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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Rod Shampine, Houston, TX (US);
Larry J. Leising, Missouri City, TX (US);
Shunfeng Zheng, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rod Shampine, Houston, TX (US);
Larry J. Leising, Missouri City, TX (US);
Shunfeng Zheng, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/08 (2006.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 23/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/08 (2013.01); E21B 23/14 (2013.01); E21B 47/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reducing friction between a coiled tubing and a wellbore includes: generating a periodic pressure wave; coupling the periodic pressure wave to a coiled tubing in a wellbore; and propagating the periodic pressure change in the coiled tubing wherein a friction force between the coiled tubing and the wellbore is reduced. The shape of the periodic pressure wave can be modulated to a form similar to that of a sinusoidal waveform.