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Efficient single trip gravel pack service tool

US8496055B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2009
Grant dateJul 30, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/045
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A service tool and methods for performing subterranean hydrocarbon services in a wellbore. The service tool can include a body that having an aperture formed therethrough. A valve system can be connected to the body. The valve system can selectively form a flow path between a first portion of the aperture and a second portion of the aperture; a flow path between a first flow port formed through a first portion of the body, the aperture, and the outer diameter of the body; and/or a flow path between a channel formed in a portion of the body, a second flow port formed through a second portion of the body, and the second portion of the aperture.

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