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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
John G. Misselbrook, Calgary, CA;
David Ross, Magnolia, TX (US);
Harold Brannon, Magnolia, TX (US);
Alexander R. Crabtree, Conroe, TX (US);
John G. Misselbrook, Calgary, CA;
David Ross, Magnolia, TX (US);
Harold Brannon, Magnolia, TX (US);
Alexander R. Crabtree, Conroe, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a method of allowing a subterranean formation to be fractured from an open hole well bore section includes providing a removable coating across substantially the entire surface of the wall of the well bore section, selectively removing the coating at a desired first fracture initiation location and allowing the first fracture to be formed in the vicinity of the desired first fracture initiation location.