Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flow control assemblies for downhole operations and systems and methods including the same
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Application No.: US14435392Application Date: 2013-11-26
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Publication No.: US09970261B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Randy C. Tolman , Timothy G. Benish , Geoffrey F. Steiner
- Applicant: Randy C. Tolman , Timothy G. Benish , Geoffrey F. Steiner
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company—Law Department
- International Application: PCT/US2013/072027 WO 20131126
- International Announcement: WO2014/099306 WO 20140626
- Main IPC: E21B34/12
- IPC: E21B34/12 ; E21B43/12 ; E21B34/10 ; E21B43/11 ; E21B43/26 ; E21B34/00

Abstract:
Flow control assemblies for downhole operations and systems and methods including the same are disclosed herein. The systems include a flow control assembly that is configured to control a fluid flow between a casing conduit and a subterranean formation. The flow control assembly includes a housing that includes a housing body that defines at least a portion of the casing conduit. The housing also includes an injection conduit, which extends between the casing conduit and the subterranean formation, and a ball sealer seat, which defines a portion of the injection conduit. The flow control assembly further includes a hydraulically actuated sliding sleeve that controls a fluid flow through the injection conduit. The methods include pressurizing a portion of the casing conduit, transitioning the hydraulically actuated sliding sleeve from a closed configuration to an open configuration, stimulating the subterranean formation, and receiving a ball sealer on the ball sealer seat.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150285029A1 Flow Control Assemblies for Downhole Operations and Systems and Methods Including the Same Public/Granted day:2015-10-08
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