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(11) EP 2 655 792 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.11.2012

(43) Date of publication:
30.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/44

(21) Application number: 11855763.6

(22) Date of filing: 09.12.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E21B 43/04(2006.01)
E21B 33/12(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2011/064090
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/096738 (19.07.2012 Gazette 2012/29)
(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: 11.01.2011 US 201161431715 P
05.12.2011 US 201113310843

(71) Applicants:
  • Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Sugar Land, TX 77478 (US)

    IS 
  • Services Petroliers Schlumberger (SPS)
    75007 Paris (FR)

    FR 
  • Schlumberger Holdings Limited
    Roadtown, Tortola 1110 (VG)

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

    AL BG CZ DE DK GR HU IE IT LT NO PL RO SI SK TR 
  • Prad Research And Development Limited
    Tortola 1110 (VG)

    AL AT BE CH CY EE ES FI HR IS LI LU LV MC MK MT PT RS SE SM 

(72) Inventors:
  • ATKINSON, Wesley Ryan
    50450 Kuala Lumpur (MY)
  • BRYANT, Clay E.
    Rosharon, TX 77583-1590 (US)
  • JASEK, Sidney
    Pearland Texas 77584 (US)

(74) Representative: Ford, Michael Frederick 
Schlumberger Cambridge Research Limited High Cross Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0EL
Cambridge CB3 0EL (GB)

   


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