Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tracers and trackers in a perf ball
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Application No.: US16613075Application Date: 2017-09-12
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Publication No.: US11028687B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Michael Linley Fripp , Ronald Glen Dusterhoft
- 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: McGuireWoods LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2017/051205 WO 20170912
- International Announcement: WO2019/054991 WO 20190321
- Main IPC: E21B47/11
- IPC: E21B47/11 ; H04W4/80 ; E21B33/13 ; E21B43/26

Abstract:
A perf ball includes a first dissolvable component, an electronic racer and/or a matrix of tracer particles in a wellbore environment. The electronic tracer and at least some tracer particles in the matrix of tracer particles are releasable from the perf ball upon dissolution of the first dissolvable component in a wellbore environment. Some tracer particles in the matrix of tracer particles are dissolvable in oil. Some tracer particles in the matrix of tracer particles are dissolvable in aqueous medium. The electronic tracer can include a sensor and memory for recording properties of the wellbore environment, including any of pressure, temperature, fluid composition, or other environmental, physical, or chemical parameters.
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