Clean up and actuation tool, method, and system
US12428933B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B37/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A well cleanup and actuation tool including a cleanup portion of the tool configured to direct flowing fluid into an annular space radially outwardly of the tool and in a downhole direction, while accepting return fluid and entrained debris through a pathway therein, an actuation configuration connected to the cleanup portion, the actuation configuration comprising a profile thereon and a flow passage that bypasses the profile. A method for cleaning and actuating in a borehole, including conveying fluid through the tool, cleaning a target area with the fluid, and bypassing the profile of the actuation section of the tool with the fluid. A wellbore system, including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a cleanup and actuation tool disposed within or as a part of the string.
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