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PLUGGING DEVICES AND DEPLOYMENT IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLS

  • US 20170030169A1
  • Filed: 10/18/2016
  • Published: 02/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of plugging an opening in a subterranean well, the method comprising:

  • deploying a plugging device into the well, the plugging device including a body, and an outer material enveloping the body, the outer material having a greater flexibility than a material of the body; and

    conveying the plugging device by fluid flow into engagement with the opening, the body preventing the plugging device from extruding through the opening, and the outer material blocking the fluid flow between the body and the opening.

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