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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:
Jan. 04, 2011

Filed:

Sep. 25, 2008
Applicants:

John D. Burleson, Denton, TX (US);

John H. Hales, Frisco, TX (US);

Clinton C. Quattlebaum, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

John D. Burleson, Denton, TX (US);

John H. Hales, Frisco, TX (US);

Clinton C. Quattlebaum, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/11 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A downhole oilfield completion method comprises determining a surge profile for a wellbore and assembling a downhole completion tool having an interior surge volume and comprising a surge attenuation system operable to reduce a surge of the downhole completion tool based at least in part on the surge profile. The method also comprises running the downhole completion tool into the wellbore and surging the wellbore by admitting wellbore fluid into the interior surge volume, the surge reduced at least in part by the surge attenuation system.


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