PLUGGING DEVICE DEPLOYMENT IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLS
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1. A method of releasing plugging devices into a subterranean well, the method comprising:
- conveying a dispensing tool to a desired downhole location in the well, the dispensing tool including a container, and each of the plugging devices comprising at least one outwardly extending line;
then releasing the plugging devices from the container into the wellbore at the downhole location; and
then the plugging device lines degrading in the well.
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Abstract
A method of releasing plugging devices into a wellbore can include conveying a dispensing tool to a desired downhole location in the wellbore, the dispensing tool including a container, and then releasing the plugging devices from the container into the wellbore at the downhole location. A plugging device dispensing system for use with a subterranean well can include a dispensing tool having a container configured for containing multiple plugging devices, and an actuator operable to release the plugging devices from the container at a downhole location in the well.
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1. A method of releasing plugging devices into a subterranean well, the method comprising:
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conveying a dispensing tool to a desired downhole location in the well, the dispensing tool including a container, and each of the plugging devices comprising at least one outwardly extending line; then releasing the plugging devices from the container into the wellbore at the downhole location; and then the plugging device lines degrading in the well. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A plugging device dispensing system for use with a subterranean well, the dispensing system comprising:
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a dispensing tool including; a) a container containing multiple plugging devices, each of the plugging devices comprising multiple lines extending outwardly from a body, and each of the bodies and the lines comprising a degradable material that degrades in the well; and b) an actuator operable to release the plugging devices from the container at a downhole location in the well. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30)
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