# US 12,000,249 B2 · Method of remote divergence for wells equipped with intelligent completion

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- Number: US 12,000,249 B2
- Document ID: US12000249B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/835,629
- Filed: 2022-06-08
- Published: 2022-12-08
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-06-08
- Assignees: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- Applicants: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
- Inventors: Mario Germino Ferreira da Silva; Francisca Ferreira do Rosario; Alexandre Zacarias Ignacio Pereira; Rosane Alves Fontes; Maylton Freitas da Silva; Rita de Cassia Comis Wagner
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000249B2

## CPC

- E21B 43/14: Obtaining from a multiple-zone well
- E21B 37/06: using chemical means for preventing or limiting {, e.g. eliminating,} the deposition of paraffins or like substances
- E21B 43/12: Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells (E21B43/25 takes precedence; valve arrangements E21B34/00)
- E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

## Abstract

A system and method for inhibiting or removing scaling in wells equipped with intelligent completion (IC), including sealing failures, includes a mixture of viscous gel and solid material in different granulometries is used and spheres soluble in water and in oil. The system and method aim to maintain production of wells equipped with intelligent completion and aim to reduce costs in relation to operations commonly performed with rigs.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of remote divergence for wells, wherein the method comprises:
with an upper inflow control valve (ICV) and a lower ICV closed, pumping oil-soluble spheres, a mixture of viscous gel and solid material in different granulometries, and water-soluble spheres, and positioning a cushion inside a production string, the cushion defining a volume equivalent to a space between a plug and a base of an intelligent completion valve of an upper interval;
filling the production string to a position above the lower ICV and below a base of the upper ICV, positioning the water-soluble spheres at a lower part of the string, together mixing viscous gel and solid material, and positioning the oil-soluble spheres on an upper part of the string;
opening the upper ICV and injecting a chemical treatment in the upper interval of a reservoir;
after completing injecting the chemical treatment in the upper interval, opening the lower ICV for cleaning, and a lower interval producing the material that is positioned inside the string, between the two intelligent completion valves; and
returning to a normal production condition of a well.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the viscous gel is activated by an enzymatic or peroxide breaker.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the solid material is a mineral.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method according to claim 3, wherein the mineral is a course, medium, or fine calcite.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the soluble spheres are of a water-soluble type.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the well comprises two or more ICVs installed inside the production string.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the well is completed with perforated casing, without intelligent completion, and produces more than one interval.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the soluble spheres are of an oil-soluble type.