Controlling transient underbalance in a wellbore
US8347963B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B2200/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of perforating a well includes selecting a desired transient underbalanced condition, configuring a perforating gun string to achieve the transient underbalanced condition, deploying the perforating gun is a wellbore, and firing the perforating to achieve the transient underbalanced condition.
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