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Tracking and measurements associated with cement plugs

US10539007B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ronald Johannes Dirksen · Spring, US
David Jones · Elkhart, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2015
Grant date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE21B47/14
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cement head including a tubular body having a top end and a bottom end, and a borehole arranged through at least a portion of the tubular body; a cement plug arranged in the borehole and configured to exit the cement head upon releasing a retention device; and a spool assembly arranged on the tubular body, wherein the spool assembly comprises a drum rotatable about a central axis and a continuous cable having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the drum and the second end being attached to the cement plug, and wherein rotating the drum about the central axis results in spooling or unspooling the continuous cable about the drum.

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