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Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Graham Hitchcock, Aberdeenshire, GB;

Sakethraman Mahalingam, Aberdeenshire, GB;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/003 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01); E21B 47/10 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for sealing a lost circulation zone associated with a subterranean include determining geophysical data of the lost circulation zone. An available range of lost circulation shape data and an available range of lost circulation material data is provided. The geophysical data, the available range of lost circulation shape data, and the available range of lost circulation material data are part of a fixed data set. An initial lost circulation mix is determined from the fixed data set. An initial drill string downhole flow rate and an initial annulus uphole flow rate are determined and an initial loss volume is calculated. The initial lost circulation mix is delivered into the subterranean well. A revised drill string downhole flow rate and a revised annulus uphole flow rate are determined and a revised loss volume is calculated.


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