| US 7,337,844 B2 | ||
| Perforating and fracturing | ||
| Jim B. Surjaatmadja, Duncan, Okla. (US); and Michael Harries, Gt. Yarmouth (United Kingdom) | ||
| Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, Okla. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/430,679. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0261852 A1, Nov. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 28/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 166—308.1 [166/177.5] | 18 Claims |
| 15. A method comprising:
receiving fluid for perforating in a downhole tool through a tubing string, wherein the downhole tool resides in a wellbore;
perforating, with the fluid for perforating through a plurality of apertures, a wall of the wellbore proximate the downhole
tool, the plurality of apertures used in perforating defining first apertures;
receiving fluid for fracturing in the downhole tool through the tubing string;
opening a flowpath to at least one second aperture; and
fracturing, with the fluid for fracturing through the at least one second aperture of the downhole tool distinct from the
first apertures, a subterranean formation proximate the downhole tool, wherein the operations of receiving a fluid for perforating,
perforating, receiving a fluid for fracturing, and fracturing are performed while keeping at least a portion of the downhole
tool in the wellbore.
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