BIDIRECTIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPELLED THRUSTER DEVICE FOR USE IN TUBULARS

A fluid transport system has electromagnetic elements spaced along a tubular that are controlled by a controller. A fluid thruster is provided in the tubular and has a thruster body having a downstream end and an upstream end, and a magnetic element carried by the thruster body. A valve member is carried by the thruster body that is actuatable between an open position that permits fluid flow to traverse the thruster body, and a closed position that prevents fluid flow to traverse the thruster body, in response to fluid pressure. The controller sequentially activates the electromagnetic elements to propel the fluid thruster in either the upstream direction or the downstream direction. In the upstream direction, the valve member is moved to the open position, and in the downstream direction, the valve member is moved to the closed position.