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'US009033046B2 2) United States Patent (io Patent No: US 9,033,046 B2 Andrew et al (45) Date of Patent: May 19, 2015, (54) MULTI-ZONE FRACTURING AND SAND A 21964 Caldwell tsoi109 ‘CONTROL COMPLETION SYSTEM AND 4 : oo oe 7 7 | abla nih 3,390,724 A * 7/1968 Caldwell 1661100 Sonar? A+ biots Pomerat al {om (71) Applicans:Calin F. Andrew, Houston, TX (US); 38600 4 + Zap Ieeit00 Bradley G. Baker, Houston, TX (US): 2+ F190 iene Hea chael H. Johnson, Katy, TX (US + 6995 Rebate, No ‘Michael Ht Joh Katy, TX (US) A * 11/1908 Johnson 166/250.01 a. rt—‘“C™—COCON A tao Seal te Bradley G. Baker, Houston, TX (US): iia “Miche! H. Johason, Kats. TX (US) Johason 13084 2 Johnsen oa 02 (73) Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houst Bek ‘Sierra etal. 166-250.07 ; Bi ‘T2000 Helms al ™ Us) 27/2010 Johnson (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this (Continued) poten intend or at ue 35 orier PUBLICATIONS Cay Gard an Pl NE, RO Tt “Nos Copa slg ina Fontenot 1g he a Sant Cnt par SPEND 08, a) Files: ox 10,2012 SCbINDc eli ContoAmtan Te has 6s) Prior Publication Data 23-25, 2005, pp. 1-5 (21) Appl. No. 137688,489 (Continved) US 201410096970.A1 Apr 10, 2014 GI) meen Primary Examiner — Kenneth [Thompson E21B 43726 (2006.01) (V4) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Cantor Colburn LLP FIIBAVID (2006.01) EDIB ARS (2006.01) ye (2) US.Cl 6, ABSTRACT cee E210 43/26 (2013.01); E210 43/112 Arult-rone fracturing and sand control completion system (2013.01); £2/B 49/14 2013.01) employable in a borehole. The system includes a easing. A (58) Field of Classification Search facturing assembly including a fracturing telescoping unit CPC... E2IB 43/112; F21B 48114; £21.43/26 extendable from the casing to the borehole and a frac sleeve spe 1662271, 308.1, 177.5 movable within the easing to accessor block the fracturing See pplication file for complete search history. {eleseoping unit; and, an opening inthe casing. The opening including a dissolvable plugging material capable of maine 66) References Cited ‘aining frac pressure in de casing during fracturing oper ‘ion trough the telescoping unit. Also included isamethod of U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS ‘operating within borehole 2708000 A * 51985 Zander 6100 285800 8 © 1019s8 Zander 166100 18 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets 66) 7798213 Tose st So.ti6 so0T 365807 san2 oe 573 77684 78,600 2m10.026347 ao1vo1tasi9) References Cited USS. PATENT DOCUMENTS we Bae Bae al ale 92010 02012 2203 52013 14 T2014 Thoia 02010 2011 Harvey etal Richard ea Parker Mura Agia et O°Consel shan uang eal Xuetal O°Connei et Xuctal Xuetal al US 9,033,046 B2 Page 2 166.2427 Teo 308 1 166.85 ‘663081 16637 ‘63081 1663081 16100 1663081 166 3081 1663081 21VOLRUG AL 62011 Xuceal doLLoLs26i2 AL 2011 “Aguaval etal. gordort4sst Al 52011 Newronstal aorio220s61 AL* 92011 Hane 16308.1 goiui27362 AL 92011 Huang etal gouuniso% AL 122011 Xuetal doI200THSI9 AI "32012. Richard ea (OTHER PUBLICATIONS International Search Report and Writen Opiiion, Date of mailing ee 9, 2013, Inerational Application No. PCTUS2O13 088437, ‘Koren Intellectual Property Ofie, Iteration Search Report $ pages Wrilen Opinion 10 pages * cited by examiner US 9,033,046 B2 Sheet 1 of 10 May 19, 2015 U.S, Patent US 9,033,046 B2 Sheet 2 of 10 May 19, 2015 US. Patent OIRRRA RAR AXA a SIRNA RRNA RNIN RNA RRA RNA EES oo YA WY U.S. Patent May 19, 2015 Sheet 3 of 10 US 9,033,046 B2 16 52 50 59 Y . Y 50 NES reo A 4 Y Z 46 & 22,34 FIG.4 U.S. Patent May 19, 2015 Sheet 4 of 10 US 9,033,046 B2 32 66N2..°.°.°.°, 68: bo 0 0 0 a?” 26 16 FIG.5 BNL 8 y 1 y }] VILLI ENS VZZ A | \ \ ¥ ‘ y a ! 7 8 L.T//, a U.S. Patent May 19, 2015 Sheet 6 of 10 70 is 28-7} FIG.7 12 US 9,033,046 B2 1-16 1 22 18 + 26 32 70 U.S. Patent May 19, 2015 Sheet 7 of 10 US 9,033,046 B2 U.S. Patent May 19, 2015 Sheet 8 of 10 US 9,033,046 B2 C _ 6NZ "4 AK FIG.9 U.S. Patent May 19, 2015 Sheet 9 of 10 US 9,033,046 B2 FIG.10 U.S. Patent May 19, 2015 Sheet 10 of 10 US 9,033,046 B2 FIG.11 US 9,033,046 B2 1 -MULTI-ZONE FRACTURING AND SAND. (CONTROL COMPLETION SYSTEM AND ‘METHOD THEREOF BACKGROUND In the deiling and completions industry, the formation of boreholes forthe purpose of proiuction or injection o iid is ‘common, The boreholesare use forexplortion orentractin ‘of natural resources suchas hydrocarbons, el, gas, water. and ‘alternatively for CO2 sequestration, ‘Tocextrat the natural resources, it is common to cement 2 ‘casing string into the borehole snd then perforate the sing fnd cement with perforating gun. The perforations are iso- Jated by installation and setting of packers or bridge plugs, and then fracturing fuid is delivered from the surface t0 Tractuee the formation outside of the isolated perforations ‘The borehole having the cemented easing string is known as a cased hole, The use ofa perforating gun is typically per- qTormed in sequence from the bottom af the cased ole ta the surface. The se of perforating guns roetcally eliminates the possibility of incorporating optics or sensor cables into an Intelligent well ystem (TWS”) because of therisk of damage to these sensitive systems. Furthermore, once the casing is perforate, sereens must be put into place to prevent sand trom being produced with desired extracted Mids. A seroea ‘must be ran onthe production pipe and an additional joint of pipe asa seal witha sliding sleeve fora selector flow sereen is also included. The incorporation of the sand control system takes up valuable space withia an iauer diameter ofa easing limiting # diameter of a production pipe passed therein Screens, while nevessary for sand contr, also have other Jnsues such as hot spots andl susceptibility to damage during run-ins that need to be consiaaly addressed. In Tien of coment, another common fraeturing procedure involves the placement of external packers that isolate zones ‘ofthe easing. The zones areereated through the useof sliding sleeves, This method of fracturing involves proper packer placement when making up the string and delays o allow the packers o sell to isolate the zones, There are also potential ‘uncertainties as to whether all the packers havesttsineda seal sothal thedeveloped pressure inthe string is elably going to the intended zone with the pressure delivered into the string st the surface. Proper sand control and the incorporation of @ sand sercen ae sll necessary for subsequent proton ther ofthese operations is typically performed in several steps, requiring multiple trips into and out of the borebole With the Work string which adds to expensive sig time, The interior diameter ofa production ube affects the quantity of production fluids that are produced therethrough, however the ability to incorporate larger production bess prohibited by the current systems required for fracturing a formation ‘wall ofthe borehole and subsequent sond-free production, Tus, the art wou be receptive fo improved systems and. methods for limiting the numberof txips made into a bore hole, inreasing the available ianer space for production protecting intelligent systems in the borehole, and ultimately ‘decreasing costs and increasing production, BRIEF DESCRIPTION A multi-zone factoring and sand contol completion sys= tem employable in aborehole, the system includes a easing: 8 fcturing assembly including a fracturing telescoping tit ‘extendable from the casing to the horehole and a fra sleeve ‘movable within the easing to access or block the facturing telescoping unit; and, an opening in the easing, the opening 0 o 2 including a dissolvable plugging material capable of main- ‘aining frac pressure in de casing during fracturing oper tion through the telescoping unit ‘A micthod of operating within a borehole, the method includes providing a casing within a boreboe, the borehole having a diameter between approximately 8:5" and 10.75 and, rinsing tubular within the casing the tubular having an ‘outer diameter greater than 274 ‘A method of operating within a borehole, the method includes providing a casing within the borehole, the casing bhaving an opening including a dissolvable plugging material extending fracturing telescoping unit of' facturing assem bly from the casing to a formation wall of the borehole ‘racraring the formation wall through the fracturing telescop- ing unit; moving a sleeve within the casing to block the ‘racturing telescoping nit running tubular within the eas- ing: and dissolving the plugging material, wherein the plug- king material i capable of maintaining frac pressure within the casing during a fracturing operato [BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. ‘The flowing descriptions should not be considered lim iting in any way. With reference tothe accompanying draw ings, ike elements are numbered! alike TFIG. 1 shows a partial perspective view and partial eros sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of a one-trip :multi-zone fracturing and sand control completion system in a boeehole FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of a frseturing telescoping assembly; FIG. 3 shows a crose-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of a production telescoping assembly: FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional View of an exemplary embodiment ofa telescoping unit for either the fracturing or production telescoping assemblies of FIGS, 2 and 3; FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment ofa porous sereen material in a easing: FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment ofa dissolvable plugging material; FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of portion oF the completion system of FIG. 1 ina open hoe FIG. & shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of portion ofthe completion system of FIG. 1 ina cased hole; FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of 9 portion ofthe completion system of FIG. 1 ina cased hole and in combination with an exemplary fiber optic sensor array; FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment ofthe completion system of FIG. Hina eased bole: and, FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary ‘embodiment ofthe completion system of FIG, 1 in a eased hole and depicting method of fracturing and predction DETAILED DESCRIPTION A dated description of one or more embodiments of the isclosed apparatus and method are resented herein by way ‘of exemplification and not limitation with reference to the Figures FIG. I shows an overview of an exemplary embodiment of ‘ one-trip muli-zone fracturing and sand control completion system 10, The system 10 is usable in a borehole 12 that is ormed from a sree through a formation, exposing a for US 9,033,046 B2 3 ‘mation wall 14in the borehole 12. In this exemplary embod ment, the borchole 12 is 10°" diameter in order to accom- modte 975" outer diameter ("OD") production casing 16 having an 8.5" inner diameter (“ID"). Inthe exemplary sys- tem 10 described herein, the easing 16 does not require per- {oration and therefore optics and sensor cables can be Included therein, or even on an exterior ofthe casing 16, ‘without risk of damage by perforating guns. In onder to ive= ture the sorounding formation, a fracturing assembly 18 includes openings 20 (shown in FIG. 2) inthe casing 16 that are provided with fracturing telescoping unis 22 and an inte Flor sleeve 24, such asa fre sleve, that can be arranged 10 block the openings 20 subsequent a fracturing operation. An ‘exemplary embodiment ofthe fracturing telescoping units 22 ‘sshown inmore detail in FIG.2. Depending onthe formation itself, when the formations racured, dhe fracturesimay grow ‘upandior down from the fracturing lation. Therefore, pro- duction openings 26 (shown in FG. 3) are provided both "phole and downhole ofthe fracturing openings 20 © max mize production within each zone, The product 26 arenot covered by the sleeve 24, and because the prodve- tion openings 26 must hold pressure in the casing 16 to allow the fracturing operation to be performed effetvely. the pro- “duetion openings 26 ae filled with a plugging material 28 such as a metallic materia, that holds the pressure until at least subsequent the fracturing operations and insertion of a production tubular 30, after which it can be dissolved of ‘corroded out. The production openings 26 further include 3 porous material 32 that remains intact even after the dissoh- tion ofthe plogging material 28 herein, particularly forwhen the system 10 is employed in an open (uncemented) borehole 12. Iman exemplary embodiment, he production opesings 26 alsa include prodicton telescoping units 34, e¢ shown ‘more dealin FIG. 3. Although thesystem described hereinis ‘usable in an open (uncemented) borchole 12, the telescoping units 22,34 of the fracturing openings 20 and the production ‘openings 26 allow for thecasing 16o be cemented within the borehole 12 using cement 36 without blocking any of the ‘openings 20, 26 since the telescoping units 22, 34 can be ‘extended to the formation wall 14 prior to the cementing ‘operation. While prior fracturing systems roquire erossover tools that suffer from erosion that limits the numberof frac- tures to two or three before tipping. system 10 contains & Jarge bore area om the onder of 210 4 times the bore anva of ‘cureat crossover ools which minimizes erosion through the placement toot essentially allowing for 6 ro 12 fractures to be placed ina single trp. Utilizing computational flow dynamies ‘and fracture modeling, system 10 could potentially be used Tora single trip multizone facturing system where any au- ber of zones are enabled and any quantity of proppant vol- umes are allowed to pass therethrongh, As further shown in FIG. 1, he production tubular 30, such ‘san intelligent wel system (TWS"), is insertable ino the sing. 16. The production tubular 30 includes isolation ‘devices, hervinaflerreferredtoas packers 38,on an exterior of the production tubular 30, and spanning an annulus boteen “an exterior ofthe production tubular 30 and an interior ofthe ‘casing 16,10 isolate zones from each other. Each zone pref ‘erably inchudes a least one acting telescoping unit 22, a Jeast one prodction opening 26 beoween an uphole packer 38 ‘ofthe zone and the atleast one Fveturng telescoping unit 22, land atleast one production opening 26 between « downhole packer 48 of the 7one and the at east one fracturing tlescop- ‘ing unit 22. Placing the fracturing openings 20 between the production openings 26 within each zone maximizes produc: tion, Due in pat tothe factoring openings 20 which clini nate the need for interior strictures within the easing 16 10 openings 2 0 o 4 accommodate a perforating gun, and due in part tothe pro- ‘duction openings 26having sand contol whic eliminates the need for a separate sereen pipe, the production tubular 30 ‘inserted within the &.5" inner diameter of the casing 16 is a 516" IWS, or approximately 51% ofthe borehole, whieh is ‘much greater than a standard 27" production tublae that is ‘normally employed in 8s" borehole, or approximately only 34a the borehole The bore ofthe packers 38 likewise are increased to accommodate the lager production tubular 30. Te resultant system 10 enabling the use of a larger produc ‘ion tubular 30s capable of greatly increasing the numberof barrels per day that ean be produced therelrough as opposed {0 a system that can only incorporate a smaller production tubular. The system 10 may further include wet connect? indvetive covple(s) to allow for electric coupling andlor hydraulic coupling to occur between different seetions ofthe completion system 10 within the casing 16. FIG. 4 shows an exemplary telescoping uit 22.34 for fracturing assembly 18 and/or production opening 26. The telescoping unit 22, 34 includes any number of nested see- tions 44,46, 48, In one exemplary embodiment, the separate sections 44, 46, 48 of the telescoping unit 22, 34 include exterior radial detents 50 that engage with inferior detent engaging members 52 on outer sections. Other exemplary embodiments of featares of telescoping units 22,34 for usein the system 10 are deseribed in U'S, Pat No, 7,798,213 to Harvey etal, which is herein incorporated by eference ints entirely, ‘As will be deseribed below with respect to FIG. 7, the sliding sleeve 24 for blocking aecess to the fracturing fele- ‘Scoping unit 22 is movable using a shifting tool 74, Alterna- tively, the sliding sleeve 24 an heoperable ith a bal anding ‘oma scat, The telescoping units 22, M shown in FIGS. 1-tare illustrated in an extended position agains the formation wall 14, although it should be understood that other telescoping ‘units 22,34 within the same system 10 may be retracted, such as those within different zones. The facturing teleseoping ‘unit 22 can be initially obstructed witha plug or rmpture dise so that internal pressire inthe easing 16 will result i tele- ‘Scoping extension between or among sections 44, 46, 48 in cach unit 22. The leading ends 60 of the telescoping unit 22 ‘ill contset the formation wall 14 such that facturing fluids will not egress in the surrounding anaulas 78 between the casing 16 and formation Wall 14 whea employed ia an open borehole 12 rather than cemented borchole 12. Whea cemented, the telescoping units 22, 34 are extended into feaniaet with the formation wall 14 prior to the cementing process to avoid the need for perforation through the cement 36. Once all of the fracturing telescoping units 22 are ‘extended, the plugs/niptue dses in the facturing telescoping ‘mits 22 can be removed, This ean be done in many ways but ‘one way’ isto use plugs that ean dissolve such as aluminum alloy plugs that will dissolve ia an inimaduced Mid. The tissoftion ofthe plug or removal ofthe rupture disc in the fracturing assembly 18 should not affect the plugging mate- ial 28 of the production opening 26. Other exemplary embodiments of features of telescoping units 22,34 forusein the system 10 are described in U.S. Published Application ‘No. 20100263871 to Xi et al and U S, Pat, No, 7.938.188 t0 Richard el, both of which are herein incorporated by ref= ‘erence i their entcties Tn atleast an open hole application, the pretuction open- ‘ngs 26 include the porous material 32 therein for preventing sand, proppant, or other debris from entering into the easing 14. The porous material 32 should have enough strength withstand the pressures of fracturing fis passing trough the easing 16. As shown in FIG. 5, solid state reaetions US 9,033,046 B2 5 between altemating layers of beads of difering materials 64, 66 produces exothennic heat which alone orincanjunction of an applied pressure forms porous matrix tbat can be used (0 fill he production openings 26 ofthe casing 16, The bi-laysr ‘energetic materials are formed from a variety of materials ‘nchiding, but no limited to: Ti &B, Zr B, HERB, TSC, ZeKC HRC, TiS Si, ZF 8S, ND&SI,NIKAL Ze AL tnd Pd & Al. An exemplary method of making the porous ‘material 68 is described US. Pat. No. 7,684,854 Holmes ‘tal, whichis herein incorporated by reference ins entirety. Because the porous material 68 is formed into the opening of the casing 16,or ato the telescoping unit as shown ia FIG. 3, the inner diameter of the casing 16 is not reduced, and likewise an outer diameter of an inner production tubular 30 ‘canbe increased. Ineither open hole orcased hole application, the casing 16 nist be able to perform as a “blank pipe” with at least @ pressure rating capable of handling the frac initiation and propagation pressures. If there isany leakage, a separate pipe Would berequired to eal off the openings 20,26 which would inevitably take up space within the inner diameter of the casing 16 and reduce an available space for the production tubular 30, Monitoring equipment can be integrated within the casing 16 and exposed o higher than 25 Kpsi sereen out pressures. An exemplary embodiment of pressure monitoring ‘equipment is described by USS. Pat. No. 7,748,459 10 olism, which is herein incorporated by reference in its ‘entirety To plug the production openings 26in a manner able to withstand the free pressure and to prevent leaks the plug material 28 incindes a nanomatex powder metal compact as described in U.S. Patent Application No. 20110132143 tou ‘tal, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. AS shown in FIG. 6, an exemplary embodiment of the powder metal compact 200 incindes a substantially-continucus, cel- Tolar nanomatrix 216 having nanomatix material 220, @ plurality of dispersed particles 214 including a particle core ‘material 218 that includes Mg, Al,ZnorMn,oracombination thereo, dispersed inthe celular nanomatrx 246, anda solid- state bond layer extending throghont the ellularnanomatrix 216 between the dispersed particles 214. The resultant pow ‘der metal compact 200 isa lightweight, high-strength mictal Tie material that is selectably and controllably disposable or ‘degradable. The fullyslens, sintered powder compact 200 ‘includes lighweight particle cores and core materials having ‘various single layer and multilayer nanoscale coatings. The ‘compet 200 has high mechanical stength properties, suchas ‘compression and shear strength and controlled dissolution in various wellbore fluids. As used herein, “eellular™is used 10 indicate thatthe nanomatrix 216 defines a network of gener- ally’ repeating, interconnected, compartments of calls of ‘anomatrix material 220 that cacompass and also intercon rect the dispersed particles 214, As used herein, “nanoms tex" is used to describe the size or scale of the matrix, par ticularly the thickness of the matrix hetween adjacent dispersed particles 244, The metallic coating layers, that are sintered together to form the nanomatix 216, are themselves rnanoseae thickness coating layers. Since the nanomatrix 246 at most locations, ether than the intersection of more than 660 ‘ispersed particles 214 generally comprises the interiffasion and bonding of two coating layers from adjacent powder particulates having 2 nanoscale thicknesses, the matrix ormed also has a nanoscale thickness (eg., approximately ‘ortimes the coating layer thickness) andi thus deseribed as ‘a nanomatrix 216, The powder compact 200 is configured to be selectively and controllably dssolvable ina borehole tid jn response to a changed condition in the borehole 12. Examples of the changed condition that may be exploited t0 0 o 6 provide selectable and controllable dissolvability include a change in temperature or borehole fd temperature, change in pressure, change inflow rate, change in PH or change ia chemical composition of the borehole isi, ora combination thereof, Because of the high strength and density of the ahove-deseribed plug material 28, the production openings 26 piogaed with the plugging material 28 are able to hold pressure within thecasing 16 when thecasing 16 i pressured to perform the fracturing operations. Inthe open hole application the plug material 28 subsequently dissolves, after the facturing operations are completed and the production ‘ubulur 30 is run into the exsing 16, leaving the porous mate- rial 32 within the production openings 26 to prevent sand and other debris from flowing into the easing 16 and the produe- ‘ion tubular 30. In the cased application, the plug material 28 at the leading end 60 of the production telescoping units 34 likewise dissolve after the facturing operations are com pleted and the production tubular 30 is inserted, leaving the {elescoping units 4 free to receive production Muids flowing therethrough, Thesloeves 4 cover the fracturing openings 20 after the fracturing operations are completed to prevent any sand from entering through the fraturing openings 20, and therefore the casing 16 provides the necessary sand control ‘operation without the need fora Separate sereen tubular pos ‘oned exterior ofthe prodetion tubular 30. FIG. 7 shows the system 10 prior fo completion with a production robular 30nd packor 38. The system 10 is shown positioned in an open borehole 12 with the casing 16 secured ‘lative tothe formation wall 14 with at least one pair of open hole packers 70 to distinguish the enclosed area therebetween asa zone 72 for prodiction. The depicted zone 72 includes at Teastone fracturing assembly 18havingat east one fracturing telescoping unit 22. During mun-in, the telescoping init 22 is retracted position to prevent damage thereto andthe frac sleeve 24 canbe positioned so that the facturing openings 20 are exposed, fer placed ina desired area of the borebole 12 Torperforming a frac job, the telescoping unit 22 i extended as shown in FIG. 7 to move into contact withthe formation ‘wall 14. service string 7 is provided that is illustrated to include a locator to eonfiam oF eorelate tool position relative tolocator nipple 76,aslick joint with bypass. anda frac sleeve shifting too for moving the rac sleeve 24 to block the open- ings 20 of the fracturing telescoping units 22 when the frc- {uring operation is completed. In this exemplary embod sent, because the easing 16 is not cemented but instead an ‘annulus 78s provided for the inflow of production tis, the casing 16 includes production openings 26 provided withthe above-described plugging material 28 on an interior of the casing 16 to maintain the fac pressure. The porous material 32isalso provided in the production openings 26 fr filtering the production fuids entering aa interior of the casing 16. Alter the frie operation is completed aud the IWS/packer String (production tubular 30 and pucker 38) is inserted, dhe plugging material 28 is dissolved from the production open- ings 26 and the porous material 32 remains intact for sand ‘control as the production fluids enter an interior of the casing 16 towanls the production tubular 30. Using the system 10 shown in F1G.7, a horehole sizeof 8/5" is capable of peri tingan IWSsize os" trough a casing ID of 6", orappeo mately 41% ofthe borehole 12. Aso, a borehole ize of 1094" is capable of permiting an IWS size of 5" though a casing TD of 8 or approximately $196 ofthe borehole 12. FIG. Balso shows the system 10 prior to completion with the IWSipacker string 30, 38. The system 10 of FIG. 8, ‘however, is shown positioned ina cased borehole 12 withthe casing 16 secured relative to the formation wall 14 with ‘cement 36. The depicted zone 72 includes atleast one frae- US 9,033,046 B2 7 ‘uring assembly 18 having teat one fneurng telescoping tit 2, Due tothe coment 36 which fils the annals 7 between the casing 1 andthe formation wal 14, the prode- tion openings 26 must alo ince telescoping units 84 The ringing material 28 ofthe prdvtion opening 26 paced 2 ending nd 60 (a formation wall contacting end) of he prodvtonfelscoping mits 34 to foros the pradctin lee Scoping units 34 into teirextended positon vate intreal presste Ding rin, the telescoping unt 2,34 both theitacturngansembly 18nd the podocton opening 36 are in Weir retraced position to prevent damage thereto, Aer being placed ina denied are of te borehole 2 for perfor inga racjob the lescoping nit 2 ofthe fatring assem bias well athe telescoping uit M ofthe proton open ing 26 are extended x shown fo mone at contact with te Formation wall 1. The an 78m hen Be coment. As inthe open borehole 12 application, the service string 78s provided. After the frac operation completed a the WS) pockersting30 3s inetd the pong material inte Prothcton opcing 26 is daslved. screen muerial 32s Provided as chown in FIG. 3 ill emai int for and oni the poco Mente nto othe casing Te towards the production fabuae 30. Using the system 10 shown in FIG. 8a borehole sizeof 8s enable of perit- ting an TWS sizeof 44" throvgh a casing ID of 6% or pproximately 51% ofthe bork 12. Also bore size 011004" capableof pemiting an WS sie of 37 though ‘teasing ID of 8, or approximately $1% ofthe borehole 2 IG. 9 shons another exemplary embodiment ofa eased pplication othe fatringand sand ental system 10. This {hbodimentssimilartotha shownint1G. Bbw itonally Stedes 9 dntbuted emperor sensing (DTS) ther {pte sensor arty cable Sen amex oh csing 16 I is important o oe that soc an arrangement would not be Fenube if the cemented casing 16 was perforated sing perforating gun. Whilea DTS cable 86issbown, should be tnorstood that alter inline opti andor elce= ta ables andor systems may alse ples on or rea tothe ensing 16 that woul there be damoged dang perforating proves TG. 10 shows the sytem 10 of FIG. 8 with a prodston tubule 30 inserted therein. The ostated TWSpecker sting 0 38repate proton witha ler valve endnote ina depicted zone 72 sing the packer 38, The {WS 30 my ince adiona sand contol redundancy sing the porous Screen material 82 described above placed within pont Bo thelws 30 "Amethod of employing he system 10 shonin FG. 103s ddsernedwith epee oF 1G. 1, The caning T6oftbesyste Wis unin s borehole 2with service sing 74 (hn FIGS. 79) at the bottom or dowabole end. Thrash te bypus ofthe sevice string 74 th pa fae ocean te torchole 12. The casing 1 i presured to extend the flee ‘oping wis 22, M ofthe fratring assembly 18 atte protiction openings 26, The anus 78 hstwoen the essing Teand the formation wal 1s thon cemented. ner hanger packers reset Th the pois bores locate sod sat ‘fw weit appli The ilstated zone 72 fated by runing die pli the elescoping unit 22 of he act ing assembly 18 and passing facing Hid thereiough inching «washout procedure performed inthe fetus. ‘Thepraicolthe ac stove 24 isengagedby thesifing ook nd shied to closed potion to cover the actrng open- ings 20. The service sng 74 is pulled up toa ext Zone ‘When the zones have been frctured, an tncr completion Sting (eduction abular 30) smn through the easing 16 The piging material 28 solved and prodiction fils 0 o 8 ‘are produced through the production openings 26anJ into the ports 88 ofthe production tubular 30. “Thus, a novel approseh vo a multi-zone one wip fracturing sand control completion has been described that vastly ‘nereases production quantity by enabling the use of larger production tubilars 30 within standard sized casings 16. larger area forthe stimulation workstring is also provided ‘without erosion or pump rte limiting issues forthe mulizone ‘one tip stimulation. Perforation is eliminated in cased hole ‘applications, and isues with perforating fines migration are thus eliminated. External DTS applications are allowed in cased und cemented wellbores, Sad contol i also ensured Overall, well performance is improved while lowering eost and expanding IWS options. ‘While the invention has boen described with reference to n exemplary embodiment or embodiments, it will be under- ‘ood by those skilled inthe ar that varions changes may be ‘made and oquvalents may be substituted for elements thereof ‘without departing from the scope ofthe invention, nad ‘ion, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material othe teachings of the invention without deparing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, iis fntended thatthe invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed ax the hest mode contemplated for carrying vt tis invention, but that the invention will inelude allenmbodimeats falling within the scope ofthe claims. Also, inthe drawings and the deseription, there ave been disclosed ‘exemplary embadimenis ofthe inveation and, although spe- cific terms may have been employed, they are unless other wise stated used ina generic and descriptive sense only and fot for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention therefore not being so limited. Moreover, the use ofthe terms fist, sccond, etc. do not denote any order or importance, but rather the terms first, second ee, are used to distinguish one clement fromanother Furthermore, the use ofthe terms, ete, do not denote limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at feast one of the referenced item, ‘What is claimed is 1. A multicone fracturing and sand contro! completion system employable in borehole, the system comprising: casing! 4 facturing assembly including a fracturing telescoping unit extendable ffom the easing tothe borehole and 3 frac sleeve movable within the easing 1o expose the fracturing telescoping unit during 9 fracturing operation and to block the fracturing telescoping unit after the fracturing operation is completed; and, ‘an opening inthe casing, the opening including @ porous material and a dissolvable plogging material, the di solvable plugging material xpable of maintaining fae ppresure in the easing during the fracturing operation Tough the telescoping unit, and the porous material inching atleast two different materials fused together bby exothermic heat resulting from solid state reactions between altemating layers ofthe at least wo different materials, 2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a tubular inserted within the casing, wherein an outer diameter ofthe tubular is greater than 3$% of an inner diameter of the bore- hole 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plugging material in she opening is capable of withstanding atleast 10,000 psi “4. The system of elaim I, wherein the plugging material is ‘a nanomatrix powder metal compact. 'S. The system of claim 1, wherein the opening further includes a telescoping unit extendable from the easing wo the US 9,033,046 B2 9 borehole, and the plugging materials positioned ata bore= hoe contacting end ofthe telescoping unit ofthe opening, 6 Thesystem of ela 8, futher eompeising cement posi- tioned in at annthis between the essing and borshole wal the scoring telescoping unit and the eleacoping unit ofthe ‘opening extend tothe boreole wall prior o comeing Proce “rThesystem ofelaim {wherein the opening inthe casing includes ast one opening positioned uphole ofthe frac turing telescoping tit snd a Teast one opening positioned owohole ofthe facturing telescoping unit within a same done ofthe ays ‘The system of csi 7 farther comprising, within the ‘asin, it packer pho ofthe raturing telescoping vit fan a second packer dowahole ofthe ractiring telescoping Unita segregate a zone ofthe system fom other zones nthe system 9 The system ola further comprising a her optic or sensor cable positioned on the easing 10. slisone facturing sad sand contol complet system employable in borehole the system comipasing 2 fctring assembly including a fracturing telescoping ‘nit extendable from the easing to the borehole ad frac sleeve movable within the casing to expose the fractring telescoping mi during facturing operation and to block the fracturing telescoping unit ther the Fracturing operation is completed: an opening in the casing the opening ncng disso able pling material capable of maintaining Irae pes Sure in the easing, dorng the fractiring. operation Ahrovgh the telescoping unt and 4 tubular inserted witin the easing, wherein ports in the ‘ubule farther inehide a porous material ofa least 60 different materials fisedtogetber by exothermic eat ‘esting frm slid state reactions Between alerting layers ofthe at least two diferent materials. 11, A method of operating within « borehole wsing the system of claim 1, the method comprising roving the casing within the hoehole, the borehole having a diameter between approximately 8.5" and 10 running @ tubular within the easing, the tubular having an ‘outer diameter greater than 274" 12, The method of elim 11, further comprising, prior to sunning the tubular within the casing, fracturing a formation ‘wall through the fracturing telescoping unit extending from the casing tothe formation wall wile maintaining fine pres- sure the easing withthe plugging material inthe opening in the easing 13, The method of elaim 12, fuer comprising, prior: ‘facturing, extending the fracturing telescoping. unit and extending a telescoping unit from the opening inthe casing 10 formation wall ofthe borehole, and cementing an annulus between the easing and the fomnation wall 14, The method of elsim 13, further comprising dissolving the plugging material subsequent running the tubular within the easing 15. A method of operating within a borehole using the system of claim 1, the method comprising: providing the casing within the borehole extending the fracturing telescoping unit ofthe fracturing assembly from the casing to a formation wall of the borehole; ‘racturing the formation wall through the fracturing tele- scoping unit ‘moving te fae sleove within the casing to block the frac turing telescoping unit: ring tabular within the easing; and dissolving the pluguing material, wherein the plugging ‘material i eapable of maintaining frac pressure within the easing during the facturing operation, 16. The method of claim 18, furher comprising extending ‘telescoping unit from the casing opening tothe formation ‘wall and cementing an annulus between the easing and the {ormation wal 17. The method of claim 18, farther comprising providing 1 porous material in the easing opening, 18, The method of claim 18, wherein running a tubular ‘includes running. tubular that has an outer diameter greater than 359% ofa diameter of the borehole

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