Deploying an untethered object in a passageway of a well
US8276674B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B2200/06
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system includes a string that includes a passageway and a plurality of tools. The system further includes an untethered object that is adapted to be deployed in the passageway such that the object travels downhole via the passageway and controllably expand its size as the object travels downhole to selectively cause one of the tools to capture the object.
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