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Flow Control

Direct Hydraulics Downhole Control System

Remotely Actuate Downhole Flow Control Devices Using Direct Hydraulic Control Lines from Surface

Halliburton’s Direct Hydraulics downhole control system, a

®
component of SmartWell intelligent completion systems, uses
HF-1 Packer
direct hydraulic control lines from the surface to remotely
actuate downhole flow control devices such as interval control Interval Control Valve

™
valves (ICVs). Halliburton’s ROC permanent downhole gauges
and Venturi flowmeters and densitometers can also be used in Casing
conjunction with the Direct Hydraulics system for measuring
downhole pressure, temperature and flow rate. Multi-drop Gauge Package

The Direct Hydraulics system provides on/off or variable control of Blast Joint Across Lateral Junction
flow into or out of reservoir intervals, and can be used in onshore,
Liner
Sand Screens
platform, or subsea applications.
Open Hole

Benefits
• Control reservoir intervals without costly intervention HF-1 Packer
Zone 1
• High positive force applied to downhole devices without relying Interval Control Valve
on mechanical or pneumatic spring return systems
• Networking option reduces number of control lines required

Multi-drop Gauge Package

Features
• Can be used to control all Halliburton’s hydraulic flow Blast Joint Across Lateral Junction

control equipment
Liner
• Extensively field-proven Sand Screens

• Provides all-hydraulic control Open Hole

• Operates as a closed-loop system

• No setting depth limitations HF-1 Packer
Zone 2
Interval Control Valve
How Direct Hydraulics Systems Work
All of Halliburton’s field-proven, hydraulic flow control equipment
can be controlled by the Direct Hydraulics system, bringing simple Zone 3 Multi-drop Gauge Package
and reliable zonal control to even the most complex intelligent well.
HAL30640

Plugged Tailpipe
For control of a single ICV, two control lines from surface are
required. One control line is connected to the open side of the Direct Hydraulics Downhole Control System
piston, and the other control line is connected to the closed side of
the piston. Pressure applied in one line, but not the other, drives
the piston to the corresponding position. Since the piston is
mechanically attached to the opening mechanism of the ICV,
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movement of the piston positions the valve. This feature has been Accu-Pulse Incremental Positioning Module
field-proven to dramatically improve the ability to shift a valve which Discrete, incremental positioning of the HVC-ICV can be achieved
has been stuck due to scale build-up. The number of control lines using Halliburton’s proprietary Accu-Pulse module, which allows
required is Nx2, where N is the number of ICVs in the completion. the valve to be used as a choke.

To control several zones with a Direct Hydraulics system, the ICVs Dispensing a fixed, repeatable volume of fluid into the piston of
can be networked in order to optimize the number of control lines the ICV upon each actuation, the Accu-Pulse module provides
required without affecting system functionality. One hydraulic accurate, repeatable, incremental positioning of the ICV from fully
control line is common to the closed side of the piston of the ICV. closed to fully open, or vice versa. The Accu-Pulse module allows
The other control lines are discrete to the open side of the piston of up to 11 discrete positions.
each ICV. The number of control lines required is N+1 where N is
the number of ICVs in the completion. HF-1 Zonal Isolation Packer
Halliburton’s HF-1 packer is a single-string, retrievable,
A typical Direct Hydraulics system may include the
high-performance cased hole packer. It features a unique
following components:
(full casing contact) slip configuration, an additional body lock
• Interval Control Valve (ICV)
ring, and a hydraulically actuated anti-preset mechanism. It
• Accu-Pulse™ incremental positioning module
accommodates higher tensile/compression loads and pressures
• Zonal isolation device, such as Halliburton’s premium HF-1
than conventional production packers. The HF-1 packer allows
retrievable packer
bypass of up to six electrical or hydraulic control lines without the
need for splicing. It can be used as both the top production packer
Interval Control Valve (ICV)
and as one of many lower packers isolating adjacent zones.
The ICV is a remotely operated control valve used to control flow
into or out of an isolated reservoir interval. Hydraulic control lines
are installed at the surface and are fed directly into the operating
piston of the ICV.

In applications where only open/close control is required, the

HV-ICV is utilized. For higher resolution of flow control, the
HVC-ICV can be used in conjunction with the Accu-Pulse
hydraulic incremental positioning module.

For more information on any of the details featured here, please email us at
completions@halliburton.com.

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