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Method for removing a tool from a well

US6926086B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 2003
Grant dateAug 9, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B29/02
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of treating a subterranean formation surrounding a wellbore, according to which a tool inserted into the wellbore for performing a function in the wellbore is fabricated of a material that breaks up upon detonation of an explosive mounted on the tool, thus allowing the pieces of the tool to fall to the bottom of the wellbore.

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