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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Edward O'malley, Houston, TX (US);
Beau R. Wright, Tomball, TX (US);
Juan C. Flores, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Edward O'Malley, Houston, TX (US);
Beau R. Wright, Tomball, TX (US);
Juan C. Flores, The Woodlands, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of closing a fluid flow path in a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes: supplying a flexible structure having a selected shape sufficient to seat on an opening of the fluid flow path, the flexible structure including pores of selected dimensions; determining seating of the flexible structure on the opening of the fluid flow path from a sensor measurement; and supplying a slurry containing a sealant to the flexible structure seated on the opening of the fluid flow path to plug the pores with the sealant to close the fluid flow path.