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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David F Laurel, Duncan, OK (US);
Charles A Butterfield, Jr, Duncan, OK (US);
Stephen E Tilghman, Marlow, OK (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
16625004 ; 166291 ;
Abstract
A method of indicating the release of a plug, such as a cementing plug for an oil or gas well, includes releasing a plug from a retained position in a tube system, and in response to releasing the plug, opening an electrical circuit to which the plug was connected in the retained position. The method also includes generating, in response to opening the electrical circuit, a plug release indicator signal. The indicator signal can be generated in response to, for example, a low frequency electromagnetic signal.