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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Charles S. Yeh, Spring, TX (US);
Michael D. Barry, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Michael T. Hecker, Tomball, TX (US);
Tracy J. Moffett, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jon Blacklock, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
David C. Haeberle, Cypress, TX (US);
Patrick C. Hyde, Hurst, TX (US);
Iain M. Macleod, Newmachar, GB;
Lee Mercer, Kintore, GB;
Stephen Reid, Aberdeen, GB;
Andrew J. Elrick, Mintlaw Peterhead, GB;
Charles S. Yeh, Spring, TX (US);
Michael D. Barry, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Michael T. Hecker, Tomball, TX (US);
Tracy J. Moffett, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jon Blacklock, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
David C. Haeberle, Cypress, TX (US);
Patrick C. Hyde, Hurst, TX (US);
Iain M. Macleod, Newmachar, GB;
Lee Mercer, Kintore, GB;
Stephen Reid, Aberdeen, GB;
Andrew J. Elrick, Mintlaw Peterhead, GB;
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for completing a wellbore including providing a packer having an inner mandrel, alternate flow channels along the inner mandrel, and a sealing element external to the inner mandrel, including connecting packer to tubular body, then running the packer and connected tubular body into the wellbore. In one aspect, the packer and connected tubular body may be placed along an open-hole portion of the wellbore. Tubular body may be a sand screen, with the sand screen comprising a base pipe, a surrounding filter medium, and alternate flow channels. The method includes setting a packer and injecting a gravel slurry into an annular region formed between the tubular body and the surrounding wellbore, and then further injecting the gravel slurry through the alternate flow channels to allow the gravel slurry to at least partially bypass sealing element of the packer.