Patent ID: 9284794
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a well configured to provide a hydraulic connection between a surface region and a subterranean, the well including a casing string contained within a wellbore that extends between the surface region and the subterranean formation, wherein the casing string constitutes a plurality of hydraulic pathways between the surface region and the subterranean formation, the method comprising: providing the casing string within the wellbore between the surface region and a first portion of the subterranean formation; providing another tubular conduit within the wellbore between the surface region and a second portion of the subterranean formation, the second portion of the subterranean formation extending within a portion of the subterranean formation not including the casing string; performing a first downhole operation in the first portion of the subterranean formation, including establishing a first fluid communication between the surface region and the first portion of the subterranean formation using a first hydraulic pathway of the casing string; and performing a second downhole operation in the second portion of the subterranean formation using the another tubular conduit, including establishing a second fluid communication between the surface region and a second portion of the subterranean formation using a second hydraulic pathway of the casing string, wherein the second hydraulic pathway is different from the first hydraulic pathway, the second downhole operation related to drilling the well.