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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2019
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Roberto Francisco Schuldes, Houston, TX (US);

Kevin Wendell Ardoin, Spring, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/13 (2006.01); E21B 43/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); E21B 34/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/13 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 34/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/10 (2013.01); E21B 2034/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of isolating an open-hole section of a wellbore includes positioning, a liner, a valve, and a liner hanger that are attached to a working string adjacent an interface between the open-hole section and a cased section of the wellbore. The method includes injecting cement through the liner and the valve to form a first balanced cement plug within the open-hole section of the wellbore. Generally, the liner, the valve, and the liner hanger are secured within the balanced cement plug. After the balanced cement plug is set, the liner hanger is actuated and the liner, the valve, and the liner hanger are detached from the working string, which causes the valve to close and creates a mechanical barrier between the balanced cement plug and the working string. Additionally, the mechanical barrier is covered in cement to form another balanced cement plug.


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