Wells – Processes – Cleaning or unloading well
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-27
2007-02-27
Dang, Hoang (Department: 3672)
Wells
Processes
Cleaning or unloading well
C166S305100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10667011
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for improving reservoir communication includes, in one arrangement, causing creation of tunnels in surrounding formation of a well interval, and applying treatment fluid to the tunnels. A local transient underbalance condition is created in the well interval after creation of the tunnels in the formation and application of the treatment fluids.
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Ayoub Joseph A.
Behrmann Lawrence A.
Chang Frank F.
Venkitaraman Adinathan
Walton Ian
Castano Jaime A.
Dang Hoang
Galloway Bryan P.
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Trop, Prunner & Hu, P.C.
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