US 11,725,479 B2
System and method for performing a straddle frac operation
Eugene Stolboushkin, Houston, TX (US); Vikram Unnikrishnan, Houston, TX (US); and Matthew Solfronk, Katy, TX (US)
Assigned to BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Eugene Stolboushkin, Houston, TX (US); Vikram Unnikrishnan, Houston, TX (US); and Matthew Solfronk, Katy, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/351,551.
Prior Publication US 2022/0403713 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. E21B 34/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/124 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 34/10 (2013.01) [E21B 33/124 (2013.01); E21B 2200/06 (2020.05)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of bypassing packer comprising:
applying a compressive force to a packer supported on a tubular including a central flow path, the tubular including a bypass inlet arranged uphole of the packer;
expanding the packer with the compressive force;
applying a fluid force to a bypass sleeve arranged on an outer surface of the tubular to expose the bypass inlet;
flowing a fluid through the bypass inlet into a bypass flow path arranged radially inward of the packer and radially outward of the central flow path;
passing the fluid downhole of the packer; and
discharging the fluid below the packer.