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US 10,502,026 B1Granted
Methods and systems for fracing
AssigneeVertice Oil Tools Inc.
InventorMohamed Saraya
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Abstract
A frac plug with a flapper, wherein the flapper is configured to set and unset based on a pressure differential and/or fluid flow associated with the frac plug.
Claims20
A method for utilizing a frac plug for a fracturing operation, the method comprising:
- positioning a flapper in a first position, wherein the first position the flapper extends across a central axis of the frac plug;
- increasing a pressure within the frac plug to a first pressure to perform the fracturing operation;
- increasing the pressure within the frac plug to a second pressure;
- removing a component positioned within the flapper responsive to the pressure within the frac plug increasing to the second pressure, wherein the second pressure is greater than the first pressure.
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A system for a fracturing operation, the system comprising:
- a frac plug;
- a flapper configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position the flapper extends across a central axis of the frac plug;
- a component positioned within the flapper, wherein increasing a pressure within the frac plug to a first pressure to perform the fracturing operation, and increasing the pressure within the frac plug to a second pressure to remove the component positioned within the flapper, wherein the second pressure is greater than the first pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.