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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
May. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Kenneth L. Smith, Katy, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth L. Smith, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A property of fluid within a well in a geological volume is controlled. The property of the fluid may include fluid density, pressure gradient, temperature, foaming characteristics, and/or other fluid properties within the well. In particular, the fluid property is controlled discretely within different sections (e.g., at different depths) of the well.