Drainhole well completion
US4714117A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B33/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for completing a drainhole wellbore with casing but without conventional cementing of the casing wherein in the drainhole portion of the wellbore a casing string composed of alternating casing subs and external casing packer subs is employed, the external casing packer subs carrying an elastic member adapted to be expanded and form a seal between the exterior of the casing string and the wellbore wall, and one or more of the external casing packer subs is activated to expand the elastic member carried by same thereby providing for isolation of discreet segments of the casing string in the drainhole portion of the wellbore to allow for localized production and remedial treatments in the drainhole wellbore.
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