Metal sealing device
US10301927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B34/142
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A technique includes deploying an untethered object through a passageway of a string in a well to cause the untethered object to travel along the passageway. The technique includes operating the untethered object as the object travels in the passageway to expand a metal sealing device of the untethered object to cause the object to become caught at a downhole location.
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