(19)
(11) EP 2 231 990 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.01.2010

(43) Date of publication:
29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39

(21) Application number: 08860256.0

(22) Date of filing: 12.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E21B 7/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2008/086679
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/076635 (18.06.2009 Gazette 2009/25)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 12.12.2007 US 12941 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Services Pétroliers Schlumberger
    75007 Paris (FR)

    FR 
  • Schlumberger Holdings Limited
    Tortola (VG)

    GB NL 
  • Schlumberger Technology B.V.
    2514 JG The Hague (NL)

    BG CZ DE DK GR HU IE IT LT NO PL RO SI SK TR 
  • PRAD Research And Development Limited
    Road Town, Tortola (VG)

    AT BE CH LI CY CZ EE ES FI HR IS LU LV MC MT PT SE 

(72) Inventors:
  • LOPEZ DE CARDENAS, Jorge, E.
    Sugar Land TX 77479 (US)
  • SWAREN, Jason
    Sugar Land TX 77479 (US)
  • REES, Desmond, E.
    Tyler TX 75703 (US)
  • CAMPBELL, Jerry, D.
    Katy TX 77450 (US)

(74) Representative: Bailey, Richard Alan 
Marks & Clerk LLP 27 Imperial Square
Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1RQ
Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1RQ (GB)

   


(54) DEVICE AND METHOD TO REDUCE BREAKDOWN/FRACTURE INITIATION PRESSURE