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US 9,249,559 B2Granted
Providing equipment in lateral branches of a well
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsStephen Dyer, John Algeroy, Marian Faur, Omer Gurpinar
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Abstract
First equipment is provided in a first lateral branch of a well, and second equipment in a second lateral branch of the well. Cross-lateral logging is performed using the first and second equipment in the corresponding first and second lateral branches.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- providing first equipment in a first lateral branch of a well;
- providing second equipment in a second lateral branch of the well;
- performing cross-lateral logging using the first and second equipment in the corresponding first and second lateral branches;
- injecting a fluid into one of the first lateral branch or the second lateral branch;
- and
- using the cross lateral logging to monitor a front of fluid in a formation into which the first lateral branch and the second lateral branch extend.
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A system for use in a multilateral well having lateral branches, comprising:
- first equipment for deployment in a first of the lateral branches;
- and
- second equipment for deployment in a second of the lateral branches,
- wherein the first and second equipment are arranged to cooperate to perform cross-lateral logging, at least one of the first and second equipment further comprising a flow control device actuatable based on data from the cross lateral logging to affect a fluid front between the first and second laterals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.