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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventor:
Byron Kurt Deshotels, Breaux Bridge, LA (US);
Assignee:
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 25/10 (2006.01); E21B 21/10 (2006.01); E21B 34/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 25/10 (2013.01); E21B 21/10 (2013.01); E21B 34/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A subterranean coring assembly can include a body having at least one wall that forms a cavity, wherein the cavity has a top end and a bottom end. The subterranean coring assembly can also include a first flow regulating device movably disposed within the cavity toward the top end, where the first flow regulating device is configured to move from a first default position to a first position within the cavity based on first flow characteristics of fluid that flows into the top end of the cavity toward the bottom end of the cavity.