WO2014189766A3 - Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same - Google Patents

Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same Download PDF

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WO2014189766A3
WO2014189766A3 PCT/US2014/038228 US2014038228W WO2014189766A3 WO 2014189766 A3 WO2014189766 A3 WO 2014189766A3 US 2014038228 W US2014038228 W US 2014038228W WO 2014189766 A3 WO2014189766 A3 WO 2014189766A3
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syntactic foam
methods
same
frac ball
wellbore
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Zachary R. Murphree
Michael L. Fripp
Zachary W. Walton
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Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
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Priority claimed from US14/272,209 external-priority patent/US20140345875A1/en
Application filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. filed Critical Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Priority to MX2015014345A priority Critical patent/MX2015014345A/en
Priority to CA2909970A priority patent/CA2909970C/en
Priority to GB1516957.6A priority patent/GB2528800B/en
Priority to AU2014268884A priority patent/AU2014268884A1/en
Priority to NO20151303A priority patent/NO346527B1/en
Publication of WO2014189766A2 publication Critical patent/WO2014189766A2/en
Publication of WO2014189766A3 publication Critical patent/WO2014189766A3/en
Priority to AU2017200909A priority patent/AU2017200909B2/en

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/50—Compositions for plastering borehole walls, i.e. compositions for temporary consolidation of borehole walls
    • C09K8/516—Compositions for plastering borehole walls, i.e. compositions for temporary consolidation of borehole walls characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/13—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like
    • E21B33/14—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like for cementing casings into boreholes
    • E21B33/16—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like for cementing casings into boreholes using plugs for isolating cement charge; Plugs therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/14—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools
    • E21B34/142—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools unsupported or free-falling elements, e.g. balls, plugs, darts or pistons

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Abstract

A method of servicing a wellbore comprising providing a flowable component comprising syntactic foam, and communicating the flowable component into a wellbore. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising providing a flowable component comprising syntactic foam, communicating the flowable component into a wellbore, and allowing the flowable component to be removed from the wellbore.
PCT/US2014/038228 2013-05-21 2014-05-15 Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same WO2014189766A2 (en)

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MX2015014345A MX2015014345A (en) 2013-05-21 2014-05-15 Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same.
CA2909970A CA2909970C (en) 2013-05-21 2014-05-15 Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same
GB1516957.6A GB2528800B (en) 2013-05-21 2014-05-15 Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same
AU2014268884A AU2014268884A1 (en) 2013-05-21 2014-05-15 Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same
NO20151303A NO346527B1 (en) 2013-05-21 2014-05-15 Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same
AU2017200909A AU2017200909B2 (en) 2013-05-21 2017-02-10 Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same

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US201361825977P 2013-05-21 2013-05-21
US61/825,977 2013-05-21
US14/272,240 2014-05-07
US14/272,209 US20140345875A1 (en) 2013-05-21 2014-05-07 Syntactic Foam Frac Ball and Methods of Using Same
US14/272,240 US9920585B2 (en) 2013-05-21 2014-05-07 Syntactic foam frac ball and methods of using same
US14/272,209 2014-05-07

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