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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1978
Yves Nicolas, Versailles, FR;
Jacques Tromelin, Longjumeau, FR;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, , TX (US);
Abstract
In the representative embodiment of the new and improved apparatus disclosed herein, a so-called 'stuck-point indicator' or 'freepoint-indicator' tool includes a deformation-responsive sensor tandemly supported between upper and lower selectively-operated tool anchors of a unique arrangement which, in the preferred embodiment of the tool, are cooperatively arranged to be sequentially engaged with longitudinally-spaced wall portions of a string of well pipe believed to be stuck in a well bore. In the disclosed embodiment of the tool, each tool anchor respectively includes a set of pivoted anchor members and actuating links adapted to swing the anchor members outwardly into anchoring engagement with the pipe wall for securing the tool against longitudinal movement in the pipe string. To further secure or stabilize the tool against wobbling or angular movement in the pipe string, the pivoted actuating links are cooperatively arranged to become wedged against the opposed side walls of elongated grooves on the tool body as the anchor members engage the pipe wall.