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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Gregory King, Aberdeen, GB;
Kaustubh S. Kulkarni, Spring, TX (US);
Sai S. Rao, Spring, TX (US);
Andrey A. Troshko, Spring, TX (US);
Gregory King, Aberdeen, GB;
Kaustubh S. Kulkarni, Spring, TX (US);
Sai S. Rao, Spring, TX (US);
Andrey A. Troshko, Spring, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for conducting a wellbore operation includes drilling a wellbore through one or more hydrocarbon bearing subterranean formations with a drill bit arranged at an end of a drill string, wherein an annulus is defined between the drill string and an inner wall of the wellbore. A foam is generated with a foam generator of an annular injection system in communication with the annulus, and the foam is introduced into the annulus with the annular injection system.