CPC C09K 8/68 (2013.01) [C09K 8/62 (2013.01); E21B 33/13 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01); E21B 43/02 (2013.01); E21B 43/261 (2013.01); E21B 43/263 (2013.01); E21B 17/20 (2013.01); E21B 43/14 (2013.01); E21B 2200/06 (2020.05)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method of plugging an opening in a subterranean well, the method comprising:
deploying at least one flow conveyed plugging device into the well, the flow conveyed plugging device including a body and, extending outwardly from the body, at least one of the group consisting of: a) one or more fibers and b) one or more lines;
enclosing the body and the at least one of the group consisting of the one or more fibers and the one or more lines within a retainer, wherein the retainer is flexible and fluid-filled;
the flow conveyed plugging device being conveyed by flow in the well into sealing engagement with the opening; and
a knot of the body blocking flow through the opening.
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