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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jan Hendrik Gerretsen, Houston, TX (US);
Joao Paulo Juliao Matsuura, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 47/001 (2012.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 43/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/0001 (2013.01); E21B 17/012 (2013.01); E21B 43/0107 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for appraising a deepwater well comprising: producing a first quantity of hydrocarbon from an undersea reservoir; transporting the first quantity of hydrocarbon to a floating vessel; off loading the first quantity of hydrocarbon from the vessel; producing a second quantity of hydrocarbon from the undersea reservoir; and transporting the second quantity of hydrocarbon to the floating vessel.