Method for removing a tool from a well
US6926086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2023 |
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- 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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