Equinor Energy As

Bård Marius Johansen

Morten Eidem

Gjermund Grimsbo

Rune Godøy

A container device for transporting and releasing a plugging material into a well includes a longitudinal chamber for containing the plugging material, the chamber including a tubular wall extending in a longitudinal direction and at least one opening for releasing the plugging material from the chamber; a lower seal extending across the opening and closing the chamber in a closed configuration; a pressure application mechanism provided at an upper portion of the container device for pressurising at least part of the device and expelling the plugging material; and a connector provided at an upper portion of the container device for attaching the container device to an elongate member for lowering into a wellbore.

Actively controlled bailer

A method of plugging a well includes lowering a solid body into a wellbore by wireline; and filling the space around the solid body with a liquid plugging material. The solid body and the liquid plugging material together form a plug after the liquid plugging material is set.

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Ranheim, Norway

Bård Marius Johansen