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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2010
Pavlin B. Entchev, Houston, TX (US);
William A. Sorem, Katy, TX (US);
Zhihua Wang, Stavanger, NO;
David A. Baker, Bellaire, TX (US);
John K. Montgomery, Houston, TX (US);
Larry Mercer, Doha, QA;
Dennis H. Petrie, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Pavlin B. Entchev, Houston, TX (US);
William A. Sorem, Katy, TX (US);
Zhihua Wang, Stavanger, NO;
David A. Baker, Bellaire, TX (US);
John K. Montgomery, Houston, TX (US);
Larry Mercer, Doha, QA;
Dennis H. Petrie, Sugar Land, TX (US);
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
RASGAS COMPANY LIMITED, Doha, QA;
Abstract
A bridge plug arrangement includes a plug having an upper end and a bottom end. The bridge plug arrangement also optionally includes a cylindrical seat. The bridge plug arrangement further includes a tubular member. The tubular member may be part of a casing string. The tubular member is configured to receive the plug and, when used, the seat. The plug and/or the seat may be fabricated from a frangible material. Also disclosed is a method for diverting fluids in a wellbore using the bridge plug arrangement. The method may include landing the plug onto the seat within the wellbore below a subsurface zone of interest. Treatment fluids are then injected into the wellbore, where they are diverted through perforations and into a formation. The plug and/or seat is then optionally broken into a plurality of pieces through use of a downward mechanical force.