Patent ID: 11920425
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A method for cementing an annulus of a casing string, the method comprising:
running a wired tubing having perforating arms, a packer, and a scanner into the casing string, wherein the packer has a solid body;
determining a portion of the annulus that is void of cement using the scanner;
activating the packer to isolate a downhole section of a conduit of the casing string from an up-hole section of the conduit of the casing string, wherein the downhole section includes a portion of the annulus that has cement, and the up-hole section includes the portion of the annulus that is void of cement;
punching a plurality of holes in the up-hole section of the casing string by ejecting the perforating arms from the wired tubing, wherein the plurality of holes are located up-hole from the packer; and
cementing the annulus of the casing string by pumping cement through the plurality of holes into the portion of the annulus void of cement.