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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Ccorporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Greg Giem, Houston, TX (US);
Philippe Gambier, Houston, TX (US);
Chris Fitzgerald, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/16 (2006.01); E21B 33/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for remotely launching cementing plugs is configured such that the length of a dart is not necessarily the same as the corresponding plug to be launched. A hydraulic-liquid reservoir and a piston are incorporated into a plug-launching system. The size of the reservoir may be adjusted such that the axial displacement of the piston after the dart lands is sufficient to cause the expulsion of a plug from the apparatus.