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(43) Date of publication: 31.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/44 (21) Application number: 10796062.7 (22) Date of filing: 22.12.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E21B 7/18(2006.01) E21B 49/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2010/070493 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/076848 (30.06.2011 Gazette 2011/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 23.12.2009 EP 09180577 (71) Applicant: Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. 2596 HR The Hague (NL)	(72) Inventor: BLANGÉ, Jan-Jette NL-2288 GS Rijswijk (NL) (74) Representative: Matthezing, Robert Maarten et al Shell International B.V. Intellectual Property Services P.O. Box 384 NL-2501 CJ Den Haag NL-2501 CJ Den Haag (NL)