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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2004
W. John Mckeachnie, Vernal, UT (US);
Michael Mckeachnie, Vernal, UT (US);
Scott Williamson, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Rocky A. Turley, Houston, TX (US);
W. John McKeachnie, Vernal, UT (US);
Michael McKeachnie, Vernal, UT (US);
Scott Williamson, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Rocky A. Turley, Houston, TX (US);
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally provides a pressure isolation plug for managing a wellbore with multiple zones. The pressure isolation plug generally includes a body with a bore extending therethrough, a first disintegratable ball sized and positioned to restrict upward fluid flow through the bore, wherein the disintegratable ball disintegrates when exposed to wellbore conditions for a first amount of time. The plug also includes a second ball sized and positioned to restrict downward fluid flow through the bore.