Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for forming in-situ gel pills to lift liquids from horizontal wells
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Application No.: US13856513Application Date: 2013-04-04
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Publication No.: US09664009B2Publication Date: 2017-05-30
- Inventor: Jeffrey John Lembcke , William Charles Lane , Clayton S. Smith
- Applicant: WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.
- Assignee: Weatherford Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Weatherford Technologies, LLC
- Agent Robert W Strozier
- Main IPC: E21B37/04
- IPC: E21B37/04 ; E21B43/12

Abstract:
Methods include the injection of a gelled, gelling or gellable composition into a horizontal section of a well at a location, where produced well gases or a combination of well gases and injected gases are sufficient to move the pill through the horizontal section into heal section, sweeping the horizontal section of accumulated liquids. Once in the heal section, the pill and the accumulated liquids are uplifted to the surface resulting in a cleaned well.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130312977A1 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING IN-SITU GEL PILLS TO LIFT LIQUIDS FROM HORIZONTAL WELLS Public/Granted day:2013-11-28
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