Apparatus and method for performing imaging and downhole operations at a work site in wellbores
US6041860A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B49/08
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides a downhole service tool for imaging a location constituting a work site of interest downhole at which a tool operation is to be performed in a preexisting wellbore and for performing a tool operation at the work site during a single trip of the tool, The downhole service tool includes an imaging device which sensors properties associated with the work site and generates data representative of the work site. The imaging date is transmitted to the surface via a two-way telemetry system. An end work device in the downhole service tool performs the desired tool operation at the desired work site. The service tool images the work site, communicates imaging data to the surface and performs the desired operation during a single trip into the wellbore.
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