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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Mohamed Larbi Zeghlache, Dhahran, SA;
Huseyin Rahmi Seren, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/12 (2012.01); E21B 47/26 (2012.01); E21B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/26 (2020.05); E21B 23/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/138 (2020.05); E21B 2200/08 (2020.05);
Abstract
An untethered device includes a housing, a magnetic actuator that is coupled to the housing, and a buoyancy device. The buoyancy device includes an attachment plate that is securable to the magnetic actuator, a degradable ballast weight that is coupled to the attachment plate, and a buoyancy-enhancing feature that is positioned adjacent to the attachment plate.