Casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control

Details Casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control Casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control

2011-01-04

2011-01-04

Dang, Hoang (Department: 3672)

Wells

Valves, closures or changeable restrictors

Fluid operated

C166S321000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07861788

ABSTRACT:
Casing valves for selective well stimulation and control. A well system includes at least one valve interconnected in a casing string operable via at least one line external to the casing string to selectively control fluid flow between an exterior and interior of the casing string, and the casing string, valve and line being cemented in a wellbore. A method of selectively stimulating a subterranean formation includes: positioning a casing string in a wellbore, the casing string including spaced apart valves operable via a line to selectively control fluid flow between an interior and exterior of the casing string; and for each of multiple intervals of the formation in sequence, stimulating the interval by opening a corresponding one of the valves, closing the remainder of the valves, and flowing a stimulation fluid from the casing string into the interval.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2512226 (1950-06-01), Edwards
patent: 4949788 (1990-08-01), Szarka et al.
patent: 4967845 (1990-11-01), Shirk
patent: 5872876 (1999-02-01), Kluth et al.
patent: 6397949 (2002-06-01), Walker et al.
patent: 6568481 (2003-05-01), Koehler et al.
patent: 6659186 (2003-12-01), Patel
patent: 6729393 (2004-05-01), Vincent et al.
patent: 6761219 (2004-07-01), Snider et al.
patent: 7267172 (2007-09-01), Hofman
patent: 7273106 (2007-09-01), Huckabee et al.
patent: 7387165 (2008-06-01), Lopez De Cardenas et al.
patent: 7478676 (2009-01-01), East, Jr. et al.
patent: 7604055 (2009-10-01), Richard et al.
patent: 7690432 (2010-04-01), Noske et al.
patent: 2002/0112862 (2002-08-01), Patel
patent: 2003/0178203 (2003-09-01), Griffiths
patent: 2004/0020652 (2004-02-01), Campbell et al.
patent: 2004/0035578 (2004-02-01), Ross et al.
patent: 2004/0084189 (2004-05-01), Hosie et al.
patent: 2007/0272411 (2007-11-01), Lopez De Cardenas et al.
patent: 2009/0044944 (2009-02-01), Murray et al.
patent: 2009/0084553 (2009-04-01), Rytlewski et al.
patent: 2009/0139728 (2009-06-01), Schrader et al.
patent: 2320731 (1998-07-01), None
patent: 9737102 (1997-10-01), None
patent: 97/49894 (1997-12-01), None
patent: 98/12417 (1998-03-01), None
Excape product brochure, 1 page (2000).
Case History, “RapidMATRIX HZ Horizontal Acidizing System is Used Field Wide to Produce Excellent Results,” 1 page (undated).
Case History, “StackFRAC HZ Horizontal Fracturing/Stimulation System Achieves Best in Field Results,” 1 page, undated.
CBM Zone Monitoring, Packers Plus brochure, 1 page, undated.
Halliburton Drawing No. 00017600 (Oct. 12, 2005).
International Search Report and Written Opinion issued for International Patent Application No. PCT/US07/61031 dated Jan. 4, 2008 (12 pages).
Halliburton Drawing No. 00239025 (Feb. 21, 2006).
Halliburton Drawing No. 00254021 (Jul. 13, 2006).
Excape Completion Process Eccentric Centralizer product brochure, Turbeco, 2 pages (undated).
Halliburton product brochure, Cobra Frac Service, 2 pages (Aug. 2005).
Halliburton product brochure, “FracDoor Sliding Side-Door Circulation and Production Sleeve,” 2 pages (Feb. 2006).
Halliburton product brochure, CobraMax Fracturing Service, 2 pages (May 2005).
Halliburton product brochure, “Delta Stim Sleeve,” 2 pages (Feb. 2006).
Packers Plus product brochure. RapidMATRIX Multi-Stage Stimulation Systems, 4 pages (undated).
Rodgerson, J.L., et al., “External Casing Perforating Provides Optimal Treatment Coverage in Horizontal Pay,” SPE 97175, 6 pages (2005).
Packers Plus product brochure, Vertical Cased Hole StackFRAC, 1 pages (undated).
Packers Plus product brochure, ZoneBoss Intelligent Well Systems, 1 page (undated).
Office Action issued Mar. 25, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 12/275,666, 17 pages.
Excape Completion Process, “Your Fastest Path to Profit,” product brochure, Marathon Oil Co., BJ Services Co., & The Expo Group, 5 pages, dated 2004.
Garner, J.Jay, et al., “Casing-Conveyed Perforating System Presents a Unique Set of Drilling and Cementing Challenges: A Case History Study-Kenai Gas Field, Alaska,” SPE 79877, 11 pages, dated 2003.
McDaniel, B.W., et al., “Review of Current Fracture Stimulation Techniques for Best Economics in Multilayer, Lower-Permeability Reservoirs,” SPE 98025, 19 pages, dated 2005.
Packers Plus, “Stack Frac™ Multi-Stage Fracturing Systems,” product brochure, 4 pages, undated.
International Preliminary Report on Patentability issued Aug. 6, 2009, for International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US07/61031, 6 pages.
Office Action issued Aug. 18, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 12/275,666, 14 pages.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2653551