Patent ID: 6053248
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A method of completing a subterranean well, the well having a wellbore intersecting a zone, the method comprising the steps of:providing a first packer;providing a positioning device, said positioning device being configured in an axially compressed configuration thereof;attaching said positioning device to said packer;providing a second packer;attaching said second packer to said positioning device, such that said positioning device is axially intermediate said first packer and said second packer;providing a perforating gun;attaching said perforating gun to said first and second packers and said positioning device;disposing said first and second packers, said positioning device, and said perforating gun within the wellbore;positioning said perforating gun in the wellbore opposite the zone;setting said first packer in the wellbore;firing said perforating gun to perforate the zone;actuating said positioning device to extend said positioning device to an axially extended configuration thereof;positioning said second packer in the wellbore such that said first and second packers straddle the zone after said step of firing said perforating gun; andsetting said second packer in the wellbore.