Methods of delivering material downhole
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsPrentice Creel, B. Reddy, Eldon Dalrymple, Ramzi Abdulkadir, James Venditto, Ronald Crook
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Abstract
A package and methods for treating a wellbore using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises servicing a wellbore in contact with a subterranean formation by placing a material in the wellbore, wherein the material is disposed within a closed container. The material is suitable for use in a wellbore and is capable of plugging a flow pathway. The method further comprises releasing the material from the container. In an embodiment, the material is a swelling agent, which may plug a permeable zone.
Claims22
A method of servicing a wellbore in contact with a subterranean formation, comprising:
- placing a closed container in the wellbore, wherein the closed container comprises a material effective to plugging a flow pathway in the wellbore;
- and releasing the material from the container.
A package for plugging a flow pathway in a wellbore, comprising:
- a swelling agent disposed within a closed container.
A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
- packaging a plugging material in a container, displacing the container into the wellbore, and releasing the plugging material in the wellbore to plug a flow pathway into the wellbore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.