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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang E. J. Herrmann, Valle Arriba, VE;
Kenneth R. Goodman, Cypress, TX (US);
Vladimir Vaynshteyn, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Merlin D. Hansen, Missouri City, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/300 ;
Abstract
A system that is usable with a subterranean well includes a downhole assembly and an apparatus. The downhole assembly is adapted to respond to a command that is encoded in a stimulus that is communicated downhole. The apparatus is adapted to change a pressure of a gas in communication with the well to generate the stimulus.