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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2012
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Derrick W. Lewis, Conroe, TX (US);

James R. Lovorn, Tomball, TX (US);

Jon T. Gosney, Bellville, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); E21B 10/60 (2006.01); E21B 21/10 (2006.01); E21B 34/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 10/60 (2013.01); E21B 21/103 (2013.01); E21B 34/101 (2013.01); E21B 47/011 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/12 (2013.01); E21B 47/124 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of mitigating undesired pressure variations in a wellbore due to movement of a well tool string in a well can include selectively decreasing and increasing fluid communication between sections of a wellbore on opposite sides of at least one well tool in the well tool string, the fluid communication being increased in response to detecting a threshold movement of the well tool string relative to the wellbore. A well tool string can include a well tool connected in the well tool string, and having an enlarged outer dimension relative to adjacent sections of the well tool string, a flow passage extending between the well tool's opposite ends, a sensor, and at least one flow control device which selectively permits and prevents fluid communication between the opposite ends via the flow passage, in response to an output of the sensor indicative of movement of the well tool string.


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