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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:
Aug. 27, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2006
Applicants:

Bruce A. Dale, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Michael D. Barry, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Charles S. Yeh, Spring, TX (US);

Jon Blacklock, Katy, TX (US);

Darren F. Rosenbaum, Doha, QA;

Michael T. Hecker, Tomball, TX (US);

David C. Haeberle, Cypress, TX (US);

Manh V. Phi, Houston, TX (US);

Michael J. Siegman, Houston, TX (US);

John W. Mohr, Victoria, AU;

Inventors:

Bruce A. Dale, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Michael D. Barry, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Charles S. Yeh, Spring, TX (US);

Jon Blacklock, Katy, TX (US);

Darren F. Rosenbaum, Doha, QA;

Michael T. Hecker, Tomball, TX (US);

David C. Haeberle, Cypress, TX (US);

Manh V. Phi, Houston, TX (US);

Michael J. Siegman, Houston, TX (US);

John W. Mohr, Victoria, AU;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method, system and apparatus associated with the production of hydrocarbons are described. The method includes disposing a plurality of sand control devices having a primary flow path and a secondary flowpath within a wellbore adjacent to a subsurface reservoir. A packer having primary and secondary flow paths is then coupled between two of the sand control devices such that the primary and secondary flow paths of the packer are in fluid flow communication with the primary and secondary flowpaths of the sand control devices. The packer is then set within an interval, which may be an open-hole section of the wellbore. With the packer set, gravel packing of the sand control devices in different intervals may be performed. The interval above the packer may be packed before the interval below the packer. A treatment fluid may then be injected into the wellbore via the secondary flow paths of the packer and sand control devices. Then, hydrocarbons are produced from the wellbore by passing hydrocarbons through the sand control devices with the different intervals providing zonal isolation.


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