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Method to cement a perforated casing

US7640983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2007
Grant dateJan 5, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/14
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention discloses a method of treating a zone of a well comprising a wellbore, a tube which is permeable to settable material, said tube forming an annulus with the wellbore; and wherein said zone is located in the annulus, the method comprises the steps of: (i) placing inside said tube a first plug; (ii) creating on said tube a first opening and a second opening, so that: the zone be located between said first and second openings and the first opening be located between said zone and said first plug; (iii) placing inside said tube a second plug, so that said second plug is located between said second opening and said zone; (iv) injecting a settable material inside said tube between said second and first plugs, so that settable material fills the annulus and the zone by passing through the first opening; and (v) eliminating said second plug.

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