Movement control system for wellbore apparatus and method of controlling a wellbore tool
US6070670A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B17/07
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wellbore motion control apparatus for controlling the motion of a tubular wellbore string (in one aspect with an additional item and/or apparatus connected thereto) in a wellbore extending from a surface down into the earth has been invented which has, in one aspect, a central mandrel connected to the tubular wellbore string, a housing with a hollow interior and fluid therein, at least one fluid passage apparatus disposable in the hollow interior and having a fluid flow channel extending therethrough, and the at least one fluid passage apparatus secured to the central mandrel, the housing surrounding the central mandrel, the at least one fluid passage apparatus disposed for movement in a chamber defined by an inner surface of the housing and an outer surface of the central mandrel, the at least one fluid passage apparatus positioned within the chamber so that fluid therein is flowable therethrough permitting movement of the fluid passage apparatus within the chamber and thereby controlling movement of the mandrel and therefore of the tubular wellbore string in the wellbore. In one aspect, the apparatus has a first upper piston and a second lower piston, each movably disposed in t…
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