ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL

ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL

Downhole tools (15) and systems can be actuated chemically by placing a chemical sensor (14) downhole and introducing a chemical slug (16) into fluids being pumped downhole. When the slug reaches the sensor a reaction in the sensor may be employed to trigger an event (e.g., actuation) or may cause a...

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Hauptverfasser: WOLTERS, SEBASTIAAN J, BUSSEAR, TERRY R
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Sprache:eng ; fre
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EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Zusammenfassung:Downhole tools (15) and systems can be actuated chemically by placing a chemical sensor (14) downhole and introducing a chemical slug (16) into fluids being pumped downhole. When the slug reaches the sensor a reaction in the sensor may be employed to trigger an event (e.g., actuation) or may cause a count to increase by one on its way to a full count an actuation of a tool or a system downhole.