Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drilling out frac plugs
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Application No.: US16805541Application Date: 2020-02-28
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Publication No.: US11542788B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Gary Christopher Olliff , Michael Adrian Contreras
- Applicant: Brigade Energy Services
- Applicant Address: US CO Denver
- Assignee: Brigade Energy Services
- Current Assignee: Brigade Energy Services
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Denver
- Agency: Boisbrun Hofman, PLLC
- Main IPC: E21B41/00
- IPC: E21B41/00 ; E21B29/00

Abstract:
Apparatus and method for drilling out frac plugs. An example apparatus may include a data system configured to be communicatively connected with wellsite equipment for performing drill-out operations of frac plugs installed within a well. The data system may be operable to receive current drill-out data and historical drill-out data, determine optimal operational parameters of the wellsite equipment based on the current drill-out data and historical drill-out data, and display the determined optimal operational parameters for viewing by the human operator, thereby permitting the human operator to cause the wellsite equipment to perform the drill-out operations at the optimal operational parameters. The current drill-out data may include current specifications of the frac plugs. The historical drill-out data may include historical specifications of other frac plugs installed within other wells, and historical operational performance of other wellsite equipment during previously performed drill-out operations of the other frac plugs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200277841A1 Drilling Out Frac Plugs Public/Granted day:2020-09-03
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