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Metal sealing device

US10301927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2016
Grant dateMay 28, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 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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