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Granted Patent B2
US 9,016,379 · App. 13/871,393 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Method of fracing a wellbore

Inventor: YingQing Xu (Tomball, TX)
Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
E21B43/26E21B34/063E21B34/14
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Patent No.
US 9,016,379
App. No.
13/871,393
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of fracing a wellbore includes sealing a tubular within a wellbore at two locations and defining an annular space between the tubular, the wellbore and two seals. The method further includes opening at least two ports providing fluidic communication between an inside of the tubular and the annular space, flowing fluid from inside the tubular to the annular space through a first of the at least two ports while flowing fluid from the annular space to inside of the tubular through a second of the at least two ports, closing the second of the at least two ports, and pressuring the annular space through the first of the at least two ports.

Claims (24)

1. A method of fracing a wellbore, comprising:

sealing a tubular within a wellbore at two locations and defining an annular space between the tubular, the wellbore and two seals;

opening at least two ports providing fluidic communication between an inside of the tubular and the annular space;

flowing fluid from inside the tubular to the annular space through a first of the at least two ports;

flowing fluid from the annular space to inside of the tubular through a second of the at least two ports during times that both of the at least two ports are open and fluid is flowing from inside the tubular to the annular space through the first of the at least two ports;

closing the second of the at least two ports; and

pressuring the annular space through the first of the at least two ports.

2. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 1 , wherein the opening the at least two ports includes moving a sleeve relative to the tubular.

3. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 2 , wherein the moving the sleeve includes pressuring up against a plug sealingly engaged with the sleeve.

4. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 2 , wherein the closing the second of the at least two ports includes moving the sleeve relative to the tubular.

5. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 4 , wherein the closing is delayed until a disappearing member in operable communication with the tubular and the sleeve has disappeared.

6. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 5 , wherein initiation of disappearing of the disappearing member occurs with the opening of the at least two ports.

7. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 6 , wherein the initiation of disappearing the disappearing member is through exposing the disappearing member to wellbore fluids.

8. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 1 , further comprising cutting a formation with the flowing of fluid from inside the tubular to the annular space.

9. A method of fracing a wellbore, comprising:

sealing a tubular within a wellbore at two locations and defining an annular space between the tubular, the wellbore and two seals;

opening at least two ports providing fluidic communication between an inside of the tubular and the annular space via moving a sleeve relative to the tubular;

flowing fluid from inside the tubular to the annular space through a first of the at least two ports;

flowing fluid from the annular space to inside of the tubular through a second of the at least two ports;

closing the second of the at least two ports via moving the sleeve relative to the tubular;

delaying the closing of the second of the at least two ports until a disappearing member in operable communication with the tubular and the sleeve has disappeared; and

pressuring the annular space through the first of the at least two ports.

10. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 9 , wherein initiation of disappearing of the disappearing member occurs with the opening of the at least two ports.

11. The method of fracing a wellbore of claim 10 , wherein the initiation of disappearing the disappearing member is through exposing the disappearing member to wellbore fluids.

Continuity (2)
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