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Anchoring mechanism and method for down-hole tool

US9784058B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SERCEL, INC · FR

Inventors

Jean-Eric Negre · Fort-de-France, FR
Ronan Affre De Saint Rome · Carantec, FR
Thierry De Kimpe · Gommerville, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 2014
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 26, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V11/005
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and down-hole tool for use inside a well, the down-hole tool including a housing; an anchoring arm rotatably attached to the housing and configured to move between an open position and a closed position; a spring block configured to have a central part that moves along a longitudinal axis (X) of the housing which results in the movement of the anchoring arm between the open or closed positions; and an actuating mechanism connected to the central part and configured to move the central part along the longitudinal axis. The spring block is detachably attached to the housing.

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