Well testing systems and methods with mobile monitoring

Abstract

A system includes a well testing apparatus and a mobile device to be carried by an operator of the well testing apparatus. The well testing apparatus can include a separator, a well control assembly upstream of the separator, a fluid management assembly downstream of the separator, and data acquisition devices positioned to collect data about operation of the well testing apparatus. The mobile device can display information about the operation of the well testing apparatus based on the collected data and enables mobile monitoring of the operation of the well testing apparatus by the operator as the operator moves about the well testing apparatus. Additional systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.

1 . A system comprising:
 a well testing apparatus including:
 a separator configured to receive a multiphase fluid; 
 a well control assembly coupled upstream of the separator so as to route the multiphase fluid from a well to the separator; 
 a fluid management assembly coupled downstream of the separator so as to receive separated fluids from the separator; and 
 data acquisition devices positioned to collect data about operation of the well testing apparatus; and 
   a mobile device to be carried by an operator of the well testing apparatus, wherein the mobile device is configured to display information about the operation of the well testing apparatus based on the collected data and enables mobile monitoring of the operation of the well testing apparatus by the operator as the operator moves about the well testing apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a data receiver, wherein at least one of the data acquisition devices is configured to wirelessly transmit data collected by the at least one of the data acquisition devices to the data receiver. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the data receiver is separate from the mobile device. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a router that is separate from the data acquisition devices, wherein the router enables transmission of the data about operation of the well testing apparatus collected by the data acquisition devices from the router to the mobile device. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , comprising a cabin having a computer system configured to receive data collected by the data acquisition devices and to transmit the collected data to the mobile device via the router. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the well testing apparatus includes a burner for burning oil or gas received in the well testing apparatus, and the data acquisition devices include a camera positioned to collect image data about operation of the burner during burning of oil or gas. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the image data collected by the camera includes video data, and the mobile device is configured to display the video data to the operator. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the mobile device is configured to display the video data collected by the camera in a window on a screen of the mobile device and to display additional data collected by another of the data acquisition devices on the screen. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the mobile device is configured to display the video data collected by the camera in the window on the screen while simultaneously displaying the additional data collected by the other of the data acquisition devices on the screen outside the window. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is configured to display information about the operation of the well testing apparatus in real time based on the collected data and enables real-time mobile monitoring of the operation of the well testing apparatus by the operator as the operator moves about the well testing apparatus. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is configured to allow the operator to manually record data collected by the operator into the mobile device. 
     
     
         12 . A method comprising:
 communicating data from sensors of a well testing apparatus during a well test at a wellsite;   receiving the communicated data at a data acquisition system;   processing the received data; and   presenting a visual representation of a well test parameter on a display of a mobile device present at the wellsite based on the processed data.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein presenting the visual representation of the well test parameter includes displaying real-time values of well test measurements acquired via the sensors or trends in such well test measurements acquired via the sensors. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , comprising presenting visual representations of well test parameters during the well test on displays of multiple mobile devices carried by multiple operators positioned about the well testing apparatus so as to enable real-time monitoring of the well test by the multiple operators. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , comprising controlling operation of the well testing apparatus based on user input received from one of the multiple operators via one of the multiple mobile devices. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein processing the received data includes processing the received data with the data acquisition system, the method also including wirelessly transmitting information to the mobile device based on the processed data so as to enable presentation of the visual representation of the well test parameter on the display of the mobile device. 
     
     
         17 . A method comprising:
 receiving, on a mobile device during a well test performed with a well testing apparatus, input from an operator of the well testing apparatus of an operational parameter of the well testing apparatus that is measured by the operator;   automatically transmitting the measured operational parameter from the mobile device to a computer system during the well test; and   storing the measured operational parameter in a database of well test operational data.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , comprising processing the measured operational parameter with the computer system and showing an indication of the measured operational parameter to a user of the computer system. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , comprising:
 receiving, via the computer system, input from the user of the computer system after showing the indication of the measured operational parameter to the user; and   controlling operation of the well testing apparatus based on the input received from the user via the computer system.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein automatically transmitting the measured operational parameter from the mobile device to the computer system includes wirelessly transmitting the measured operational parameter from the mobile device.