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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2017
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Daniel J. Stark, Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A dissolvable connector allows a wireline or similar conveyance to be detached from a downhole tool or device based on conditions in a downhole environment instead of an external action, such as application of tension or an electrical pulse. The dissolvable connector can be strategically positioned to allow retrieval of expensive tools and equipment that are located above the connector. A protective sheath may be provided around the dissolvable connector that opens or unsheathes based on conditions in the downhole environment (e.g., pressure, temperature), a telemetry signal (e.g., from the surface or from a tool string), or tension, to provide greater control over the timing of the release of the dissolvable connector. Such a dissolvable connector allows the device to be detached from the conveyance without the need for wire-cutting operations or weak-point breaking operations.