Method and apparatus for deploying and using self-locating downhole devices
US8505632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B2200/06
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A technique that is usable with a well includes deploying a plurality of location markers in a passageway of the well and deploying an untethered object in the passageway such that the object travels downhole via the passageway. The technique includes using the untethered object to sense proximity of at least some of the location markers as the object travels downhole, and based on the sensing, selectively expand its size to cause the object to become lodged in the passageway near a predetermined location.
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