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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Applicants:
C. Jason Pinto, Shenzhen, CN;
Stephen R. Thompson, Bakersfield, CA (US);
David O. Johnson, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
C. Jason Pinto, Shenzhen, CN;
Stephen R. Thompson, Bakersfield, CA (US);
David O. Johnson, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/119 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A signature element is attached to a downhole cable or other protected equipment and the signal from a signature position detector is used, at least in part, to control the orientation of a directed perforating device or other directional device. Signal emitting sources can include a radioactive material added to an encapsulating composition of a downhole cable.