CPC E21B 21/003 (2013.01) [C09K 8/516 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01); E21B 47/117 (2020.05); E21B 47/12 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A lost circulation fabric (LCF) deployment system (LCFDS) for deploying an LCF at a lost circulation zone within a wellbore, the LCFDS comprising:
a housing configured to be coupled to a tubular, the housing defining a cavity;
an opening formed in the housing, the opening providing communication between the cavity and an exterior of the housing;
a door moveable between a closed position to cover the opening formed in the housing and an opened position to uncover the opening formed in the housing;
an LCF disposed in the cavity;
a float coupled to the LCF, the float comprising a material having a mass density less than a mass density of drilling mud such that the float is buoyant when in the drilling mud; and
a release system coupled to the LCF, the release system operable to move the door between the closed position and open position to permit deployment of the LCF.
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