Degradable material assisted diversion or isolation
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1. A method of well treatment, comprising:
- a) injecting a slurry comprising a degradable material, b) allowing the degradable material to form a plug in one or more than one of a perforation, a fracture, and a wellbore in a well penetrating a formation;
c) performing a downhole operation; and
d) allowing the degradable material to at least partially degrade after a selected duration such that the plug disappears.
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Abstract
A method for well treatment by forming a temporary plug in a fracture, a perforation, a wellbore, or more than one of these locations, in a well penetrating a subterranean formation is provided, in which the method of well treatment includes: injecting a slurry comprising a degradable material, allowing the degradable material to form a plug in a perforation, a fracture, or a wellbore in a well penetrating a formation; performing a downhole operation; and allowing the degradable material to degrade after a selected time such that the plug disappears.
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1. A method of well treatment, comprising:
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a) injecting a slurry comprising a degradable material, b) allowing the degradable material to form a plug in one or more than one of a perforation, a fracture, and a wellbore in a well penetrating a formation;
c) performing a downhole operation; and
d) allowing the degradable material to at least partially degrade after a selected duration such that the plug disappears. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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