Well tool having magnetically coupled position sensor
US7673683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/09
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A well tool having a magnetically coupled position sensor. In operation of a well tool, relative displacement is produced between members of the well tool. A magnetically coupled position sensor includes one magnet assembly attached to a member for displacement therewith and another magnet assembly movably attached to the other member and magnetically coupled to the first magnet assembly for displacement therewith. The position sensor further includes a magnetically permeable material which increases a magnetic flux density between the magnet assemblies. In another position sensor, one magnet assembly includes a magnet having a pole axis, the other magnet assembly includes another magnet having another pole axis, and the pole axes are aligned with each other.
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