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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Applicants:
James Rudolph Wetzel, Houston, TX (US);
Nicolas A. Garibay, Houston, TX (US);
Neil Griffiths, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Rudolph Wetzel, Houston, TX (US);
Nicolas A. Garibay, Houston, TX (US);
Neil Griffiths, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ZEITECS B.V., Rijswijk, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/072 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/072 (2013.01); E21B 43/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of deploying a downhole tool into a wellbore includes: lowering a cable into the wellbore; after lowering the cable, engaging a mold with an outer surface of the cable; injecting sealant into the mold and into armor of the cable, thereby sealing a portion of the cable; lowering the downhole tool to a deployment depth using the cable; engaging a seal with the sealed portion of the cable; and operating the downhole tool using the cable.