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US 2012/0234547 A1Published application
Hydraulic fracture diverter apparatus and method thereof
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsEdward J. O'Malley, Matthew D. Solfronk
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Abstract
An apparatus positionable along a downhole string. The apparatus includes a flexible structure retained on a surface of the string in a first condition. The flexible structure movable by a flow to substantially fill an annular space between the string and a radially positioned structure in a second condition. A method of diverting fracturing treatments in a wellbore is also included.
Claims20
An apparatus positionable along a downhole string, the apparatus comprising:
- a flexible structure retained on a surface of the string in a first condition, the flexible structure movable by a flow to substantially fill an annular space between the string and a radially positioned structure in a second condition.
A method of diverting fracturing treatments in a wellbore, the method comprising:
- positioning a downhole apparatus along a string in a wellbore, the apparatus including a flexible structure retained on an outer surface of the string in a first condition;
- introducing a flow into the wellbore and towards the structure;
- at least partially swabbing off the structure by the flow;
- and,
- moving the flexible structure by the flow and substantially filling an annular space between the pipe string and the wellbore in a second condition.
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