Systems and methods to inhibit packoff events during downhole assembly motion within a wellbore
US9291018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B31/107
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Systems and methods to inhibit packoff events during downhole assembly motion within a wellbore comprise a downhole assembly that includes an energy-storing structure that defines a charged state and a discharged state and is configured to generate a motive force upon transitioning from the charged state to the discharged state. A fluidizing stream is generated with the motive force from the energy-storing structure which emits the fluidizing stream from the downhole assembly to fluidize a portion of a cuttings bed that may be within the wellbore and proximal to the downhole assembly.
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