Technique and apparatus for completing multiple zones
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1. An apparatus usable with a well, comprising:
- a string comprising a passageway; and
a plurality of tools mounted in the string and being adapted to be placed in a state to catch objects of substantially the same size communicated downhole through the passageway.
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Abstract
An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a string and a plurality of tools that are mounted in the string. The string includes a passageway. The tools are mounted in the string and are adapted to be placed in a state to catch objects (free-falling objects and/or pumped-down objects, as just a few examples) of substantially the same size, which are communicated downhole through the passageway.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus usable with a well, comprising:
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a string comprising a passageway; and
a plurality of tools mounted in the string and being adapted to be placed in a state to catch objects of substantially the same size communicated downhole through the passageway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus usable with a well, comprising:
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a tubular member comprising a passageway;
a first tool attached to the tubular member, the first tool adapted to be placed in a state to catch a first object communicated through the passageway and perform an operation after catching the first object; and
a second tool attached to the tubular member and adapted to transition to a state to catch a second object communicated through the passageway in response to the operation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method usable with a well, comprising:
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providing a string having a plurality of tools and a passageway extending through the tools; and
without running an activation tool into the passageway, selectively activating the tools of the string to cause each activated tool to transition from a first state in which the activated tool is configured to allow a free-falling object to pass through the passageway to a second state in which the activated tool is configured to catch the free-falling object. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method usable with a well, comprising:
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dropping a first object into a passageway of a string;
catching the first object downhole in a first tool;
after the catching, exerting pressure in the passageway to cause the first tool to perform an operation, the operation producing a pressure change downhole; and
responding to the pressure change to transition a second tool from a first state in which the second tool is configured to permit a second object communicated through the string to pass through the second tool into a second state in which the second tool is configured to catch the second object. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system usable with a well, comprising:
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a string to be run into the well and comprising a passageway; and
a valve attached to the string, the valve comprising a housing having openings to establish fluid communication between the passageway and a region outside of the string, wherein at least one of the openings comprises a slot having a longitudinal length at least five times greater than a width of the slot. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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