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US 2011/0299933 A1Published application
Method to Stop Wellbore Fluid Leakage from a Spoolable Wellbore Intervention Rod
AssigneeZiebel AS
InventorsHenning Hansen, Kaj Stokkeland
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Abstract
A method for sealing a conduit in a spoolable wellbore intervention rod includes exposing an interior of the conduit at a location proximate the earth's surface while the spoolable rod is deployed in a wellbore. A curable sealing compound is introduced into the exposed interior of the conduit and the compound is allowed to cure.
Claims7
A method for sealing an interior of at least one tube (12) disposed within a semi-stiff, spoolable wellbore intervention rod (10) including a spoolable fiber exterior structure (11), said method comprising the following steps of:
- exposing an interior of said at least one tube (12) at a location proximate the earth's surface while the spoolable intervention rod (10) is deployed in a wellbore (21);
- introducing a curable sealing compound into the exposed interior of the at least one tube (12);
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- allowing the compound to cure within the interior of the at least one tube (12) to form a seal therein.
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