APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING OF A FLUIDIZED PLUGGING MATERIAL IN AN OIL WELL OR GAS WELL

An apparatus and a method for supplying a fluidized plugging material to a well, the apparatus (1) including: a carrier body (3) defined by an indefinite side portion ex- tending between a first end portion and a second end por- tion, the carrier body (3) being arranged to be set in mo- tion by a driving device (11); and at least one displacement member (5) arranged on the carrier body (3), the displacement member (5) being defined by the surface of the carrier body (3) and a free end portion (9) facing the inside of the casing (13), and the driving device (11) be- ing arranged to set the carrier body (3) and the dis- placement member (5) in motion in the bore of the casing (13), so that the fluidized plugging material (25) is set in motion within the bore of the casing (13).