Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Use of gaseous phase natural gas as a carrier fluid during a well intervention operation
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Application No.: US15753925Application Date: 2016-09-08
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Publication No.: US10760390B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Grant W. Nevison
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
- International Application: PCT/US2016/050663 WO 20160908
- International Announcement: WO2017/058484 WO 20170406
- Main IPC: E21B43/16
- IPC: E21B43/16 ; C09K8/38 ; C09K8/594 ; C09K8/524 ; C09K8/52 ; C09K8/532 ; C09K8/536 ; E21B43/26 ; C09K8/70 ; C09K8/94

Abstract:
Methods for servicing a hydrocarbon well using natural gas are provided. The method can include preparing a working fluid comprising about 5 vol % to about 100 vol % of natural gas. A quantity of the natural gas in the working fluid can be sufficient to form a heterogeneous phase well servicing mixture of a gaseous phase natural gas and a solid or liquid phase recovery target material under specified well intervention conditions. During the well servicing operation and under the specified well intervention conditions, the working fluid can be injected into the well and mixing the working fluid with the recovery target material in the well to form the heterogeneous phase well servicing mixture. The natural gas can be in a gas phase and can serve as a carrier fluid for the recovery target material. At least a portion of the heterogeneous phase well servicing mixture can be recovered at surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180238153A1 Use of Gaseous Phase Natural Gas as a Carrier Fluid During a Well Intervention Operation Public/Granted day:2018-08-23
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