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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.

Patent No.:

US 10596655 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2017

Magnetic pulse actuation arrangement for downhole tools and method

Applicants:

Carlos Prieto, Katy, TX (US);

James Joseph Freeman, Houston, TX (US);

Daniel Ewing, Katy, TX (US);

John K. Wakefield, Cypress, TX (US);

Partha Ganguly, Sugarland, TX (US);

Inventors:

Carlos Prieto, Katy, TX (US);

James Joseph Freeman, Houston, TX (US);

Daniel Ewing, Katy, TX (US);

John K. Wakefield, Cypress, TX (US);

Partha Ganguly, Sugarland, TX (US);

Assignee:

BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:

Cantor Colburn LLP

Primary Examiner:

David J Bagnell

Assistant Examiner:

Yanick A Akaragwe

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 31/20 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/06 (2006.01); E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 4/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/134 (2006.01); B21D 26/14 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/10 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/06 (2013.01); B21D 26/14 (2013.01); E21B 4/12 (2013.01); E21B 23/00 (2013.01); E21B 23/01 (2013.01); E21B 31/20 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 33/134 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/08 (2013.01); E21B 43/10 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for installing a tool in a downhole system including running the tool to a target location within a tubular structure, creating a magnetic pulse, and urging the tool toward the tubular structure at a minimum velocity of 200 meters per second with the magnetic pulse. A method for actuating a downhole tool including creating a magnetic pulse, coupling the magnetic pulse to a workpiece and moving the workpiece with the pulse, the workpiece achieving a minimum velocity of 200 meters per second.

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