Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Curing a lost circulation zone in a wellbore
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Application No.: US17031103Application Date: 2020-09-24
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Publication No.: US11236581B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Saad S. al-Shammari
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
- Agent Charles E. Lyon; Peter A. Flynn
- Main IPC: E21B33/138
- IPC: E21B33/138 ; E21B33/134 ; E21B33/127 ; E21B21/00

Abstract:
An example method of forming a well includes identifying a lost circulation zone in a wellbore, where the lost circulation zone includes a fracture in a formation adjacent to the wellbore; arranging an inflatable in a vicinity of the lost circulation zone; forcing slurry into the inflatable to cause at least part of the inflatable containing the slurry to expand into the fracture; allowing the slurry to set for a period of time to produce a solid; and drilling through the solid in the inflatable in the wellbore, leaving the solid in the fracture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210002974A1 CURING A LOST CIRCULATION ZONE IN A WELLBORE Public/Granted day:2021-01-07
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