Wells – Processes – With indicating – testing – measuring or locating
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Gay, Jennifer H (Department: 3676)
Wells
Processes
With indicating, testing, measuring or locating
C166S250110, C166S066000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07926562
ABSTRACT:
Methods and related systems are described for use with hydraulic fracturing and other oilfield applications. A tool body is positioned in a wellbore at a location near a subterranean rock formation being fractured. The tool body contains a plurality of deployable continuous fibers. At least some of the deployable continuous fibers are deployed into fractures within a subterranean rock formation. Each deployed fiber is continuous from the tool body to the rock formation. The number of deployable continuous fibers provides sufficient redundancy to make at least a target measurement relating to the fracturing process.
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Picard Guillemette
Poitzsch Martin E.
Sen Pabitra N.
Vembusubramanian Muthusamy
Wiemer Karen
Gay Jennifer H
Laffey Brigid
Loccisano Vincent
McAleenan James
Ro Yong-Suk
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