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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.05.2015 (43) Date of publication: 20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03 (21) Application number: 14713241.9 (22) Date of filing: 14.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E21B 43/26(2006.01) E21B 34/14(2006.01) E21B 23/03(2006.01) E21B 23/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2014/050789 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/140611 (18.09.2014 Gazette 2014/38)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 15.03.2013 GB 201304833 (71) Applicant: Petrowell Limited Aberdeen AB12 3LF (GB)	(72) Inventor: PATTON, Damien Gerard Huntly Aberdeen AB54 4NL (GB) (74) Representative: Docherty, Andrew John  Marks & Clerk LLP Aurora 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JS Glasgow G2 7JS (GB)