System and method for monitoring and removing blockage in a downhole oil and gas recovery operation
US7318471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/44
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system and method for determining blockage in a wellbore containing fluid and/or in a formation adjacent the wellbore, according to which energy is generated in the fluid and variables associated with the energy are measured.
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