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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Donald Leon Crawford, Spring, TX (US);
Daniel F. Dorffer, Houston, TX (US);
Donald Leon Crawford, Spring, TX (US);
Daniel F. Dorffer, Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An actuation apparatus includes an electronics module (), an actuator module () coupled to the electronics module and electrically communicating with the electronics module, and a motor () in the actuator module coupled to a drive member (), the drive member moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the movement of the drive member between the first and second positions is adjustable in response to a signal from the electronics module. In some embodiments, the electronics module is operable to adjust a speed of the drive member. The motor may be a brushless direct current motor. In other embodiments, the actuation apparatus () includes a processor and a memory, the adjustable drive member is engaged with an actuatable tool (), the processor receives feedback from the drive member and the tool, and the processor is operable to create a signature in response to the movement of the drive member and compare the signature to a baseline. A method of actuating a tool in a well bore is also disclosed.