Method and apparatus for selective treatment of a perforated casing
US8312921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/261
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for treating a zone in a well is disclosed. A tube that is permeable to a material is inserted into a wellbore, creating an annulus inside the wellbore. Two zones—the annular region and the formation surrounding the wellbore—may be treated. The method comprises the following steps. (1) A setting section surrounded by a sleeve is placed inside the tube near the zone to treat, the sleeve being expandable and impermeable to the material. (2) The sleeve is inflated inside the tube near the zone to treat, ensuring that a first zone of the tube is impermeable to the material, but leaving a second zone permeable to the material. (3) A treatment fluid is pumped to the zone to treat, the treatment fluid passing into the annulus via the second zone. (4) The zone to treat is treated with the treatment fluid.
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