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Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Sehoon Chang, Boston, MA (US);

Wei Wang, Quincy, MA (US);

Bora Yoon, Watertown, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/11 (2012.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/11 (2020.05); E21B 41/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of quantifying zonal flow in a multi-lateral well is described. A first taggant is flowed to a first lateral, and a second taggant is flowed to a second lateral. A first produced fluid that includes the first taggant is flowed from the first lateral into a production tubing. A second produced fluid that includes the second taggant is flowed from the second lateral into the production tubing. A produced stream including the first produced fluid and the second produced fluid is flowed uphole through the production tubing. An amount of the first taggant and an amount of the second taggant in the produced stream are measured. Production of fluid from the multi-lateral well proceeds without ceasing throughout the method.


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