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Patent No.:

US 12590497 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 10, 2024

Untethered downhole tools

Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Rami Jabari, Houston, TX (US);

Thomas Hillman, Missouri City, TX (US);

Max Deffenbaugh, Fulshear, TX (US);

Abubaker Saeed, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Attorney:

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Primary Examiner:

James G Sayre

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63G 8/22 (2006.01); E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 34/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/022 (2012.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 47/08 (2012.01); E21B 47/13 (2012.01); E21B 47/14 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); H02H 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/001 (2020.05); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63G 8/22 (2013.01); E21B 23/01 (2013.01); E21B 34/02 (2013.01); E21B 47/022 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/08 (2013.01); E21B 47/13 (2020.05); E21B 47/14 (2013.01); E21B 49/08 (2013.01); H02H 7/20 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

An untethered downhole tool includes a housing and a propeller. The housing is configured to house a logging tool and a power supply. The housing defines a longitudinal axis. The propeller includes a propeller blade. The propeller is coupled to the power supply for receiving power from the power supply to rotate. The propeller is positioned at an end of the housing such that the axis of rotation of the propeller is substantially parallel and/or inline with the longitudinal axis of the housing for the untethered downhole tool to traverse a well.

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