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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:
Feb. 13, 2001

Filed:

Sep. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:

Morris W. Cox, Conroe, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/326 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/326 ;
Abstract

A multi-zone screenless well fracturing method and apparatus which allows multiple zones in a well to be treated with one trip of the apparatus into the hole. The apparatus includes a tool string generally comprising a crossover, a packer below the crossover, and a concentric wash pipe extending below the packer. The crossover has a first portion in communication with a tubing string connected thereto and a second portion in communication with a well annulus above the packer. The first portion of the crossover is in communication with the inner wash pipe, and the second portion of the crossover is in communication with the outer wash pipe. The tool string is adapted to stab through a plurality of big bore casing packers which are positioned between adjacent zones. A method of fracturing multiple zones in a well while monitoring conditions at the zone is also disclosed.


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