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Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2015
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Kris Ravi, Kingwood, TX (US);

James Randolph Lovorn, Tomball, TX (US);

Krishna Babu Yerubandi, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 33/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for managed pressure cementing and/or completions operations in subterranean well bores are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: placing a tubular string into a well bore, wherein an outer surface of the tubular string and an inner wall of the well bore define an annulus in a closed pressure loop and in communication with a choke valve; pumping a fluid into the annulus; and while pumping the fluid, determining a setpoint for the choke valve corresponding to a setpoint for a bottomhole pressure in the annulus, determine an actual bottomhole pressure in the annulus using data from a downhole sensor in the annulus, determining if the actual bottomhole pressure is greater than, less than, or equal to the setpoint, and if the actual bottomhole pressure is greater or less than the setpoint, manipulating the choke valve using a controller to decrease or increase the bottomhole pressure.


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