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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Steven R. Radford, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Khoi Q. Trinh, Pearland, TX (US);
Jason R. Habernal, Magnolia, TX (US);
R. Keith Glasgow, Jr., Willis, TX (US);
John G. Evans, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Bruce Stauffer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Johannes Witte, Braunschweig, DE;
Steven R. Radford, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Khoi Q. Trinh, Pearland, TX (US);
Jason R. Habernal, Magnolia, TX (US);
R. Keith Glasgow, Jr., Willis, TX (US);
John G. Evans, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Bruce Stauffer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Johannes Witte, Braunschweig, DE;
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for use downhole is disclosed that, in one configuration includes a downhole tool configured to operate in an active position and an inactive position and an actuation device, which may include a control unit. The apparatus includes a telemetry unit that sends a first pattern recognition signal to the control unit to move the tool into the active position and a second pattern recognition signal to move the tool into the inactive position. The apparatus may be used for drilling a subterranean formation and include a tubular body and one or more extendable features, each positionally coupled to a track of the tubular body, and a drilling fluid flow path extending through a bore of the tubular body for conducting drilling fluid therethrough. A push sleeve is disposed within the tubular body and coupled to the one or more features. A valve assembly is disposed within the tubular body and configured to control the flow of the drilling fluid into an annular chamber in communication with the push sleeve; the valve assembly comprising a mechanically operated valve and/or an electronically operated valve. Other embodiments, including methods of operation, are provided.