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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Impact Selector International, Llc, Houma, LA (US);
Jason Allen Hradecky, Heath, TX (US);
Impact Selector International, LLC, Houma, LA (US);
Abstract
A downhole-adjusting impact apparatus (DAIA) mechanically coupled between opposing first and second portions of a tool string, wherein: the tool string is conveyable within a wellbore extending between a wellsite surface and a subterranean formation; the first tool string portion comprises a first electrical conductor in electrical communication with surface equipment disposed at the wellsite surface; the DAIA comprises a second electrical conductor in electrical communication with the first electrical conductor; and the DAIA is operable to: detect an electrical characteristic of the second electrical conductor; impart a first impact force on the second tool string portion when the electrical characteristic is detected; and impart a second impact force on the second tool string portion when the electrical characteristic is not detected, wherein the second impact force is substantially greater than the first impact force.