System and method of controlling surge during wellbore completion
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJohn D. Burleson, John H. Hales, Clinton C. Quattlebaum
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Abstract
A downhole oilfield completion method comprises determining a surge profile for a wellbore and assembling a downhole completion tool having an interior surge volume and comprising a surge attenuation system operable to reduce a surge of the downhole completion tool based at least in part on the surge profile. The method also comprises running the downhole completion tool into the wellbore and surging the wellbore by admitting wellbore fluid into the interior surge volume, the surge reduced at least in part by the surge attenuation system.
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A method, comprising:
- determining a surge profile for a wellbore;
- assembling a downhole completion tool having a surge chamber that defines an interior volume initially isolated from wellbore fluid and comprising a component disposed within the interior volume of the surge chamber to define a first volume and a second volume of the interior volume, the component operable to reduce a surge of the downhole completion tool based at least in part on the surge profile.
A surge chamber of a hydrocarbon downhole completion tool, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior volume initially isolated from wellbore fluid;
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- a component disposed within the interior volume of the housing to define a first volume and a second volume of the interior volume, the component operable to reduce a surge of the surge chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.