FLOW CONTROL IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLS
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1. A method of restoring flow through an opening blocked by a plugging device in a well, the method comprising:
- conveying a well tool into the well;
contacting the plugging device with the well tool; and
permitting flow through the opening as a result of the contacting.
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Abstract
A method of restoring flow through an opening in a well, the opening being blocked by a plugging device, can include conveying a well tool into the well, contacting the plugging device with the well tool, and permitting flow through the opening as a result of the contacting step. Another method of restoring flow through an opening blocked by a plugging device in a well can include conveying a well tool into the well, reducing pressure in the well with the well tool, and permitting flow through the opening as a result of the pressure reducing step.
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1. A method of restoring flow through an opening blocked by a plugging device in a well, the method comprising:
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conveying a well tool into the well; contacting the plugging device with the well tool; and permitting flow through the opening as a result of the contacting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of restoring flow through an opening blocked by a plugging device in a well, the method comprising:
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conveying a well tool into the well; reducing pressure in the well with the well tool; and permitting flow through the opening as a result of the pressure reducing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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