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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Kenneth Wilson, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth Wilson, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/08 (2006.01); G01V 3/00 (2006.01); E21B 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A downhole activation system within a tubular. The system includes an axially movable mover. A first magnet attached to the mover. The first magnet axially movable with the mover. A second magnet separated from the first magnet. The second magnet magnetically repulsed by the first magnet. A biasing device urging the second magnet towards the first magnet; wherein movement of the first magnet via the mover towards the second magnet moves the second magnet in a direction against the biasing device. Also included is a method of activating an activatable member in a downhole tubular.