 to perform various operations or actions. Other system memory 206 may be available for use as well. Memory 206 may include multiple different types of memory with different performance characteristics. It may be appreciated that the disclosure may operate on information handling system 114 with more than one processor 202 or on a group or cluster of computing devices networked together to provide greater processing capability. Processor 202 may include any general-purpose processor and a hardware module or software module, such as first module 216, second module 218, and third module 220 stored in storage device 214, configured to control processor 202 as well as a special-purpose processor where software instructions are incorporated into processor 202. Processor 202 may be a self-contained computing system, containing multiple cores or processors, a bus, memory controller, cache, etc. A multi-core processor may be symmetric or asymmetric. Processor 202 may include multiple processors, such as a system having multiple physically separate processors in different sockets, or a system having multiple processor cores on a single physical chip. Similarly, processor 202 may include multiple distributed processors located in multiple separate computing devices but working together such as via a communications network. Multiple processors or processor cores may share resources such as memory 206 or cache 212 or may operate using independent resources. Processor 202 may include one or more state machines, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a programmable gate array (PGA) including a field PGA (FPGA).

Each individual component discussed above may be coupled to system bus 204, which may connect each and every individual component to each other. System bus 204 may be any of several types of bus structures including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. A basic input/output (BIOS) stored in ROM 208 or the like, may provide the basic routine that helps to transfer information between elements within information handling system 114, such as during start-up. Information handling system 114 further includes storage devices 214 or machine-readable storage media such as a hard disk drive, a magnetic disk drive, an optical disk drive, tape drive, solid-state drive, RAM drive, removable storage devices, a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID), hybrid storage device, or the like. Storage device 214 may include modules 216, 218, and 220 for controlling processor 202. Information handling system 114 may include other hardware or software modules. Storage device 214 is connected to the system bus 204 by a drive interface. The drives and the associated machine-readable storage devices provide nonvolatile storage of machine-readable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data for information handling system 114. In one aspect, a hardware module that performs a particular function includes the software component stored in a tangible machine-readable storage device in connection with hardware components, such as processor 202, system bus 204, and so forth, to carry out a particular function. In another aspect, the system may use a processor and machine-readable storage device to store instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, a method or other specific actions. The basic components and appropriate variations may be modified depending on the type of device, such as whether information handling system 114 is a small, handheld computing device, a desktop computer, or a computer server. When processor 202 executes instructions to perform “operations”, processor 202 may perform the operations directly and/or facilitate, direct, or cooperate with another device or component to perform the operations.

As illustrated, information handling system 114 employs storage device 214, which may be a hard disk or other types of machine-readable storage devices which may store data that are accessible by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital versatile disks (DVDs), cartridges, random access memories (RAMs) 210, read only memory (ROM) 208, a cable containing a bit stream and the like, which may also be used in the exemplary operating environment. Tangible machine-readable storage media, machine-readable storage devices, or machine-readable memory devices, expressly exclude media such as transitory waves, energy, carrier signals, electromagnetic waves, and signals per se.

To enable user interaction with information handling system 114, an input device 222 represents any number of input mechanisms, such as a microphone for speech, a touch-sensitive screen for gesture or graphical input, keyboard, mouse, motion input, speech and so forth. Additionally, input device 222 may receive one or more measurements from intervention tool 102 (e.g., referring to FIG. 1), discussed above. An output device 224 may also be one or more of a number of output mechanisms known to those of skill in the art. In some instances, multimodal systems enable a user to provide multiple types of input to communicate with information handling system 114. Communications interface 226 generally governs and manages the user input and system output. There is no restriction on operating on any particular hardware arrangement and therefore the basic hardware depicted may easily be substituted for improved hardware or firmware arrangements as they are developed.

As illustrated, each individual component described above is depicted and disclosed as individual functional blocks. The functions these blocks represent may be provided through the use of either shared or dedicated hardware, including, but not limited to, hardware capable of executing software and hardware, such as a processor 202, that is purpose-built to operate as an equivalent to software executing on a general purpose processor. For example, the functions of one or more processors presented in FIG. 2 may be provided by a single shared processor or multiple processors. (Use of the term “processor” should not be construed to refer exclusively to hardware capable of executing software.) Illustrative embodiments may include microprocessor and/or digital signal processor (DSP) hardware, read-only memory (ROM) 208 for storing software performing the operations described below, and random-access memory (RAM) 210 for storing results. Very large-scale integration (VLSI) hardware embodiments, as well as custom VLSI circuitry in combination with a general-purpose DSP circuit, may also be provided.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example information handling system 114 having a chipset architecture that may be used in executing the described method and generating and displaying a graphical user interface (GUI). Information handling system 114 is an example of computer hardware, software, and firmware that may be used to implement the disclosed technology. Information handling system 114 may include a processor 202, representative of any number of physically and/or logically distinct resources capable of executing software, firmware, and hardware configured to perform identified computations. Processor 202 may communicate with a chipset 300 that may control input to and output from processor 202. In this example, chipset 300 outputs information to output device 224, such as a display, and may read and write information to storage device 214, which may include, for example, magnetic media, and solid-state media. Chipset 300 may also read data from and write data to RAM 210. A bridge 302 for interfacing with a variety of user interface components 304 may be provided for interfacing with chipset 300. User interface components 304 may include a keyboard, a microphone, touch detection and processing circuitry, a pointing device, such as a mouse, and so on. In general, inputs to information handling system 114 may come from any of a variety of sources, machine generated and/or human generated.

Chipset 300 may also interface with one or more communication interfaces 226 that may have different physical interfaces. Such communication interfaces 226 may include interfaces for wired and wireless local area networks, for broadband wireless networks, as well as personal area networks. Some applications of the methods for generating, displaying, and using the GUI disclosed herein may include receiving ordered datasets over the physical interface or be generated by the machine itself by processor 202 analyzing data stored in storage device 214 or RAM 210. Further, information handling system 114 receives inputs from a user via user interface components 304 and executes appropriate functions, such as browsing functions by interpreting these inputs using processor 202.

In examples, information handling system 114 may also include tangible and/or non-transitory machine-readable storage devices for carrying or having computer-executable instructions or data structures stored thereon. Such tangible machine-readable storage devices may be any available device that may be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer, including the functional design of any special purpose processor as described above. By way of example, and not limitation, such tangible machine-readable devices may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other device which may be used to carry or store program code in the form of computer-executable instructions, data structures, or processor chip design. When information or instructions are provided via a network, or another communications connection (either hardwired, wireless, or combination thereof), to a computer, the computer properly views the connection as a machine-readable medium. Thus, any such connection is properly termed a machine-readable medium. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of the machine-readable storage devices.

Computer-executable instructions include, for example, instructions and data which cause a general-purpose computer, special purpose computer, or special purpose processing device to perform a certain function or group of functions. Computer-executable instructions also include program modules that are executed by computers in stand-alone or network environments. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, data structures, objects, and the functions inherent in the design of special-purpose processors, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer-executable instructions, associated data structures, and program modules represent examples of the program code for executing steps of the methods disclosed herein. The particular sequence of such executable instructions or associated data structures represents examples of corresponding acts for implementing the functions described in such steps.

In additional examples, methods may be practiced in network computing environments with many types of computer system configurations, including personal computers, hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. Examples may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by local and remote processing devices that are linked (either by hardwired links, wireless links, or by a combination thereof) through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of one arrangement of resources in a computing network 400 that may employ the processes and techniques described herein, although many others are of course possible. As noted above, an information handling system 114, as part of their function, may utilize data, which includes files, directories, metadata (e.g., access control list (ACLS) creation/edit dates associated with the data, etc.), and other data objects. The data on the information handling system 114 is typically a primary copy (e.g., a production copy). During a copy, backup, archive or other storage operation, information handling system 114 may send a copy of some data objects (or some components thereof) to a secondary storage computing device 404 by utilizing one or more data agents 402.

A data agent 402 may be a desktop application, website application, or any software-based application that is run on information handling system 114. As illustrated, information handling system 114 may be disposed at any rig site (e.g., referring to FIG. 1), off site location, or repair and manufacturing center. The data agent may communicate with a secondary storage computing device 404 using communication protocol 408 in a wired or wireless system. Communication protocol 408 may function and operate as an input to a website application. In the website application, field data related to pre-and post-operations, generated DTCs, notes, and the like may be uploaded. Additionally, information handling system 114 may utilize communication protocol 408 to access processed measurements, operations with similar DTCs, troubleshooting findings, historical run data, and/or the like. This information is accessed from secondary storage computing device 404 by data agent 402, which is loaded on information handling system 114.

Secondary storage computing device 404 may operate and function to create secondary copies of primary data objects (or some components thereof) in various cloud storage sites 406A-N. Additionally, secondary storage computing device 404 may run determinative algorithms on data uploaded from one or more information handling systems 114, discussed further below. Communications between the secondary storage computing devices 404 and cloud storage sites 406A-N may utilize REST protocols (Representational state transfer interfaces) that satisfy basic C/R/U/D semantics (Create/Read/Update/Delete semantics), or other hypertext transfer protocol (“HTTP”)-based or file-transfer protocol (“FTP”)-based protocols (e.g., Simple Object Access Protocol).

In conjunction with creating secondary copies in cloud storage sites 406A-N, the secondary storage computing device 404 may also perform local content indexing and/or local object-level, sub-object-level or block-level deduplication when performing storage operations involving various cloud storage sites 406A-N. Cloud storage sites 406A-N may further record and maintain, EM logs, map DTC codes, store repair and maintenance data, store operational data, and/or provide outputs from determinative algorithms that are located in cloud storage sites 406A-N. In a non-limiting example, this type of network may be utilized as a platform to store, backup, analyze, import, perform, extract, transform and load (“ETL”) processes, mathematically process, and visualize data from intervention tool 102.

FIG. 5 illustrates a video display 500 that may be viewed, at least in part, on information handling system 114 (e.g., referring to FIG. 1). Video display 500 may be a 3D visualization of ongoing intervention operations being performed, at least in part, by intervention tool 102 (e.g., referring to FIG. 1). Currently, intervention operations may be controlled, at least in part BY information handling system 114 with a display of curves of current and voltage plotted on to graphs to help users to understand what intervention tool 102 may be doing downhole. Meaning, the increase or decrease in the values may be used to determine, for example, if actuator device 126 may be extending or retracting and when actuator device 126 reaches an end condition.

The method of using current and voltage plotted graphs may not be easy/simple for a user to understand what is happening with each device of intervention tool 102 as each graph may vary depending on the device being utilized and/or the movement of each device on intervention tool 102. A 3D visualization may utilize data from sensors that measure movement and/or operations of each device on intervention tool 102 to display/monitor the current positions of each device and/or intervention tool 102. This provides for users a real visualization of what is happening with each device and/or intervention tool 102 without having to analyze curves/plots.

With continued reference to FIG. 5, video display 500 may comprise a main view 502 and a plurality of secondary views 504. In examples, main view 502 may be a 3D visualization of ongoing intervention operations being performed, at least in part, by intervention tool 102 and/or each device disposed on intervention tool 102 (e.g., referring to FIG. 1). Secondary view 504 may be individual views of each device, such as, anchor device 124, actuator device 126, and/or shifter device 128. There may be any number of secondary views 504, that may correlate to any number of devices. During intervention operations, main view 502 may take measurements taken by sensors on intervention device 102, which may correlate to a specific function of a device and visualize the measurements for viewing by a user. Additionally, data such as depth, displacement, and/or other functions performed by each device may be displayed in meter bars or on main view 502/secondary view 504. In examples, a user may select a secondary view 504 that may then be transferred to main view 502. This may allow a user to actively select specific devices or the general operation to view on main view 502. As intervention operations are performed, graphical representations for each device and/or general operation may be updated in real time.

FIG. 6 illustrates a workflow 600 for an intervention operation, which may be visualized at least in part on information handling system 114. It should be further noted that workflow 600 may be performed at least in part on information handling system 114. Workflow 600 may begin within block 602. In block 602, intervention tool 102 may be instructed to configure into a “home mode.” For this disclosure, “home mode” may be defined as when arms of shifter device 128 may be fully retracted. It may also be a reset position for shifter device 128 when intervention tool 102 may initiate/power on. Instructions may be sent form information handling system 114 to intervention tool 102 using methods and/or systems described above. During operations, “home mode” may be the waking state of shifter device 128 when powered on. As illustrated, a 3D visualization of “home mode” during an intervention operation may be shown for a user to see and/or review on video display 500. FIG. 7 is an illustration of “home mode” and what may be visualized and seen by the user. As discussed below, measurements that may be visualized may be taken by a measurement sensor. The measurements may be used to update the visualization of shifter device 128 on video display 500. As shown, “home mode” may be visualize, on video display 500, production string 106 on main view 502 and further visualize intervention tool 102 disposed within production string 106. Further illustrated in main view 502 is a shifting sleeve 700 disposed within production string 106 that may operate a downhole device 702. As illustrated, downhole device 702, in this example, is a ball valve, which may open and close as shifting sleeve 700 is moved axially within production string 106. It should be noted that downhole device 702 may be different valves such as ICV (Interval Control Valve), DHSITV (Down Hole Shut In tool valve), and/or any flapper valve. In other examples, any device that has a mandrel with a profile which may be engaged to shift may be utilized. As further illustrated, secondary views 504 may each visualize a device disposed on intervention tool 102 and the current status of each device.

Referring back to FIG. 6, a user may select for intervention tool 102 to move from “home mode” in block 602 to “seek mode” in block 604. As disclosed here, “Seek Mode” is defined as when shifting arms, discussed below, may have extended with limited force that keeps the shifting arms not rigid, giving enough compliance (spring affect), which may allow intervention tool 102 to seek or move up and down until intervention tool 102 may latch to profile of shifting sleeve 700 (e.g., referring to FIG. 7). This selection to move intervention tool 102 from “home mode” to “seek mode” may be performed by the user or automatically. In examples, as illustrated in FIG. 8, shifting arms 800 may open/extend physically. The user may see from the value of a displacement of shifting arms 800 from shifter device 128 increasing and/or decreasing. This may indicate to a user that intervention tool 102 should move from “home mode” to “seek mode.” In block 604, “seek mode” may operate and function by opened/extended shifting arms 800 until shifting arms 800 may reach the inner diameter (ID) of production string 106 (e.g., referring to FIG. 1) and stopping the expansion by measuring current from the motor expanding shifting arms 800. A pre-set current limit may automatically shut off the motor once shifting arms 800 have expanded. This current limit may allow shifting arms 800 to open but not be rigid, which may allow intervention tool 102 to traverse up/down production string 106. “Seek mode” may be used to find a keyed profile disposed at least in part of shifting sleeve 700 may be located. The keyed profile may be found by latching shifter keys, discussed below, to the keyed profile. As noted above, “seek mode” in block 604 may be performed at least in part by information handling system 114.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, in “seek mode,” shifter arms 800 may be extended from shifting device 128. Measurement sensors, such as potentiometers, may take measurements that may correlate the position of the potentiometer with the location of a position of shifting arm 800. Other forms measurements by a measurement sensor may be measurements of revolution counts of the motor. This may be performed with command sent from information handling system 114 to shifting device 128 using communication methods and systems described above. The extension of shifter arms 800 may be visualized on main view 502 and/or secondary view 504. As noted above, main view 502 and/or secondary view 504 may be disposed on video display 500 of information handling system 114.

In secondary view 504, additional information on shifting device 128 may be displayed, such as the displacement of shifter arms 800 from shifting device 128. For example, the displacement is visualized by a bar in a unit of measurement. As illustrated, there are multiple bars to show that distance of each shifter arm 800 away from shifting device 128. Thus, the number of shifter arms 800 may be represented also by the number of bars for measurement. The unit of measurement may be metric or standard. Further, it should be noted that other forms of visual representation to show the measurements of movement may be utilized, outside of a bar. For example, standard numbers, the animation of devices moving as discussed herein, and/or the like. The movement of shifter arms 800 may be visualized in both main view 502 and/or secondary view 504. It should be noted that in “seek mode” there may not be movement of anchor device 124 and actuator device 126. Thus, in each respective secondary view 504, the visualizations of anchor device 124 and actuator device 126 may show no movement.

While in “seek mode,” in block 604, the user may instruct for intervention tool 102 to be moved within production string 106. These instructions may be performed automatically or selected manually by the user. In block 606, intervention tool 102 may be moved within production string 106 using the methods and systems described above. Depth and movement between depths may be measured by odometer 120 (e.g., referring to FIG. 1). The movement of intervention tool 102 within production string 106 toward shifting sleeve 700, to find shifting sleeve 700 with shifter arms 800, may be visualized on main view 502 with shifting arms 800 extended, as illustrated in FIG. 9. It should also be noted that the movement of intervention tool 102 within production string 106 away from shifting sleeve 700 may also be visualized. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the visualization moving within production string 106, toward or away from shifting sleeve 700, may be shown in real time on main view 502. During the movement of intervention tool 102, intervention tool 102 may engage shifting sleeve 700 through one or more shifting arms 800.

Referring back to FIG. 6, in block 608, shifter keys 1000 disposed on shifting arms 800 may engaged with contingency profile 1002 of shifting sleeve 700, as illustrated in FIG. 10. Measurements taken by intervention tool 102 may indicate that intervention tool 102 may have engaged with shifting sleeve 700. Parameters measured may comprise distance of shifter key 1000 from shifting device 128, which may be the same distance as the keyed profile of shifting sleeve 700 from shifter device 128. Another measured parameter may be displacement of shifter arm 800 may be the same as ID as the keyed profile of shifting sleeve 700. Other parameters may be measurements at surface of surface tension and/or downhole tension. When latching in a down direction a drop in tension may be seen, when latching in the up direction an increase in tension may be seen. Measurements taken by intervention tool 102 have engaged with shifting sleeve 700 may be indicated through a pop-up screen, change in color in the visualization, or any other suitable notifications may be shown to the user to show that intervention tool 102 may be engaged with shifting sleeve 700 through shifting arms 800. This may be visualized on main view 502 and/or secondary view 504, with continued reference to FIG. 10. It should be noted that the visualization of intervention tool 102 engaging shifting sleeve 700 may happen as intervention tool 102 moves upward or downward in production string 106, as discussed above in block 606. Once engaged with shifting sleeve 700, information handing system 114 may notify the user of the engagement through a pop-up window, change in color in the visualization, or any other suitable notifications. The notification of engagement may allow for additional operations to be performed.

In block 610, after notification of engagement, anchor device 124 may then be instructed to activate by a user, using information handling system 114, as illustrated in FIG. 11. However, it should be noted that information handling system 114 may automatically instruct anchor device 124 to activate. As visualized in main view 502 of FIG. 11, anchors 1100 may be extended from anchor device 124 into production string 106. This may be visualized on main view 502 and/or secondary view 504. As noted above, displacement measurements may be visualized in secondary view 504. Measurement sensors, such as potentiometers, may take measurements that may correlate the position of the potentiometer with the location of at least one shifting arm 800 and revolution count of the motor. For example, displacement of anchors 1100 from anchor device 124 may be shown by a bar. The unit of measurement may be metric or standard. Further, it should be noted that other forms of visual representation to show the measurements of movement may be utilized, outside of a bar. For example, standard numbers, the animation of devices moving as discussed herein, and/or the like. After measurements taken by intervention tool 102 indicate the anchors 1100 have extended and are set, a pop-up screen, change in color in the visualization, or any other suitable notifications may be shown to the user to show that intervention tool 102 may be “anchored” through anchor device 124. This may allow the user to proceed to another operation either manually or automatically.

Referring back to FIG. 6, in block 612, a “shift mode” may be selected by the user. The “shift mode” may instruct intervention tool 102 to operate and function to make shifting arms 800 more rigid by extending each shifting arm 800 to a pre-determined pressure. For example, once shifting arms 800 have latched to shifting sleeve 700, intervention tool 102 may automatically or instructions from information handling system 114 at surface may instruct shifting arm 800 to become more rigid, which may prevent shifting arms 800 from slipping out of shifting sleeve 700 when shifting device 128 may move as a result form actuator device 126, discussed below. Moving from block 610 to 612 by selecting “shift mode” may be performed manually by the user on information handling system 114 and/or automatically by information handling system 114. Once selected “shift mode” is selected manually or automatically, instructions from information handling system 144 may be sent to intervention tool 102 by systems and/or methods described above. As illustrated in FIG. 12, once in “shift mode” measurements taken by intervention tool 102 may be sent to information handling system 114 and displayed on main view 502 and/or secondary views 504 to indicate and/or show the status of each device. The measurements taken may be current measurements taken of motor that may be utilized to extend shifting arms 800. The status may further indicate that intervention tool 102 may have transitioned into “shift mode.”

Once in “shift mode,” workflow 600 may move from block 612 to block 614. In block 614 actuator device 126 may begin operations. For example, a user may manually or information handling system 114 may automatically instruct intervention tool 102 to operate actuator device 126. Operating actuator device 126 may comprise the movement of actuator device 126 away and/or toward anchor device 124. Movement of actuator device 126 may be performed by a screw piston disposed internally within actuator device 126. For example, the screw piston may turn to expand away from anchor device 124 or turn in the opposite direction to retract actuator device 126 toward anchor device 124. Actuator device 126 movement is based in revolution counts of the lead screw which translates to a distance the screw piston is extended from a home position, which may be measured by a measurement sensor. The home position being when the actuator device 126 is not in an expanded state. The movement of actuator device 126, relative to anchored intervention tool 102 by anchor device 124, may be illustrated on main view 502 and/or secondary view 502, as shown in FIG. 13. As noted above, measurements taken by intervention tool 102 as to the movement of actuator device 126 may be transmitted to information handling system 114 from intervention tool 102 using methods and systems described above. These measurements may then be used to update the visualizations on main view 502 and/or secondary view 502. Additionally, displacement measurements of actuator device 126 relative to anchored intervention tool 102 may be shown by a bar. The unit of measurement may be metric or standard. Further, it should be noted that other forms of visual representation to show the measurements of movement may be utilized, outside of a bar. For example, value of displacement of actuator device 126, motor revolution count, and/or the like. The movement of actuator device 126 may also move shifting sleeve 700. During this operation, actuator device 126 and shifting sleeve 700 may move as a single unit, as shifter key 1000 have locked shifting sleeve 700 to shifting device 128. This movement of actuator device 126 and/or shifting sleeve 700 may be visualized in main view 502 and/or secondary view 504 from measurements taken of actuator device 126 by intervention tool 102 and sent to information handling system 114. The movement of actuator device 126 and/or shifting sleeve 700 may be visualized in real time in both main view 502 and/or secondary view 504. As the shifting sleeve 700 may be connected to downhole device 702, downhole device 702 may move based at least in part to any change in displacement of actuator device 126. The movement of actuator device 126 may translate to a change in shifting sleeve 700 as this is positioned below actuator device 126. If shifting sleeve 700 is latched/engaged to the profile of actuator device 126, then shifting sleeve 700 may also move the same amount. This movement shifts shifting sleeve 700 based at least in part on displacement of actuator device 126.

Referring back to FIG. 6, operating actuator device 126 in block 614 may open/close downhole device 702 in block 616. In block 616, the movement of downhole device 702 from a closed position to an open position, or vice versa, may be visualized on main view 502 and/or secondary view 504, as illustrated in FIG. 14. As noted above, measurements taken by intervention tool 102 as to the movement of actuator device 126 may be transmitted to information handling system 114 from intervention tool 102 using methods and systems described above. These measurements may then be used to update the visualizations on main view 502 and/or secondary view 502 as to how open or closed downhole device 702 may be. As downhole device 702 is directly attached to actuator device 126, the measurements of actuator device 126 may be used to determine how open and/or closed downhole device 702 may be.

For example, measurements taken of actuator device 126 and shifting sleeve 700 movement, which is axial or linear movement, may not be directly proportional to downhole device 702 movement. In the case where downhole device 702 is a ball valve, while actuator device 126 and shifting sleeve 700 may move in a linear displacement, the ball valve may rotate 90 degrees which changes from close to open position or vice-versa. Other types of downhole devices may have different movements. The movement of the downhole device 702 relative to actuator device 126 and shifting sleeve 700 may be known. Thus, the measurement taken may show the correct visualization movement of downhole device 702, actuator device 126, and/or shifting sleeve 700. Additionally, displacement measurements (i.e., open or closed) of downhole device 702 relative to actuator device 126 may be shown by a bar. The unit of measurement may be metric or standard. Further, it should be noted that other forms of visual representation to show the measurements of movement may be utilized, outside of a bar. For example, standard numbers, percentages, the animation of devices moving as discussed herein, and/or the like. Additionally, the visualization of the data may be shown in real time.

The methods and systems described above are an improvement over the current technology. For example, the use of 3D visualization makes it easier/simple for the user to understand what is happening downhole without having to analyze current-mA and voltages or speed-rpm curves or other curves depend on different applications. A user may then be able to make faster decisions during downhole operations by the 3D visualization on the video display.

The preceding description provides various examples of the systems and methods of use disclosed herein which may contain different method steps and alternative combinations of components.

• • Statement 1: A method may comprise disposing an intervention tool within a production string, taking a measurement of a device disposed on the intervention tool during an intervention operation, and/or forming one or more visualizations on a display from the one or more measurements to visualize a movement the device.
  • Statement 2: The method of statement 1, wherein the device is an anchor device.
  • Statement 3: The method of statement 2, wherein the measurement of the anchor device is performed by a potentiometer.
  • Statement 4: The method of statement 2, wherein the measurement identifies a distance of an anchor from the anchor device.
  • Statement 5: The method of any previous statements 1 or 2, wherein the device is an actuator device.
  • Statement 6: The method of statement 5, wherein the measurement of the actuator device is performed by counting revolutions of a motor that is at least partially disposed within the actuator device.
  • Statement 7: The method of statement 5, wherein the measurement identifies a displacement of the actuator device from a home position.
  • Statement 8: The method of any previous statements 1, 2, or 5, wherein the device is a shifter device.
  • Statement 9: The method of statement 8, wherein the measurement of the shifter device is performed by a potentiometer.
  • Statement 10: The method of statement 8, wherein the measurement identifies a distance of a shifting arm from the shifting device.
  • Statement 11: A system may comprise an intervention tool and an information handling system. The intervention tool may comprise a device disposed on the intervention tool and a measurement sensor configured to take a measurement of the device. The information handling system may be in communication with the intervention tool, wherein the information handling system may be configured to form one or more visualizations on a display from the measurement sensor to visualize a movement the device.
  • Statement 12: The system of statement 11, wherein the device is an anchor device.
  • Statement 13: The system of statement 12, wherein the measurement sensor that measures the anchor device is a potentiometer.
  • Statement 14: The system of statement 12, wherein the measurement identifies a distance of an anchor from the anchor device.
  • Statement 15: The system of any previous statements 11 or 12, wherein the device is an actuator device.
  • Statement 16: The system of statement 15, wherein the measurement sensor counts revolutions of a motor that is at least partially disposed within the actuator device.
  • Statement 17: The system of statement 15, wherein the measurement identifies a displacement of the actuator device from a home position.
  • Statement 18: The system of any previous statements 11, 12, or 15, wherein the device is a shifter device.
  • Statement 19: The system of statement 18, wherein the measurement sensor that measures the shifter device is performed by a potentiometer.
  • Statement 20: The system of statement 18, wherein the measurement identifies a distance of a shifting arm from the shifting device.

For the sake of brevity, only certain ranges are explicitly disclosed herein. However, ranges from any lower limit may be combined with any upper limit to recite a range not explicitly recited, as well as, ranges from any lower limit may be combined with any other lower limit to recite a range not explicitly recited, in the same way, ranges from any upper limit may be combined with any other upper limit to recite a range not explicitly recited. Additionally, whenever a numerical range with a lower limit and an upper limit is disclosed, any number and any included range falling within the range are specifically disclosed. In particular, every range of values (of the form, “from about a to about b,” or, equivalently, “from approximately a to b,” or, equivalently, “from approximately a-b”) disclosed herein is to be understood to set forth every number and range encompassed within the broader range of values even if not explicitly recited. Thus, every point or individual value may serve as its own lower or upper limit combined with any other point or individual value or any other lower or upper limit, to recite a range not explicitly recited.

Therefore, the present embodiments are well adapted to attain the ends and advantages mentioned as well as those that are inherent therein. The particular embodiments disclosed above are illustrative only, as the present embodiments may be modified and practiced in different but equivalent manners apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings herein. Although individual embodiments are discussed, all combinations of each embodiment are contemplated and covered by the disclosure. Furthermore, no limitations are intended to the details of construction or design herein shown, other than as described in the claims below. Also, the terms in the claims have their plain, ordinary meaning unless otherwise explicitly and clearly defined by the patentee. It is therefore evident that the particular illustrative embodiments disclosed above may be altered or modified and all such variations are considered within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.