Downhole mobility module for logging and intervention of extended reach wells
US10927610B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L2101/30
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A robotic device and mobility module for navigating through a passageway whose diameter may vary comprises a central support member, a first casing coupled to the elongate support member via a first expandable and collapsible linkage, the first casing having an external surface including a first movable track, and a second casing coupled to an opposite side of the elongate support member from the first casing, the second casing coupled to the elongate support member via a second expandable and collapsible linkage and including an external surface including a second movable track.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.