Coiled tubing wellbore cleanout

Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Processes – Hollow work – internal surface treatment

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C134S018000, C134S022100, C134S022180, C134S034000, C166S311000, C166S312000, C175S207000, C175S215000

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06923871

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for substantially cleaning fill from a borehole, variously including in preferred embodiments disturbing particulate solids of fill while RIH, entraining particulates while POOH, jetting downhole while RIH and jetting uphole while POOH, and controlling at least one of a pump rate regime or a POOH rate regime.

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