Wells – Processes – With indicating – testing – measuring or locating
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-21
2006-11-21
Tsay, Frank (Department: 3672)
Wells
Processes
With indicating, testing, measuring or locating
C166S250120, C175S065000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07137446
ABSTRACT:
In embodiments, methods of determining a size of an annulus in a wellbore include: (a) displacing a fluid comprising reflective particles downhole and up through the annulus, wherein the reflective particles make a front end of the fluid visible as it exits the wellbore; (b) determining a total volume of the fluid displaced into the wellbore by detecting the reflective particles exiting the wellbore; and (c) calculating the size of the annulus based on that total volume of the fluid. The fluid may include a drilling fluid, a cement slurry, a spacer fluid, or combinations thereof. The reflective particles may include polymeric beads. In additional embodiments, drilling fluids, spacer fluids, cement slurries and combinations thereof comprise an effective amount of reflective particles to ensure that the fluids are visible when they exit a wellbore.
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Gagliano Jesse M.
Townsend William A.
Conley & Rose, P.C.
Halliburton Energy Service,s Inc.
Roddy Craig W.
Tsay Frank
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